Omladinski košarkaški klub Beograd ( sr-cyr, Омладински кошаркашки клуб Београд), commonly referred to as OKK Beograd, is a men's professional
basketball
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Belgrade
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, Serbia. They are currently competing in the
Basketball League of Serbia
The Basketball League of Serbia ( sr, Кошаркашка лига Србије, Košarkaška liga Srbije; abbr. КЛС or KLS), is a top-tier men's professional basketball league in Serbia. Founded in 2006, it is run by the Basketball Federatio ...
. It is part of the multi-sports
Belgrade
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-based sport club
OSD Beograd
Omladinsko sportsko društvo Beograd ( sr-Cyrl, Омладинско спортско друштво Београд, lit=Youth sports association Belgrade), commonly abbreviated as OSD Beograd ( sr-Cyrl, ОСД Београд, link=no), is a mul ...
. The club is the league affiliate of Mega Basket.
The club was founded in 1945 as KK Metalac. In 1950, the club changed its name to KK BSK, and then in 1958 to OKK Beograd, which it keeps to this day. The OKK Beograd squads have won 4 National League championships. They have played three different National League since 1945, including the Yugoslav First Federal League (1945–1992), the
First League of Serbia and Montenegro
The First League of Serbia and Montenegro ( sr, Прва савезна лига / Prva savezna liga) was the top football league of Serbia and Montenegro, before the country's dissolution in 2006. The league was formed following the breakup of Y ...
(1992–2006), and the Serbian League (2006 onward). They have also won 3 National Cup titles.
The club has its own Hall of Fame. The members are
Radivoj Korać
Radivoj Korać ( sr-cyrl, Радивој Кораћ; 5 November 1938 – 2 June 1969) was a Serbian and Yugoslav professional basketball player. He represented the Yugoslavia national basketball team internationally. Korać is well-known ...
Milorad Erkić
Milorad Erkić ( sr-cyr, Милорад Еркић; 17 July 1932 – 10 August 2009), was a Serbian professional basketball coach, player and executive.
Early life and education
Erkić grew up playing basketball with his hometown team Radničk ...
, and
Borislav Stanković
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. Several members of the club have been inducted into the FIBA Hall of Fame, including player Korać, coach Aleksandar Nikolić and contributors Radomir Šaper and Stanković. Stanković and Korać are members of the
Basketball Hall of Fame
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.
History
OKK Beograd made most of its achievements during a so-called 'golden era' - a period between 1957 and 1965. The key players of this generation were Radivoj Korać, Slobodan Gordić, Bogomir Rajković, Trajko Rajković, Miodrag Nikolić and Milorad Erkić who would later be the coach of the women's squad, and longtime coordinator of the OKK youth program. They developed under the guidance of coaches Borislav Stanković and Aleksandar Nikolić and team director Radomir Šaper, and went on to win six national trophies and achieve high results in European competitions. In less than a decade, OKK Beograd won four
Yugoslav League
The Yugoslav First Federal Football League (Serbian: Прва савезна лига у фудбалу / ''Prva savezna liga u fudbalu'', hr, Prva savezna liga u nogometu, sl, Prva zvezna nogometna liga, mk, Прва сојузна лига, ...
championships; in 1958, 1960, 1963 and 1964, accompanied by two
Yugoslav Cup
The Yugoslav Cup ( hr, Pokal Jugoslavije; sr, Куп Југославије; sl, Pokal Jugoslavije, mk, Куп на Југославија), officially known between 1923 and 1940 as the King Alexander Cup ( sh-Latn-Cyrl, Kup kralja Aleksandra, ...
s in 1960 and 1962. The club also reached the semifinals of a European Champions Cup on three occasions, but failed to reach the finals, losing to Academic Sofia in 1959, Spartak Brno in 1964 and
Real Madrid
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Founded in 1902 as Madrid Football Club, the club has traditionally wor ...
in 1965. After 1965, the core of the team went abroad and the results dropped. However, the club did reach the finals of the first-ever
Korać Cup Korać is a surname. Notable persons with that name include:
* Dušan Korać (disambiguation), multiple people
* Milorad Korać (born 1969), Serbian football player and manager
* Radivoj Korać (1938–1969), Serbian basketball player
* Vitomir ...
in 1972 but lost to another Yugoslav club,
Cibona
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(known at the time as ''Lokomotiva''). Although OKK Beograd remained among the top Serbian and Yugoslav teams, the next trophy was not won until 1993, with the victory in the Yugoslav Cup.
On June 14, 2018, the club signed a contract on sports and technical cooperation with
Adriatic League
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Radomir Putnik
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Duško Vujošević
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Early life
Duško Vujošević was born in Titograd (modern-day Podgorica), PR Montenegro, FPR Yugoslavi ...
