| Igokea m:tel | |||
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| Nickname | Igosi | ||
| Leagues | Bosnian League ABA League Champions League | ||
| Founded | 23 July 1973; 52 years ago (1973-07-23) | ||
| History | KK Potkozarje (1973–1997) KK Igokea (1997–present) | ||
| Arena | Laktaši Sports Hall | ||
| Capacity | 3,050 | ||
| Location | Laktaši,Republika Srpska, Bosnia and Herzegovina | ||
| Team colors | Midnight blue, lake blue, white | ||
| President | Boris Spasojević | ||
| General manager | Igor Dodik | ||
| Team manager | Siniša Kovačević | ||
| Head coach | Nenad Stefanović | ||
| Championships | 11National Championship 11National Cups | ||
| Retired numbers | 1 (6) | ||
| Website | igokea.rs | ||
Košarkaški klub Igokea (Serbian Cyrillic:Кошаркашки клуб Игокеа), commonly referred to asKK Igokea or asIgokea m:tel due to sponsorship reasons, is a Bosnian professional basketball club based inAleksandrovac, nearLaktaši,Republika Srpska, Bosnia and Herzegovina. The club plays in theBosnian League and theABA League. The club is a founding member and shareholder of theAdriatic Basketball Association.[1]
Even though they have become well known to the broader basketball public in the territory of theformer Yugoslavia only several years ago, when they joined the regional competition called theAdriatic League, Igokea is a club with a long-lasting tradition. Its beginnings go back into 23 July 1973, whenKK Potkozarje was established in Aleksandrovac by a group of enthusiasts that set themselves the main goal to introduce basketball to local youth and teach them the basics. In the second half of the 1990s, the club was renamed to Igokea and that's when the club's main emphasis was put on its youth categories and got another dimension and adopted the highest ambitions at the senior level. Igokea's first trophy came in 2001 when the club from Aleksandrovac conquered the entire competition in Bosnia and Herzegovina and became champion. Six years later, it won its first national cup trophy. By now the club has won six championship and five cup trophies. In the2010–11 season, Igokea participated in the ABA League for the first time and in 2013 it reached the regional league's final four tournaments, securing themselves also a spot in the Eurocup and that's when it entered the biggest international stage.
At the beginning of the2012–13 ABA League season, theABA League Board announced that starting this season the only way to qualify for the European Club Competitions under ULEB, will be through Adriatic League and not the national championships of each ABA country member. ABA League Board also informed clubs and the public that the winner of the regular season will directly qualify for the Euroleague Group Phase in the 2013–14 season and that the second ABA team in Euroleague will be the Final Four winner. If the same team wins the regular season and the Final Four, then the second-placed team from the regular season will go to Euroleague. The third-placed team from the regular season would enter the Qualification for the 2013–14 Euroleague. In February 2013, when it became clear that Igokea will win the regular season, Euroleague Basketball clarified the situation of the Adriatic League spots saying the three first teams in the Final Four will qualify. Due to the different interpretations of both associations, Euroleague and Liga ABA negotiated a solution to be applied only for the 2012–13 season.Finally, both organizations agreed that if the team is in the first positions after the Regular Season meets all of the B-licence minimum requirements, will qualify to Euroleague. In this case, KK Igokea doesn't meet the required criteria, so Euroleague Basketball applied the 2012–13 Euroleague Bylaws by which the 2013 ABA Final Four champion and the runner-up will take the first two Adriatic positions in this order, while the next highest regular-season team will take the final Adriatic position.[2]
On 25 June 2013, Igokea's executive board announced that the club would not compete in the2013–14 Euroleague Qualifying rounds because their home arena did not meet the standards for the Euroleague B license (mainly because of the capacity). Instead, the club competed in the2013–14 EuroCup.[3]
KK Igokea has had several names through the years due to its sponsorship:
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Igokea plays its home games at theLaktaši Sports Hall (Serbian Cyrillic:Хала спортова у Лакташима). The hall is located inLaktaši. The small hall has a seating capacity of 3,050 seats.
| KK Igokea retired numbers | ||||
| No. | Player | Position | Tenure | Date |
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| 6 | Milan Dozet | SF | 2010–2014 | February 7, 2016[4] |
Note: Flags indicate national team eligibility atFIBA-sanctioned events. Players may hold other non-FIBA nationalities not displayed.
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Jovica Antonić (2000–2001)
Drago Karalić (2001)
Dragan Kostić (2006–2007)Željko Lukajić (2007)
Miodrag Kadija (2007)Zoran Sretenović (2007–2008)Drago Karalić (2008) Predrag Badnjarević (2008)Dragan Bajić (2008)Drago Karalić (2009–2010)
Slobodan Klipa (2010–2011)Dragan Bajić (2011–2013) Milutin Latinčić (2013–2014)Vladimir Jovanović (2014)Željko Lukajić (2014–2015)Dragan Bajić (2015–2018)Žarko Milaković (2018)Nenad Trajković (2018)Žarko Milaković (2018)Dragan Nikolić (2018–2019)Aleksandar Trifunović (2019)Dragan Bajić (2019–2023)Vladimir Jovanović (2023–2024)Nenad Stefanović (2024–present)| Season | Achievement | Notes | |
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| EuroCup | |||
| 2013–14 | Regular season | 6th in Group E withKhimki,Hapoel Jerusalem,Pınar Karşıyaka,Lukoil Academic, andCSU Asesoft | |
| Champions League | |||
| 2020–21 | Playoffs | 3rd in Group J withLenovo Tenerife,San Pablo Burgos, andVEF Rīga | |
| 2016–17 | Second round | Eliminated byMornar, 71–69 and 60–83 | |
| FIBA Saporta Cup | |||
| 2001–02 | Regular season | 5th in Group D withSlovakofarma Pezinok,Iraklis,FMP,Split CO, andKeravnos Keo | |
| FIBA Korać Cup | |||
| 2000–01 | Round of 64 | Eliminated byFenerbahçe, 78–75 and 65–73 | |
Current officeholders are:
Boris Spasojević Igor DodikVuk RadivojevićSiniša KovačevićStudent Igokea is the youth team of KK Igokea, based inBanja Luka, Bosnia and Herzegovina. The team serves as a developmental squad for the main club, providing young players with the opportunity to hone their skills and compete at a high level.
Under-16 and younger play in the regional youth league ofRepublika Srpska, but the oldest selection plays inFirst League of Republika Srpska (basketball)
In 2023,Igokea won theYouth Basketball Champions League .They performed strongly in the group stage and knockout rounds, ultimately beatingTofaş S.K. in the finals and securing the first everYouth Basketball Champions League trophy[5]
