Košarkaški klub Alkar (), commonly referred to as KK Alkar or simply Alkar, is a men's professional

basketball Basketball is a team sport in which two teams, most commonly of five players each, opposing one another on a rectangular Basketball court, court, compete with the primary objective of #Shooting, shooting a basketball (ball), basketball (appro ...

club based in

Sinj Sinj () is a List of cities and towns in Croatia, town in the continental part of Split-Dalmatia County, Croatia. As of the 2021 Croatian census, 2021 census, the population was 23,500 people, of which 10,800 inhabited its urban core. Sinj is k ...

Croatia Croatia, officially the Republic of Croatia, is a country in Central Europe, Central and Southeast Europe, on the coast of the Adriatic Sea. It borders Slovenia to the northwest, Hungary to the northeast, Serbia to the east, Bosnia and Herze ...

. The club competes in the Croatian League.

History

The club was founded in 1955 under the name Tekstilac. In 1965, the club changed its name to Alkar.

Notable players

Stipe Modrić Stipe Modrić (; born May 8, 1979) is a Slovenian professional basketball coach who is the assistant coach for Ilirija of the Slovenian Second League. Born in Sinj to a Croat father, Modrić played at the position of forward and power forward ...

Josip Vranković Josip-Jerko "Joke" Vranković (born October 26, 1968) is a Croatian professional basketball Basketball is a team sport in which two teams, most commonly of five players each, opposing one another on a rectangular Basketball court, court, co ...

External links

* {{DEFAULTSORT:Alkar KK Alkar Basketball teams in Croatia Basketball teams in Yugoslavia Basketball teams established in 1955 1955 establishments in Croatia Sinj