KB Rahoveci

KB Rahoveci, or simply Rahoveci, is a professional basketball club based in the city Rahoveci, Kosovo. The club currently plays in the Kosovo Basketball Superleague. Its fan club is called Vreshtarët

Rahoveci
NicknameVreshtarët
LeaguesKosovo Basketball Superleague
Founded2016 (2016)
ArenaMizahir Isma
Capacity2250
LocationRahoveci, Kosovo
Head coachMuhammed Thaci
Team captainBardh Rexha
Championships1 Kosovo First League
WebsiteOfficial website

History

In the 2016–17 season, the small club from the town of Rahovec got promoted to the Superleague and they managed to finish in sixth position in the table. They think they are rivals of KB YLLI, a club from the nearby city of Theranda.In the 2018–19 Superleague, Rahoveci finished as runners-up behind Prishtina.

On 24 July 2019, it was announced that Rahoveci would make its debut in European competitions. The team qualified for the qualifying rounds of the 2019–20 FIBA Europe Cup.[1] Rahoveci lost both games to U-BT Cluj-Napoca from Romania.

Honours

Kosovo Basketball Superleague

    • Runners-up (1): 2018/19

Kosovo Cup

    • Runners-up (1): 2018/19

Kosovo Basketball First League

    • Winners (1): 2016/17

Liga Unike

    • Third Place (1): 2020/21

Arena

The club plays in the sport center Mizahir Isma, with a capacity for around 4,000 spectators.

European record
Season Tier Competition Round Club Home Away
2019–20
4
 FIBA Europe Cup
Qualifying round
 U-BT Cluj-Napoca 73–98 47–91

Players

Current roster
KB Rahoveci roster
PlayersCoaches
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Pos.No.Nat.NameHt.Wt.Age
PG 6 Mala, Musab 1.85 m (6 ft 1 in) 75 kg (165 lb) 26 – (1996-11-17)17 November 1996
PG 3 Carson, Jahii 1.78 m (5 ft 10 in) 82 kg (181 lb) 30 – (1992-08-31)31 August 1992
G 0 Krasniqi, Indrit 1.75 m (5 ft 9 in) 70 kg (154 lb) 21 – (2001-06-27)27 June 2001
G 21 Jupa, Ahmet 1.83 m (6 ft 0 in) 60 kg (132 lb) 20 – (2002-09-26)26 September 2002
G/F 0 Johnson, Devin 1.96 m (6 ft 5 in) 88 kg (194 lb) 28 – (1994-12-12)12 December 1994
SF 11 Kryeziu, Edmond 1.9 m (6 ft 3 in) 88 kg (194 lb) 24 – (1998-06-16)16 June 1998
F 12 Ejupi, Visar 1.97 m (6 ft 6 in) 88 kg (194 lb) 19 – (2003-04-03)3 April 2003
F 35 Rexha, Bardh 1.98 m (6 ft 6 in)
PF Seeley, Chris 2.03 m (6 ft 8 in) 100 kg (220 lb) 24 – (1998-04-11)11 April 1998
PF/C 32 Worrell, Rasheed 2.03 m (6 ft 8 in) 100 kg (220 lb) 26 – (1996-07-09)9 July 1996
Head coach

Muhamed Thaci

Assistant coach(es)
  • Blerim Delibeqa
  • Islam Hoxha
Legend
  • (C) Team captain
  • Injured

Depth chart
Pos. Starting 5 Bench 1 Bench 2
C Rasheed Worrell
PF Chris Seeley Bardh Rexha
SF Edmond Kryeziu Visar Ejupi Ahmet Jupa
SG Musab Mala Devin Johnson Idrit Krasniqi
PG Jahii Carson

References
  1. "22 clubs register for 2019-20 FIBA Europe Cup". FIBA Europe. 23 July 2019.
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