KK Zadar

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KK Zadar
KK Zadar logo
Leagues Croatian League
ABA League
Founded 1945
History 1945–present
Arena Krešimir Ćosić Hall
(capacity: 10,000)
Location Zadar, Croatia
Team colors White and Blue
         
President Croatia Boris Skroće
Head coach Croatia Ante Nazor
Championships 6 Yugoslavian Championships
1 Yugoslavian Cup
6 Croatian Cups
2 Croatian Championships
1 ABA League
Website kkzadar.net
Uniforms
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Home jersey
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Team colours
Home
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Away jersey
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KK Zadar is a Croatian professional basketball team from the city of Zadar playing in the Croatian League and ABA League.

Zadar is the place where Croatian basketball was born in 1930. Zadar's reputation has been of a basketball hotbed with a team that can capture trophies at any given moment. Zadar is also known for its fanatical die hard supporters, Tornado Zadar.

History

Early years

The first basketball ball and game rules of basketball were brought to Zadar by Italian soldiers during World War II, a time at which Zadar was occupied by the Italians. At that time all basketball games being played in Zadar were played on an outdoor, concrete court. KK Zadar was formally founded after World War II in 1945 as FD Zadar (Fiskulturno Društvo Zadar – Physical Culture Club of Zadar). Shortly after this club's founding, its basketball section went independent and became what is today's KK Zadar. Giuseppe "Pino" Giergia played his first game for Zadar in 1945; he later became one of the club's most famous players.

The 1949, KK Zadar entered Yugoslavia's first basketball division, remaining there until the country's break-up in 1990.

1960–1970

On November 28, 1964, Krešimir Ćosić played his first game for Zadar, while being only 16 years old.

In 1965 KK Zadar won a Yugoslav League national championship. They again became champions in 1967 and 1968. In that championship year, Kreso Cosic often knew to score even a 60 points per game. The club's new arena, Jazine, was built in 1968 in only 70 days. Also in 1966, Zadar played in the Euroleague final four; they were beaten in the semi finals and ended the tournament in third place. In 1969 Krešo Ćosić left for the United States to play college basketball at Brigham Young University from 1971 to 1973.

1970–1980

In 1973, Zadar was almost relegated from the Yugoslav first division. In this time of crisis, Kreso Cosic returned to the club and with 36-year-old Giuseppe "Pino" Giergia Zadar once again became Yugoslav Champions, only to repeat this success two years later.

In 1976 Giuseppe Pino Giergia retired and Krešo Ćosić left the club to fulfill his obligations toward the Yugoslav Army (At this time, conscription was mandatory). During that time club was in a very difficult situation and once again were close to relegation. The club was once again saved by Krešo Ćosić who, after his military service, became the coach of Bresto in Italy. While he was the coach of Bresto he played basketball games for KK Zadar and once again saved the club from relegation.

1980–1990

In the 1981-82 season another legendary Zadar play made his debut: Stojko Vranković. During that season club has made it to the semifinals of Korać Cup. They repeated this success the very next season. In 1986 another milestone for the club was achieved: the club got its first world record holder, Zdenko Babić, who has scored 144 points against Apoel from Cyprus in the Korać Cup.

Arijan Komazec made his debut for Zadar in 1986, and he, along with Stojko Vranković, would play a crucial role in the years to follow. After 11 years of waiting, Zadar won its sixth national championship in 1986. In the finals of that year, KK Zadar met KK Cibona, and in a historic and legendary match, KK Zadar beat KK Cibona by 111:110. They won the game after two overtimes and thanks to an excellent performance by Petar Popović who scored 35 points. In 1987 the club won fourth place in the Euroleague. In 1989 Krešo Ćosić and Giuseppe "Pino" Giergia took charge of the club.

1990–2000

Krešo Ćosić left the club in August 1990 because of a disagreement with the club leadership. Ćosić would never return to the club, and was soon diagnosed with cancer. He died shortly after, in 1995. In the first, newly founded, Croatian national championship, in the 1991-92 season, the club has played in the finals. That year club has also played in the Euroleague. They were the finalist of the national cup in the 1992–93 season.

In years to come the club began to stagnate in the national championship and in the European competitions. In 1996 with a new coach at the helm, Danijel Jusup, Zadar reached the playoffs of the national championship, where they lost to KK Cibona. They repeated this success the following year with Emilio Kovačić as Zadar's key player, yet Cibona won the title once again.

In 1998 Zadar won the Krešimir Ćosić Cup, Croatia's basketball cup competitions. Marko Popović, the son of Petar Popović made his debut in 1998 for Zadar at age 16. In the summer of the 1999 Arijan Komazec returned to Zadar from Olympiacos, and the club had also signed Dino Rađa from Panathinaikos. In the season 1999-00 Zadar had won its 2nd Krešimir Ćosić cup and had played, once again, in the semifinals of national championship and Saporta cup. Dino Rađa and Arijan Komazec proved as crucial players for the success in that season.

