Omladinski košarkaški klub Spars, commonly referred to as OKK Spars or Spars Sarajevo, is a men's professional

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club based in

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. The club competes in the

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and the

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. The club is owned and operated by Nihad Selimović and a small group of partners.

History

The club was founded in 2005 as OKK Spars and competed in lower-ranking divisions until joining 2nd-tier A1 League in the 2011–12 season. After winning the A1 League in the 2012–13 season, they were promoted to the

for the 2013–14 season. In December 2019, the club was merged with Realway, and changed its name to KK Spars Realway. However, on 31 December 2020, Spars and Realway parted their ways and the club changed its name back to OKK Spars.

Sponsorship naming

Spars has had several denominations through the years due to its sponsorship. * Spars Ilidža: 2022–present

Logos

File:Spars-logo.png, 2020 File:okk-spars.png, 2005–2019, 2021–present

Home arenas

* Novo Sarajevo Sports Hall, also known as the Grbavica Sports Hall (2019–2022) * Arena Hills (2022–present)

Players

Current roster

Trophies and awards

Trophies

* A1 League (2nd-tier) ** Winners (1): 2012–13 *

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** Winners (1): 2020

Head coaches

* Marko Trbić (2010–2018) *

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(2018) * Marko Trbić (2018–2019) * Goran Šehovac (2019) * Nermin Selimović (2019) * Nedim Džemić (2020) * Miodrag Kadija (2021) * Zoran Kašćelan (2021) * Miodrag Kadija (2022–present)

Youth system

The club's

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competes in the

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. In the 2014–15 edition, Spars were invited to play in

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for the tournament's final stage.

References

External links

*
Team profile
at Eurobasket.com {{ABA League Basketball teams established in 2005 Basketball teams in Bosnia and Herzegovina 2005 establishments in Bosnia and Herzegovina Sport in Sarajevo