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			{{short description\|Basketball club in Ilidža, Bosnia and Herzegovina}}
	{{infobox basketball club
			{{Infobox basketball club
	\|name = OKK Spars Sarajevo
			\| name = Spars
	\|color1 = white
			\| logo = okk-spars.png
	\|color2 = blue
			\| logo_size = 225px
	\|logo =
	\|nickname =		\| nickname =
	\|leagues = ]<br>]		\| leagues = ]<br>]
	\|founded = 2005		\| founded = {{Start date and age\|2005\|df=y}}
			\| history = '''OKK Spars'''<br/>2005–2019<br/>'''KK Spars Realway'''<br/>2019–2020<br/>'''OKK Spars'''<br/>2021–present
	\|arena = ]
			\| arena = Arena Hills
	\|location = ], ], ]
			\| capacity =
	\|colors = White, blue, orange
			\| location = ]<br>] (2005–2022)<br>] (2022–present)
	\|president = Nihad Selimović
			\| colors = Blue and white<br/>{{color box\|#002EAD}} {{color box\|white}}
	\|owner = Nihad Selimović
			\| affiliation =
	\|coach = Marko Trbić
			\| president = Nihad Selimović
	\|championships = '''1''' ] (2013)
			\| coach = ]
	\|website =
			\|championships = '''1''' ] (2013)<br>'''1''' ] (2020)
			\|website = {{URL\|http://www.kkspars.com/\|kkspars.com}}
	}}		}}

	'''OKK Spars Sarajevo''' is a ~~Bosnian~~ professional basketball ~~team~~ ~~from~~ ]. ~~They~~ ~~currently~~ ~~compete~~ in the ]. The club is owned and run by ~~Dr.~~ Nihad Selimović.<ref></ref><ref> {{bs ~~icon~~}}</ref>		'''Omladinski košarkaški klub Spars''', commonly referred to as '''OKK Spars''' or '''Spars Sarajevo''', is a men's professional ] ] based in ], ]. The club competes in the ] and the ].

			The club is owned and run by Nihad Selimović and few others.<ref></ref><ref> {{in lang\|bs}}</ref>

	==History==		==History==
	The club was founded in 2005 and competed in lower ranking divisions until joining ~~the Division II~~ ] in 2011–12. After winning the ] in 2012–13, they were promoted to the ] for the 2013–14 season.		The club was founded in 2005 as '''OKK Spars''' and competed in lower-ranking divisions until joining 2nd-tier ] in the 2011–12 season. After winning the ] in the 2012–13 season, they were promoted to the ] for the 2013–14 season.

			In December 2019, the club was merged with ], and changed its name to '''KK Spars Realway'''.<ref>{{cite web \|title=Predstavljen OKK Spars Realway: Počinje nova košarkaška era u BiH \|url=https://www.klix.ba/sport/kosarka/predstavljen-okk-spars-realway-pocinje-nova-kosarkaska-era-u-bih/191216062 \|website=klix.ba \|access-date=1 July 2020}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web\|url=https://sport1.oslobodjenje.ba/kosarka/kk-spars-realway-vratit-ce-sarajevo-na-regionalnu-mapu/175950\|title=KK Spars Realway vratit će Sarajevo na regionalnu mapu\|website=sport1.ba\|language=bs\|access-date=2020-02-17}}</ref> However, on 31 December 2020, Spars and Realway parted their ways and the club changed its name back to '''OKK Spars'''.<ref>{{cite web \|title=Spars i Realway se razilaze nakon jednogodišnje saradnje, Džemić napušta klupu Sparsa \|url=https://sport1.oslobodjenje.ba/s1/kosarka/muska-kosarka/spars-i-realway-se-razilaze-nakon-jednogodisnje-saradnje-dzemic-napusta-klupu-sparsa-616813 \|website=sport1.oslobodjenje.ba \|date=January 2021 \|access-date=8 January 2021}}</ref><ref>{{cite web \|title=Posljednjeg dana 2020. godine rastali se Sparsi i Realway! \|url=https://sportsport.ba/kosarka/spars-realway-raskid/386654 \|website=sportsport.ba \|access-date=8 January 2021}}</ref>
	==Current roster==

