Yugoslav Army (basketball team)

Yugoslav Army (Serbian: Југословенска армија, romanizedJugoslovenska armija) was a men's basketball selection based in Belgrade, Yugoslavia. It was the basketball section of the Sports Association of the Central House of the Yugoslav Army. The Yugoslav Army later founded KK Partizan and most of the players moved to the new club.

Yugoslav Army
LeaguesYugoslav First Basketball League
Founded1944
Dissolved1946
LocationBelgrade, Yugoslavia
Team colorsBlue, White, Red
     
Head coachSocialist Federal Republic of Yugoslavia Ratko Vlahović (last)
OwnershipYugoslav People's Army
Championships1 Championship

1945 season edit

Team won the first Yugoslav Basketball League in 1945 against state selections of the Yugoslav states.[1]

Roster edit

Yugoslav Army basketball team roster
Players Coaches
Pos. No. Nat. Name Ht.
  Alagić, Strahinja
  Dekleva, Lučano
  Kostić, Pavle
9   Kovačević, Zlatko
C 4   Marjanović, Mirko 1.92 m (6 ft 4 in)
15   Munćan, Božidar
F   Nikolić, Aleksandar 1.73 m (5 ft 8 in)
  Pikoli, Atilio
  Tijanić, Ratko
  Vlahović, Ratko
Head coach

Legend
  • (C) Team captain
  •   Injured

Matches edit

  Win   Loss

1945
Semifinals
Yugoslav Army 41–24 PR Croatia Subotica
Report
1945
Final
Yugoslav Army 21–18 PR Serbia Subotica
Report

Trophies edit

Aftermath edit

The Yugoslav Army established Partizan on 4 October 1945. Marjanović, Kovačević, Munćan, Nikolić, Alagić, Kostić and Vlahović played for Partizan during the 1946 season.[2]

References edit

  1. ^ History of Yugoslav Championships 1945-1991
  2. ^ "KK Partizan Trofeji". kkpartizan.rs. Retrieved 6 May 2020.