KB Ylli

Professional basketball club in Kosovo From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia

KB Ylli, known as Golden Eagle Ylli for sponsorship reasons, is a professional basketball club based in Theranda, Kosovo.[1] The club currently plays in the Kosovo Basketball Superleague. Its fan club is called Xhebrailat.

NicknameXhebrailat
LeaguesKosovo Basketball Superleague
Liga Unike
Founded1975; 51 years ago (1975)
ArenaSalla e Sporteve 13 Qërshori
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KB Golden Eagle Ylli
KB Golden Eagle Ylli logo
NicknameXhebrailat
LeaguesKosovo Basketball Superleague
Liga Unike
Founded1975; 51 years ago (1975)
ArenaSalla e Sporteve 13 Qërshori
Capacity1,300
LocationTheranda, Kosovo
Team colorsYellow, Blue
   
Main sponsorGolden Eagle
PresidentLendrit Palushi
Vice-presidentErmir Palushi
Head coachEndrit Elshani
Team captainGëzim Morina
2024-25 position5th
Championships2 Kosovo Basketball Superleague
2 Liga Unike
1 Superkupa Mbarëkombëtare
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History

KB Ylli is one of the oldest basketball clubs in Kosovo. It was founded in 1975.[1] The club is known for its fans who support their club in especially in home games at 13 Qërshori sports hall. Their home matches are known for the fantastic atmosphere created by "Xhebrailat". Ylli means "star" in English.

In 2008 the club decided to withdraw from Kosovo Superleague due to bad financial conditions, and didn't play until 2014 when Golden Eagle, a beverage company from Theranda, decided to be the main sponsor of the team and to pay for Wild Card which returned KB Ylli in Kosovo Superleague.[2] The 2015–16 season was the second consecutive in the Kosovo Superleague. In the 2014–15 season, they finished fourth and played in playoff finals against Sigal Prishtina. In the 2018-19 season of Kosovo Basketball Superleague they finished second and lost the semi-finals of the play off against KB Rahoveci. In the 2019-20 season they lost the final of Kosovan Cup against KB Peja.

In 2021, Ylli won their first league title and the Liga Unike. In the following year, Ylli won the league title again.[1]

Honours

  • Kosovo Superleague:
    • Winners (2): 2020–21, 2021–22
    • Runners-up (2): 1994–95, 2023–24
  • Kosovo Cup:
    • Runners-up (2): 2019–20, 2020–21
  • Liga Unike:
    • Winners (2): 2020–21, 2025-26
    • Runners-up(2): 2021-22, 2023–24
  • Superkupa Mbarëkombëtare
    • Winners (1): 2021

Arena

The club currently plays in the sport center Palestra 13 Qershori, in the center of Theranda, with a capacity for around 1300 spectators.[3]

Season by Season

KB Golden Eagle Ylli (2014–2024)

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Seasons Division Pos. Play Offs Kosovo Cup Liga Unike Kosovo Supercup European competitions
2014-15 1 4th Semifinalist Semifinalist — — —
2015-16 1 5th — QF
2016-17 1 5th — QF
2017-18 1 4th Semifinalist Semifinalist
2018-19 1 2nd Semifinalist Semifinalist
2019-20 1 3rd Postponed Runner-up
2020-21 1 3rd Champion Runner-up Champion Semifinalist
2021-22 1 1st Champion Semifinalist Runner-Up Semifinalist
2022–23 1 3rd Semifinalist Semifinalist Postponed Semifinalist Champions League QF1 FIBA Europe Cup RS
2023–24 1 3rd Runner-Up Semifinalist Runner-Up Semifinalist —
2024–25 1 5th Quarterfinalist Quarterfinalist Third place Semifinalist —
2025-26 1 TBD TBD TBD Champion Postponed —
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Matches in European competitions

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Season Competition Round Opponent Home Away
2022-23 Champions League QR1 Portugal Benfica 67–92
FIBA Europe Cup RS Israel Hapoel Galil Elyon 76–93 73–85
Germany Brose Bamberg 60–76 81–78
Germany Niners Chemnitz 72–101 60–90
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Players

Main page: Category:KB Ylli players

Current roster

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

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Golden Eagle Ylli roster
PlayersCoaches
Pos.No.Nat.NameHt.Wt.Age
PG 0 United States Gray, Josh 1.85 m (6 ft 1 in) 76 kg (168 lb) 32 – (1993-09-09)9 September 1993
C 1 Kosovo Shoshi, Lis 2.11 m (6 ft 11 in) 102 kg (225 lb) 31 – (1994-06-29)29 June 1994
SG 2 Kosovo United States Bamforth, Scott 1.88 m (6 ft 2 in) 86 kg (190 lb) 36 – (1989-08-12)12 August 1989
G/F 3 United States Conger, Demitrius 1.98 m (6 ft 6 in) 93 kg (205 lb) 35 – (1990-05-29)29 May 1990
PG 4 United States Pass, Breon 1.83 m (6 ft 0 in) 79 kg (174 lb)
SF 5 Kosovo Gashi, Artin 2.03 m (6 ft 8 in) 33 – (1993-04-28)28 April 1993
F/C 6 Kosovo Slovenia Morina, Gezim (C) 2.04 m (6 ft 8 in) 100 kg (220 lb) 33 – (1992-12-12)12 December 1992
G/F 7 Kosovo Shala, Altin 1.96 m (6 ft 5 in) 80 kg (176 lb) 21 – (2004-08-14)14 August 2004
PF 8 United States Thomas, Dustin 2.03 m (6 ft 8 in) 102 kg (225 lb) 30 – (1995-07-26)26 July 1995
SF 10 Kosovo Qallaku, Arian 1.96 m (6 ft 5 in) 88 kg (194 lb) 33 – (1992-07-09)9 July 1992
C 12 Lithuania Sabeckis, Donatas 1.98 m (6 ft 6 in) 95 kg (209 lb) 33 – (1992-12-30)30 December 1992
G/F 28 Kosovo Kastrati, Erjon 1.98 m (6 ft 6 in) 91 kg (201 lb) 31 – (1994-12-30)30 December 1994
PF/C 55 United States Smith, Tyreek 2.00 m (6 ft 7 in) 26 – (2000-01-21)21 January 2000
Head coach
Assistant coach(es)
  • Kosovo Endrit Elshani
Legend
  • (C) Team captain
  • Injured Injured
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Depth chart

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Pos. Starting 5 Bench 1 Bench 2
C Tyreek Smith Lis Shoshi
PF Dustin Thomas Gezim Morina Artin Gashi
SF Erjon Kastrati Arian Qallaku Demitrius Conger
SG Scott Bamforth Breon Pass Altin Shala
PG Donatas Sabeckis Josh Gray
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Notable players

References

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