KB Prizreni

KB Prizreni, formerly KB Kalaja and Ponte Prizreni, also known as Proton Cable Prizreni due to sponsorship reason, is a professional basketball club based in Prizren, Kosovo. The club currently plays in the Kosovo Basketball Superleague.^[2]

Prizreni
League	Kosovo Basketball Superleague
Founded	2015
History	KB Kalaja ?–2018[1] KB Prizreni 2018–2021 Ponte Prizreni 2021–2023 Proton Cable Prizreni 2023–present
Arena	Sezai Surroi
Capacity	3,200
Location	Prizren, Kosovo
President	Zgjim Kryeziu
Head coach	Arbnor Rifati
Team captain	Urim Zenelaj

The 2018–19 season was the club's first season in the Kosovo Superleague after year they got promoted.^[3] In 2021, the team won its first trophy when it won the Kosovo Supercup.^[4]

Home arena

The club currently plays in the sport center Sezai Surroi, in the center of Prizren, with a capacity for around 3,200 spectators.

Honours

Kosovo Supercup

• Winners (1): 2021

Players

Main page: Category:KB Prizreni players

2022–2023 roster

Ponte Prizreni roster
Players	Coaches
Pos. No. Nat. Name Ht. Wt. Age PG 11 Grant, Adam 1.85 m (6 ft 1 in) 82 kg (181 lb) 27 – (1997-02-09)9 February 1997 PG 7 Burke, Jr., Dachon 1.93 m (6 ft 4 in) 82 kg (181 lb) 27 – (1997-11-25)25 November 1997 G 3 Washington, Leondre 1.83 m (6 ft 0 in) 77 kg (170 lb) 26 – (1998-01-21)21 January 1998 G 9 Morina, Leurit 1.83 m (6 ft 0 in) 75 kg (165 lb) 21 – (2003-06-25)25 June 2003 SG 1 Arnold, Wayne 1.93 m (6 ft 4 in) SF 10 Rexhepi, Donat 1.96 m (6 ft 5 in) 80 kg (176 lb) 22 – (2002-03-11)11 March 2002 SF 5 Ismaili, Meriton 1.94 m (6 ft 4 in) 80 kg (176 lb) 24 – (2000-04-03)3 April 2000 F 12 Ajazaj, Qendrim (C) 1.91 m (6 ft 3 in) 90 kg (198 lb) F 22 Matoshi, Blendi 1.96 m (6 ft 5 in) 90 kg (198 lb) 30 – (1994-01-27)27 January 1994 F 0 Qovanaj, Endrit 1.96 m (6 ft 5 in) PF 21 Memaj, Besmir 2.02 m (6 ft 8 in) PF Wiggins, Jr, Alan 2.03 m (6 ft 8 in) 102 kg (225 lb) 40 – (1984-06-19)19 June 1984 C 14 Zenelaj, Urim 2.13 m (7 ft 0 in) 136 kg (300 lb) 33 – (1991-07-17)17 July 1991	Head coach Edin Kerveshi Assistant coach Legend (C) Team captain

Depth chart

Pos.	Starting 5	Bench 1	Bench 2
C	Urim Zenelaj	Alan Wiggins, Jr.	Besmir Memaj
PF	Muhamedali Janjeva	Blendi Matoshi	Endrit Qovanaj
SF	Meriton Ismaili	Qendrim Ajazaj	Donat Rexhepi
SG	Wayne Arnold	Leondre Washington	Leurit Morina
PG	Adam Grant	Dachon Burke, Jr.

Coaching history

Coach	Years active
Arbnor Rifati	2016–2022
Edin Kërveshi	2022–2023
Turgay Bostanci	2023–2024
Igor Mihajlovski	2024
Rigon Hasi	2024
Arbnor Rifati	2024–present

Notable players

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

Criteria
To appear in this section a player must have either: Set a club record or won an individual award while at the club Played at least one official international match for their national team at any time Played at least one official NBA match at any time.

• Arti Hajdari
• Meriton Ismaili
• Musab Malaj
• Urim Zenelaj
• Divine Myles
• Xavier Cannefax
• Kwame Vaughn

References

1. "KB Kalaja ndërron emrin dhe llogon". topsporti.com (in Albanian). Retrieved 26 March 2024.
2. "FBK – Federata e Basketbollit te Kosoves, Kosovo Basketball Federation". basketbolli.com. Retrieved 10 August 2019.
3. "K.B. Kalaja shkruan historinë, për herë të parë në Superligë". Telegrafi. 2 May 2018. Retrieved 10 August 2019.
4. "Ponte Prizreni wins SuperCup title 2021". Eurobasket.com. 6 September 2021. Retrieved 13 September 2021.

External links

• Eurobasket.com team profile