KK Mega Basket


Košarkaški klub Mega Basket, currently known as Mega Bemax due to sponsorship reasons, is a men's professional basketball club based in Belgrade, Serbia. The club is a founding member and shareholder of the Adriatic Basketball Association.
In addition to Belgrade, the club also played its home games in Kruševac, Smederevo, and Sremska Mitrovica. The club participates in the KLS and the ABA League. Since 2004, it has been controlled by Serbian sports agent Miško Ražnatović and his BeoBasket sports agency.

History

The Avala Ada era (1998–2004)

KK Avala Ada was established on 23 December 1998 by a group of basketball enthusiasts, all employed at the Avala Ada packaging factory. The club played in the lower ranks, functioning as part of the Avala Ada sports society that was formed at the same time. In the summer of 1999, the club won the Belgrade Local League, thus qualifying for the Serbian Second League. Playing the 1999–2000 season in the Second League, the club set an ambitious goal of gaining promotion on its first try and succeeded.
The 2000–01 season was played in the Serbian First League, finishing third and barely missing the promotion. The following 2001–02 season, Avala Ada finished third again. In the 2002-03 season, the club again missed promotion based on the league standing but managed to qualify to federal First B League through playoffs in Novi Bečej, beating KK Vrbas and KK Zeta. Playing its first season, 2003–04, in the federal rank in the First B League, Avala Ada finished third thus missing promotion to the top league. Before the start of the 2004–05 season, the most significant development in the club's short history occurred - it was taken over by the BeoBasket Sports Agency led by Miško Ražnatović.

The Mega Basket era (2005–present)

At the end of the 2004–05 season, the club has qualified for the highest competition level in the country. In December 2005, the club changed its name to KK Mega Basket. At the same time, the club signed a sponsorship agreement with the Ishrana bakery company based in Smederevo, and in the period from 2005 to 2007, the club officially was named Mega Ishrana. Later, also due to sponsorship reasons, the club was called Mega Aqua Monta in the 2007–08 season, and Mega Hypo Leasing in the 2008–09 season.
In August 2009, before the start of the 2009–10 season, another Belgrade-based club KK Vizura merged into KK Mega Hypo Leasing, and the club was renamed KK Mega Vizura. In 2016, Mega Leks won its first trophy ever when it beat KK Partizan 86–80 in the Serbian Cup Final.
On June 14, 2018, the club signed a contract on sports and technical cooperation with OKK Beograd. On August 11, 2018, the club played against the University of Kentucky men's basketball team.

Sponsorship naming

The club has had several denominations through the years due to its sponsorship:

Current roster


Depth chart

Players in the [NBA draft]

PositionPlayerYearRoundPickDrafted by
C Milovan Raković#20072nd round60thDallas Mavericks, traded to Chicago Bulls
C Nikola Jokić*20142nd round41stDenver Nuggets
PG Vasilije Micić#20142nd round52ndPhiladelphia 76ers
SG Nemanja Dangubić#20142nd round54thPhiladelphia 76ers, traded to Brooklyn Nets
G/F Timothé Luwawu-Cabarrot20161st round24thPhiladelphia 76ers
C Ivica Zubac20162nd round32ndLos Angeles Lakers
G/F Rade Zagorac#20162nd round35thBoston Celtics, traded to Memphis Grizzlies
SF Vlatko Čančar20172nd round49thDenver Nuggets
PG Ognjen Jaramaz#20172nd round58thNew York Knicks
PF/C Alpha Kaba#20172nd round60thAtlanta Hawks
C Goga Bitadze20191st round18thIndiana Pacers

Coaches

; Avala Ada
; Mega Basket

Management

Current officeholders are:
  • President: Velimir Mihailović
  • General manager: Goran Ćakić

    Trophies and awards

Trophies