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Croatia men's national basketball team

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This article is about the men's team. For the women's team, see Croatia women's national basketball team.

The Croatia men's national basketball team (Croatian: Hrvatska košarkaška reprezentacija)[3] represents Croatia in international basketball matches. The team is controlled by the Croatian Basketball Federation (HKS).[4]

Croatia
FIBA ranking30 Steady (1 March 2024)[1]
Joined FIBA1992
FIBA zoneFIBA Europe
National federationHKS
CoachJosip Sesar
Nickname(s)Kockasti
(The Chequered Ones)
Olympic Games
Appearances4
MedalsSilver Silver: (1992)
FIBA World Cup
Appearances3
MedalsBronze Bronze: (1994)
EuroBasket
Appearances14
MedalsBronze Bronze: (1993, 1995)
First international
 Germany 86–74 Croatia 
(Murcia, Spain; 22 June 1992)[2]
Biggest win
 Croatia 124–51 Iceland 
(Murcia, Spain; 24 June 1992)
Biggest defeat
 Croatia 70–103 United States 
(Barcelona, Spain; 27 July 1992)
Medal record
Olympic Games
Silver medal – second place1992 BarcelonaTeam
FIBA World Cup
Bronze medal – third place1994 Canada
EuroBasket
Bronze medal – third place1993 Germany
Bronze medal – third place1995 Greece
Mediterranean Games
Gold medal – first place2009 PescaraTeam
Silver medal – second place1993 Languedoc-RoussillonTeam

The biggest success Croatia has achieved was at the 1992 Barcelona Olympics when the team reached the final against the United States and won the silver medal. Croatia has also won one bronze medal at the FIBA World Cup and two bronze medals at EuroBasket.

Croatia's Krešimir Ćosić, Dražen Petrović, Dino Rađa, Mirko Novosel and Toni Kukoč are members of the Naismith Memorial Basketball Hall of Fame. Ćosić was inducted in 1996, Petrović in 2002, Rađa in 2018 and Kukoč in 2021, all as players. Novosel was inducted in 2007 as a coach. Petrović, Ćosić, Kukoč and Novosel are members of the FIBA Hall of Fame. Ćosić is also the only Croatian to have received the FIBA Order of Merit. Ćosić, however, never played for the Croatia national team. As he was only a member of the Yugoslavia national team, holding the record for number of medals (including Olyimpic gold) and the most games played by a player.

History edit

Prior to Croatian independence edit

Croatia played its first unofficial friendly game on 2 June 1964 in Karlovac.[5] Croatian team played against US All Star Team and lost 65–110 (31–50). USA players coached by Red Auerbach were Bob Cousy, Tom Heinsohn, K. C. Jones, Jerry Lucas, Bob Pettit, Oscar Robertson and Bill Russell and Croatian team was Giuseppe Gjergja, Nemanja Đurić, Živko Kasun, Zlatko Kiseljak, Slobodan Kolaković, Dragan Kovačić, Boris Križan, Stjepan Ledić, Mirko Novosel, Marko Ostarčević, Petar Skansi and Željko Troskot.[6][7]

Independent Croatia edit

After independence of Croatia in 1991, the first official tournament played by Croatians were the 1992 Summer Olympics in Barcelona. Croatia defeated the CIS team 75–74 and reached the final against the USA Dream Team led by Michael Jordan. The USA won 85–117, but Croatia won its first medal at a major tournament in history.[8]

The next competition for Croatia was the 1993 EuroBasket in Germany. Tragically, before the tournament Dražen Petrović died in a car accident on 7 June 1993 at the age of 28. Croatia still managed to reach the bronze medal game to defeat Greece 99–59.[9]

Croatia earned its third medal at the 1994 FIBA World Cup in Canada. Croatia lost their semi-finals match against Russia 64–66, but beat Greece once again 78–60 for the bronze medal. A similar occurrence happened at the EuroBasket 1995 in Greece. Croatia lost in the semi-finals 80–90 against Lithuania, but beat Greece 73–68 for the third time in a row in a bronze medal match. That medal to date was the last Croatian medal from any major tournament. At the 1996 Summer Olympics Croatia finished in a subpar seventh place.[10]

