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HKK Široki
Hrvatski košarkaški klub Široki (), commonly referred to as HKK Široki or simply Široki, is a men's professional basketball Sports club, club based in Široki Brijeg, Bosnia and Herzegovina. The team currently competes in the Basketball Championship of Bosnia and Herzegovina. With eleven Basketball Championship of Bosnia and Herzegovina, Bosnia and Herzegovina Championship and nine Basketball Cup of Bosnia and Herzegovina, Cups of Bosnia and Herzegovina won Široki is the most successful basketball team in the country. History Founded in 1974, the club became the basketball center in the south-west of SR Bosnia and Herzegovina but never played in the First Federal Basketball League, Yugoslavian elite league in the past. First being registered under the name KK Mladost the club participated in lower leagues for years but had to stop its activities for two years in 1992 due to War in Bosnia. Afterwards the club was renamed HKK Široki and got a place in the newly established B ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Basketball Championship Of Bosnia And Herzegovina
The Basketball Championship of Bosnia and Herzegovina is the top–tier men's professional basketball league in Bosnia and Herzegovina for men and women, respectively. The league is operated by the Basketball Federation of Bosnia and Herzegovina. Competition format The league is composed of 12 teams, each playing against the other eleven two times, home and away. After this portion concludes, the top six clubs are joined by the country's representatives in the Adriatic League, and enter "League 6". The best of these four teams go to the playoffs, and in the final best-of-five series, the Bosnian champion is crowned. The eight teams who do not make the playoffs go on to compete in the "relegation league," where a team's object becomes maintaining its standing and ability to play in the competition the following year. The women's league has ten clubs and operates in a similar way, in the final "League Six". Meanwhile, the teams not in the playoff race play to avoid relegation. Ti ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
2020–21 Basketball Championship Of Bosnia And Herzegovina
The 2020–21 Basketball Championship of Bosnia and Herzegovina was the 20th season of this championship, with 14 teams from Bosnia and Herzegovina participating in it. Igokea was the defending champion. Competition format Thirteen of fourteen teams joined the regular season, played with as double round-robin tournament. At the end of regular season the last three teams would be relegated, while the first five teams would join "Liga 6" along with KK Igokea. First four teams in "Liga 6" would compete in playoff tournament, with one-leg (semifinals, third place and final) matches. In mid-season, however, it was decided that only the last team will be relegated. Also, playoff semifinal and final will be played in best of three and best of five format, respectively. Distribution The following is the access list for this season. Teams and locations Bosna Royal, Borac Banja Luka and Čelik Zenica were promoted, while Vogošća was relegated. Regular season Standings L ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Ivan Buva
Ivan Buva (born May 6, 1991) is a Croatian professional basketball player currently playing for the Shiga Lakes of the Japanese first-tier B.League. Standing at 2.08 m, he plays at the center position. Professional career During his career, Buva has played in Croatia, Bosnia and Herzegovina, Italy, Spain, China and Turkey. On May 3, 2018, Buva signed with Valencia Basket in Spain for the rest of the 2017–18 season. On July 31, 2018, Buva signed a lucrative contract with Anhui Dragons in China. In September 2018 Buva signed a one-year deal with the Turkish side Beşiktaş Sompo Japan Istanbul. On September 30, 2019, he has signed with Monaco of the LNB Pro A. On October 29, 2019, he has signed with Gaziantep Basketbol of the Turkish Basketball Super League Turkish may refer to: *a Turkic language spoken by the Turks * of or about Turkey ** Turkish language *** Turkish alphabet ** Turkish people, a Turkic ethnic group and nation *** Turkish citizen, a citizen of Turkey ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Josip Sesar
