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1973–74 Yugoslav First Basketball League
The 1973–74 Yugoslav First Basketball League season was the 30th season of the Yugoslav First Basketball League, the highest professional basketball league in SFR Yugoslavia. Classification The winning roster of Zadar: * * Jure Fabijanić * * Bruno Petani * Josip Đerđa * Krešimir Ćosić * * * * Branko Skroče * Branko Bakija * Žarko Bjedov Coach: Scoring leaders # Radmilo Mišović (Borac Čačak) - ___ points (33.0ppg) # Nikola Plećaš (Lokomotiva) - ___ points (30.4ppg) Qualification in 1974-75 season European competitions FIBA European Champions Cup * Zadar (champions) FIBA Cup Winner's Cup * Jugoplastika (Cup winners) * Crvena Zvezda (title holder) FIBA Korać Cup * Bosna (4th) * Partizan (6th) References {{DEFAULTSORT:1973-74 Yugoslav First Basketball League Yugoslav First Basketball League seasons Yugo Yugo The Yugo (), also marketed as the Zastava Koral (, sr-Cyrl, Застава Корал) and Yugo Koral, is a subcomp ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Yugoslav First Basketball League
The First Federal Basketball League () was the highest tier level men's professional club basketball competition in SFR Yugoslavia. Founded in 1945 and folded in 1992 (1991-92 Winer Broker YUBA League), it was run by the Basketball Federation of Yugoslavia. With a total of 16 European-wide trophy winners and 11 finalists, the Yugoslav First Basketball League was one of the strongest European national domestic basketball leagues of all time. Although each of the former Yugoslav countries have their own national domestic leagues, the six nations also now take part in the ABA League (commonly known as the Adriatic League), which was founded in 2001; and which is, the closest basketball league in existence today, that is similar to the former Yugoslav Basketball League. History After the end of Second World War in Yugoslavia in 1945, there arose a need for athletic development in the fledgling nation. Post-WW2 Yugoslavia was (with the exception of major cities such as Belgrade, Lju ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
KK Zrinjevac
Košarkaški klub Zrinjevac 1937 ( en, Zrinjevac 1937 Basketball Club) is a professional men's basketball club based in Zagreb, Croatia. It competes in the Croatian First Basketball League. Name changes *KS Martinovka (1937–1945) *Element (1945) *Jedinstvo (1946–1952) *Monter (1952–1953) *Montažno (1953–1957) *Jugomontaža (1957—1964) *Trešnjevka (1964—1970) *Industromontaža (1970—1978) *Monting (1978–1988) *Montmontaža (1988—1990) *Industromontaža (1990—1992) *Zrinjevac 1937 (1992–present) Honours Domestic *HT Premijer liga finalists: 1994–95 Notable players * Franjo Arapović * Zoran Čutura * Mario Kasun * Emilio Kovačić * Ivica Marić * Ivan Meheš * Dario Šarić * Zdravko Radulović * Damjan Rudež * Ivica Zubac * Damir Tvrdić * Siniša Kelečević * Mladen Cetinja External linksOfficial Website {{DEFAULTSORT:Zrinjevac KK Zrinjevac Košarkaški klub Zrinjevac 1937 ( en, Zrinjevac 1937 Basketball Club) is a professional men's basket ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Yugoslav First Basketball League Seasons
Yugoslav or Yugoslavian may refer to: * Yugoslavia, or any of the three historic states carrying that name: ** Kingdom of Yugoslavia, a European monarchy which existed 1918–1945 (officially called "Kingdom of Serbs, Croats and Slovenes" 1918–1929) ** Socialist Federal Republic of Yugoslavia or SFR Yugoslavia, a federal republic which succeeded the monarchy and existed 1945–1992 ** Federal Republic of Yugoslavia, or FR Yugoslavia, a new federal state formed by two successor republics of SFR Yugoslavia established in 1992 and renamed "Serbia and Montenegro" in 2003 before its dissolution in 2006 * Yugoslav government-in-exile, an official government of Yugoslavia, headed by King Peter II * Yugoslav Counter-Intelligence Service * Yugoslav Inter-Republic League * Yugoslav Social-Democratic Party, a political party in Slovenia and Istria during the Austro-Hungarian Empire and the Kingdom of Yugoslavia * Serbo-Croatian language, proposed in 1861 and rejected as the legal name of th ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