Decline edit

At the EuroBasket 1997 in Spain, the new Croatian generation emerged, but ended in 11th place. Croatia failed to qualify for the 2000, 2004 and 2012 Summer Olympics, but finished sixth in 2008. Croatia also failed to qualify for the 1998, 2002 and 2006 World Cups. Although the team did manage to qualify in 2010, before falling in the Round of 16. However, at the EuroBasket 2013, Croatia had its best tournament appearance since 1995, where the team finished in fourth place.[11]

Honours edit

The Croatia national team's all-time medal table:

GamesGoldSilverBronzeTotal
Summer Olympics0101
FIBA World Cup0011
EuroBasket0022
Mediterranean Games1102
Stanković Cup2103
Total3339

Competitive record edit

Results and fixtures edit

  Win  Loss

2023 edit

v  Ireland
19 July 2023 Croatia  89–49  IrelandOpatija, Croatia
20:00 (UTC+2)Scoring by quarter: 24–5, 32–12, 14–16, 19–16
Pts: Badžim 18
Rebs: Perković 8
Asts: Kapusta 9		BoxscorePts: Quinn 12
Rebs: Alajiki 5
Asts: Quinn 4		Arena: Sportska dvorana Marino Cvetković
Attendance: 970
Referees: Georgios Poursanidis (GRE), Luis Castillo (ESP), Oskars Lūcis (LAT)
v  Luxembourg
22 July 2023 Croatia  98–62  LuxembourgOpatija, Croatia
20:00 (UTC+2)Scoring by quarter: 31–14, 26–20, 23–12, 18–16
Pts: Kapusta, Prkačin 16
Rebs: Branković, Mazalin 6
Asts: Badžim 6		BoxscorePts: Laurent 18
Rebs: Laurent, Rugg 9
Asts: Grün, Gutenkauf 4		Arena: Sportska dvorana Marino Cvetković
Attendance: 600
Referees: Paulo Marques (POR), Geert Jacobs (BEL), Ivor Matějek (CZE)
v  Croatia
29 July 2023 Ireland  61–95  CroatiaDublin, Ireland
14:30 (UTC+1)Scoring by quarter: 12–20, 22–22, 8–21, 19–32
Pts: Murphy 12
Rebs: Alajiki 5
Asts: Fulton 4		BoxscorePts: D. Drežnjak 17
Rebs: D. Drežnjak 5
Asts: five players 3		Arena: National Basketball Arena
Attendance: 2,000
Referees: Mārtiņš Kozlovskis (LAT), Fernando Calatrava (ESP), Javier Torres (ESP)
v  Croatia
2 August 2023 Luxembourg  79–91  CroatiaLuxembourg City, Luxembourg
20:15 (UTC+2)Scoring by quarter: 12–25, 25–25, 18–24, 24–17
Pts: Laurent 13
Rebs: Rugg 7
Asts: Kovac 4		BoxscorePts: Perković 23
Rebs: Ljubičić 7
Asts: Kapusta 9		Arena: d'Coque
Attendance: 1,650
Referees: Can Mavisu (TUR), Geert Jacobs (BEL), Alexandre Deman (FRA)

2024 edit

v  Croatia
23 February 2024 France  73–61  CroatiaBrest, France
20:30 (UTC+1)Scoring by quarter: 15–14, 20–16, 22–14, 16–17
Pts: Luwawu-Cabarrot 15
Rebs: Cordinier 6
Asts: Albicy, Inglis 4		BoxscorePts: Hezonja 22
Rebs: three players 5
Asts: three players 3		Arena: Brest Arena
Attendance: 5,029
Referees: Wojciech Liszka (POL), Michał Proc (POL), Mehmet Karabilecen (TUR)
v  Cyprus
26 February 2024 Croatia  92–63  CyprusRijeka, Croatia
20:00 (UTC+1)Scoring by quarter: 22–8, 26–16, 22–26, 22–13
Pts: Prkačin 24
Rebs: Hezonja, Prkačin 10
Asts: Kapusta 8		BoxscorePts: Simitzis 17
Rebs: Willis 9
Asts: Mantovani, Willis 3		Arena: Zamet Sports Centre
Attendance: 2,500
Referees: Radomir Vojinović (MNE), Ventsislav Velikov (BUL), Can Mavisu (TUR)
v  Croatia
2 July 2024 Slovenia  vs.  CroatiaPiraeus, Greece
BoxscoreArena: Peace and Friendship Stadium
v  New Zealand
3 July 2024 Croatia  vs.  New ZealandPiraeus, Greece
BoxscoreArena: Peace and Friendship Stadium
v  Bosnia and Herzegovina
21 November 2024 Croatia  vs.  Bosnia and HerzegovinaCroatia
Boxscore
v  Croatia
24 November 2024 Bosnia and Herzegovina  vs.  CroatiaBosnia and Herzegovina
Boxscore

