OKK Spars

Omladinski košarkaški klub Spars, commonly referred to as OKK Spars or Spars Sarajevo, is a men's professional basketball club based in Ilidža, Bosnia and Herzegovina. The club competes in the Basketball Championship of Bosnia and Herzegovina and the ABA League Second Division.

Spars
Leagues	Bosnian League ABA League
Founded	2005; 20 years ago (2005)
History	OKK Spars 2005–2019 KK Spars Realway 2019–2020 OKK Spars 2021–present
Arena	Arena Hills
Location	Bosnia and Herzegovina Sarajevo (2005–2022) Ilidža (2022–present)
Team colors	Blue and white
President	Nihad Selimović
Head coach	Miodrag Kadija
Championships	1 A1 League (2013) 1 Bosnian Cup (2020)
Website	kkspars.com

The club is owned and operated by Nihad Selimović and a small group of partners.^[1][2]

History

The club was founded in 2005 as OKK Spars and competed in lower-ranking divisions until joining 2nd-tier A1 League in the 2011–12 season. After winning the A1 League in the 2012–13 season, they were promoted to the Basketball Championship of Bosnia and Herzegovina for the 2013–14 season.

In December 2019, the club was merged with Realway, and changed its name to KK Spars Realway.^[3][4] However, on 31 December 2020, Spars and Realway parted their ways and the club changed its name back to OKK Spars.^[5][6]

Sponsorship naming

Spars has had several denominations through the years due to its sponsorship.

• Spars Ilidža: 2022–present

Logos

• 
  2020
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  2005–2019, 2021–present

Home arenas

• Novo Sarajevo Sports Hall, also known as the Grbavica Sports Hall (2019–2022)
• Arena Hills (2022–present)

Players

See also: Category:OKK Spars players

Current roster

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

Spars Ilidža roster
Players	Coaches
Pos. No. Nat. Name Ht. Age SF 3 Burch-Manning, Trey 1.98 m (6 ft 6 in) 29 – (1995-09-21)21 September 1995 PF 4 Durnik, Urban 2.04 m (6 ft 8 in) 28 – (1997-06-19)19 June 1997 SG 5 Vraneš, Miloš 2.01 m (6 ft 7 in) 30 – (1995-04-25)25 April 1995 G 7 Mustapić, Jakov 1.93 m (6 ft 4 in) 30 – (1994-08-22)22 August 1994 SG 8 Hasandić, Almir 1.90 m (6 ft 3 in) 34 – (1990-10-19)19 October 1990 PG 9 Vrbica, Mašan 1.87 m (6 ft 2 in) 31 – (1994-06-14)14 June 1994 G 10 Abell, Remy 1.93 m (6 ft 4 in) 32 – (1992-08-17)17 August 1992 C 11 Polutak, Imran 2.09 m (6 ft 10 in) 29 – (1996-07-09)9 July 1996 C 13 Livadić, Reuf 2.13 m (7 ft 0 in) 25 – (2000-06-20)20 June 2000 F 14 Buza, Nedim 2.05 m (6 ft 9 in) 25 – (2000-05-10)10 May 2000 G 20 Butorac, Dino 1.92 m (6 ft 4 in) 34 – (1990-10-08)8 October 1990 PG 28 Gatarić, Aleksa 1.86 m (6 ft 1 in) 23 – (2002-04-19)19 April 2002	Head coach Miodrag Kadija Assistant coach(es) Srđan Stanić Legend (C) Team captain Injured Roster Updated: July 10, 2022

Trophies and awards

Trophies

• A1 League (2nd-tier)
  • Winners (1): 2012–13
• National Cup
  • Winners (1): 2020

Head coaches

See also: Category:OKK Spars coaches

• Marko Trbić (2010–2018)
• Ivan Opačak (2018)
• Marko Trbić (2018–2019)
• Goran Šehovac (2019)
• Nermin Selimović (2019)
• Nedim Džemić (2020)
• Miodrag Kadija (2021)
• Zoran Kašćelan (2021)
• Miodrag Kadija (2022–present)

Youth system

The club's youth team competes in the Euroleague Basketball Next Generation Tournament. In the 2014–15 edition, Spars were invited to play in Madrid for the tournament's final stage.