KK Leotar

Košarkaški klub Leotar (Serbian Cyrillic: Кошаркашки клуб Леотар, transl. Leotar Basketball Club), commonly referred to as KK Leotar or Leotar Trebinje, is a men's professional basketball club based in Trebinje, Republika Srpska, Bosnia and Herzegovina. They are currently competing in the Bosnia and Herzegovina Championship.

Leotar
LeaguesBosnia and Herzegovina Championship
Founded1948 (1948)
HistoryDTV Partizan
1948–1974
KK Leotar
1974–present
ArenaMiloš Mrdić Sports Hall
Capacity4,000
LocationTrebinje, Bosnia and Herzegovina
Team colorsBlue and white
   
Head coachMiro Vukoje
Websitekkleotar.com

History

The club is formed in 1948 as DTV Partizan and renamed as KK Leotar in 1974 after the mountain located just north of Trebinje.[1]

The club won the First League of Republika Srpska in the 2018–19 season and got promoted to Bosnia and Herzegovina Championship for the 2019–20 season.[2][3]

Sponsorship naming

The club has had several denominations through the years due to its sponsorship:

  • SL IAT Leotar (2008–2011)
  • SL Takovo Leotar (2011–2012)
  • Swisslion Leotar (2015–2017)

Home arena

Leotar plays its home games at the Miloš Mrdić Sports Hall. The hall is located in the Bregovi Neighbourhood in Trebinje. It has a seating capacity of 4,000 seats.[4]

Players

Current roster

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No. Position Player
7 SF Božo Đurasović
10 SF Nikola Đurasović
 


Head coaches
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Trophies and awards

See also

References
  1. "Basketball history in Trebinje". kkleotar.com. Retrieved 24 October 2020.
  2. "Leotar prvak Srpske poslije drame u Boriku!". mondo.ba. Retrieved 24 October 2020.
  3. "KK Leotar plasirao se u košarkašku Premijer ligu BiH". hercegovina.in. Retrieved 24 October 2020.
  4. "Sportska dvorana "Miloš Mrdić"". trebinjesport.com. Retrieved 24 October 2020.
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