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Croatia men's national basketball team

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The Croatia men's national basketball team (Croatian: Hrvatska košarkaška reprezentacija)[3] represents Croatia in international basketball matches. The team is controlled by the Croatian Basketball Federation (HKS).[4]

Croatia
FIBA ranking30 Steady (1 March 2024)[1]
Joined FIBA1992
FIBA zoneFIBA Europe
National federationHKS
CoachJosip Sesar
Nickname(s)Kockasti
(The Chequered Ones)
Olympic Games
Appearances4
MedalsSilver Silver: (1992)
FIBA World Cup
Appearances3
MedalsBronze Bronze: (1994)
EuroBasket
Appearances14
MedalsBronze Bronze: (1993, 1995)
First international
 Germany 86–74 Croatia 
(Murcia, Spain; 22 June 1992)[2]
Biggest win
 Croatia 124–51 Iceland 
(Murcia, Spain; 24 June 1992)
Biggest defeat
 Croatia 70–103 United States 
(Barcelona, Spain; 27 July 1992)
Medal record
Olympic Games
Silver medal – second place1992 BarcelonaTeam
FIBA World Cup
Bronze medal – third place1994 Canada
EuroBasket
Bronze medal – third place1993 Germany
Bronze medal – third place1995 Greece
Mediterranean Games
Gold medal – first place2009 PescaraTeam
Silver medal – second place1993 Languedoc-RoussillonTeam

The biggest success Croatia has achieved was at the 1992 Barcelona Olympics when the team reached the final against the United States and won the silver medal. Croatia has also won one bronze medal at the FIBA World Cup and two bronze medals at EuroBasket.

Croatia's Krešimir Ćosić, Dražen Petrović, Dino Rađa, Mirko Novosel and Toni Kukoč are members of the Naismith Memorial Basketball Hall of Fame. Ćosić was inducted in 1996, Petrović in 2002, Rađa in 2018 and Kukoč in 2021, all as players. Novosel was inducted in 2007 as a coach. Petrović, Ćosić, Kukoč and Novosel are members of the FIBA Hall of Fame. Ćosić is also the only Croatian to have received the FIBA Order of Merit. Ćosić, however, never played for the Croatia national team. As he was only a member of the Yugoslavia national team, holding the record for number of medals (including Olyimpic gold) and the most games played by a player.

History

Prior to Croatian independence

Croatia played its first unofficial friendly game on 2 June 1964 in Karlovac.[5] Croatian team played against US All Star Team and lost 65–110 (31–50). USA players coached by Red Auerbach were Bob Cousy, Tom Heinsohn, K. C. Jones, Jerry Lucas, Bob Pettit, Oscar Robertson and Bill Russell and Croatian team was Giuseppe Gjergja, Nemanja Đurić, Živko Kasun, Zlatko Kiseljak, Slobodan Kolaković, Dragan Kovačić, Boris Križan, Stjepan Ledić, Mirko Novosel, Marko Ostarčević, Petar Skansi and Željko Troskot.[6][7]

Independent Croatia

After independence of Croatia in 1991, the first official tournament played by Croatians were the 1992 Summer Olympics in Barcelona. Croatia defeated the CIS team 75–74 and reached the final against the USA Dream Team led by Michael Jordan. The USA won 85–117, but Croatia won its first medal at a major tournament in history.[8]

The next competition for Croatia was the 1993 EuroBasket in Germany. Tragically, before the tournament Dražen Petrović died in a car accident on 7 June 1993 at the age of 28. Croatia still managed to reach the bronze medal game to defeat Greece 99–59.[9]

Croatia earned its third medal at the 1994 FIBA World Cup in Canada. Croatia lost their semi-finals match against Russia 64–66, but beat Greece once again 78–60 for the bronze medal. A similar occurrence happened at the EuroBasket 1995 in Greece. Croatia lost in the semi-finals 80–90 against Lithuania, but beat Greece 73–68 for the third time in a row in a bronze medal match. That medal to date was the last Croatian medal from any major tournament. At the 1996 Summer Olympics Croatia finished in a subpar seventh place.[10]

