Ilir Selmani

Ilir Selmani (born 9 January 1978) is a Kosovar basketball coach and former player. He was the head coach of KB Trepça of the Kosovo Basketball Superleague and was an assistant coach to the Kosovo men's national basketball team.

Professional playing career Ilir Selmani started his career at his hometown club Trepça. He played his entire career for Trepça in the Kosovo Basketball Superleague. He won the Kosovo Basketball Superleague in 2001 and the Kosovo Cup in 2004.

Coaching career He was the head coach of KB Trepça in 2012, 2016, 2017 and 2019. During the finals of the Kosovo Basketball Superleague in 2023 Trepça’s head coach Engin Gençoglu was sacked. Therefore, Ilir Selmani took care of the squad but failed to win the finals. Furthermore, he is active as a scout for young players in the Trepça academy.

National team coaching career In 2015 he was hired as the head coach of the Kosovo men's U-20 team. In 2018 he became the assistant coach of the Kosovo men's national basketball team until 2019. In 2023, Rami Hadar named him as an assistant coach for the Kosovo men's national basketball team.