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KB RTV21
KB RTV21 was a Kosovan basketball team that played in the Siguria Superleague owned by media operator RTV21. RTV21 was founded in 2010 and played until 2014 when it was dissolved. Players 2013–14 roster Notable players * Leonard Mekaj * Besnik Podvorica * Samir Zekiqi * Urim Zenelaj * Ryan White Ryan Wayne White (December 6, 1971 – April 8, 1990) was an American teenager from Kokomo, Indiana, who became a national poster child for HIV/AIDS in the United States after his school barred him from attending classes following a diagnos ... References {{Reflist External linksEurobasket.com Team Profile Defunct basketball teams in Kosovo Sport in Pristina Basketball teams established in 2010 Basketball teams disestablished in 2014 2010 establishments in Kosovo 2014 disestablishments in Kosovo ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Siguria Superleague
The Kosovo Basketball Superleague ( Albanian: Superliga e Kosovës në Basketboll) and known as the ArtMotion Superliga due to sponsorship reasons is the top men's professional basketball league in Kosovo. Basketball Superleague was founded in 1991. It is run by the Basketball Federation of Kosovo. Prishtina holds the record for most Superleague titles as it has won the championship 14 times. Current teams Rules Competition format It consists of eight to ten teams which compete each year in two separate phases. Each team has to play all the other teams in its division four times, twice at home and twice away. This means that in Kosovo basketball, the league's regular season ends after all teams play 28 matches. At the end of the league, the four best teams in the standings start a play-off, pitting the first place team in the standings versus the 4th place team in the standings, and so on. There is one playoff rounds, and the winner of the finals round becomes the champion o ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Prishtina
Pristina, ; sr, / (, ) is the capital and largest city of Kosovo. The city's municipal boundaries in Pristina District form the largest urban center in Kosovo. After Tirana, Pristina has the second largest population of ethnic Albanians and speakers of the Albanian language. Inhabited by humans since prehistoric times, the area of Pristina was home to several Illyrian peoples. King Bardyllis of the Dardanians brought various tribes together in the 4th century BC and established the Dardanian Kingdom.''The Cambridge Ancient History: The fourth century B.C.'' Volume 6 of The Cambridge Ancient History Iorwerth Eiddon Stephen Edwards, , , Authors: D. M. Lewis, John Boardman, Editors: D. M. Lewis, John Boardman, Second Edition, Cambri ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Kosovo
Kosovo ( sq, Kosova or ; sr-Cyrl, Косово ), officially the Republic of Kosovo ( sq, Republika e Kosovës, links=no; sr, Република Косово, Republika Kosovo, links=no), is a partially recognised state in Southeast Europe. It lies at the centre of the Balkans. Kosovo unilaterally declared its independence from Serbia on 17 February 2008, and has since gained diplomatic recognition as a sovereign state by 101 member states of the United Nations. It is bordered by Serbia to the north and east, North Macedonia to the southeast, Albania to the southwest, and Montenegro to the west. Most of central Kosovo is dominated by the vast plains and fields of Dukagjini and Kosovo field. The Accursed Mountains and Šar Mountains rise in the southwest and southeast, respectively. Its capital and largest city is Pristina. In classical antiquity, the central tribe which emerged in the territory of Kosovo were Dardani, who formed an independent polity known as the ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
RTV21
RTV21 (an acronym for Radiotelevizioni 21; English: Radiotelevision 21) is a broadcaster and media company based in Pristina, Kosovo, which includes a radio (est. May 11, 1998), a television station (est. September 22, 2000), and six sister stations. Its launch in online radio made it the first Albanian station to air over the internet. History Founding Founded as Radio 21 by Afërdita Saraçini and her husband, Florin Kelmendi, this transmission was a 30-minute news program about the events in Kosovo during the 1998-1999 war. Radio 21 reported from Skopje temporarily during the NATO bombing (March–June 1999). After the war began the revival of this broadcaster and with the help of donations from abroad the company also launched the national TV channel RTV21. In 2000 the station was licensed nationally and broadcast two hours of programming daily, which was increased to 18 hours in 2001. Since 2002, the transmitter airs a round-the-clock programming, consisting of 70% i ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Telegrafi
''Telegrafi'' is an Albanian language newspaper published in Kosovo Kosovo ( sq, Kosova or ; sr-Cyrl, Косово ), officially the Republic of Kosovo ( sq, Republika e Kosovës, links=no; sr, Република Косово, Republika Kosovo, links=no), is a partially recognised state in Southeast Eur .... It was founded on December 26, 2006.Goehring, Jeannette. (2007)Nations in transit 2007: Democratization from Central Europe to Eurasia p. 67, () References 2006 establishments in Kosovo Newspapers published in Kosovo Publications established in 2006 Albanian-language newspapers {{Albania-newspaper-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Andin Rashica
