KK Rogaška

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Rogaška
Rogaška logo
LeaguesSlovenian First League
Founded1998; 26 years ago (1998)
ArenaŠD Rogaška Slatina
Capacity800
LocationRogaška Slatina, Slovenia
Team colorsBlue, White
   
PresidentKristijan Novak
Head coachDragiša Drobnjak
Websitekkrogaska.si

Košarkarski klub Rogaška (English: Rogaška Basketball Club), commonly referred to as KK Rogaška or simply Rogaška, is basketball team from Rogaška Slatina, Slovenia, playing in the Slovenian top division.

History[edit]

The first basketball club in Rogaška Slatina was founded in the early 1960s.[1] After Slovenia's independence, the team played in the top division and FIBA Korać Cup.[2] In 1997, the club abolished senior team due to financial problems and competed only in youth competitions, before in February 1998 the club was re-founded as KK Rogaška 98.[1] Rogaška earned promotion to the top division in 2011. In the 2014–15 and 2016–17 seasons, Rogaška reached the championship finals, where they lost 3–1 on both occasions, to Tajfun and Union Olimpija, respectively.[3][4]

Players[edit]

Current roster[edit]

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

Rogaška roster
Players Coaches
Pos. No. Nat. Name Ht. Age
C 2 United States Riley, Cody 2.06 m (6 ft 9 in) 26 – (1997-12-12)12 December 1997
G 3 United States Jean-Baptiste, David 1.85 m (6 ft 1 in) 25 – (1998-05-16)16 May 1998
C 4 Slovenia Durnik, Urban 2.04 m (6 ft 8 in) 26 – (1997-06-19)19 June 1997
PG 5 Slovenia Močnik, Domen 1.92 m (6 ft 4 in) 22 – (2002-03-16)16 March 2002
G 6 Slovenia Tabak, Patrik 1.95 m (6 ft 5 in) 24 – (2000-04-15)15 April 2000
SG 7 Slovenia Špan, Jure 1.93 m (6 ft 4 in) 29 – (1995-04-03)3 April 1995
F 9 Slovenia Sivka, Staš 2.08 m (6 ft 10 in) 20 – (2003-06-27)27 June 2003
PG 11 Slovenia Kavkler, Patrik 1.85 m (6 ft 1 in) 20 – (2003-07-31)31 July 2003
PF 13 Slovenia Kraljević, Luka 2.08 m (6 ft 10 in) 26 – (1997-12-04)4 December 1997
PF 16 Slovenia Colnarič, Tadej 2.02 m (6 ft 8 in) 18 – (2005-12-10)10 December 2005
PF 17 Slovenia Branković, Miloš 1.96 m (6 ft 5 in) 21 – (2003-04-12)12 April 2003
PF 18 Croatia Miličević, Ivan 2.05 m (6 ft 9 in) 28 – (1995-12-31)31 December 1995
G Slovenia Tišma, Vito 1.85 m (6 ft 1 in) 17 – (2006-10-10)10 October 2006
SG Slovenia Voh, Drejc 1.85 m (6 ft 1 in) 17 – (2006-11-21)21 November 2006
PF Slovenia Šimunić, Maj 1.96 m (6 ft 5 in) 17 – (2006-05-26)26 May 2006
G Slovenia Pešak, Juš 1.92 m (6 ft 4 in) 20 – (2003-12-22)22 December 2003
Head coach
  • Slovenia Peter Markovinovič
Assistant coach(es)
  • Slovenia Željko Jotić
Strength & conditioning coach(es)
  • Slovenia Igor Justin
Physiotherapist(s)
  • Slovenia Reni Novak

Legend
  • (C) Team captain
  • Injured Injured

Updated: 23 September 2022

References[edit]

  1. ^ a b "Košarkarski klub Rogaška – Zgodovina kluba" [Club's history] (in Slovenian). KK Rogaška. Retrieved 14 June 2020.
  2. ^ FIBA Archive
  3. ^ Sportal (22 May 2015). "Tajfun novi slovenski košarkarski prvak!" (in Slovenian). Siol. Retrieved 24 May 2017.
  4. ^ Mitja Lisjak (24 May 2017). "Union Olimpija po osmih letih spet na košarkarskem prestolu" (in Slovenian). RTV Slovenija. Retrieved 24 May 2017.

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