KK Metalac Valjevo

{{short description|Basketball club in Valjevo, Serbia}} {{Infobox Basketball club | name = Metalac Valjevo | nickname = | logo = KK Metalac Valjevo logo.png | logo_size = 175px | leagues = [[Basketball League of Serbia|Serbian League]] | founded = {{Start date and age|1948|03|24|df=y}} | history = '''KK Budućnost''' (1948–1954) '''KK Metalac''' (1954–present) | arena = [[Valjevo Sports Hall]] | capacity = 2,500 | location = [[Valjevo]], [[Serbia]] | colors = Red and White {{Color box|#500C01}} {{Color box|white}} | president = Vladimir Marić | gm = [[Vladimir Micov]] | coach = [[Miljan Pavković]] | championships = '''2''' [[Basketball Cup of Serbia|National League Cup]] | website = {{URL|http://www.kkmetalac.org.rs/|kkmetalac.org.rs}} | h_body = 500C01 | h_pattern_b = | h_shorts = 500C01 | h_pattern_s = | a_body = FFFFFF | a_pattern_b = | a_shorts = FFFFFF | a_pattern_s = }} '''Košarkaški klub Metalac''' ({{lang-sr-cyr|Кошаркашки клуб Металац}}), commonly referred to as '''KK Metalac''', is a men's professional [[basketball]] [[Sports club|club]] based in [[Valjevo]], [[Serbia]]. They are currently competing in the [[Basketball League of Serbia|Serbian League]] (KLS).

==History== Metalac was established on 24 March 1948 as KK Budućnost Valjevo.<ref>{{cite news|title=Istorija KK Metalac|url=http://www.kkmetalac.org.rs/Slike%20%202016%202017/STRANE/ISTORIJAT.html|access-date=19 March 2017|work=kkmetalac.org.rs|language=sr|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170911044230/http://www.kkmetalac.org.rs/Slike%20%202016%202017/STRANE/ISTORIJAT.html|archive-date=11 September 2017|url-status=dead}}</ref> Six days later, the club played its first official game in [[Čačak]] against [[KK Borac Čačak|Borac]] and lost 69:19. In a relatively short period of time, they managed to qualify for a higher level of competition, entering the South Group of a then minor Serbian League under the new name Metalac in 1954. Due to financial problems in 1960, the club had to leave all competitions and restart from scratch again a year after.

In 1973 Metalac managed to qualify for the [[YUBA Liga|First Yugoslav Federal League]] by beating [[:sr:КК Младост Земун|Mladost Zemun]] in the last round of the competition, gaining a decisive advantage over [[KK Vojvodina|Vojvodina Novi Sad]]. In the last round Luka Vidacic from Herceg-Novi scored a club record of 57 points. Metalac spent six consecutive seasons in the First League and managed to beat at least once all the big clubs of Yugoslav basketball in that period. They played their last game in Yugoslav First Federal League on 31 March 1979 against [[KK Split|Jugoplastika]] in [[Split, Croatia|Split]].

During the last couple of years, professional basketball in Valjevo is on the rise again. Metalac qualified for the top level of club competition in Serbia in 2007–08 and since then managed to progress to the [[Basketball League of Serbia]] Superleague phase five times. They have constantly been a serious contender for a spot in the [[ABA Liga|Adriatic League]] over the past few seasons and finally became part of it in 2014–15 after [[KK Radnički Kragujevac (2009–2014)|Radnički Kragujevac]] opted out because of financial instability.<ref>{{cite news|title=Metalac u ABA ligi!|url=http://mondo.rs/a724982/Sport/Kosarka/Metalac-u-ABA-ligi.html|access-date=19 March 2017|work=mondo.rs|date=5 September 2014|language=sr}}</ref>

