KB Vëllaznimi

Basketball team in Gjakovë, Kosovë

KB Vëllaznimi

Nickname| Vëllaznimi
Leagues| Kosovo Superleague
Kosovo Cup
Founded| 1948
History| KB Vëllaznimi është një klub me traditë shumëvjeqare në Basketbollin Kosovarë. Klubi i Vëllaznimit u themelua në vitin 1948, ku fillimisht morri pjesë në kampionatin e parë të organizur në Kosovë në vitin 1949 . Pas disa vitesh Vëllaznimi luante në ligen e Jugosllavis - Liga e Parë B . Pas formimit të Federatës së Basketbollit të Kosovës KB Vëllaznimi për shumë vite ishte pjesë e Elites Kosovare.
Arena| Shani Nushi Sports Hall
(2500 seats)
Location| Gjakovë, Kosovë
Team colors| Red, Black

President| Ideal Bakija
Team manager| Ardit Gjoshi
Head coach| Vladimir Krstić
Team captain| Atik Koshi

KB Vëllaznimi Gjakovë is a Kosovan basketball team that plays in the Kosovo Superleague.[1][2] The club is part of the multidisciplinary Vëllaznimi Gjakovë, whose football team is called KF Vëllaznimi and its handball team KH Vëllaznimi.

Kuqezinjët e Jakovës – KB Vëllaznimi fans.

## Honors and titles[edit]

* Kosovo Basketball Superleague
* Runners-up (3): 1990/91, 1994/95, 1995/96

* Kosovo Cup
* Winners (2): 1992, 1996

* Kosovo First League
* Winners (4): 2004, 2013, 2020, 2022

## Roster[edit]

Main page: Category:KB Vëllaznimi players

KB Vëllaznimi roster

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

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PG | 44 |  | Polloshka, Don | 1.75 m (5 ft 9 in)  |  |  21 – (2002-06-07)7 June 2002  |
PG | 11 |  | Harris, Jordan | 1.85 m (6 ft 1 in)  |  |  |
CG | 1 |  | Koshi, Atik | 1.90 m (6 ft 3 in)  |  |  |
CG | 2 |  | Knowles, Preston | 1.90 m (6 ft 3 in)  |  |  |
SF | 15 |  | Sinani, Arber | 2.01 m (6 ft 7 in)  |  |  |
SF | 5 |  | Dahsyla, Rron | 1.93 m (6 ft 4 in)  |  |  |
F | 8 |  | Zekiqi, Burim | 2.00 m (6 ft 7 in)  |  |  |
F | 23 |  | Notch, Jordan | 2.03 m (6 ft 8 in)  |  |  |
PF | 35 |  | Dodd, Damonte | 2.11 m (6 ft 11 in)  |  |  |
C | 51 |  | Llapi, Shendrit | 2.01 m (6 ft 7 in)  |  |  |
C | 45 |  | Brown, Will | 2.13 m (7 ft 0 in)  |  |  |

Head coach

* Franko Sterle

Assistant coach

* Josip Plantak

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Legend

* (C) Driton Rraci

### Depth chart[edit]

Pos.  | Starting 5  | Bench 1  | Bench 2  |  |

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C | Will Brown  | Shendrit Llapi  |  |  |
PF | Damonte Dodd  | Jordan Notch  |  |  |
SF | Burim Zekiqi  | Arber Sinani  | Rron Dahsyla  |  |
SG | Preston Knowles  | Atik Koshi  |  |  |
PG | Don Polloshka  | Jordan Harris  |  |  |

## Notable Players[edit]

* Robert Shestani
* Daniel Lekndreaj
* Abdurahman Kahrimanović
* Besnik Azemi
* Atik Koshi
* Shendrit Llapi
* Musab Mala
* Bardh Rexha
* Driton Rraci
* Burim Zekiqi
* Enes Hadžibulić
* Craig Osaikhwuwuomwan
* Emmanuel Omogbo
* Tiwian Kendley
* Terrick Phillips
* Ronnie Ross

## References[edit]

1. ^ "Mobilizohet klubi basketbollit Vellaznimi". 16 August 2014. Retrieved 15 August 2016.
2. ^ "Tifozat.com - Kuqezinjët e Jakovës". Retrieved 15 August 2016.

## External links[edit]

* Eurobasket.com Team Profile
* Official Facebook

*[Pos.]: Position(s)
*[No.]: Jersey number
*[Nat.]: Nationality
*[Ht.]: Height
*[Wt.]: Weight