KK Kožuv

KK Kožuv
KK Kožuv logo
LeaguesMacedonian First League
Founded1955
Arena26th April Hall
Capacity1,600 seats
LocationGevgelija, North Macedonia
Team colorsRed and White
   
Head coachApostoli Apostolov
Websitekozuv.com.mk

KK Kožuv (Macedonian: КК Кожув) is a basketball club based in Gevgelija, North Macedonia. They currently play in the Macedonian First League.

History

The club was founded in 1955.[1]

Kozhuv's biggest success came in 2013, they made the Macedonian First League playoff final but ended up losing against MZT Skopje Aerodrom.[2] Kozhuv reached the Macedonian Cup Final in 2015. They lost the final match against the heavy-weight Rabotnichki 66-74 .Kozhuv also competed in BIBL league for 6 seasons. They reached the 3rd place twice in seasons 2015 and 2016. Since its second top-flight season in 2012, the team from the border town has also participated in the supranational Balkan League, a position it has consistently held ever since. After two rather moderately successful campaigns, it remained undefeated in the 2014/15 preliminary round and qualified directly for the semifinals in the second group stage, losing to eventual champions KB Sigal Prishtina on aggregate. In the following Balkan League season, the team lost to KK Mornar Bar in the 2016 semifinals. In the season 2019-20 KK Blokotehna fused in KK Kozhuv. All the players joined Kozhuv at this season.

As Blokotehna Gevgelija in the season 2017/2018 they played in the semifinals with Levski Lukoil finishing 4th.Next season in 2019, Blokotehna won BIBL League trophy beating Teuta in the Final. In season 2018/19 they were hosts of the domestic cup and they played in the Final against Rabotnicki. They made it to the semi-finals in the domestic Championship play-off.

BIBL League Seasons

  • 2013: (4-4) 7th
  • 2014: (5-11) 9th
  • 2015: (13-3) 3rd
  • 2016: (6-8) 3rd
  • 2017: (9-9) 5th
  • 2018: (10-4) 4th
  • 2019: (11-3)

Honours

Domestic Achievements

  • Macedonian League Finalist - 2013
  • Macedonian Cup Finalist - 2015
European

International Achievements

Current roster

KK Kožuv roster
Players Coaches
Pos. No. Nat. Name Ht. Age
SG 6 North Macedonia Karadžovski, Dimitar 1.90 m (6 ft 3 in) 85 kg (187 lb) 40 – (1984-10-07)7 October 1984
SG 8 Croatia Pilepić, Fran 1.93 m (6 ft 4 in) 86 kg (190 lb) 36 – (1989-05-05)5 May 1989
G 9 North Macedonia Bojčev, Nikola 1.92 m (6 ft 4 in) 20 – (2004-08-21)21 August 2004
F 14 North Macedonia Kolev, Ilija 1.98 m (6 ft 6 in) 29 – (1996-08-03)3 August 1996
C 33 United States Howard, Myles 2.06 m (6 ft 9 in) 96 kg (212 lb) 27 – (1998-04-22)22 April 1998
PG 55 United States Wilson, C.J. 1.80 m (5 ft 11 in) 77 kg (170 lb) 30 – (1994-09-03)3 September 1994
C North Macedonia Simić, Teodor 2.10 m (6 ft 11 in) 21 – (2004-02-04)4 February 2004
Head coach
  • North Macedonia Apostoli Apostolov
Assistant coach(es)
  • North Macedonia Ilija Eftimov
Legend
  • (C) Team captain
  • (L) On loan
  • Injured Injured
Updated: 2023-02-14

Depth chart

Pos. Starting 5 Bench 1 Bench 2
C Myles Howard Teodor Simić
PF Ilija Kolev
SF Fran Pilepić Jordan Kuzmanov
SG Andreja Stevanović Dimitar Karadžovski Alek Petkoski
PG C.J. Wilson Goran Glavčev Nikola Bojčev

Former players

References

  1. ^ "KOZUV GEVGELIJA basketball team History".
  2. ^ "MZT Skopje celebrate second straight Prva Liga title".


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