Английская Википедия:Croatia men's national basketball team
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The Croatia men's national basketball team (Шаблон:Lang-hr)[1] represents Croatia in international basketball matches. The team is controlled by the Croatian Basketball Federation (HKS).[2]
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
Prior to Croatian independence
Croatia played its first unofficial friendly game on 2 June 1964 in Karlovac.[3] 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.[4][5]
Independent Croatia
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.[6]
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.[7]
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.[8]
Decline
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.[9]
Honours
The Croatia national team's all-time medal table:
| Games | Gold | Silver | Bronze | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Summer Olympics | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| FIBA World Cup | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| EuroBasket | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 |
| Mediterranean Games | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 |
| Stanković Cup | 2 | 1 | 0 | 3 |
| Total | 3 | 3 | 3 | 9 |
Competitive record
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FIBA World Cup
| World Cup | Qualification | |||||||
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| Year | Position | Шаблон:Tooltip | Шаблон:Tooltip | Шаблон:Tooltip | Шаблон:Tooltip | Шаблон:Tooltip | Шаблон:Tooltip | |
| 1950 to 1990 | Part of Yugoslavia | Part of Yugoslavia | ||||||
| Шаблон:Flagicon 1994 | Шаблон:World3 | 8 | 7 | 1 | EuroBasket served as qualifiers | |||
| Шаблон:Flagicon 1998 | Did not qualify | |||||||
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| Шаблон:Flagicon 2006 | ||||||||
| Шаблон:Flagicon 2010 | 14th | 6 | 2 | 4 | ||||
| Шаблон:Flagicon 2014 | 10th | 6 | 3 | 3 | ||||
| Шаблон:Flagicon 2019 | Did not qualify | 12 | 4 | 8 | ||||
| Шаблон:FlagiconШаблон:FlagiconШаблон:Flagicon 2023 | 6 | 1 | 5 | |||||
| Шаблон:Flagicon 2027 | To be determined | To be determined | ||||||
| Total | 3/8 | 20 | 12 | 8 | 18 | 5 | 13 | |
Olympic Games
| Olympic Games | Qualifying | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Year | Position | Шаблон:Tooltip | Шаблон:Tooltip | Шаблон:Tooltip | Шаблон:Tooltip | Шаблон:Tooltip | Шаблон:Tooltip | |
| 1936 to 1988 | Part of Yugoslavia | Part of Yugoslavia | ||||||
| Шаблон:Flagicon 1992 | Шаблон:OG2 | 8 | 6 | 2 | 11 | 10 | 1 | |
| Шаблон:Flagicon 1996 | 7th | 8 | 4 | 4 | Direct qualification | |||
| Шаблон:Flagicon 2000 | Did not qualify | Did not qualify | ||||||
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| Шаблон:Flagicon 2008 | 6th | 6 | 3 | 3 | 4 | 4 | 0 | |
| Шаблон:Flagicon 2012 | Did not qualify | Did not qualify | ||||||
| Шаблон:Flagicon 2016 | 5th | 6 | 3 | 3 | 4 | 3 | 1 | |
| Шаблон:Flagicon 2020 | Did not qualify | 3 | 1 | 2 | ||||
| Шаблон:Flagicon 2024 | To be determined | To be determined | ||||||
| Total | 4/8 | 28 | 16 | 12 | 22 | 18 | 4 | |
EuroBasket
Results and fixtures
2023
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2024
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2025
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Team
Current roster
Roster for the 2024 FIBA Men's Pre-Qualifying Olympic Qualifying Tournament in August 2023.
