KK Šentjur

KK Tajfun
Leagues Liga Nova KBM
Founded 1969 (1969)[1]
Arena OŠ Hruševec Hall
(League games)
Golovec Hall
(FIBA competitions)[2]
Location Šentjur, Slovenia
Team colors          
Main sponsor Tajfun Planina d.o.o
President Iztok Špan[2]
Head coach Krešimir Bašić
Championships 1 Slovenian Championship
1 Slovenian Supercup
Website kksentjur.net
Uniforms
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Košarkarski Klub Šentjur (English: Šentjur Basketball Club), commonly referred to as KK Šentjur or simply Šentjur, is a professional basketball team that is based in Šentjur, Slovenia. The team currently competes in the Premier A Slovenian League under the name Tajfun due to sponsorship reasons.

History

Club was founded in 1969 as a section of TVD Partizan.[1] In the 2014–15 season, Šentjur won its first domestic title.[1] Despite being ranked only fifth in the regular season, Šentjur upset Krka in the semifinals and beat Rogaška 3–1 in the finals.

Honours

League

Winners (1): 2014–15

Cup

Winners (1): 2015

Current roster

Note: Flags indicate national team eligibility at FIBA sanctioned events. Players may hold other non-FIBA nationality not displayed.

KK Tajfun Šentjur roster
Players Coaches
Pos. # Nat. Name Ht. Wt. Age
PG 1 Slovenia Sarajlija, Mirza 1.85 m (6 ft 1 in) 77 kg (170 lb) 25 – (1991-06-19)19 June 1991
PG 3 United States Grant, Malcolm 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) 185 lb (84 kg) 28 – (1988-06-21)21 June 1988
SG 4 United States Thomas, Fred 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) 210 lb (95 kg) 23 – (1993-06-13)13 June 1993
G 5 Slovenia Amar, Ejup 1.91 m (6 ft 3 in) 84 kg (185 lb) 19 – (1997-11-06)6 November 1997
G 6 Slovenia Milašinović, Dejan 1.82 m (6 ft 0 in) 81 kg (179 lb) 27 – (1989-01-30)30 January 1989
G 7 United States Moore, Keon 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) 211 lb (96 kg) 24 – (1992-03-26)26 March 1992
F 8 Slovenia Sebič, Milan (C) 2.02 m (6 ft 8 in) 85 kg (187 lb) 30 – (1986-09-09)9 September 1986
G 10 Slovenia Debelak, Žiga 1.84 m (6 ft 0 in) 73 kg (161 lb) 16 – (2000-04-09)9 April 2000
F 11 Serbia Držić, Ivan 2.04 m (6 ft 8 in) 92 kg (203 lb) 33 – (1983-04-29)29 April 1983
PF 14 Montenegro Miković, Milija 2.05 m (6 ft 9 in) 105 kg (231 lb) 22 – (1994-03-25)25 March 1994
C 15 Slovenia Fifolt, Žiga 2.12 m (6 ft 11 in) 103 kg (227 lb) 23 – (1993-10-09)9 October 1993
G 16 Slovenia Maček, Matic 1.90 m (6 ft 3 in) 80 kg (176 lb) 22 – (1994-05-03)3 May 1994
Head coach
  • Croatia Krešimir Bašić
Assistant coach(es)
  • Slovenia Robi Ribežl
  • Slovenia Ožbej Stane
Strength & conditioning coach(es)
  • Serbia Dragan Despotović
Physiotherapist(s)
  • Slovenia Mateja Volf
  • Slovenia Gregor Zdolšek
  • Slovenia Klemen Zdolšek
Legend
  • (C) Team captain
  • Injured

Roster
Updated: 10 September 2016

Depth chart

Pos. Starting 5 Bench 1 Bench 2 Bench 3
C Tomaž Bolčina
PF Ivan Držić
SF Milan Sebič Jacob Parker
SG Aleksandar Ponjavić
PG Domen Bratož

References

  1. 1 2 3 "Kratka zgodovine šentjurske košarke" [Short Sentjur basketball history] (in Slovenian). KK Šentjur official website. Retrieved 28 February 2016.
  2. 1 2 "Osnovni podatki o košarkarskem klubu Šentjur" [Basic info about Sentjur Basketball Club] (in Slovenian). KK Šentjur official website. Retrieved 28 February 2016.
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