KK Šentjur

KK Tajfun
Leagues	Liga Nova KBM
Founded	1969[1]
Arena	OŠ Hruševec Hall (League games) Golovec Hall (FIBA competitions)[2]
Location	Šentjur, Slovenia
Team colors
Main sponsor	Tajfun Planina d.o.o
President	Iztok Špan[2]
Head coach	Krešimir Bašić
Championships	1 Slovenian Championship 1 Slovenian Supercup
Website	kksentjur.net
Uniforms
Home Away

Košarkarski Klub Šentjur (English: Šentjur Basketball Club), commonly referred to as KK Šentjur or simply Šentjur, is a professional basketball team that is based in Šentjur, Slovenia. The team currently competes in the Premier A Slovenian League under the name Tajfun due to sponsorship reasons.

History

Club was founded in 1969 as a section of TVD Partizan.^[1] In the 2014–15 season, Šentjur won its first domestic title.^[1] Despite being ranked only fifth in the regular season, Šentjur upset Krka in the semifinals and beat Rogaška 3–1 in the finals.

Honours

League

• Slovenian First League:

Winners (1): 2014–15

Cup

• Slovenian Supercup:

Winners (1): 2015

Current roster

Note: Flags indicate national team eligibility at FIBA sanctioned events. Players may hold other non-FIBA nationality not displayed.

KK Tajfun Šentjur roster
Players	Coaches
Pos. # Nat. Name Ht. Wt. Age PG 1 Sarajlija, Mirza 1.85 m (6 ft 1 in) 77 kg (170 lb) 25 – 19 June 1991 PG 3 Grant, Malcolm 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) 185 lb (84 kg) 28 – 21 June 1988 SG 4 Thomas, Fred 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) 210 lb (95 kg) 23 – 13 June 1993 G 5 Amar, Ejup 1.91 m (6 ft 3 in) 84 kg (185 lb) 19 – 6 November 1997 G 6 Milašinović, Dejan 1.82 m (6 ft 0 in) 81 kg (179 lb) 27 – 30 January 1989 G 7 Moore, Keon 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) 211 lb (96 kg) 24 – 26 March 1992 F 8 Sebič, Milan (C) 2.02 m (6 ft 8 in) 85 kg (187 lb) 30 – 9 September 1986 G 10 Debelak, Žiga 1.84 m (6 ft 0 in) 73 kg (161 lb) 16 – 9 April 2000 F 11 Držić, Ivan 2.04 m (6 ft 8 in) 92 kg (203 lb) 33 – 29 April 1983 PF 14 Miković, Milija 2.05 m (6 ft 9 in) 105 kg (231 lb) 22 – 25 March 1994 C 15 Fifolt, Žiga 2.12 m (6 ft 11 in) 103 kg (227 lb) 23 – 9 October 1993 G 16 Maček, Matic 1.90 m (6 ft 3 in) 80 kg (176 lb) 22 – 3 May 1994	Head coach Krešimir Bašić Assistant coach(es) Robi Ribežl Ožbej Stane Strength & conditioning coach(es) Dragan Despotović Physiotherapist(s) Mateja Volf Gregor Zdolšek Klemen Zdolšek Legend (C) Team captain Injured Roster Updated: 10 September 2016

Depth chart

Pos.	Starting 5	Bench 1	Bench 2	Bench 3
C	Tomaž Bolčina
PF		Ivan Držić
SF	Milan Sebič	Jacob Parker
SG		Aleksandar Ponjavić
PG	Domen Bratož

References

1. "Kratka zgodovine šentjurske košarke" [Short Sentjur basketball history] (in Slovenian). KK Šentjur official website. Retrieved 28 February 2016.
2. "Osnovni podatki o košarkarskem klubu Šentjur" [Basic info about Sentjur Basketball Club] (in Slovenian). KK Šentjur official website. Retrieved 28 February 2016.

External links

• Official website (Slovene)