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Košarkaški klub Šibenik, commonly referred to as KK Šibenik or simply Šibenik, was a men's professional
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based in
Šibenik Šibenik () is a historic city in Croatia, located in central Dalmatia, where the river Krka flows into the Adriatic Sea. Šibenik is a political, educational, transport, industrial and tourist center of Šibenik-Knin County, and is also the ...
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. It was considered one of the best Croatian basketball clubs. In 2010, KK Šibenik bankrupted and was dissolved.


History

The club was founded on 27 December 1973 under the name Šibenka. During six seasons altogether club managed to qualify for the
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 ...
, then one of the best leagues in Europe. In
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Šibenka won the Yugoslav Championship final game against Bosna, but was later controversially stripped of the title. Two seasons in a row, 1982 and
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, Šibenka played the finals of the
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but were defeated in both occasions by French side Limoges. The club was famous for its youth academy which produced a lot of great players, greatest among them being the late
Dražen Petrović Dražen Petrović (; 22 October 1964 – 7 June 1993) was a Yugoslav and Croatian professional basketball player. A shooting guard, he initially achieved success playing professional basketball in Europe in the 1980s, before joining the Nati ...
, arguably the best European basketball player of all time. In October 2010 the club was dissolved due to overwhelming financial problems. Currently, there are three basketball clubs in Šibenik - KK Jolly, GKK Šibenik and KK Dražen Petrović, but neither of them is considered a legal successor of the legendary KK Šibenik.


Name changes

*KK Šibenka (1973–1992) *KK Šibenik Zagreb Montaža (1992–1994) *KK Šibenik (1994–1995) *KK Šibenik A.E.C. (1995–1996) *KK Šibenik (1996–1999) *KK Jadransko Osiguranje (1999–2000) *KK Šibenik (2000–2005) *KK Šibenka Dalmare (2005–2006) *KK Šibenka (2006–2010)


Sponsors names

*KK Šibenik Zagreb Montaža (1992–1994) *KK Šibenik A.E.C. (1995–1996) *KK Šibenka Jadransko Osiguranje (1999–2000) *KK Šibenik Sunce Osiguranje / Sunce Šibenik (2002–2004) *KK Šibenka Dalmare (2005–2006)


Head coaches

* Branko Bukić * Ivica Slipčević * Nikola Kessler * Vojislav Vezović * Faruk Kulenović *
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Dušan Ivković Dušan "Duda" Ivković ( sr-cyrl, Душан "Дуда" Ивковић; 29 October 1943 – 16 September 2021) was a Serbian professional basketball player and coach. He served as head coach of the senior Serbian national basketball team from ...
* Borislav Džaković * Anđelko Matov *
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* Joško Tus * Nenad Amanović * Anđelko Matov * Hrvoje Vlašić * Josip Pulja * Denis Bajramović * Nenad Amanović * Živko Badžim * Zoran Kalpić * Ivica Gulin & Goran Zeljak * Nenad Amanović


Notable people


Players

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(Croatian
Najbolji turski centar u Šibenki izbjegava vojni rok, Nacional br. 411, 30. rujna 2003.
 * Miro Bilan * Vedran Bosnić * Ivica Burić * Srećko Jarić * Miro Jurić * Aleksandar Petrović *
Dražen Petrović Dražen Petrović (; 22 October 1964 – 7 June 1993) was a Yugoslav and Croatian professional basketball player. A shooting guard, he initially achieved success playing professional basketball in Europe in the 1980s, before joining the Nati ...
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Nikola Radulović Nikola Radulović (born 26 April 1973) is a Croatian-born Italian former professional basketball player. He was born in Croatia but later gained Italian citizenship and played for the Italian national basketball team. Professional career Radulo ...
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Zoran Slavnić Zoran "Moka" Slavnić (Serbian Cyrillic: Зоран Мока Славнић; born 26 October 1949) is a Serbian retired professional basketball player and coach. He played with Crvena zvezda and with Partizan. One of the best European point guar ...
* Jeronimo Šarin *
Predrag Šarić Predrag Šarić "Šiši" (born November 20, 1959) is a Croatian former professional basketball player. In his career, he played for Šibenka, Zadar, and Triglav Osiguranje Rijeka. He also played for the Yugoslavia national team six times. Play ...
* Zoran Vrkić * Luka Žorić * Ivica Žurić * Sreten Đurić * Živko Ljubojević


