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    Monday 26 February 2018

    CRO
    82
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    78
    City, Arena: Zadar, Dvorana Kresimir Cosic
    Game day 4
    NED
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    Thursday 28 June 2018

    ITA

    Game day 5
    CRO
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    How to qualify for the FIBA Basketball World Cup 2019?

    The 24 teams that played at FIBA EuroBasket 2017 and the 8 that advanced from the Pre-Qualifiers will play the FIBA Basketball World Cup 2019 European Qualifiers. The top 12 teams will advance to China 2019.

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    Group D

    Team P W/L +/- PTS
    ITA Italy 4 4/0 90 336/246
    ROU Romania 4 2/2 -47 253/300
    NED Netherlands 4 1/3 -22 276/298
    CRO Croatia 4 1/3 -21 263/284

    Team Comparison

    Statistics

    Average
    • Legend
      • Games: Games played
      • Min: Minutes played
      • PTS: Points
      • FG: Field goals
      • 2PTS: Field goals 2 points
      • 3PTS: Field goals 3 points
      • FT: Free throws
      • OREB: Offensive rebounds
      • DREB: Defensive rebounds
      • REB: Total rebounds
      • AST: Assists
      • PF: Personal fouls
      • TO: Turnovers
      • STL: Steals
      • BLK: Block Shots
      • +/-: Point differential of the score while player on the court
      • Ef: Player efficiency
      Players Games Min PTS FG 2PTS 3PTS FT OREB DREB REB AST PF TO STL BLK +/- Ef
      F. Kruslin 4 30.6 13.5 4.0/9.542.1% 1.2/2.255.6% 2.8/7.237.9% 2.8/3.284.6% 0.5 3.3 3.8 3.3 2.0 3.0 1.5 0.3 0.0 13.3
      Z. Sakic 4 25.9 14.0 3.2/7.244.8% 2.0/3.853.3% 1.2/3.535.7% 6.2/8.275.8% 1.3 3.8 5.0 1.3 3.3 1.3 0.3 0.3 1.0 13.5
      D. Mavra 4 12.3 0.5 0.0/4.00% 0.0/1.50% 0.0/2.50% 0.5/0.5100% 0.3 0.8 1.0 1.5 0.5 0.8 0.0 0.0 -1.5 -1.8
      M. Bilan 3 15.4 1.3 0.3/3.79.1% 0.3/3.310% 0.0/0.30% 0.7/1.066.7% 1.3 2.7 4.0 0.0 2.0 1.3 0.0 0.3 -7.0 0.7
      D. Planinic 3 15.0 10.7 2.7/5.053.3% 2.7/5.053.3% 0.0/0.0-% 5.3/7.372.7% 2.0 3.3 5.3 0.3 2.3 0.7 0.7 0.0 -2.3 12.0
