Košarkaški klub Šibenik, commonly referred to as KK Šibenik or simply Šibenik, was a men's professional basketball club based in Šibenik, Croatia. 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, then one of the best leagues in Europe. In 1983 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, Šibenka played the finals of the Korać Cup but were defeated in both occasions by French side Limoges.
The club operated a youth academy that produced several players, including Dražen Petrović.
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, 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, 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, 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, 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, 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
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