{{Short description|Men's professional basketball club in Montenegro}} {{Infobox basketball club | name = KK Sutjeska | nickname = ''Plavi'' | image = KK Sutjeska.jpg | image_size = | leagues = [[Montenegrin Basketball League|Montenegrin League]]<br>[[ABA League Second Division|ABA League]] | history = {{collapsible list| '''KK Sutjeska'''<br/>(1948–1955)<br>'''KK Nikšić'''<br>(1955–1957)<br>'''KK Partizan'''<br>(1957–1962)<br>'''KK Mladost'''<br>(1962–1966)<br>'''KK Sutjeska'''<br>(1966–1970)<br>'''KK Partizan'''<br>(1970–1974)<br>'''KK Sutjeska'''<br>(1974–2003)<br>'''KK Nikšić'''<br>(2003–2010)<br>'''KK Sutjeska'''<br />(2010–present) }} | founded = {{start date and age|1948}} | arena = Nikšić Sports Center | capacity = 3,000 | location = [[Nikšić]], [[Montenegro]] | president = Saša Miličić | gm = Zoran Marojević | coach = Dragan Nikolić | colors = Blue and White<br/>{{color box|blue}} {{color box|white}} | championships = '''1''' [[Montenegrin Basketball Cup|Montenegrin Cup]] | h_body = 0000A0 | h_pattern_b = _thinwhitesides | h_shorts = 0000A0 | h_pattern_s = _whitesides | a_body = 0000A0 | a_pattern_b = _thinsidesonwhite | a_shorts = 0000A0 | a_pattern_s = _blanksides2 }}

'''KK Sutjeska''' is a men's professional basketball club based in [[Nikšić]], [[Montenegro]]. The team currently competes in [[Montenegrin Basketball League]] and regional [[ABA League Second Division|ABA League]]. The club won the [[Montenegrin Basketball Cup|Montenegrin Cup]] in 2014.

==History== '''KK Sutjeska''' was established in 1948. The first basic basketball elements given to the youth of Nikšić were brought by Vojislav Spasojević, a basketball coach from [[Belgrade]]. Immediately after the initiative was taken, Vule Vukalović joined the team's administrative team along with the help of international referee Dragan Jakšić—and a serious basketball team began to take form.

The first competition in which KK Sutjeska participated in was in 1950, in a Montenegro-wide championship held in [[Cetinje]], where Sutjeska beat Jedinstvo 24–20.

In 1955, KK Sutjeska changed its name to '''KK Nikšić'''. The name didn't last long—in 1957 the name was changed yet again, this time to '''KK Partizan Nikšić'''. In 1962 the name was changed to '''KK Mladost'''. That year in the regional championship of Montenegro, six teams competed and in the end, it was actually KK Mladost who became champions—without a single lost match. The players that represented KK Mladost in 1962 included names such as Burić, Plamenac, Gvozdenović, Šturanović, Krstajić, Jovović, Zeković, Mijatović, Baletić, Filipovski, Vušurović and Nikolić.

In 1966 KK Mladost changed its name back to '''KK Sutjeska''', but in 1970 the name was changed again to '''KK Partizan'''. Finally, in 1974, the team changed its name from Partizan to KK Sutjeska without taking away the Sutjeska name until 2003, when the club was known under a couple of names up until 2010. In 2010 the club was registered back to the traditional name of '''KK Sutjeska'''.

On February 9, 2013, in the final match of the [[Montenegrin Basketball Cup]], KK Sutjeska beat long-time rivals [[KK Budućnost Podgorica]], 64–55. It was the first time, since Montenegro independence in 2006, that KK Budućnost failed to win.<ref>[http://www.vijesti.me/sport/senzacija-kosarkasi-sutjeske-osvojili-kup-clanak-113161] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130529025637/http://www.vijesti.me/sport/senzacija-kosarkasi-sutjeske-osvojili-kup-clanak-113161 |date=2013-05-29 }} Vijesti: Senzacija: Košarkaši Sutjeske osvojili Kup! February 9, 2013</ref>

On September 10, 2015, Sutjeska was admitted in the [[2015–16 ABA League]].<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.abaliga.com/a10073/Official_Announcement/Sutjeska_and_Union_Olimpija_confirmed_league_members.html|publisher=ABA League|date=10 September 2015|title=Sutjeska and Union Olimpija confirmed as league members}}{{Dead link|date=February 2020 |bot=InternetArchiveBot |fix-attempted=yes }}</ref> It was their first Regional competition.