The club was a founding member of the [[ABA League JTD|Adriatic Basketball Association]] in 2015.<ref>{{cite web |title=REGIONALNA KOŠARKA PREŽIVJELA Klubovi postaju vlasnici nove ABA lige |url=https://sportske.jutarnji.hr/sn/kosarka/regionalna-kosarka-prezivjela-klubovi-postaju-vlasnici-nove-aba-lige-4164666 |website=sportske.jutarnji.hr |access-date=16 December 2020}}</ref> In December 2020, the club's [[Share (finance)|shares]] were transferred to [[KK FMP|FMP]].<ref>{{cite web |title=Zvanično: FMP dobio vlasnički udeo u ABA ligi |url=https://www.mozzartsport.com/kosarka/vesti/zvanicno-fmp-dobio-vlasnicki-udeo-u-aba-ligi/373552 |website=mozzartsport.com |access-date=16 December 2020}}</ref>

==Sponsorship naming== The club has had several denominations through the years due to its sponsorship: * '''Metalac Family One''': 1992–1993 * '''Big Enex Metalac''': 1993–1995 * '''Metalac Koteks''': 2012–2013 * '''Metalac Farmakom''': 2013–2016

==Players== {{main|Category:KK Metalac Valjevo players}} ===Current roster=== <section begin=roster />{{Basketball roster nationality note}} {{Basketball roster header | team = Metalac Valjevo | wt = n |age=y}}  {{player3|num = 00|nat = SRB|first = Uroš |last = Danilović |pos = SF|m = 2.03|year = 2007|month = 09|date = 15|note = TW}} {{player3|num = 1 |nat = SRB|first = Luka |last = Petrović |pos = PG|m = 1.98|year = 1997|month = 02|date = 25|dab = basketball}} {{player3|num = 2 |nat = USA|first = Demetrius |last = Davis |pos = PF|m = 2.03|year = 2001|month = 03|date = 09}} {{player3|num = 3 |nat = USA|first = Jordan |last = Davis |pos = SG|m = 1.90|year = 1998|month = 12|date = 13}} {{player3|num = 7 |nat = SRB|first = Đorđe |last = Šekularac |pos = SF|m = 1.97|year = 2007|month = 07|date = 23|note = TW}} {{player3|num = 8 |nat = SRB|first = Đukan |last = Đukanović |pos = PG|m = 1.82|year = 1992|month = 10|date = 31|note = C}} {{player3|num = 9 |nat = SRB|first = Miloš |last = Koprivica | injured pos = C |m = 2.07|year = 1995|month = 03|date = 24|nat2 = BIH}} {{player3|num = 11|nat = SRB|first = Kosta |last = Dragojević |pos = SG |m = 1.97|year = 2004|month = |date = }} {{player3|num = 12|nat = SRB|first = Vasilije |last = Pajić |pos = SG|m = 1.97|year = 2005|month = 01|date = 01}} {{player3|num = 24|nat = ROM|first = Luca |last = Illeș |pos = SG|m = 1.97|year = 2007|month = 01|date = 08|note = TW}} {{player3|num = 27|nat = SRB|first = Dušan |last = Odalović |pos = SF |m = 2.00|year = 2007|month = 11|date = 27}} {{player3|num = 32|nat = USA|first = Jackson |last = Hemphill |pos = PF|m = 2.08|year = 1999|month = 05|date = 15}}  {{Basketball roster footer | head_coach = * {{player||SRB|[[Miljan Pavković]]}} | asst_coach = * {{player||SRB|[[Luka Pavlović (basketball)|Luka Pavlović]]}} * {{player||SRB|[[Aleksandar Teofilović]]}} | roster_url = https://www.kkmetalac.org.rs/tim-kk-metalac/igraci/ | otherlegend = '''(TW)''' Two-way affiliate player | accessdate = {{dts|2025|9|28}} }}

