KK Cibona

KK Cibona
KK Cibona logo
Leagues	Euroleague NLB League A1 Liga
Founded	1946
History	1946 - present
Arena	Dražen Petrović Basketball Hall (capacity: 5,400)
Location	Zagreb, Croatia
Team colors	Blue and White
President	Ivo Jelušić
Head coach	Velimir Perasović
Championships	14 Championship of Croatia 6 Croatian Cups 3 Championships of Yugoslavia 8 Yugoslav Cups 2 Euroleague 2 Cup Winners' Cups 1 Korać Cup
Website	www.cibona.com
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Košarkaški klub Cibona Zagreb (Template:Lang-en) is a professional basketball club based in Zagreb, Croatia. It competes in the Croatian League and the Adriatic League, and is a regular participant in the Euroleague.

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.

Honours

DOMESTIC:

• Championship of Croatia 1992, 1993, 1994, 1995, 1996, 1997, 1998, 1999, 2000, 2001, 2002, 2004, 2006, 2007

• Croatian Cup: 1995, 1996, 1999, 2001, 2002, 2009

• Championship of Yugoslavia: 1982, 1984, 1985

• Yugoslav Cup: 1969, 1980, 1981, 1982, 1983, 1985, 1986, 1988

EUROPE:

• Euroleague: 1985, 1986

• Cup Winners' Cup: 1982, 1987

• Korać Cup: 1972
• Korać Cup Final: 1988

• Euroleague Opening Tournament 2001

Former players

Famous past players

• Aleksandar Petrović
• Franjo Arapović
• Aramis Naglić
• Zdravko Radulović
• Vladan Alanović
• Alan Gregov (1994-1998)
• Damir Mulaomerović (1994-1998, 2007-2008)
• Goran Kalamiza (1995-1996, 2003-2005)
• Chucky Atkins (1997-1999)
• Dalibor Bagarić (1998-1999, 2000)
• Vladimir Krstić (1998-2000, 2004-2005)
• Josip Sesar (1999-2002, 2003-2005)
• Zoran Planinić (2000-2003)
• Dino Rađa (2001-2002)
• Andrija Žižić
• Scoonie Penn (2003-2004, 2005-2006)
• Marko Popović (2004-2005)
• Chris Warren (2006-2008)
• Rawle Marshall (2008)

Club's legends

• Krešimir Ćosić (1980-1982)(Basketball Hall of Fame inductee)
• Nikola Plećaš
• Zoran Čutura
• Danko Cvjetičanin
• Dražen Petrović (1984-1988) (Basketball Hall of Fame inductee)
• Dražen Anzulović (both as player and coach)
• Slaven Rimac (1990-1998, 2002-2004)
• Gordan Giriček (1993-2001)
• Nikola Prkačin (1998-2003, 2008-2009)
• Davor Kus (2000-2004, 2005-2007, 2008-2009)

Current roster

Current Depth Chart

Pos.	Starter	Bench	Bench	Reserve
C	Nikola Prkačin	Jared Homan	Bruno Šundov
PF	Vedran Vukušić	Lukša Andrić		Tomislav Zubčić
SF	Alan Anderson	Marin Rozić		Goran Vrbanc
SG	Davor Kus	Robert Troha	Branimir Longin	Filip Krušlin
PG	Earl Calloway	Vedran Princ		Marko Petrović

Transfers in season 2008/2009

Joined

• Nikola Prkačin from Panathinaikos BC (1 year contract with posibility of 1 year extension - wages around €400.000 per season)
• Robert Troha from KK Helios Domžale (2 year contract)
• Davor Kus from Unicaja Málaga (1 year loan deal - Cibona shares 30% of wages, closely €150.000)
• Branimir Longin from EWE Baskets Oldenburg (2 year contract)
• Earl Calloway from Indiana Pacers (2 year contract)
• Rawle Marshall from KK Hemofarm (1 year contract)
• Jared Homan from ASCO Slask Wroclaw (1 year contract - wages around $20.000 per month)
• Bruno Šundov from ASK Riga (1.5 year contract)
• Alan Anderson from Triumph Lyubertsy (member till the end of 2008/09 season)

Left

• Filip Krušlin to KK Dubrava
• Franko Kaštropil to KK Cedevita
• Luka Žorić to KK Zagreb
• Chris Warren to Air Avellino
• Damir Mulaomerović to PAOK BC
• Damir Markota to Spartak St. Petersburg
• Rawle Marshall released after mutual contract termination with club (signed by Lokomotiv Rostov)

External links

• Official Website