KB Peja

Basketball team in Pejë, Kosovo
Peja
Peja logo
LeaguesKosovo Superleague = Fiba Europe Cup
Founded13 May 1993; 30 years ago (1993-05-13)
HistoryKB Peja
(1993–2001)
KB Dukagjini Pejë
(2001–2005)
KB Peja
(2005–present)
ArenaKaragaq Sports Hall
Capacity2,500
LocationPejë, Kosovo
Team colorsYellow and black
   
PresidentFatmir Gashi
Head coachRami Hadar
Championships7 Kosovo Superleague
6 Kosovo Cup
2 Kosovo Supercup
WebsiteOfficial website
Home jersey
Team colours
Home
Away jersey
Team colours
Away

Klubi i Basketbollit Peja (English: Basketball Club Peja) is a Kosovan professional basketball club based in Pejë.[1][2] The club competes in the Kosovo Basketball Superleague, Kosovo Cup and Liga Unike.

The team's roster has included big names like Acie Earl, Fred House, Ricardo Marsh, Samir Shaptahu, Dardan Berisha, and Gerti Shima.

History

The team was officially formed on 13 March 1993 under the ownership of Ilhami Gashi. The club's first manager was Valdet Spahija and the first roster consisted of Valdet Spahija (as player-manager), Riza Gjakova, Ahmet Nimani, Besim Gjuka, Sebajdin Sylejmani, Agim Lluka, Agim Beqiraj and Turhan Zajmi.

The team name was KB Peja until 2001, when Ekrem Lluka bought the club and renamed it KB Dukagjini(Dukagjini is the company named after the region). In 2005 the name was changed back to KB Peja.[3] In the 1996-97 season KB Peja played in the second division, due to problems with the Basketball Federation of Kosovo. In 2003-04, the team didn't compete in any league organized by the Basketball Federation of Kosovo.

In the 2016–17 season, Peja would play in a European competition for the first time, when the team entered the FIBA Europe Cup.[4][5]

Honours and titles

  • Kosovo Superleague
    • Winners (7): 1993, 1994, 1995, 1996, 2004, 2013, 2023
    • Runners-up (9): 1993, 2000, 2005, 2008, 2011, 2014, 2015, 2016, 2021
  • Kosovo Cup
    • Winners (6): 1994, 1995, 1997, 2011, 2015, 2020
    • Runners-up (7): 2001, 2006, 2008, 2009, 2013, 2016, 2017
  • Kosovo Supercup
    • Winners (2): 1997, 2015
  • Balkan International Basketball League
    • Runners-up (1): 2023
    • Semi-finalist (3): 2015, 2017, 2024
  • Liga Unike
    • Winners (1): 2022
    • Runners-up (1): 2021

Players

2022–2023 roster

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

KB Peja roster
Players Coaches
Pos. No. Nat. Name Ht. Age
PG 77 Kosovo Berisha, Albin 1.86 m (6 ft 1 in) 22 – (2002-03-20)20 March 2002
PG 24 United States Umipig, Isiah 1.83 m (6 ft 0 in) 32 – (1992-03-25)25 March 1992
PG 51 Montenegro Koljević, Ivan 1.86 m (6 ft 1 in) 79 kg (174 lb) 39 – (1984-06-30)30 June 1984
CG 5 Kosovo Kurtaj, Olsi 1.96 m (6 ft 5 in) 19 – (2004-05-11)11 May 2004
SG 35 Kosovo Bojku, Ermal 1.73 m (5 ft 8 in) 22 – (2001-12-07)7 December 2001
SG 15 United States Purvis, Rodney 1.93 m (6 ft 4 in) 30 – (1994-02-14)14 February 1994
G/F 10 Kosovo Qallaku, Arian 1.96 m (6 ft 5 in) 31 – (1992-07-09)9 July 1992
SF 11 United States Tate, Jalen 1.98 m (6 ft 6 in) 25 – (1998-06-18)18 June 1998
PF/C 12 United States Spicer, Khaliq 2.06 m (6 ft 9 in) 29 – (1994-05-27)27 May 1994
C 0 United States Waldow, Brad 2.08 m (6 ft 10 in) 32 – (1991-12-30)30 December 1991
SG 9 Kosovo Nila, Sokol 1.88 m (6 ft 2 in) 20 – (2003-10-10)10 October 2003
Head coach
Legend
  • (C) Team captain
  • (TW) Two-way affiliate player
  • Injured Injured

Depth chart

Pos. Starting 5 Bench 1 Bench 2
C Brad Waldow Khaliq Spicer
PF Samir Zekiqi Alban Veseli
SF Rodney Purvis Jalen Tate
SG Arti Hajdari Arian Qollaku Ermal Bojku
PG Isiah Umipig Ivan Koljević Albin Berisha

Notable players

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

Criteria

To appear in this section a player must have either:

  • Set a club record or won an individual award while at the club
  • Played at least one official international match for their national team at any time
  • Played at least one official NBA match at any time.
Kosovo and Albania
  1. Kosovo Dardan Berisha
  2. Kosovo Edis Kuraja
  3. KosovoAlbania Ersid Ljuca
  4. Albania Gerti Shima
  5. KosovoUnited States Malcolm Armstead
  6. Kosovo Samir Shaptahu
  7. Kosovo Valdet Grapci
  8. Kosovo Valdet Spahija
Balkans
  1. Bosnia and Herzegovina Adnan Bajramović
  2. Slovenia Dragan Pusić
  3. Croatia Goran Kalamiža
  4. Croatia Hrvoje Puljko
  5. Slovenia Jan Močnik
  6. CroatiaBosnia and Herzegovina Jozo Brkić
  7. Bosnia and Herzegovina Mirza Ahmetbašić
  8. Bosnia and Herzegovina Nedžad Spahić
  9. Croatia Teo Simović
United States
  1. United States Acie Earl
  2. United States Anthony Knox
  3. United States Cyril Awere
  4. United States Dustin Scott
  5. United States Fred House
  6. United States George Odufuwa
  7. United States Janou Rubin
  8. United States Mario Austin
  9. United States Mario Edwards
  10. United States Nic Wise
  11. United States Ricardo Marsh
  12. United States Theo Little
Other countries
  1. Dominican Republic Carlos Morban
  2. Canada Harouna Mutombo

Coaching history

References

  1. ^ "Home". kbpeja.com.
  2. ^ "Balkanleague.net".
  3. ^ Eurobasket Profile of KB Peja
  4. ^ Draw results in for 2016-17 FIBA Europe Cup season
  5. ^ KB Peja Profile at EuroCup

External links

  • Official website
  • Eurobasket.com Team Profile
  • v
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Kosovo Basketball Superleague
Seasons
2023–24 teams
  • v
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Balkan International Basketball League
Seasons
2023–24 teams
Former teams