Košarkaški klub Borac Čačak (), commonly referred to as KK Borac Čačak or as Borac Mozzart due to sponsorship reasons, is a men's professional basketball club based in Čačak, Serbia. The club plays in the Adriatic League and the Basketball League of Serbia. Their home arena is the Borac Hall.
History 1945–1992 Borac was a member of the Yugoslav First Federal League since the 1952 season. Players that grew up in this club were Radmilo Mišović (top scorer player of first division in the seventies), Dragan Kićanović, Radivoj Živković, Željko Obradović, and many other players who have left a significant mark on the basketball area of European, Yugoslav and Serbian basketball. In the 1972–73 season, the club finished in fourth place in the Regular Season standings of the Yugoslav First Basketball League, which was considered a great success for club from small city in Yugoslavia back then. Also, in the following season, Borac participated in European FIBA Korać Cup. In the 1978–79 Yugoslav First Basketball League season, the club finished in fifth place and club's youth team won the national competition.
1992–2017 In the period of FR Yugoslavia, Borac was a regular participant of top-tier YUBA League. In 1992–93 season, the club made it to the semifinals of the Yugoslav Cup. Following the Montenegrin independence from state union, the club participated in the Basketball League of Serbia, top-tier national league competition and one below the regional ABA League. In the 2009–10 Basketball League of Serbia season, the club finished in first place of the regular season standings of the Basketball League of Serbia, but was eliminated later in the Super League, which consists of best ranked national league clubs and Serbian clubs that participated in the ABA League. In the 2015–16 Basketball League of Serbia and 2016–17 Basketball League of Serbia seasons, the club finished in second place of the regular season standings of the Basketball League of Serbia.
2017–present Starting with the 2017–18 season, the club besides the national league played in the newly established regional ABA League Second Division, where they were first in regular season, but eventually eliminated in the Playoffs. In the 2017–18 Basketball League of Serbia, 2018–19 Basketball League of Serbia and 2019–20 Basketball League of Serbia season as well, the club was first in regular season standings of the Basketball League of Serbia. In 2019–20 season which was cut short due to COVID-19 pandemic, the club based on regular season standings of the 2019–20 ABA League Second Division, was promoted to the top-tier regional league.
Borac finished its debut appearance in the 2020–21 ABA League First Division in 11th place, with 8–18 record, led by head coach Marko Marinović. In the following season, Borac improved its overall record to 9–17, but was forced to play the relegation playoffs because of league regulations with the Serbian team, and the new champion of the ABA League Second Division – Zlatibor, which they won in best of three games format. In November 2022, Dejan Mijatović took the head coaching position and in Borac's third consecutive season (2022–23) of ABA League, they finished in 13th place after avoiding direct elimination with away win over favorite Budućnost. In the relegation playoffs, Borac prevailed over Helios Suns with 2–1 record, to stay in the league. In 2023–24 season, Borac finished in 10th place of the ABA League with 10–16 record.
Sponsorship naming Borac has had several denominations through the years due to its sponsorship: Borac Reksprom: 1992–1993 Borac Mozzart Sport: 2013–2016 Borac Mozzart: 2022–present
Home arenas
Borac Hall Near Morava (1969–present)
Players
Current roster
Depth chart
Coaches