== Players == {{also|Category:KK Sutjeska players}} ===Current roster=== <section begin=roster />{{Basketball roster nationality note}}{{Basketball roster header|wt=n|age=y |team=KK Sutjeska}} <!-- list of players --> {{player3|num= 1 |nat= BIH|first= Adi |last= Zahiragić |pos= PG |m= 1.87 |kgs=|year= 1995|month= 02|date= 24 }} {{player3|num= 4 |nat= BIH|first= Vasilije|last = Milović |pos= PG |m= 1.88 |kgs=|year= 2001|month= 05|date= 11 }} {{player3|num= 5 |nat= MNE|first= Ilija |last = Varajić |pos= G |m= 1.96 |kgs=|year= 2002|month= 06|date= 18 }} {{player3|num= 9 |nat= SRB|first= Miloš |last= Koprivica |pos= C |m= 2.08 |kgs=|year= 1995|month= 03|date= 24 }} {{player3|num= 10|nat= MNE|first= Marko |last = Ćalić |pos= SF |m= 1.96 |kgs=|year= 1986|month= 02|date= 28 }} {{player3|num= 11|nat= MNE|first= Miloš |last = Vujović |pos= C |m= 2.06 |kgs=|year= 1996|month= 01|date= 16 |dab= basketball}} {{player3|num= 12|nat= MNE|first= Bogdan |last = Bojić |pos= SF |m= 2.01 |kgs=|year= 1999|month= 03|date= 03 }} {{player3|num= 13|nat= MNE|first= Radoš |last = Vuković |pos= SG |m= 1.98 |kgs=|year= 2002|month= 02|date= 07 }} {{player3|num= 14|nat= MNE|first= Radosav |last = Spasojević |pos= PF |m= 2.04 |kgs=|year= 1992|month= 02|date= 28 }} {{player3|num= 15|nat= MNE|first= Vladimir|last= Tomašević |pos= SF |m= 2.01 |kgs=|year= 1991|month= 01|date= 13 }} {{player3|num= 17|nat= MNE|first= Radoje |last= Vujošević |pos= C |m= 2.08 |kgs=|year= 1989|month= 05|date= 05 }} {{player3|num= 23|nat= MNE|first= Ognjen |last= Gutović |pos= GF |m= 2.00 |kgs=|year= 2001|month= 11|date= 23 }} <!-- end list of players --> {{Basketball roster footer | head_coach = * {{player||MNE|[[Darko Vujačić]]}} | asst_coach = | team_man = | roster_url = https://druga.aba-liga.com/team/37/22/2/0/sutjeska/ | accessdate = {{dts|2022|03|22}} }}<section end=roster />

== Head coaches == {{also|Category:KK Sutjeska coaches}}

==Supporters and rivalries== [[File:KK Sutjeska Nikšić.jpg|thumb|left|310px|KK Sutjeska apparel in February 2022.]] "The Dukes" ''(Vojvode)'' is the popular name for fervent Sutjeska fans. They were established in [[Nikšić]] as an NGO in 1988 and are one of the largest groups of supporters in Montenegro.<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://www.kolektiv.me/21385/-Vojvode---ponos-grada-pod-Trebjesom|title = Kolektiv ME}}</ref> They tend to follow all sports teams that compete under the “Sutjeska” name, home and away matches.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.abaliga.com/a10311/News/Photo_of_the_round_Sharing_the_joy_with_fans_in_Niksic.html |title= Photo of the round: Sharing the joy with fans in Nikšić|access-date=2015-12-06 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20151119023200/http://www.abaliga.com/a10311/News/Photo_of_the_round_Sharing_the_joy_with_fans_in_Niksic.html |archive-date=2015-11-19 }}</ref>

The biggest Sutjeska rival is [[KK Budućnost Podgorica]], as the "Barbarians" ''(Varvari)'' are the other large group of supporters in the country.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://ultrasliberi.hu/sutjeska-vs-buducnost/ |title=Sutjeska vs. Buducnost &#124; Ultras Liberi |access-date=2015-12-07 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160304070711/http://ultrasliberi.hu/sutjeska-vs-buducnost/ |archive-date=2016-03-04 }}</ref>

== See also == * [[RK Sutjeska]] * [[FK Sutjeska Nikšić]]

==References== {{reflist}}

== External links == * [http://basketball.eurobasket.com/team/Montenegro/KK-Sutjeska-Niksic/14569 Eurobasket.com KK Sutjeska Page]

{{Montenegrin Basketball League}} {{ABA League}} {{YUBA League}} {{Nikšić}} {{Balkan International Basketball League}}

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