24 Nov 2025
    2 Mar 2027

    Croatia set European Qualifiers record with 32 assists

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    Mario Hezonja led the way for Croatia in an impressive win

    Team basketball was at the forefront of Croatia's dominant opening victory over Cyprus.

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    MUNICH (Germany) - Croatia set a new FIBA Basketball World Cup European Qualifiers record after dishing out 32 assists in their opening win over Cyprus.

    The hosts put on a passing clinic on their way to an emphatic 100-60 success with Dominik Mavra leading the way with 7 assists, while Mario Hezonja and Goran Filipovic both added six apiece.

    Croatia's effort surpasses the previous high mark in the European Qualifiers shared by Poland (2018) and Latvia (2022).

    Rank

    Date

    Team

    Against

    AST

    1.

    28/11/2025

    Croatia

    Cyprus

    32

    2.

    01/07/2018

    Poland

    Kosovo

    31

    =

    25/08/2022

    Latvia

    Turkey

    31

    4.

    24/02/2019

    Serbia

    Israel

    30

    5.

    26/02/2018

    Lithuania

    Kosovo

    29

    =

    23/02/2018

    Poland

    Kosovo

    29

    =

    30/06/2022

    Israel

    Poland

    29

    =

    26/11/2021

    Lithuania

    Bulgaria

    29

    =

    28/11/2021

    Slovenia

    Sweden

    29

    10.

    24/02/2022

    France

    Portugal

    28

    =

    30/11/2018

    France

    Czech Republic

    28

    =

    24/11/2017

    Slovenia

    Belarus

    28

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