Dragoljub Pljakić
Dragoljub Pljakić ( sr-cyr, Драгољуб Пљакић; August 28 1937 – June 28 2011), nicknamed "Pljaka", was a Serbian basketball player and coach.
Playing career
Pljakić spent the major part of his playing career with Radnički fro ...
Marijan Novović
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Playing career
In his playing days, he spent his career with O ...
Igor Kokoškov
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He had spen ...
Slobodan Nikolić
Slobodan Nikolić ( sr-cyr, Слободан Николић; born June 14, 1959) is a Serbian basketball coach and former player.
Playing career
Nikolić played for the Crvena zvezda of the Yugoslav First League from 1975 to 1987 and from 1989 ...
Predrag Jaćimović
Predrag "Peca" Jaćimović ( sr-cyr, Предраг Јаћимовић) is a Serbian basketball coach.
Coaching career
Jaćimović coached Lavovi 063, OKK Beograd, Ergonom, Napredak Aleksinac, Crnokosa, Zlatibor and Konstantin. He also coach ...
(2001–2002)
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Nenad Vučinić
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(2002–2003)
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Jovica Antonić
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Playing career
A point guard, Anto ...
Slobodan Nikolić
Slobodan Nikolić ( sr-cyr, Слободан Николић; born June 14, 1959) is a Serbian basketball coach and former player.
Playing career
Nikolić played for the Crvena zvezda of the Yugoslav First League from 1975 to 1987 and from 1989 ...
Vlade Đurović
Vlade Đurović ( sr-cyr, Владе Ђуровић; born 16 May 1948) is a Serbian professional basketball coach and former player.
Early life
Born in 1948 to Bosnian Serb parents Danilo Đurović from Sokolac and Mileva Cerović from Rogatica� ...
Vlade Đurović
Vlade Đurović ( sr-cyr, Владе Ђуровић; born 16 May 1948) is a Serbian professional basketball coach and former player.
Early life
Born in 1948 to Bosnian Serb parents Danilo Đurović from Sokolac and Mileva Cerović from Rogatica� ...
Vlade Đurović
Vlade Đurović ( sr-cyr, Владе Ђуровић; born 16 May 1948) is a Serbian professional basketball coach and former player.
Early life
Born in 1948 to Bosnian Serb parents Danilo Đurović from Sokolac and Mileva Cerović from Rogatica� ...
Yugoslav League
The Yugoslav First Federal Football League (Serbian: Прва савезна лига у фудбалу / ''Prva savezna liga u fudbalu'', hr, Prva savezna liga u nogometu, sl, Prva zvezna nogometna liga, mk, Прва сојузна лига, ...
(defunct)
**Winners (4):
1958
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1960
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,
1963
Events January
* January 1 – Bogle–Chandler case: Commonwealth Scientific and Industrial Research Organisation scientist Dr. Gilbert Bogle and Mrs. Margaret Chandler are found dead (presumed poisoned), in bushland near the Lane Co ...
Yugoslav Cup
The Yugoslav Cup ( hr, Pokal Jugoslavije; sr, Куп Југославије; sl, Pokal Jugoslavije, mk, Куп на Југославија), officially known between 1923 and 1940 as the King Alexander Cup ( sh-Latn-Cyrl, Kup kralja Aleksandra, ...
(defunct)
**Winners (3): 1960, 1962, 1992–93
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FIBA Korać Cup
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BLS First League MVP
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Radivoj Korać
Radivoj Korać ( sr-cyrl, Радивој Кораћ; 5 November 1938 – 2 June 1969) was a Serbian and Yugoslav professional basketball player. He represented the Yugoslavia national basketball team internationally. Korać is well-known ...
Milorad Erkić
Milorad Erkić ( sr-cyr, Милорад Еркић; 17 July 1932 – 10 August 2009), was a Serbian professional basketball coach, player and executive.
Early life and education
Erkić grew up playing basketball with his hometown team Radničk ...
Slobodan Gordić
Slobodan "Rica" Gordić ( sr-cyr, Слободан "Рица" Гордић; born 28 September 1937)Radivoj Korać
Radivoj Korać ( sr-cyrl, Радивој Кораћ; 5 November 1938 – 2 June 1969) was a Serbian and Yugoslav professional basketball player. He represented the Yugoslavia national basketball team internationally. Korać is well-known ...
Branko Vukićević
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Vukićević played for Cibona Zagreb
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Zoran Radović
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Known for tenacious defensive skills, Radović started playing basket ...
Kimani Ffriend
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College career
Ffriend played NCAA college basketball with the Nebraska Cornhuskers from 1999 to 2001. Prior that, Ffriend ...
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Aleksa Avramović
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Youth career
Avramović played in ...