Croatia men's national under-18 and under-19 basketball team
The Croatia men's national under-18 and under-19 basketball team are boy's basketball teams, administered by the Croatian Basketball Federation, that represents Croatia in international men's basketball competitions. The Croatia men's national under-18 basketball team (Hrvatska juniorska reprezentacija) represents Croatia at the FIBA Europe Under-18 Championship, where it has a chance to qualify to the FIBA Under-19 World Championship.
| Joined FIBA | 1992 | ||
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| FIBA zone | FIBA Europe | ||
| National federation | Croatian Basketball Federation | ||
| Nickname(s) | Kockasti | ||
| World Championships | |||
| Appearances | 7 | ||
| Medals |  Silver: (1) 2015  Bronze: (2) 1999, 2009 | ||
| Europe Championships | |||
| Appearances | 18 | ||
| Medals |  (3) 1996, 2002, 2012 (4) 1994, 1998, 2000, 2013 (2) 2008, 2014 | ||
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The Croatia men's under-19 team has achieved success in World Championship competition with one silver and two bronze. But has achieved even more success in FIBA Europe Championships with three golds, four silver and two bronze.[1]
History
From 1964 to 1992 Croatia played under Yugoslavia. In 1994 the team participated in its first ever FIBA Europe Under-18 Championship as an independent entity. When Croatia men's national basketball team also with youth, U-19, U-16 and women's team joined FIBA in 1992 they then launched their own youth teams due to them being no longer with Yugoslavia. Their wins as combined stayed with the Yugoslavia team only. None of the teams wins were transferred to Croatia, as FIBA is concerned the U-19 team was formed in 1994 even though players from Croatia played for Yugoslavia. When Croatian Basketball Federation was founded on 19 December 1948 as a member of the larger Basketball Federation of Yugoslavia.[2][3][4]
The team won their first medal in 1996 where they finished first for a gold medal at FIBA Europe Under-18 Championship.
Competition results
World Championships
| Year | Position | Tournament | Host Country |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1995 | 4th | 1995 FIBA Under-19 World Championship |  Greece |
| 1999 | 3rd | 1996 FIBA Under-19 World Championship |  Portugal |
| 2003 | 4th | 2003 FIBA Under-19 World Championship | Greece |
| 2009 | 3rd | 2009 FIBA Under-19 World Championship |  New Zealand |
| 2011 | 8th | 2011 FIBA Under-19 World Championship |  Latvia |
| 2013 | 8th | 2013 FIBA Under-19 World Championship |  Czech Republic |
| 2015 | 2nd | 2015 FIBA Under-19 World Championship | Greece |
Europe Championships
Notable players
NBA players
Drafted by NBA teams:
See also
References
- "Croatia national under-19 basketball tournament results". eurobasket. 19 August 2013. Retrieved 26 February 2017.
- FIBA World Championships medals' table 1950-2006
- "U Šancu haklale NBA zvijezde, a u Draganiću gradili naftnu bušotinu". www.kaportal.hr. Archived from the original on 19 July 2012. Retrieved 8 September 2012.
- "KARLOVAC: 40 GODINA NBA LIGE U KARLOVCU". Index.hr. Retrieved 21 August 2012.
- Player Leaders POINTS PER GAME : ALL ROUNDS.
- Player Leaders REBOUNDS : ALL ROUNDS.