Josip Sesar (born 17 January 1978) is a Croatian professional basketball coach and former player for Cibona of the Croatian League and ABA League. Playing career Sesar started training basketball when he was ten. He was 182 cm tall at the time. In 1992 he left Zrinjski Mostar for Split. Since the youth coach did not consider him a prospect, his father took him to Zagreb. In 1993, he started his professional career there. After six successful seasons with Zagreb, in 1999, Sesar signed his second professional contract, namely with Cibona. At the 2000 NBA Draft he was drafted by the Seattle SuperSonics and then traded to the Boston Celtics. However, he never played a game for the Celtics or any other NBA team, making him 1 of 8 players from the 2000 NBA Draft to never play in the league. National team career Sesar was the MVP of the 1996 European Championship for junior men, held in France. He also participated in the 1995 World Championship for junior men. He was part ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Josip Vranković
Josip-Jerko "Joke" Vranković (born October 26, 1968) is a Croatian professional basketball executive, coach and former player. He currently works in the Strught Assembly of the Croatian Basketball Federation The Croatian Basketball Federation ( hr, Hrvatski košarkaški savez) is a non-profit organization and the national sports governing body of basketball in Croatia. It was founded on 19 December 1948 as a member of the larger Basketball Federati ... (HKS), as well as the secretary of the HKS. References 1968 births Living people Basketball players from Split, Croatia Croatian men's basketball players Olympic basketball players of Croatia Basketball players at the 1996 Summer Olympics ABA League players KK Zadar players KK Cibona players KK Split players Croatian basketball coaches KK Cibona coaches HKK Široki players Shooting guards 1994 FIBA World Championship players KK Alkar players {{Croatia-basketball-bio-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Domagoj Bošnjak
Domagoj Bošnjak (born April 9, 1995) is a Croatian professional basketball player currently playing for Široki of the Basketball Championship of Bosnia and Herzegovina and ABA League Second Division. Standing at 1.98 m he plays the shooting guard and small forward positions. Professional career Bošnjak started his professional career with Široki during the 2011–12 season. In August 2014 Bošnjak was loaned to Zadar in a one-year deal. After signing for Zadar and spending the 2015–16 season, in August 2016 he moved to Cibona. After spending a season in Cedevita, in August 2019 he moved to Rouen of the French second-tier LNB Pro B League. In February, 2020, Bošnjak returned to Široki competing in the Bosnian League and the ABA League Second Division. He had a very successful career with the Croatian national basketball team youth selections winning altogether three medals in international competitions. He was selected in the 2013 FIBA Europe Under-18 Championship ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Gordan Zadravec
Gordan () is a Slavic name derived Proto-Slavic ''*gъrdъ'' (gȏrd) meaning proud: Given name * Gordan Golik, Croatian football midfielder * Gordan Giriček, Croatian basketball player * Gordan Jandroković, Croatian diplomat and politician * Gordan Kičić, Serbian actor, comedian and director * Gordan Nikolitch, Serbian violinist * Gordan Petrić, Serbian footballer * Gordan Vidović, Belgian footballer Surname *Paul Gordan, German mathematician *Shahab Gordan, Iranian footballer See also * Gordana Gordana () is a Slavic female first name, mostly used in Slavic countries such as Croatia, Serbia, Montenegro, North Macedonia, Slovenia, Bosnia and Herzegovina. Name is derived from Proto-Slavic ''*gъrdъ'' (''gȏrd'') meaning proud. Notable ... * Goran {{given name, type=both Serbian masculine given names Croatian masculine given names Slovene masculine given names Macedonian masculine given names Bulgarian masculine given names ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Ivan Ramljak
Ivan Ramljak (born August 9, 1990) is a Croatian professional basketball player for Śląsk Wrocław of the PLK. Standing at 2.03 m, he can play both forward positions. Professional career Ramljak, a native of Posušje, grew up in HKK Posušje where he played as a professional until 2009. He began his career in 2007, and made his ABA league debut in the 2009–10 season, when as a 19-year-old he played 10 games for Široki. In the 2012–13 season Ramljak averaged 7.6 pts, 3.9 reb and 1.1 ass in 24.1 min in the ABA League, while in the Bosnian League he averaged 7.7 pts, 14.5 reb, 1.4 assists in 22 minutes. In June 2013 he signed with the Croatian side Cedevita Zagreb. On 26 June 2015, he left Cedevita. On the beginning of the 2015–16 season he signed with Zadar joining his brother Marko in the same team. After spending the season in Zadar, he had a short spell in Zagreb, but then returned to Zadar in October 2016 signing a contract lasting until the end of the 2016–17 se ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Željko Šakić
