Kumanovo
Kumanovo logo
LeaguesMacedonian League
BIBL
Founded1946
ArenaSports Hall Kumanovo
Capacity6,500
LocationKumanovo, North Macedonia
Team colorsBlue and White
   
PresidentViktor Bozinovski
Head coachVladimir Mirkovski
Websitekkkumanovo.orgfree.com

KK Kumanovo (Macedonian: КК Куманово) is a professional basketball club based in Kumanovo, North Macedonia. They currently play in the Macedonian First League. The club play their home matches at the Sports Hall Kumanovo.

History

After its foundation in 1946[1] the team was only able to achieve national successes in 1980. In the 90s Kumanovo team qualified for the Korac Cup 1998/99 , in which they lost a two-legged home game against KK Krka as well as two years later in the same competition against the BK Jambol. A season later, they also moved into the 2002 play-off final series for the Macedonian championship, in which they lost two to four wins against record champions and defending champion Feršped Rabotnički from the capital Skopje. Already in the following season the team could not keep up due to financial difficulties and occupied a relegation zone and disolved in 2003.

In 2009 the club was renewed and returned under the name Kumanovo 2009 in the 2010/11 season to the Macedonian First League. After being re-established in the top division, the first successes were achieved when one reached the cup final in 2013, which was lost to defending champion and champion KK MZT Skopje, and on the other hand in the supranational Balkan League when it participated for the first time reached the Final Four tournament, in which they lost to the title holder Hapoel Gilboa Galil in the semi-finals. With the following participation, the team in the Balkan League 2014 in the quarter-finals against the later title winner Lewski Sofia and also achieved no chances of winning the title in national competitions. This was to change in the 2014/15 season, when the team beat record champion Rabotnički in the play-off semi-final of the championship after beating Rilski Sportist Samokov in the quarterfinals of the Balkan League. In the final series, however, they lost in three games against defending champion KK MZT Aerodrom. For the 2015/16 season, the team registered for the FIBA Europe Cup 2015/16 and refrained from further participation in the Balkan League. In the continental club competition, in six preliminary round matches, it was only enough for one home win against Kotkan TP-Basket. In the national championship play-offs, the third round of the semifinals was still played in five games and, in the final series, they were able to achieve at least one home win against series master MZT before losing another chance of winning the title in four games.

BIBL League Seasons

  • 2013: (9-11) 4th
  • 2014: (7-11) 5th
  • 2015: (10-6) 5th
  • 2017: (13-7) 2nd
  • 2018: (1-4 ) 8th
  • 2021: (6-8) 5th
  • 2022: (0-2) 12th

Honours

Winner : 1980
Runner-up: 2002, 2015, 2016[2]
Runner-up: 2013
Runner-up: 2017

Home ground

The Kumanovo Arena

Kumanovo Arena is a home ground indoor sport venue for BC Kumanovo located in Kumanovo, Macedonia. The hall has capacity of 6,500 seats and was built in 1980.

It is the biggest indoor sport hall in Kumanovo, where competitions of basketball, futsal, handball, volleyball and boxing matches

Current roster

KK Kumanovo roster
PlayersCoaches
Pos.No.Nat.NameHt.Age
PG 0 North Macedonia Nastovski, Andrej 1.91 m (6 ft 3 in) 84 kg (185 lb) 23 – (2000-08-23)23 August 2000
C 3 Bosnia and Herzegovina Lalović, Srgjan 2.14 m (7 ft 0 in) 24 – (1999-03-11)11 March 1999
C 7 North Macedonia Volkanovski, Ivan 2.09 m (6 ft 10 in) 24 – (1999-07-07)7 July 1999
PG 8 Serbia Đukanović, Đukan 1.83 m (6 ft 0 in) 80 kg (176 lb) 31 – (1992-10-31)31 October 1992
G 10 North Macedonia Nikolić, Petar 1.89 m (6 ft 2 in) 30 – (1993-09-25)25 September 1993
G 13 North Macedonia Dimitrevski, Luka 1.84 m (6 ft 0 in) 70 kg (154 lb) 19 – (2004-06-29)29 June 2004
SG 14 United States Abrom, De'Quan 1.88 m (6 ft 2 in) 83 kg (183 lb) 27 – (1996-05-06)6 May 1996
SF 21 United States McSwain, Freddie 2.01 m (6 ft 7 in) 100 kg (220 lb) 29 – (1994-12-02)2 December 1994
SG 23 North Macedonia Georgievski, Gjorgji 1.91 m (6 ft 3 in) 85 kg (187 lb) 25 – (1998-08-12)12 August 1998
PF 28 North Macedonia Gligorijević, Stevan 2.05 m (6 ft 9 in) 106 kg (234 lb) 25 – (1998-07-10)10 July 1998
PF 38 North Macedonia Zivčević, Nenad 2.04 m (6 ft 8 in) 37 – (1986-02-28)28 February 1986
Head coach
  • North Macedonia Vladimir Mirkovski
Assistant coach(es)
  • North Macedonia Darko Smiljkovic
Legend
  • (C) Team captain
  • Injured Injured
Updated: 2020-11-26

Depth chart

Pos. Starting 5 Bench 1 Bench 2
C Stevan Gligorijević Srgjan Lalović Ivan Volkanovski
PF Nenad Zivčević
SF Freddie McSwain
SG De'Quan Abrom Petar Nikolić Gjorgji Georgievski
PG Đukan Đukanović Andrej Nastovski Luka Dimitrievski

Technical staff

[3]

Position Name
Assistant CoachSerbia Ivan Djordjevic
Sports DirectorNorth Macedonia Darko Petkovski
Club DoctorNorth Macedonia Dragan Karagjinski
PhysiotherapistNorth Macedonia Melanija Cvetkovska

Management

[4]

Position Name
Club OwnerNorth Macedonia Kumanovo Municipality
Board PresidentNorth Macedonia Viktor Bozinovski
Team ManagerNorth Macedonia Darko Petkovski Spejko
Club ManagerNorth Macedonia Aleksandar Krstevski
Technical assistantNorth Macedonia Cvetkovski Milos

Former players

Head coaches

References

  1. ↑ "KK KUMANOVO basketball team History". eurobasket.com.
  2. ↑ "Македонска Прва Лига Листа на финални натпревари и шампиони". basketball.org.mk.
  3. ↑ "Balkanleague.net".
  4. ↑ "Balkanleague.net".
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