non-profit organization
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and the national
sports governing body
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Sports governing bodies come in various forms and have a variety of regulatory functions, including disciplinary action for rule infractions and dec ...
of
basketball
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in
Croatia
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.
It was founded on 19 December 1948 as a member of the larger
Basketball Federation of Yugoslavia
The Basketball Federation of Yugoslavia ( sh-Latn-Cyrl, Košarkaški savez Jugoslavije, Кошаркашки савез Југославије; ; ) was a non-profit organization and the national sports governing body for basketball in Socialist Fe ...
. On 19 January 1992, the HKS joined the
International Basketball Federation
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(FIBA). Croatia competes in the
European region
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Reasons given for this incl ...
Ivan Šuker
Ivan Šuker (; 12 November 1957 – 5 September 2023) was a Croatian politician and economist. He served as Minister of Finance from 2003 to 2010, as a member of the Croatian Democratic Union.Danko Radić (2004–2015)
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Ivan Šuker
Ivan Šuker (; 12 November 1957 – 5 September 2023) was a Croatian politician and economist. He served as Minister of Finance from 2003 to 2010, as a member of the Croatian Democratic Union.Stojko Vranković
Stojan "Stojko" Vranković (born 22 January 1964) is a Croatian professional basketball executive and former player. He served as the president of the Croatian Basketball Federation from 2016 to 2022.
A 7 ft 2 in (2.18 m) center, he played ...
Basketball
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