Željko Šakić (born April 14, 1988) is a Croatian professional basketball player currently playing for UNICS of the VTB United League. Standing at , he plays the forward positions. Playing history Šakić started playing basketball in the Cibona youth systems but never got an opportunity to play for the senior squad. After he almost quit basketball, in 2007 he got an offer from another club from Zagreb, Dubrava where he spent the next 3 seasons. After that he spent 3 seasons in the Bosnian League and then moved to Sutor Montegranaro of the Italian League. He spent the 2014–15 season in Manresa of the Spanish League earning the 4th week Player of the Week award. In August 2015 he moved to the Bulgarian champion Lukoil Academic. On June 29, 2016, Šakić signed with Cibona. After a season spent playing in the Romanian League for U BT Cluj-Napoca, in September 2018 he moved to the Polish side Stelmet Zielona Góra. On June 25, 2020, he has signed with Avtodor of the VTB ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Fran Pilepić
Fran Pilepić (born May 5, 1989) is a Croatian professional basketball player for Club Ourense Baloncesto in the LEB Oro. Standing at , he plays the shooting guard position. Professional career On June 30, 2014, he signed a three-year deal with the Croatian team Cedevita. On July 25, 2016, he left Cedevita. On August 28, 2016, he signed with Italian club Pallacanestro Cantù for the 2016–17 season. In August 2017, he signed with Selçuklu Belediyesi of the Turkish Basketball Second League. In August 2018, he signed with the Lithuanian Lietkabelis. In December 2018, he signed with the Croatian Cibona. In December 2020, after a year and a half long break during which he was dealing with a back problem, Pilepić signed for Adria Oil Škrljevo of the Croatian League. Euroleague career statistics , - , style="text-align:left;", 2014–15 , style="text-align:left;" rowspan=2, Cedevita Cedevita d.o.o. is a Croatian company which produces a wide range of teas, insta ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Stanko Barać
Stanko Barać (born August 13, 1986) is a retired Croatian professional basketball player. Professional career Early years Barać was born in Mostar, Bosnia and Herzegovina and he started his basketball career with the team HKK Široki, Široki Prima pivo, from Široki Brijeg, Bosnia and Herzegovina. He was selected by the Miami Heat as the 39th overall pick in the 2007 NBA Draft and was traded to the Indiana Pacers. In July 2016 they passed their rights to the Dallas Mavericks. Spanish League Barać remained in Europe, signing a five-year contract with Saski Baskonia, then known as TAU Cerámica, in August 2007. In the October of that year, just before the start of the European season, Saski Baskonia loaned him out to another Liga ACB, ACB team, Valencia BC, Pamesa Valencia for the 2007–08 season. He returned to Saski Baskonia the following season, and In November 2010, he signed a three-year contract extension that will keep him in Vitoria-Gasteiz through 2015. Anadolu Efes ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Darko Planinić
Darko Planinić (born November 22, 1990) is a Croatian professional basketball player for CSO Voluntari of the Liga Națională. Standing at 2.11 m, he plays at the center position. Professional career Planinić spent the 2019-20 season with U BT Cluj-Napoca and averaged 15.9 points and 5 rebounds per game. He signed with Zadar on August 28, 2020. On November 29, 2020, he has signed with Cibona of the ABA League. On July 9, 2021, he has signed with Petkim Spor of the Turkish Basketball Super League. On June 20, 2022, he has signed with CSO Voluntari Clubul Sportiv Orășenesc Voluntari 2005, commonly known as CSO Voluntari or simply Voluntari, is a Romanian multi-sport club based in Voluntari who was founded at the initiative of the office of the Mayor of Voluntari. The club currently has 13 ... of the Liga Națională. References External links Euroleague profile [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