      I. Ramljak 3 13.7 0.7 0.3/3.011.1% 0.3/2.314.3% 0.0/0.70% 0.0/0.0-% 1.0 2.0 3.0 0.3 2.3 0.0 0.3 0.0 -3.7 1.7
      H. Peric 2 29.5 14.5 5.5/11.547.8% 5.0/10.050% 0.5/1.533.3% 3.0/4.075% 3.0 5.5 8.5 2.0 3.0 0.5 1.0 1.0 2.0 19.5
      T. Katic 2 25.6 7.0 2.0/5.040% 1.5/3.050% 0.5/2.025% 2.5/3.571.4% 0.0 1.5 1.5 2.5 2.0 0.5 1.0 0.0 -10.5 7.5
      L. Zoric 2 23.1 9.5 3.5/8.541.2% 3.5/8.541.2% 0.0/0.0-% 2.5/3.083.3% 0.0 5.0 5.0 1.0 4.0 1.5 1.0 1.5 5.0 11.0
      L. Babic 2 19.6 4.0 1.5/4.037.5% 0.5/2.025% 1.0/2.050% 0.0/0.0-% 0.0 2.5 2.5 1.5 1.0 0.5 0.0 0.0 -9.0 5.0
      K. Uljarevic 2 18.8 6.0 2.0/3.066.7% 0.5/1.050% 1.5/2.075% 0.5/1.050% 0.5 0.0 0.5 2.5 2.5 1.5 0.0 0.0 4.0 6.0
      L. Bozic 2 18.4 1.0 0.5/3.016.7% 0.5/2.520% 0.0/0.50% 0.0/0.50% 0.5 3.5 4.0 0.0 0.0 1.5 0.0 0.5 -7.0 1.0
      I. Buva 2 16.5 5.0 1.5/6.523.1% 1.5/3.542.9% 0.0/3.00% 2.0/3.557.1% 2.0 2.5 4.5 0.0 1.5 1.0 0.5 0.5 -1.5 3.0
      F. Pilepic 2 13.8 3.5 1.0/4.025% 0.5/1.050% 0.5/3.016.7% 1.0/2.050% 0.0 0.5 0.5 0.5 1.5 0.0 0.0 0.0 1.0 0.5
      D. Bosnjak 2 8.3 0.0 0.0/0.50% 0.0/0.0-% 0.0/0.50% 0.0/0.0-% 0.0 0.5 0.5 1.0 1.5 0.0 0.5 0.0 -7.0 1.5
      J. Sobin 2 8.1 3.0 1.5/2.075% 1.5/2.075% 0.0/0.0-% 0.0/0.0-% 0.5 1.5 2.0 0.0 1.5 0.5 0.0 0.0 0.0 4.0
      B. Barac 2 8.0 3.0 1.0/2.540% 0.5/1.050% 0.5/1.533.3% 0.5/1.050% 0.0 1.0 1.0 0.0 2.5 2.0 0.0 0.0 -7.0 0.0
      A. Delas 1 7.7 0.0 0.0/2.00% 0.0/0.0-% 0.0/2.00% 0.0/0.0-% 0.0 1.0 1.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 -2.0 -1.0
      J. Mustapic 1 5.2 0.0 0.0/1.00% 0.0/1.00% 0.0/0.0-% 0.0/0.0-% 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 1.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 -2.0 -1.0
      Team/Coaches 2.8 1.3 4.0 0.0 0.0 0.5 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0
      TOTALS 200.0 65.8 19.8/55.535.6% 13.5/33.040.9% 6.2/22.527.8% 20.0/27.572.7% 11.3 27.3 38.5 12.0 21.5 11.8 4.5 2.5 -5.3 64.8
    • Legend
      • Games: Games played
      • Min: Minutes played
      • PTS: Points
      • FG: Field goals
      • 2PTS: Field goals 2 points
      • 3PTS: Field goals 3 points