	{{Basketball roster header
			== Sponsorship naming ==
	\| team = OKK Spars Sarajevo
			Spars has had several denominations through the years due to its sponsorship.
	\| color1 = White
			* '''Spars Ilidža''': 2022–present
	\| bg1 = #0000FF

	\| color2 = #FFFFFF
			==Logos==
	\| bg2 = Blue
			<gallery>
	}}
			File:Spars-logo.png\|'''2020'''
			File:okk-spars.png\|'''2005–2019, 2021–present'''
			</gallery>

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

			== Players ==
			{{Category see also \|OKK Spars players}}
			===Current roster===
			<section begin=roster />{{Basketball roster nationality note}}{{Basketball roster header
			\| team = Spars Ilidža \|wt=n}}
	<!-- list of players -->		<!-- list of players -->
	{{player3 \| num = 4 \| nat = ~~BIH~~ \| first = ~~Adi~~ \| last = ~~Zahiragić~~ \| pos = PG \| year=1995 \| month=02 \| date=~~24 \| m = 1.86~~}}		{{player3\|num= 3 \|nat= USA\|first= Trey \|last=Burch-Manning\|pos= SF\|m= 1.98 \|year=1995\|month= 9 \|date=21}}
	{{player3 \| num = 5 \| nat = ~~SLO~~ \| first = ~~Aleksej~~ \| last = ~~Nikolić~~ \| pos = PG \| year=~~1995~~ \| month=02 \| date=~~21 \| m = 1.91~~}}		{{player3\|num= 4 \|nat= SVN\|first= Urban \|last= Durnik \|pos= PF\|m= 2.04 \|year=1997\|month= 6 \|date=19}}
	{{player3 \| num = 6 \| nat = ~~BIH~~ \| first = ~~Edin~~ \| last = ~~Atić~~ \| pos = SG \| year=~~1997~~ \| month=01 \| date=~~19 \| m = 2.00~~}}		{{player3\|num= 5 \|nat= SRB\|first= Miloš \|last= Vraneš \|pos= SG\|m= 2.01 \|year=1995\|month= 4 \|date=25}}
	{{player3 \| num = 7 \| nat = ~~BIH~~ \| first = ~~Mirza~~ \| last = ~~Bulić~~ \| ~~pos~~ = PF \| year=~~1992~~ \| month=06 \| date=~~27 \| m = 2.06~~}}		{{player3\|num= 7 \|nat= CRO\|first= Jakov \|last= Mustapić \|pos= G\|m= 1.93 \|year=1994\|month= 8 \|date=22}}
	{{player3 \| num = 8 \| nat = BIH \| first = ~~Nermin~~ \| last = ~~Buza~~ \| pos = PF \| year=~~1991~~ \| month=10 \| date=~~06 \| m = 2.06~~}}		{{player3\|num= 8 \|nat= BIH\|first= Almir \|last= Hasandić \|pos= SG\|m= 1.90 \|year=1990\|month=10 \|date=19}}
	{{player3 \| num = 9 \| nat = ~~BIH~~ \| first = ~~Armin~~ \| last = ~~Bilić~~ \| pos = SG \| year=1994 \| month=01 \| date=~~11 \| m = 1.97~~}}		{{player3\|num= 9 \|nat= MNE\|first= Mašan \|last= Vrbica \|pos= PG\|m= 1.87 \|year=1994\|month= 6 \|date=14}}
	{{player3 \| num = 11 \| nat = ~~BIH~~ \| ~~first~~ = ~~Fahrudin~~ \| ~~last~~ = ~~Manjagafić~~ \| pos = C \| year=~~1997~~ \| month=01 \| date=~~21 \| m = 2.07~~}}		{{player3\|num=10 \|nat= USA\|first= Remy \|last= Abell \|pos= G \|m= 1.93 \|year=1992\|month= 8 \|date=17}}
