KK Sveti Đorđe

Košarkaški klub Sveti Đorđe (Serbian Cyrillic: Кошаркашки клуб Свети Ђорђе), commonly referred to as KK Sveti Đorđe, is a men's professional basketball club based in Žitište, Serbia. They are currently competing in the First Regional League of Serbia (3rd-tier).

Sveti Đorđe
Nickname	Sveci (Saints)
Leagues	First Regional League of Serbia
Founded	1979; 46 years ago (1979)
History	KK Plastika (1979–1999) KK Žitište (1999–2001) KK Sveti Đorđe (2001–present)
Arena	Sveti Sava ES Hall
Location	Žitište, Serbia
Team colors	White and Red
President	Nikola Pešut
Head coach	Nenad Vignjević
Website	kksvetidjordje.com

The club was founded in 1979 and renamed in 2001 after Saint George.^[1] The club has its own Hall of Fame, where the members are Drago Radinović, Zoran Veselinov and Nikola Pešut.^[2]

History

In the 2018–19 Cup of Serbia, Sveti Đorđe as a 3rd-tier league member won over Zdravlje (2nd-tier league member) in the quarterfinals and over Vojvodina (1st-tier league member) in the semifinals. Those wins took them to the 2019 Cup of Serbia Final and qualifies to the 2019 Radivoj Korać Cup.^[3][4][5] Sveti Đorđe lost from Novi Pazar in the Cup of Serbia Final.^[6][7]

Players

Main page: Category:KK Sveti Đorđe players

Coaches

Main page: Category:KK Sveti Đorđe coaches

• Dušan Radojčić
• Nebojša Vidić
• Marko Boljac (2017–2019)
• Nenad Vignjević (2019–present)

Trophies and awards

Trophies

• Cup of Serbia (2nd-tier)
  • Runners-up: 2018–19
• Radivoj Korać Cup
  • Quarterfinals: 2019