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KB Bashkimi
KB Bashkimi
Leagues	Kosovo Basketball Superleague; Kosovo Cup; Europe Cup
Founded	1945; 81 years ago
History	KB Bashkimi; (1945–2009); Big Brother Bashkimi; (2009–2011); Sigkos Bashkimi; (2011–2013); KB Kosova e Re Bashkimi; (2013–2015); KB Bashkimi; (2015–present)
Arena	Sezai Surroi
Capacity	4,000
Location	Prizren, Kosovo
Team colors	Orange, Black ;
Chairman	Kushtrim Kabashi
President	Astrit Martinaj
Head coach	Igor Jovović
Assistant	Bledar Gjeçaj
Team captain	Valon Bunjaku
Championships	1 Kosovo Basketball Superleague; 1 Kosovo Cup

Klubi i Basketbollit Bashkimi, also known as K.B. Bashkimi or simply Bashkimi, is a professional basketball team based in Prizren, Kosovo. Bashkimi is the oldest basketball team in Kosovo and competes in the top-level PrinceCaffe Superliga since 1991. The team's fan club are called Arpagjik't.

History

Klubi i Basketbollit Bashkimi was founded in 1945 in Prizren. It is the oldest basketball team in Kosovo, and one of the oldest in the Balkans. It has traditionally been the most representative sports team of the city of Prizren. Initially competing in the ex-Yugoslavian competitions, Bashkimi was to join the first season of the Kosovo Basketball Superleague in 1991.^[1]

2014/15 was the first time Bashkimi participated in an international competition, when the team joined the regional Balkan League. Bashkimi won its first league title in the 2017–18 season.^[2]

Honours

Domestic competitions

Superliga e Kosovës në Basketboll/Kosovo Basketball Superleague
- Winners (1): 2017/18
- Runners-up (3): 2008/09, 2016/17, 2024/25

Kupa e Kosovës/Kosovo Cup
- Winners (1): 2000/01
- Runners-up (9): 1996/97, 2001/02, 2002/03, 2011/12, 2013/14, 2017/18, 2021/22, 2024/25, 2025/26

Superkupa e Kosovës/Kosovo Supercup
- Runners-up (2): 2018, 2020

European and regional competitions

Balkan League
- Runners-up (1): 2017/18

European record

Season	Competition	Round	Club	Home	Away
2025–26	FIBA Europe Cup	Qualifying round	Anwil Włocławek	80–75	71–93
		Regular season	Cibona	89–69	79–93
			Reggiana	77–76	65–100
			Dijon	74–83	93–84

Current roster

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Bashkimi roster

Players

Coaches

Pos.	No.	Name	Ht.	Age
G/F	00	Bailey, Adrio	1.98 m (6 ft 6 in)	29 – (1997-06-24)24 June 1997
G	1	Azemi, Arian	1.88 m (6 ft 2 in)	27 – (1999-03-03)3 March 1999
PG	2	Jashari, Fis	1.80 m (5 ft 11 in)	18 – (2008-04-12)12 April 2008
SG	3	Clavell, Gian	1.93 m (6 ft 4 in)	32 – (1993-11-26)26 November 1993
PG	4	Myles, Divine	1.80 m (5 ft 11 in)	30 – (1996-02-25)25 February 1996
PG	5	Anderson, Kyan	1.80 m (5 ft 11 in)	34 – (1992-03-25)25 March 1992
PG	6	Bunjaku, Valon (C)	1.85 m (6 ft 1 in)	28 – (1998-02-02)2 February 1998
SG	7	Shorter, Shannon	1.92 m (6 ft 4 in)	37 – (1989-08-01)1 August 1989
PF	8	Kakruki, Valmir	2.05 m (6 ft 9 in)	26 – (2000-09-20)20 September 2000
SG	10	Bytyqi, Besim	1.82 m (6 ft 0 in)	17 – (2008-10-31)31 October 2008
SF	13	Gjeçaj, Veton	1.99 m (6 ft 6 in)	21 – (2004-12-02)2 December 2004
F/C	20	Lake, De'Quon	2.08 m (6 ft 10 in)	29 – (1997-03-22)22 March 1997
PF	24	Thomas, Lance	2.08 m (6 ft 10 in)	27 – (1999-01-18)18 January 1999
F/C	25	Johnson, JaJuan	2.08 m (6 ft 10 in)	37 – (1989-02-08)8 February 1989
PF	27	Zeqiri, Lejson	2.03 m (6 ft 8 in)	25 – (2001-09-17)17 September 2001

Head coach

Igor Jovović

Assistant coach(es)

Bledar Gjeçaj
Elbesar Gështenja

Legend

(C) Team captain
Injured

Roster

Updated: September 1, 2026

Depth chart

Pos.	Starting 5	Bench 1	Bench 2
C	JaJuan Johnson	Lance Thomas	De'Quon Lake
PF	Lejson Zeqiri	Valmir Kakruki	Veton Gjeçaj
SF	Shannon Shorter	Arian Azemi	Adrio Bailey
SG	Divine Myles	Gian Clavell	Besim Bytyqi
PG	Kyan Anderson	Valon Bunjaku	Fis Jashari

Coaching history

Jeton Nixha (2008–2010)
Dervish Agaj (2010–2011)
Naser Oskaček (2011–2012)
Edin Kërveshi (2012–2014)
Miodrag Baletić (2014–2015)
Petar Mijović (2015–2016)
Dragan Radović (2016–2017)
Predrag Milović (2017)
Fotis Takianos (2017)
Stratos Koukolekidis (2018)
Dragan Radović (2018)
Krunoslav Krajnović (2018–2019)
Jeronimo Šarin (2019)
Illmen Bajra (2019–2021)
Franko Sterle (2021)
Branimir Pavić (2021–2022)
Darko Radulović (2022)
Audrius Prakuraitis (2022–2023)
Edin Kërveshi (2023–2024)
Aleksandar Jončevski (2024)
Darko Radulovic (2024)
Bledar Gjeçaj (2024–2025)
Saša Janković (2025)
Igor Jovović (2025–present)

Notable players