      • FT: Free throws
      • OREB: Offensive rebounds
      • DREB: Defensive rebounds
      • REB: Total rebounds
      • AST: Assists
      • PF: Personal fouls
      • TO: Turnovers
      • STL: Steals
      • BLK: Block Shots
      • +/-: Point differential of the score while player on the court
      • Ef: Player efficiency
      Players Games Min PTS FG 2PTS 3PTS FT OREB DREB REB AST PF TO STL BLK +/- Ef
      F. Kruslin 4 122 54 16/3842.1% 5/955.6% 11/2937.9% 11/1384.6% 2 13 15 13 8 12 6 1 0 53
      Z. Sakic 4 104 56 13/2944.8% 8/1553.3% 5/1435.7% 25/3375.8% 5 15 20 5 13 5 1 1 4 54
      D. Mavra 4 50 2 0/160% 0/60% 0/100% 2/2100% 1 3 4 6 2 3 0 0 -6 -7
      M. Bilan 3 46 4 1/119.1% 1/1010% 0/10% 2/366.7% 4 8 12 0 6 4 0 1 -21 2
      D. Planinic 3 45 32 8/1553.3% 8/1553.3% 0/0-% 16/2272.7% 6 10 16 1 7 2 2 0 -7 36
      I. Ramljak 3 41 2 1/911.1% 1/714.3% 0/20% 0/0-% 3 6 9 1 7 0 1 0 -11 5
      H. Peric 2 59 29 11/2347.8% 10/2050% 1/333.3% 6/875% 6 11 17 4 6 1 2 2 4 39
      T. Katic 2 51 14 4/1040% 3/650% 1/425% 5/771.4% 0 3 3 5 4 1 2 0 -21 15
      L. Zoric 2 46 19 7/1741.2% 7/1741.2% 0/0-% 5/683.3% 0 10 10 2 8 3 2 3 10 22
      L. Babic 2 39 8 3/837.5% 1/425% 2/450% 0/0-% 0 5 5 3 2 1 0 0 -18 10
      K. Uljarevic 2 38 12 4/666.7% 1/250% 3/475% 1/250% 1 0 1 5 5 3 0 0 8 12
      L. Bozic 2 37 2 1/616.7% 1/520% 0/10% 0/10% 1 7 8 0 0 3 0 1 -14 2
      I. Buva 2 33 10 3/1323.1% 3/742.9% 0/60% 4/757.1% 4 5 9 0 3 2 1 1 -3 6
      F. Pilepic 2 28 7 2/825% 1/250% 1/616.7% 2/450% 0 1 1 1 3 0 0 0 2 1
      D. Bosnjak 2 17 0 0/10% 0/0-% 0/10% 0/0-% 0 1 1 2 3 0 1 0 -14 3
      J. Sobin 2 16 6 3/475% 3/475% 0/0-% 0/0-% 1 3 4 0 3 1 0 0 0 8
      B. Barac 2 16 6 2/540% 1/250% 1/333.3% 1/250% 0 2 2 0 5 4 0 0 -14 0
      A. Delas 1 8 0 0/20% 0/0-% 0/20% 0/0-% 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 -2 -1
      J. Mustapic 1 5 0 0/10% 0/10% 0/0-% 0/0-% 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 -2 -1
      Team/Coaches 11 5 16 0 0 2 0 0 0 0.0
      TOTALS 800 263 79/22235.6% 54/13240.9% 25/9027.8% 80/11072.7% 45 109 154 48 86 47 18 10 -21 259.0

