KK Hercegovac Gajdobra

Hercegovac
Leagues	Second League of Serbia
Founded	April 2019; 5 years ago (2019-04)
History	KK Hercegovac 2019–present
Arena	Gajdobra Sports Center
Capacity	800
Location	Gajdobra, Serbia
Team colors	Blue, white
President	Stojan Dangubic
Head coach	Aleksandar Komnenić
Website	kkhercegovac.rs

Košarkaški klub Hercegovac (Serbian Cyrillic: Кошаркашки клуб Херцеговац), commonly referred to as KK Hercegovac, is a men's basketball club based in Gajdobra, near Bačka Palanka, Vojvodina, Serbia. They are currently competing in the Second Basketball League of Serbia.

The club bears its name after an ethnonym Herzegovinian.

History

The club was formed in April 2019, bearing the same name of the club dissolved in 2002.[1][2] In their first competition, the club won the 2019 Vojvodina Summer League (5th-tier) and got qualified to the Second Regional League for the 2019–20 season.[3] In the 2020–21 season, the club won the 3rd-tier First Regional League – North Division and got qualified to the Second League of Serbia for the 2021–22 season.[4]

Current roster

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KK Hercegovac Gajdobra roster
Players	Coaches
Pos. No. Nat. Name Ht. Age G Todoric, Mateja 1.90 m (6 ft 3 in) 36 – (1988-08-10)10 August 1988 G Tejic, Bogdan 1.89 m (6 ft 2 in) 24 – (2001-01-18)18 January 2001 SG Zarić, Aleksa 1.94 m (6 ft 4 in) 26 – (1998-03-28)28 March 1998 G Dimić, Miloš 1.95 m (6 ft 5 in) 35 – (1989-10-17)17 October 1989 SG Stojanovic, Dusan F Marko, Brekic 1.99 m (6 ft 6 in) 23 – (2001-11-08)8 November 2001 SF Kumović, Ranko 1.97 m (6 ft 6 in) 22 – (2002-02-16)16 February 2002 G/F Grusanovic, Mladen 2.00 m (6 ft 7 in) 27 – (1997-03-03)3 March 1997 F Radovanovic, Predrag (C) PF Dangubic, Risto 1.97 m (6 ft 6 in) 22 – (2002-06-28)28 June 2002 C Maric, Dragan 2.04 m (6 ft 8 in) 28 – (1996-06-25)25 June 1996 F/C Gaćeša, Nikola 2.05 m (6 ft 9 in) 37 – (1987-09-20)20 September 1987	Head coach Aleksandar Komnenić Assistant coach(es) Vukasin Jelacic Legend (C) Team captain (TW) Two-way affiliate player Injured Roster Updated: January 19, 2024

Head coaches

• Radomir Kisić (2019–2022)
• Slobodan Bjelica (2022)
• Miloš Luburić (2022–2023)
• Aleksandar Komnenić (2023-present)

Trophies and awards

Trophies

• First Regional League, North Division (3rd-tier)
  • Winners (1): 2020–21
• League Cup of Serbia (2nd-tier)
  • Winner (1): 2023–24

Notable players

• Strahinja Stojačić
• Stefan Stojačić
• Božo Đumić
• Vladimir Ivelja
• Marko Branković
• Dejan Janjić

References

1. "KK Hercegovac posle 17 godina ponovo u pogonu". backapalankavesti.com. Retrieved 19 January 2022.
2. "У Гајдобри поново основан Кошаркашки клуб Херцеговац". dnevnik.rs. Retrieved 19 January 2022.
3. "Košarkaši Hercegovca iz Gajdobre novi članovi Druge srpske lige". backapalankavesti.com. Retrieved 19 January 2022.
4. "Ispisali istoriju košarke u Gajdobri (VIDEO)". backapalankavesti.com. Retrieved 19 January 2022.

External links

• Profile at eurobasket.com
• Profile at srbijasport.net (in Serbian)
• KK Hercegovac Gajdobra on Instagram