==Honours== ===Domestic competitions===

* '''[[Basketball League of Serbia|Serbian League]]''' : ''Third place (1)'': [[2014–15 Basketball League of Serbia|2014–15]] * '''[[Radivoj Korać Cup|Serbian Cup]]''' : ''Semifinalist (1)'': [[2015–16 Radivoj Korać Cup|2016]] *'''[[Basketball Cup of Serbia|League Cup of Serbia]]''' (2nd-tier) : '''Winners (2)''': 2008–09, [[2012–13 Basketball Cup of Serbia|2012–13]] : ''Runners-up (3)'': 2009–10, [[2011–12 Basketball Cup of Serbia|2011–12]], 2017–18

==Head coaches== {{also|Category:KK Metalac coaches}} {{Expand list|date=October 2020}} {{Div col|colwidth=30em}} *{{#invoke:flag|icon|YUG}} Čedomir Vidaković (1954–1955) *{{#invoke:flag|icon|YUG}} [[Luka Stančić]] (1960–1974) *{{#invoke:flag|icon|YUG}} [[Dragoljub Pljakić]] (1976–1977) *{{#invoke:flag|icon|YUG}} [[Luka Stančić]] (1980–1985) *{{#invoke:flag|icon|YUG}} Zoran Kovačević (1985–1987) *{{#invoke:flag|icon|YUG}} [[Luka Stančić]] (1987–1988) *{{#invoke:flag|icon|YUG}} [[Luka Stančić]] (1989–1990) *{{#invoke:flag|icon|FRY}} [[Mihailo Poček]] (1990–1992) *{{#invoke:flag|icon|FRY}} Dragomir Nikitović (1992) *{{#invoke:flag|icon|FRY}} Zoran Kovačević (1992–1993) *{{#invoke:flag|icon|FRY}} Vojislav Kecojević (1993–1995) *{{#invoke:flag|icon|SRB|2004}} Dragan Simeunović (2005–2008) *{{#invoke:flag|icon|SRB|2004}} [[Vlade Đurović]] (2008–2009) *{{#invoke:flag|icon|SRB|2004}} Aleksandar Icić (2009) *{{#invoke:flag|icon|SRB|2004}} [[Milovan Stepandić]] (2009–2010) *{{#invoke:flag|icon|SRB|2004}} [[Velimir Gašić]] (2010) *{{#invoke:flag|icon|SRB}} [[Milovan Stepandić]] (2010–2011) *{{#invoke:flag|icon|SRB}} [[Boško Đokić]] (2011–2012) *{{#invoke:flag|icon|SRB}} [[Dragan Nikolić (coach)|Dragan Nikolić]] (2012–2013) *{{#invoke:flag|icon|SRB}} [[Milovan Stepandić]] (2013) *{{#invoke:flag|icon|SRB}} [[Siniša Matić]] (2013–2014) *{{#invoke:flag|icon|SRB}} [[Vladimir Đokić]] (2014–2016) *{{#invoke:flag|icon|SRB}} [[Mihailo Poček]] (2016–2019) *{{#invoke:flag|icon|SRB}} [[Vladimir Đokić]] (2019–2021) *{{#invoke:flag|icon|SRB}} [[Branislav Ratkovica]] (2021–2023) *{{#invoke:flag|icon|SRB}} [[Saša Milićević]] (2023) *{{#invoke:flag|icon|SRB}} [[Srđan Flajs]] (2023–2024) *{{#invoke:flag|icon|SRB}} [[Đorđe Ilić]] (2024–2025) *{{#invoke:flag|icon|SRB}} [[Miljan Pavković]] (2025–present) {{Div col end}}

