KB Drita

KB Drita is a basketball club based in Gjilan, Kosovo^[a] (Gjilan is the Albanian name of the town).

KB Drita
Leagues	Liga e Dytë e Basketbollit Kosovo Cup
Founded	1958; 67 years ago (1958)
Arena	Sport Hall "Bashkim Selishta"
Capacity	3.000
Location	Gjilan, Kosovo
Team colors	White and blue
President
Head coach	Gyltekin Selimi
Home Away

Created in 1958, the club won the Basketball Superleague of Kosovo in 1996. KB Drita also has a women's club.^[1]

History

The club was formed in 1958 with the name "Drita" which means "light" in the Albanian language. The name was taken from other sports clubs in the city. Drita won the Kosovo Superleague against Prishtina in 1997.^[2] In 2024, Drita relegated to the Kosovo Second League after losing against Grapeland in the play-out.^[3]

Honours

Domestic

Kosovo Superleague

• Winners (1): 1997

Kosovo First League

• Winners (2): 2012, 2021

Roster

KB Drita roster
Players	Coaches
Pos. No. Nat. Name Ht. Wt. Age 4 Hyseni, Egzon 5 Hyseni, Alban 6 Aliu, Burim 7 Ramadani, Herolind 8 Demi, Qendrim 9 Sadiku, Drin 10 Sylejmani, Driton 11 Demolli, Bexhet 12 Ibrahimi, Laurant 13 Kurteshi, Florian 14 Jakupi, Bardh 15 Demi, Ukshin	Head coach Gyltekin Selimi Assistant coach(es) Afrim Selimi Legend (C) Team captain Injured

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Notable players

• Qëndrim Demi
• Alban Hyseni
• Artan Mehmeti
• Eroll Pepiqi
• Muhamed Thaçi
• Edderick Womack