Košarkaški klub Borac (), commonly referred to as Borac Banja Luka, is a men's professional basketball club based in Banja Luka, Republika Srpska, Bosnia and Herzegovina. They are currently competing in the Championship of Bosnia and Herzegovina and the ABA League Second Division.
Borac also has a reserve team, called Borac Mako Print, that plays in the 3rd-tier Second League of Republika Srpska – Western Division.
This club is not a part of the Borac Banja Luka Sports Society, like SKK Borac 1947.
History In 2006, the club changed its name to Borac Nektar after SKK Banjalučka pivara got relegated from Bosnian Championship and folded.
In 2020, Borac got promoted to the Championship of Bosnia and Herzegovina for the 2020–21 season. The club returned to the 1st-tier national league for the first time since the 2012–13 season. On 15 September 2020, the club signed a contract on sports and technical cooperation with the Adriatic League club Igokea. On 13 October 2020, the club received a wild card for the 2020–21 ABA League 2 season.
Home arena Borac plays its home games at the Borik Sports Hall. The hall is located in the Borik Neighbourhood, Banja Luka, and was built in 1974. It has a seating capacity of 3,060 seats.
Players
Current roster
Head coaches
Drago Karalić (2006–2007) Tomica Zirojević (2007, interim) Slobodan Nikolić (2007–2008) Miloš Pejić (2008–2009) Bojan Božić (2009) Borislav Džaković (2009–2010) Drago Karalić (2010–2015) Bojan Božić (2015–2018) Marko Taušan (2018) Dragan Mičić (2018–2019) Marko Šćekić (2019–2020) Dragan Nikolić (2020–2022) Zoran Kašćelan (2022–present)
Season-by-season SeasonTierDivisionPos.PostseasonNational CupAdriatic leagueEuropean competitions 2006–07 2 First League of R Srpska1Champions — — 2007–08 1 BH Championship 5 — 20–18Runners up — — 2008–09 1 BH Championship 6 — 17–21 — FIBA EuroChallenge 0–2 2009–10 1 BH Championship 7 — 9–13 — — 2010–11 1 BH Championship 4 — 21–13 — — 2011–12 1 BH Championship 9 — 8–16 — — 2012–13 1 BH Championship10 — 9–13 — — 2013–14 2 First League of R Srpska3Semifinalist — — 2014–15 2 First League of R Srpska3Semifinalist 15–10 — — 2015–16 2 First League of R Srpska 7 — 8–19 — — 2016–17 2 First League of R Srpska 8 — 12–14 — — — 2017–18 2 First League of R Srpska3Runners up 20–9 — — — 2018–19 2 First League of R Srpska1Runners up 23–7 — — — 2019–20 2 First League of R Srpska1 18–1 — — — 2020–21 1 BH Championship4 20–13 — ABA League 2 10–5 — 2021–22 1 BH Championship3 Liga6 5 21–11 — ABA League 2 10–5 — 2022–23 1 BH Championship2Runners up 22–11 — ABA League 2 9–5 — 2023–24 1 BH Championship2Runners up 23–14 — ABA League 2 6–7 — 2024–25 1 BH Championship2Fourth place 23–13 — ABA League 2 3–3 —
Trophies and awards Trophies Honours No. Years National competitions – 2Bosnian-Herzegovinian Championship Winners 1 1999–2000Bosnian-Herzegovinian Cup Winners 1 1999–2000 Competitions of Republika Srpska (2nd-tier) – 19R Srpska First League Winners 9 1993–94, 1994–95, 1995–96, 1996–97, 1997–98, 1998–99, 2001–02, 2006–07, 2019–20R Srpska Cup Winners 10 1993–94, 1994–95, 1995–96, 1996–97, 1997–98, 1998–99, 2001–02, 2006–07, 2008–09, 2021–22 Trophies in Italic text indicates those which are under ongoing dispute with SKK Borac 1947.
Notable players Draško Albijanić Siniša Kovačević Robert Rothbart Nemanja Vranješ Ognjen Kuzmić Jon Davis
References
External links
at Eurobasket.com