Košarkaški klub Cibona Zagreb () is a professional
basketball club based in
Zagreb,
Croatia. It competes in the
Croatian League and the
Adriatic League.
History
The most successful basketball club in Croatia, Cibona was founded in 1946 as
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. The club's main sponsors became the four 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 (1946–?)
SD Zagreb
KK Vihor
KK Polet
KK Lokomotiva (1950–1975)
KK Cibona (1975–present)
Roster
Depth chart
{| style="text-align: center; background:#333399; color:white"
!width="40"|Pos.
!width="165"|Starter
!width="165"|Bench
!width="165"|Reserve
!width="165"|Inactive
|-style="height:40px; background:white; color:black"
! style="background:#efe196" |
C
| Leon Radošević || Jure Lalić || || style="background:silver" |
|-style="height:40px; background:white; color:black"
! style="background:#efe196" |
PF
| Tomislav Zubčić || Joško Garma|| Ante Krapić|| style="background:silver" |
|-style="height:40px; background:white; color:black"
! style="background:#efe196" |
SF
|
Marin Rozić || Damir Miljković || Mario Filipović || style="background:silver" | Stipe Krstanović
|-style="height:40px; background:white; color:black"
! style="background:#efe196" |
SG
|
Bojan Bogdanović || Pankracije Barać || || style="background:silver" |
Gordan Giriček
|-style="height:40px; background:white; color:black"
! style="background:#efe196" |
PG
| Goran Vrbanc || Karlo Vragović || || style="background:silver" |
|-style="height:40px; background:white; color:black"
|}
Honors
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
Aleksandar Petrović
Aramis Naglić
Zdravko Radulović
Vladan Alanović
Alan Gregov (1994-98)
-
Damir Mulaomerović (1994-98, 2007-08)
Goran Kalamiza (1995-96, 2003-05)
Chucky Atkins (1997-99)
Dalibor Bagarić (1998-99, 2000)
Vladimir Krstić (1998-00, 2004-05)
Josip Sesar (1999-02, 2003-05)
Zoran Planinić (2000-03)
Dino Rađa (2001-02)
Andrija Žižić
Scoonie Penn (2003-04, 2005-06)
Marko Popović (2004-05)
-
Chris Warren (2006-08)
-
Rawle Marshall (2008)
Alan Anderson (2008-09)
Jamont Gordon (2009-10)
Marko Tomas (2009-10)
Club legends
Krešimir Ćosić (1980-82) (
Basketball Hall of Fame inductee)
Nikola Plećaš
Zoran Čutura
Franjo Arapović
Danko Cvjetičanin
Mirko Novosel (
Basketball Hall of Fame inductee)
Dražen Petrović (1984-88) (
Basketball Hall of Fame inductee)
Dražen Anzulović (both as player and coach)
Slaven Rimac (1990-98, 2002-04)
Gordan Giriček (1993-01)
Nikola Prkačin (1998-03, 2008-09)
Davor Kus (2000-04, 2005-07, 2008-09)
Mihovil Nakić
Andro Knego
References
External links
Official Website
KK Cibona
Category:Basketball teams in Croatia
Category:Sports clubs established in 1946
Category:Euroleague clubs
Category:Euroleague-winning clubs