Krka, Novo Mesto
Beginnings
Since the club for decades did not compete at the highest level, it is not the best known fact that Krka as a club has a truly long lasting tradition. In 1948 the club, that until the 1990's competed in the lower divisions, was founded in Novo mesto.Glory Days
The outburst of quality basketball was seen in Novo mesto in 2000, when Krka, led by excellent, back then still youngsters, Simon Petrov and Matjaž Smodiš, has become the first team to remove Union Olimpija from Slovenian championship throne. Later they competed at the highest European club level – Suproleague and Euroleague. However, the greatest success for Novo mesto basketball came in 2011, when led by head coach Aleksandar Džikić, Krka climbed on top of EuroChallenge cup and became the champion of this European club competition. The same season Krka also reached the ABA League Final Four tournament. The club has also established itself at the top of domestic scene lately, as they have won no less than 7 national championship trophies since 2000. In 2018 the side, led by Simon Petrov won the ABA League 2 in the first edition of the ABA League 2, and they repeated the success in the 2022/23, when the squad, led from the bench by Gašper Okorn won the NLB ABA League 2 trophy in the Domžale Playoffs Tournament.Club Information
| Župančičevo sprehajališče 1, 8000 Novo Mesto, Slovenia SHOW MAP | |
| info@basketkrka.si | |
| +386 7 39 39 550 | |
| +386 39 39 552 | |
| +386 7 39 39 555 |
Administration
| President: | Andraž Šuštarič |
| General Manager: | Jure Balažić |
Venue
| ŠD Leona Štuklja Novo Mesto | |
| Šegova ulica 112, 8000 Novo Mesto, Slovenia SHOW MAP | |
Trophy Case
NLB ABA League 2
2018, 2023Eurochallenge Cup
2011Slovenian League
2000, 2003, 2010, 2011, 2012, 2013, 2014Slovenian Cup
2014, 2015, 2016, 2021Slovenian Supercup
2010, 2011, 2012, 2014, 2016Club Transfers
Players left Season 2025/26
Brady SkeensTayler Persons (Bosna Visit Sarajevo)
Miha Cerkvenik (Cedevita Olimpija)
Tibor Mirtič
Kendall Robinson
Aleksandar Bursać
Jakob Čebašek
Jan Špan
Bine Plut (Zlatorog)
Robert Jurković (Ilirija)
Lovro Buljević (Zadar)
Players arrived Season 2025/26
Jan Rebec (Široki TT Kabeli)Lovro Urbiha (Kansai Helios Domžale)
Lovro Buljević (Mornar-Barsko zlato)
Urban Oman (ECE Triglav Kranj)
Sukhmail Mathon (M Basket-Delamode Mazeikiai)
Mario Ihring (GTK Gliwice)
Leon Šantelj (Kvarner)
Victor Bailey Jr. (Niners Chemnitz)
Krišs Helmanis (Diablos Rojos del México)
Blaž Mahkovic (Kansai Helios)
Team Roster
| # | Name | Position | Height | Date of Birth | Nationality | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Timotej Balažić | Shooting Guard | 192 | 08.03.2008 | SVN | ||
| Blaž Mahkovic | Forward | 201 | 21.03.1990 | SVN | ||
