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 namingedit
Spars has had several denominations through the years due to its sponsorship.
Spars Ilidža: 2022–present
Logosedit
2020
2005–2019, 2021–present
Home arenasedit
Novo Sarajevo Sports Hall, also known as the Grbavica Sports Hall (2019–2022)
^"Predstavljen OKK Spars Realway: Počinje nova košarkaška era u BiH". klix.ba. Retrieved 1 July 2020.
^"KK Spars Realway vratit će Sarajevo na regionalnu mapu". sport1.ba (in Bosnian). Retrieved 2020-02-17.
^"Spars i Realway se razilaze nakon jednogodišnje saradnje, Džemić napušta klupu Sparsa". sport1.oslobodjenje.ba. January 2021. Retrieved 8 January 2021.
^"Posljednjeg dana 2020. godine rastali se Sparsi i Realway!". sportsport.ba. Retrieved 8 January 2021.
External linksedit
Official website
Team profile at Eurobasket.com
April 10, 2024
spars, omladinski, košarkaški, klub, spars, commonly, referred, spars, ilidža, professional, basketball, club, based, ilidža, bosnia, herzegovina, club, competes, basketball, championship, bosnia, herzegovina, league, second, division, spars, ilidžaleaguesbosn. Omladinski kosarkaski klub Spars commonly referred to as OKK Spars or Spars Ilidza is a men s professional basketball club based in Ilidza Bosnia and Herzegovina The club competes in the Basketball Championship of Bosnia and Herzegovina and the ABA League Second Division Spars IlidzaLeaguesBosnian LeagueABA LeagueFounded2005 19 years ago 2005 HistoryOKK Spars2005 2019KK Spars Realway2019 2020OKK Spars2021 presentArenaArena HillsLocationBosnia and HerzegovinaSarajevo 2005 2022 Ilidza 2022 present Team colorsBlue and white PresidentNihad SelimovicHead coachMiodrag KadijaChampionships1 A1 League 2013 1 Bosnian Cup 2020 Websitekkspars comThe club is owned and run by Nihad Selimovic and few others 1 2 Contents 1 History 2 Sponsorship naming 3 Logos 4 Home arenas 5 Players 5 1 Current roster 6 Trophies and awards 6 1 Trophies 7 Head coaches 8 Youth system 9 References 10 External linksHistory editThe 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 editSpars has had several denominations through the years due to its sponsorship Spars Ilidza 2022 presentLogos edit nbsp 2020 nbsp 2005 2019 2021 presentHome arenas editNovo Sarajevo Sports Hall also known as the Grbavica Sports Hall 2019 2022 Arena Hills 2022 present Players editSee also Category OKK Spars players Current roster edit Note Flags indicate national team eligibility at FIBA sanctioned events Players may hold other non FIBA nationality not displayed Spars Ilidza rosterPlayers CoachesPos No Nat Name Ht AgeSF 3 nbsp Burch Manning Trey 1 98 m 6 ft 6 in 28 1995 09 21 21 September 1995PF 4 nbsp Durnik Urban 2 04 m 6 ft 8 in 26 1997 06 19 19 June 1997SG 5 nbsp Vranes Milos 2 01 m 6 ft 7 in 28 1995 04 25 25 April 1995G 7 nbsp Mustapic Jakov 1 93 m 6 ft 4 in 29 1994 08 22 22 August 1994SG 8 nbsp Hasandic Almir 1 90 m 6 ft 3 in 33 1990 10 19 19 October 1990PG 9 nbsp Vrbica Masan 1 87 m 6 ft 2 in 29 1994 06 14 14 June 1994G 10 nbsp Abell Remy 1 93 m 6 ft 4 in 31 1992 08 17 17 August 1992C 11 nbsp Polutak Imran 2 09 m 6 ft 10 in 27 1996 07 09 9 July 1996C 13 nbsp Livadic Reuf 2 13 m 7 ft 0 in 23 2000 06 20 20 June 2000F 14 nbsp Buza Nedim 2 05 m 6 ft 9 in 23 2000 05 10 10 May 2000G 20 nbsp Butorac Dino 1 92 m 6 ft 4 in 33 1990 10 08 8 October 1990PG 28 nbsp Gataric Aleksa 1 86 m 6 ft 1 in 21 2002 04 19 19 April 2002 Head coach nbsp Miodrag KadijaAssistant coach es nbsp Srđan StanicLegend C Team captain nbsp Injured Roster Updated July 10 2022Trophies and awards editTrophies edit A1 League 2nd tier Winners 1 2012 13 National Cup Winners 1 2020Head coaches editSee also Category OKK Spars coaches nbsp Marko Trbic 2010 2018 nbsp Ivan Opacak 2018 nbsp Marko Trbic 2018 2019 nbsp Goran Sehovac 2019 nbsp Nermin Selimovic 2019 nbsp Nedim Dzemic 2020 nbsp Miodrag Kadija 2021 nbsp Zoran Kascelan 2021 nbsp Miodrag Kadija 2022 present Youth system editThe 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 References edit Basketball business OKK Spars owner Nihad Selimovic asked Serbia to steal Djoko Salic Razgovor sa dr Nihadom Selimovicem in Bosnian Predstavljen OKK Spars Realway Pocinje nova kosarkaska era u BiH klix ba Retrieved 1 July 2020 KK Spars Realway vratit ce Sarajevo na regionalnu mapu sport1 ba in Bosnian Retrieved 2020 02 17 Spars i Realway se razilaze nakon jednogodisnje saradnje Dzemic napusta klupu Sparsa sport1 oslobodjenje ba January 2021 Retrieved 8 January 2021 Posljednjeg dana 2020 godine rastali se Sparsi i Realway sportsport ba Retrieved 8 January 2021 External links editOfficial website Team profile at Eurobasket com Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title OKK Spars amp oldid 1178643597, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