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Depth chart
Head coaches
- 1990s and 2000s
| Years | Name | Competition |
|---|---|---|
| 1992 | Petar Skansi | Шаблон:OG2 1992 Summer Olympics |
| 1993 | Mirko Novosel | Шаблон:Eur3 1993 EuroBasket |
| 1994 | Josip Gjergja | Шаблон:World3 1994 World Cup |
| 1995 | Aleksandar Petrović | Шаблон:Eur3 1995 EuroBasket |
| 1996–1998 | Petar Skansi | 7th 1996 Summer Olympics 11th 1997 EuroBasket |
| 1999 | Boško Božić | 9th 1999 EuroBasket |
| 1999–2001 | Aleksandar Petrović | 7th 2001 EuroBasket |
| 2001–2005 | Neven Spahija | 11th 2003 EuroBasket 7th 2005 EuroBasket |
| 2005–2009 | Jasmin Repeša | 6th 2007 EuroBasket 6th 2008 Summer Olympics 6th 2009 EuroBasket |
- 2010s and 2020s
| Years | Name | Competition |
|---|---|---|
| 2010–2011 | Josip-Jerko Vranković | 14th 2010 World Cup 13th 2011 EuroBasket |
| 2012–2014 | Jasmin Repeša | 4th 2013 EuroBasket 10th 2014 World Cup |
| 2015 | Velimir Perasović | 9th 2015 EuroBasket |
| 2016–2017 | Aleksandar Petrović[10] | 5th 2016 Summer Olympics 10th 2017 EuroBasket |
| 2017–2018 | Ivica Skelin | — |
| 2018–2019 | Dražen Anzulović | |
| 2019–2022 | Veljko Mršić | |
| 2022 | Damir Mulaomerović | 12th 2022 EuroBasket |
| 2022–2023 | Aleksandar Petrović (interim) | — |
| 2023–present | Josip Sesar |
Past rosters
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- EuroBasket 1993
- EuroBasket 1995
- EuroBasket 1997
- EuroBasket 1999
- EuroBasket 2001
- EuroBasket 2003
- EuroBasket 2005
- EuroBasket 2007
- EuroBasket 2009
- EuroBasket 2011
- EuroBasket 2013
- EuroBasket 2015
- EuroBasket 2017
- EuroBasket 2022
Notable players and coaches
- Players
Individual awards
- FIBA World Cup MVP
- Dražen Petrović – 1986
- Toni Kukoč – 1990
- EuroBasket MVP
- Krešimir Ćosić – 1971, 1975
- Dražen Petrović – 1989
- Toni Kukoč – 1991
- Olympics Top Scorer
- Bojan Bogdanović – 2016
- EuroBasket Top Scorer
- Dražen Petrović – 1985
- FIBA World Cup All-Tournament Team
- Krešimir Ćosić – 1970, 1978
- Vinko Jelovac – 1974
- Dražen Petrović – 1986
- Toni Kukoč – 1990
- Dino Rađa – 1994
- EuroBasket All-Tournament Team
- Krešimir Ćosić – 1969, 1971, 1973, 1975, 1979
- Dražen Petrović – 1985, 1989
- Dino Rađa – 1989, 1993
- Toni Kukoč – 1991, 1995
- Damir Mulaomerović – 2001
- Bojan Bogdanović – 2013
- Olympic Final Top Scorer
- Dražen Petrović – 1992
- World Cup Final Top Scorer
- Krešimir Ćosić – 1970
- EuroBasket Final Top Scorer
- Krešimir Ćosić – 1973
- Dražen Petrović – 1989
- Dino Rađa – 1991
- Other notable achievements
- FIBA Order of Merit
- FIBA Hall of Fame
- Naismith Memorial Basketball Hall of Fame
- College Basketball Hall of Fame
- Euroscar
- Toni Kukoč – 1991, 1994, 1996, 1998
- Dražen Petrović – 1992, 1993
- Mr. Europa
- Toni Kukoč – 1991, 1992, 1996
- Dražen Petrović – 1993
- NBA champion
- Toni Kukoč – 1996, 1997, 1998
- Žan Tabak – 1995
- All-NBA Team
- Dražen Petrović – 1993
- NBA Sixth Man of the Year Award
- Toni Kukoč – 1996
- NBA All-Rookie First Team
