KK FMP

This article is about the club that bears its name since 2013. For the original 1991–2011 YUBA/BLS club, see KK FMP (1991–2011).

"KK Radnički Novi Sad" redirects here. For other teams named Radnički, see KK Radnički.

Košarkaški klub FMP (Serbian Cyrillic: Кошаркашки клуб ФMП), commonly referred to as KK FMP or as FMP Soccerbet due to sponsorship reasons, is a men's professional basketball club based in Belgrade, Serbia. The club plays in the ABA League, the Basketball League of Serbia, and the Basketball Champions League.^[1] Their home arena is the Železnik Hall.

FMP Meridian
Nickname	Panteri (Panthers)
Leagues	ABA League Basketball League of Serbia
Founded	1970; 53 years ago (1970)
History	List KK Radnički 1970–2009 KK Radnički Basket 2009–2011 KK Radnički FMP 2011–2013 KK FMP 2013–present
Arena	Železnik Hall
Capacity	1,700
Location	Serbia: Novi Sad (1970–2009) Belgrade (2009–present)
Team colors	Red and White
President	Zoran Tošković
General manager	Vladan Mitrović
Website	kkfmp.rs
Home Away

The club was founded in Novi Sad in 1970 as KK Radnički, and was later relocated to Belgrade. The club considers itself as the successor of the 'original' FMP.^[2][3][4]

History

The Radnički era (1970–2013)

1970–2009: Based in Novi Sad

The club was formed in 1970 as KK Radnički from Novi Sad. The club had played in regional leagues until 2006, when new sponsors on board, Invest Inženjering and Park Hotel.^[5] The club moved to the top-tier Serbian League in 2007 and played in that competition in their last two seasons (2007–08 and 2008–09). During the 2008–09 season, guard Zlatko Bolić led the league with 22.8 points per game.

2009–2013: Based in Belgrade

Further information: KK FMP (1991–2011) § 2011–2015: Agreement with Crvena zvezda

In 2009, Radnički was relocated to Belgrade and changed its name to KK Radnički Basket^[6] to distinguish it from well-known Radnički Belgrade. Two years later, the club changed its name to KK Radnički FMP.^[1]

FMP (2013–present)

In the 2016–17 season, FMP made a debut in the ABA League and finished in 9th place in the end of the season. Power forward Jonah Bolden was awarded the ABA League Top Prospect title after averaging 12.9 points and 7.2 rebounds per game in his rookie season.^[7]

In December 2020, the club became a shareholder of the Adriatic Basketball Association, following a transfer of shares from Metalac Valjevo.^[8] On 18 November 2021, the club changed its name to FMP Meridian for the 2021–22 season due to sponsorship reasons.^[9][10] In June 2022, FMP confirmed to join the Basketball Champions League for the 2022–23 season, hosting a qualifying round in Belgrade.^[11][12]

Names of the club

Year	Name	Location
1970–2009	KK Radnički	Novi Sad
2009–2011	KK Radnički Basket	Belgrade
2011–2013	KK Radnički FMP
2013–present	KK FMP

Sponsorship naming

The club has had several denominations through the years due to its sponsorship:

• Radnički Invest Inženjering (2006–2009)
• FMP Meridian (2021–present)

Logos

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  1970–2009

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  2011–2013

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  2013–present

Home arenas

Main article: Železnik Hall

• SPC Vojvodina, Novi Sad (2006–2009)
• Belgrade Basket City, Belgrade (2009–2011)
• Železnik Hall, Belgrade (2011–present)

