The Croatian Basketball Federation is the governing body of basketball

Basketball

Basketball is a team sport in which two teams of five players try to score points by throwing or "shooting" a ball through the top of a basketball hoop while following a set of rules...

 in Croatia

Croatia

Croatia , officially the Republic of Croatia , is a unitary democratic parliamentary republic in Europe at the crossroads of the Mitteleuropa, the Balkans, and the Mediterranean. Its capital and largest city is Zagreb. The country is divided into 20 counties and the city of Zagreb. Croatia covers ...

.

It was founded in 19 December 1948 as a member of the larger Yugoslav Basketball Federation (See also: basketball in Yugoslavia). In 19 January 1992 the HKS joined the International Basketball Federation

International Basketball Federation

The International Basketball Federation, more commonly known as FIBA , from its French name Fédération Internationale de Basketball, is an association of national organizations which governs international competition in basketball...

 (FIBA) on its own. Croatia competes in the European region

FIBA Europe

FIBA Europe is a zone within the International Basketball Federation which includes all 49 national European basketball federations.-Division A:-Division B: -Division C:...

 of FIBA.

It organizes the A1 Liga

A1 Liga

The A-1 Liga or Croatian A-1 League is the highest level basketball league in Croatia. It is operated by the Croatian Basketball Federation.-Current season teams :-Playoffs Champions:...

, the Krešimir Ćosić Cup

Krešimir Cosic Cup

The Krešimir Ćosić Cup is the national basketball cup of Croatia. The cup has been played for since 1992.-Cup winners:-Performance by club:...

 for men, and the Ružica Meglaj-Rimac Cup

Ružica Meglaj-Rimac Cup

The Ružica Meglaj-Rimac Cup is the national women's basketball cup of Croatia. It has been played for since 1992.-Cup winners:*1992 KK Splićanka Split*1993 KK Montmontaža Zagreb*1994 KK Montmontaža Zagreb*1995 KK Croatia Zagreb...

 for women. It also runs the Croatian national basketball team (men's) and the Croatian national women's basketball team.

External links

• Croatian Basketball Federation official web page (in Croatian)