Helios Suns

The Helios Suns are 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 national league in the 2006–07 and 2015–16 seasons. Since 1981, their main sponsor is local chemical company Helios.[1] Their home arena is Komunalni center Hall.

Helios Suns
NicknameBarvarji (The Painters)
LeaguesSlovenian League
ABA League Second Division
Founded1949 (1949)
ArenaKomunalni center Hall
Capacity2,500
LocationDomžale, Slovenia
Team colorsBlue, Orange, White
     
Main sponsorHelios d.o.o
PresidentGunther Vesko
General managerMatevž Zupančič
Head coachDejan Jakara
Championships2 Slovenian Leagues
1 Slovenian Cup
1 Alpe Adria Cup
Websitehelios-suns.si

History

In August 2014, the team changed its name from KK Helios Domžale to Helios Suns.[2]

Honours

League
Winners: 2006–07, 2015–16
Runners-up: 2007–08, 2008–09, 2021–22

Cup
Winners: 2007
Runners-up: 2008, 2011, 2013, 2022
Runners-up: 2007, 2008, 2016, 2022

Regional
Winners: 2015–16
Runners-up: 2016–17

Players

Current roster

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

Helios Suns roster
PlayersCoaches
Pos.No.Nat.NameHt.Age
PG 1 Luke, Austin 1.92 m (6 ft 4 in) 28 – (1994-10-27)27 October 1994
SG 4 Ferme, Tadej 1.86 m (6 ft 1 in) 31 – (1991-10-17)17 October 1991
SG 5 Babič, Jan 1.90 m (6 ft 3 in) 18 – (2004-03-26)26 March 2004
SG 6 Zemljič, Jan 1.92 m (6 ft 4 in) 18 – (2004-10-14)14 October 2004
F 7 Mirtič, Tibor 2.02 m (6 ft 8 in) 20 – (2003-02-05)5 February 2003
C 8 Buljević, Lovro 2.10 m (6 ft 11 in) 24 – (1998-08-12)12 August 1998
SG 9 Zulić, Alen 1.92 m (6 ft 4 in) 18 – (2004-06-21)21 June 2004
F 10 Oman, Urban 1.98 m (6 ft 6 in) 24 – (1998-12-02)2 December 1998
PF 11 Tunstall, Dennis 2.05 m (6 ft 9 in) 26 – (1997-02-03)3 February 1997
C 13 Kočan, Adi 2.05 m (6 ft 9 in) 18 – (2004-09-11)11 September 2004
C 15 Mivšek, Miha 2.07 m (6 ft 9 in) 18 – (2004-02-28)28 February 2004
PG 17 Bačvić, Niko 1.90 m (6 ft 3 in) 25 – (1997-09-23)23 September 1997
F 21 Mahkovic, Blaž 2.01 m (6 ft 7 in) 32 – (1990-03-21)21 March 1990
PF 31 Sirc, Lenart 2.04 m (6 ft 8 in) 19 – (2003-12-17)17 December 2003
Head coach
Assistant coach(es)
  • Grega Nachbar
Strength & conditioning coach(es)
  • Gašper Šoln
Physiotherapist(s)
  • Dragan Narić
Legend
  • (C) Team captain
  • Injured
Updated: 23 September 2022

Head coaches

The following is a list of head coaches since 2005:

European matches

All results (home and away) list Helios Suns'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

References
  1. "Zgodovina" [History] (in Slovenian). Helios Suns. Retrieved 4 February 2017.
  2. S. J. (20 August 2014). "Nov veter v Domžalah prinesel novo ime: Helios Suns" (in Slovenian). RTV Slovenija. Retrieved 20 August 2014.
This article is issued from Wikipedia. The text is licensed under Creative Commons - Attribution - Sharealike. Additional terms may apply for the media files.