KK Union Olimpija 2764422 224675143 2008-07-09T22:34:56Z 193.95.205.249 /* Current Squad */ {{Unreferenced|date=March 2008}} {{Cleanup|date=March 2008}} {{Infobox Basketball club| name=KK Union Olimpija| logo=Union_olimpija.gif| location=[[Ljubljana]], [[Slovenia]]| color2=green| color1=white| president=Jure Jež| coach=Aleksandar Džikić| arena=[[Dvorana Tivoli]] (capacity 5,500)| website=http://www.union.olimpija.com| colors=Green and white| founded=1946| leagues=[[Premier A Slovenian Basketball League|UPC Telemach League]], [[Euroleague]], [[Adriatic League]]| history=| }} '''KK Union Olimpija''' is a [[basketball]] team from [[Slovenia]]. The club was established in [[1946]] as a part of a larger sport club [[Svoboda]] (Freedom). Later it changed names quite a few times, from Enotnost (1947-1954) (Unity) to AŠK Olimpija (1955-1976), Brest Olimpija (1977-1978), Iskra Olimpija (1979-1982), Smelt Olimpija (1984, 1986-1996), and finally, Union Olimpija (1997-now). The last four names all include names of the main sponsors of the team. The team played in Tabor gymnasium at the beginning, but moved to [[Dvorana Tivoli]] sports arena in [[1965]]. Arena has 4,050 seats. Euroleague matches are played in bigger hall - Ledena dvorana Tivoli (5,500). ==Current Squad== {{Cleanup-laundry|date=March 2008}} :''As of June 2008'' {| bgcolor="#f7f8ff" cellpadding="3" cellspacing="0" border="1" style="font-size: 95%; border: gray solid 1px; border-collapse: collapse;" |- bgcolor="#009900" | align=center|'''Number''' | align=center|'''Player''' | align=center|'''Position''' | align=center|'''Height (m)''' |- |'''6''' |{{flagicon|Croatia}} [[Damjan Rudež]] |[[Power forward|PF]]/[[Small Forward|SF]] |2.04 |- |'''8''' |{{flagicon|Slovenia}} [[Jaka Klobučar]] |[[Shooting guard|SG]]/[[Small Forward|SF]] |1.98 |- |'''11''' |{{flagicon|Serbia}}{{flagicon|Slovenia}} [[Dejan Radojević]] |[[Center (basketball)|C]] |2.09 |- |'''12''' |{{flagicon|Slovenia}} [[Marko Milič]] (C) |[[Power forward|PF]]/[[Small Forward|SF]] |1.99 |- |'''13''' |{{flagicon|Bosnia and Herzegovina}} [[Jasmin Hukić]] |[[Small Forward|SF]]/[[Power Forward|PF]] |2.02 |- |'''15''' |{{flagicon|Bosnia and Herzegovina}}{{flagicon|Slovenia}} [[Mirza Begić]] |[[Center (basketball)|C]] |2.20 |- |'''16''' |{{flagicon|Slovenia}} [[Mirza Sarajlija]] |[[Point guard|PG]] |1.85 |- |'''20''' |{{flagicon|USA}}{{flagicon|Jamaica}} [[Maurice Bailey]] |[[Point guard|PG]]/[[Shooting guard|SG]] |1.83 |- |'''24''' |{{flagicon|Slovenia}} [[Miha Zupan]] |[[Power forward|PF]]/[[Center (basketball)|C]] |2.04 |- |'''31''' |{{flagicon|Slovenia}} [[Sašo Ožbolt]] |[[Shooting guard|SG]] |1.91 |- |'''52''' |{{flagicon|Slovenia}} [[Matic Sirnik]] |[[Small Forward|SF]] |1.97 |} Coach: {{flagicon|Serbia}} [[Aleksandar Džikić]] == Notable successes == {{Cleanup-laundry|date=March 2008}} [[SFR Yugoslavia]] * Champions of former [[Socialist Federal Republic of Yugoslavia|Yugoslavian]] basketball league (6): 1957, 1959, 1961, 1962, 1966, 1970 [[Slovenia]] * Champions of [[Premier A Slovenian Basketball League|Slovenian League]] (14): 