# KK Crvena zvezda (youth)

KK Crvena zvezda is a men's professional basketball club based in Belgrade, Serbia, which has youth system teams, cadets (under-16) and juniors (under-18 and under-19). The U18 and U19 teams play in the RODA Junior Basketball League of Serbia and the Junior Adriatic League. They have won a Euroleague Basketball Next Generation Tournament. The U16 team plays in the Triglav Cadet Basketball League of Serbia.
Some of the most notable home-grown players of Crvena zvezda are Zoran Slavnić, a member of the 50 greatest players in the history of FIBA international basketball, as selected in 1991, then Igor Rakočević – the three-time EuroLeague Top Scorer, Peja Stojaković – the NBA All-Star player and FIBA EuroBasket MVP, as well as Vladimir Cvetković and Dragan Kapičić.
Further notable home-grown players include Goran Rakočević, Ivan Sarjanović, Žarko Koprivica, Slobodan Nikolić, Predrag Bogosavljev, Boban Janković, Mirko Milićević, Branislav Prelević, Aleksandar Trifunović, Nebojša Ilić, Saša Obradović, Rastko Cvetković, Nikola Jestratijević, Miloš Vujanić, Vladimir Radmanović, Milutin Aleksić, Milko Bjelica, Luka Bogdanović, Tadija Dragićević, Nemanja Nedović, Marko Gudurić, and Ognjen Dobrić.
Aleksandar Đorđević (one of 50 Greatest EuroLeague Contributors), Dejan Koturović, Marko Jarić and Vladimir Micov were members of the club's youth system who have never appeared in a regular season or playoff game for the first team.

## History

In 2014, Crvena zvezda captured its first Euroleague Basketball Nike International Junior Tournament title by beating Real Madrid 55–42 in the final Sunday at Mediolanim Forum in Milan. The team was coached by Stevan Mijović and featured Stefan Kenić, Jovan Anđelković, Danilo Ostojić, Vojislav Stojanović, Nikola Rakićević, Bratislav Jerković, Aleksa Radanov, David Miladinović, Marko Radovanović, Boriša Simanić, Aleksandar Aranitović, Stefan Lazarević.
In the 2014–15 Euroleague NGT season Finals, Crvena zvezda got defeated Real Madrid with 70–73. The team was coached by Slobodan Klipa and featured Ivan Ćorović, Nemanja Kapetanović, Aleksandar Aranitović, Vojislav Stojanović, Aleksa Radanov, Stefan Kenić, Jovan Drljača, David Miladinović, Nikola Popović, Boriša Simanić, Nikola Rakićević, and Matija Radović.
In the 2015–16 Euroleague NGT season Finals, Crvena zvezda got defeated FC Barcelona Lassa with 82–90. The team was coached by Branko Maksimović and featured Petar Rebić, Aleksa Uskoković, Ivan Ćorović, Milan Radaković, Uroš Ilić, Stefan Momirov, Srećko Gašić, Boriša Simanić, Aleksa Radanov, Matija Radović, Stefan Đorđević and Vladimir Kovačević. Boriša Simanić won the MVP Finals Award.
The U19 team joined the 3rd-tier First Regional League – Center for the 2021–22 season.

## Staff
### Current members

| Youth system coordinator | Youth system coordinator | Jovica Antonić |
| U19 | Head coach | Branko Jorović |
| U19 | Assistant coaches | Bojan Đerić |
| U19 | Assistant coaches | Milan Majstorović |
| U16 | Head coach | Miloš Šakota |
| U16 | Assistant coach | Marko Lalić |
| U14 | Head coach | Nemanja Novašikić |
| U14 | Assistant coach | Nebojša Stanojević |

### Notable coaches

* Milan Bjegojević
* Mile Protić
* Božidar Maljković
* Vladislav Lučić
* Marin Sedlaček
* Stevan Karadžić
* Darko Rajaković
* Slobodan Klipa

### Youth system coordinators

* Marin Sedlaček (2003–2007)
* Slobodan Klipa (2016–2022)
* Jovica Antonić (2022–present)

## Season-by-season

The U19 roster competed in the senior league system:
| Season | Tier | Division | Pos. | Postseason | W–L |
| 2006–07 | | | | | |
| 2007–08 | | | | | |
| 2008–09 | 2 | BLS First B League | 10 | — | 11–15 |
| 2009–10 | | | | | |
| 2010–11 | | | | | |
| 2011–12 | | | | | |
| 2012–13 | | | | | |
| 2013–14 | | | | | |
| 2014–15 | | | | | |
| 2015–16 | | | | | |
| 2016–17 | | | | | |
| 2017–18 | | | | | |
| 2018–19 | | | | | |
| 2019–20 | | | | | |
| 2020–21 | | | | | |
| 2021–22 | 3 | BLS 1 Regional League | 2 | 4th place | 21–7 |

## Trophies and awards
### Trophies

* Euroleague NGT
** Winners (1): 2013–14
** Runners-up (2): 2014–15, 2015–16
* Junior ABA League
** Runners-up (3): 2017–18, 2018–19, 2022-23
* Junior Basketball League of Serbia
** Winners (8): 1993, 1998, 2007–08, 2013–14, 2014–15, 2016–17, 2017–18, 2018–19
* Cadets Basketball League of Serbia
** Winners (7): 1993, 1997, 2013, 2014, 2015, 2016–17, 2017–18
* Pioneer Basketball league of Serbia
** Winners (6): 2003, 2012, 2013, 2015, 2018, 2023
* Pioneer Serbian Cup
** Winners (2): 2019, 2020
* Pioneer European Cup (Unofficial)
** Winners (1): 2011
* Junior Basketball League of Yugoslavia (defunct)
** Winners (10): 1948, 1949, 1952, 1953, 1955, 1957, 1963, 1967, 1978, 1984
* Cadets Basketball League of Yugoslavia (defunct)
** Winners (4): 1973, 1974, 1975, 1985

### Awards

* Euroleague NGT Finals MVP (2)
** Vojislav Stojanović – 2014
** Boriša Simanić – 2016
* Junior Basketball League of Serbia Finals MVP
** Bojan Tomašević – 2019