OKK Sloboda Tuzla

OKK Sloboda Tuzla
Leagues	Basketball Championship of Bosnia and Herzegovina ABA League Second Division
Founded	1946 (1946)
History	KK Sloboda (1946–2011) OKK Sloboda (2011–present)
Arena	SKPC Mejdan
Capacity	4,900
Location	Tuzla, Bosnia and Herzegovina
Team colors	Red and black
President	Aid Berbić
Head coach	Damir Mulaomerović
Championships	2 National League 5 National Cup
Website	sloboda.ba
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Omladinski košarkaški klub Sloboda, (transl. Sloboda Youth Basketball Club), commonly referred to as Sloboda Tuzla, is a men's professional basketball club based in Tuzla, Bosnia and Herzegovina. They are currently competing in the Basketball Championship of Bosnia and Herzegovina and the Adriatic Second League.

The club was founded in as KK Sloboda successor of KK Sloboda which has been frozen indefinitely because of accumulated debt. Since 2011, the club has been competing under the legal name OKK Sloboda. The club is a part of the Sloboda multi-sports club. The Sloboda considers itself as legal successor of KK Sloboda and considers that it has won 2 National League championships. They have played two different national league systems since 1946, including the Yugoslav Federal League system (1946–1992) and the Bosnian league system (1992 onward). They have also won 5 National Cup titles. Nevertheless basketball association of Bosnia and Herzegovina doesn't consider it as legal successor.

A FIBA Hall of Fame member Mirza Delibašić played for the club from 1968 to 1972.

History

Background

KK Sloboda, commonly referred to as Sloboda Dita, was a men's professional basketball club based in Tuzla, Bosnia and Herzegovina. The club was formed in 1946 and played its home games at Mejdan Sports Center. The club was shut down in September 2011 due to debts of 3.5 million KM.

Sloboda finished 5th in the inaugural 2001–02 Adriatic League session.

Renamed and re-organized

OKK Sloboda was founded in 2009 as a youth department of KK Sloboda. After the original club ceased operations in 2011, the new club—under the name of OKK Sloboda Tuzla (OKK Sloboda)—started to compete as they entered the A2 League (3rd-tier) for the 2011–12 season. They went on to win the 2012 A2 League championship and were subsequently promoted to the A1 Liga (2nd-tier) for the 2012–13 season. Sloboda finished second in the 2012–13 season with a record of 18-4 and went on to lose in the championship-deciding game to the first seeded OKK Spars Sarajevo by 10 points.

In 2013, the club was promoted to the Basketball Championship of Bosnia and Herzegovina for the 2013–14 season, returning to the top division for the first time since the 2010–11 season. For their return season to the Bosnian first league, Sloboda signed rookie head coach Damir Mulaomerović. He helped lead them to a fourth-place finish and subsequently earned himself a contract extension for the 2014–15 season.

In July 2019, the club got a wild card for the Second Adriatic League to play in the 2019–20 season.

Home arena

The club plays its home games at SKPC Mejdan in Tuzla. Mejdan has two halls, one small and one big, with most games being played in the bigger hall that has a seating capacity of 4,900, while the smaller one has a seating capacity of 800 for basketball matches.

Players

Main page: Category:OKK Sloboda Tuzla players

Current roster

Note: Flags indicate national team eligibility at FIBA-sanctioned events. Players may hold other non-FIBA nationality not displayed.

Sloboda Tuzla roster
Players	Coaches
Pos. No. Nat. Name Ht. Age G 4 Andelija, Haris 1.85 m (6 ft 1 in) 23 – (2000-09-16)16 September 2000 F 5 Gregg, Denzel 2.00 m (6 ft 7 in) 28 – (1995-10-28)28 October 1995 SF 6 Jakupović, Jasmin 1.96 m (6 ft 5 in) 27 – (1997-04-01)1 April 1997 SG 7 Janjić, Dejan 1.98 m (6 ft 6 in) 28 – (1995-11-14)14 November 1995 CG 9 Gegić, Amar 2.00 m (6 ft 7 in) 26 – (1998-02-14)14 February 1998 G 10 Dedajić, Haris 1.85 m (6 ft 1 in) 23 – (2001-01-29)29 January 2001 F 11 Čerkezović, Emir 1.97 m (6 ft 6 in) 25 – (1999-01-12)12 January 1999 PG 12 Čampara, Sani 1.90 m (6 ft 3 in) 25 – (1999-03-03)3 March 1999 C 14 Nelson-Henry, Darien 2.11 m (6 ft 11 in) 30 – (1994-02-17)17 February 1994 SF 15 Tomašević, Vladimir 2.01 m (6 ft 7 in) 33 – (1991-01-13)13 January 1991 C 21 Krajinić, Emir 2.08 m (6 ft 10 in) 22 – (2002-05-09)9 May 2002 PF 24 Manjgafić, Fahrudin 2.07 m (6 ft 9 in) 27 – (1997-01-21)21 January 1997 PF 35 Omerović, Nedim 2.04 m (6 ft 8 in) 23 – (2000-08-10)10 August 2000 SF 45 Grubor, Miloš 1.99 m (6 ft 6 in) 33 – (1991-01-13)13 January 1991	Head coach Damir Mulaomerović Assistant coach(es) Adnan Žunić Strength & conditioning coach(es) Azur Sakić Physiotherapist(s) Elvir Bijedić Azur Mehanović Legend (C) Team captain Injured Roster Updated: November 30, 2019

Coaches

KK Soboda (1946–2011)

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• Marijan Novović (1975–1977)
• Vlade Đurović (1978–1982)
• Borislav Džaković (1984–1987)
• Mihajlo Vuković (1989–1990)
• Borislav Džaković (1990–1992)
• Velimir Gašić (2001–2003)
• Borislav Džaković (2003–2006)

OKK Sloboda (2011–present)

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• Damir Mulaomerović (2013–2015)
• Velimir Gašić (2016–2017)
• Eldar Kavgić (2017–2018)
• Ivan Velić (2018)
• Josip Pandža (2018–2019)
• Damir Mulaomerović (2019–present)

Trophies

• Bosnia and Herzegovina Championship
  • Winner (2): 1993–94, 1995–96
• Bosnia and Herzegovina Cup
  • Winner (5): 1994, 1995, 1996, 1999, 2001
• Bosnian A1 League (2nd-tier)
  • Winner (7): 1993–94, 1995–96, 1996–97, 1998–99, 1999–2000, 2000–01, 2001–02
• Bosnian A2 League (3rd-tier)
  • Winner (1): 2012–13^OKK

Notes

^OKK Won by OKK Sloboda

Notable players

KK Sloboda

• Mileta Lisica
• Damir Mršić
• Damir Mulaomerović
• Jasmin Hukić
• Mirza Teletović
• Zlatko Jovanović
• Elmedin Kikanović
• Dalibor Peršić
• Mirza Begić

External links

• Official website
• Team profile at Eurobasket.com