KK Partizan

Košarkaški klub Partizan (Serbian Cyrillic: Кошаркашки клуб Партизан, English: Partizan Basketball Club), commonly referred to as Partizan or Partizan Belgrade in English-speaking media, and for sponsorship reasons as Partizan Mozzart Bet, is a professional basketball club based in Belgrade, Serbia. It is part of the multi-sports Belgrade-based club Partizan. The club is a founding member and shareholder of the Adriatic Basketball Association, and competes in the ABA League and the EuroLeague.

Partizan Mozzart Bet
2023–24 KK Partizan season
NicknameCrno-beli
LeaguesKLSABAEuroLeague
Founded4 October 1945 (1945-10-04)
ArenaŠtark Arena
Capacity18,386
LocationBelgrade, Serbia
Team colorsBlack and White
   
PresidentOstoja Mijailović
Team managerZoran Savić
Head coachŽeljko Obradović
Team captainKevin Punter
Affiliation(s)Ladies team
Championships1 EuroLeague
3 FIBA Korać Cup
7 ABA League
1 ABA League Supercup
21 National Championships
16 National Cups
1 Triple Crown
Websitepartizan.basketball

Since 1945, Partizan has won 49 trophies and is the holder of the 21 national champion titles. They have also won 16 national basketball cups, 7 Adriatic championships and 1 ABA League Supercup, and most notably the European Champion trophy at the Final Four of the EuroLeague in Istanbul in 1992. The final game was notable for the buzzer-beater by Aleksandar Đorđević which ranks among the most famous shots in basketball history. They also won 3 Korać Cups in 1978, 1979 and 1989 and participated in four Euroleague Final Fours. In September 2009, Partizan became the first and to this day the only Serbian team to play an official game against an NBA team.

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