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Mornar Barsko zlato
Mornar Barsko zlato
Leagues	ABA League; Montenegrin League
Founded	1974; 50 years ago
History	KK Mornar; (1974–2023)
Arena	Topolica Sport Hall
Capacity	3,500 (if needed 4,000)
Location	Bar, Montenegro
Team colors	Blue, Orange, White;
Main sponsor	Barsko Zlato
President	Đorđije Pavićević
General manager	Lazar Pavićević
Head coach	Mihailo Pavićević
Championships	1 Montenegrin League
Website	kkmornar.bar
Home	Away

Košarkaški klub Mornar (Cyrillic: Кошаркашки клуб Морнар), commonly referred to as Mornar Barsko zlato for sponsorship reasons, is a men's professional basketball club based in Bar, Montenegro. The club competes in the Montenegrin Basketball League and the ABA League.

The team also plays in international competitions. Mornar made its European debut in the Basketball Champions League during the 2016–17 season. Mornar won its first domestic title the following year in the 2017–18 Montenegrin League.

History

In the 2015–16 season, Mornar managed to reach the Balkan League and Montenegrin League Finals but lost both. In the 2016–17 season, Mornar returned to European competition when it qualified for the Basketball Champions League regular season.^[1] The club also made its debut in the Adriatic League.

In its second ABA League season, the club qualified for the semifinals. In the playoff semifinals, Mornar was eliminated by Crvena zvezda, 2–1.

On 30 May 2018, Mornar achieved its first league ever by defeating Budućnost in the 2017–18 Montenegrin League finals.

In December 2020, the club became a shareholder of the Adriatic Basketball Association, following a transfer of shares from MZT Skopje Aerodrom.^[2]

On 11 September 2021, the club announced a change of their name to Mornar Barsko zlato for sponsorship reasons.^[3]

Home arena

Mornar plays their home games at the Topolica Sport Hall, which is located in Bar and owned by the PC Sports and Recreation Centre. The arena was opened on 23 November 2009.^[4] It has a seating capacity of 3,500.

Trophies and awards

Domestic competitions

Montenegrin League
- Winners (1): 2017–18
- Runner-up (6): 2010–11, 2015–16, 2016–17, 2018–19, 2020–21, 2021–22
Montenegrin Cup
- Runner-up (7): 2010, 2016, 2017, 2018, 2020, 2021, 2022

Regional competitions

Balkan League
- Runner-up (1): 2015–16

Season by season

Season	Tier	League	Pos.	Montenegrin Cup	Other competitions		European competitions
2009–10	1	First League	3rd	Runner-up	Balkan League	QF
2010–11	1	First League	2nd		Balkan League	SF
2011–12	1	First League	3rd	Semifinalist	Balkan League	QF
2012–13	1	First League	5th		Balkan League	R1
2013–14	1	First League	3rd
2014–15	1	First League	4th	Semifinalist	Balkan League	R2
2015–16	1	First League	2nd	Runner-up	Balkan League	RU
2016–17	1	First League	2nd	Runner-up	ABA League	8th	3 Champions League	RS
2017–18	1	First League	1st	Runner-up	ABA First Division	4th	4 FIBA Europe Cup	QF
2018–19	1	First League	2nd	Semifinalist	ABA First Division	9th	2 EuroCup	RS

Source: Eurobasket.com

Players

Current roster

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

Mornar Barsko zlato roster

Players

Coaches

Pos.	No.	Name	Ht.		Age
SG	44	Peković, Novak	1.96 m (6 ft 5 in)	80 kg (176 lb)	21 – (2003-06-04)4 June 2003
SG	13	Kovačević, Marko	1.96 m (6 ft 5 in)	90 kg (198 lb)	25 – (1999-07-29)29 July 1999
F	22	Vesković, Marko	1.92 m (6 ft 4 in)	90 kg (198 lb)	22 – (2002-01-09)9 January 2002
PF	23	Miković, Milija	2.05 m (6 ft 9 in)	107 kg (236 lb)	30 – (1994-03-25)25 March 1994
SG	41	Vranješ, Nemanja (C)	1.87 m (6 ft 2 in)	88 kg (194 lb)	36 – (1988-05-11)11 May 1988
PG	47	Kovačević, Luka	1.83 m (6 ft 0 in)	75 kg (165 lb)	17 – (2007-05-08)8 May 2007
PF	88	Radetić, Lazar	2.04 m (6 ft 8 in)	95 kg (209 lb)	21 – (2003-07-03)3 July 2003
PG	55	Murray Jr., Dwight	1.83 m (6 ft 0 in)	82 kg (181 lb)	24 – (2000-01-31)31 January 2000
SF	50	Weathers, Marcus	1.96 m (6 ft 5 in)	98 kg (216 lb)	27 – (1997-08-05)5 August 1997
G	24	Waller, Tay	1.88 m (6 ft 2 in)	88 kg (194 lb)	36 – (1988-07-11)11 July 1988
PF	31	Gavrilović, Alex	2.06 m (6 ft 9 in)	111 kg (245 lb)	33 – (1991-11-25)25 November 1991
PF	21	Bursać, Aleksandar	2.05 m (6 ft 9 in)	100 kg (220 lb)	29 – (1995-03-19)19 March 1995
G	33	Jovanović, Strahinja	1.88 m (6 ft 2 in)	79 kg (174 lb)	28 – (1996-08-29)29 August 1996
SG	12	Lewis, Trey	1.96 m (6 ft 5 in)	88 kg (194 lb)	32 – (1992-02-16)16 February 1992
C	15	Luković, Uroš	2.13 m (7 ft 0 in)	100 kg (220 lb)	35 – (1989-06-06)6 June 1989

Head coach

Mihailo Pavićević

Assistant coach(es)

Ivan Jelenić
Vaso Milović

Legend

(C) Team captain
Injured

Roster

Updated: October 1, 2022

Depth chart

Pos.	Starting 5	Bench 1	Bench 2	Bench 3
C	Alex Gavrilović	Uroš Luković	Milija Miković
PF	Aleksandar Bursać	Lazar Radetić
SF	Marcus Weathers	Trey Lewis		Marko Vesković
SG	Nemanja Vranješ	Tay Waller	Marko Kovačević	Novak Peković
PG	Dwight Murray Jr.	Strahinja Jovanović	Tavian Dunn-Martin	Luka Kovačević

Coaches

Mihailo Pavićević (1989–1996)
Đorđije Pavićević (1997–1998)
Đorđije Pavićević (2003–2011)
Mihailo Pavićević (2011–2013)
Đorđije Pavićević (2013–2017)
Mihailo Pavićević (2017–present)

Management

Current officeholders are:^[5]

President: Đorđije Pavićević
Assembly Chairman: Dušan Raičević
General manager: Lazar Pavićević
Sporting director: Drago Spičanović

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.