Košarkaški klub Borac ( sr-cyr, Кошаркашки клуб Бopaц), commonly referred to as Borac Banja Luka, is a men's professional

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club based in

Banja Luka Banja Luka ( sr-Cyrl, Бања Лука, ) or Banjaluka ( sr-Cyrl, Бањалука, ) is the List of cities in Bosnia and Herzegovina, second largest city in Bosnia and Herzegovina and the largest city in Republika Srpska. Banja Luka is the tr ...

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. They are currently competing in the Championship of Bosnia and Herzegovina and the

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. Borac also has a

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, called Borac Mako Print, that plays in the 3rd-tier Second League of Republika Srpska – Western Division. This club is not a part of the Borac Banja Luka Sports Society, like

SKK Borac 1947 Srpski košarkaški klub Borac 1947 ( sr-cyr, Српски кошаркашки клуб Бopaц 1947), commonly referred to as SKK Borac 1947, is a men's professional basketball club based in Banja Luka, Republika Srpska, Bosnia and Herzegovin ...

History

In 2006, the club changed its name to Borac Nektar after SKK Banjalučka pivara got relegated from Bosnian Championship and folded. In 2020, Borac got promoted to the Championship of Bosnia and Herzegovina for the 2020–21 season. The club returned to the 1st-tier national league for the first time since the 2012–13 season. On 15 September 2020, the club signed a contract on sports and technical cooperation with the Adriatic League club Igokea. On 13 October 2020, the club received a

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for the 2020–21 ABA League 2 season.

Home arena

Borac plays its home games at the Borik Sports Hall. The hall is located in the Borik Neighbourhood,

, and was built in 1974. It has a seating capacity of 3,060 seats.

Players

Current roster

Head coaches

* Drago Karalić (2006–2007) * Tomica Zirojević (2007, interim) *

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 ...

(2007–2008) *

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(2008–2009) * Bojan Božić (2009) *

Borislav Džaković Borislav "Bora" Džaković ( sr-cyr, Борислав Џаковић, 24 October 1947 – 28 June 2019) was a Serbian-Bosnian professional basketball coach and player. Coaching career The greatest success of Džaković was the double crown wit ...

(2009–2010) * Drago Karalić (2010–2015) * Bojan Božić (2015–2018) * Marko Taušan (2018) * Dragan Mičić (2018–2019) * Marko Šćekić (2019–2020) *

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(2020–2022) * Zoran Kašćelan (2022–present)

Season-by-season

Trophies and awards

Trophies

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.''

Notable players

* Draško Albijanić *

Siniša Kovačević Siniša Kovačević (Serbian Cyrillic alphabet, Serbian Cyrillic: Синиша Ковачевић, ; born 30 May 1954) is a Serbian author, playwright, politician and professor of the Belgrade Academy of Arts, Belgrade, Academy of Arts. Biogra ...

* Robert Rothbart *

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Ognjen Kuzmić Ognjen Kuzmić ( sr-Cyrl, Огњен Кузмић, ; born May 16, 1990) is a Serbian professional basketball player for KK FMP of the Adriatic League. He has also represented the senior Serbian national team in international competition. Standi ...

* Jon Davis

References

External links

* * at

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