GKK Šibenka

Šibenka
Šibenka
Nickname	Građani (The Citizens); Narančasti (The Oranges)
Leagues	Croatian League
Founded	2 November 2010; 14 years ago
History	KK Šibenik Stari Grad (2010–2011); GKK Šibenik (2011–2019); GKK Šibenka (2019–present);
Arena	Baldekin Sports Hall
Capacity	900 (if needed 1,726)
Location	Šibenik, Croatia
Team colors	Orange and Black;
President	Ante Nakić
Head coach	Damir Milačić
Championships	1 First Men's League
Website	sibenka.hr
Home	Away

Građanski košarkaški klub Šibenka, commonly referred to as GKK Šibenka or simply Šibenka, is a men's professional basketball club from Šibenik, Croatia, that plays in the Croatian League and the Alpe Adria Cup.

The club considers itself a successor to notable and folded KK Šibenik.^[a]

History

The club was founded on 2 November 2010 under the name of Šibenik Stari Grad (English: Šibenik Old Town).^[2] In August 2011, the club changed its name to GKK Šibenik. As famous club, KK Šibenik, bankrupted, GKK Šibenik competed with local Jolly Šibenik to become most popular basketball club in town, carrying the legendary club's colors and playing in the same basketball hall, Baldekin. GKK Šibenik won the sympathies of many Šibenik residents who now see the club as a successor to the famous KK Šibenik.

In 2012–13 season of the second-tier A-2 Liga, the club came first being promoted to the A-1 League. Today, they also plays in the first tier of the Croatian basketball league system, HT Premijer liga. In September 2016, the club management announced replacing Jeronimo Šarin with Vladimir Anzulović as head coach, and signing Miralem Halilović, Ive Ivanov, Luka Pandurić, and Ivan Siriščević. Lastly, the club finished in third in the domestic league season, defeating Zagreb in the playoffs quarter-finals, and losing to powerhouse, Cibona, in the semifinals of the 2016–17 A-1 League playoffs. In the next season, the club finished in fifth place after losing in the quarter-finals of the championship playoffs to Split. Head coach Anzulović left bench, which was taken by his former assistant, Miro Jurić.

On 13 June 2019, after domestic league season was finished, a longtime main sponsor, Doğuş Group, announced that they will leave the club after six years of the partnership.^[3] On 27 June, the club confirmed and presented newly formed board led by its president, Ante Burić.^[4]^[5] On 6 August, the club management announced the club has changed name to GKK Šibenka (Građanski košarkaški klub Šibenka fully; English: Šibenka Citizens' Basketball Club).^[6]^[7]

Home arena

Šibenka plays their home games at the Baldekin Sports Hall, which is located in Šibenik. The arena was opened in 1973.^[8] It has a seating capacity of 900 or 1,726 if needed.^[8]

Honours

Domestic competitions

First Men's League

Winners (1): 2012–13

Players

Current roster

GKK Šibenka roster

Players

Coaches

Pos.	No.	Name	Ht.	Wt.
PG	5	Šarić, Domagoj	1.92 m (6 ft 4 in)		25 – (1999-04-15)15 April 1999
G	6	Živković, Ivan	1.96 m (6 ft 5 in)		22 – (2002-01-22)22 January 2002
SG	8	Gulin, Ivan	1.96 m (6 ft 5 in)		23 – (2001-11-09)9 November 2001
SG	9	Bašić, Domagoj (C)	1.95 m (6 ft 5 in)		38 – (1986-03-25)25 March 1986
C	13	Solomun, Bruno	2.06 m (6 ft 9 in)	98 kg (216 lb)	27 – (1997-06-27)27 June 1997
PG	20	Klarin, Antonio	1.85 m (6 ft 1 in)		21 – (2003-04-17)17 April 2003
SG	24	Pleadin, Juraj	1.93 m (6 ft 4 in)		21 – (2003-04-10)10 April 2003
SF	25	Vlaić, Marko	1.98 m (6 ft 6 in)		24 – (2000-06-25)25 June 2000
C	44	Jurković, Valentin	2.09 m (6 ft 10 in)	100 kg (220 lb)	30 – (1994-01-10)10 January 1994
G		Andabaka, Kristijan	1.95 m (6 ft 5 in)	93 kg (205 lb)	27 – (1997-07-30)30 July 1997
PG		Freeman, Trey	1.91 m (6 ft 3 in)	84 kg (185 lb)	32 – (1992-10-12)12 October 1992
PF		Miković, Milija	2.05 m (6 ft 9 in)	107 kg (236 lb)	30 – (1994-03-25)25 March 1994
SF		Širko, Henrik	1.98 m (6 ft 6 in)	94 kg (207 lb)	31 – (1993-02-23)23 February 1993
C		Vraneš, Ivan	2.06 m (6 ft 9 in)		28 – (1996-05-25)25 May 1996

Head coach

Dženan Rahimić

Assistant coach(es)

Miro Jurić

Physiotherapist(s)

Slaven Periša

Legend

(C) Team captain
Injured

Roster

Depth chart

Pos.	Starting 5	Bench 1	Bench 2	Bench 3
C	Valentin Jurković	Bruno Solomun	Ivan Vraneš
PF	Milija Miković
SF	Henrik Širko	Marko Vlaić
SG	Ivan Gulin	Domagoj Bašić	Juraj Pleadin	Trey Freeman
PG	Ivan Živković	Kristijan Andabaka	Domagoj Šarić	Antonio Klarin

Head coaches

Jeronimo Šarin (2010–2016)
Vladimir Anzulović (2016–2018)
Miro Jurić (2018–2019)
Edi Dželalija (2019–2020)
Dženan Rahimić (2020–2021)
Damir Milačić (2021–present)

Management

**Current staff**
President: Ante Nakić Vice-president: Ivan Baranović Members of the Board of Directors: Ivica Žurić; Krešimir Lokas; Nikola Grubić Team manager: Krešo Baljkas Business director: Damir Grandeš Source: Board of Directors

Notable players

Notes

^ On 9 April 1983, Šibenka and Bosna played the deciding game 3 of their playoff final series that was decided in the last second: with Bosna up by a point and the clock winding down as Šibenka had the last possession, Bosna's Sabit Hadžić was adjudged to have fouled Šibenka's Dražen Petrović as he went up for a shot at the buzzer. Since being in the act of shooting, Petrović got two free throws and proceeded to score both, winning the game and championship for his team. Next morning, the Basketball Federation of Yugoslavia (KSJ) presidency reviewed the game on account of supposed refereeing irregularities. They decided to void the result, ordering a rematch in Novi Sad. Šibenka decided to boycott the decision. Since Šibenka failed to show up for the Novi Sad game, the title got awarded to Bosna.^[1]