Berane Bobcats

KK Berane Bobcats is a professional basketball club from Berane, Montenegro. The team currently competes in Prva B Liga.

KK Berane Bobcats
NicknameBijelo-plavi (White-blues)
Risovi (Bobcats)
LeaguesPrva B Liga
Founded2010
HistoryKK Lim
(2010–2011)
KK Berane
(2011–2016)
KK Berane Bobcats
(2016–present)
ArenaHala Sportova Berane (Constructing)
(capacity: 3,000)
LocationBerane, Montenegro
Team colorsBlue and White
   
PresidentEric Bellamy
Team managerHajro Jašarović
Head coachPredrag Popovic
Championships1 Prva B Liga 2016/17

History

The club was founded in 2010 as KK Lim. From 2011-2016 it was called KK Berane. In the 2016/2017 season the club was again renamed, this time to Berane Bobcats. The biggest success of the senior team is the title of Prva B Liga Championship in season 2016/2017.

Honours

League
Winners (0): none
Runners-up (0): none
Winners (1): 2017
Runners-up (0): none

Cups
Winners (0): none
Runners-up (0): none
Best placement: Quarter finals (2016/17)

Supporters

Berane supporters are known as "Uličari" (Streetboys). A group formed in 1994.

Roster
KK Berane Bobcats roster
PlayersCoaches
Pos.No.Nat.NameHt.Age
PG 4 Montenegro Popović, Savo 1.86 m (6 ft 1 in) 75 kg (165 lb) 27 – (1996-04-04)4 April 1996
PG 5 Montenegro Novović, Milutin
F 6 Montenegro Jašović, Andrija
F/C 7 United States Howell, Eric 2.06 m (6 ft 9 in) 91 kg (201 lb)
F 8 United States Tolefree, Will 1.98 m (6 ft 6 in) 84 kg (185 lb)
C 9 Montenegro Vujačić, Petar
F 10 Montenegro Dabetić, Vukman
G/F 11 Montenegro Marković, Stefan
G 12 Montenegro Stanišić, Aleksa
G/F 13 Montenegro Dedović, Milija 1.94 m (6 ft 4 in)
F 15 Montenegro Babić, Dušan 1.96 m (6 ft 5 in)
F 95 Montenegro Čekić, Elvis 2.01 m (6 ft 7 in) 25 – (1997-10-30)30 October 1997
F 99 Montenegro Vidović, Nikola
Head coach
  • Montenegro Predrag Popović
Assistant coach(es)
  • Montenegro Dragan Vidović
Legend
  • (C) Team captain
  • Injured Injured
Updated: March 11, 2017

Depth chart
Pos. Starting 5 Bench 1 Bench 2
C Eric Howell Petar Vujačić
PF Elvis Čekić Andrija Jašović Nikola Vidović
SF Will Tolefree Dušan Babić Vukman Dabetić
SG Milija Dedović Aleksa Stanišić Stefan Marković
PG Savo Popović Milutin Novović

Notable former players
  • Montenegro Vladimir Boričić
  • Montenegro Milovan Čukić
  • Montenegro Vladimir Čuljković
  • Montenegro Miljan Kastratović
  • Montenegro Marko Neradović
  • Montenegro Vladimir Tomašević
  • Serbia Ognjen Nišavić

See also

References

    http://www.kosarka.me/crna-gora/prva-a-prva-b-liga/tag/Berane%20Bobcats

    http://superkosarka.com/2016/08/29/will-tolefree-novi-igrac-berane-bobcatsa/

    http://basketball.realgm.com/player/William-Tolefree/Summary/63451

    http://m.espn.com/ncb/playercard?playerId=3160078&src=desktop

    http://www.kosarka.me/crna-gora/prva-a-prva-b-liga/8595-berane-bobketsi-sve-blize-eliti

    https://web.archive.org/web/20170403112243/https://radioberane.wordpress.com/2017/04/01/prvoligaska-kosarka-vraca-se-u-berane/

    https://web.archive.org/web/20170225133522/http://mnesport.me/kosarka/kosarka-muskarci/kosarka-kup-crne-gore

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