KB Drita

Basketball team in Gjilan, Kosovo

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

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Head coach|  Gyltekin Selimi

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

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

## History

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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

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### Domestic

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Kosovo Basketball Superleague

* Winners (1): 1997

## Roster

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KB Drita roster

Players | Coaches
| Pos. | No. | Nat. | Name | Ht. | Wt. | Age |

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| 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

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Legend

* (C) Team captain
* Injured

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## Notable players

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

## References

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1. ^ "KB Drita Gjilan basketball, News, Roster, Rumors, Stats, Awards, Transactions, Details - eurobasket.com". Basketball.eurobasket.com. Retrieved 2016-12-27.
2. ^ "Kampionët e Kosovës ndër vite". Basketball Federation of Kosovo. 11 May 2021. Retrieved 9 February 2024.
3. ^ "Grapeland në Ligë të Parë! Fiton playoutin dhe rrëzon Dritën në Ligë të Dytë". topsporti.com (in Albanian). 9 April 2024. Retrieved 11 April 2024.
4. ^ "K.B. Drita - Intelektualët - About". Facebook. Retrieved 2016-12-27.

## External links

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* Eurobasket.com Team Profile

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