2000–present

In the seasons of 2000-01, 2001-02 Zadar played in the playoffs of national championship twice and once in Krešimir Ćosić Cup, yet they didn't win any of the possible 3 titles. In the season of 2002-03 Danijel Jusup returned to the club as Head Coach. During that season, with Marko Popović as a lead player, Zadar won its third Krešimir Ćosić Cup, as well as the newly established regional ABA League, founded on the ashes of the Yugoslav league and containing the best teams from the former Yugoslav republics. Zadar beat Maccabi Tel Aviv in the final.

In the summer of 2003, Marko Popović left Zadar as Emilo Kovačić returned. Going into the ULEB Cup for a third season in 2004-05, Zadar once again missed the playoffs by a single win. In the season of 2004-05 Zadar finally won the Croatian national championship, after a 19-year wait. That season Zadar has also won their fourth Krešimir Ćosić Cup in a truly historical season. In 2006, they repeated their success from previous season in the Krešimir Ćosić Cup winning their fifth cup. Zadar returned to the national league final in each of the last two seasons, but KK Cibona stood on its way to another league title.

In 2008, Zadar became the Croatian champion for the second time, beating KK Split 3-2 in the best of 5 series. The final game of the series, which Zadar won 89 to 65, was the last game ever played at Jazine, affectionately called "The Temple of Croatian Basketball" by many fans and basketball aficionados.

Domestic league and cup winning teams

  • 1964–65: Vladimir Ćubrić, Đuro Stipčević, Miljenko Valčić, Marko Ostarčević, Bruno Marcelić, Jure Košta, Josip Đerđa, Petar Anić, Petar Jelić, Mile Marcelić, Krešimir Ćosić, Željko Troskot, Milan Komazec. Coach: Enzo Sovitti.
  • 1966–67: Josip Đerđa, Krešimir Ćosić, Coach: Đorđo Zdrilić.
  • 1968–69: Valčić, Stipčević, Laura, Komazec, Troskot, Košta, Giergia, Ćosić, G. Brajković, Bruno Marcelić, Mile Marcelić. Coach: Đorđo Zdrilić.
  • Cup 1970: Vlado Vanjak, Đuro Stipčević, Goran Brajković, Bruno Marcelić, Milan Komazec, Pino Giergia, Vlado Gruškovnjak, Krešimir Ćosić, Nedjeljko-Mišo Ostarčević, Nikola Olujić, Petar Jelić. Coach: Trpimir Lokin.[1]
  • 1973–74: Branko Bakija, Jure Fabijanić, Bruno Marcelić, Čedomir Perinčić, Branko Skroče, Pino Giergia, Krešimir Ćosić, Zdravko Jerak i Tomislav Matulović. Coach: Lucijan Valčić
  • 1974–75: Čedomir Perinčić, Jure Fabijanić, Boris Babić, Branko Bakija, Bruno Marcelić, Branko Šuljak, Pino Giergia, Krešimir Ćosić, Zdravko Jerak, Darko Fabulić, Nedjeljko Ostarčević, Tomislav Matulović, Branko Skroče, Josip-Pino Grdović, Bruno Petani, Žarko Bjedov. Coach: Lucijan Valčić, Trpimir Lokin, Leonard Bajlo.
  • 1985–86: Darko Pahlić, Petar Popović, Milan Mlađan, Ante Matulović, Zdenko Babić, Dražen Blažević, Stojko Vranković, Veljko Petranović, Ivica Obad, Boris Hrabrov, Drago Čiklić i Arijan Komazec. Coach: Vlade Đurović [2]

Honours

Total titles: 16

Domestic

Yugoslav League

Yugoslav Cup

  • Winners (1): 1969-70

Croatian League

  • Winners (2): 2004-05, 2007–08

Croatian Cup

  • Winners (6): 1997-98, 1999-00, 2002–03, 2004–05, 2005–06, 2006–07

Region

Adriatic League

International record

Season Achievement Notes
Euroleague
1965-66 Quarter-finals 4th place in a group with CSKA Moscow, AEK and CSKA Sofia
1967-68 Semi-finals eliminated by Real Madrid, 62-76 (L) in Madrid and 65-68 (L) in Zadar
1968-69 Quarter-finals 3rd place in a group with Real Madrid, CSKA Moscow and Academic
1974-75 Semi-finals eliminated by Real Madrid, 82-109 (L) in Madrid and 117-130 (L) in Zadar
1975-76 Quarter-finals 6th place in a group with Mobilgirgi Varèse, ASVEL, Maes Pils Mechelen, Academic & Turun NMKY
1986-87 Semi-final group stage 4th place in a group with Tracer Milano, Maccabi Elite, Orthez, Žalgiris & Real Madrid
Saporta Cup
1970-71 Quarter-finals eliminated by Spartak Leningrad, 59-63 (L) in Zadar and 78-98 (L) in Leningrad
1979–80 Quarter-finals 3rd place in a group with Emerson Varèse, FC Barcelona and Eczacıbaşı
1993-94 Quarter-finals 5th place in a group with Pitch Cholet, Sato Aris, Hapoel Galil Elyon, Overense Aerosoles & Levski Sofia
1999-00 Semi-finals eliminated by AEK, 75-70 (W) in Zadar and 67-82 (L) in Athens
Korać Cup
1981–82 Semi-finals eliminated by Limoges, 92-84 (W) in Zadar and 78-99 (L) in Limoges
1982–83 Semi-finals eliminated by Šibenka, 78-70 (W) in Zadar and 69-89 (L) in Šibenik
1988–89 Semi-finals eliminated by Partizan, 63-75 (L) in Belgrade and 84-88 (L) in Zadar
1990–91 Quarter-finals eliminated by Mulhouse, 84-84 (D) in Zadar and 67-80 (L) in Mulhouse
1991–92 Quarter-finals eliminated by Fórum Filatélico, 80-95 (L) in Trieste and 91-83 (W) in Valladolid[3]
Eurocup
2002-03 Quarter-finals eliminated by Pamesa Valencia, 84-105 (L) in Valencia and 93-80 (W) in Zadar
2008-09 Quarter-finals eliminated by Iurbentia Bilbao, 67-76 in Torino
Adriatic League
2002–03 Champions defeated Maccabi Elite, 91–88 in the final of the Adriatic League in Ljubljana

