# OKK Spars > Mediated Wiki article. Canonical URL: https://mediated.wiki/source/OKK_Spars > Markdown URL: https://mediated.wiki/source/OKK_Spars.md > Source: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/OKK_Spars > Source revision: 1339404769 > License: Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 International (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/) Basketball club in Ilidža, Bosnia and Herzegovina Spars Sarajevo Leagues Bosnian League ABA League Founded 2005; 21 years ago (2005) History OKK Spars 2005–2019 KK Spars Realway 2019–2020 OKK Spars 2021–present Arena Arena Hills Location Bosnia and Herzegovina Sarajevo (2005–2022) Ilidža (2022–present) Team colors Blue and white President Nihad Selimović Head coach Miodrag Kadija Championships 1 A1 League (2013) 1 Bosnian Cup (2020) Website kkspars.com **Omladinski košarkaški klub Spars**, commonly referred to as **OKK Spars** or **Spars Sarajevo**, is a men's professional [basketball](/source/Basketball) [club](/source/Sports_club) based in [Ilidža](/source/Ilid%C5%BEa), [Bosnia and Herzegovina](/source/Bosnia_and_Herzegovina). The club competes in the [Basketball Championship of Bosnia and Herzegovina](/source/Basketball_Championship_of_Bosnia_and_Herzegovina) and the [ABA League Second Division](/source/ABA_League_Second_Division). The club is owned and operated by Nihad Selimović and a small group of partners.[1][2] ## History The club was founded in 2005 as **OKK Spars** and competed in lower-ranking divisions until joining 2nd-tier [A1 League](/source/A1_Liga_(Bosnia_and_Herzegovina)) in the 2011–12 season. After winning the [A1 League](/source/A1_Liga_(Bosnia_and_Herzegovina)#Champions) in the 2012–13 season, they were promoted to the [Basketball Championship of Bosnia and Herzegovina](/source/Basketball_Championship_of_Bosnia_and_Herzegovina) for the 2013–14 season. In December 2019, the club was merged with [Realway](https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=KK_Realway&action=edit&redlink=1), and changed its name to **KK Spars Realway**.[3][4] However, on 31 December 2020, Spars and Realway parted their ways and the club changed its name back to **OKK Spars**.[5][6] ## Sponsorship naming Spars has had several denominations through the years due to its sponsorship. - **Spars Ilidža**: 2022–present ## Logos - **2020** - **2005–2019, 2021–present** ## Home arenas - Novo Sarajevo Sports Hall, also known as the Grbavica Sports Hall (2019–2022) - Arena Hills (2022–present) ## Players See also: [Category:OKK Spars players](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Category:OKK_Spars_players) ### Current roster Note: Flags indicate national team eligibility at [FIBA](/source/FIBA)-sanctioned events. Players may hold other non-FIBA nationalities not displayed. Spars Ilidža roster Players Coaches Pos. No. Nat. Name Ht. Age SF 3 Burch-Manning, Trey 1.98 m (6 ft 6 in) 30 – (1995-09-21)21 September 1995 PF 4 Durnik, Urban 2.04 m (6 ft 8 in) 29 – (1997-06-19)19 June 1997 SG 5 Vraneš, Miloš 2.01 m (6 ft 7 in) 31 – (1995-04-25)25 April 1995 G 7 Mustapić, Jakov 1.93 m (6 ft 4 in) 31 – (1994-08-22)22 August 1994 SG 8 Hasandić, Almir 1.90 m (6 ft 3 in) 35 – (1990-10-19)19 October 1990 PG 9 Vrbica, Mašan 1.87 m (6 ft 2 