Andin Rashica (born 19 September 1990) is a professional basketball coach from Kosovo. Coaching career Rashica was in the coaching staff of Sigal Prishtina from 2006 to 2013. On 2 February 2013, at the age of 23, Rashica was hired as the head coach of the KB RTV21, being the youngest coach in Kosovo to lead a professional club. On September 2, 2014, Rashica started working as a basketball analyst and sports journalist at RTV21. KB Prishtina (2015–2024) After a year break , Rashica on 20 August 2015, returns to Sigal Prishtina as an assistant coach. During this time, he sometimes takes over the running of the club as a head coach. On 11 January 2018, he was named as head coach of Sigal Prishtina. Rashica won his first trophy as head coach of Prishtina with all local players. He became the youngest coach in the history of Kosovo basketball, winning the Kosovo Cup at the age of 27. On 10 August 2020, Rashica rehired as a head coach of Prishtina, winning the Kosovo Super Cup, for ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Leonard Mekaj
Leonard Mekaj (born 27 February 1995) is a Kosovan professional basketball player who last played for Bora of the Kosovo Basketball First League. Leonard Mekaj has played with Kosovo in FIBA Europe Under-20 Championship The FIBA U20 European Championship, previously known as the European Championship for Men '22 and Under', is a men's youth basketball competition that was inaugurated with the 1992 edition. Through the 2004 edition, it was held biennially, but ... and was one of the best players of the team with very good performances including stats 13.4 points, 5.9 assists(3rd ranking), 3.3 rebounds. Leonard Mekaj was a member of the Kosovo national basketball team. References 1995 births Living people Kosovan men's basketball players Point guards KB Prishtina players KB Ylli players KB RTV21 players KB Rahoveci players KB Peja players KB Bora players Basketball players from Peja {{Kosovo-basketball-bio-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Besnik Podvorica
Besnik Podvorica (born 25 May 1986 in Dumosh), is a Kosovo Albanian former professional basketball player who played most of the time for Sigal Prishtina in Kosovo Superleague. Career Born in Dumosh, Podvorica played for Prishtina. In 2014, he also played for RTV21 and Kastrioti The House of Kastrioti ( sq, Dera e Kastriotëve) was an Albanian noble family, active in the 14th and 15th centuries as the rulers of the Principality of Kastrioti. At the beginning of the 15th century, the family controlled a territory in the ... before ending his career. References 1986 births Living people Kosovo Albanians Kosovan men's basketball players Kosovan basketball players People from Podujevo KB Prishtina players {{Kosovo-basketball-bio-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Samir Zekiqi
Samir (variantly spelled Sameer) is a male name found commonly in the Middle East, Central Asia and Europe. In Arabic, Samir () means holy, jovial, loyal or charming. In Albanian, it translates literally as “so good” but the connotation is closer to exquisite, superb or perfect. Samira is the feminine spelling, also found in both languages. People with the name Given name Artists and musicians *Samir (filmmaker), Samir Jamal al Din / Jamal Aldin, a Swiss film maker of Iraqi origin *Samir Badran, Swedish television personality and singer, part of duo Samir & Viktor *Samir Chamas, Lebanese actor, writer and voice actor *Samir Ghanem, Egyptian comedian *Samir Soni, Indian actor Politicians *Samir Allioui, Dutch politician *Samir Frangieh, Lebanese politician *Samir Geagea, Lebanese politician *Samir Kassir, Lebanese politician *Samir Mouqbel (born 1939), Lebanese politician *Samir Saïed, Tunisian politician *Samir Sharifov, Azerbaijani politician *Sameer Zuberi, Canadian politi ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Urim Zenelaj
Urim Zenelaj (born June 17, 1991) is a Kosovan professional basketball player for Proton Cable Prizreni in the Kosovo Superleague. Youth career Zenelaj played for the youth team of Vanoli Cremona from 2009 until 2010. Professional career Bashkimi (2017–2018) On September 12, 2017, Zenelaj signed for Bashkimi of the Kosovo Superleague and BIBL. He won the Superleague with Bashkimi. Prizreni (2018–present) On August 9, 2018, Zenelaj signed for Prizreni of the Kosovo Superleague. In 2021, he won the Kosovo Supercup. International career Zenelaj was part of the Kosovan national team in the EuroBasket 2017 qualification. References External links Profileat eurobasket.comProfileat BIBL The Balkan International Basketball League (BIBL), also known as the Balkan League, is a multinational professional basketball league that features mostly clubs from the Balkans. The league included teams from countries as Bulgaria, North Macedon ... {{DEFAULTSORT:Zenelaj, Urim 19 ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Ryan White (basketball)
Ryan White (born December 23, 1988, Los Angeles, United States) is an American professional basketball player who last played for Uhud Medina in Saudi Arabia. In 2016, he played for Kožuv of the Macedonian First League. Professional career During his career, White has played in Denmark, Kosovo, Luxembourg and Macedonia Macedonia most commonly refers to: * North Macedonia, a country in southeastern Europe, known until 2019 as the Republic of Macedonia * Macedonia (ancient kingdom), a kingdom in Greek antiquity * Macedonia (Greece), a traditional geographic reg .... External linksat espn.go.comat eurobasket.comat txstatebobcats.comat foxsports.com References {{DEFAULTSORT:White, Ryan 1988 births Living people American expatriate basketball people in Denmark American expatriate basketball people in Kosovo American expatriate basketball people in Luxembourg American expatriate basketball people in North Macedonia American men's basketball players Basketball ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Defunct Basketball Teams In Kosovo
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