Basketball club Lovćen | |||
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Leagues | Montenegrin Basketball League | ||
Founded | 1947 | ||
History | 1947 - present | ||
Arena | Sportski centar Lovćen (capacity: 1,500) |
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Location | Cetinje, Montenegro | ||
Team colors | Red, white |
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Main sponsor | Regal Impex GH | ||
President | Blagota Radulović | ||
Head coach | Mirko Proroković | ||
Website | kklovcen.me | ||
Uniforms | |||
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Active sport clubs of SD Lovćen |
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Football | Football Women | Handball |
Basketball | Basketball Women | Athletics |
Volleyball Women | Volleyball | Rugby |
Table tennis | Car racing | Kickboxing |
Powerlifting |
KK Lovćen is a professional basketball club from Cetinje, Montenegro. The team currently competes in the Montenegrin Basketball League. During their history, Lovćen competed in First League of FR Yugoslavia (Serbia and Montenegro) Adriatic Basketball League, Balkan International Basketball League and in the FIBA Korać Cup.
In Cetinje basketball began to play after the end of World War II. Basketball Club Lovćen was created as a basketball section of Gymnastics Society from Cetinje.
Near the old football playground, in the city park, in 1947, the first basketball court was built in Cetinje.
First Lovćen participation in a competition was the third Championship of Montenegro, on June 1949 in Cetinje.
Since 1952, the Basketball Championship in Montenegro was organized in two parts: the competition in the zones and the final part. For many years, Lovcen competed in the middle zone and in the final tournament for the champions of Montenegro.
In the 1950s, the reconstruction of the building "Military flat" was finished, and a large gymnasium hall for basketball and handball was made.
The Montenegrin league was formed in 1970, and since then Lovcen has been a participant, where it was among the leading teams.
After the earthquake, in 80s, new sports hall was built. Matches are still playing in it.
In 1983. Lovćen managed to be placed in the second division of the Yugoslavia and participated, with interruptions, until 1992.
From season 1992/93, Lovcen played in the first division of the FRY and achieved the greatest success in the second half of the nineties.
During the 1997, Lovcen was first launched in the quarterfinals of the final tournament, winning a sixth place and placement in the final tournament in 1998. As a result, club won first participation in European competition. In Korać Cup, Lovcen was playing with Italian Virtus, Slovenian Krka and Israeli Hapoel