Croatia men's national basketball team
The Croatia men's national basketball team (Croatian: Hrvatska košarkaška reprezentacija) represents Croatia in international basketball matches. The team is controlled by the Croatian Basketball Federation (HKS).
| FIBA ranking | 30 (1 March 2024) | ||
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| Joined FIBA | 1992 | ||
| FIBA zone | FIBA Europe | ||
| National federation | HKS | ||
| Coach | Josip Sesar | ||
| Nickname(s) | Kockasti (The Chequered Ones) | ||
| Olympic Games | |||
| Appearances | 4 | ||
| Medals | Silver: (1992) | ||
| FIBA World Cup | |||
| Appearances | 3 | ||
| Medals | Bronze: (1994) | ||
| EuroBasket | |||
| Appearances | 14 | ||
| Medals | Bronze: (1993, 1995) | ||
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| First international | |||
| Germany 86–74 Croatia (Murcia, Spain; 22 June 1992) | |||
| Biggest win | |||
| Croatia 124–51 Iceland (Murcia, Spain; 24 June 1992) | |||
| Biggest defeat | |||
| Croatia 70–103 United States (Barcelona, Spain; 27 July 1992) | |||
The biggest success Croatia has achieved was at the 1992 Barcelona Olympics when the team reached the final against the United States and won the silver medal. Croatia has also won one bronze medal at the FIBA World Cup and two bronze medals at EuroBasket.
Croatia's Krešimir Ćosić, Dražen Petrović, Dino Rađa, Mirko Novosel and Toni Kukoč are members of the Naismith Memorial Basketball Hall of Fame. Ćosić was inducted in 1996, Petrović in 2002, Rađa in 2018 and Kukoč in 2021, all as players. Novosel was inducted in 2007 as a coach. Petrović, Ćosić, Kukoč and Novosel are members of the FIBA Hall of Fame. Ćosić is also the only Croatian to have received the FIBA Order of Merit. Ćosić, however, never played for the Croatia national team. As he was only a member of the Yugoslavia national team, holding the record for number of medals (including Olyimpic gold) and the most games played by a player.