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    Statistics

    Average
    • Legend
      • Games: Games played
      • Min: Minutes played
      • PTS: Points
      • FG: Field goals
      • 2PTS: Field goals 2 points
      • 3PTS: Field goals 3 points
      • FT: Free throws
      • OREB: Offensive rebounds
      • DREB: Defensive rebounds
      • REB: Total rebounds
      • AST: Assists
      • PF: Personal fouls
      • TO: Turnovers
      • STL: Steals
      • BLK: Block Shots
      • +/-: Point differential of the score while player on the court
      • Ef: Player efficiency
      Players Games Min PTS FG 2PTS 3PTS FT OREB DREB REB AST PF TO STL BLK +/- Ef
      F. Kruslin 4 30.6 13.5 4.0/9.542.1% 1.2/2.255.6% 2.8/7.237.9% 2.8/3.284.6% 0.5 3.3 3.8 3.3 2.0 3.0 1.5 0.3 0.0 13.3
      Z. Sakic 4 25.9 14.0 3.2/7.244.8% 2.0/3.853.3% 1.2/3.535.7% 6.2/8.275.8% 1.3 3.8 5.0 1.3 3.3 1.3 0.3 0.3 1.0 13.5
      D. Mavra 4 12.3 0.5 0.0/4.00% 0.0/1.50% 0.0/2.50% 0.5/0.5100% 0.3 0.8 1.0 1.5 0.5 0.8 0.0 0.0 -1.5 -1.8
      M. Bilan 3 15.4 1.3 0.3/3.79.1% 0.3/3.310% 0.0/0.30% 0.7/1.066.7% 1.3 2.7 4.0 0.0 2.0 1.3 0.0 0.3 -7.0 0.7
      D. Planinic 3 15.0 10.7 2.7/5.053.3% 2.7/5.053.3% 0.0/0.0-% 5.3/7.372.7% 2.0 3.3 5.3 0.3 2.3 0.7 0.7 0.0 -2.3 12.0
      I. Ramljak 3 13.7 0.7 0.3/3.011.1% 0.3/2.314.3% 0.0/0.70% 0.0/0.0-% 1.0 2.0 3.0 0.3 2.3 0.0 0.3 0.0 -3.7 1.7
      H. Peric 2 29.5 14.5 5.5/11.547.8% 5.0/10.050% 0.5/1.533.3% 3.0/4.075% 3.0 5.5 8.5 2.0 3.0 0.5 1.0 1.0 2.0 19.5
      T. Katic 2 25.6 7.0 2.0/5.040% 1.5/3.050% 0.5/2.025% 2.5/3.571.4% 0.0 1.5 1.5 2.5 2.0 0.5 1.0 0.0 -10.5 7.5
      L. Zoric 2 23.1 9.5 3.5/8.541.2% 3.5/8.541.2% 0.0/0.0-% 2.5/3.083.3% 0.0 5.0 5.0 1.0 4.0 1.5 1.0 1.5 5.0 11.0
      L. Babic 2 19.6 4.0 1.5/4.037.5% 0.5/2.025% 1.0/2.050% 0.0/0.0-% 0.0 2.5 2.5 1.5 1.0 0.5 0.0 0.0 -9.0 5.0
      K. Uljarevic 2 18.8 6.0 2.0/3.066.7% 0.5/1.050% 1.5/2.075% 0.5/1.050% 0.5 0.0 0.5 2.5 2.5 1.5 0.0 0.0 4.0 6.0
      L. Bozic 2 18.4 1.0 0.5/3.016.7% 0.5/2.520% 0.0/0.50% 0.0/0.50% 0.5 3.5 4.0 0.0 0.0 1.5 0.0 0.5 -7.0 1.0
      I. Buva 2 16.5 5.0 1.5/6.523.1% 1.5/3.542.9% 0.0/3.00% 2.0/3.557.1% 2.0 2.5 4.5 0.0 1.5 1.0 0.5 0.5 -1.5 3.0
      F. Pilepic 2 13.8 3.5 1.0/4.025% 0.5/1.050% 0.5/3.016.7% 1.0/2.050% 0.0 0.5 0.5 0.5 1.5 0.0 0.0 0.0 1.0 0.5
      D. Bosnjak 2 8.3 0.0 0.0/0.50% 0.0/0.0-% 0.0/0.50% 0.0/0.0-% 0.0 0.5 0.5 1.0 1.5 0.0 0.5 0.0 -7.0 1.5
      J. Sobin 2 8.1 3.0 1.5/2.075% 1.5/2.075% 0.0/0.0-% 0.0/0.0-% 0.5 1.5 2.0 0.0 1.5 0.5 0.0 0.0 0.0 4.0
      B. Barac 2 8.0 3.0 1.0/2.540% 0.5/1.050% 0.5/1.533.3% 0.5/1.050% 0.0 1.0 1.0 0.0 2.5 2.0 0.0 0.0 -7.0 0.0
      A. Delas 1 7.7 0.0 0.0/2.00% 0.0/0.0-% 0.0/2.00% 0.0/0.0-% 0.0 1.0 1.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 -2.0 -1.0
