The Croatia men's national under-18 and under-19 basketball team are boys' basketball teams, administered by the

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, that represents

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in international men's basketball competitions. The Croatia men's national under-18 basketball team (''Hrvatska juniorska reprezentacija'') represents

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at the

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, where it has a chance to qualify to the

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. The

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men's under-19 team has achieved success in

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competition with one silver and two bronze. But has achieved even more success in FIBA Europe Championships with three golds, four silver and two bronze.

History

From 1964 to 1992 Croatia played under

Yugoslavia Yugoslavia (; sh-Latn-Cyrl, separator=" / ", Jugoslavija, Југославија ; sl, Jugoslavija ; mk, Југославија ;; rup, Iugoslavia; hu, Jugoszlávia; rue, label=Pannonian Rusyn, Югославия, translit=Juhoslavija ...

. In 1994 the team participated in its first ever

as an independent entity. When

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also with youth, U-19, U-16 and women's team joined

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in 1992 they then launched their own youth teams due to them being no longer with

. Their wins as combined stayed with the Yugoslavia team only. None of the teams wins were transferred to Croatia, as FIBA is concerned the U-19 team was formed in 1994 even though players from Croatia played for Yugoslavia. When

was founded on 19 December 1948 as a member of the larger

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.FIBA World Championships medals' table 1950-2006
/ref> The team won their first medal in 1996 where they finished first for a gold medal at

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competitive record

Past rosters

Europe Championships competitive record

Past rosters

References

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External links

Croatia under-19 at Eurobasket.com

Croatian Basketball Federation
Croatia men's national basketball team Men's national under-18 basketball teams Men's national under-19 basketball teams

History

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Past rosters

Europe Championships competitive record

Past rosters

See also

References

External links

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competitive record