Basketball in Bosnia and Herzegovina
Basketball is one of the most popular sports in Bosnia and Herzegovina . Basketball was a very popular sport back in the days of Yugoslavia .
Two Bosnian basketball clubs play in the Adriatic Basketball League , a supranational basketball league .
Bosnian basketball before independence
The beginnings of basketball in Bosnia and Herzegovina go back to the 20s of the 20th century . After the sport spread in neighboring Croatia around 1924 after the stay of the American William Weilland , basketball also gained popularity in Bosnia. The Bosnian basketball association was founded on April 3, 1950 as part of the Yugoslav basketball association and remained under the Yugoslav umbrella organization until Bosnia and Herzegovina declared independence in spring 1992 . As part of the Yugoslav national team, many Bosnian-Herzegovinian basketball players contributed to medals and victories at the Olympic Games, FIBA - basketball world championships , as well as European basketball championships . KK Bosna Sarajevo achieved great success on April 4, 1979 when they became the first Yugoslav basketball team to win the European championship title.
The Yugoslav national team , which at the 1984 Olympic Games as the defending champion won the bronze medal in Los Angeles, were among Dražen Dalipagić , Ratko Radovanovic , Sabit Hadžić and Emir Mutapčić to only four players who were born in Bosnia. Previously, Yugoslavia had become Olympic champions with Dalipagić and Mirza Delibašić , who later both were inducted into the FIBA Hall of Fame , and with Radovanović after the boycott of the United States in Moscow in 1980 . Delibašić had to retire in 1983 after an intracerebral hemorrhage , but was later named Bosnia's Athlete of the 20th Century before he died in 2001.
Bosnian basketball leagues
According to the state structure of Bosnia and Herzegovina into the Federation of Bosnia and Herzegovina ( Federacija Bosne i Hercegovine ) and the Republika Srpska ( Република Српска / Republika Srpska ) there are also three basketball leagues. The D1 league is the highest basketball league in Bosnia and Herzegovina. These include the A1 leagues of Bosnia , Herzegovina and the Republika Srpska.
Bosnian basketball championships
The Bosnian basketball championships are initially played in groups A + B and later in play-offs. Semi-finals and finals are played in the best-of-three game mode, i.e. whichever team wins two games first, wins.
2005/2006 season
- Semi-final 1: KK Bosna - Zrinjski MIK 2: 0
- Semi-final 2: Široki - Igokea 2-0
- Final: KK Bosna - Široki 2-1
2004/2005 season
- Semi-final 1: KK Bosna - Zrinjski MIK 2: 0
- Semi-final 2: Široki - Leotar 2-1
- Final: KK Bosna - Široki 2-0
2003/2004 season
- Semi-final 1: KK Bosna - Leotar 2-0
- Semi-final 2: Široki - Banjalucka 2-1
- Final: Široki - Bosna ASA 2-1
2002/2003 season
- Semi-final 1: Široki F - KK Bosna 2-0
- Semi-final 2: Borac Nektar - Zenica 2-0
- Final: Široki Feal 3-2 Borac Nektar
Bosnian basketball cup
Bosnian national team
The Bosnian-Herzegovinian national team has existed since 1992 and has since qualified for six European championships. She has not yet participated in a world championship or the Olympic Games .
Web links
- Eurobasket (English)
- FYSA info page (English)
Individual evidence
- ↑ Vladimir Stanković: Mirza Delibasic - The last romantic. ULEB Euroleague , April 28, 2012, accessed February 16, 2013 .
- ↑ Vladimir Stanković: Pesic, the double champ. ULEB Euroleague , December 4, 2010, accessed February 16, 2013 .
- ↑ Bosnian basketball legend Delibasic dies. Haaretz , December 10, 2001, accessed February 16, 2013 .