| Split | |||
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| Nickname | Žuti (The Yellows) | ||
| Leagues | ABA League Croatian League | ||
| Founded | 1945; 79 years ago | ||
| History | KK Hajduk (1945–1949) KK Split (1949–1967) KK Jugoplastika (1967–1990) KK POP 84 (1990–1991) KK Slobodna Dalmacija (1991–1993) KK Croatia Osiguranje (1993–1997) KK Split (1997–present) | ||
| Arena | Arena Gripe | ||
| Capacity | 3,500 | ||
| Location | Split, Croatia | ||
| Team colors | Yellow andBlack | ||
| President | Ante Vuković | ||
| General manager | Dejan Žaja | ||
| Head coach | Dino Repeša | ||
| Team captain | Ivan Perasović | ||
| Championships | 3EuroLeague 2Korać Cup 3Triple Crown 1Croatian Championship 6Croatian Cups 6Yugoslav Championships 5Yugoslav Cups | ||
| Website | www | ||
Košarkaški klub Split (English:Split Basketball Club), commonly referred to asKK Split or simplySplit, is a men's professionalbasketballclub based inSplit, Croatia. The club competes in theABA League and theCroatian League.
Under its former name ofKK Jugoplastika, the club was one of the most successful of theYugoslav era, winning several national titles in the1970s and the1980s. By winning theFIBA European Champions Cup for three consecutive years, from 1989 to 1991, it is also one of the most successful clubs in the history of European basketball.
The club's roots are found in Hajduk sports society's basketball section, which was established in 1945. After three years of mostly sporadic activity, in 1948, the club established its own organizational structure known asKK Hajduk, which was independent of sports society. In the next year, 1949, the club changed its name toKK Split.
After competing in the Yugoslav lower divisions for more than a decade, the club finally made it to the Yugoslav top-tier levelYugoslav First Federal League, for the 1963–64 season, and it stayed there until thebreakup of Yugoslavia.
In 1967, the club adopted–for sponsorship reasons–the nameJugoplastika (Jugoplastika was a factory of clothing, accessories, and footwear products, made from thermoplastic materials and fiberglass; the original predecessor ofAD Plastik),[1] and kept it until the end of the 1989–90 season. In the next season, the club participated in the worldwide, national domestic, and European competitions, under the sponsorship ofPOP 84 (an Italian clothes company fromAncona).[2]
KK Split is among the most successful clubs in European basketball history. They are, together with the first champions of the competition,Rīgas ASK, the only team to win theEuroLeague trophy three times in a row. In the years1989,1990, and1991, the team, which was known back then as Jugoplastika and POP 84, with players likeDino Rađa,Toni Kukoč,Žan Tabak,Velimir Perasović andZoran Savić, won theEuropean top-tier level basketball trophy.
Apart from these successes, the club also reached theFIBA European Champions Cup final in1972, and theFIBA European Cup Winners' Cup final in1973. It lost both finals against the 1970sItalian League superpowerIgnis Varese, and theSoviet Union League clubSpartak Leningrad. KK Split also won back-to-backKorać Cup titles in1976, againstChinamartini Torino, and in1977, againstAlco Bologna.
Note: Flags indicate national team eligibility atFIBA-sanctioned events. Players may hold other non-FIBA nationalities not displayed.
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| No. | Nat. | Name | Position | Tenure | Inducted |
| 7 | Toni Kukoč | F | 1985–1991 | 2017[3] | |

Total titles: 24
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| 1971–72 | Final | lost toIgnis Varese, 69-70 in the final (Tel Aviv) | |
| 1977–78 | Semi-final group stage | 5th place in a group withReal Madrid,Mobilgirgi Varese,ASVEL,Maccabi Tel Aviv andAlvik | |
| 1988–89 | Champions | defeatedFC Barcelona 87–77 in the semi-final, defeatedMaccabi Tel Aviv 75–69 in the final of the Final Four inMunich | |
| 1989–90 | Champions | defeatedLimoges CSP 101–83 in the semi-final, defeatedFC Barcelona Banca Catalana 72–67 in the final of the Final Four inZaragoza | |
| 1990–91 | Champions | defeatedScavolini Pesaro 93–87 in the semi-final, defeatedFC Barcelona Banca Catalana 70–65 in the final of the Final Four inParis | |
| 2000–01 | Quarter-finals | eliminated byEfes Pilsen, 69–95 (L) inIstanbul, 72–64 (W) inSplit and 59–82 (L) inIstanbul | |
| FIBA Saporta Cup | |||
| 1972–73 | Final | lost toSpartak Leningrad, 62–77 in the final (Thessaloniki) | |
| 1974–75 | Semi-finals | eliminated byCrvena zvezda, 88–76 (W) inSplit and 63-81 (L) inBelgrade | |
| 1985–86 | Quarter-finals | 3rd place in a group withFC Barcelona,Scavolini Pesaro andLandis&Gyr Wien | |
| 1992–93 | Quarter-finals | 3rd place in a group withSato Aris,Hapoel Galil Elyon,Benfica,Pitch Cholet andBudivelnyk | |
| 1993–94 | Quarter-finals | 3rd place in a group withSmelt Olimpija,Taugrés,Fidefinanz Bellinzona,Tofaş andRabotnički | |
| 1994–95 | Quarter-finals | 3rd place in a group withOlympique Antibes,Iraklis Aspis Pronoia,Maes Flandria,Kyiv andFidefinanz Bellinzona | |