Decline

At the EuroBasket 1997 in Spain, the new Croatian generation emerged, but ended in 11th place. Croatia failed to qualify for the 2000, 2004 and 2012 Summer Olympics, but finished sixth in 2008. Croatia also failed to qualify for the 1998, 2002 and 2006 World Cups. Although the team did manage to qualify in 2010, before falling in the Round of 16. However, at the EuroBasket 2013, Croatia had its best tournament appearance since 1995, where the team finished in fourth place.[11]

Honours

The Croatia national team's all-time medal table:

GamesGoldSilverBronzeTotal
Summer Olympics0101
FIBA World Cup0011
EuroBasket0022
Mediterranean Games1102
Stanković Cup2103
Total3339

Competitive record

Olympic Games

Olympic GamesQualifying
YearPositionPldWLPldWL
1936 to 1988Part of YugoslaviaPart of Yugoslavia
1992 86211101
19967th844Direct qualification
2000Did not qualifyDid not qualify
2004
20086th633440
2012Did not qualifyDid not qualify
20165th633431
2020Did not qualify312
2024972
Total4/928161231256

EuroBasket

EuroBasketQualification
YearPositionPldWLPldWL
1935 to 1991Part of YugoslaviaPart of Yugoslavia
1993 981761
1995 981651
199711th8261073
19999th6331073
20017th73410100
200311th4131082
20057th743431
20076th936651
20096th945Direct qualification
201113th523
20134th1183880
20159th633Qualified as co-host
201710th642Direct qualification
202212th633642
2025To be determinedTo be determined
Total14/141025646776314

Results and fixtures

  Win  Loss

2023

v  Ireland
19 July 2023 Croatia  89–49  IrelandOpatija, Croatia
20:00 (UTC+2)Scoring by quarter: 24–5, 32–12, 14–16, 19–16
Pts: Badžim 18
Rebs: Perković 8
Asts: Kapusta 9		BoxscorePts: Quinn 12
Rebs: Alajiki 5
Asts: Quinn 4		Arena: Sportska dvorana Marino Cvetković
Attendance: 970
Referees: Georgios Poursanidis (GRE), Luis Castillo (ESP), Oskars Lūcis (LAT)
v  Luxembourg
22 July 2023 Croatia  98–62  LuxembourgOpatija, Croatia
20:00 (UTC+2)Scoring by quarter: 31–14, 26–20, 23–12, 18–16
Pts: Kapusta, Prkačin 16
Rebs: Branković, Mazalin 6
Asts: Badžim 6		BoxscorePts: Laurent 18
Rebs: Laurent, Rugg 9
Asts: Grün, Gutenkauf 4		Arena: Sportska dvorana Marino Cvetković
Attendance: 600
Referees: Paulo Marques (POR), Geert Jacobs (BEL), Ivor Matějek (CZE)
v  Croatia
29 July 2023 Ireland  61–95  CroatiaDublin, Ireland
14:30 (UTC+1)Scoring by quarter: 12–20, 22–22, 8–21, 19–32
Pts: Murphy 12
Rebs: Alajiki 5
Asts: Fulton 4		BoxscorePts: D. Drežnjak 17
Rebs: D. Drežnjak 5
Asts: five players 3		Arena: National Basketball Arena
Attendance: 2,000
Referees: Mārtiņš Kozlovskis (LAT), Fernando Calatrava (ESP), Javier Torres (ESP)
v  Croatia
2 August 2023 Luxembourg  79–91  CroatiaLuxembourg City, Luxembourg
20:15 (UTC+2)Scoring by quarter: 12–25, 25–25, 18–24, 24–17
Pts: Laurent 13
Rebs: Rugg 7
Asts: Kovac 4		BoxscorePts: Perković 23
Rebs: Ljubičić 7
Asts: Kapusta 9		Arena: d'Coque
Attendance: 1,650
Referees: Can Mavisu (TUR), Geert Jacobs (BEL), Alexandre Deman (FRA)

