Košarkaški klub Šibenik, commonly referred to as KK Šibenik or simply Šibenik, was a men's professional
basketball
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club based in
Šibenik
Šibenik (), historically known as Sebenico (), is a historic town in Croatia, located in central Dalmatia, where the river Krka (Croatia), Krka flows into the Adriatic Sea. Šibenik is one of the oldest Croatia, Croatian self-governing cities ...
,
Croatia
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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 the former country of Socialist Federal Republic of Yugoslavia, SFR Yugoslavia. Founded in 1945, and folded in 1992 (1991–92 YU ...
, then one of the best leagues in Europe. In
1983
1983 saw both the official beginning of the Internet and the first mobile cellular telephone call.
Events January
* January 1 – The migration of the ARPANET to TCP/IP is officially completed (this is considered to be the beginning of the ...
Šibenka won the Yugoslav Championship final game against
Bosna, but was later controversially stripped of the title. Two seasons in a row,
1982 and
1983
1983 saw both the official beginning of the Internet and the first mobile cellular telephone call.
Events January
* January 1 – The migration of the ARPANET to TCP/IP is officially completed (this is considered to be the beginning of the ...
, Šibenka played the finals of the
Korać Cup but were defeated in both occasions by French side
Limoges
Limoges ( , , ; , locally ) is a city and Communes of France, commune, and the prefecture of the Haute-Vienne Departments of France, department in west-central France. It was the administrative capital of the former Limousin region. Situated o ...
.
The club was famous for its youth academy which produced a lot of great players, greatest among them being the late
Dražen Petrović, 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
*
Vlade Đurović
*
Dušan Ivković
*
Borislav Džaković
*
Anđelko Matov
*
Čedomir Perinčić
*
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
*
Hüseyin Beşok[(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
*
Nikola Radulović
*
Zoran Slavnić
*
Jeronimo Šarin
*
Predrag Šarić
*
Zoran Vrkić
*
Luka Žorić
*
Ivica Žurić
*
Sreten Đurić
*
Živko Ljubojević
Coaches
*
Nenad Amanović
*
Borislav Džaković
*
Vlade Đurović
*
Dušan Ivković
*
Faruk Kulenović
*
Zoran Slavnić
*
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,
Coach:
Nikola Kessler:
Jurković, Anđelić, Smolić,
Goran Furčić,
Nikola Jelavić,
Bruno Petani,
Nenad Amanović, Babić, Kašić,
Predrag Šarić,
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 ...
,
Coach:
Vojislav Vezović:
Vučica,
Fabijan Žurić, Kulušić, Ljubojević,
Bruno Petani,
Dražen Petrović,
Zoran Slavnić,
Branko Macura,
Željko Marelja,
Predrag Šarić, Babić,
Nenad Slavica
*
1980–81 Yugoslav First League
The 1980–81 Yugoslav First League season was the 35th season of the First Federal League (), the top level association football competition of SFR Yugoslavia, since its establishment in 1946. A total of 18 teams competed in the league, with th ...
,
Coach:
Vojislav Vezović:
Vučica,
Fabijan Žurić, Kulušić, Jablan,
Bruno Petani,
Dražen Petrović,
Zoran Slavnić,
Branko Macura,
Željko Marelja,
Predrag Šarić,
Srećko Jarić,
Nenad Slavica
*
1981–82 Yugoslav First League
The 1981–82 Yugoslav First League season was the 36th season of the First Federal League (), the top level association football competition of SFR Yugoslavia, since its establishment in 1946. The season began on 26 July 1981 and ended on 2 Ma ...
,
Coach:
Faruk Kulenović (
1981–82 FIBA Korać Cup):
Dražen Petrović,
Fabijan Žurić,
Robert Jablan,
Živko Ljubojević,
Bruno Petani,
Sreten Đurić,
Damir Damjanić,
Branko Macura,
Željko Marelja,
Predrag Šarić,
Srećko Jarić,
Nenad Slavica
*
1982–83 Yugoslav First League
The 1982–1983 season of the Yugoslav First League, the then top football league in Yugoslavia
, common_name = Yugoslavia
, life_span = 1918–19921941–1945: World War II in Yugoslavia#Axis invasion and dismem ...
,
Coach:
Vlade Đurović (
1982–83 FIBA Korać Cup):
Dražen Petrović,
Milan Zečević,
Ivica Žurić,
Živko Ljubojević,
Bruno Petani,
Sreten Đurić,
Damir Damjanić,
Branko Macura,
Željko Marelja,
Predrag Šarić,
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 tabl ...
,
Coach:
Vlade Đurović:
Seper,
Milan Zečević,
Ivica Žurić,
Živko Ljubojević,
Bruno Petani,
Sreten Đurić,
Fabijan Žurić,
Branko Macura,
Željko Marelja,
Predrag Šarić,
Srećko Jarić,
Zoran Livljanić
*
2004–05 ABA Goodyear League,
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
*
Dražen Petrović
See also
*
KK Šibenik in European and worldwide competitions
Notes
References
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Basketball teams in Yugoslavia
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Defunct sports clubs and teams in Croatia
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2010 disestablishments in Croatia