==Notable players== {{also|Category:KK Metalac Valjevo players}} {{div col|colwidth=30em}} * {{#invoke:flag|icon|SRB}} [[Stefan Birčević]] * {{#invoke:flag|icon|SRB}} [[Petar Božić]] * {{#invoke:flag|icon|SRB}} [[Vukašin Aleksić]] * {{#invoke:flag|icon|SRB}} [[Zlatko Bolić]] * {{#invoke:flag|icon|SRB}} [[Duško Bunić]] * {{#invoke:flag|icon|SRB}} [[Marko Čakarević]] * {{#invoke:flag|icon|SRB}} [[Vladimir Đokić]] * {{#invoke:flag|icon|SRB}} [[Mile Ilić]] * {{#invoke:flag|icon|SRB}} [[Marko Ljubičić]] * {{#invoke:flag|icon|SRB}} [[Aleksandar Mitrović (basketball)|Aleksandar Mitrović]] * {{#invoke:flag|icon|SRB}} [[Petar Popović (basketball, born 1979)|Petar Popović]] * {{#invoke:flag|icon|SRB}} [[Stefan Sinovec]] * {{#invoke:flag|icon|JAM}} [[Kimani Ffriend]] * {{#invoke:flag|icon|MKD}} [[Marko Dujković]] * {{#invoke:flag|icon|MNE}} [[Bojan Bakić]] * {{#invoke:flag|icon|MNE}} [[Vladimir Dašić]] * {{#invoke:flag|icon|MNE}} [[Ivan Maraš]] * {{#invoke:flag|icon|MNE}} [[Slavko Vraneš]] * {{#invoke:flag|icon|USA}} [[Reggie Freeman]] * {{#invoke:flag|icon|USA}} [[Ashton Mitchell]] * {{#invoke:flag|icon|USA}} [[Renaldo Woolridge]] * {{#invoke:flag|icon|SRB}} [[Sava Lešić]] * {{#invoke:flag|icon|SRB}} [[Uroš Luković]] * {{#invoke:flag|icon|SRB}} [[Đorđe Majstorović]] * {{#invoke:flag|icon|SRB}} [[Nikola Jevtović]] * {{#invoke:flag|icon|SRB}} [[Marko Jošilo]] * {{#invoke:flag|icon|SRB}} [[Nikola Malešević]] * {{#invoke:flag|icon|SRB}} [[Marko Ljubičić]] * {{#invoke:flag|icon|SRB}} [[Nemanja Protić]] * {{#invoke:flag|icon|SRB}} [[Nikola Otašević]] * {{#invoke:flag|icon|SRB}} [[Brano Đukanović]] * {{#invoke:flag|icon|SRB}} [[Miloš Janković]] * {{#invoke:flag|icon|SRB}} [[Đukan Đukanović]] * {{#invoke:flag|icon|SRB}} [[Aleksandar Vasić (basketball)|Aleksandar Vasić]] * {{#invoke:flag|icon|SRB}} [[Bojan Krstović]] * {{#invoke:flag|icon|SRB}} [[Nenad Nerandžić]] * {{#invoke:flag|icon|SRB}} [[Igor Đuković]] * {{#invoke:flag|icon|SRB}} [[Nikola Tomašević]] * {{#invoke:flag|icon|SRB}} [[Miroslav Pašajlić]] * {{#invoke:flag|icon|SRB}} [[Aleksa Stepanović]] * {{#invoke:flag|icon|SRB}} [[Miloš Glišić]] * {{#invoke:flag|icon|SRB}} [[Zoran Paunović]] * {{#invoke:flag|icon|SRB}} [[Milenko Veljković]] * {{#invoke:flag|icon|CAN}} [[Shamiel Stevenson]] * {{#invoke:flag|icon|USA}} [[Jorden Duffy]] * {{#invoke:flag|icon|USA}} [[Charles Manning Jr]] * {{#invoke:flag|icon|BIH}} [[Ibrahim Durmo]] * {{#invoke:flag|icon|SRB}} [[Radoš Šešlija]] * {{#invoke:flag|icon|SRB}} [[Miloš Grubor]] * {{#invoke:flag|icon|USA}} [[Terry Armstrong]] {{div col end}}

==References== <references />

==External links== * {{official website|http://www.kkmetalac.org.rs}} {{in lang|sr}}

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