Joined FIBA | 1992 | ||
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FIBA zone | FIBA Europe | ||
National federation | Croatian Basketball Federation | ||
Nickname(s) | Kockasti | ||
U19 World Cup | |||
Appearances | 7 | ||
Medals | (1) 2015 (2) 1999, 2009 | ||
U18 European Championship | |||
Appearances | 21 | ||
Medals | (3) 1996, 2002, 2012 (4) 1994, 1998, 2000, 2013 (2) 2008, 2014 | ||
The Croatia men's national under-18 and under-19 basketball team are boys' basketball teams, administered by the Croatian Basketball Federation, that represents Croatia in international men's basketball competitions. The Croatia men's national under-18 basketball team (Hrvatska juniorska reprezentacija) represents Croatia at the FIBA U18 European Championship, where it has a chance to qualify to the U19 World Cup.
The Croatia men's under-19 team has achieved success in World Cup competition with one silver and two bronze. But has achieved even more success in European Championships with three golds, four silver and two bronze. [1]
From 1964 to 1992 Croatian players played for Yugoslavia. Croatia participated in its first ever FIBA Europe Under-18 Championship as an independent entity at the 1994. All the results of the Yugoslavia national basketball team men's, women's, youth and senior selections prior to the breakup of SFR Yugoslavia were recognized as results of the newly formed SR Yugoslavia. [2] [3] [4]
The team won their first medal in 1996 where they finished first for a gold medal at FIBA U18 European Championship.
Year | Pos. | GP | W | L | Ref. |
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1979–1991 | Part of SFR Yugoslavia | ||||
1995 | 4th | 8 | 5 | 3 | [5] |
1999 | 8 | 6 | 2 | [6] | |
2003 | 4th | 8 | 5 | 3 | [7] |
2007 | Did not qualify | [8] | |||
2009 | 9 | 7 | 2 | [9] | |
2011 | 8th | 9 | 4 | 5 | [10] |
2013 | 8th | 9 | 5 | 4 | [11] |
2015 | 7 | 5 | 2 | [12] | |
2017 | Did not qualify | [13] | |||
2019 | [14] | ||||
2021 | [15] | ||||
2023 | |||||
2025 | To be determined | ||||
2027 | |||||
Total | 7/14 | 58 | 37 | 21 |
Year | Pos. | GP | W | L | Ref. |
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1964–1990 | Part of SFR Yugoslavia | ||||
1992 | Did not participate | [23] | |||
1994 | 7 | 6 | 1 | [24] | |
1996 | 7 | 7 | 0 | [25] | |
1998 | 8 | 5 | 3 | [26] | |
2000 | 8 | 7 | 1 | [27] | |
2002 | 8 | 7 | 1 | [28] | |
2004 | Did not qualify | [29] | |||
2005 | 11th | 8 | 3 | 5 | [30] |
2006 | 10th | 8 | 4 | 4 | [31] |
2007 | 8th | 8 | 2 | 6 | [32] |
2008 | 8 | 5 | 3 | [33] | |
2009 | 8th | 9 | 4 | 5 | [34] |
2010 | 5th | 9 | 6 | 3 | [35] |
2011 | 8th | 9 | 4 | 5 | [36] |
2012 | 9 | 8 | 1 | [37] | |
2013 | 9 | 5 | 4 | [38] | |
2014 | 9 | 8 | 1 | [39] | |
2015 | 12th | 9 | 4 | 5 | [40] |
2016 | 14th | 6 | 2 | 4 | [41] |
2017 | Competed in Division B | [42] | |||
2018 | 11th | 7 | 3 | 4 | [43] |
2019 | 13th | 7 | 3 | 4 | [44] |
2022 | 13th | 7 | 3 | 4 | [45] |
2023 | 10th | 7 | 3 | 4 | [46] |
Total | 21/23 | 167 | 99 | 68 |
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