Coaches

* Nenad Amanović * Borislav Džaković *
Vlade Đurović Vlade Đurović ( sr-cyr, Владе Ђуровић; born 16 May 1948) is a Serbian professional basketball coach and former player. Early life Born in 1948 to Bosnian Serb parents Danilo Đurović from Sokolac and Mileva Cerović from Rogatica ...
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Dušan Ivković Dušan "Duda" Ivković ( sr-cyrl, Душан "Дуда" Ивковић; 29 October 1943 – 16 September 2021) was a Serbian professional basketball player and coach. He served as head coach of the senior Serbian national basketball team from ...
* Faruk Kulenović *
Zoran Slavnić Zoran "Moka" Slavnić (Serbian Cyrillic: Зоран Мока Славнић; born 26 October 1949) is a Serbian retired professional basketball player and coach. He played with Crvena zvezda and with Partizan. One of the best European point guar ...
* Vojislav Vezović


Historical rosters

* 1977–78 Yugoslav Second League, Coach: Ivica Slipčević: Šuperba, Ninić, Smolić, Milković, Škaro, Živković-Laurenta, Nenad Amanović, Babić, Ramljak, Bujas, Aleksandar Petrović, Lakoš, Batinica *
1978–79 Yugoslav Second League The 1978–79 Yugoslav Second League season was the 33rd season of the Second Federal League ( sh, Druga savezna liga), the second level association football competition of SFR Yugoslavia, since its establishment in 1946. The league was contest ...
, Coach: Nikola Kessler: Jurković, Anđelić, Smolić, Goran Furčić, Nikola Jelavić, Bruno Petani, Nenad Amanović, Babić, Kašić,
Predrag Šarić Predrag Šarić "Šiši" (born November 20, 1959) is a Croatian former professional basketball player. In his career, he played for Šibenka, Zadar, and Triglav Osiguranje Rijeka. He also played for the Yugoslavia national team six times. Play ...
, Aleksandar Petrović, Nenad Slavica *
1979–80 Yugoslav First League The 1979–80 Yugoslav First League was won by Red Star Belgrade. Teams A total of eighteen teams contested the league, including sixteen sides from the 1978–79 season and two sides promoted from the 1978–79 Yugoslav Second League (YSL) as w ...
, Coach: Vojislav Vezović: Vučica, Fabijan Žurić, Kulušić, Ljubojević, Bruno Petani,
Dražen Petrović Dražen Petrović (; 22 October 1964 – 7 June 1993) was a Yugoslav and Croatian professional basketball player. A shooting guard, he initially achieved success playing professional basketball in Europe in the 1980s, before joining the Nati ...
,
Zoran Slavnić Zoran "Moka" Slavnić (Serbian Cyrillic: Зоран Мока Славнић; born 26 October 1949) is a Serbian retired professional basketball player and coach. He played with Crvena zvezda and with Partizan. One of the best European point guar ...
,
Branko Macura Branko (Cyrillic script: Бранко; ) is a South Slavic male given name found in all of the former Yugoslavia. It is related to the names Branimir and Branislav, and the female equivalent is Branka. People named Branko include: * Branko Babi ...
, Željko Marelja,
Predrag Šarić Predrag Šarić "Šiši" (born November 20, 1959) is a Croatian former professional basketball player. In his career, he played for Šibenka, Zadar, and Triglav Osiguranje Rijeka. He also played for the Yugoslavia national team six times. Play ...
, Babić, Nenad Slavica *
1980–81 Yugoslav First League The 1980–81 Yugoslav First League season was the 35th season of the First Federal League ( sh, Prva savezna liga), the top level association football competition of SFR Yugoslavia, since its establishment in 1946. A total of 18 teams competed i ...
, Coach: Vojislav Vezović: Vučica, Fabijan Žurić, Kulušić, Jablan, Bruno Petani,
Dražen Petrović Dražen Petrović (; 22 October 1964 – 7 June 1993) was a Yugoslav and Croatian professional basketball player. A shooting guard, he initially achieved success playing professional basketball in Europe in the 1980s, before joining the Nati ...
,
Zoran Slavnić Zoran "Moka" Slavnić (Serbian Cyrillic: Зоран Мока Славнић; born 26 October 1949) is a Serbian retired professional basketball player and coach. He played with Crvena zvezda and with Partizan. One of the best European point guar ...
,
Branko Macura Branko (Cyrillic script: Бранко; ) is a South Slavic male given name found in all of the former Yugoslavia. It is related to the names Branimir and Branislav, and the female equivalent is Branka. People named Branko include: * Branko Babi ...
, Željko Marelja,
Predrag Šarić Predrag Šarić "Šiši" (born November 20, 1959) is a Croatian former professional basketball player. In his career, he played for Šibenka, Zadar, and Triglav Osiguranje Rijeka. He also played for the Yugoslavia national team six times. Play ...
, Srećko Jarić, Nenad Slavica * 1981–82 Yugoslav First League, Coach: Faruk Kulenović ( 1981–82 FIBA Korać Cup):
