KB Peja

Klubi i Basketbollit Peja (English: Basketball Club Peja) is a Kosovar professional basketball club based in Pejë.[1][2] The club currently plays in the Kosovo Basketball Superleague.

Peja
LeaguesKosovo Superleague
Kosovo Cup
Balkan International League
Founded13 May 1993 (1993-05-13)
9 September 2019 (2019-09-09) (refounded)
HistoryKB Peja
(1993–2001)
KB Dukagjini Pejë
(2001–2005)
KB Peja
(2005–present)
ArenaKaragaq Sports Hall
Capacity2,100
LocationPejë, Kosovo
Team colorsYellow and black
   
PresidentArt Gashi
Head coachAdis Bećiragić
Championships6 Kosovo Superleague
5 Kosovo Cup
2 Kosovo Supercup
WebsiteOfficial website

KB Peja has won 6 National Championships, 4 Kosovo Basketball Cups and 2 Kosovo Supercups. 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 Peć (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

Domestic
  • Kosovo Superleague
    • Winners (6): 1993, 1994, 1995, 1996, 2004, 2013
    • Runners-up (7): 2000, 2005, 2008, 2011, 2014, 2015, 2016
  • Kosovo Cup
    • Winners (5): 1994, 1997, 2011, 2015, 2020
    • Runners-up (7): 2001, 2006, 2008, 2009, 2013, 2016, 2017
  • Kosovo Supercup
    • Winners (2): 1997, 2015

Players

Current roster

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

KB Peja roster
PlayersCoaches
Pos.No.Nat.NameHt.Age
5 Bojku, Elmar
7 Qallaku, Aldin
G/F 8 Kovaqi, Beq 1.93 m (6 ft 4 in) 27 – (1993-06-09)9 June 1993
SG 9 Hajdari, Arti 1.90 m (6 ft 3 in) 27 – (1993-05-12)12 May 1993
G/F 10 Grapci, Rron 1.98 m (6 ft 6 in) 30 – (1990-08-22)22 August 1990
SG 11 Berisha, Dardan 1.91 m (6 ft 3 in) 32 – (1988-11-15)15 November 1988
F/C 13 Murić, Mirza 2.03 m (6 ft 8 in) 23 – (1997-11-17)17 November 1997
G 23 Johnson, Nigel 1.85 m (6 ft 1 in) 26 – (1995-01-20)20 January 1995
PF 34 Jackson, Rick 2.06 m (6 ft 9 in) 31 – (1989-05-26)26 May 1989
C 41 Kastrati, Valtrim 2.10 m (6 ft 11 in)
PG 77 Berisha, Albin (TW) 1.86 m (6 ft 1 in) 18 – (2002-03-20)20 March 2002
PF — Berisha, Arbër 2.02 m (6 ft 8 in) 24 – (1997-01-19)19 January 1997
Head coach
Legend
  • (C) Team captain
  • (TW) Two-way affiliate player
  • Injured

Depth chart
Pos. Starting 5 Bench 1 Bench 2
C Valtrim Kastrati Rick Jackson
PF Mirza Murić Arbër Berisha
SF Rron Grapci Brett Prahl Aldin Qallaku
SG Beq Kovaqi Dardan Berisha Arti Hajdari
PG Albin Berisha Nigel Johnson Elmar Bojku

Notable players

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

Kosovo and Albania
  1. Dardan Berisha
  2. Edis Kuraja
  3. Ersid Ljuca
  4. Gerti Shima
  5. Malcolm Armstead
  6. Samir Shaptahu
  7. Valdet Grapci
  8. Valdet Spahija
Balkans
  1. Adnan Bajramović
  2. Dragan Pusić
  3. Goran Kalamiža
  4. Hrvoje Puljko
  5. Jan Močnik
  6. Jozo Brkić
  7. Mirza Ahmetbašić
  8. Nedžad Spahić
  9. Teo Simović
United States
  1. Acie Earl
  2. Anthony Knox
  3. Cyril Awere
  4. Dustin Scott
  5. Fred House
  6. George Odufuwa
  7. Janou Rubin
  8. Mario Austin
  9. Mario Edwards
  10. Nic Wise
  11. Ricardo Marsh
  12. Theo Little
Other countries
  1. Carlos Morban
  2. Harouna Mutombo

Coaching history

References
  3. Eurobasket Profile of KB Peja
  4. Draw results in for 2016-17 FIBA Europe Cup season
  5. KB Peja Profile at EuroCup
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