KK Kumanovo

Summary

KK Kumanovo (Macedonian: КК Куманово) is a professional basketball club based in Kumanovo, North Macedonia. They currently play in the Macedonian First League. The club play their home matches at the Sports Hall Kumanovo.

Kumanovo
Kumanovo logo
LeaguesMacedonian Third League
Founded1946
ArenaSports Hall Kumanovo
Capacity6,500
LocationKumanovo, North Macedonia
Team colorsBlue and White
   
PresidentViktor Bozinovski
Head coachVladimir Mirkovski
Websitekkkumanovo.orgfree.com

History edit

After its foundation in 1946[1] the team was only able to achieve national successes in 1980. In the 90s Kumanovo team qualified for the Korac Cup 1998/99, in which they lost a two-legged home game against KK Krka as well as two years later in the same competition against the BK Jambol. A season later, they also moved into the 2002 play-off final series for the Macedonian championship, in which they lost two to four wins against record champions and defending champion Feršped Rabotnički from the capital Skopje. Already in the following season the team could not keep up due to financial difficulties and occupied a relegation zone and disolved in 2003.

In 2009 the club was renewed and returned under the name Kumanovo 2009 in the 2010/11 season to the Macedonian First League. After being re-established in the top division, the first successes were achieved when one reached the cup final in 2013, which was lost to defending champion and champion KK MZT Skopje, and on the other hand in the supranational Balkan League when it participated for the first time reached the Final Four tournament, in which they lost to the title holder Hapoel Gilboa Galil in the semi-finals. With the following participation, the team in the Balkan League 2014 in the quarter-finals against the later title winner Lewski Sofia and also achieved no chances of winning the title in national competitions. This was to change in the 2014/15 season, when the team beat record champion Rabotnički in the play-off semi-final of the championship after beating Rilski Sportist Samokov in the quarterfinals of the Balkan League. In the final series, however, they lost in three games against defending champion KK MZT Aerodrom. For the 2015/16 season, the team registered for the FIBA Europe Cup 2015/16 and refrained from further participation in the Balkan League. In the continental club competition, in six preliminary round matches, it was only enough for one home win against Kotkan TP-Basket. In the national championship play-offs, the third round of the semifinals was still played in five games and, in the final series, they were able to achieve at least one home win against series master MZT before losing another chance of winning the title in four games.

BIBL League Seasons edit

  • 2013: (9-11) 4th
  • 2014: (7-11) 5th
  • 2015: (10-6) 5th
  • 2017: (13-7) 2nd  
  • 2018: (1-4 ) 8th
  • 2021: (6-8) 5th
  • 2022: (0-2) 12th

Honours edit

  Winner : 1980
  Runner-up: 2002, 2015, 2016[2]
  Runner-up: 2013
  Runner-up: 2017

Home ground edit

 
The Kumanovo Arena

Kumanovo Arena is a home ground indoor sport venue for BC Kumanovo located in Kumanovo, Macedonia. The hall has capacity of 6,500 seats and was built in 1980.

It is the biggest indoor sport hall in Kumanovo, where competitions of basketball, futsal, handball, volleyball and boxing matches

Current roster edit

KK Kumanovo roster
Players Coaches
Pos. No. Nat. Name Ht. Age
PG 0   Nastovski, Andrej 1.91 m (6 ft 3 in) 84 kg (185 lb) 23 – (2000-08-23)23 August 2000
C 3   Lalović, Srdjan 2.14 m (7 ft 0 in) 25 – (1999-03-11)11 March 1999
C 7   Volkanovski, Ivan 2.09 m (6 ft 10 in) 24 – (1999-07-07)7 July 1999
PG 8   Đukanović, Đukan 1.83 m (6 ft 0 in) 80 kg (176 lb) 31 – (1992-10-31)31 October 1992
G 10   Nikolić, Petar 1.89 m (6 ft 2 in) 30 – (1993-09-25)25 September 1993
G 13   Dimitrevski, Luka 1.84 m (6 ft 0 in) 70 kg (154 lb) 19 – (2004-06-29)29 June 2004
SG 14   Abrom, De'Quan 1.88 m (6 ft 2 in) 83 kg (183 lb) 27 – (1996-05-06)6 May 1996
SF 21   McSwain, Freddie 2.01 m (6 ft 7 in) 100 kg (220 lb) 29 – (1994-12-02)2 December 1994
SG 23   Georgievski, Gjorgji 1.91 m (6 ft 3 in) 85 kg (187 lb) 25 – (1998-08-12)12 August 1998
PF 28   Gligorijević, Stevan 2.05 m (6 ft 9 in) 106 kg (234 lb) 25 – (1998-07-10)10 July 1998
PF 38   Zivčević, Nenad 2.04 m (6 ft 8 in) 38 – (1986-02-28)28 February 1986
Head coach
  •   Vladimir Mirkovski
Assistant coach(es)
  •   Darko Smiljkovic

Legend
  • (C) Team captain
  •   Injured

  • Roster
Updated: 2020-11-26

Depth chart edit

Pos. Starting 5 Bench 1 Bench 2
C Stevan Gligorijević Srgjan Lalović Ivan Volkanovski
PF Nenad Zivčević
SF Freddie McSwain
SG De'Quan Abrom Petar Nikolić Gjorgji Georgievski
PG Đukan Đukanović Andrej Nastovski Luka Dimitrievski

Technical staff edit

[3]

Position Name
Assistant Coach   Ivan Djordjevic
Sports Director   Darko Petkovski
Club Doctor   Dragan Karagjinski
Physiotherapist   Melanija Cvetkovska

Management edit

[4]

Position Name
Club Owner   Kumanovo Municipality
Board President   Viktor Bozinovski
Team Manager   Darko Petkovski Spejko
Club Manager   Aleksandar Krstevski
Technical assistant   Cvetkovski Milos

Former players edit

Head coaches edit

References edit

  1. ^ "KK KUMANOVO basketball team History". eurobasket.com.
  2. ^ "Македонска Прва Лига Листа на финални натпревари и шампиони". basketball.org.mk.
  3. ^ "Balkanleague.net".
  4. ^ "Balkanleague.net".

External links edit

  • Team info at MKF
  • Eurobasket.com KK Kumanovo Page
  • Supporters Website
  • Media supporter Website