The Hrvatski Telekom Premijer liga, also known as HT Premijer liga or simply Premijer liga, is the first tier level men's professional basketball league in Croatia. It began in 1991, following the breakup of SFR Yugoslavia and therefore the Yugoslav League, and is organized by the Croatian Basketball Federation.
The Croatia men's national basketball team represents Croatia in international basketball matches. The team is controlled by the Croatian Basketball Federation (HKS).
Sport in Serbia includes football, basketball, handball, tennis, volleyball, and water polo. Professional sports in Serbia are organized by sporting federations and leagues. Serbian professional sports includes multi-sport clubs, biggest and most successful of which are Crvena Zvezda, Partizan, Radnički and Beograd in Belgrade, Vojvodina in Novi Sad, Radnički in Kragujevac, Spartak in Subotica. Serbia had had successes in basketball, winning the Olympic silver medal and Nikola Jokic winning 2 NBA MVPs, as well as the 2023 NBA Championship and Finals MVP, Novak Djokovic winning a record setting 23rd Grand Slam, and in handball, volleyball and water polo as well.
Sport in Croatia has significant role in Croatian culture, and many local sports clubs as well as the Croatian national squads enjoy strong followings in the country. The most enduring sport by far in Croatia is football, and is played on amateur and professional levels amongst all age groups across the entire country. Several other major team sports are handball, basketball and water polo, with clubs in all parts of Croatia. Ice hockey is another popular team sport, namely in the Croatian interior. The most popular individual sports in Croatia are tennis, alpine skiing, and swimming, and to some extent table tennis and chess. Various amateur sport games are popular in Croatia, notably picigin.
Košarkaški klub Cedevita Junior, also known as Cedevita Junior, is a men's basketball club based in Zagreb, Croatia. The club is named after its main sponsor Cedevita, and competes in the Croatian HT Premijer liga.
The Basketball Federation of Yugoslavia was a non-profit organization and the national sports governing body for basketball in Socialist Federal Republic of Yugoslavia. Until 1991, the organization has represented SFR Yugoslavia in FIBA and the men's and women's national basketball teams in the Yugoslav Olympic Committee.
Zoran Čutura is a former Croatian basketball player. After ending his professional basketball career he started working as a sports journalist and columnist.
The Croatia women's national basketball team is the national representative for Croatia in international women's basketball competition. The team is controlled by the Croatian Basketball Federation.
The Croatia women's national under-18 basketball team is a national basketball team of Croatia, administered by the Croatian Basketball Federation. It represents the country in women's international under-18 basketball competitions.
The Croatia women's national under-20 basketball team is a national basketball team of Croatia, administered by the Croatian Basketball Federation. It represents the country in women's international under-20 basketball competitions.
The Yugoslavia women's national under-19 basketball team, commonly referred to as the Yugoslavia women's national junior basketball team, was the girls' basketball team, administered by Basketball Federation of Yugoslavia, that represented SFR Yugoslavia in international under-19 women's basketball competitions, consisting mainly of the World Championship for Junior Women.
The Yugoslavia women's national under-18 basketball team was the girls' basketball team, administered by Basketball Federation of Yugoslavia, that represented SFR Yugoslavia in international under-18 women's basketball competitions, consisted mainly of the European Championship for Juniors, nowadays known as the FIBA Europe Under-18 Championship for Women.
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 represents Croatia at the FIBA U18 European Championship, where it has a chance to qualify to the U19 World Cup.
The Yugoslavia men's national under-19 basketball team, commonly referred to as the Yugoslavia men's national junior basketball team, was the boys' basketball team, administered by Basketball Federation of Yugoslavia, that represented SFR Yugoslavia in international under-19 men's basketball competitions, consisting mainly of the World Championship for Junior Men.
The Yugoslavia women's national under-16 basketball team was the girls' basketball team, administered by Basketball Federation of Yugoslavia, that represented SFR Yugoslavia in international under-16 women's basketball competitions, consisted mainly of the European Championship for Cadettes, nowadays known as the FIBA Europe Under-16 Championship for Women.
The Croatia men's national under-16 and under-17 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-16 basketball team represents Croatia at the FIBA Europe Under-16 Championship, where it has a chance to qualify to the FIBA Under-17 World Championship.
The 2019 FIBA U16 Women's European Championship Division B was the 16th edition of the Division B of the European basketball championship for women's national under-16 teams. It was played in Sofia, Bulgaria, from 15 to 24 August 2019. Slovenia women's national under-16 basketball team won the tournament.
The Croatia men's national under-20 basketball team is a national basketball team of Croatia, administered by the Croatian Basketball Federation. It represents the country in international men's under-20 basketball competitions.
The 2017 FIBA U20 Women's European Championship Division B was the 13th edition of the Division B of the Women's European basketball championship for national under-20 teams. It was held in Eilat, Israel, from 8 to 16 July 2017. Germany women's national under-20 basketball team won the tournament.
The 2022 FIBA U20 Women's European Championship Division B was the 16th edition of the Division B of the Women's European basketball championship for national under-20 teams. It was played from 9 to 17 July 2022 in Skopje, North Macedonia. Montenegro women's national under-20 basketball team won the tournament.
Silver: 1 (2010)
Bronze: 2 (2001, 2022)
