The Basketball Federation of Serbia (Serbian: Кошаркашки савез Србије, Košarkaški savez Srbije) is a non-profit organization and the national sports governing body for basketball in Serbia.
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| Sport | Basketball |
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| Jurisdiction | Serbia |
| Abbreviation | KSS |
| Founded | 1948[1] |
| Affiliation | FIBA |
| Affiliation date | 1936[2] |
| Regional affiliation | FIBA Europe |
| Headquarters | Belgrade |
| President | Nebojša Čović |
| Vice president(s) | Nenad Krstić Ana Joković Filip Sunturlić Darko Jović |
| Secretary | Zlatko Bolić |
| Men's coach | Svetislav Pešić |
| Women's coach | Marina Maljković |
| Replaced | Basketball Federation of Serbia and Montenegro (1992–2006) Basketball Federation of Yugoslavia (1948–1992) |
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The organization represents Serbia in FIBA and the men's and women's national basketball teams in the Olympic Committee of Serbia. The Federation traditionally selects the Serbian Basketball Player of the Year.
History
editStructure
editManaging board
editAccording to the Federation Statute, the Managing Board is constituted by the representatives elected through a semi-mandatory system. This means that a half of the executive body members is appointed by the President and the remaining four will be elected by The Federation Assembly. The Managing Board members are elected on four-year mandate.[3]
| Position | Department/Region | Name |
|---|---|---|
| President | Nebojša Čović | |
| Vice-Presidents | Men’s Basketball | Nenad Krstić |
| Women’s Basketball | Ana Joković | |
| Competitions | Dušan Projović | |
| Marketing and Finance | Bojan Radun | |
| Representatives of the Regional Associations |
Belgrade | Dragana Kontić |
| Vojvodina | Darko Karan | |
| West Serbia | Marko Ivanović | |
| East Serbia | Miodrag Kostić | |
| Board members without portfolio |
Suzana Vasiljević | |
| Dragan Marković | ||
| Zoran Petrović | ||
| Aleksandar Seratlić | ||
Presidents
edit| # | Years | Name |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | 2007–2011 | Dragan Kapičić |
| 2 | 2011–2016 | Dragan Đilas |
| 3 | 2016–2024 | Predrag Danilović |
| 4 | 2024–present | Nebojša Čović |
Secretary General
edit| # | Years | Name |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | 2006–2007 | Predrag Bogosavljev |
| 2 | 2007–2009 | Predrag Bojić[4] |
| 3 | 2009–2011 | Zoran Gavrilović[5] |
| 4 | 2011–2015 | Andrija Kleut[6] |
| 5 | 2015–2019 | Dejan Tomašević |
| 6 | 2019–present | Zlatko Bolić |
Logos
edit| 2006–2018 | 2018–present |
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National teams' medals
editBasketball
edit3x3
edit| Selection | Men | Women |
|---|---|---|
| Senior (Men's) (Women's) |
 2012 World Championships 2016 World Championships 2017 World Cup 2018 World Cup 2018 Europe Cup 2019 Europe Cup 2014 World Championships 2016 Europe Championships 2015 European Games 2020 Olympic Games
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N/A |
| U-18 (Men's) |
2010 Youth Olympics 2012 World Championship
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N/A |
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Club competitions
editMajor
edit| Competitions | Men | Women |
|---|---|---|
| National League, 1st tier | Basketball League of Serbia | Basketball League of Serbia |
| National Cup | Radivoj Korać Cup | Milan Ciga Vasojević Cup |
Current champions
editNote: These lists are correct through the end of the 2019–20 season.
| Competitions | Men | Women |
|---|---|---|
| National League | Crvena zvezda (2020–21) | Crvena zvezda (2020–21) |
| National Cup | Crvena zvezda (2020–21) | Art Basket (2020–21) |
Minor
edit- Second Men's League of Serbia (2nd-tier)
- First Regional Men's League (3rd-tier)
- Second Regional Men's League (4th-tier)
- Men's League Cup (2nd-tier)
Hall of Fame inductees
edit- Naismith Memorial Basketball Hall of Fame
- Borislav Stanković (1991, contributor)
- Aleksandar Nikolić (1998, coach)
- Dražen Dalipagić (2004, player)
- Vlade Divac (2019, player)
- Radivoj Korać (2022, player)
- FIBA Hall of Fame
- Nebojša Popović (contributor)[8]
- Borislav Stanković (contributor)[8]
- Radomir Šaper (contributor)[8]
- Aleksandar Nikolić (2007, coach)[8]
- Ranko Žeravica (2007, coach)[8]
- Obrad Belošević (2007, technical official)[8]
- Radivoj Korać (2007, player)[8]
- Dražen Dalipagić (2007, player)[8]
- Dragan Kićanović (2010, player)[8]
- Vlade Divac (2010, player)[8]
- Zoran Slavnić (2013, player)[8]
- Dušan Ivković (2017, coach)[8]
- Svetislav Pešić (2020, coach)
- Milan Vasojević (2022, coach)
- Women's Basketball Hall of Fame
- Borislav Stanković (2000, contributor)
- Jasmina Perazić (2014, player)
See also
editReferences
edit- ^ "KSS obeležio 70 godina Saveza". politika.rs. Retrieved 6 May 2022.
- ^ "Profile: Serbia (SRB)". fiba.com. FIBA. Archived from the original on 2017-11-23. Retrieved 24 May 2018.
- ^ "Managing board of BFS". kss.rs. Retrieved 15 December 2020.
- ^ "Bojić generalni". novosti.rs. Retrieved 26 March 2019.
- ^ "Zoran Gavrilović v.d. generalnog sekretara KSS". rts.rs. Retrieved 26 March 2019.
- ^ "Kleut zvanično generalni sekretar KSS". novosti.rs. Retrieved 26 March 2019.
- ^ Achievements in FIBA Europe competitions fibaeurope.com Retrieved 6 May 2018
- ^ a b c d e f g h i j k l "Ivković 12. Srbin u Fibinoj kući slavnih". politika.rs. Retrieved 10 March 2018.
External links
edit- Website (in Serbian)
- Profile at fiba.basketball
- Serbia participation – FIBA archive
- Serbia at fibaeurope.com
- Regional Associations
- Basketball Association of Vojvodina Archived 2020-11-25 at the Wayback Machine
- Basketball Association of Belgrade
- Regional Basketball Association of Southern Serbia
- Regional Basketball Association of Central Serbia
- Regional Basketball Association of Western Serbia
- Regional Basketball Association of Eastern Serbia
- Regional Basketball Association of Raška–Kosovo