2008-09 Club Profile: Red Star
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 When the subject is great teams in the cradle of European basketball, the name of Red Star Belgrade is always part of the conversation. As one of the most-crowned teams in the former Yugoslavia, Crvena Zvezda - Red Star in Serbian - has always commanded attention wherever it plays.
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Red Star Roster 2008-09
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| Name |
Pos.
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Height
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| Lawrence Roberts |
C
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2.06
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| Marko Keselj |
F
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2.03
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| Elmedin Kikanovic |
C
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2.10
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| Mirko Kovac |
F
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1.99
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| Tadija Dragicevic |
F
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2.05
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| Leroy Andre Owens |
G
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1.93
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| Lazar Radosavljevic |
F
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203
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| Nikola Rondovic |
F
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2.07
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| Vladimir Stimac |
C
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2.09
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| Milan Milosevic |
F
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2.03
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| Boris Bakic |
G
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1.95
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| Stevan Milosevic |
C
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2.10
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| Marko Marinovic |
G
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1.83
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| Nemanja Nedovic |
G
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1.92
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| Filip Sepa |
G
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1.96
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| Nemanja Bjelica |
F
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2.09
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| Svetislav Pesic |
Head Coach |
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The club was founded in 1945 and immediately dominated a country that would soon claim basketball as its main sport. For an entire decade, from 1946 to 1955, Red Star won 10 straight titles and assured its place in the history books. With basketball's rise in popularity came plenty of challengers, and Red Star waited until 1972 for the next domestic title, then 21 years again for another. But of all the great clubs who won in the interim, to this day none can claim as many titles as Red Star. There was also a European title, the 1974 Saporta Cup, and three Yugoslavian national cups to boast.
And Red Star keeps going strong, making the finals of the Adriatic League and the semifinals of the Serbia and Montenegro League in 2004. Proving that its present course is the right one, Red Star picked up its first trophy in years, winning the 2004 Serbia and Montengro Cup in stirring fashion, after a weekend full of overtime games. It also lost the Adriatic League final to Reflex. In its ULEB Cup debut, Red Star was eliminated from the playoff hunt on the last day of the regular season. Once Milan Gurovic arrived in Red Star in 2005-06, things got even better. The superstar forward led Red Star to the ULEB Cup quarterfinals in 2006 and 2007, losing against eventual champions Dynamo Moscow and Real Madrid, respectively. Red Star also advanced to the Serbian League finals both years, but archrival Partizan stood in the way to success. Last season, Red Star reached the ULEB Cup Last 16 round, downing European powerhouse Benetton Treviso in the process, but Besiktas won that series on points differential. The team also reached the Serbian League and Serbian Cup semifinals. With a deep pool of talent to draw from and a history of greatness on its side, Red Star is always ready to compete and will again strive to win trophies next season.
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