Croatia men's national under-18 and under-19 basketball team explained

Country:Croatia
Joined Fiba:1992
Fiba Zone:FIBA Europe
National Fed:Croatian Basketball Federation
Nickname:Kockasti
Wc Championship:U19 World Cup
Wc Appearances:7
Wc Medals: Silver: 1 (2015)
Bronze: 2 (1999, 2009)
Zone Championship:U18 EuroBasket
Zone Appearances:22
Zone Medals: Gold: 3 (1996, 2002, 2012)
Silver: 4 (1994, 1998, 2000, 2013)
Bronze: 2 (2008, 2014)
Zone Championship2:U18 EuroBasket Division B
Zone Appearances2:1
Zone Medals2: Gold: 1 (2017)
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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.[1] [2] 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 bronzes. But has achieved even more success in European Championships with three golds, four silvers and two bronzes.

History

From 1964 to 1992 Croatian players played for Yugoslavia. Croatia participated in its first ever FIBA Europe Under-18 Championship as an independent entity in 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 FR Yugoslavia.[3] [4] [5]

The team won their first gold medal at the 1996 FIBA Europe Under-18 Championship.

U19 World Cup competitive record

See main article: FIBA Under-19 Basketball World Cup.

Yearwidth=30width=30width=30width=30
19791991Part of
19954th8 5 3[6]
19998 6 2[7]
20034th8 5 3[8]
2007Did not qualify [9]
20099 7 2[10]
20118th9 4 5[11]
20138th9 5 4[12]
20157 5 2[13]
2017Did not qualify [14]
2019[15]
[16]
2023
2025
2027To be determined
Total 7/14 58 37 21

Past rosters

FIBA U18 EuroBasket competitive record

See main article: FIBA U18 EuroBasket.

Yearwidth=30width=30width=30width=30
19641990Part of
1992Did not participate [17]
19947 6 1[18]
19967 7 0[19]
19988 5 3[20]
20008 7 1[21]
20028 7 1[22]
2004Did not qualify [23]
200511th8 3 5[24]
200610th84 4[25]
20078th8 2 6[26]
20088 5 3[27]
20098th9 4 5[28]
20105th 9 6 3[29]
20118th9 4 5[30]
20129 81[31]
20139 5 4[32]
20149 8 1[33]
201512th9 4 5[34]
201614th6 2 4[35]
2017Competed in Division B [36]
201811th 734[37]
201913th7 3 4[38]
202213th7 3 4[39]
202310th7 3 4[40]
202414th7 2 5[41]
Total22/25 174 101 73

Past rosters

See also

External links

Notes and References

  1. https://www.fiba.basketball/federation/Croatia Profile - Croatia
  2. http://www.eurobasket.com/Croatia/basketball-National-Team.aspx?Age=18 Croatia Men's National Team U18/U19
  3. https://web.archive.org/web/20070425172340/http://www.fiba.com/pages/eng/fc/FIBA/fibaHist/p/openNodeIDs/987/selNodeID/987/fibaHist.html FIBA World Championships medals' table 1950-2006
  4. Web site: U Šancu haklale NBA zvijezde, a u Draganiću gradili naftnu bušotinu . 8 September 2012 . www.kaportal.hr . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20120719164742/http://www.kaportal.hr/karetrovizor/nba-zvijezde-sanac . 19 July 2012 .
  5. Web site: KARLOVAC: 40 GODINA NBA LIGE U KARLOVCU . 21 August 2012 . Index.hr.
  6. Web site: 1995 FIBA U19 World Championship for Men . fiba.basketball . 11 May 2021.
  7. Web site: 1999 FIBA U19 World Championship for Men . fiba.basketball . 11 May 2021.
  8. Web site: 2003 FIBA U19 World Championship for Men . fiba.basketball . 11 May 2021.
  9. Web site: 2007 FIBA U19 World Championship for Men . fiba.basketball . 11 May 2021.
  10. Web site: 2009 FIBA U19 World Championship for Men . fiba.basketball . 11 May 2021.
  11. Web site: 2011 FIBA U19 World Championship for Men . fiba.basketball . 11 May 2021.
  12. Web site: 2013 FIBA U19 World Championship for Men . fiba.basketball . 11 May 2021.
  13. Web site: 2015 FIBA U19 World Championship for Men . fiba.basketball . 11 May 2021.
  14. Web site: 2017 FIBA U19 World Championship for Men . fiba.basketball . 11 May 2021.
  15. Web site: 2019 FIBA U19 World Championship for Men . fiba.basketball . 11 May 2021.
  16. Web site: 2021 FIBA Under-19 Basketball World Cup . fiba.basketball . 11 May 2021.
  17. Web site: 1992 European Championship for Junior Men . fiba.basketball . 11 May 2021.
  18. Web site: 1994 European Championship for Junior Men . fiba.basketball . 11 May 2021.
  19. Web site: 1996 European Championship for Junior Men . fiba.basketball . 11 May 2021.
  20. Web site: 1998 European Championship for Junior Men . fiba.basketball . 11 May 2021.
  21. Web site: 2000 European Championship for Junior Men . fiba.basketball . 11 May 2021.
  22. Web site: 2002 European Championship for Junior Men . fiba.basketball . 11 May 2021.
  23. Web site: 2004 U18 European Championship Men. fiba.basketball . 11 May 2021.
  24. Web site: 2005 U18 European Championship Men. fiba.basketball . 11 May 2021.
  25. Web site: 2006 U18 European Championship Men . fiba.basketball . 11 May 2021.
  26. Web site: 2007 U18 European Championship Men . fiba.basketball . 11 May 2021.
  27. Web site: 2008 U18 European Championship Men . fiba.basketball . 11 May 2021.
  28. Web site: 2009 U18 European Championship Men . fiba.basketball . 11 May 2021.
  29. Web site: 2010 U18 European Championship Men . fiba.basketball . 11 May 2021.
  30. Web site: 2011 U18 European Championship Men . fiba.basketball . 11 May 2021.
  31. Web site: 2012 U18 European Championship Men . fiba.basketball . 11 May 2021.
  32. Web site: 2013 U18 European Championship Men . fiba.basketball . 11 May 2021.
  33. Web site: 2014 U18 European Championship Men . fiba.basketball . 11 May 2021.
  34. Web site: 2015 U18 European Championship Men . fiba.basketball . 11 May 2021.
  35. Web site: 2016 U18 European Championship Men . fiba.basketball . 11 May 2021.
  36. Web site: 2017 U18 European Championship Men Division B. fiba.basketball . 11 May 2021.
  37. Web site: 2018 U18 European Championship Men . fiba.basketball . 11 May 2021.
  38. Web site: 2019 U18 European Championship Men . fiba.basketball . 11 May 2021.
  39. Web site: 2022 FIBA U18 European Championship. fiba.basketball . 29 August 2022.
  40. Web site: 2023 FIBA U18 European Championship. fiba.basketball . 31 July 2023.
  41. Web site: FIBA U18 EuroBasket 2024. fiba.basketball . 4 August 2024.