KB Peja

KB Peja
Nickname	Verdh E Zinjët The Eagles (Shqiponjat)
Leagues	Kosovo Superleague BIBL
Founded	1993
Arena	Karagaq Sports Hall
Arena Capacity	2,500
Location	Pejë, Kosovo
Team colors	Yellow and Black
President	Art Gashi
Head coach	Branimir Pavič
Team captain	Rron Grapci
Website	kbpeja.com
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KB Peja is a professional basketball club based in Pejë, Kosovo. The club currently plays in the Kosovo Basketball Superleague and in the Balkan International Basketball League (BIBL).

KB Peja is one of the most successful teams in Kosovo. KB Peja won 6 National Championships, 4 Kosovo Basketball cup and 2 times Supercup of Kosovo. In KB Peja have played big names like Acie Earl, Fred House, Ricardo Marsh, Samir Shaptahu, Dardan Berisha etc.

History

The team was officially formed on 13 March 1993 under the ownership of Ilhami Gashi. The club's first manager was Valdet Spahija and the first roster consisted of Valdet Spahija (himself), Riza Gjakova, Ahmet Nimani, Besim Gjuka, Sebajdin Sylejmani, Agim Lluka, Agim Beqiraj and Turhan Zajmi.

The Former name was KB Peja until 2001, when Ekrem Lluka bought the club and renamed it to KB Dukagjini Pejë (Dukagjini is the company named after the region). In 2005 the name changed back to KB Peja. In 1996-97 season KB Peja played in second division due to some problems with Basketball Federation of Kosovo. Also in 2003-04 didn't complete in any league organized by Basketball Federation of Kosovo.

Honours

• Kosovo Superleague
  • Champions (6): 1993, 1994, 1995, 1996, 2004, 2013
• Kosovo Cup
  • Champions (4): 1994, 1997, 2011, 2015
• Kosovo SuperCup
  • Champions (2): 1997, 2015

Current roster

KB Peja roster
Players	Coaches
Pos. # Nat. Name Ht. Wt. Age PG 5 Radoni, Vigan 1.84 m (6 ft 0 in) 75 kg (165 lb) – (1989-10-07)7 October 1989 PG 10 Burwell, Kevin 1.79 m (5 ft 10 in) 82 kg (181 lb) – (1989-08-09)9 August 1989 G 15 Davis, Ronald 1.90 m (6 ft 3 in) 94 kg (207 lb) – (1982-12-07)7 December 1982 SG 12 Hajrizi, Drilon 2.03 m (6 ft 8 in) 108 kg (238 lb) – (1991-01-17)17 January 1991 SG 11 Hajdari, Arti 1.90 m (6 ft 3 in) 80 kg (176 lb) SF 9 Grapci, Rron 1.98 m (6 ft 6 in) 93 kg (205 lb) – (1990-08-22)22 August 1990 F 21 Zekiqi, Samir 2.02 m (6 ft 8 in) 89 kg (196 lb) – (1995-01-23)23 January 1995 PF 8 Veseli, Alban 2.02 m (6 ft 8 in) 100 kg (220 lb) – (1990-01-10)10 January 1990 PF 7 Rugova, Fisnik 2.09 m (6 ft 10 in) 102 kg (225 lb) – (1989-08-26)26 August 1989 C 23 Muldrow, Sam 2.06 m (6 ft 9 in) 104 kg (229 lb) – (1988-06-08)8 June 1988 C 10 Delic, Nenad 2.10 m (6 ft 11 in) 122 kg (269 lb) – (1984-04-17)17 April 1984	Head coach Branimir Pavič Legend (C) Team captain Injured

Depth Chart

Pos.	Starting 5	Bench 1	Bench 2	Bench 3
C	Nenad Delic	Fisnik Rugova
PF	Sam Muldrow	Alban Veseli
SF	Ronald Davis	Samir Zekiqi
SG	Drilon Hajrizi	Arti Hajdari
PG	Kevin Burwell	Leonard Mekaj

Notable former players

• Valdet Grapci
• Samir Shaptahu
• Edis Kuraja
• Dardan Berisha
• Valdet Spahija
• Ersid Ljuca
• Gerti Shima
• Jozo Brkić
• Hrvoje Puljko
• Teo Simović
• Goran Kalamiža
• Jan Močnik
• Dragan Pusic

• Nedžad Spahić
• Mirza Ahmetbašić
• Adnan Bajramović
• Carlos Morban
• Harouna Mutombo
• George Odufuwa
• Acie Earl
• Fred House
• Mario Edwards
• Cyril Awere
• Ricardo Marsh
• Dustin Scott
• Nic Wise

• Mario Austin
• Janou Rubin
• Anthony Knox
• Theo Little

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Coaching history

• Valdet Spahija
• 2006/07 Robert Matijević
• 2007 - 2011 Bujar Loci
• 2011/12 Ivica Marić
• 2012/13 Rudolf Jugo
• 2013/14 Danijel Lutz
• 2013/14 Boban Savović
• 2014/15 Borislav Kurtović
• 2015–present Branimir Pavić