KB Rahoveci

Basketball club

Rahoveci

Nickname

Vreshtarët

Leagues

Kosovo First League

Founded

2016; 8 years ago (2016)

Dissolved

2023

Arena

Mizahir Isma

Capacity

4.000

Location

Rahoveci, Kosovo

Team captain

Blerim Deliu

Championships

1 Kosovo First League

Website

Official website

Home

Away

KB Rahoveci, or simply Rahoveci, was a professional basketball club based in the city Rahoveci, Kosovo. The club last played in the Kosovo Superleague.

History

In the 2016–17 season, the small club from the town of Rahovec got promoted to the Superleague and they managed to finish in sixth position in the table. They were the rivals of Ylli, a club from the nearby city of Theranda. In the 2018–19 Superleague, Rahoveci finished as runners-up behind Prishtina.

On 24 July 2019, it was announced that Rahoveci would make its debut in European competitions. The team qualified for the qualifying rounds of the 2019–20 FIBA Europe Cup.^[1] Rahoveci lost both games to U-BT Cluj-Napoca from Romania. Rahoveci relegated to the Kosovo First League after finishing last in the 2022–23 Kosovo Basketball Superleague. They did not play a single game in the First League due to financial problems and dissolved on the 26 September 2023.^[2]

Honours

Kosovo Superleague

Runners-up (1): 2018/19

Kosovo Cup

Runners-up (1): 2018/19

Kosovo First League

Winners (1): 2016/17

Liga Unike

Third Place (1): 2020/21

Arena

The club played in the sport center Mizahir Isma, with a capacity for around 4,000 spectators.

European record

Season	Tier	Competition	Round	Club	Home	Away
2019–20	4	FIBA Europe Cup	Qualifying round	U-BT Cluj-Napoca	73–98	47–91

Players

2022 roster

KB Rahoveci roster

Players

Coaches

Pos.	No.	Name	Ht.	Wt.	Age
PG	6	Mala, Musab	1.85 m (6 ft 1 in)	75 kg (165 lb)	27 – (1996-11-17)17 November 1996
PG	3	Carson, Jahii	1.78 m (5 ft 10 in)	82 kg (181 lb)	31 – (1992-08-31)31 August 1992
G	0	Krasniqi, Indrit	1.75 m (5 ft 9 in)	70 kg (154 lb)	22 – (2001-06-27)27 June 2001
G	21	Jupa, Ahmet	1.83 m (6 ft 0 in)	60 kg (132 lb)	21 – (2002-09-26)26 September 2002
G/F	0	Johnson, Devin	1.96 m (6 ft 5 in)	88 kg (194 lb)	29 – (1994-12-12)12 December 1994
SF	11	Kryeziu, Edmond	1.9 m (6 ft 3 in)	88 kg (194 lb)	25 – (1998-06-16)16 June 1998
F	12	Ejupi, Visar	1.97 m (6 ft 6 in)	88 kg (194 lb)	21 – (2003-04-03)3 April 2003
F	35	Rexha, Bardh	1.98 m (6 ft 6 in)
PF		Seeley, Chris	2.03 m (6 ft 8 in)	100 kg (220 lb)	26 – (1998-04-11)11 April 1998
PF/C	32	Worrell, Rasheed	2.03 m (6 ft 8 in)	100 kg (220 lb)	27 – (1996-07-09)9 July 1996

Head coach

Muhamed Thaçi

Assistant coach(es)

Blerim Delibeqa
Islam Hoxha

Legend

(C) Team captain
Injured

Depth chart

Pos.	Starting 5	Bench 1	Bench 2
C	Rasheed Worrell
PF	Chris Seeley	Bardh Rexha
SF	Edmond Kryeziu	Visar Ejupi	Ahmet Jupa
SG	Musab Mala	Devin Johnson	Idrit Krasniqi
PG	Jahii Carson

Notable players

Visar Ejupi
Atik Koshi
Musab Mala
Leonard Mekaj
Arian Qollaku
Bardh Rexha
Fisnik Rugova
Gazmend Sinani
Makol Mawien
Igor Chumakov

References

^ "22 clubs register for 2019-20 FIBA Europe Cup". FIBA Europe. 23 July 2019.
^ "Katastrofë për Rahovecin, drejtuesit e rinj nuk i qëndrojnë pas dhe ekipi pritet të shuhet". asistionline.com. 26 September 2023.