Players

See also: Category:KK FMP players

Current roster

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

FMP Meridian roster
Players	Coaches
Pos. No. Nat. Name Ht. Wt. Age C 0   Watson, Nate 2.08 m (6 ft 10 in) 118 kg (260 lb) 25 – (1998-10-19)19 October 1998 G 1   Živanović, Balša 1.90 m (6 ft 3 in) 86 kg (190 lb) 22 – (2001-04-06)6 April 2001 PF 4   Subotić, Bojan 2.03 m (6 ft 8 in) 32 – (1990-12-17)17 December 1990 F/C 5   Pavićević, Marko 2.09 m (6 ft 10 in) 100 kg (220 lb) 22 – (2001-05-08)8 May 2001 PF 7   Stepanović, Aleksa 2.07 m (6 ft 9 in) 93 kg (205 lb) 25 – (1998-06-02)2 June 1998 G 9   Walker, Jordan 1.86 m (6 ft 1 in) 84 kg (185 lb) 26 – (1997-10-19)19 October 1997 G/F 10   Šaranović, Nikola 2.00 m (6 ft 7 in) 86 kg (190 lb) 20 – (2003-08-20)20 August 2003 SF 11   Simović, Ranko 2.03 m (6 ft 8 in) 90 kg (198 lb) 24 – (1999-06-07)7 June 1999 G/F 12   Matović, Ognjen 1.98 m (6 ft 6 in) 19 – (2004-08-08)8 August 2004 C 14   Mišić, Pavle 2.10 m (6 ft 11 in) 18 – (2005-10-05)5 October 2005 SG 15   Gagić, Lazar 1.95 m (6 ft 5 in) 18 – (2005-08-01)1 August 2005 F/C 19   Vuković, Andrija 2.10 m (6 ft 11 in) 18 – (2005-01-18)18 January 2005 SG 21   Ašćerić, Luka 2.01 m (6 ft 7 in) 91 kg (201 lb) 26 – (1997-01-10)10 January 1997 G 22   Luke, Austin 1.94 m (6 ft 4 in) 91 kg (201 lb) 29 – (1994-10-27)27 October 1994 SG 25   Besson, Hugo 1.91 m (6 ft 3 in) 89 kg (196 lb) 22 – (2001-04-26)26 April 2001	Head coach   Nenad Stefanović Assistant coach(es)   Vasilj Đurić   Goran Topić Strength & conditioning coach(es)   Feđa Sretenović Legend (C) Team captain (L) On loan   Injured Roster Transactions Updated: 27 October 2023

Players with multiple nationalities

•     Charles Jenkins
•     Milutin Vujičić
•     Andrija Vuković

Depth chart

Pos.	Starting 5	Bench 1	Bench 2	Bench 3
C		Nikola Janković	Marko Pavićević
PF	Beau Beech	Aleksa Stepanović		Andrija Vuković
SF	Nikola Manojlović	Ranko Simović		Ognjen Matović
SG	Paulius Valinskas	Nikola Šaranović
PG	Jordan Walker	Charles Jenkins	Milutin Vujičić

Coaches

Main page: Category:KK FMP coaches

Radnički Novi Sad (1970–2009)   Mladen Mikić (2006–2008)   Velislav Vesković (2008–2009) Radnički Basket/Radnički FMP (2009–2013)   Dragan Vaščanin (2009)   Boško Đokić (2009–2010)   Miloš Pejić (2010–2013)

FMP (2013–present)   Milan Gurović (2013–2015)   Slobodan Klipa (2015–2016)   Branko Maksimović (2016–2017)   Dušan Alimpijević (2017)   Vladimir Jovanović (2017–2020)   Bojan Đerić (2020–2021)   Vanja Guša (2021)   Nenad Stefanović (2021–present)

Season-by-season

Season	Tier	Division	Pos.	Postseason	W–L	National Cup	Adriatic competitions			European competitions
Radnički Novi Sad
2006–07	2	BLS B League	1	None	21–5	DNQ	—			—
2007–08	1	BLS First League	9	DNQ	9–13	DNQ	—			—
2008–09	1	BLS First League	9	DNQ	12–14	DNQ	—			—
Radnički Basket
2009–10	1	BLS First League	12	DNQ	9–17	Quarterfinalist	—			—
2010–11	2	Second League	2	None	15–4	Quarterfinalist	—			—
Radnički FMP
2011–12	1	BLS First League	3	SL 5th	22–18	Quarterfinalist	—			—
2012–13	1	BLS First League	7	DNQ	14–12	DNQ	—			—
FMP
2013–14	1	BLS First League	1	SL 5th	25–15	Semifinalist	—			—
2014–15	1	BLS First League	1	SL 6th	23–13	Quarterfinalist	—			—
2015–16	1	BLS First League	1	Semifinalist	29–6	Quarterfinalist	—			—
2016–17	1	BLS Super League	3	Runners up	11–8	Semifinalist	ABA League	9	10–16	—
2017–18	1	BLS Super League	B1	Runners up	13–5	Semifinalist	ABA 1st League	8	9–13	—
2018–19	1	BLS Super League	A2	Semifinalist	9–4	Semifinalist	ABA 1st League	6	10–12	—
2019–20	1	BLS Super League	Abandoned			Semifinalist	ABA 1st League	Ab	10–11	—
2020–21	1	BLS Super League	NH	Quarterfinalist	0–2	Quarterfinalist	ABA 1st League	8	11–15	—
2021–22	1	BLS Super League	NH	Runners up	0–2	Semifinalist	ABA 1st League	6	14–14	—
2022–23	1	BLS Super League	TBD	—	—	TBD	ABA 1st League	–	–	Champions League	QR	2–1