2024

v  Croatia
23 February 2024 France  73–61  CroatiaBrest, France
20:30 (UTC+1)Scoring by quarter: 15–14, 20–16, 22–14, 16–17
Pts: Luwawu-Cabarrot 15
Rebs: Cordinier 6
Asts: Albicy, Inglis 4		BoxscorePts: Hezonja 22
Rebs: three players 5
Asts: three players 3		Arena: Brest Arena
Attendance: 5,029
Referees: Wojciech Liszka (POL), Michał Proc (POL), Mehmet Karabilecen (TUR)
v  Cyprus
26 February 2024 Croatia  92–63  CyprusRijeka, Croatia
20:00 (UTC+1)Scoring by quarter: 22–8, 26–16, 22–26, 22–13
Pts: Prkačin 24
Rebs: Hezonja, Prkačin 10
Asts: Kapusta 8		BoxscorePts: Simitzis 17
Rebs: Willis 9
Asts: Mantovani, Willis 3		Arena: Zamet Sports Centre
Attendance: 2,500
Referees: Radomir Vojinović (MNE), Ventsislav Velikov (BUL), Can Mavisu (TUR)
v  Croatia
2 July 2024 Slovenia  92–108  CroatiaPiraeus, Greece
21:00 (UTC+3)Scoring by quarter: 16–31, 25–23, 27–39, 24–15
Pts: Dončić 26
Rebs: Dončić 11
Asts: Dončić 10		BoxscorePts: Filipović 21
Rebs: Šarić 10
Asts: Šarić 10		Arena: Peace and Friendship Stadium
Attendance: 4,109
Referees: Luis Vázquez (PUR), Gatis Saliņš (LAT), Daniel García (VEN)
v  New Zealand
3 July 2024 Croatia  86–90  New ZealandPiraeus, Greece
17:30 (UTC+3)Scoring by quarter: 29–28, 31–27, 19–19, 7–16
Pts: Zubac 29
Rebs: Zubac 16
Asts: Hezonja 6		BoxscorePts: Webster 21
Rebs: Delany 9
Asts: Ili 4		Arena: Peace and Friendship Stadium
Attendance: 396
Referees: Manuel Mazzoni (ITA), Julio Anaya (PAN), Ahmed Al-Shuwaili (IRQ)
v  Croatia
6 July 2024 Dominican Republic  77–80  CroatiaPiraeus, Greece
21:00 (UTC+3)Scoring by quarter: 15–16, 17–21, 21–16, 24–27
Pts: Duarte 17
Rebs: Montero, Santos 5
Asts: Duarte, Montero 4		BoxscorePts: Zubac 25
Rebs: Zubac 9
Asts: Hezonja 4		Arena: Peace and Friendship Stadium
Attendance: 1,907
Referees: Julio Anaya (PAN), Manuel Mazzoni (ITA), Ahmed Al-Shuwaili (IRQ)
v  Greece
7 July 2024 Croatia  69–80  GreecePiraeus, Greece
21:00 (UTC+3)Scoring by quarter: 22–22, 17–23, 14–21, 16–14
Pts: Zubac 19
Rebs: Šarić, Zubac 12
Asts: Smith 7		BoxscorePts: G. Antetokounmpo 23
Rebs: G. Antetokounmpo 8
Asts: Calathes 11		Arena: Peace and Friendship Stadium
Attendance: 11,810
Referees: Roberto Vázquez (PUR), Gatis Saliņš (LAT), Julio Anaya (PAN)
v  Bosnia and Herzegovina
21 November 2024 Croatia  vs.  Bosnia and HerzegovinaCroatia
Boxscore
v  Croatia
24 November 2024 Bosnia and Herzegovina  vs.  CroatiaBosnia and Herzegovina
Boxscore

2025

v  France
21 February 2025 Croatia  vs.  FranceCroatia
Boxscore
v  Croatia
24 February 2025 Cyprus  vs.  CroatiaCyprus
Boxscore

Team

Current roster

Roster for the 2024 FIBA Men's Olympic Qualifying Tournament matches in Piraeus.