- Dario Šarić – 2017
- NBA All-Rookie Second Team
- Toni Kukoč – 1994
- Dino Rađa – 1994
- Gordan Giriček – 2003
- Bojan Bogdanović – 2015
- EuroLeague Final Four MVP
- Dino Rađa - 1989
- Toni Kukoč – 1990, 1991, 1993
- EuroLeague Finals Top Scorer
- Petar Skansi - 1972
- Dražen Petrović - 1985
- Toni Kukoč - 1990
- EuroLeague Finals Rebounds Leader
- Mihovil Nakić - 1985, 1986
- Krunoslav Simon - 2019
- EuroLeague Finals Assists Leader
- Dražen Petrović - 1985, 1986
- Toni Kukoč - 1989, 1993
- Nikola Vujčić - 2005
- EuroLeague Finals Blocks Leader
- Mihovil Nakić - 1985, 1986
- Toni Kukoč - 1989, 1990
- Dino Rađa - 1990
- Stojko Vranković - 1996
- Nikola Vujčić - 2004
- EuroLeague Finals Steals Leader
- Dražen Petrović - 1986
- Sven Ušić - 1986
- Dino Rađa - 1990
- Mario Hezonja - 2023
- EuroLeague Top Scorer
- Zdravko Radulović – 1993
- EuroLeague Rebounds Leader
- Stojko Vranković – 1995
- Žan Tabak – 1999
- EuroLeague Assists Leader
- Ivica Marić – 2001
- Zoran Planinić – 2013
- EuroLeague Steals Leader
- Ivica Marić – 2001
- EuroLeague PIR Leader
- Nikola Vujčić – 2007
- All EuroLeague First Team
- Nikola Vujčić – 2005, 2006, 2007
- Ante Tomić – 2013, 2014
- All EuroLeague Second Team
- Nikola Vujčić – 2003, 2004
- Ante Tomić – 2015
- All Europe First Team
- Nikola Vujčić – 2005, 2006
- Bojan Bogdanović – 2013
- Ante Tomić – 2015
- All Europe Second Team
- Nikola Vujčić – 2004, 2007
- Ante Tomić – 2013, 2014
- 50 Greatest EuroLeague Contributors (2008)
- Cup Winner's Cup Finals Top Scorer
- Andro Knego - 1982
- Dražen Petrović - 1987, 1989
- FIBA Korać Cup Finals Top Scorer
- Nikola Plećaš - 1972
- Željko Jerkov - 1977
- Dražen Petrović - 1988
- Dino Rađa - 1992
- FIBA's 50 Greatest Players (1991)
- Coaches
Individual achievements
Head-to-head record
Record against teams at the EuroBasket
Record against teams in EuroBasket qualification
Record against teams at the World Cup
| National team | Шаблон:Tooltip | Шаблон:Tooltip | Шаблон:Tooltip | Шаблон:Tooltip | Шаблон:Tooltip | Шаблон:Tooltip |
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| Шаблон:Flagicon Argentina | 1 | 1 | 0 | 90 | 85 | +5 |
| Шаблон:Flagicon Australia | 1 | 1 | 0 | 83 | 69 | +14 |
| Шаблон:Flagicon Brazil | 1 | 0 | 1 | 74 | 92 | −18 |
| Шаблон:Flagicon Canada | 1 | 1 | 0 | 92 | 61 | +31 |
| Шаблон:Flagicon China | 1 | 1 | 0 | 105 | 73 | +32 |
| Шаблон:Flagicon Cuba | 1 | 1 | 0 | 85 | 65 | +20 |
| Шаблон:Flagicon France | 1 | 0 | 1 | 64 | 69 | −5 |
| Шаблон:Flagicon Greece | 3 | 2 | 1 | 224 | 191 | +33 |
| Шаблон:Flagicon Iran | 1 | 1 | 0 | 75 | 54 | +21 |
| Шаблон:Flagicon Philippines | 1 | 1 | 0 | 81 | 78 | +3 |
| Шаблон:Flagicon Puerto Rico | 1 | 1 | 0 | 103 | 82 | +21 |
| Шаблон:Flagicon Russia | 1 | 0 | 1 | 64 | 66 | −2 |
| Шаблон:Flagicon Senegal | 1 | 0 | 1 | 75 | 77 | −2 |
| Шаблон:Flagicon Serbia | 1 | 0 | 1 | 72 | 73 | −1 |
| Шаблон:Flagicon Slovenia | 1 | 0 | 1 | 84 | 91 | −7 |
| Шаблон:Flagicon South Korea | 1 | 1 | 0 | 104 | 53 | +51 |