      J. Mustapic 1 5.2 0.0 0.0/1.00% 0.0/1.00% 0.0/0.0-% 0.0/0.0-% 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 1.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 -2.0 -1.0
      Team/Coaches 2.8 1.3 4.0 0.0 0.0 0.5 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0
      TOTALS 200.0 65.8 19.8/55.535.6% 13.5/33.040.9% 6.2/22.527.8% 20.0/27.572.7% 11.3 27.3 38.5 12.0 21.5 11.8 4.5 2.5 -5.3 64.8
    • Legend
      • Games: Games played
      • Min: Minutes played
      • PTS: Points
      • FG: Field goals
      • 2PTS: Field goals 2 points
      • 3PTS: Field goals 3 points
      • FT: Free throws
      • OREB: Offensive rebounds
      • DREB: Defensive rebounds
      • REB: Total rebounds
      • AST: Assists
      • PF: Personal fouls
      • TO: Turnovers
      • STL: Steals
      • BLK: Block Shots
      • +/-: Point differential of the score while player on the court
      • Ef: Player efficiency
      Players Games Min PTS FG 2PTS 3PTS FT OREB DREB REB AST PF TO STL BLK +/- Ef
      F. Kruslin 4 122 54 16/3842.1% 5/955.6% 11/2937.9% 11/1384.6% 2 13 15 13 8 12 6 1 0 53
      Z. Sakic 4 104 56 13/2944.8% 8/1553.3% 5/1435.7% 25/3375.8% 5 15 20 5 13 5 1 1 4 54
      D. Mavra 4 50 2 0/160% 0/60% 0/100% 2/2100% 1 3 4 6 2 3 0 0 -6 -7
      M. Bilan 3 46 4 1/119.1% 1/1010% 0/10% 2/366.7% 4 8 12 0 6 4 0 1 -21 2
      D. Planinic 3 45 32 8/1553.3% 8/1553.3% 0/0-% 16/2272.7% 6 10 16 1 7 2 2 0 -7 36
      I. Ramljak 3 41 2 1/911.1% 1/714.3% 0/20% 0/0-% 3 6 9 1 7 0 1 0 -11 5
      H. Peric 2 59 29 11/2347.8% 10/2050% 1/333.3% 6/875% 6 11 17 4 6 1 2 2 4 39
      T. Katic 2 51 14 4/1040% 3/650% 1/425% 5/771.4% 0 3 3 5 4 1 2 0 -21 15
      L. Zoric 2 46 19 7/1741.2% 7/1741.2% 0/0-% 5/683.3% 0 10 10 2 8 3 2 3 10 22
      L. Babic 2 39 8 3/837.5% 1/425% 2/450% 0/0-% 0 5 5 3 2 1 0 0 -18 10
      K. Uljarevic 2 38 12 4/666.7% 1/250% 3/475% 1/250% 1 0 1 5 5 3 0 0 8 12
      L. Bozic 2 37 2 1/616.7% 1/520% 0/10% 0/10% 1 7 8 0 0 3 0 1 -14 2
      I. Buva 2 33 10 3/1323.1% 3/742.9% 0/60% 4/757.1% 4 5 9 0 3 2 1 1 -3 6
      F. Pilepic 2 28 7 2/825% 1/250% 1/616.7% 2/450% 0 1 1 1 3 0 0 0 2 1
      D. Bosnjak 2 17 0 0/10% 0/0-% 0/10% 0/0-% 0 1 1 2 3 0 1 0 -14 3
      J. Sobin 2 16 6 3/475% 3/475% 0/0-% 0/0-% 1 3 4 0 3 1 0 0 0 8
      B. Barac 2 16 6 2/540% 1/250% 1/333.3% 1/250% 0 2 2 0 5 4 0 0 -14 0
      A. Delas 1 8 0 0/20% 0/0-% 0/20% 0/0-% 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 -2 -1
      J. Mustapic 1 5 0 0/10% 0/10% 0/0-% 0/0-% 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 -2 -1
      Team/Coaches 11 5 16 0 0 2 0 0 0 0.0
      TOTALS 800 263 79/22235.6% 54/13240.9% 25/9027.8% 80/11072.7% 45 109 154 48 86 47 18 10 -21 259.0

