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.
[edit] 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.
[edit] Name changes
- KK Sloboda
- SD Zagreb
- KK Vihor
- KK Polet
- KK Lokomotiva (1950–1975)
- KK Cibona (1975–present)
[edit] Roster
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| Players |
Coaches |
| Pos. |
# |
Nat. |
Name |
Ht. |
Wt. |
Age |
| 1.5 !G |
5 |
USA ! |
Chase, Brian |
1.78 m (5 ft 10 in) |
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| 6.0 !C |
6 |
CRO ! |
Suton, Goran |
2.08 m (6 ft 10 in) |
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| 4.0 !F |
7 |
CRO ! |
Zubčić, Tomislav |
2.11 m (6 ft 11 in) |
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|
| 1.5 !G |
8 |
USA ! |
Barbour, Antwain |
1.96 m (6 ft 5 in) |
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|
| 4.0 !F |
9 |
CRO ! |
Rudež, Damjan |
2.08 m (6 ft 10 in) |
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|
| 2.5 !G/F |
12 |
CRO ! |
Marčinković, Pavle |
1.97 m (6 ft 6 in) |
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|
| 4.0 !F |
14 |
CRO ! |
Krapić, Ante |
2.02 m (6 ft 8 in) |
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|
| 4.0 !F |
20 |
CRO ! |
Rozić, Marin (C) |
2.01 m (6 ft 7 in) |
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|
| 1.5 !G |
22 |
USA ! |
Harper, Dermonte |
1.93 m (6 ft 4 in) |
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|
| 4.0 !F |
23 |
CRO ! |
Krstanović, Stipe |
2.04 m (6 ft 8 in) |
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| 1.5 !G |
24 |
CRO ! |
Vragović, Karlo |
1.93 m (6 ft 4 in) |
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| 5.5 !F/C |
31 |
CRO ! |
Žižić, Andrija |
2.07 m (6 ft 9 in) |
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|
| 1.5 !G |
55 |
CRO ! |
Kovačević, Hrvoje |
1.90 m (6 ft 3 in) |
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| 1.5 !G |
|
CRO ! |
Kus, Davor |
1.92 m (6 ft 4 in) |
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- Head coach
- Assistant coach(es)
- Teo Čizmić
- Legend
 Injured
Roster
Updated: 2011-11-10
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[edit] Depth chart
[edit] Honors
KK Cibona players in 2010 Adriatic League Final
[edit] 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
[edit] Europe
[edit] 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
Earl Calloway
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)
[edit] References
[edit] External links