| Шаблон:Flagicon Tunisia | 1 | 1 | 0 | 84 | 64 | +20 |
| Шаблон:Flagicon United States | 1 | 0 | 1 | 78 | 106 | −28 |
| Total | 18 teams | |||||
Record against teams in World Cup qualification
| National team | Шаблон:Tooltip | Шаблон:Tooltip | Шаблон:Tooltip | Шаблон:Tooltip | Шаблон:Tooltip | Шаблон:Tooltip |
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| Шаблон:Flagicon Finland | 2 | 0 | 2 | 150 | 158 | −8 |
| Шаблон:Flagicon Hungary | 2 | 1 | 1 | 139 | 153 | −14 |
| Шаблон:Flagicon Italy | 2 | 1 | 1 | 142 | 152 | −10 |
| Шаблон:Flagicon Lithuania | 2 | 0 | 2 | 145 | 163 | −18 |
| Шаблон:Flagicon Netherlands | 2 | 1 | 1 | 143 | 146 | −3 |
| Шаблон:Flagicon Poland | 2 | 0 | 2 | 143 | 156 | −13 |
| Шаблон:Flagicon Romania | 2 | 1 | 1 | 146 | 121 | +25 |
| Шаблон:Flagicon Slovenia | 2 | 0 | 2 | 143 | 173 | −30 |
| Шаблон:Flagicon Sweden | 2 | 1 | 1 | 169 | 168 | +1 |
| Total | 9 teams | |||||
Record against teams at the Olympic Games
| National team | Шаблон:Tooltip | Шаблон:Tooltip | Шаблон:Tooltip | Шаблон:Tooltip | Шаблон:Tooltip | Шаблон:Tooltip |
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| Шаблон:Flagicon Angola | 2 | 2 | 0 | 144 | 112 | +32 |
| Шаблон:Flagicon Argentina | 3 | 1 | 2 | 225 | 242 | −17 |
| Шаблон:Flagicon Australia | 3 | 2 | 1 | 266 | 220 | +46 |
| Шаблон:Flagicon Brazil | 3 | 2 | 1 | 243 | 230 | +13 |
| Шаблон:Flagicon China | 2 | 2 | 0 | 208 | 163 | +45 |
| Шаблон:Flagicon CIS | 1 | 1 | 0 | 75 | 74 | +1 |
| Шаблон:Flagicon Germany | 1 | 1 | 0 | 99 | 78 | +21 |
| Шаблон:Flagicon Iran | 1 | 1 | 0 | 91 | 57 | +34 |
| Шаблон:Flagicon Lithuania | 3 | 1 | 2 | 244 | 250 | −6 |
| Шаблон:Flagicon Nigeria | 1 | 0 | 1 | 76 | 90 | −14 |
| Шаблон:Flagicon Russia | 1 | 1 | 0 | 85 | 78 | +7 |
| Шаблон:Flagicon Serbia | 1 | 0 | 1 | 83 | 86 | −3 |
| Шаблон:Flagicon Spain | 3 | 2 | 1 | 219 | 221 | −2 |
| Шаблон:Flagicon United States | 3 | 0 | 3 | 226 | 322 | −96 |
| Total | 14 teams | |||||
Biggest tournament wins
20+ point difference
| Olympic Games | World Cup | EuroBasket |
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- Croatia also defeated Albania (94–70) for a win margin of +24 at the 2009 Mediterranean Games.
Biggest tournament losses
-20> point difference
| Olympic Games | World Cup | EuroBasket |
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Biggest qualification wins
20+ point difference
| Olympic qualification | World Cup qualification | EuroBasket qualification |
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See also
- Sport in Croatia
- Croatia women's national basketball team
- Croatia men's national under-20 basketball team
- Croatia men's national under-18 and under-19 basketball team
- Croatia men's national under-16 and under-17 basketball team
References
External links
- Шаблон:Official website Шаблон:In lang
- Croatia FIBA profile
- Croatia National Team – Men at Eurobasket.com
- Croatia Basketball Records at FIBA Archive
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