Košarkaški klub Atlas (Serbian Cyrillic: Кошаркашки клуб Атлас), commonly referred to as KK Atlas Belgrade, was a Serbian men's professional basketballclub based in Belgrade.
Atlas
Founded
1972
Dissolved
2006
History
KK Novi Beograd (1972–1973) KK IMT (1973–1991) KK Infos RTM (1991–1992) KK IMT-Železničar (1992–1994) KK IMT Beopetrol (1994–1997) KK Beopetrol (1997–2003) KK Atlas (2003–2006)
Founded in 1972 as KK Novi Beograd, the publicly owned club's name kept changing in accordance with sponsorship agreements over its subsequent 34-year run. Its best known name KK IMT—after its main sponsor Industrija mašina i traktora (IMT), an agricultural machinery manufacturer—was used from 1973 until 1991, a period during which the club recorded its biggest success: winning the 1986-87 Yugoslav Basketball Cup.
Founded in 1972 as KK Novi Beograd, the club changed its name the following year, in 1973, to KK IMT (KK Industrija mašina i traktora).
For the 1983–84 season, IMT gained promotion to the Yugoslav First Federal Basketball League (top-tier basketball competition in SFR Yugoslavia). It finished the league season in 9th place. The following season 1984–85, IMT finished in 12th place and got relegated back to Yugoslav First Federal Basketball League B (Yugoslav second-tier competition).
The club achieved its greatest success under the guidance of young head coach Dragan Šakota, winning the Yugoslav Cup in the 1986–87 season at the national cup final tournament in Niš. The winning roster included veteran point guard Srećko Jarić, shooting guard Zoran Krečković, young power forward Ljubisav Luković, small forward Milan Mlađan [it], veteran power forward Arsenije Pešić, shooting guard Nikola Jokanović, Milenko Babić, Radivoje Milosavljević, Dragan Živanović, etc. They defeated KK Olimpija 76–73 in the final in front of 7,000 spectators at Hala Čair, with Mlađan scoring 25 points and Pešić adding 19, while Olimpija got 31 points from Matjaž Tovornik [sl] as well as veteran Peter Vilfan and young Jure Zdovc both adding 14.[1] It was the only time in the history of Yugoslav basketball that the cup competition was won by a club not playing in the top-tier First Federal League.[2] The same season IMT achieved promotion to the First Federal League.
Once returning to the top-tier First Federal League in 1987, it played in the top competition until the disintegration of Yugoslavia. It achieved its best placing with a 6th-place finish in the 1990–91 season.
In 1991, the club's name changed to KK Infos RTM, however, they got relegated at the end of the 1991–92 season. In 1992, another name change occurred, this time to KK IMT-Železničar.
In 1994, the club became known as KK Beopetrol. They gained promotion back to the top-tier for the 1997–98 season. In the 1998–99 season they again finished the season in 6th place thus repeating their previous best placing. During the 2001–02 season the club got relegated again due to finishing dead last.
On 27 June 2003, due to a sponsorship deal with Atlas Bank, the club changed its name to KK Atlas.
^Ostojić, Aleksandar (24 July 2022). "Sećate li se IMT-a: Kad su "Traktoristi" šokirali Jugu". Koš magazin. Retrieved 1 September 2022.
External linksedit
KK Atlas at srbijasport.net
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April 08, 2024
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Kosarkaski klub Atlas Serbian Cyrillic Kosharkashki klub Atlas commonly referred to as KK Atlas Belgrade was a Serbian men s professional basketball club based in Belgrade AtlasFounded1972Dissolved2006HistoryKK Novi Beograd 1972 1973 KK IMT 1973 1991 KK Infos RTM 1991 1992 KK IMT Zeleznicar 1992 1994 KK IMT Beopetrol 1994 1997 KK Beopetrol 1997 2003 KK Atlas 2003 2006 ArenaNew Belgrade Sports HallCapacity5 000LocationBelgrade Serbia and MontenegroChampionships1 National CupFounded in 1972 as KK Novi Beograd the publicly owned club s name kept changing in accordance with sponsorship agreements over its subsequent 34 year run Its best known name KK IMT after its main sponsor Industrija masina i traktora IMT an agricultural machinery manufacturer was used from 1973 until 1991 a period during which the club recorded its biggest success winning the 1986 87 Yugoslav Basketball Cup Contents 1 History 2 Players 3 Head coaches 4 Trophies and awards 4 1 Trophies 4 2 Awards 5 Notable players 6 International record 7 References 8 External linksHistory editFounded in 1972 as KK Novi Beograd the club changed its name the following year in 1973 to KK IMT KK Industrija masina i traktora For the 1983 84 season IMT gained promotion to the Yugoslav First Federal Basketball League top tier basketball