KB Drita

{{Short description|Professional basketball club in Kosovo}} {{Infobox basketball club | clubname = KB Drita | color1 = blue | color2 = white | name = KB Drita | image = KB_Drita.svg | image_size = 150px | leagues = Liga e Parë e Basketbollit<br>Kosovo Cup | founded = {{Start date and age|1958}} | history = | arena = Sport Hall "Bashkim Selishta" | capacity = 3.000 | location = Gjilan, Kosovo | colors = White and blue<br>{{color box|white}} {{color box|#333399}} | president = {{flagicon|Kosovo}} | coach = {{flagicon|Kosovo}} Gyltekin Selimi | captain = | championships = | website = | h_body = 000099 | h_pattern_b = _whitehoophigh | h_shorts = 000099 | h_pattern_s = | a_body = | a_pattern_b = _thinwhitesides | a_shorts = | a_pattern_s = }}

{{KF Drita sections}} '''KB Drita''' is a basketball club based in Gjilan, Kosovo{{ref label|status|a|}} (''Gjilan'' is the Albanian name of the town).

Created in 1958, the club won the Basketball Superleague of Kosovo in 1996. KB Drita also has a women's club.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://basketball.eurobasket.com/team/Kosovo/KB-Drita-Gjilan/5146 |title=KB Drita Gjilan basketball, News, Roster, Rumors, Stats, Awards, Transactions, Details - eurobasket.com |website=Basketball.eurobasket.com |date= |accessdate=2016-12-27}}</ref>

==History== The club was formed in 1958 with the name "Drita" which means "light" in the Albanian language. The name was taken from other sports clubs in the city. Drita won the Kosovo Superleague against Prishtina in 1997.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://kosovo.basketball/Article/NewsSingle?articleId=3192|title=Kampionët e Kosovës ndër vite|publisher=Basketball Federation of Kosovo|date=11 May 2021|access-date=9 February 2024}}</ref> In 2024, Drita relegated to the Kosovo Second League after losing against Grapeland in the play-out.<ref>{{cite news|url=https://topsporti.com/artikulli/grapeland-ne-lige-te-pare-fiton-playoutin-dhe-rrezon-driten-ne-lige-te-dyte/fbk-1|title=Grapeland në Ligë të Parë! Fiton playoutin dhe rrëzon Dritën në Ligë të Dytë|work=topsporti.com|date=9 April 2024|language=sq|access-date=11 April 2024}}</ref> In 2025 they've got a spot in the Kosovo Basketball First League and in 2026 they have qualified for the Kosovo Basketball Superleague after defeating KB Prizreni<ref>{{cite news|url=https://topsporti.com/kb-drita-fitoi-kupen-e-liges-se-pare/fbk-1|title=KB Drita fitoi Kupën e Ligës së Parë|work=topsporti.com|date=16 February 2026|language=sq|access-date=16 February 2026}}</ref>

==Honours== ===Domestic=== '''Kosovo Superleague''' *'''Winners (1):''' 1997

'''Kosovo First League''' *'''Winners (3):''' 2012, 2021, 2026

==Roster== {{Basketball roster header | team = KB Drita | color1 = #fff | bg1 = Blue | color2 = White | bg2 = #fffff }}  {{player3 | num = 4 | nat = | first = Egzon | last = Hyseni | m= | kgs= |year= |month=4 |date=27}} {{player3 | num =5 | nat = | first = Alban | last = Hyseni | m= | kgs= |year= |month=1 |date=25}} {{player3 | num = 6 | nat = | first = Burim | last = Aliu | m= | kgs= |year= |month=02 |date=9}} {{player3 | num = 7| nat = | first = Herolind | last = Ramadani | m= | kgs= |year= |month=02 |date=27}} {{player3 | num = 8| nat = | first = Qendrim | last = Demi | m= | kgs=|year= |month=11 |date=29}} {{player3 | num = 9| nat = | first = Drin | last = Sadiku | m= | kgs= |year= |month=05 |date=12}} {{player3 | num = 10| nat =| first = Driton | last = Sylejmani | m=| kgs=|year=|month=10 |date=31}} {{player3 | num = 11| nat = | first = Bexhet | last = Demolli | m= | kgs= |year=|month=8 |date=22}} {{player3 | num = 12| nat = | first = Laurant | last = Ibrahimi | m= | kgs= |year= |month=08 |date=02}} {{player3 | num = 13| nat = | first = Florian | last = Kurteshi | m= | kgs= |year= |month=11 |date=17}} {{player3 | num = 14| nat = | first = Bardh | last = Jakupi | m= | kgs= |year= |month=1 |date=10}} {{player3 | num = 15| nat = | first = Ukshin | last = Demi | m= | kgs= |year= |month=4 |date=04}}  {{Basketball roster footer | head_coach = * {{player||Kosovo|Gyltekin Selimi}} | asst_coach = * {{player||Kosovo|Afrim Selimi}}

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== Notable players == *{{flagicon|KOS}} Qëndrim Demi *{{flagicon|KOS}} Alban Hyseni *{{flagicon|KOS}} Artan Mehmeti *{{flagicon|KOS}} Eroll Pepiqi *{{flagicon|MKD}}{{flagicon|KOS}} Muhamed Thaçi *{{flagicon|USA}} Edderick Womack

== References == {{reflist}}

==External links== *[https://basketball.eurobasket.com/team/Kosovo/KB-Drita-Gjilan/5146 Eurobasket.com Team Profile]

{{DEFAULTSORT:Drita}} Category:Basketball teams established in 1958 Category:Basketball teams in Yugoslavia Category:Basketball teams in Kosovo KB Drita Category:Sport in Gjilan