KB Peja


Klubi i Basketbollit Peja is a Kosovar professional basketball club based in Pejë. The club currently plays in the Kosovo Basketball Superleague.
KB Peja won 6 National Championships, 4 Kosovo Basketball cup and 2 times Supercup of Kosovo. In KB Peja have played big names like Acie Earl, Fred House, Ricardo Marsh, Samir Shaptahu, Dardan Berisha etc.

History

The team was officially formed on 13 March 1993 under the ownership of Ilhami Gashi. The club's first manager was Valdet Spahija and the first roster consisted of Valdet Spahija, Riza Gjakova, Ahmet Nimani, Besim Gjuka, Sebajdin Sylejmani, Agim Lluka, Agim Beqiraj and Turhan Zajmi.
The Former name was KB Peja until 2001, when Ekrem Lluka bought the club and renamed it to KB Dukagjini Peć. In 2005 the name changed back to KB Peja.
In 1996-97 season KB Peja played in second division due to some problems with Basketball Federation of Kosovo. Also in 2003-04 didn't complete in any league organized by Basketball Federation of Kosovo.
In the 2016–17 season, Peja would play in a European competitions for the first time, when the team entered the FIBA Europe Cup.

Honours

Current roster

Depth chart

Notable former players

;Kosovo and Albania
  1. Dardan Berisha
  2. Edis Kuraja
  3. Ersid Ljuca
  4. Gerti Shima
  5. Malcolm Armstead
  6. Samir Shaptahu
  7. Valdet Grapci
  8. Valdet Spahija
;Balkans
  1. Adnan Bajramović
  2. Dragan Pusić
  3. Goran Kalamiža
  4. Hrvoje Puljko
  5. Jan Močnik
  6. Jozo Brkić
  7. Mirza Ahmetbašić
  8. Nedžad Spahić
  9. Teo Simović
;United States
  1. Acie Earl
  2. Anthony Knox
  3. Cyril Awere
  4. Dustin Scott
  5. Fred House
  6. George Odufuwa
  7. Janou Rubin
  8. Mario Austin
  9. Mario Edwards
  10. Nic Wise
  11. Ricardo Marsh
  12. Theo Little
;Other countries
  1. Carlos Morban
  2. Harouna Mutombo

    Coaching history