| 7 | Niko Bačvić | Guard | 191 | 23.09.1997 | SVN | |
| 9 | Krišs Helmanis | Center | 211 | 07.04.2002 | LVA | |
| 10 | Urban Oman | Forward | 198 | 02.12.1998 | SVN | |
| 12 | Victor Bailey Jr. | Shooting Guard | 193 | 28.09.1998 | USA | |
| 13 | Lovro Urbiha | Power Forward | 204 | 27.10.2003 | SVN | |
| 20 | Jazon Krošelj | Guard | 185 | 20.09.2008 | SVN | |
| 24 | Žak Smrekar | Guard | 196 | 10.08.2006 | SVN | |
| 31 | Jan Rebec | Shooting Guard | 192 | 28.09.1993 | SVN | |
| 33 | Mario Ihring | Guard | 193 | 13.06.1998 | SVK | |
| 41 | Sukhmail Mathon | Center | 208 | 01.05.1998 | USA | |
| 47 | Jaka Klobučar | Guard | 202 | 27.03.2003 | SVN | |
| 55 | Leon Šantelj | Power Forward | 205 | 25.04.1995 | SVN | |
| Dejan Jakara | Coach |
Club Statistics
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Game Stats
| overall | FG2 | FG3 | FT | Rebs | Blck | Foul | ||||||||||||||||||
| Pts | % | M | A | % | M | A | % | M | A | % | D | O | T | Ass | St | To | Fv | Ag | Cm | Rv | Val | |||
| 1 | Partizan-Krka | L | 78 | 45.8 | 19 | 32 | 59.4 | 8 | 27 | 29.6 | 16 | 17 | 94.1 | 23 | 5 | 28 | 17 | 10 | 15 | 3 | 2 | 17 | 19 | 88 |
| 2 | Krka-Cluj | L | 83 | 33.3 | 19 | 48 | 39.6 | 8 | 33 | 24.2 | 21 | 31 | 67.7 | 24 | 22 | 46 | 14 | 7 | 15 | 3 | 4 | 19 | 24 | 75 |
| 3 | Igokea m:tel-Krka | L | 71 | 45.9 | 21 | 33 | 63.6 | 7 | 28 | 25 | 8 | 17 | 47.1 | 16 | 12 | 28 | 18 | 4 | 18 | 4 | 0 | 20 | 24 | 69 |
| 4 | Krka-Dubai | L | 79 | 44.6 | 15 | 29 | 51.7 | 10 | 27 | 37 | 19 | 23 | 82.6 | 22 | 8 | 30 | 14 | 5 | 13 | 3 | 1 | 22 | 23 | 83 |
| 5 | SC Derby-Krka | L | 75 | 43.1 | 20 | 37 | 54.1 | 5 | 21 | 23.8 | 20 | 22 | 90.9 | 16 | 8 | 24 | 10 | 5 | 17 | 5 | 4 | 18 | 25 | 70 |
| 6 | FMP-Krka | L | 61 | 37 | 10 | 25 | 40 | 10 | 29 | 34.5 | 11 | 14 | 78.6 | 18 | 8 | 26 | 9 | 3 | 10 | 0 | 2 | 22 | 21 | 49 |
| 8 | Split-Krka | W | 91 | 46 | 18 | 32 | 56.3 | 11 | 31 | 35.5 | 22 | 23 | 95.7 | 21 | 9 | 30 | 20 | 5 | 9 | 3 | 2 | 19 | 22 | 106 |
| 9 | Krka-Borac | W | 81 | 42.1 | 17 | 30 | 56.7 | 7 | 27 | 25.9 | 26 | 29 | 89.7 | 23 | 14 | 37 | 18 | 6 | 16 | 5 | 4 | 22 | 28 | 97 |
| 10 | Cluj-Krka | L | 82 | 43.8 | 21 | 41 | 51.2 | 7 | 23 | 30.4 | 19 | 23 | 82.6 | 22 | 7 | 29 | 18 | 5 | 12 | 2 | 5 | 17 | 21 | 83 |
| 11 | Krka-Partizan | L | 92 | 46.7 | 17 | 28 | 60.7 | 11 | 32 | 34.4 | 25 | 31 | 80.6 | 19 | 11 | 30 | 16 | 5 | 12 | 3 | 2 | 16 | 29 | 107 |
| 12 | Dubai-Krka | L | 61 | 35 | 15 | 34 | 44.1 | 6 | 26 | 23.1 | 13 | 15 | 86.7 | 19 | 5 | 24 | 13 | 6 | 10 | 0 | 2 | 16 | 20 | 55 |
| 13 | Krka-SC Derby | W | 77 | 50.8 | 24 | 31 | 77.4 | 7 | 30 | 23.3 | 8 | 17 | 47.1 | 16 | 11 | 27 | 22 | 7 | 10 | 1 | 3 | 15 | 25 | 92 |
