KK Kansai Helios Domžale

Kansai Helios Domžale
Kansai Helios Domžale logo
Nickname	Barvarji (The Painters)
Leagues	Slovenian First League ABA League Second Division
Founded	1949 (1949)
Arena	Domžale Sports Hall
Capacity	2,500
Location	Domžale, Slovenia
Team colors	White, Orange, Black
Main sponsor	Kansai Helios Group
President	Petar Orbanić
General manager	Matevž Zupančič
Head coach	Jure Močnik
Championships	2 Slovenian Leagues 1 Slovenian Cup 1 Alpe Adria Cup
Website	kkdomzale.si
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Košarkarski klub Domžale (English: Basketball Club Domžale), also commonly known as Kansai Helios Domžale due to sponsorship reasons, is a men's professional basketball club based in Domžale, Slovenia. The club competes in the Slovenian First League and the ABA League Second Division. They have won the Slovenian championship in the 2006–07 and 2015–16 seasons. Since 1981, their main sponsor has been the chemical company Helios. Their home arena is Domžale Sports Hall with a capacity for 2,500 spectators.

History

In August 2014, the team changed its name from KK Helios Domžale to Helios Suns.

Players

Current roster

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Kansai Helios Domžale roster
Players	Coaches
Pos. No. Nat. Name Ht. Age PG 3 Blomgren, Perttu 1.95 m (6 ft 5 in) 23 – (2001-09-13)13 September 2001 SG 5 Babič, Jan 1.90 m (6 ft 3 in) 20 – (2004-03-26)26 March 2004 SG 6 Zemljič, Jan 1.92 m (6 ft 4 in) 20 – (2004-10-14)14 October 2004 F 7 Mirtič, Tibor 2.02 m (6 ft 8 in) 21 – (2003-02-05)5 February 2003 SG 8 Nemanič, Rok 1.92 m (6 ft 4 in) 23 – (2001-12-28)28 December 2001 PG 9 Barič, Nejc 1.83 m (6 ft 0 in) 27 – (1997-04-23)23 April 1997 SF 10 Brkič Štebe, Jan 1.98 m (6 ft 6 in) 19 – (2005-05-31)31 May 2005 SF 11 Copot, Jan 1.99 m (6 ft 6 in) 23 – (2001-10-09)9 October 2001 PF 15 West, Lamont 2.03 m (6 ft 8 in) 27 – (1997-06-02)2 June 1997 C 17 Glišić, Miloš 2.07 m (6 ft 9 in) 26 – (1998-04-21)21 April 1998 F 21 Mahkovic, Blaž (C) 2.01 m (6 ft 7 in) 34 – (1990-03-21)21 March 1990 PF 31 Sirc, Lenart 2.04 m (6 ft 8 in) 21 – (2003-12-17)17 December 2003 C 33 Pahernik, Teo 2.05 m (6 ft 9 in) 19 – (2005-10-29)29 October 2005 C 41 Daneu, Žiga 2.11 m (6 ft 11 in) 22 – (2002-08-10)10 August 2002	Head coach Damjan Novaković Assistant coach(es) Andrej Podvršnik Strength & conditioning coach(es) Gašper Šoln Physiotherapist(s) Tim Drenovec Legend (C) Team captain Injured Injured Roster Updated: 25 September 2023

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Head coaches

The following is a list of head coaches since 2005:

• Memi Bečirović, July 2005 – June 2007
• Zoran Martič, June 2007 – June 2008
• Rade Mijanović, June 2008 – December 2008
• Radovan Trifunović, December 2008 – February 2010
• Ivan Sunara, February 2010 – May 2010
• Radovan Trifunović, June 2010 – June 2011
• Zmago Sagadin, June 2011 – May 2014
• Gregor Hafnar, June 2014 – January 2015
• Gašper Okorn, January 2015 – December 2015
• Jakša Vulić, December 2015 – January 2017
• Dejan Čikić, January 2017 – May 2017
• Jovan Beader, May 2017 – November 2018
• Dejan Jakara, November 2018 – June 2023
• Damjan Novaković, July 2023 – June 2024
• Jure Močnik, June 2024 – present

Honours

Domestic

• Slovenian First League

Winners: 2006–07, 2015–16

Runners-up: 2007–08, 2008–09, 2021–22, 2022–23, 2023–24

• Slovenian Cup

Winners: 2007

Runners-up: 2008, 2011, 2013, 2022, 2023

• Slovenian Supercup

Runners-up: 2007, 2008, 2016, 2022, 2023

Regional

• ABA League Second Division

Runners-up: 2022–23

• Alpe Adria Cup

Winners: 2015–16

Runners-up: 2016–17

European matches

All results (home and away) list Kansai Helios Domžale's score tally first.

Season	Competition	Round	Club	Home	Away
1992–93	Korać Cup	First round	Hiefenech Telekurs	95–68	108–77
		Second round	Avtodor	55–69	85–87
1993–94	Korać Cup	First round	Leuven ABB	84–84	78–89
1994–95	Korać Cup	First round	USK Erpet Praha	77–100	75–106
1997–98	Korać Cup	Group stage (Group M)	Maccabi Rishon	67–74	72–91
			Aeroporti	60–71	52–80
			Vojvodina	65–68	73–78
1998–99	Korać Cup	First round	Sloboda Dita	64–70	68–75
2010–11	EuroChallenge	Qualifying	BK Prostějov	62–70	69–84
2015–16	FIBA Europe Cup	Group stage (Group I)	Ventspils	72–81	62–67
			Pieno žvaigždės	71–80	77–86
			PGE Turów	50–58	97–86
2016–17	Champions League	Group stage (Group A)	Monaco	59–63	55–59
			Banvit	53–60	56–74
			ČEZ Nymburk	57–67	55–85
			Aris	54–62	54–72
			Fraport Skyliners	56–61	62–72
			Ironi Nahariya	60–69	61–76
			Bakken Bears	78–59	74–68

External links

• Official website (in Slovene)