KK Cibona

KK Cibona
Nickname	Vukovi (Wolves)
Leagues	A-1 Liga Adriatic League
Founded	1946
History	1946–present
Arena	Dražen Petrović Basketball Hall (capacity: 5,400)
Location	Zagreb, Croatia
Team colors	Blue and White
President	Zdenko Antunović
Head coach	Josip Vranković
Championships	16 Championships of Croatia 6 Croatian Cups 3 Championships of Yugoslavia 8 Yugoslav Cups 2 Euroleague Championships 2 Cup Winners' Cups 1 Korać Cup 1 Triple Crown 1 Euroleague Opening Tournament 2001
Website	cibona.com
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Košarkaški klub Cibona (English: Basketball Club Cibona) is a professional basketball club based in Zagreb, Croatia. It competes in the Croatian League and the Adriatic League.

History

The club was founded in 1946 under the name Sloboda (Freedom). In the years that followed, the club was during various periods known as SD Zagreb (Sports Community Zagreb), Vihor (Whirlwind), Polet (Elan) and Lokomotiva (Locomotive). The name Lokomotiva was in use for 25 years.

In November 1975, the basketball club split away from the Lokomotiva sports society and came under direct control of the municipal authorities of the city of Zagreb. Politicians such as Slavko Šajber became very influential in the club during this period and set about getting the club some financial support. In that regard, the club's main sponsors became four SR Croatia-based food industry giants (all of them state-owned at the time): Kraš, Franck, Badel and Voće. The club took the name Cibona, taken from the Latin cibus bonus, which translates to good food.

KK Cibona had its glorious years in 1984–1986 with great players like star Dražen Petrović, his brother Aleksandar Petrović, Zoran Čutura and Franjo Arapović and won 2 Euroleagues.

Name changes

• KK Sloboda
• SD Zagreb
• KK Vihor
• KK Polet
• KK Lokomotiva (1950–1975)
• KK Cibona (1975–present)

Roster

KK Cibona rosterv · d · e
Players	Coaches
Pos. # Nat. Name Ht. Wt. Age 1.5 !G 5 USA ! Chase, Brian 1.78 m (5 ft 10 in) 6.0 !C 6 CRO ! Suton, Goran 2.08 m (6 ft 10 in) 4.0 !F 7 CRO ! Zubčić, Tomislav 2.11 m (6 ft 11 in) 1.5 !G 8 USA ! Barbour, Antwain 1.96 m (6 ft 5 in) 4.0 !F 9 CRO ! Rudež, Damjan 2.08 m (6 ft 10 in) 2.5 !G/F 12 CRO ! Marčinković, Pavle 1.97 m (6 ft 6 in) 4.0 !F 14 CRO ! Krapić, Ante 2.02 m (6 ft 8 in) 6.0 !C 15 CRO ! Lalić, Jure 2.12 m (6 ft 11 in) 4.0 !F 20 CRO ! Rozić, Marin (C) 2.01 m (6 ft 7 in) 1.5 !G 22 USA ! Harper, Dermonte 1.93 m (6 ft 4 in) 4.0 !F 23 CRO ! Krstanović, Stipe 2.04 m (6 ft 8 in) 1.5 !G 24 CRO ! Vragović, Karlo 1.93 m (6 ft 4 in) 5.5 !F/C 31 CRO ! Žižić, Andrija 2.07 m (6 ft 9 in) 1.5 !G 55 CRO ! Kovačević, Hrvoje 1.90 m (6 ft 3 in) 1.5 !G CRO ! Kus, Davor 1.92 m (6 ft 4 in)	Head coach Josip Vranković Assistant coach(es) Tomislav Mijatović Legend (C) Team captain (*) Playing only in Euroleague Injured Roster Updated: 2011-11-10

Depth chart

Pos.	Starter	Bench	Reserve	Inactive
C	Goran Suton	Tomislav Zubčić	Jure Lalić
PF	Andrija Žižić	Damjan Rudež		Ante Krapić
SF	Marin Rozić	Dermonte Harper	Pavle Marčinković	Stipe Krstanović
SG	Hrvoje Kovačević	Antwain Barbour
PG	Brian Chase	Davor Kus		Karlo Vragović

Honors

KK Cibona players in 2010 Adriatic League Final

Domestic

• Championship of Croatia 16: 1992, 1993, 1994, 1995, 1996, 1997, 1998, 1999, 2000, 2001, 2002, 2004, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2010
• Croatian Cup 6: 1995, 1996, 1999, 2001, 2002, 2009
• Championship of Yugoslavia 3: 1982, 1984, 1985
• Yugoslav Cup 7: 1969, 1980, 1981, 1982, 1983, 1986, 1988

Europe

• Euroleague 2: 1985, 1986
• Cup Winners' Cup 2: 1982, 1987
• Korać Cup 1: 1972
• Triple Crown 1: 1985
• Korać Cup Final: 1988
• Euroleague Opening Tournament 1: 2001

Notable players

Nakić, D. Petrović & Knego's jerseys hanging in the rafters of the Dražen Petrović Basketball Hall

• Vladan Alanović
• Dražen Anzulović (both as player and coach)
• Franjo Arapović
• Dalibor Bagarić (1998-99, 2000)
• Krešimir Ćosić (1980-82) (Basketball Hall of Fame inductee)
• Zoran Čutura
• Danko Cvjetičanin
• Gordan Giriček (1993-01)
• Alan Gregov (1994-98)
• Goran Kalamiza (1995-96, 2003-05)
• Andro Knego
• Vladimir Krstić (1998-00, 2004-05)
• Davor Kus (2000-04, 2005-07, 2008-09)
• Damir Mulaomerović (1994-98, 2007-08)
• Aramis Naglić
• Mihovil Nakić
• Mirko Novosel (Basketball Hall of Fame inductee)
• Aleksandar Petrović
• Dražen Petrović (1984-88) (Basketball Hall of Fame inductee)
• Zoran Planinić (2000-03)
• Nikola Plećaš
• Marko Popović (2004-05)
• Nikola Prkačin (1998-03, 2008-09)
• Dino Rađa (2001-02)
• Zdravko Radulović
• Slaven Rimac (1990-98, 2002-04)
• Josip Sesar (1999-02, 2003-05)
• Marko Tomas (2009-10)
• Andrija Žižić
• Rawle Marshall (2008)
• Chris Warren (2006-08)
• Alan Anderson (2008-09)
• Chucky Atkins (1997-99)
• Jamont Gordon (2009-10)
• Scoonie Penn (2003-04, 2005-06)

References

External links

• Official Website