  • Roster

    Height
    Team
    Birth
    188cm
    6'2"
    KK Cibona-
    20/11/1998
    19
    203cm
    6'8"
    Umana Reyer Venezia-
    25/10/1985
    32
    194cm
    6'4"
    BC Lietkabelis-
    15/06/1994
    23
    198cm
    6'6"
    KK Cedevita Zagreb-
    18/03/1989
    29
    193cm
    6'4"
    Selcuklu Belediyesi-
    05/05/1989
    28
    210cm
    6'11"
    KK Cibona-
    05/11/1984
    33
    211cm
    6'11"
    Banco di Sardegna-
    22/11/1990
    27
    198cm
    6'6"
    KK Cibona-
    09/04/1995
    23
    210cm
    6'11"
    Istanbul BBSK-
    06/05/1991
    26
    200cm
    6'7"
    ratiopharm Ulm-
    29/09/1991
    26
    203cm
    6'8"
    KK Cedevita Zagreb-
    09/08/1990
    27
    204cm
    6'8"
    U-BT Cluj Napoca-
    14/04/1988
    30
    Average height:
    201cm
    6'7"
    Average age:
    27
    years old

  • Friday 24 November 2017
    NetherlandsNED
    68
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    61
    City, Arena: Rotterdam, Topsportcentrum
    Game day 1
    CroatiaCRO
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    Sunday 26 November 2017
    CroatiaCRO
    64
    -
    80
    City, Arena: Zagreb, Drazen Petrovic Basketball Center
    Game day 2
    ItalyITA
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    Friday 23 February 2018
    CroatiaCRO
    56
    -
    58
    City, Arena: Zadar, Dvorana Kresimir Cosic
    Game day 3
    RomaniaROU
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    Monday 26 February 2018
    CroatiaCRO
    82
    -
    78
    City, Arena: Zadar, Dvorana Kresimir Cosic
    Game day 4
    NetherlandsNED
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    Thursday 28 June 2018
    ItalyITA

    Game day 5
    CroatiaCRO
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    Sunday 1 July 2018
    RomaniaROU

    Game day 6
    CroatiaCRO
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  • Medals at FIBA events

    Events Final standing
    2016 FIBA Qualifying Tournament 1st
    2011 London Invitational Tournament 3rd
    2008 FIBA Olympic Qualifying Tournament for Men 1st
    1995 European Championship for Men - Final Round 3rd
    1994 World Championship for Men 3rd
    1993 European Championship for Men - Final Round 3rd
    1992 European Olympic Qualifying Tournament for Men 2nd
    1992 Olympic Games : Tournament for Men 2nd

    Participations In FIBA Competition

    Events Achievement
    2017 FIBA EuroBasket - Final Round Round of 16
    2016 Olympic Games: Tournament for Men Quarter Finals
    2015 EuroBasket - Final Round Round of 16
    2014 FIBA Basketball World Cup Round of 16
    2013 EuroBasket - Final Round Classification Game for 3rd to 4th Place
    2011 EuroBasket - Final Round First Round
    2010 FIBA World Championship for Men Eight-Finals
    2009 EuroBasket - Final Round 5th to 6th Place
    2008 Olympic Games: Tournament Men Quarter-Finals
    2007 EuroBasket - Final Round Placings 5th and 6th
    2005 EuroBasket Placings 7th and 8th
    2003 European Championship for Men - Final Round Elimination Round
    2001 European Championship for Men - Final Round Finals
    1999 European Championship for Men - Final Round Eighth-Final Round
    1997 European Championship for Men - Final Round Semi-Finals
    1996 Olympic Games : Tournament for Men Finals

