KB Bashkimi

Klubi i Basketbollit Bashkimi, also known as K.B. Bashkimi or simply Bashkimi , is a professional basketball team based in Prizren, Kosovo. Bashkimi is the oldest basketball team in Kosovo and competes in the top professional men's basketball league in Kosovo, PrinceCaffe Superliga, since 1991.

KB Bashkimi
Leagues	Kosovo Basketball Superleague Kosovo Cup
Founded	1945; 80 years ago (1945)
History	KB Bashkimi (1945–2009) Big Brother Bashkimi (2009-2011) Sigkos Bashkimi (2011–2013) KB Kosova e Re Bashkimi (2013–2015) KB Bashkimi (2015-present)
Arena	Sezai Surroi
Capacity	3,500
Location	Prizren, Kosovo
Team colors	Black, Orange, White
Chairman	Kushtrim Kabashi
President	Astrit Martinaj
Head coach	sasa jankovic
Assistant(s)	Bledar Gjeçaj
Team captain	Altin Morina
2023–24 position	Superleague, 5th of 8
Championships	1 Kosovo Basketball Superleague 1 Kosovo Cup
Home Away

History

Klubi i Basketbollit Bashkimi was founded in 1945 in Prizren. It is the oldest basketball team in Kosovo, and one of the oldest in the Balkans. It has traditionally been the most representative sports team of the city of Prizren. Initially competing in the ex-Yugoslavian competitions, Bashkimi was to join the first season of the Kosovo Basketball Superleague in 1991.^[1]

2014/15 was the first time Bashkimi participated in an international competition, when the team joined the regional Balkan League. Bashkimi won its first league title in the 2017–18 season.^[2]

Honours

Domestic competitions

• Superliga e Kosovës në Basketboll/Kosovo Basketball Superleague:
  • Winners (1): 2017/18
  • Runners-up (3): 2008/09, 2016/17, 2024/25

• Kupa e Kosovës/Kosovo Cup:
  • Winners (1): 2000/01
  • Runners-up (8): 1996/97, 2001/02, 2002/03, 2011/12, 2013/14, 2017/18, 2021/22, 2024/25

• Superkupa e Kosovës/Kosovo Supercup:
  • Runners-up (2): 2018, 2020

European and regional competitions

• Balkan League:
  • Runners-up (1): 2017/18

Fan club

The team's fan club are called Arpagjik't.

Current roster

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Bashkimi roster
Players	Coaches
Pos. No. Nat. Name Ht. Wt. Age CG 1 Morina, Altin 1.96 m (6 ft 5 in) 80 kg (176 lb) 33 – (1992-06-12)12 June 1992 PG 2 Jashari, Fis 1.80 m (5 ft 11 in) 17 – (2008-04-12)12 April 2008 SG 3 Smith, Mack 1.87 m (6 ft 2 in) 84 kg (185 lb) 27 – (1998-01-28)28 January 1998 PG 5 Hazeri, Hajriz 1.85 m (6 ft 1 in) 95 kg (209 lb) 22 – (2003-06-12)12 June 2003 PG 6 Bunjaku, Valon 1.85 m (6 ft 1 in) 70 kg (154 lb) 27 – (1998-02-02)2 February 1998 C 7 Copes, Erik 2.03 m (6 ft 8 in) 109 kg (240 lb) 32 – (1993-01-29)29 January 1993 SG 10 Bytyqi, Besim 1.82 m (6 ft 0 in) 16 – (2008-10-31)31 October 2008 PG 11 Green, Jr, Wendell 1.80 m (5 ft 11 in) 79 kg (174 lb) 22 – (2002-08-07)7 August 2002 PF 21 Zekiqi, Samir 2.03 m (6 ft 8 in) 97 kg (214 lb) 30 – (1995-01-23)23 January 1995 SG 22 Ismaili, Meriton 1.98 m (6 ft 6 in) 25 – (2000-04-03)3 April 2000 PF 24 McKinnis, Jayveous 2.01 m (6 ft 7 in) 102 kg (225 lb) 25 – (1999-08-19)19 August 1999 PF 27 Zeqiri, Lejson 2.03 m (6 ft 8 in) 23 – (2001-09-17)17 September 2001	Head coach Sasa Jankovic Assistant coach(es) Bledar Gjeçaj Legend (C) Team captain Injured

Depth chart

Pos.	Starting 5	Bench 1	Bench 2	Bench 3
C	Jayveous McKinnis	Erik Copes
PF	Lejson Zeqiri
SF	Mack Smith
SG	Wendell Green, Jr	Meriton Ismaili		Besim Bytyqi
PG	Altin Morina	Valon Bunjaku	Hajriz Hazeri	Fis Jashari

Coaching history

• Jeton Nixha (2008–2010)
• Dervish Agaj (2010–2011)
• Naser Oskaček (2011–2012)
• Edin Kërveshi (2012–2014)
• Miodrag Baletić (2014–2015)
• Petar Mijović (2015–2016)
• Dragan Radović (2016–2017)
• Predrag Milović (2017)
• Fotis Takianos (2017)
• Stratos Koukolekidis (2018)
• Dragan Radović (2018)
• Krunoslav Krajnović (2018–2019)
• Jeronimo Šarin (2019)
• Illmen Bajra (2019–2021)
• Franko Sterle (2021)
• Branimir Pavic (2021–2022)
• Darko Radulovic (2022)
• Audrius Prakuraitis (2022–2023)
• Edin Kërveshi (2023–2024)
• Aleksandar Jončevski (2024)
• Darko Radulovic (2024)
• Bledar Gjeçaj (2024–2025)
• Sasa Jankovic (2025–present)

Notable players

Note: Flags indicate national team eligibility at FIBA-sanctioned events. Players may hold other non-FIBA nationalities not displayed.

Criteria
To appear in this section a player must have either: Set a club record or won an individual award while at the club Played at least one official international match for their national team at any time Played at least one official NBA match at any time.

• Bledar Gjeçaj
• Endrit Hysenagolli
• Vedran Bosnic
• Davor Pejčinović
• William Njoku
• Christian Lutete
• Brian Fitzpatrick
• Samardo Samuels
• Valon Bunjaku
• Yll Kaçaniku
• Musab Malaj
• Altin Morina
• Granit Rugova
• Valentin Spaqi
• Urim Zenelaj
• Samir Zekiqi
• Billy Armstrong
• Lee Benson
• Justin Black
• Terrance Ferguson
• Derek Grimm
• Schin Kerr
• Johny Philips