KK Blokotehna ( mk, КК Блокотехна) is a Macedonian

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club that was based in

Gevgelija Gevgelija ( mk, Гевгелија; ) is a town with a population of 15,685 located in the very southeast of the North Macedonia along the banks of the Vardar River, situated at the country's main border with Greece (Bogorodica- Evzoni), the poin ...

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. Established in 2016, they played in the

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. After winning the BIBL in its second season, the team was dissolved in 2019.

History

The club was founded in 2016, but it sent their players on loan to

Radoviš Radoviš ( mk, Радовиш ) is a city in the southeastern part of North Macedonia. It is the second largest city in the southeastern region. The city is the seat of Radoviš Municipality, which is spread on the bottom of Plačkovica Mountai ...

in the Macedonian Second League. After Radoviš secured a place in the First League, with mutual agreement he transferred his place to Blokotehna. In the season 2017/2018 Blokotehna applied for participation in BIBL. Тhey were eliminated in the semifinals by Levski Lukoil. On April 7, 2019, Blokotehna won for the first time in the history BIBL League trophy beating in the Final

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. In season 2018/19 they were hosts of the domestic cup and they played in the Final against Rabotnicki. They made it to the semi-finals in the domestic Championship.

BIBL League Seasons

* 2018: (10-4) 4th * 2019: (11-3) Gold medal with cup

Honours

:European

* BIBL Champions 2019

Notable players

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* Anton Kazarnovski * Dwayne Benjamin * Shakir Smith *

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Notable coaches

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References

External links

Eurobasket.com KK Blokotehna Page

BlokoTechna from Gevgelija to join the SIGAL UNIQA Balkan League anniversary edition

KK Blokotehna BIBL Profile
{{DEFAULTSORT:KK Blokotehna Basketball teams in North Macedonia Gevgelija Municipality Basketball teams established in 2017