1992–1999, 2001–2002, 2004–2006, 2008 * Champions of [[Slovenian National Cup]] (14): 1992–1995, 1997–2003, 2005–2006, 2008 * Champions of [[Slovenian SuperCup]] (3): 2003, 2004, 2007 International competition * Champions of [[NLB League|Adriatic League]] (1): 2001/2002 * Champions of Cup Winners' Cup (1): 1993/1994 * 3rd place in [[Euroleague]]: 1996/1997 * [[European Champions Cup]] semifinals (2): 1961/1962, 1966/1967 ([[Final Four]]) * SBA league champions (1): 1994 ===Notable Slovenian players=== {{col-begin-small}} *{{flagicon|Slovenia}} [[Ivo Daneu]] *{{flagicon|Slovenia}} [[Jaka Daneu]] *{{flagicon|Slovenia}} [[Borut Bassin]] *{{flagicon|Slovenia}} [[Dušan Hauptman]] *{{flagicon|Slovenia}} [[Peter Vilfan]] *{{flagicon|Slovenia}} [[Jurij Zdovc]] *{{flagicon|Slovenia}} [[Aljoša Žorga]] *{{flagicon|Slovenia}} [[Sani Bečirovič]] *{{flagicon|Slovenia}} [[Marko Milič]] *{{flagicon|Slovenia}} [[Boris Gorenc]] *{{flagicon|Slovenia}} [[Boštjan Nachbar]] *{{flagicon|Slovenia}} [[Radoslav Nesterovič]] *{{flagicon|Slovenia}} [[Primož Brezec]] *{{flagicon|Slovenia}} [[Marko Tušek]] *{{flagicon|Slovenia}} [[Beno Udrih]] *{{flagicon|Slovenia}} [[Slavko Kotnik]] ===Notable foreign players=== {{col-begin-small}} *{{flagicon|Serbia}} [[Radisav Čurčić]] *{{flagicon|Croatia}}{{flagicon|Slovenia}} [[Vinko Jelovac]] *{{flagicon|Lithuania}} [[Šarūnas Jasikevičius]] *{{flagicon|MKD}}{{flagicon|Slovenia}} [[Vlado Ilievski]] *{{flagicon|Israel}} [[Yotam Halperin]] *{{flagicon|Czech Republic}} [[Jiří Welsch]] *{{flagicon|Georgia}}{{flagicon|Slovenia}} [[Vladimir Stepania]] *{{flagicon|Georgia}} [[Manuchar Markoishvili]] *{{flagicon|USA}}{{flagicon|Slovenia}} [[Ariel McDonald]] *{{flagicon|Georgia}}{{flagicon|Slovenia}} [[Vladimir Boisa]] *{{flagicon|Mali}} [[Soumaila Samake]] *{{flagicon|USA}} [[Walter Berry (basketball)|Walter Berry]] *{{flagicon|Bosnia and Herzegovina}}{{flagicon|Croatia}}{{flagicon|Slovenia}} [[Ivica Jurković]] *{{flagicon|Bosnia and Herzegovina}} [[Jasmin Hukić]] *{{flagicon|Croatia}} [[Emilio Kovačić]] *{{flagicon|Lithuania}} [[Mindaugas Žukauskas]] *{{flagicon|Latvia}} [[Roberts Štelmahers]] *{{flagicon|Croatia}} [[Marino Baždarić]] *{{flagicon|Turkey}} [[Ender Arslan]] *{{flagicon|Russia}} [[Vitaly Nosov]] *{{flagicon|Croatia}}{{flagicon|Slovenia}} [[Jurica Golemac]] *{{flagicon|Croatia}}{{flagicon|Slovenia}} [[Marjan Kraljević]] *{{flagicon|Finland}} [[Teemu Rannikko]] ==External links== *{{sl icon}} [http://www.union.olimpija.com Official site] **[http://www.union.olimpija.com/137/138/ Official club information in English] {{bb start}} {{Euroleague 2007-08}} {{prohoops}} {{bb end}} {{DEFAULTSORT:Union Olimpija}} [[Category:Basketball teams in Slovenia]] [[Category:Sports clubs established in 1946]] [[Category:Euroleague clubs]] [[Category:Sport in Ljubljana]] {{Euro-basketball-team-stub}} {{slovenia-stub}} [[de:KK Union Olimpija]] [[fr:Union Olimpija]] [[hr:KK Union Olimpija]] [[it:KK Union Olimpija]] [[he:אולימפיה ליובליאנה (כדורסל)]] [[lt:Liublianos Olimpija]] [[sl:Košarkarski klub Union Olimpija]] [[sr:КК Унион Олимпија]]