  • Videos

    Croatia v Italy - Full Game

    by FIBA - 10/04/2018 - 169 views

    Netherlands v Croatia - Full Game

    by FIBA - 10/04/2018 - 31 views

    Croatia v Romania - Full Game

    by FIBA - 09/04/2018 - 65 views

    Croatia v Netherlands - Full Game

    by FIBA - 09/04/2018 - 89 views

    Croatia v Netherlands - Highlights

    by FIBA - 26/02/2018 - 4361 views

    Croatia v Romania - Press Conference

    by FIBA - 24/02/2018 - 315 views

    Croatia v Romania - Highlights

    by FIBA - 23/02/2018 - 8676 views

    Croatia v Italy - Press Conference

    by FIBA - 26/11/2017 - 1088 views

    Croatia v Italy - Highlights

    by FIBA - 26/11/2017 - 20824 views

    Netherlands v Croatia - Highlights

    by FIBA - 25/11/2017 - 29911 views

    Netherlands v Croatia - Press Conference

    by FIBA - 24/11/2017 - 4574 views

  • Photos


  • News
    06/04/2018
    News
    ''We still have two more games to make it to the Second Round,'' says Croatia superstar Saric

    PHILADELPHIA (FIBA Basketball World Cup 2019 European Qualifiers) - Croatia may be bottom of Group D in the European Qualifiers, but Dario Saric believes the third window will bring a change of fortune
    27/02/2018
    News
    Croatia in search of changes, get a boost from their teenage point guard

    ZAGREB (FIBA Basketball World Cup 2019 European Qualifiers) - Just 18 months ago, Croatian players were a couple of defensive stops away from an Olympic medal. Now, they are barely breathing in Group D.
    26/02/2018
    Game Report
    Croatia hang on by a thread in Group D; Netherlands steal tie-breaker

    ZADAR (FIBA Basketball World Cup 2019 European Qualifiers) - After three duds to start their Qualifiers campaign, Croatia finally got off the mark in Group D with an 82-78 victory.
    23/02/2018
    News
    Strong personal motivation draws Peric back to Zadar, Croatia

    ZADAR (FIBA Basketball World Cup 2019 European Qualifiers) - Down 0-2, Croatia are in need of a home run. Batter up: his name is Hrvoje Peric, trying to get that hit that would prevent a strike-out.
    22/02/2018
    FIBA Europe Cup
    U-BT Cluj-Napoca star Sakic hoping for a Croatia bounce-back

    ZADAR (FIBA Basketball World Cup 2019 European Qualifiers) - The pressure is on for Croatia to bounce back in the FIBA Basketball World Cup 2019 European Qualifiers after a disastrous start in November.
    30/12/2017
    News
    Bender: ''What I like about the national team is that you always learn and get better''

    PHOENIX (FIBA Basketball World Cup 2019 European Qualifiers) - Dragan Bender is optimistic Croatia's national team will eventually find success.
    04/12/2017
    Press Release
    Lithuania, Brazil and Czech Republic move up the order in FIBA World Ranking Men, presented by Nike, after first Qualifiers

    MIES, Switzerland - The FIBA World Ranking Men, presented by Nike, has been updated following the first window/November 2017 games of the FIBA Basketball Basketball World Cup 2019 Qualifiers.
    26/11/2017
    Game Report
    Resurgent Italy roar back to force Croatia into submission

    ZAGREB (FIBA Basketball World Cup 2019 European Qualifiers) - After a tough defeat of Romania on Game Day 1 in Turin, Italy celebrated an impressive 80-64 road win over Croatia to head into the winter...
    25/11/2017
    Preview
    Croatia look to beat Italy and avoid 0-2 hole

    ZAGREB (FIBA Basketball World Cup 2019 European Qualifiers) - Croatia denied Sunday's foes Italy victory in 2016 when an Olympic berth at stake.
    24/11/2017
    Game Report
    Netherlands stun Croatia behind Franke's heroics

    ALMERE (FIBA Basketball World Cup 2019 European Qualifiers) - Paced by a phenomenal individual display from Yannick Franke, Netherlands registered the biggest upset of the FIBA Basketball World Cup 2019...