| Zlatibor | |||
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| Leagues | Basketball League of Serbia ABA League Second Division | ||
| Founded | 16 September 1979; 46 years ago (1979-09-16)[1] | ||
| History | KK Zlatibor 1979–present | ||
| Arena | Čajetina Sports Hall | ||
| Location | Čajetina,Serbia | ||
| Team colors | Blue, Orange and White | ||
| President | Rajko Pelverović | ||
| General manager | Đorđe Aleksandrić | ||
| Head coach | Strajin Nedović | ||
| Championships | 1ABA League 2 1National League Cup | ||
| Retired numbers | 1 (14) | ||
| Website | www | ||
Košarkaški klub Zlatibor (Serbian Cyrillic:Кошаркашки клуб Златибор, English:Zlatibor Basketball Club), commonly referred to asKK Zlatibor orZlatibor Gold Gondola due to sponsorship reasons, is a men's professionalbasketballclub based inČajetina,Serbia. They are currently competing in theBasketball League of Serbia and theABA League Second Division
Basketball beginnings inČajetina came with the success of amateur sports competition in western Serbia known as the MOSI. Pioneers of basketball in Čajetina, Sead Begović, and Radomir Raković among the others founded KK Zlatibor on 19 September 1979. The first club president was Aleksandar Vasiljević. Most of its history, Zlatibor played in3rd-tier league West Division with several attempts of attacking 1st place which leads to the higher league. Finally, in 2015 after the win against neighbor-team Priboj fromPriboj, the club got promoted to theSecond League of Serbia. In the 2016–17 season, Zlatibor won the Second League and got promoted to theBasketball League of Serbia for the2017–18 season.[2] That year Zlatibor ended up in 4th place which took them to the second phase –Basketball League of Serbia. After group phase and matches against Crvena Zvezda, Borac, Mega Bemax, Tamiš, and Mladost, the club advanced to the playoffs with a 4–6 record. The same year, the club won the2018 Cup of Serbia, advancing to quarterfinals of the2018 Radivoj Korać Cup.
Zlatibor recognized four former players for great achievements in the club's history as the Legends: Sead Begović, Radomir Raković, Želimir Džambić, and Duško Pantović.
In April 2022, Zlatibor won theABA League Second Division for the2021–22 season following a 78–73 overtime win overMZT Skopje Aerodrom.[3][4] In June 2022, Zlatibor got an invitation from theFIBA Basketball Champions League for the2022–23 season.[5] Later, they withdrawn.[6] In June 2022, the club added retired NBA PlayerNikola Peković to its managing board.[7]
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| No | Nat. | Player | Position | Tenure | Ref. |
| 14 |  | Želimir Džambić | SG | 1980–2000 | [8][9] |
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Mladen Šekularac (2015)
Predrag Jaćimović (2015–2016) Dušan Radović (2016–2017)Vanja Guša (2017–2019)Strajin Nedović (2019–present)
