Former three-time European champ saved from the abyss

Croatian- and Adriatic team KK Split was saved tonight from bankruptcy by the town council of Split. The Dalmatian team won the Euroleague three times in a row in 1988/1989, 1989/1990 and 1990/1991 under the name “Jugoplastika” and “Pop’84”. KK Split was officialy voted the best European basketball club of the 20th century by the…

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Dario Šarić no longer on speaking terms with father

When Croatian Wunderkind Dario Šarić recently signed with Cibona Zagreb it seemed like it was the end of a soap series that had lasted for months. Now, it turns out that it wasn’t. Since the signing, Dario Šarić and his father are no longer on speaking terms and don’t have any contact with each other…

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Big Mystery around Bozidar Maljkovic

When Cedevita Zagreb announced this summer that Bozidar Maljkovic would be the new head coach, it was big news. Not only because Maljkovic would be the highest paid Basketball coach in Croatian history (€ 500.000 net) but also because he was the first Serbian coach to lead a top-team in Croatia after the break-up of…

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Žan Tabak new head coach of Caja Laboral

Žan Tabak is the new head coach of Spanish ACB team Caja Laboral. He signed a two year contract and replaces Dusko Ivanovic. This was reported by Tabak’s manager Zoran Savic. What does Croatian Žan Tabak, Montenegrin Dusko Ivanovic, and Bosnian Serb Zoran Savic have in common? Yes, they are all from ex-Yugoslavia, speak the…

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Red Star sacks coach after only two games!

Red Star Belgrade from Serbia has fired head coach Milivoje Lazic after only TWO games in the Adriatic league. Red Star made a lot of noise all summer. They cleaned up the financial mess from the past, got together an impressive budget and bought EIGHT new players. In addition, Red Star´s President Nebojsa Covic was…

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