Trophies and awards

Trophies

Serbian League Runners-up (3): 2016–17, 2017–18, 2021–22 Serbian B League (2nd-tier) Winner (1): 2006–07 Runners-up (1): 2010–11 Radivoj Korać Cup Semifinals (4): 2014, 2017, 2018, 2019 League Cup of Serbia (2nd-tier) Winner (4): 2009–10, 2010–11, 2011–12, 2015–16 Runners-up (2): 2012–13, 2013–14

Since 2013, the club considers itself a successor of the "original" FMP and in that sense incorporates the trophies won by that club.^[13]^[14] Trophies are: FR Yugoslavia Cup winner: 1 (1996–97) Radivoj Korać Cup winner: 3 (2002–03, 2004–05, 2006–07) Adriatic League champion: 2 (2003–04, 2005–06)

Individual awards

• Super League MVP Award (1):
  •   Miloš Dimić – 2011–12
• Basketball League of Serbia Top Scorer (1):
  •   Zlatko Bolić – 2008–09
• Adriatic League Top Prospect (1):
  •   Jonah Bolden – 2017

Notable players

See also: Category:KK Radnički Novi Sad players and Category:KK Radnički FMP players

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

Criteria
To 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.

Radnički Novi Sad (1970–2009)

•   Zlatko Bolić
•   Stevan Karadžić

Radnički Basket/Radnički FMP (2009–2013)

•   Miloš Dimić
•   Nikola Rebić
•   Dušan Ristić

FMP (2013–present)

•   Jonah Bolden
•   Isaac Humphries
•   Duop Reath
•   Paulius Valinskas
•   Bojan Subotić
•   Michael Ojo
•   Finn Delany
•   Jurij Macura
•   Matic Rebec
•   Dragan Apić
•   Filip Čović
•   Dejan Davidovac
•   Ognjen Dobrić
•   Ilija Đoković
•   Radovan Đoković
•   Stefan Đorđević
•   Marko Gudurić
•   Marko Jeremić
•   Ognjen Kuzmić
•   Sava Lešić
•   Stefan Pot
•   Aleksa Radanov
•   Marko Radovanović
•   Boriša Simanić
•   Radoš Šešlija
•   Aleksa Uskoković
•   Okben Ulubay
•   Bryce Jones
•   Trent Frazier
•   Charles Jenkins

International record

Season	Achievement	Notes
Basketball Champions League
2022–23	Qualifying rounds	Eliminated by Bakken Bears in Group D Final (82–88)

References

1. "FMP Beograd - club history". Eurobasket.com. Retrieved 15 March 2017.
2. "FMP postaje Crvena zvezda". B92.net (in Serbian). 12 August 2011. Retrieved 29 May 2016.
3. "Opet samo jedna Zvezda". B92.net (in Serbian). 13 July 2015. Retrieved 15 March 2017.
4. "Zvezda preimenovana u Ivo Lola Ribar". sportskacentrala.com (in Serbian). 11 July 2015. Retrieved 15 March 2017.
5. . kls.rs. Archived from the original on 17 December 2008. Retrieved 17 August 2022.
6. "RTV saznaje: "Radnički invest inžinjering" napušta Novi Sad". rtv.rs (in Serbian). 6 October 2009. Retrieved 15 March 2017.
7. "2016/17 Top Prospect: Jonah Bolden". ABA-Liga.com. 15 March 2017. Retrieved 15 March 2017.
8. "Zvanično: FMP dobio vlasnički udeo u ABA ligi". mozzartsport.com (in Serbian). Retrieved 16 December 2020.
9. "FMP i Meridian u istom timu!". sportskacentrala.com (in Serbian). 18 November 2021. Retrieved 19 November 2021.
10. "ZAJEDNO U ISTOM TIMU – Kompanija Meridian naslovni sponzor KK FMP!". meridianbetsport.rs (in Serbian). 19 September 2017. Retrieved 19 November 2021.
11. "FMP će naredne sezone igrati evropsko takmičenje". Telesport.rs (in Serbian). 2022-06-17. Retrieved 2022-06-17.
12. "FMP domaćin kvalifikacionog turnira FIBA Lige šampiona". b92.net (in Serbian). Retrieved 29 July 2022.
13. "History of KK FMP". kkfmp.rs. Retrieved 29 September 2017.
14. "KK FMP: Adriatic League Club Profile". aba-liga.com. Retrieved 29 September 2017.

External links

• Official website
• Profile at eurobasket.com