1974–75 FIBA Korać Cup
The 1974–75 FIBA Korać Cup was the fourth edition of FIBA's new competition, running from 5 November 1974 to 25 March 1975. It was contested by 42 teams, five more than in the previous edition. Birra Forst Cantù defeated CF Barcelona in the final to become the competition's first and only three-peat champion. Season teams First round Second round ;Automatically qualified to the round of 16: * Birra Forst Cantù (title holder) * Dynamo Moscow MGO VFSO "Dynamo" (russian: МГО ВФСО «Динамо»), commonly known as Dynamo Moscow (russian: Динамо Москва) is a Russian sports club based in Moscow. Founded by Felix Dzerzhinsky on 18 April 1923, Dynamo Moscow was the first ... * Stroitel Round of 16 The round of 16 were played with a round-robin system, in which every Two Game series (TGS) constituted as one game for the record. Semi finals Finals ReferencesLinguasport 1974–75 FIBA Korać Cup [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
1974–75 FIBA European Champions Cup
The 1974–75 FIBA European Champions Cup was the 18th edition of the European top-tier level professional basketball club competition FIBA European Champions Cup (now called EuroLeague). The Final was held at the Arena Deurne, in Antwerp, Belgium, on April 10, 1975. In a reprise of a previous year's final, Ignis Varese defeated Real Madrid, by a result of 79–65. Competition system * 24 teams (European national domestic league champions, plus the then current title holders), playing in a tournament system, played knock-out rounds on a home and away basis. The aggregate score of both games decided the winner. * The twelve teams qualified for the Quarterfinals were divided into two groups of six. Every team played against the other five in its group in consecutive home-and-away matches, so that every two of these games counted as a single win or defeat (point difference being a decisive factor there). In case of a tie between two or more teams after this group stage, the follow ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Nikola Plećaš
Nikola Plećaš (born January 10, 1948) is a former Yugoslavian professional basketball player. At a height of 1.88 m (6'2") tall, and a weight of 86 kg (190 lbs.), he played at the point guard and shooting guard positions. He was considered to be one of the greatest European basketball players of the 1960s and 1970s. During his playing career, he was nicknamed Sveti Nikola. Plećaš is an ethnic Serb. Club career Plećaš began his playing career with the youth teams of Mladost Zagreb. He then played professionally with Lokomotiva Zagreb and Kvarner Rijeka. He was a member FIBA European Selection team, in 1970 and 1972. He won the European-wide 3rd-tier level FIBA Korać Cup championship, in 1972. Yugoslavian national team Plećaš was a member of the senior Yugoslavian national basketball team. With Yugoslavia's senior national team, he won the silver medal at the 1968 Summer Olympics, the gold medal at the 1970 FIBA World Championship, and the silver medal at the 1974 FI ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Radmilo Mišović
Radmilo Mišović ( sr-cyr, Радмило Мишовић; born 14 March 1943), is a Serbian former professional basketball executive, player and Coach (basketball), coach. Playing career A Guard (basketball), guard, Mišović spent entire playing career with his hometown teams KK Borac Čačak, Borac and KK Železničar Čačak, Železničar, playing from 1958 to 1980. He is the Yugoslav First Federal Basketball League career stats leaders, all-time leader in points scored of the First Federal Basketball League, Yugoslav League, scoring 7,456 points over 280 games played. Also, he is a five-time scoring champion, winning the List of Yugoslav First Federal Basketball League annual scoring leaders, Yugoslav scoring title during the 1967–68 Yugoslav First Basketball League, 1967–68, 1968–69 Yugoslav First Basketball League, 1968–69, 1970–71 Yugoslav First Basketball League, 1970–71, 1971–72 Yugoslav First Basketball League, 1971–72, and 1973–74 Yugoslav First Bask ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Branko Skroče
