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Spars Sarajevo
Leagues	Bosnian League (''de facto'' relegated) ABA League
Founded	2005; 20 years ago (2005)
History	OKK Spars 2005–2019 KK Spars Realway 2019–2020 OKK Spars 2021–present
Arena	Novo Sarajevo Sports Hall
Capacity	1,500
Location	Sarajevo, Bosnia and Herzegovina
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 Sarajevo, 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.

Home arena

Spars plays its home games at the Novo Sarajevo Sports Hall (also known as the Grbavica Sports Hall). The hall is located in the Grbavica of Sarajevo, near the Grbavica Stadium, and owned by the Novo Sarajevo Municipality. The hall was built in 2016. It has a seating capacity of 1,500 seats.

Players

Current roster

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

Spars Sarajevo roster
Players	Coaches
Pos. No. Nat. Name Ht. Age PG 1 Zahiragić, Adi 1.87 m (6 ft 2 in) 29 – (1995-02-24)24 February 1995 PG 3 Klavžar, Nejc 1.87 m (6 ft 2 in) 25 – (1999-03-21)21 March 1999 SG 4 Huseinspahić, Harun 1.95 m (6 ft 5 in) 23 – (2001-03-26)26 March 2001 SF 6 Malešević, Zerin 1.98 m (6 ft 6 in) 22 – (2002-06-10)10 June 2002 F 7 Tuljković, Mujo 2.03 m (6 ft 8 in) 45 – (1979-06-17)17 June 1979 SG 8 Hasandić, Almir 1.90 m (6 ft 3 in) 34 – (1990-10-19)19 October 1990 SF 10 Ilić, Vojin 2.00 m (6 ft 7 in) 24 – (2000-08-09)9 August 2000 C 11 Polutak, Imran 2.09 m (6 ft 10 in) 28 – (1996-07-09)9 July 1996 F 12 Memić, Enis 2.06 m (6 ft 9 in) 27 – (1997-02-23)23 February 1997 C 13 Kamenjaš, Kenan 2.08 m (6 ft 10 in) 24 – (2000-01-17)17 January 2000 C 14 Vidović, Valentin 2.04 m (6 ft 8 in) 22 – (2002-05-31)31 May 2002 SF 19 Buza, Nedim 2.03 m (6 ft 8 in) 29 – (1995-05-10)10 May 1995 SF 24 Mičić, Nikola 2.02 m (6 ft 8 in) 22 – (2002-02-09)9 February 2002 C 32 Livadić, Reuf 2.13 m (7 ft 0 in) 24 – (2000-06-20)20 June 2000 F 95 Orelik, Gediminas 2.00 m (6 ft 7 in) 34 – (1990-05-14)14 May 1990 PG Ponds, Shamorie 1.88 m (6 ft 2 in) 26 – (1998-06-29)29 June 1998	Head coach Miodrag Kadija Assistant coach(es) Srđan Stanić Legend (C) Team captain Injured Roster Updated: June 8, 2021

Trophies and awards

Trophies

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

Head coaches

• Marko Trbić (2010–2018)
• Ivan Opačak (2018)
• Marko Trbić (2018–2019)
• Goran Šehovac (2019)
• Nermin Selimović (2019)
• Nedim Džemić (2020)
• Miodrag Kadija (2021–present)

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. Retrieved 8 January 2021.
6. "Posljednjeg dana 2020. godine rastali se Sparsi i Realway!". sportsport.ba. Retrieved 8 January 2021.
7. "Sportska dvorana na Grbavici". novosarajevo.ba. Retrieved 8 January 2021.
8. "Sportska dvorana Novo Sarajevo". jponsa.ba. Retrieved 8 January 2021.
9. "Sportska dvorana Novo Sarajevo". sarajevo.travel. Retrieved 8 January 2021.

External links

• Official website
• Team profile at Eurobasket.com

• Basketball teams established in 2005
• Basketball teams in Bosnia and Herzegovina
• 2005 establishments in Bosnia and Herzegovina
• Sport in Sarajevo