Mioljub Denić (1951–1960) Aleksandar Stefanović (1967) Josip Sever (1967–1968) Aleksandar Stefanović (1968–1969) Radmilo Mišović (1969) Aleksandar Stefanović (1969–1970) Dragoljub Pljakić (1970–1971) Lazar Lečić (1972–1973) Slobodan Koprivica (1973–1974) Nikola Mišović (1975–1976) Slobodan Koprivica (1977–1978) Aleksandar Nikolić (1978–1980) Slobodan Koprivica (1981–1983) Maško Purić (1983) Nenad Trajković (1989–1990) Ratko Joksić (1990–1992) Vladimir Androić (1992–1993) Slobodan Janković (1994–1995) Milovan Stepandić (1998–2000) Dejan Mijatović (2000–2002) Raško Bojić (2002–2003) Milovan Stepandić (2005–2008) Raško Bojić (2008–2015) Aleksandar Bjelić (2015) Raško Bojić (2015–2018) Jovica Arsić (2018–2019) Marko Marinović (2019–2022) Dejan Mijatović (2022–2024) Saša Ocokoljić (2024–present)
Hall of Famers and greatest players
Naismith Memorial Basketball Hall of Fame
Borac Čačak Hall of FamersCoachesName Position Tenure InductedAleksandar Nikolić Head coach 1978–1980 1998
FIBA Hall of Fame
KK Borac Čačak Hall of FamersPlayers No. Name Position Tenure Inducted Dragan Kićanović SG 1971–1972 2010CoachesName Position Tenure Inducted Aleksandar Nikolić Head coach 1978–1980 2007
FIBA Order of Merit recipients
FIBA Order of Merit recipients Order Name Tenure Inducted 19 Aleksandar Nikolić 1978–1980 as coach 1995
FIBA's 50 Greatest Players
Borac Čačak Players No. Name Position Tenure Inducted Dragan Kićanović SG 1971–1972 1991
Season-by-season SeasonTierDivisionPos.PostseasonNational CupAdriatic competitionsEuropean competitions 2006–07 1 BLS First League 6 — 11–11 — — — 2007–08 1 BLS First League3 7th 16–20Quarterfinalist — — 2008–09 1 BLS First League2 B-4th 19–13Quarterfinalist — — 2009–10 1 BLS First League1 8th 22–16 — — — 2010–11 1 BLS First League 11 — 11–15 — — — 2011–12 1 BLS First League 9 — 12–14 — — — 2012–13 1 BLS First League 8 — 13–13 — — — 2013–14 1 BLS First League4 8th 20–20Quarterfinalist—— 2014–15 1 BLS First League 7 — 9–13 ——— 2015–16 1 BLS First League2 B-4th 19–13Quarterfinalist — — 2016–17 1 BLS First League2 6th 24–16 — — — 2017–18 1 BLS First League1 Semifinals 28–8Quarterfinalist ABA 2nd League 16–7 — 2018–19 1 BLS First League1 A-3rd 28–8Quarterfinalist ABA 2nd League 13–11 — 2019–20 1 BLS First League1 23–3Quarterfinalist ABA 2nd League 20–2 — 2020–21 1 BLS Super League Semifinals 2–2Quarterfinalist ABA 1st League 11 8–18 — 2021–22 1 BLS Super League PR Runners-up 4–3Quarterfinalist ABA 1st League 11 9–17 — 2022–23 1 BLS Super League B-2nd 4–2Quarterfinalist ABA 1st League 13 7–19 — 2023–24 1 BLS Super League Quarterfinals 2–2Quarterfinalist ABA 1st League 10 10–16 — 2024–25 1 BLS Super League Preliminary round 2–10Quarterfinalist ABA 1st League 12 10–20 —
Trophies and awards Trophies Yugoslav Federal B League (2nd-tier / defunct) Winner (1): 1980–81 YUBA B League (2nd-tier / defunct) Winner (2): 1998–99, 2003–04 League Cup of Serbia (2nd-tier) Winner (1): 2013–14
Awards BLS First League MVP Nikola Ilić (1) – 2007–08 Aleksa Avramović (1) – 2015–16 BLS Super League MVP Nikola Ilić (1) – 2007–08 Yugoslav League Top Scorer Radmilo Mišović (5) – 1967–68, 1968–69, 1970–71, 1971–72, 1973–74
Notable players
1970s Goran Grbović Dragan Kićanović Milan Kurćubić Radmilo Mišović Radivoj Živković 1980s Radisav Ćurčić Marko Ivanović Željko Obradović 1990s Igor Mihajlovski Haris Brkić Branko Milisavljević Oliver Popović Miroslav Radošević 2000s Branko Cvetković Zoran Erceg Dragan Labović Marko Marinović Aleksandar Rašić Duško Savanović Miloš Teodosić Nikola Ilić Branko Jorović Miroslav Raduljica 2010s Aleksej Nešović Aleksa Avramović Ilija Đoković Nemanja Protić 2020s Hunter Hale Lautaro López Duda Sanadze Sava Lešić Ivan Marinković Bryce Jones Filip Rebrača
International record SeasonAchievementNotes FIBA Korać Cup 1979–80 Round of 16 3rd in Group C with Hapoel Tel Aviv, Antonini Siena, ASPO Tours (3–3) 1984–85 Second round Eliminated by Fenerbahçe, 171–172 (1–1) 1973–74 First round Eliminated by Innocenti Milano, 155–176 (0–2)
See also KK Železničar Čačak KK Čačak 94 KK Mladost Čačak
References
External links
KK Borac Čačak at eurobasket.com