in) 32 – (1994-06-14)14 June 1994 G 10 Abell, Remy 1.93 m (6 ft 4 in) 33 – (1992-08-17)17 August 1992 C 11 Polutak, Imran 2.09 m (6 ft 10 in) 29 – (1996-07-09)9 July 1996 C 13 Livadić, Reuf 2.13 m (7 ft 0 in) 26 – (2000-06-20)20 June 2000 F 14 Buza, Nedim 2.05 m (6 ft 9 in) 26 – (2000-05-10)10 May 2000 G 20 Butorac, Dino 1.92 m (6 ft 4 in) 35 – (1990-10-08)8 October 1990 PG 28 Gatarić, Aleksa 1.86 m (6 ft 1 in) 24 – (2002-04-19)19 April 2002 Head coach Miodrag Kadija Assistant coach(es) Srđan Stanić Legend (C) Team captain Injured Roster Updated: July 10, 2022 ## Trophies and awards ### Trophies - **[A1 League](/source/A1_Liga_(Bosnia_and_Herzegovina))** (2nd-tier) - **Winners (1)**: 2012–13 - **[National Cup](/source/Mirza_Deliba%C5%A1i%C4%87_Cup)** - **Winners (1)**: 2020 ## Head coaches See also: [Category:OKK Spars coaches](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Category:OKK_Spars_coaches) - [Marko Trbić](/source/Marko_Trbi%C4%87) (2010–2018) - [Ivan Opačak](/source/Ivan_Opa%C4%8Dak) (2018) - [Marko Trbić](/source/Marko_Trbi%C4%87) (2018–2019) - Goran Šehovac (2019) - Nermin Selimović (2019) - Nedim Džemić (2020) - [Miodrag Kadija](/source/Miodrag_Kadija) (2021) - Zoran Kašćelan (2021) - [Miodrag Kadija](/source/Miodrag_Kadija) (2022–present) ## Youth system The club's [youth team](/source/Youth_system) competes in the [Euroleague Basketball Next Generation Tournament](/source/Euroleague_Basketball_Next_Generation_Tournament). In the [2014–15 edition](/source/2014%E2%80%9315_Euroleague_Basketball_Next_Generation_Tournament), Spars were invited to play in [Madrid](/source/Madrid) for the tournament's final stage. ## References 1. **[^](#cite_ref-1)** [Basketball business: OKK Spars owner Nihad Selimovic asked Serbia to steal Djoko Salic?](https://www.eurobasket.com/Bosnia/basketball.aspx?NewsID=323492) 1. **[^](#cite_ref-2)** [Razgovor sa dr. Nihadom Selimovićem](http://www.grafx.ba/index.php/teme/intervju/82-razgovor-sa-dr-nihadom-selimovicem) (in Bosnian) 1. **[^](#cite_ref-3)** ["Predstavljen OKK Spars Realway: Počinje nova košarkaška era u BiH"](https://www.klix.ba/sport/kosarka/predstavljen-okk-spars-realway-pocinje-nova-kosarkaska-era-u-bih/191216062). *klix.ba*. Retrieved 1 July 2020. 1. **[^](#cite_ref-4)** ["KK Spars Realway vratit će Sarajevo na regionalnu mapu"](https://sport1.oslobodjenje.ba/kosarka/kk-spars-realway-vratit-ce-sarajevo-na-regionalnu-mapu/175950). *sport1.ba* (in Bosnian). Retrieved 2020-02-17. 1. **[^](#cite_ref-5)** ["Spars i Realway se razilaze nakon jednogodišnje saradnje, Džemić napušta klupu Sparsa"](https://sport1.oslobodjenje.ba/s1/kosarka/muska-kosarka/spars-i-realway-se-razilaze-nakon-jednogodisnje-saradnje-dzemic-napusta-klupu-sparsa-616813). *sport1.oslobodjenje.ba*. January 2021. Retrieved 8 January 2021. 