Branko Skroče (born 17 May 1955 in Zadar) is a former Croatian basketball player who competed for Yugoslavia in the 1980 Summer Olympics The 1980 Summer Olympics (russian: Летние Олимпийские игры 1980, Letniye Olimpiyskiye igry 1980), officially known as the Games of the XXII Olympiad (russian: Игры XXII Олимпиады, Igry XXII Olimpiady) and commo .... See also * Yugoslav First Federal Basketball League career stats leaders References 1955 births Living people Yugoslav men's basketball players 1978 FIBA World Championship players Croatian men's basketball players Olympic basketball players of Yugoslavia Basketball players at the 1980 Summer Olympics Olympic gold medalists for Yugoslavia Olympic medalists in basketball Basketball players from Zadar KK Zadar players Medalists at the 1980 Summer Olympics FIBA World Championship-winning players {{Croatia-basketball-bio-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Krešimir Ćosić
Krešimir "Krešo" Ćosić (; 26 November 1948 – 25 May 1995) was a Croatian-Yugoslavian professional basketball player and coach. He was a collegiate All-American at Brigham Young University. He revolutionized basketball in Yugoslavia and was the first basketball player in the world to play all five positions. In 1996, Ćosić became only the third international player ever elected to the Naismith Memorial Basketball Hall of Fame (the second male player). He is one of 62 people in the world that received the FIBA Order of Merit. In 2006, he was inducted into the College Basketball Hall of Fame, and in 2007, he was also an inaugural member of the FIBA Hall of Fame. The Croatian Basketball Cup, and KK Zadar's home arena, are named after him. Ćosić was voted best Croatian athlete of the 20th century twice; by Croatian Sports News and by Croatian National Television. Ćosić was a notable church leader and missionary of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, as we ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Josip Đerđa
Josip "Pino" Gjergja (also transliterated Đerđa, Djerdja or Giergia; born 24 November 1937), also credited as Giuseppe Giergia, is a retired Croatian basketball player and coach. He represented the Yugoslavia national basketball team internationally. He was nominated for the EuroLeague's 50 Greatest Contributors list in 2008. He was born in Zadar, to an Arbanasi family, hence the variously transcribed name. At a height of 1.76 m (5'9") tall, he played at the point guard position. Playing career Gjergja wore KK Zadar's jersey for 18 consecutive seasons, thus becoming one of the club's legends, alongside Krešimir Ćosić. He was a three time Yugoslav Basketball League champion, from 1965 to 1968, and won another two Yugoslav championships, back-to back, in 1974 and 1975. He also won the Yugoslav Cup in 1970. National team career Gjergja was a member of the Yugoslav national team. With Yugoslavia, he won two FIBA World Cup silver medals, in 1963 and 1967, as well as a EuroBask ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
KK Željezničar Sarajevo
KK Željezničar Sarajevo (Košarkaški klub Željezničar Sarajevo in English: Željezničar Sarajevo Basketball Club), also known as Željezničar Sarajevo is the basketball section of the multi-sport society SD Željezničar, based in Sarajevo, Bosnia and Herzegovina. History Basketball is the second most popular sport in Bosnia-Herzegovina. The men's KK Željezničar team was one of the Yugoslavian clubs from the Bosnian region in the 1960s and 1970s, but when the Yugoslav Wars led to the breakup of the Yugoslav federation in 1992, the men's team ceased to exist. In the overall Yugoslav championship table 1946–1991, the men's KK Željezničar Sarajevo occupies 24th place. They spent six seasons in the top flight. The women's team, ŽKK Željezničar Sarajevo, continues to exist. It won the Yugoslav championship (in which they were regular participants) in 1971, and lost Yugoslav Basketball Cup final in both 1988 and 1989. Since Bosnia-Herzegovina became independent, with ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
