KK Šibenik

KK Šibenik
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 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
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
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
References
KK Šibenik
Basketball teams in Croatia
Basketball teams in Yugoslavia
Basketball teams established in 1973
Basketball teams disestablished in 2010
Defunct sports clubs and teams in Croatia
1973 establishments in Croatia
2010 disestablishments in Croatia