| 15 | Krka - FMP | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| 16 | Borac - Krka | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| 17 | Krka - Split | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| 18 | Krka - Igokea m:tel | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| Average: | 77.6 | 42.6 | 18 | 33.3 | 54 | 8.1 | 27.8 | 29 | 17.3 | 21.8 | 79.4 | 19.9 | 10 | 29.9 | 15.8 | 5.7 | 13.1 | 2.7 | 2.6 | 18.6 | 23.4 | 81.2 | ||
| T:12 | Total: | 931 | 42.6 | 216 | 400 | 54 | 97 | 334 | 29 | 208 | 262 | 79.4 | 239 | 120 | 359 | 189 | 68 | 157 | 32 | 31 | 223 | 281 | 974 | |
Player Stats
| overall | FG2 | FG3 | FT | Rebs | Blck | Foul | |||||||||||||||||||
| GP | Min | Pts | % | M | A | % | M | A | % | M | A | % | D | O | T | Ass | St | To | Fv | Ag | Cm | Rv | +/- | Val | |
| Bačvić N. | 11 | 200 | 60 | 26.8 | 13 | 32 | 40.6 | 2 | 24 | 8.3 | 28 | 30 | 93.3 | 16 | 5 | 21 | 34 | 14 | 24 | 0 | 5 | 14 | 29 | 6 | 72 |
| Bailey Jr. V. | 11 | 306 | 188 | 45.2 | 44 | 81 | 54.3 | 22 | 65 | 33.8 | 34 | 37 | 91.9 | 31 | 1 | 32 | 12 | 5 | 21 | 3 | 2 | 13 | 32 | -90 | 153 |
| Buljević L. | 8 | 109 | 35 | 39.4 | 9 | 18 | 50 | 4 | 15 | 26.7 | 5 | 10 | 50 | 15 | 12 | 27 | 5 | 0 | 13 | 5 | 3 | 21 | 19 | -52 | 29 |
| Helmanis K. | 4 | 65 | 29 | 56.5 | 11 | 15 | 73.3 | 2 | 8 | 25 | 1 | 7 | 14.3 | 8 | 4 | 12 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 9 | 5 | -28 | 25 |
| Ihring M. | 10 | 234 | 106 | 45.9 | 22 | 36 | 61.1 | 12 | 38 | 31.6 | 26 | 31 | 83.9 | 15 | 5 | 20 | 41 | 8 | 18 | 1 | 2 | 22 | 44 | -63 | 133 |
| Klobučar J. | 10 | 118 | 27 | 35 | 3 | 9 | 33.3 | 4 | 11 | 36.4 | 9 | 11 | 81.8 | 17 | 3 | 20 | 7 | 1 | 8 | 1 | 0 | 12 | 11 | 24 | 32 |
| Krošelj J. | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Mathon S. | 12 | 286 | 149 | 56.8 | 53 | 92 | 57.6 | 1 | 3 | 33.3 | 40 | 55 | 72.7 | 38 | 36 | 74 | 19 | 5 | 18 | 5 | 7 | 27 | 54 | 13 | 198 |
| Oman U. | 12 | 197 | 37 | 37.5 | 6 | 9 | 66.7 | 6 | 23 | 26.1 | 7 | 8 | 87.5 | 19 | 6 | 25 | 14 | 9 | 3 | 4 | 0 | 16 | 5 | -34 | 54 |
| Rebec J. | 9 | 182 | 51 | 25.4 | 9 | 19 | 47.4 | 7 | 44 | 15.9 | 12 | 13 | 92.3 | 16 | 6 | 22 | 21 | 6 | 13 | 2 | 2 | 16 | 25 | -24 | 48 |
| Šantelj L. | 10 | 147 | 32 | 45.8 | 9 | 17 | 52.9 | 2 | 7 | 28.6 | 8 | 10 | 80 | 11 | 7 | 18 | 5 | 3 | 6 | 2 | 1 | 21 | 14 | -4 | 31 |
| Smrekar Ž. | 11 | 234 | 109 | 37 | 17 | 41 | 41.5 | 17 | 51 | 33.3 | 24 | 27 | 88.9 | 23 | 11 | 34 | 16 | 9 | 19 | 5 | 5 | 29 | 26 | -6 | 85 |
| Urbiha L. | 12 | 289 | 108 | 50 | 20 | 31 | 64.5 | 18 | 45 | 40 | 14 | 23 | 60.9 | 30 | 24 | 54 | 12 | 7 | 12 | 1 | 3 | 23 | 17 | -92 | 114 |
FG2, FG3 - Field Goals
M - Made
Ag - Against
Rebs - Rebounds
St - Steals
FT - Free Throws
A - Attempted
Foul - Foul
D - Defensive
To - Turnover
Min - Minutes
Blck - Blocks
Cm - Committed
O - Offensive
Val - Index Value
Pts - Points
Fv - in Favoure of
Rv - Received
Ass - Assists
W - Won, L - Lost
