OKK Borac

This article is about the club that competes in the Bosnian League. For the club that competes in the 3rd-tier league, see SKK Borac 1947.

Košarkaški klub Borac (Serbian Cyrillic: Кошаркашки клуб Бopaц), commonly referred to as Borac Banja Luka, is a men's professional basketball club based in Banja Luka, Republika Srpska, Bosnia and Herzegovina. They are currently competing in the Championship of Bosnia and Herzegovina and the ABA League Second Division.

Borac Banja Luka
Leagues	Bosnian Championship ABA League 2
Founded	1947; 78 years ago (1947) (disputed) 2006; 19 years ago (2006)
History	KK Borac (disputed) 1947–2006 KK Borac Nektar 2006–2011 OKK Borac 2011–2018 KK Borac 2018–present
Arena	Borik Sports Hall
Capacity	3,060
Location	Banja Luka, Bosnia and Herzegovina
Team colors	Red and blue
President	Milan Đajić
General manager	Tibor Florjan
Head coach	Zoran Kašćelan
Website	kkborac.com

Borac also has a reserve team, called Borac Mako Print, that plays in the 3rd-tier Second League of Republika Srpska – Western Division.

This club is not a part of the Borac Banja Luka Sports Society, like SKK Borac 1947.

History

In 2006, the club changed its name to Borac Nektar after SKK Banjalučka pivara got relegated from Bosnian Championship and folded.^[1][2]

In 2020, Borac got promoted to the Championship of Bosnia and Herzegovina for the 2020–21 season.^[3] The club returned to the 1st-tier national league for the first time since the 2012–13 season. On 15 September 2020, the club signed a contract on sports and technical cooperation with the Adriatic League club Igokea.^[4][5][6] On 13 October 2020, the club received a wild card for the 2020–21 ABA League 2 season.^[7]

Home arena

Borac plays its home games at the Borik Sports Hall. The hall is located in the Borik Neighbourhood, Banja Luka, and was built in 1974. It has a seating capacity of 3,060 seats.

Players

See also: Category:OKK Borac players

Current roster

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

Borac Banja Luka roster
Players	Coaches
Pos. No. Nat. Name Ht. Age SG 0 Gavrić, Srđan 1.96 m (6 ft 5 in) 30 – (1995-05-12)12 May 1995 PF 1 Cunningham, Joshua 2.05 m (6 ft 9 in) 28 – (1996-08-11)11 August 1996 SG 4 Dragojević, Boris 1.94 m (6 ft 4 in) 23 – (2002-03-01)1 March 2002 PG 7 Knežević, Draško 1.85 m (6 ft 1 in) 32 – (1993-02-03)3 February 1993 F 10 Sikiraš, Njegoš 2.06 m (6 ft 9 in) 26 – (1999-04-11)11 April 1999 C 15 Šešlija, Radoš 2.08 m (6 ft 10 in) 33 – (1992-02-04)4 February 1992 F 34 Bošković, Vuk 2.00 m (6 ft 7 in) 21 – (2003-07-21)21 July 2003 G/F 36 Janković, Aljoša 2.02 m (6 ft 8 in) 26 – (1999-02-08)8 February 1999 C 55 Reljić, Nemanja 2.08 m (6 ft 10 in) 24 – (2000-06-25)25 June 2000 C - Buljević, Lovro 2.10 m (6 ft 11 in) 26 – (1998-08-12)12 August 1998 SF - Delalić, Amsal (L) 2.02 m (6 ft 8 in) 21 – (2003-07-24)24 July 2003 SG - Rebec, Jan 1.92 m (6 ft 4 in) 32 – (1993-02-17)17 February 1993 SF - Lakić, Stefan 2.03 m (6 ft 8 in) 30 – (1995-01-12)12 January 1995 PF - Langović, Aleksandar 2.03 m (6 ft 8 in) 24 – (2001-02-19)19 February 2001 C – Tanasković, Dušan 2.08 m (6 ft 10 in) 24 – (2001-02-23)23 February 2001	Head coach Zoran Kašćelan Assistant coach(es) Nemanja Tomić Legend (C) Team captain Injured Roster Updated: August 10, 2022

Head coaches

See also: Category:OKK Borac coaches

• Drago Karalić (2006–2007)
• Tomica Zirojević (2007, interim)
• Slobodan Nikolić (2007–2008)
• Miloš Pejić (2008–2009)
• Bojan Božić (2009)^[8]
• Borislav Džaković (2009–2010)^[9]
• Drago Karalić (2010–2015)
• Bojan Božić (2015–2018)^[10]
• Marko Taušan (2018)
• Dragan Mičić (2018–2019)
• Marko Šćekić (2019–2020)
• Dragan Nikolić (2020–2022)^[11]
• Zoran Kašćelan (2022–present)^[11]

Season-by-season

Season	Tier	Division	Pos.	Postseason	W–L	National Cup	Adriatic league			European competitions
2006–07	2	First League of R Srpska	1	Champions		—	—			—
2007–08	1	BH Championship	5	—	20–18	Runners up	—			—
2008–09	1	BH Championship	6	—	17–21	—	—			FIBA EuroChallenge	QR	0–2
2009–10	1	BH Championship	7	—	9–13	—	—			—
2010–11	1	BH Championship	4	—	21–13	—	—			—
2011–12	1	BH Championship	9	—	8–16	—	—			—
2012–13	1	BH Championship	10	—	9–13	—	—			—
2013–14	2	First League of R Srpska	3	Semifinalist		—	—			—
2014–15	2	First League of R Srpska	3	Semifinalist	15–10	—	—			—
2015–16	2	First League of R Srpska	7	—	8–19	—	—			—
2016–17	2	First League of R Srpska	8	—	12–14	—	—			—
2017–18	2	First League of R Srpska	3	Runners up	20–9	—	—			—
2018–19	2	First League of R Srpska	1	Runners up	23–7	—	—			—
2019–20	2	First League of R Srpska	1	NH	18–1	—	—			—
2020–21	1	BH Championship	4	DFR	20–13	—	ABA League 2	QF	10–5	—
2021–22	1	BH Championship	3	Liga6 5	21–11	—	ABA League 2	SF	10–5	—

Trophies and awards

Trophies

Honours		No.	Years
National competitions – 2
Bosnian-Herzegovinian Championship	Winners	1	1999–2000
Bosnian-Herzegovinian Cup	Winners	1	1999–2000
Competitions of Republika Srpska (2nd-tier) – 19
R Srpska First League	Winners	9	1993–94, 1994–95, 1995–96, 1996–97, 1997–98, 1998–99, 2001–02, 2006–07, 2019–20
R Srpska Cup	Winners	10	1993–94, 1994–95, 1995–96, 1996–97, 1997–98, 1998–99, 2001–02, 2006–07, 2008–09, 2021–22

Trophies in Italic text indicates those which are under ongoing dispute with SKK Borac 1947.

Notable players

• Draško Albijanić
• Siniša Kovačević
• Robert Rothbart
• Nemanja Vranješ
• Ognjen Kuzmić
• Jon Davis