	{{player3 \| num = 12 \| nat = BIH \| first = ~~Nedim~~ \| last = ~~Buza~~ \| ~~pos~~ = SF \| year=~~1995~~ \| month=05 \| date=10 ~~\| m = 2.03~~}}		{{player3\|num=11 \|nat= BIH\|first= Imran \|last= Polutak \|pos= C \|m= 2.09 \|year=1996\|month=07 \|date= 9}}
	{{player3 \| num = 13 \| nat = BIH \| first = ~~Refik~~ \| last = ~~Bašić~~ \| pos = C \| year=~~1995~~ \| month=10 \| date=~~05 \| m = 2.14~~}}		{{player3\|num=13 \|nat= BIH\|first= Reuf \|last= Livadić \|pos= C \|m= 2.13 \|year=2000\|month= 6 \|date=20}}
	{{player3 \| num = 14 \| nat = BIH \| first = ~~Stefan~~ \| ~~last~~ ~~= Glogovac~~ \| pos = PF \| year=~~1994~~ \| month=06 \| date=~~13 \| m = 2.06~~}}		{{player3\|num=14 \|nat= BIH\|first= Nedim \|last= Buza \|pos= F \|m= 2.05 \|year=2000\|month= 5 \|date=10}}
	{{player3 \| num = 15 \| nat = ~~BIH~~ \| ~~first~~ = ~~Igor~~ \| ~~last~~ = ~~Josipović~~ \| ~~pos~~ = C \| year=~~1988~~ \| month=09 \| date=~~21 \| m = 2.05~~}}		{{player3\|num=20 \|nat= CRO\|first= Dino \|last= Butorac \|pos= G\|m= 1.92 \|year=1990\|month=10 \|date=08}}
	{{player3 \| num = 23 \| nat = ~~SRB~~ \| first = ~~Nikola~~ \| ~~last~~ ~~= Đurasović~~ \| pos = PF \| year=~~1983~~ \| month=08 \| date=~~08 \| m = 1.98~~}}		{{player3\|num=28 \|nat= BIH\|first= Aleksa \|last= Gatarić \|pos= PG\|m= 1.86 \|year=2002\|month=04 \|date=19}}
	{{player3 \| num = 22 \| nat = BIH \| first = Amar \| last = Gegić \| pos = SG \| year=1998 \| month=02 \| date=14 \| m = 1.96}}
	{{player3 \| num = 51 \| nat = BIH \| first = Alija \| last = Pirić \| pos = C \| year=1997 \| month=05 \| date=12 \| m = 2.10}}
	{{player3 \| num = 55 \| nat = BIH \| first = Adnan \| last = Arslanagić \| pos = PG \| year=1997 \| month=08 \| date=26 \| m = 1.82}}
	{{player3 \| num = 95 \| nat = SRB \| first = Đoko \| last = Šalić \| pos = C \| year=1995 \| month=09 \| date=18 \| m = 2.10}}
	<!-- end list of players -->		<!-- end list of players -->
	{{Basketball roster footer		{{Basketball roster footer
	\| head_coach =		\| head_coach =
	*{{player\|\|~~Bosnia and Herzegovina~~\|]}}		{{player\|\|MNE\|]}}
	\| asst_coach =		\| asst_coach =
	*{{player\|\|~~Bosnia~~ ~~and~~ ~~Herzegovina~~\|~~Mirza~~ ~~Trnka~~}}		{{player\|\|BIH\|]}}
			\| roster_url = https://druga.aba-liga.com/team/61/21/2/0/spars/
	*{{player\|\|Bosnia and Herzegovina\|Majo Golubović}}
			\| accessdate = {{dts\|2022\|7\|10}}
	\| str_cond =
			}}<section end=roster />
	*{{player\|\|Bosnia and Herzegovina\|Azur Sakić}}
	\| physio =
	*{{player\|\|Bosnia and Herzegovina\|Mirza Bahto}}
	\| roster_url = http://www.kkspars.com/selekcije/seniori
	\| accessdate = 6 December 2014
	}}