competition in SFR Yugoslavia It finished the league season in 9th place The following season 1984 85 IMT finished in 12th place and got relegated back to Yugoslav First Federal Basketball League B Yugoslav second tier competition The club achieved its greatest success under the guidance of young head coach Dragan Sakota winning the Yugoslav Cup in the 1986 87 season at the national cup final tournament in Nis The winning roster included veteran point guard Srecko Jaric shooting guard Zoran Kreckovic young power forward Ljubisav Lukovic small forward Milan Mlađan it veteran power forward Arsenije Pesic shooting guard Nikola Jokanovic Milenko Babic Radivoje Milosavljevic Dragan Zivanovic etc They defeated KK Olimpija 76 73 in the final in front of 7 000 spectators at Hala Cair with Mlađan scoring 25 points and Pesic adding 19 while Olimpija got 31 points from Matjaz Tovornik sl as well as veteran Peter Vilfan and young Jure Zdovc both adding 14 1 It was the only time in the history of Yugoslav basketball that the cup competition was won by a club not playing in the top tier First Federal League 2 The same season IMT achieved promotion to the First Federal League Once returning to the top tier First Federal League in 1987 it played in the top competition until the disintegration of Yugoslavia It achieved its best placing with a 6th place finish in the 1990 91 season In 1991 the club s name changed to KK Infos RTM however they got relegated at the end of the 1991 92 season In 1992 another name change occurred this time to KK IMT Zeleznicar nbsp The New Belgrade Sports Hall served as the club s home arena throughout its 34 year existence In 1994 the club became known as KK Beopetrol They gained promotion back to the top tier for the 1997 98 season In the 1998 99 season they again finished the season in 6th place thus repeating their previous best placing During the 2001 02 season the club got relegated again due to finishing dead last On 27 June 2003 due to a sponsorship deal with Atlas Bank the club changed its name to KK Atlas In the summer of 2006 the club sold its Basketball League of Serbia license to KK Radnicki Zastava and thus stopped to competing Players editSee also Category KK Beopetrol Atlas Beograd players and Category KK IMT Beograd playersHead coaches editSee also Category KK Beopetrol Atlas Beograd coaches and Category KK IMT Beograd coaches nbsp Dragan Sakota 1983 1988 nbsp Milan Minic nbsp Rajko Toroman 1989 1991 nbsp Miroslav Nikolic 1991 1992 nbsp Zoran Kreckovic 1996 2000 nbsp Ljubisav Lukovic nbsp Slobodan Klipa 2000 nbsp Vojislav Vezovic 2000 2001 nbsp Aleksandar Glisic 2001 2002 nbsp Predrag Badnjarevic 2002 2004 nbsp Zoran Slavnic 2004 nbsp Luka Pavicevic 2004 2005 nbsp Srecko Sekulovic 2005 nbsp Dragan Vascanin 2005 2006 Trophies and awards editTrophies edit Yugoslav Cup Winner 1 1986 87 Yugoslav Federal B League Winner 2 1982 83 1986 87 YUBA B League Winner 2 1996 97 2002 03Awards edit Yugoslav League Top Scorer Milan Mlađan 1988 89Notable players editNote Flags indicate national team eligibility at FIBA sanctioned events Players may hold other non FIBA nationality not displayed CriteriaTo appear in this section a player must have either Set a club record or won an individual award while at the club Played at least one official international match for their national team at any time Played at least one official NBA match at any time nbsp Milan Mlađan it nbsp Dragan Sakota nbsp Goran Grbovic nbsp Dragoljub Vidacic nbsp Dusan Kecman nbsp Kosta Perovic nbsp Zarko Cabarkapa nbsp Nikola Pekovic nbsp Delonte Holland nbsp Stefan Markovic nbsp Slađan Stojkovic nbsp Mijailo Grusanovic nbsp Rade Milutinovic nbsp Igor Perovic nbsp Nenad Bukumirovic nbsp Milan Prekovic nbsp Srđan Jekovic nbsp Nebojsa Savic nbsp Ranko Velimirovic nbsp Branko Sinđelic nbsp Ljubisav Lukovic nbsp Uros Duvnjak nbsp Nebojsa ZorkicInternational record editSeason Achievement NotesULEB Cup2003 04 Regular season 5th in Group B with Caprabo Lleida Auna Gran Canaria RheinEnergie Koln Zadar and Superfund Bulls Wien 3 7 FIBA Saporta Cup1987 88 Quarterfinals 4th in Group A with Limoges CSP Bayer 04 Leverkusen and Polycell Kingston Wien 1 5 FIBA Korac Cup1999 2000 Second round Withdrew Group C with Maccabi Haifa Bipop Carire Reggiana and Nikol FertReferences edit reference Ostojic Aleksandar 24 July 2022 Secate li se IMT a Kad su Traktoristi sokirali Jugu Kos magazin Retrieved 1 September 2022 External links editKK Atlas at srbijasport net KK Atlas at srbijasport com Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title KK Atlas amp oldid 1111724714, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
