KK Studentski centar explained

SC Derby
Nickname:Studenti (Students)
Leagues:Prva A Liga
ABA League
History:KK Studentski centar
(1997–present)
Arena:Morača
Capacity:6,000
Location:Podgorica, Montenegro
Owner:Dom učenika i studenata Podgorica
Colors:Blue and white
Sponsor:Derby
President:Zoran Kojičić
Gm:Đuro Ostojić
Coach:Petar Mijović
Championships:1 ABA League Supercup
1 ABA 2nd League

Košarkaški klub Studentski centar (Abbr. KK Studentski centar), commonly referred to as SC Derby due to sponsorship reasons, is a men's professional basketball club based in Podgorica, Montenegro. The club currently competes in the Montenegrin Basketball League and the ABA League.

SC Derby has won one ABA League Second Division (in 2021) and one ABA League Supercup (in 2023) in its history.

History

The club was founded in 1997 in Podgorica, Montenegro, then part of FR Yugoslavia. The club's founder is the Podgorica Student Dormitory.[1]

In 2015, the club got promoted to the Montenegrin First A League for the 2015–16 season. In 2020, the club joined the Second Adriatic League for the 2020–21 season.[2] The club was league affiliate of Budućnost VOLI.

On 31 August 2021, the club announced a change of their name to SC Derby due to sponsorship reasons.[3]

On 20 September 2023, SC Derby won the ABA League Supercup after their upset win over Partizan in the final, 81-83. The game winner was hit by Borna Kapusta with 4.6 seconds left in the game.[4]

Players

Current roster

Depth chart

Coaches

  • Slavenko Rakočević (2012–2014)
  • Ljubiša Gojšina (2014–2016)
  • Slavenko Rakočević (2016–2017)
  • Stefan Klikovac (2017–2019)
  • Nenad Trajković (2019–2021)
  • Andrej Žakelj (2021–2023)
  • Dejan Jakara (2023–present)

Trophies and awards

Trophies

Individual awards

Notable players

External links

Notes and References

  1. Web site: About KK Studentski centar . studentskidom.com . 6 June 2020.
  2. Web site: Četiri CG tima u ABA 2, MZT u eliti, Primorska u „beton ligi” . vijesti.me . 6 June 2020.
  3. Web site: Studentski centar od danas SC Derbi, Žakelj jasan: Cilj opstanak i razvoj mladih igrača . vijesti.me . 1 September 2021.
  4. Web site: 2023-09-20 . Partizan lose ABA SuperCup final in last seconds against SC Derby . 2023-09-21 . basketnews.com . en.