OKK Spars

Omladinski košarkaški klub Spars, commonly referred to as OKK Spars or Spars Ilidža, is a men's professional basketball club based in Ilidža, Bosnia and Herzegovina. The club competes in the Basketball Championship of Bosnia and Herzegovina and the ABA League Second Division.

Spars Ilidža
Spars Ilidža logo
LeaguesBosnian League
ABA League
Founded2005 (2005)
HistoryOKK Spars
2005–2019
KK Spars Realway
2019–2020
OKK Spars
2021–present
ArenaArena Hills
LocationBosnia and Herzegovina
Sarajevo (2005–2022)
Ilidža (2022–present)
Team colorsBlue and white
   
PresidentNihad Selimović
Head coachMiodrag Kadija
Championships1 A1 League (2013)
1 Bosnian Cup (2020)
Websitekkspars.com

The club is owned and run by Nihad Selimović and few others.[1][2]

History

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 naming

Spars has had several denominations through the years due to its sponsorship.

  • Spars Ilidža: 2022–present

Logos
  • 2020
    2020
  • 2005–2019, 2021–present
    2005–2019, 2021–present

Home arenas
  • Novo Sarajevo Sports Hall, also known as the Grbavica Sports Hall (2019–2022)
  • Arena Hills (2022–present)

Players

Current roster

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

Spars Ilidža roster
PlayersCoaches
Pos.No.Nat.NameHt.Age
SF 3 United States Burch-Manning, Trey 1.98 m (6 ft 6 in) 28 – (1995-09-21)21 September 1995
PF 4 Slovenia Durnik, Urban 2.04 m (6 ft 8 in) 26 – (1997-06-19)19 June 1997
SG 5 Serbia Vraneš, Miloš 2.01 m (6 ft 7 in) 28 – (1995-04-25)25 April 1995
G 7 Croatia Mustapić, Jakov 1.93 m (6 ft 4 in) 29 – (1994-08-22)22 August 1994
SG 8 Bosnia and Herzegovina Hasandić, Almir 1.90 m (6 ft 3 in) 33 – (1990-10-19)19 October 1990
PG 9 Montenegro Vrbica, Mašan 1.87 m (6 ft 2 in) 29 – (1994-06-14)14 June 1994
G 10 United States Abell, Remy 1.93 m (6 ft 4 in) 31 – (1992-08-17)17 August 1992
C 11 Bosnia and Herzegovina Polutak, Imran 2.09 m (6 ft 10 in) 27 – (1996-07-09)9 July 1996
C 13 Bosnia and Herzegovina Livadić, Reuf 2.13 m (7 ft 0 in) 23 – (2000-06-20)20 June 2000
F 14 Bosnia and Herzegovina Buza, Nedim 2.05 m (6 ft 9 in) 23 – (2000-05-10)10 May 2000
G 20 Croatia Butorac, Dino 1.92 m (6 ft 4 in) 33 – (1990-10-08)8 October 1990
PG 28 Bosnia and Herzegovina Gatarić, Aleksa 1.86 m (6 ft 1 in) 21 – (2002-04-19)19 April 2002
Head coach
Assistant coach(es)
  • Bosnia and Herzegovina Srđan Stanić
Legend
  • (C) Team captain
  • Injured Injured
Updated: July 10, 2022

Trophies and awards

Trophies

Head coaches

Youth system

The 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
  1. Basketball business: OKK Spars owner Nihad Selimovic asked Serbia to steal Djoko Salic?
  2. Razgovor sa dr. Nihadom Selimovićem (in Bosnian)
  3. "Predstavljen OKK Spars Realway: Počinje nova košarkaška era u BiH". klix.ba. Retrieved 1 July 2020.
  4. "KK Spars Realway vratit će Sarajevo na regionalnu mapu". sport1.ba (in Bosnian). Retrieved 2020-02-17.
  5. "Spars i Realway se razilaze nakon jednogodišnje saradnje, Džemić napušta klupu Sparsa". sport1.oslobodjenje.ba. January 2021. Retrieved 8 January 2021.
  6. "Posljednjeg dana 2020. godine rastali se Sparsi i Realway!". sportsport.ba. Retrieved 8 January 2021.
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