Croatian Basketball Federation
Governing body of basketball in Croatia From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Governing body of basketball in Croatia From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
The Croatian Basketball Federation (Croatian: Hrvatski košarkaški savez) is a non-profit organization and the national sports governing body of basketball in Croatia.
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| Sport | Basketball |
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| Jurisdiction | Croatia |
| Abbreviation | HKS |
| Founded | 17 November 1991 |
| Affiliation | FIBA |
| Affiliation date | 1992 |
| Regional affiliation | FIBA Europe |
| Headquarters | Zagreb |
| President | Nikola Rukavina (Acting) |
| Secretary | Josip Vranković |
| Men's coach | Josip Sesar |
| Women's coach | Stipe Bralić |
| Replaced | Basketball Federation of Yugoslavia (1948–1992) |
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It was founded on 19 December 1948 as a member of the larger Basketball Federation of Yugoslavia.[1] On 19 January 1992, the HKS joined the International Basketball Federation (FIBA).[1] Croatia competes in the European region of FIBA.
The Federation runs the men's national team and the women's national team.
| Competitions | Men | Women |
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| Regional League | ABA League First Division ABA League Second Division | WABA League |
| National League | HT Premijer liga | Premijer ženska liga |
| National Cup | Krešimir Ćosić Cup | Ružica Meglaj-Rimac Cup |
| Competitions | Men | Women |
|---|---|---|
| Adriatic League |  Crvena zvezda (2018–19 First Division) Sixt Primorska (2018–19 Second Division) |  Beroe (2018–19) |
| National League | Cibona (2018–19) | Medveščak (2018–19) |
| National Cup | Zadar (2019–20) | Medveščak (2018–19) |
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