HKK Široki

Široki
Široki logo
NicknamePonos Hercegovine
(Pride of Herzegovina)
LeaguesBosnian League
ABA League Second Division
Founded5 April 1974 (1974-04-05)
HistoryKK Mladost
(1974–1992)
HKK Široki
(1994–present)
ArenaPecara Sports Hall
Capacity4,500
LocationŠiroki Brijeg, Bosnia and Herzegovina
Team colorsBlue, White
   
PresidentIgor Jelčić
Championships10 Bosnian Leagues
8 Bosnian Cups
Websitehkksiroki.com

Hrvatski košarkaški klub Široki (transl. Croat Basketball Club Široki), commonly referred to as HKK Široki or simply Široki, is a men's professional basketball club based in Široki Brijeg, Bosnia and Herzegovina. The team currently competes in the Basketball Championship of Bosnia and Herzegovina. With eleven Bosnia and Herzegovina Championship and nine Cups of Bosnia and Herzegovina won Široki is the most successful basketball team in the country.

History

Former logo (until 2020).

Founded in 1974, the club became the basketball center in the south-west of SR Bosnia and Herzegovina but never played in the Yugoslavian elite league in the past.

First being registered under the name KK Mladost the club participated in lower leagues for years but had to stop its activities for two years in 1992 due to War in Bosnia. Afterwards the club was renamed HKK Široki and got a place in the newly established Bosnian national league and in 1998 took the double crown, in the national championship and in the national cup. Moving to the Pecara Sports Hall, with a capacity of 4,500 seats, the richest period in the club's history was still to come. Široki Hercegtisak received the invitation to the ABA League in the first years of its existence and was unbeatable in both domestic championships between 2002 and 2004. It was the club's decision to also participate in the FIBA European competitions for years, but as it is located in the Croatian part of the country the club became more orientated toward the neighboring country of Croatia after the war in the 90's.[1]

Home arena

Široki at home arena in the final cup match against Bosna

Široki plays their home games at the Pecara Sports Hall. It has a seating capacity of 4,500.[2][3]

Sponsorship naming

The club has had several denominations through the years due to its sponsorship:

  • Feal Široki (2001–2003)
  • Široki Hercegtisak (2003–2004)
  • Široki HT Eronet (2005–2008)
  • Široki Prima pivo (2008–2009)
  • Široki TT Kabeli (2009–2011)
  • Široki WWin (2011–2012)
  • Široki Primorka (2013–2014)

Players

Current roster

Note: Flags indicate national team eligibility at FIBA-sanctioned events. Players may hold other non-FIBA nationalities not displayed.

HKK Široki roster
Players Coaches
Pos. No. Nat. Name Ht. Age
F 6 Croatia Ivanov, Ive 2.00 m (6 ft 7 in) 39 – (1985-11-13)13 November 1985
SG 8 Croatia Kučan, Ivan 1.95 m (6 ft 5 in) 29 – (1996-05-02)2 May 1996
PF 10 Croatia Vucić, Mate 2.03 m (6 ft 8 in) 27 – (1997-11-11)11 November 1997
PF 12 Croatia Čolak, Mateo 2.06 m (6 ft 9 in) 27 – (1998-04-24)24 April 1998
F 13 Croatia Miletić, Nikola 1.97 m (6 ft 6 in) 21 – (2004-06-28)28 June 2004
G 14 United States Caruthers, Dontay 1.93 m (6 ft 4 in) 30 – (1995-06-23)23 June 1995
SF 15 Croatia Galić, Ivan 1.97 m (6 ft 6 in) 21 – (2004-07-04)4 July 2004
SG 20 Croatia Jelčić, Stanko 1.90 m (6 ft 3 in) 21 – (2004-03-18)18 March 2004
C 21 Bosnia and Herzegovina Čović, Mile 2.05 m (6 ft 9 in) 27 – (1998-06-18)18 June 1998
SG 23 Croatia Ćavar, Ivo 1.88 m (6 ft 2 in) 27 – (1998-06-26)26 June 1998
F 24 Croatia Zubac, Pero 2.01 m (6 ft 7 in) 20 – (2005-02-07)7 February 2005
C 33 Bosnia and Herzegovina Damjanović, Marko 2.13 m (7 ft 0 in) 26 – (1998-11-30)30 November 1998
G 44 Croatia Vujanović, Dominik 1.82 m (6 ft 0 in) 22 – (2003-08-04)4 August 2003
Head coach
Assistant coach(es)
  • Bosnia and Herzegovina Ante Lončar
Strength & conditioning coach(es)
  • Bosnia and Herzegovina Mile Galić
Physiotherapist(s)
  • Bosnia and Herzegovina Tomislav Sesar
Legend
  • (C) Team captain
  • Injured Injured
Updated: February 25, 2022

Trophies and awards

Source[1]

Honours No. Years
National competitions – 20
Bosnian League Winners 10 2001–02, 2002–03, 2003–04, 2006–07, 2008–09, 2009–10, 2010–11, 2011–12, 2018–19, 2020–21
Bosnian Cup Winners 8 2002, 2003, 2004, 2006, 2008, 2011, 2012, 2014
Competitions of Herzeg-Bosnia (2nd-tier) – 4
Herzeg-Bosnian League Winners 3 1997–98, 2000–01, 2001–02
Herzeg-Bosnian Cup Winners 1 1998–99

Notable players

See also

References

  1. ^ a b "Team Široki". druga.aba-liga.com. Retrieved 18 August 2020.
  2. ^ "Športska dvorana Pecara ŠIROKI BRIJEG, Fra Didaka Buntića bb". rekreacija.ba. Archived from the original on 16 August 2016. Retrieved 18 August 2020.
  3. ^ "Dan kada je otvorena Pecara: Dvorana u koju je Široki donio osam titula". bhbasket.ba. Retrieved 18 August 2020.
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