KK Strumica

KK Strumica is a basketball club based in Strumica, North Macedonia. They currently compete in the Macedonian First League.

KK Strumica
KK Strumica logo
LeaguesMacedonian League
Founded1949 (1949)
HistoryABA Strumica
2005–2014
KK Strumica
2014–present
ArenaArena Park
Capacity5,000
LocationStrumica, North Macedonia
PresidentDragan Popovski
Head coachVlasis Vlaikidis

History

It was founded in 1991 under the name Makedonija '91, and was later also known as Polo Trejd. The club changed its name to ABA Strumica from 2005 to 2012.ABA Strumica merged with KK Millenium Strumica in season 2011-2012. After a change in leadership in 2005, a new president, Pajanotis Karapiperis, formed a strong culture by bringing in significant players to the team.

  • Champions They become champions of the Macedonian First League in the 2006–07 season.They were Macedonian Cup finalists in 2007 and 2008. However, following the 2007–08 season, the club canceled its participation in the First League and the newly formed Balkan League due to financial concerns.[1] They continued to play in the Second League until 2012, where after winning the 2011–12 championship, they folded completely[2] and merged with ABA Strumica.[3][4][5]
  • KK Strumica is back .From year 2014 financial problems were fixed and behind. The city of Strumica became owner and main sponsor of the team. The team is back in the top flight Macedonian Basketball Championship .

Home Ground

KK Strumica plays their basketball matches at Arena Park .Sports Hall with capacity of 5000. Arena Park

Champions North Macedonia
  • (2) : 1982 ,2007

Current roster 2017/18
KK Strumica roster
PlayersCoaches
Pos.No.Nat.NameHt.Age
G 2 United States Diehl, Tyler 1.93 m (6 ft 4 in) 79 kg (174 lb) 31 – (1991-11-03)3 November 1991
PG 5 North Macedonia Cvetkov, Petre (C) 1.85 m (6 ft 1 in) 72 kg (159 lb) 38 – (1984-12-13)13 December 1984
8 North Macedonia Abrašev, Dragan 23 – (2000-05-16)16 May 2000
11 North Macedonia Šajkarov, Aleksandar 28 – (1994-10-19)19 October 1994
G 13 North Macedonia Stojmenov, Damjan 1.85 m (6 ft 1 in) 26 – (1997-04-09)9 April 1997
15 North Macedonia Abazović, Milan 26 – (1997-09-28)28 September 1997
SG 23 United States Tyus, Keevin 1.96 m (6 ft 5 in) 93 kg (205 lb) 30 – (1992-11-25)25 November 1992
F 45 United States Gilbert, Rantavious 2.03 m (6 ft 8 in) 109 kg (240 lb) 30 – (1993-09-19)19 September 1993
Head coach
Assistant coach(es)
  • North Macedonia Vasko Atanasov
Legend
  • (C) Team captain
  • Injured Injured

Depth chart
Pos. Starting 5 Bench 1 Bench 2
C
PF Rantavious Gilbert Mihajlo Arsoski Dimitar Delipetrov
SF Aleksandar Šajkarov
SG Keevin Tyus Mihajlo Mitev
PG Tyler Diehl Petre Cvetkov Dušan Mekendziev

Strumica in FIBA competitions

Notable past players

References
  1. "KK STRUMICA basketball team – History". Eurobasket.com. Retrieved August 7, 2015.
  2. "KK MILLENIUM STRUMICA basketball team – History". Eurobasket.com. Retrieved August 7, 2015.
  3. Струмичките кошаркари се обединија во КК "Струмица"! (in Macedonian)
  4. "KK STRUMICA TABAC | Korac Cup (1998) | FIBA Europe".
  5. "BC STRUMICA 2005 | EuroCup (2008) | FIBA Europe".
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