It began at the very bottom, competing in the lowest level of basketball pyramid in FR Yugoslavia.

In 2001, after gaining promotion to the First Serbian league (third-tier competition in the country), along with securing a sponsorship from the Swisslion Takovo confectionery company, Kondivik changed its name to KK Lions.

Under that name the greatest progress in club's history began, achieving promotion in three competition ranks in the period of three years.

After winning the qualification playoff series over KK Vojvodina 3–0, the club got a spot in the Adriatic League.

According to the word of that time president of the ABA league, Gornji Milanovac does not meet the requirements in the field of hotel accommodation (because the main hotel bankrupted) and changed ABA League basketball rules about basketball terrain.