Croatia men's national basketball team roster
PlayersCoaches
Pos.No.NameAge – Date of birthHeightClubCtr.
PG2Goran Filipović27 – (1996-11-26)26 November 19961.80 m (5 ft 11 in)Igokea
G3Jaleen Smith29 – (1994-11-24)24 November 19941.93 m (6 ft 4 in)Partizan
PG4Borna Kapusta27 – (1996-07-24)24 July 19961.83 m (6 ft 0 in)SC Derby
SG5Filip Krušlin35 – (1989-03-18)18 March 19891.98 m (6 ft 6 in)SIG Strasbourg
G/F8Mario Hezonja28 – (1995-02-25)25 February 19952.00 m (6 ft 7 in)Real Madrid
PF9Dario Šarić (C)29 – (1994-04-08)8 April 19942.07 m (6 ft 9 in)Golden State Warriors
C13Ivan Vraneš28 – (1996-05-29)29 May 19962.07 m (6 ft 9 in)Juventus
C22Danko Branković23 – (2000-11-05)5 November 20002.14 m (7 ft 0 in)Bayern Munich
SG23Mateo Drežnjak25 – (1999-03-08)8 March 19991.96 m (6 ft 5 in)SC Derby
SF24Dario Drežnjak26 – (1998-03-24)24 March 19982.00 m (6 ft 7 in)Zadar
C40Ivica Zubac26 – (1997-04-18)18 April 19972.16 m (7 ft 1 in)Los Angeles Clippers
PF99Toni Nakić25 – (1999-06-01)1 June 19992.00 m (6 ft 7 in)Breogán
Head coach
Assistant coach(es)
Legend
  • (C) Team captain
  • Club – describes last
    club before the competition
  • Age – describes age
    on 2 July 2024

Depth chart

Pos.Starting 5Bench 1Bench 2
CIvica ZubacDanko Branković
PFDario ŠarićToni NakićIvan Vraneš
SFMario HezonjaDario Drežnjak
SGJaleen SmithFilip KrušlinMateo Drežnjak
PGGoran FilipovićBorna Kapusta

Head coaches

2010s and 2020s
YearsNameCompetition
2010–2011Josip-Jerko Vranković14th 2010 World Cup
13th 2011 EuroBasket
2012–2014Jasmin Repeša4th 2013 EuroBasket
10th 2014 World Cup
2015Velimir Perasović9th 2015 EuroBasket
2016–2017Aleksandar Petrović[12]5th 2016 Summer Olympics
10th 2017 EuroBasket
2017–2018Ivica Skelin—
2018–2019Dražen Anzulović
2019–2022Veljko Mršić
2022Damir Mulaomerović12th 2022 EuroBasket
2022–2023Aleksandar Petrović (interim)—
2023–presentJosip Sesar

Past rosters

Notable players and coaches

Head-to-head record

Record against teams in EuroBasket qualification

As of 26 February 2024
National teamPldWLPFPAPD
Austria440344298+46
Belarus11011272+40
Belgium220176129+47
Bosnia and Herzegovina422295267+28
Bulgaria211173148+25
Cyprus550460287+173
Denmark220183146+37
England220163149+14
Estonia541417350+67
France1016173−12
Germany202144159−15
Hungary440316268+48
Iceland220193151+42
Ireland440349255+94
Latvia550466371+95
Lithuania211137140−3
Luxembourg220189141+48
Netherlands651457389+68
North Macedonia330312232+80
Poland211151156−5
Romania330342206+136
Russia211151138+13
Slovakia440355277+53
Slovenia1019094−4
Sweden651479417+62
Switzerland440324236+88
Turkey422290267+23
Ukraine541416370+46
Total28 teams

Record against teams at the World Cup

As of 6 September 2014
National teamPldWLPFPAPD
Argentina1109085+5
Australia1108369+14
Brazil1017492−18
Canada1109261+31
China11010573+32
Cuba1108565+20
France1016469−5
Greece321224191+33
Iran1107554+21
Philippines1108178+3
Puerto Rico11010382+21
Russia1016466−2
Senegal1017577−2
Serbia1017273−1
Slovenia1018491−7
South Korea11010453+51
Tunisia1108464+20
United States10178106−28
Total18 teams

