Croatia pulled away from the start in their opening game at the 2014 FIBA World Cup in Spain, and it looked like it would be a routine win to start off the tournament. The game would turn out to be a thriller. Croatia led 23-9 after one quarter, but the Philippines fought back for the rest of the game and looked the better team in the final three quarters. Led by naturalized … [Read more...] about Croatia Overtime Winners Against Philippines in Game One of FIBA World Cup
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Poor 3rd quarter sees Croatia bow out of Eurobasket semifinals
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The magic finally ran out for the Croatian national basketball team Friday night in Ljubljana. After winning eight straight games at the 2013 European championships in Slovenia, Croatia were beat 77-62 by a tough Lithuania team in the semifinal match. After only being down three at the half, Croatia fell apart in the third quarter, letting Lithuania go on a 21-8 run to … [Read more...] about Poor 3rd quarter sees Croatia bow out of Eurobasket semifinals
Croatia defeat Ukraine, make Euro semis
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After a tight first quarter, Croatia pulled away and never looked back Thursday night in Slovenia, defeating Ukraine 84-72 in the Eurobasket quarterfinals. Croatia will now play one of the pre-tournament favorites, Lithuania in the semifinals. This is Croatia's first appearance in the semis since 1995 and with the berth comes automatic qualification into the World Championships … [Read more...] about Croatia defeat Ukraine, make Euro semis
Croatia breeze past Finland (Eurobasket 2nd Round)
By 25 CommentsCroatia cruised by Finland in their 2nd round Eurobasket encounter on Thursday, winning 88-63 and moving to the top of their group. With the game played just over the border in Slovenia, Croatian fans made their presence known as they chanted throughout, leaving the appearance of a home game. The first quarter was sloppy for both teams, but Croatia's dominance on the the boards … [Read more...] about Croatia breeze past Finland (Eurobasket 2nd Round)
Croatia knocks Serbia out of World Cup
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Croatia came out in Belgrade playing three strikers in Mandzukic, Olic and Eduardo like they were going to put on a fireworks show in scoring goals, but they ultimately played a tactical game in the first half like they were playing Spain in their prime in the World Cup final: scared. At the end of the match, Croatia should be happy upon the 1-1 result as they have … [Read more...] about Croatia knocks Serbia out of World Cup
20 years a legend gone
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Friday, June 7th marked the 20th anniversary of the death of Croatian basketball legend, Drazen Petrović. Petrović was killed on the German autobahn in 1993 at age 28 during a car accident. It followed his best season with the New Jersey Nets and was only one year after Petrović helped Croatia to the basketball silver medal at the 1992 Olympics in Barcelona. He will … [Read more...] about 20 years a legend gone
HNL Week 26: Remembering Hrvoje Ćustić
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Results for April 5- 7, 2013 NK ZAGREB 0 - 3 GNK DINAMO ZAGREB Dinamo Zagreb payed a visit to Kranjčevičeva street on Friday to face their neighbors NK Zagreb. The last time these two teams faced each other at the Poet’s home ended in a surprising defeat of Dinamo. The bad news for Zagreb was that, the scorer of the winning goal in their last victory over Dinamo and … [Read more...] about HNL Week 26: Remembering Hrvoje Ćustić
Andrew Bogut, hurt again
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Photo: Presswire ESPN.com is reporting that 7-foot Golden State Warriors center Andrew Bogut could miss the rest of the 2012-13 season due to further rehab and rest needed from April microfracture surgery on his ankle. The Australian-born Croatian, whose parents are from Osijek and Karlovac respectively, has only played four games for the Warriors this season after being … [Read more...] about Andrew Bogut, hurt again
Croatia U18 basketball crowned European Champions
By 17 CommentsCroatia defeated Lithuania 80-75 to win the U18 European Basketball Championships in a tournament that highlighted the potential of Croatian basketball, particularly Dario Šarić. Šarić had scored 16 of the team's 31 points as they led by nine midway through the second quarter before he picked up his third foul and had to be subbed. Lithuania fought back and took … [Read more...] about Croatia U18 basketball crowned European Champions
