KK Šibenik

This article is about the original 1973–2010 team. For the active Šibenik team, see GKK Šibenka.

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.

KK Šibenik
Founded	1973
Dissolved	2010
Arena	Baldekin Sports Hall (Capacity: 3,600)^[a]
Location	Šibenik, Croatia
Team colors	Orange and Black
Championships	1 1. B Federal League
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History

The club was founded on 27 December 1973^[2] 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 was famous for its youth academy which produced a lot of great players, greatest among them being the late Dražen Petrović, arguably the best European basketball player of all time.

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 (1974–1976)
•   Ivica Slipčević (1977–1978)
•   Nikola Kessler (1978–1979)
•   Vojislav Vezović (1979–1981)
•   Faruk Kulenović (1981–1982)
•   Vlade Đurović (1982–1984)
•   Dušan Ivković (1984–1987)
•   Borislav Džaković (1987–1989)
•   Anđelko Matov (1999)
•   Čedomir Perinčić (1999–2000)
•   Joško Tus (2000)
•   Nenad Amanović (2000–?)
•   Anđelko Matov (2004)
•   Hrvoje Vlašić (2004–2005)
•   Josip Pulja (2005–2006)
•   Denis Bajramović (2006–2007)
•   Nenad Amanović (2007–2008)
•   Živko Badžim (2008–2009)
•   Zoran Kalpić (2009)
•   Ivica Gulin &   Goran Zeljak (2009)
•   Nenad Amanović (2009–2010)

Notable people

Players

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

Criteria
To appear in this section a player must have either: Set a club record or won an individual award while at the club. Played at least one official international match for their national team at any time. Played at least one official NBA match at any time.

•   Hüseyin Beşok^[3]
•   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

Notes

1. Baldekin Sports Hall, than under the name of Dvorana Ivo Lola Ribar, had a capacity of 3,600, because of stands under the structures of the baskets.^[1]

References

1. Patrik Patafta (26 August 2015). "FOTO: OTVORENA DVORANA BALDEKIN: 'Ovdje se počela pisati povijest šibenske košarke i to ne smijemo zaboraviti'". sibenskiportal.rtl.hr (in Croatian). Retrieved 3 February 2020.
2. "Na današnji dan osnovan je KK Šibenik!". sibenka.hr. Retrieved 27 December 2019.
3. (Croatian) Najbolji turski centar u Šibenki izbjegava vojni rok, Nacional br. 411, 30. rujna 2003. 2014-08-10 at the Wayback Machine