Basketball hall

The club plays from a multi-purpose venue located in Zadar's quarter Višnjik. The hall can seat 10,000 spectators and carries the name of Krešimir Ćosić.

Players

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See also: Category:KK Zadar players

Current roster

Note: Flags indicate national team eligibility at FIBA sanctioned events. Players may hold other non-FIBA nationality not displayed.

KK Zadar roster
Players Coaches
Pos. # Nat. Name Ht. Wt. Age
G 4 Croatia Bašić, Lovre (C) 1.90 m (6 ft 3 in) 86 kg (190 lb) Script error: The function "age_generic" does not exist. – (1995-01-10)10 January 1995
G 5 United States Cosey, Glenn 1.83 m (6 ft 0 in) 83 kg (183 lb) Script error: The function "age_generic" does not exist. – (1992-02-17)17 February 1992
C 7 Croatia Kraljević, Filip 2.12 m (6 ft 11 in) 105 kg (231 lb) Script error: The function "age_generic" does not exist. – (1989-12-13)13 December 1989
G/F 12 Croatia Šango, Franko 2.01 m (6 ft 7 in) 87 kg (192 lb) Script error: The function "age_generic" does not exist. – (1992-05-22)22 May 1992
G 13 Croatia Delaš, Ante 2.00 m (6 ft 7 in) 88 kg (194 lb) Script error: The function "age_generic" does not exist. – (1988-03-11)11 March 1988
F/C 15 Croatia Špaleta, Mario 2.09 m (6 ft 10 in) Script error: The function "age_generic" does not exist. – (1995-12-04)4 December 1995
F 17 Croatia Ramljak, Marko 2.01 m (6 ft 7 in) 91 kg (201 lb) Script error: The function "age_generic" does not exist. – (1993-03-14)14 March 1993
G/F 19 Croatia Bošnjak, Domagoj 1.96 m (6 ft 5 in) 86 kg (190 lb) Script error: The function "age_generic" does not exist. – (1995-04-09)9 April 1995
F 21 Serbia Marinković, Ivan 2.08 m (6 ft 10 in) 99 kg (218 lb) Script error: The function "age_generic" does not exist. – (1993-11-27)27 November 1993
F 24 Croatia Barać, Boris 2.05 m (6 ft 9 in) 105 kg (231 lb) Script error: The function "age_generic" does not exist. – (1992-02-21)21 February 1992
F 27 Croatia Ramljak, Ivan 2.03 m (6 ft 8 in) 92 kg (203 lb) Script error: The function "age_generic" does not exist. – (1990-08-09)9 August 1990
G 44 Croatia Jurica, Marko 1.93 m (6 ft 4 in) 85 kg (187 lb) Script error: The function "age_generic" does not exist. – (1996-04-07)7 April 1996
Head coach
Assistant coach(es)
  • Croatia Ante Matulović
  • Croatia Franko Sterle
  • Croatia Mario Mandir
Physiotherapist(s)
  • Croatia Mladen Babić
Legend
  • (C) Team captain
  • Injured Injured

Roster
Updated: 31 December 2015

Depth chart

Pos. Starting 5 Bench 1 Bench 2 Bench 3
C Filip Kraljević Drago Pašalić Mario Špaleta
PF Boris Barać Ivan Marinković Domagoj Vrkić
SF Marko Ramljak Ivan Ramljak Franko Šango
SG Domagoj Bošnjak Ante Delaš Jurica Marko
PG Glenn Cosey Lovre Bašić Toni Jelenković

Notable players

Notable coaches

References

  1. ↑ http://arhiv.slobodnadalmacija.hr/20000612/prilozi-sp4.htm#zd PINO I KREŠO - DVOJAC ZA SVA VREMENA!
  2. ↑ http://arhiv.slobodnadalmacija.hr/20000619/prilozi-sp3.htm BOLJI OD EUROPSKOGA PRVAKA CIBONE
  3. ↑ http://www.solobasket.com/internacional/korac-1992-el-forum-de-sabonis-roza-la-gloria

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