2025 edit

v  France
21 February 2025 Croatia  vs.  FranceCroatia
Boxscore
v  Croatia
24 February 2025 Cyprus  vs.  CroatiaCyprus
Boxscore

Team edit

Current roster edit

Roster for the EuroBasket 2025 Qualifiers matches on 23 and 26 February 2024 against France and Cyprus.[12]

Croatia men's national basketball team roster
PlayersCoaches
Pos.No.NameAge – Date of birthHeightClubCtr.
SG1Toni Perković25 – (1998-04-10)10 April 19981.91 m (6 ft 3 in)Split
PG2Goran Filipović27 – (1996-11-26)26 November 19961.80 m (5 ft 11 in)Igokea
G3Jaleen Smith29 – (1994-11-24)24 November 19941.93 m (6 ft 4 in)Partizan
PG4Borna Kapusta27 – (1996-07-24)24 July 19961.83 m (6 ft 0 in)Derby
PF5Roko Prkačin21 – (2002-11-26)26 November 20022.01 m (6 ft 7 in)Gran Canaria
PG6Mate Kalajžić25 – (1998-03-15)15 March 19981.88 m (6 ft 2 in)Split
G/F8Mario Hezonja28 – (1995-02-25)25 February 19952.00 m (6 ft 7 in)Real Madrid
C13Ivan Vraneš27 – (1996-05-29)29 May 19962.07 m (6 ft 9 in)Juventus
SG18Roko Badžim26 – (1997-08-18)18 August 19971.97 m (6 ft 6 in)Merkezefendi
C22Danko Branković23 – (2000-11-05)5 November 20002.14 m (7 ft 0 in)Bayern Munich
SG23Mateo Drežnjak24 – (1999-03-08)8 March 19991.96 m (6 ft 5 in)Derby
SF24Dario Drežnjak25 – (1998-03-24)24 March 19982.00 m (6 ft 7 in)Zadar
C34Marin Marić30 – (1994-02-21)21 February 19942.06 m (6 ft 9 in)Andorra
PF99Toni Nakić24 – (1999-06-01)1 June 19992.00 m (6 ft 7 in)Breogán
Head coach
Assistant coach(es)
Legend
  • (C) Team captain
  • Club – describes last
    club before the competition
  • Age – describes age
    on 23 February 2024

Depth chart edit

Pos.Starting 5Bench 1Bench 2
CIvica ZubacKarlo MatkovićDanko Branković
PFDario ŠarićRoko PrkačinLuka Šamanić
SFMario HezonjaLuka BožićDario Drežnjak
SGBojan BogdanovićMateo DrežnjakToni Perković
PGJaleen SmithBorna KapustaMate Kalajžić

Head coaches edit

Past rosters edit

See also: List of Croatia men's national basketball team players

Notable players and coaches edit

Head-to-head record edit

Biggest tournament wins edit

20+ point difference

Olympic GamesWorld CupEuroBasket
  • +34 vs. Iran (91–57) 2008
  • +33 vs. Australia (98–65) 1992
  • +31 vs. China (109–78) 1996
  • +23 vs. Angola (71–48) 1996
  • +21 vs. Germany (99–78) 1992
  • +51 vs. South Korea (104–53) 1994
  • +32 vs. China (105–73) 1994
  • +31 vs. Canada (92–61) 1994
  • +26 vs. Greece (81–55) 1994
  • +21 vs. Iran (75–54) 2010
  • +20 vs. Cuba (85–65) 1994
  • +20 vs. Tunisia (84–64) 2010
  • +50 vs. Turkey (113–63) 1993
  • +40 vs. Greece (99–59) 1993
  • +38 vs. Czech Republic (107–69) 2017
  • +32 vs. Belgium (106–74) 1993
  • +25 vs. Finland (88–63) 2013
  • +22 vs. Turkey (90–68) 1995
  • +22 vs. Czech Republic (86–64) 1999
  • +22 vs. Ukraine (93–71) 2003
  • +22 vs. Portugal (90–68) 2007
  • +21 vs. Bulgaria (104–83) 1993
  • +21 vs. Great Britain (86–65) 2022
  • +20 vs. Bosnia and Herzegovina (98–78) 1993
  • +20 vs. Germany (75–55) 1997

