OKK Borac
# OKK Borac

Košarkaški klub Borac (Serbian Cyrillic: Кошаркашки клуб Бopaц), 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

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

## 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

| Season | Tier | Division | Pos. | Postseason | W–L | National Cup | Adriatic league | Adriatic league | Adriatic league | European competitions | European competitions | European competitions |
| - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| 2006–07 | 2 | First League of R Srpska | 1 | Champions | | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| 2007–08 | 1 | BH Championship | 5 | — | 20–18 | Runners up | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| 2008–09 | 1 | BH Championship | 6 | — | 17–21 | — | — | — | — | FIBA EuroChallenge | QR | 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 Championship | 10 | — | 9–13 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| 2013–14 | 2 | First League of R Srpska | 3 | Semifinalist | | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| 2014–15 | 2 | First League of R Srpska | 3 | Semifinalist | 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 Srpska | 3 | Runners up | 20–9 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| 2018–19 | 2 | First League of R Srpska | 1 | Runners up | 23–7 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| 2019–20 | 2 | First League of R Srpska | 1 | NH | 18–1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| 2020–21 | 1 | BH Championship | 4 | DFR | 20–13 | — | ABA League 2 | QF | 10–5 | — | — | — |
| 2021–22 | 1 | BH Championship | 3 | Liga6 5 | 21–11 | — | ABA League 2 | SF | 10–5 | — | — | — |

## Trophies and awards

### Trophies

| Honours | Honours | No. | Years |
| - | - | - | - |
| National competitions – 2 ||||
| Bosnian-Herzegovinian Championship | Winners | 1 | 1999–2000 |
| Bosnian-Herzegovinian Cup | Winners | 1 | 1999–2000 |
| Competitions of Republika Srpska (2nd-tier) – 19 ||||
| R Srpska First League | Winners | 9 | 1993–94, 1994–95, 1995–96, 1996–97, 1997–98, 1998–99, 2001–02, 2006–07, 2019–20 |
| R 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