			== Trophies and awards ==
	==Youth team==
			=== Trophies ===
	The youth team uses to play the ]. In the ], Spars were invited to play the final stage in ].
			* ''']''' <small>(2nd-tier)</small>
			** '''Winners (1)''': 2012–13
			* ''']'''
			** '''Winners (1)''': 2020

			== Head coaches ==
			{{Category see also\|OKK Spars coaches}}

			* {{flagicon\|BIH}} ] <small>(2010–2018)</small>
			* {{flagicon\|BIH}} ] <small>(2018)</small>
			* {{flagicon\|BIH}} ] <small>(2018–2019)</small>
			* {{flagicon\|BIH}} Goran Šehovac <small>(2019)</small>
			* {{flagicon\|BIH}} Nermin Selimović <small>(2019)</small>
			* {{flagicon\|BIH}} Nedim Džemić <small>(2020)</small>
			* {{flagicon\|MNE}} ] <small>(2021)</small>
			* {{flagicon\|MNE}} Zoran Kašćelan <small>(2021)</small>
			* {{flagicon\|MNE}} ] <small>(2022–present)</small>

			==Youth system==
			The club's ] competes in the ]. In the ], Spars were invited to play in ] for the tournament's final stage.

	==References==		==References==
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	==External links==		==External links==
			*{{official\|http://www.kkspars.com/}}
	* at Eurobasket.com		* at Eurobasket.com

			{{Basketball Championship of Bosnia and Herzegovina}}
	]
			{{ABA League}}

			]
	]		]
			]
			]

Latest revision as of 21:43, 7 August 2024

Basketball club in Ilidža, Bosnia and Herzegovina

Spars

Leagues	Bosnian League ABA League
Founded	2005; 20 years ago (2005)
History	OKK Spars 2005–2019 KK Spars Realway 2019–2020 OKK Spars 2021–present
Arena	Arena Hills
Location	Bosnia and Herzegovina Sarajevo (2005–2022) Ilidža (2022–present)
Team colors	Blue and white
President	Nihad Selimović
Head coach	Miodrag Kadija
Championships	1 A1 League (2013) 1 Bosnian Cup (2020)
Website	kkspars.com

Omladinski košarkaški klub Spars, commonly referred to as OKK Spars or Spars Sarajevo, 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.

The club is owned and run by Nihad Selimović and few others.

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. However, on 31 December 2020, Spars and Realway parted their ways and the club changed its name back to OKK Spars.

Sponsorship naming

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

Spars Ilidža: 2022–present

Logos

2020
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 nationalities not displayed.

Spars Ilidža roster

Players

Coaches

Pos.	No.	Name	Ht.	Age
SF	3	Burch-Manning, Trey	1.98 m (6 ft 6 in)	29 – (1995-09-21)21 September 1995
PF	4	Durnik, Urban	2.04 m (6 ft 8 in)	27 – (1997-06-19)19 June 1997
SG	5	Vraneš, Miloš	2.01 m (6 ft 7 in)	29 – (1995-04-25)25 April 1995
G	7	Mustapić, Jakov	1.93 m (6 ft 4 in)	30 – (1994-08-22)22 August 1994
SG	8	Hasandić, Almir	1.90 m (6 ft 3 in)	34 – (1990-10-19)19 October 1990
PG	9	Vrbica, Mašan	1.87 m (6 ft 2 in)	30 – (1994-06-14)14 June 1994
G	10	Abell, Remy	1.93 m (6 ft 4 in)	32 – (1992-08-17)17 August 1992
C	11	Polutak, Imran	2.09 m (6 ft 10 in)	28 – (1996-07-09)9 July 1996
C	13	Livadić, Reuf	2.13 m (7 ft 0 in)	24 – (2000-06-20)20 June 2000
F	14	Buza, Nedim	2.05 m (6 ft 9 in)	24 – (2000-05-10)10 May 2000
G	20	Butorac, Dino	1.92 m (6 ft 4 in)	34 – (1990-10-08)8 October 1990
PG	28	Gatarić, Aleksa	1.86 m (6 ft 1 in)	22 – (2002-04-19)19 April 2002