Biggest tournament losses edit

-20> point difference

Olympic GamesWorld CupEuroBasket
  • -33 vs. USA (70–103) 1992
  • -32 vs. USA (85–117) 1992
  • -31 vs. USA (71–102) 1996
  • -24 vs. Argentina (53–77) 2008
  • -28 vs. USA (78–106) 2010
  • -28 vs. Spain (40–68) 2013
  • -26 vs. Spain (66–92) 2013
  • -21 vs. Czech Republic (59–80) 2015

Biggest qualification wins edit

20+ point difference

Olympic qualificationWorld Cup qualificationEuroBasket qualification
  • +73 vs. Iceland (124–51) 1992
  • +52 vs. Portugal (109–57) 1992
  • +46 vs. Italy (108–62) 1992
  • +39 vs. Greece (102–63) 1992
  • +32 vs. Sweden (99–67) 2024
  • +31 vs. Belgium (86–55) 2024
  • +23 vs. Slovenia (93–70) 1992
  • +20 vs. Tunisia (72–52) 2016
  • +27 vs. Romania (90–63) 2018
  • +60 vs. Romania (115–55) 1997
  • +56 vs. Macedonia (128–72) 1993[14]
  • +40 vs. Belarus (112–72) 1993
  • +40 vs. Ireland (89–49) 2025
  • +36 vs. Luxembourg (98–62) 2025
  • +34 vs. Latvia (113–79) 1993
  • +34 vs. Ireland (95–61) 2025
  • +33 vs. Romania (119–86) 1993
  • +31 vs. Switzerland (84–53) 2025
  • +29 vs. Ukraine (107–78) 1993
  • +29 vs. Cyprus (92–63) 2025
  • +25 vs. Austria (100–75) 2025

See also edit

References edit

  1. ^ "FIBA Ranking Presented by Nike". FIBA. 1 March 2024. Retrieved 1 March 2024.
  2. ^ "XIII Olympic Basketball Tournament (Barcelona 1992) Qualifying stage". Linguasport. Retrieved 18 August 2017.
  3. ^ "Croatia basketball news". eurobasket.com.
  4. ^ Naslovnica – Hrvatski košarkaški savez
  5. ^ "All Star NBA u Šancu 1964". kafotka.net. Retrieved 8 September 2012.
  6. ^ "U Šancu haklale NBA zvijezde, a u Draganiću gradili naftnu bušotinu". www.kaportal.hr. Archived from the original on 19 July 2012. Retrieved 8 September 2012.
  7. ^ "KARLOVAC: 40 GODINA NBA LIGE U KARLOVCU". Index.hr. Retrieved 21 August 2012.
  8. ^ "Croatia at the 1992 Olympic Games". Archive.fiba.com. 8 August 1992.
  9. ^ "Croatia v Greece EuroBasket 1993 Bronze medal game results". Archive.fiba.com. 3 July 1993.
  10. ^ "Croatia at the 1996 Olympic Games". Archive.fiba.com. 2 August 1996.
  11. ^ "Croatia at the EuroBasket 2013". Archive.fiba.com. 22 September 2013.
  12. ^ "Croatia during the EuroBasket 2025 Qualifiers in February 2024". Retrieved 23 February 2024.
  13. ^ "ACO PETROVIĆ OTIŠAO, A HRVATSKA EKSPRESNO DOBILA NOVOG IZBORNIKA EVO TKO ĆE VODITI REPREZENTACIJU U KVALIFIKACIJAMA ZA SVJETSKO PRVENSTVO!". Jutarnji.hr. 15 September 2017.
  14. ^ "XXVIII European Championship (München 1993) Qualifying stage". Linguasport. Retrieved 18 August 2017.

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