| FIBA Korać Cup | |||
| 1973–74 | Semi-finals | eliminated byPartizan, 97–108 (L) inBelgrade and 85–75 (W) inSplit | |
| 1975–76 | Champions | defeatedChinamartini Torino, 97–84 (W) inSplit and 82–82 (D) inTurin in the double finals ofKorać Cup | |
| 1976–77 | Champions | defeatedAlco Bologna, 87–84 in the final ofKorać Cup inGenoa | |
| 1978–79 | Semi-finals | eliminated byPartizan, 96–97 (L) inSplit and 96–98 (L) inBelgrade | |
| 1979–80 | Semi-finals | eliminated byArrigoni Rieti, 75–86 (L) inRieti and 104–97 (W) inSplit | |
| FIBA Intercontinental Cup | |||
| 1973 | 4th | 4th place in a group withIgnis Varese,Sírio,Vaqueros de Bayamón andLexington Marathon Oilers | |
| McDonald's Championship | |||
| 1989 | Final | defeatedPhilips Milano 102–97 in the semi-final, lost toDenver Nuggets 129–139 in the final (Rome) | |
| 1990 | Final | defeatedFC Barcelona Banca Catalana 102–97 in the semi-final, lost toNew York Knicks 101–117 in the final (Barcelona) | |
| 1991 | 4th | 4th place inParis, lost toMontigalà Joventut 86–117 in the semi-final, lost toLimoges CSP 91–105 in the 3rd place game | |
1975–76 FIBA Korać Cup
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1988–89 FIBA European Champions Cup
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One of the greatest dynasties in European-wide basketball club competition history, came between 1989 and 1991, when Split simply dominated the FIBA European Champions Cup (EuroLeague) like no other team had in decades. Head coachBožidar Maljković, put together arguably one of the most talented young teams ever seen anywhere: featuringToni Kukoč,Dino Rađa,Žan Tabak,Velimir Perasović,Zoran Sretenović, andLuka Pavićević, who joined forces with veterans likeDuško Ivanović. In 1989, Jugoplastika reached theFinal Four, along with heavy favoritesFC Barcelona,Maccabi Tel Aviv, and the very competitiveAris. Kukoč had 24 points and Ivanović had 21, to lead Split past FC Barcelona, by a score of 89–77, in the semifinals. Once in the final, Jugoplastika edged Maccabi 75–69, behind 20 points from Rađa, and 18 from an unstoppable Kukoč, whose combination of size, speed, and incredible court vision, turned him into a one-of-a-kind player.

Jugoplastika met FC Barcelona again, in the1990 FIBA European Champions Cup Final Four, in Zaragoza, Spain. FC Barcelona was backed by thousands of fans, and managed to get a brief 61–59 lead, late in the second half, but Kukoč buried a couple of critical three-pointers, that sent Jugoplastika on its way to its second straight title. Kukoč finished the game with 20 points, and theEuroLeague Final Four MVP award, in his magic hands.
In most places, one can find that the European champions in 1991, were called POP 84, but that was just the name of the sponsor under which the talented players of KK Split were playing that season. Despite being without Dino Rađa and Duško Ivanović, the team from Split was led by a great Toni Kukoč, and a genius-like Zoran Savić, to their third consecutive title. Since the time whenRīgas ASK of theUSSR League, won three straight European titles, in1958,1959, and1960, no other team had won three in a row. And in theFinal Four era, only two other teams besides Jugoplastika have been able to win even two consecutively (Maccabi Tel Aviv in2004 and2005, andOlympiacos in2012, and2013).
In 1991, the competition provided some big surprises, leading up to theFinal Four at Paris. English clubKingston Kings of theBritish Basketball League, eliminatedCSKA Moscow, and what is more, with a double victory, 93–77 at home and 72–74 in Moscow. German clubBayer 04 Leverkusen of theBasketball Bundesliga, made its debut in the third round, but the other faces were well known to everyone: FC Barcelona Banca Catalana ended first in that phase (11–3), POP 84 was second (9–5), and the other two Final Four teams would beScavolini Pesaro and Maccabi Tel Aviv, tied at 8–6. Once again, the first team of the previous round did not get the title. In a rematch of the previous year's final – an occurrence that has not been repeated since – the team from Split won 70–65, almost identical to the 1990 score (72–67). Thanks to a great performance by Savić, who scored 27 points, Jugoplastika had an historic three–peat.
Split participated in theYugoslav First Basketball League from the 1964 season, until thebreakup of Yugoslavia, in summer of 1991 (except for 1981–82 season, when the club was relegated to the 2nd-tier levelYugoslav 1. B Federal Basketball League).
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| ^ | Denotes player who has been inducted to theNaismith Memorial Basketball Hall of Fame |
| Position | Player | Year | Round | Pick | Drafted by |
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| PF/C | 1989 | 2nd round | 40th | Boston Celtics | |
| SF/PF | 1990 | 2nd round | 29th | Chicago Bulls | |
| C | 1991 | 2nd round | 51st | Houston Rockets | |
| C | 1998 | 2nd round | 35th | Dallas Mavericks | |
| PG/SG | 2005 | 2nd round | 41st | Toronto Raptors |