Record against teams in World Cup qualification

As of 3 July 2022
National teamPldWLPFPAPD
Finland202150158−8
Hungary211139153−14
Italy211142152−10
Lithuania202145163−18
Netherlands211143146−3
Poland202143156−13
Romania211146121+25
Slovenia202143173−30
Sweden211169168+1
Total9 teams

Record against teams at the Olympic Games

As of 17 August 2016
National teamPldWLPFPAPD
Angola220144112+32
Argentina312225242−17
Australia321266220+46
Brazil321243230+13
China220208163+45
CIS1107574+1
Germany1109978+21
Iran1109157+34
Lithuania312244250−6
Nigeria1017690−14
Russia1108578+7
Serbia1018386−3
Spain321219221−2
United States303226322−96
Total14 teams

Biggest tournament wins

20+ point difference

Olympic GamesWorld CupEuroBasket
  • +34 vs. Iran (91–57) 2008
  • +33 vs. Australia (98–65) 1992
  • +31 vs. China (109–78) 1996
  • +23 vs. Angola (71–48) 1996
  • +21 vs. Germany (99–78) 1992
  • +51 vs. South Korea (104–53) 1994
  • +32 vs. China (105–73) 1994
  • +31 vs. Canada (92–61) 1994
  • +26 vs. Greece (81–55) 1994
  • +21 vs. Iran (75–54) 2010
  • +20 vs. Cuba (85–65) 1994
  • +20 vs. Tunisia (84–64) 2010
  • +50 vs. Turkey (113–63) 1993
  • +40 vs. Greece (99–59) 1993
  • +38 vs. Czech Republic (107–69) 2017
  • +32 vs. Belgium (106–74) 1993
  • +25 vs. Finland (88–63) 2013
  • +22 vs. Turkey (90–68) 1995
  • +22 vs. Czech Republic (86–64) 1999
  • +22 vs. Ukraine (93–71) 2003
  • +22 vs. Portugal (90–68) 2007
  • +21 vs. Bulgaria (104–83) 1993
  • +21 vs. Great Britain (86–65) 2022
  • +20 vs. Bosnia and Herzegovina (98–78) 1993
  • +20 vs. Germany (75–55) 1997

Biggest tournament losses

-20> point difference

Olympic GamesWorld CupEuroBasket
  • -33 vs. USA (70–103) 1992
  • -32 vs. USA (85–117) 1992
  • -31 vs. USA (71–102) 1996
  • -24 vs. Argentina (53–77) 2008
  • -28 vs. USA (78–106) 2010
  • -28 vs. Spain (40–68) 2013
  • -26 vs. Spain (66–92) 2013
  • -21 vs. Czech Republic (59–80) 2015

Biggest qualification wins

20+ point difference

Olympic qualificationWorld Cup qualificationEuroBasket qualification
  • +73 vs. Iceland (124–51) 1992
  • +52 vs. Portugal (109–57) 1992
  • +46 vs. Italy (108–62) 1992
  • +39 vs. Greece (102–63) 1992
  • +32 vs. Sweden (99–67) 2024
  • +31 vs. Belgium (86–55) 2024
  • +23 vs. Slovenia (93–70) 1992
  • +20 vs. Tunisia (72–52) 2016
  • +27 vs. Romania (90–63) 2018
  • +60 vs. Romania (115–55) 1997
  • +56 vs. Macedonia (128–72) 1993[13]
  • +40 vs. Belarus (112–72) 1993
  • +40 vs. Ireland (89–49) 2025
  • +36 vs. Luxembourg (98–62) 2025
  • +34 vs. Latvia (113–79) 1993
  • +34 vs. Ireland (95–61) 2025
  • +33 vs. Romania (119–86) 1993
  • +31 vs. Switzerland (84–53) 2025
  • +29 vs. Ukraine (107–78) 1993
  • +29 vs. Cyprus (92–63) 2025
  • +25 vs. Austria (100–75) 2025

See also

References

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