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Basketball club in Žitište, Serbia

Sveti Đorđe
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Nickname	Sveci (Saints)
Leagues	First Regional League of Serbia
Founded	1979; 46 years ago (1979)
History	KK Plastika (1979–1999) KK Žitište (1999–2001) KK Sveti Đorđe (2001–present)
Arena	Sveti Sava ES Hall
Location	Žitište, Serbia
Team colors	White and Red
President	Nikola Pešut
Head coach	Nenad Vignjević
Website	kksvetidjordje.com

Košarkaški klub Sveti Đorđe (Serbian Cyrillic: Кошаркашки клуб Свети Ђорђе), commonly referred to as KK Sveti Đorđe, is a men's professional basketball club based in Žitište, Serbia. They are currently competing in the First Regional League of Serbia (3rd-tier).

The club was founded in 1979 and renamed in 2001 after Saint George. The club has its own Hall of Fame, where the members are Drago Radinović, Zoran Veselinov and Nikola Pešut.

History

In the 2018–19 Cup of Serbia, Sveti Đorđe as a 3rd-tier league member won over Zdravlje (2nd-tier league member) in the quarterfinals and over Vojvodina (1st-tier league member) in the semifinals. Those wins took them to the 2019 Cup of Serbia Final and qualifies to the 2019 Radivoj Korać Cup. Sveti Đorđe lost from Novi Pazar in the Cup of Serbia Final.

Players

Main page: Category:KK Sveti Đorđe players

Coaches

Main page: Category:KK Sveti Đorđe coaches

Dušan Radojčić
Nebojša Vidić
Marko Boljac (2017–2019)
Nenad Vignjević (2019–present)

Trophies and awards

Trophies

Cup of Serbia (2nd-tier)
- Runners-up: 2018–19
Radivoj Korać Cup
- Quarterfinals: 2019

References

"Istorijat - KK Sveti Đorđe". kksvetidjordje.com (in Serbian). Retrieved 9 January 2019.
"Kuća Slavnih - KK Sveti Đorđe". kksvetidjordje.com (in Serbian). Retrieved 9 January 2019.
"KOŠARKAŠKA SENZACIJA! Na Kup Koraća ide klub iz majušnog mesta, koje nema srednju školu, ali ima VELIKO SRCE". sport.blic.rs (in Serbian). Retrieved 9 January 2019.
"Novogodišnja bajka u Žitištu: Pala i Vojvodina, Sveti Đorđe u finalu Kupa". ilovezrenjanin.com (in Serbian). Retrieved 9 January 2019.
"Najveći uspeh za KK "Sveti Đorđe" u Žitištu". rtvsantos.com (in Serbian). Retrieved 9 January 2019.
"Novi Pazar pobednik Kupa KSS". mondo.rs. Retrieved 16 January 2019.
"KUP KOŠARKAŠKOG SAVEZA SRBIJE Novi Pazar podigao trofej, Sveti Đorđe nije uspeo da savlada i ovu "aždahu"". sport.blic.rs. Retrieved 16 January 2019.

External links

Official website (in Serbian)
Profile at srbijasport.net (in Serbian)
Profile at eurobasket.com

v t e Men's Basketball Clubs in Serbia
Current season: 2022–23
1st tier	OKK Beograd Borac Čačak Crvena zvezda Čačak 94 Dynamic Dunav FMP Kolubara Mega Metalac Mladost Zemun Novi Pazar Partizan Sloboda Užice Sloga Spartak Tamiš Vojvodina Vršac Zdravlje Zlatibor
2nd tier	Beko Borac Zemun Hercegovac Joker Klik Mladost SP Napredak Aleksinac Pirot Radnički 1950 Radnik Slodes SPD Radnički Star Železničar Čačak Žitko Basket
3rd tier	Beovuk 72 Bor RTB I Came to Play Jagodina Konstantin Loznica Knjaževac 1950 Napredak Kruševac Proleter Radnički Beograd Rtanj Sveti Đorđe Vrbas Vizura Zemun Žarkovo Železničar Inđija
4th tier	Crnokosa Dinamo Mladost Čačak Smederevo 1953 Šabac
Defunct	Atlas / Beopetrol / IMT Beobanka / Vojvodina Srbijagas BFC Borovica Ergonom Fair Play FMP / Reflex Lavovi 063 Mašinac Meridiana Novi Sad Profikolor Radnički Kragujevac (est. 1950) Radnički Kragujevac / Lions Vršac Radnički Zastava / KG 06 Superfund

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