Dražen Petrović Dražen Petrović (; 22 October 1964 – 7 June 1993) was a Yugoslav and Croatian professional basketball player. A shooting guard, he initially achieved success playing professional basketball in Europe in the 1980s, before joining the Nati ...
, Fabijan Žurić, Robert Jablan, Živko Ljubojević, Bruno Petani, Sreten Đurić, Damir Damjanić,
Branko Macura Branko (Cyrillic script: Бранко; ) is a South Slavic male given name found in all of the former Yugoslavia. It is related to the names Branimir and Branislav, and the female equivalent is Branka. People named Branko include: * Branko Babi ...
, Željko Marelja,
Predrag Šarić Predrag Šarić "Šiši" (born November 20, 1959) is a Croatian former professional basketball player. In his career, he played for Šibenka, Zadar, and Triglav Osiguranje Rijeka. He also played for the Yugoslavia national team six times. Play ...
, Srećko Jarić, Nenad Slavica * 1982–83 Yugoslav First League, Coach:
Vlade Đurović Vlade Đurović ( sr-cyr, Владе Ђуровић; born 16 May 1948) is a Serbian professional basketball coach and former player. Early life Born in 1948 to Bosnian Serb parents Danilo Đurović from Sokolac and Mileva Cerović from Rogatica ...
(
1982–83 FIBA Korać Cup First round * Miñón Valladolid withdrew before the first leg due to financial problems, and Nyon received a forfeit (2–0) in both games. Second round ;Automatically qualified to round of 16: * Limoges CSP (ti ...
):
Dražen Petrović Dražen Petrović (; 22 October 1964 – 7 June 1993) was a Yugoslav and Croatian professional basketball player. A shooting guard, he initially achieved success playing professional basketball in Europe in the 1980s, before joining the Nati ...
, Milan Zečević, Ivica Žurić, Živko Ljubojević, Bruno Petani, Sreten Đurić, Damir Damjanić,
Branko Macura Branko (Cyrillic script: Бранко; ) is a South Slavic male given name found in all of the former Yugoslavia. It is related to the names Branimir and Branislav, and the female equivalent is Branka. People named Branko include: * Branko Babi ...
, Željko Marelja,
Predrag Šarić Predrag Šarić "Šiši" (born November 20, 1959) is a Croatian former professional basketball player. In his career, he played for Šibenka, Zadar, and Triglav Osiguranje Rijeka. He also played for the Yugoslavia national team six times. Play ...
, Srećko Jarić, Nenad Slavica *
1983–84 Yugoslav First League Teams Changes from last season ;Teams promoted from 1982–83 Yugoslav Second League: * Čelik * Priština ;Teams relegated to 1983–84 Yugoslav Second League: * 17th place: OFK Belgrade * 18th place: Galenika Zemun Overview League table ...
, Coach:
Vlade Đurović Vlade Đurović ( sr-cyr, Владе Ђуровић; born 16 May 1948) is a Serbian professional basketball coach and former player. Early life Born in 1948 to Bosnian Serb parents Danilo Đurović from Sokolac and Mileva Cerović from Rogatica ...
: Seper, Milan Zečević, Ivica Žurić, Živko Ljubojević, Bruno Petani, Sreten Đurić, Fabijan Žurić,
Branko Macura Branko (Cyrillic script: Бранко; ) is a South Slavic male given name found in all of the former Yugoslavia. It is related to the names Branimir and Branislav, and the female equivalent is Branka. People named Branko include: * Branko Babi ...
, Željko Marelja,
Predrag Šarić Predrag Šarić "Šiši" (born November 20, 1959) is a Croatian former professional basketball player. In his career, he played for Šibenka, Zadar, and Triglav Osiguranje Rijeka. He also played for the Yugoslavia national team six times. Play ...
, Srećko Jarić, Zoran Livljanić *
2004–05 ABA Goodyear League Adriatic League expanded from 14 to 16 teams before the 2004–05 season. It was the second time since the inaugural 2001-02 that the competition expanded its number of teams. 16 teams from Slovenia, Croatia, Bosnia and Herzegovina, Serbia and Mon ...
, Coach: Hrvoje Vlašić: Danijel Papak, Jerome LeGrange, Ivan Duvančić, Denis Toroman, Dwayne Anthony Broyles, Josip Šarin, Zoran Huljev, Frano Čolak, Jure Rončević, Ivan Blaće, Srđan Helbich


Members of Basketball Hall of Fame

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Dražen Petrović Dražen Petrović (; 22 October 1964 – 7 June 1993) was a Yugoslav and Croatian professional basketball player. A shooting guard, he initially achieved success playing professional basketball in Europe in the 1980s, before joining the Nati ...


See also

* KK Šibenik in European and worldwide competitions


Notes


References

{{DEFAULTSORT:Sibenik, KK KK Šibenik Basketball teams in Croatia Basketball teams in Yugoslavia Basketball teams established in 1973 Basketball teams disestablished in 2010 Defunct sports teams in Croatia 1973 establishments in Croatia 2010 disestablishments in Croatia