Head coach

Miodrag Kadija

Assistant coach(es)

Srđan Stanić

Legend

(C) Team captain
Injured

Roster

Updated: July 10, 2022

Trophies and awards

Trophies

A1 League (2nd-tier)
- Winners (1): 2012–13
National Cup
- Winners (1): 2020

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

Basketball business: OKK Spars owner Nihad Selimovic asked Serbia to steal Djoko Salic?
Razgovor sa dr. Nihadom Selimovićem (in Bosnian)
"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 links

Official website
Team profile at Eurobasket.com

v t e Basketball Championship of Bosnia and Herzegovina
Current teams	Borac (ABA 2) Bosna (ABA 2) Igokea (ABA) Jahorina Leotar Mladost Mostar Orlovik Posušje Promo DV Radnički Slavija 1996 Sloboda Spars Široki (ABA 2)
Former teams	SKK Borac Bošnjak Bratunac Brotnjo Čapljina Lasta Čelik Gradina Građanski HEO Kakanj Radnik Servitium Spartak Student Mostar Student Banja Luka Varda Vogošća Zrinjski
Past seasons	2011–12 2012–13 2013–14 2014–15 2015–16 2016–17 2017–18 2018–19 2019–20 2020–21 2021–22 2022–23 2023–24 2024–25

ABA League

First Division

Clubs

2024–25

Former

Borac Banja Luka
Bosna
Cedevita
FMP / Reflex (defunct)
Helios
Hemofarm
Karpoš Sokoli (suspended)
Koper Primorska (defunct)
Kvarner (defunct)
Levski Sofia (restricted)
Lovćen 1947
Maccabi Tel Aviv (restricted)
Metalac
MZT Skopje
Nymburk (restricted)
Olimpija (defunct)
Radnički Kragujevac (defunct)
Sloboda Tuzla
Slovan
Sutjeska
Szolnoki (restricted)
Šentjur
Šibenik (defunct)
Široki
Vojvodina (defunct)
Zagreb (defunct)
Zlatorog

Seasons

2001–02 2002–03 2003–04 2004–05 2005–06 2006–07 2007–08 2008–09 2009–10 2010–11 2011–12 2012–13 2013–14 2014–15 2015–16 2016–17 2017–18 2018–19 2019–20 2020–21 2021–22 2022–23 2023–24 2024–25
Postseason	Final Four 2002 2003 2004 Final Eight 2005 2006 Playoffs 2007 Final Four 2008 2009 2010 2011 2012 2013 2014 Playoffs 2015 2016 2017 2018 2019 ~~2020~~ 2021 2022 2023
Super Cup	2017 2018 2019 ~~2020~~ 2023

Awards

U19 League

Second Division

Clubs

2024–25	Borac Banja Luka Bosna Cedevita Ilirija Helios MZT Skopje Pelister Podgorica Rabotnički Šibenka Široki Spartak Sutjeska Teodo Tivat Vojvodina Vršac Zlatibor
Former	AV Ohrid Borac Čačak Dynamic Gorica Krka Lovćen 1947 Mladost Novi Pazar Primorska (defunct) Rabotnički Rogaška Sloboda Tuzla Sloboda Užice Sloga Spars Spartak Split Studentski centar Šenčur TFT Skopje Vrijednosnice Osijek Zrinjski

Seasons

2017–18 2018–19 2019–20 2020–21 2021–22 2022–23 2023–24 2024–25
Postseason	Final Four 2018 Playoffs 2019 ~~2020~~ 2021 2022 Playout ~~2021~~
Feeders	Bosnia and Herzegovina Croatia Montenegro North Macedonia Serbia Slovenia

Competition

People

Players
- Current rosters
- Players union
Đorđije Pavićević (President)
Goran Ćakić (Vice-president)
Žarko Paspalj (Ambassador)
Nebojša Čović (2017–18 President)
Žarko Čabarkapa (Former Sports Director)

Associated
competitions

Other

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