1. **[^](#cite_ref-6)** ["Posljednjeg dana 2020. godine rastali se Sparsi i Realway!"](https://sportsport.ba/kosarka/spars-realway-raskid/386654). *sportsport.ba*. Retrieved 8 January 2021. ## External links - [Official website](http://www.kkspars.com/) - [Team profile](http://basketball.eurobasket.com/team/OKK_Spars_Sarajevo/13504) at Eurobasket.com v t e Basketball Championship of Bosnia and Herzegovina Current teams Borac (ABA 2) Bosna (ABA 2) Igokea (ABA) Jahorina Leotar Mladost Mostar Orlovik Posušje Promo DV Radnički Slavija 1996 Sloboda Spars Široki (ABA 2) Former teams SKK Borac Bošnjak Bratunac Brotnjo Čapljina Lasta Čelik Gradina Građanski HEO Kakanj Radnik Servitium Spartak Student Mostar Student Banja Luka Varda Vogošća Zrinjski Past seasons 2011–12 2012–13 2013–14 2014–15 2015–16 2016–17 2017–18 2018–19 2019–20 2020–21 2021–22 2022–23 2023–24 2024–25 v t e ABA League First Division Clubs 2026–27 Borac Čačak Bosna Budućnost Cedevita Olimpija Cibona Crvena zvezda Dubai Basketball FMP Igokea Ilirija Krka Mega Partizan Slovan Bratislava Spartak Subotica Studentski centar Široki U-BT Cluj-Napoca Vienna Zadar Former Borac Banja Luka Cedevita (defunct) FMP / Reflex (defunct) Helios Hemofarm Karpoš Sokoli (suspended) Koper Primorska (defunct) Kvarner (defunct) Levski Sofia (restricted) Lovćen 1947 Maccabi Tel Aviv (restricted) Metalac Mornar MZT Skopje Nymburk (restricted) Olimpija (defunct) Radnički Kragujevac (defunct) Sloboda Tuzla Slovan Ljubljana Split Sutjeska Szolnoki (restricted) Šentjur Šibenik (defunct) Vojvodina (defunct) Zagreb (defunct) Zlatorog Seasons 2001–02 2002–03 2003–04 2004–05 2005–06 2006–07 2007–08 2008–09 2009–10 2010–11 2011–12 2012–13 2013–14 2014–15 2015–16 2016–17 2017–18 2018–19 2019–20 2020–21 2021–22 2022–23 2023–24 2024–25 2025–26 2026–27 Postseason Final Four 2002 2003 2004 Final Eight 2005 2006 Playoffs 2007 Final Four 2008 2009 2010 2011 2012 2013 2014 Playoffs 2015 2016 2017 2018 2019 2020 2021 2022 2023 2024 2025 Super Cup 2017 2018 2019 2020 2023 Awards Season MVP Finals MVP Ideal Starting Five Top Scorer Top Prospect Coach of the Season Player of the Month Winning coaches All-Star Game U19 League 2017–18 2018–19 2019–20 2020–21 2021–22 2022–23 2023–24 Awards MVP Ideal Starting Five Second Division Clubs 2025–26 Borac Banja Luka Jahorina Pale Kansai Helios Mornar MZT Skopje Podgorica Primorje 1945 SPD Radnički Kragujevac Široki Sloboda Tuzla Student Sutjeska TFT Skopje Vojvodina Vršac Zlatibor Former AV Ohrid Borac Čačak Bosna Cedevita Junior Dynamic Gorica Ilirija Joker Krka Lovćen 1947 Mladost Novi Pazar Pelister Primorska (defunct) Rabotnički Rogaška Šenčur Šibenka Sloboda Užice Sloga Spars Spartak Split Studentski centar Teodo Tivat Vrijednosnice Osijek Zrinjski Seasons 2017–18 2018–19 2019–20 2020–21 2021–22 2022–23 2023–24 2024–25 2025–26 Postseason Final Four 2018 Playoffs 2019 2020 2021 2022 Playout 2021 Feeders Bosnia and Herzegovina Croatia Montenegro North Macedonia Serbia Slovenia Competition Organizer Pyramid People Players Current rosters Players union Đorđije Pavićević (President) Goran Ćakić (Vice-president) Žarko Paspalj (Ambassador) Nebojša Čović (2017–18 President) Žarko Čabarkapa (Former Sports Director) Associated competitions WABA League Yugoslav First League (defunct) Yugoslav Second League (defunct) Yugoslav Cup (defunct) Other Budućnost–Crvena Zvezda rivalry Crvena Zvezda–Partizan rivalry Crvena zvezda seasons --- Adapted from the Wikipedia article [OKK Spars](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/OKK_Spars) by Wikipedia contributors ([contributor history](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/OKK_Spars?action=history)). 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