KB Rahoveci

KB Rahoveci, or simply Rahoveci, was a professional basketball club based in the city Rahoveci, Kosovo. The club last played in the Kosovo Superleague.

Rahoveci
Nickname	Vreshtarët
Leagues	Kosovo First League
Founded	2016; 9 years ago (2016)
Dissolved	2023
Arena	Mizahir Isma
Capacity	4.000
Location	Rahoveci, Kosovo
Team colors	blue, white and purple
Team captain	Blerim Deliu
Championships	1 Kosovo First League
Website	Official website
Home Away

History

In the 2016–17 season, the small club from the town of Rahovec got promoted to the Superleague and they managed to finish in sixth position in the table. They were the rivals of Ylli, a club from the nearby city of Theranda. In the 2018–19 Superleague, Rahoveci finished as runners-up behind Prishtina.

On 24 July 2019, it was announced that Rahoveci would make its debut in European competitions. The team qualified for the qualifying rounds of the 2019–20 FIBA Europe Cup.^[1] Rahoveci lost both games to U-BT Cluj-Napoca from Romania. Rahoveci relegated to the Kosovo First League after finishing last in the 2022–23 Kosovo Basketball Superleague. They did not play a single game in the First League due to financial problems and dissolved on the 26 September 2023.^[2]

Honours

Kosovo Superleague

• Runners-up (1): 2018/19

Kosovo Cup

• Runners-up (1): 2018/19

Kosovo First League

• Winners (1): 2016/17

Liga Unike

• Third Place (1): 2020/21

Arena

The club played in the sport center Mizahir Isma, with a capacity for around 4,000 spectators.

European record

Season	Tier	Competition	Round	Club	Home	Away
2019–20	4	FIBA Europe Cup	Qualifying round	U-BT Cluj-Napoca	73–98	47–91

Players

For a list of KB Rahoveci players, see Category:KB Rahoveci players.

2022 roster

KB Rahoveci roster
Players	Coaches
. Pos. No. Nat. Name Ht. Wt. Age PG 6 Mala, Musab 1.85 m (6 ft 1 in) 75 kg (165 lb) 28 – (1996-11-17)17 November 1996 PG 3 Carson, Jahii 1.78 m (5 ft 10 in) 82 kg (181 lb) 32 – (1992-08-31)31 August 1992 G 0 Krasniqi, Indrit 1.75 m (5 ft 9 in) 70 kg (154 lb) 23 – (2001-06-27)27 June 2001 G 21 Jupa, Ahmet 1.83 m (6 ft 0 in) 60 kg (132 lb) 22 – (2002-09-26)26 September 2002 G/F 0 Johnson, Devin 1.96 m (6 ft 5 in) 88 kg (194 lb) 30 – (1994-12-12)12 December 1994 SF 11 Kryeziu, Edmond 1.9 m (6 ft 3 in) 88 kg (194 lb) 26 – (1998-06-16)16 June 1998 F 12 Ejupi, Visar 1.97 m (6 ft 6 in) 88 kg (194 lb) 22 – (2003-04-03)3 April 2003 F 35 Rexha, Bardh 1.98 m (6 ft 6 in) PF Seeley, Chris 2.03 m (6 ft 8 in) 100 kg (220 lb) 27 – (1998-04-11)11 April 1998 PF/C 32 Worrell, Rasheed 2.03 m (6 ft 8 in) 100 kg (220 lb) 28 – (1996-07-09)9 July 1996	Head coach Muhamed Thaçi Assistant coach(es) Blerim Delibeqa Islam Hoxha Legend (C) Team captain Injured

Depth chart

Pos.	Starting 5	Bench 1	Bench 2
C	Rasheed Worrell
PF	Chris Seeley	Bardh Rexha
SF	Edmond Kryeziu	Visar Ejupi	Ahmet Jupa
SG	Musab Mala	Devin Johnson	Idrit Krasniqi
PG	Jahii Carson

Notable players

• Visar Ejupi
• Atik Koshi
• Musab Malaj
• Leonard Mekaj
• Arian Qollaku
• Bardh Rexha
• Fisnik Rugova
• Gazmend Sinani
• Makol Mawien
• Igor Chumakov
• Justin Gray