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{{Short description|Basketball club in Split, Croatia}}
{{Infobox basketball club
| name          = Split
| nickname      = ''Žuti'' (The Yellows)
| logo          = KK Split logo.jpg
| imagesize     = 150px
| color1        = black
| color2        = gold
| color3        = black
| leagues       = [[ABA League]]<br />[[HT Premijer liga|Croatian League]]
| founded       = 1945; 79 years ago
| history       = '''KK Hajduk'''<br />(1945–1949)<br />'''KK Split'''<br />(1949–1967)<br />'''KK Jugoplastika'''<br />(1967–1990)<br />'''KK POP 84'''<br />(1990–1991)<br />'''KK Slobodna Dalmacija'''<br />(1991–1993)<br />'''KK Croatia Osiguranje'''<br />(1993–1997)<br />'''KK Split'''<br />(1997–present)
| arena         = [[Arena Gripe]]
| capacity      = 3,500
| location      = [[Split, Croatia|Split]], Croatia
| colors        = [[Yellow]] and [[Black]]<br />{{color box|#f8b411}} {{color box|#000000}}
| president     = Ante Vuković
| gm            = Dejan Žaja
| coach         = [[Veljko Mršić]]
| captain       = [[Shannon Shorter]]
| championships = '''3''' [[EuroLeague]]<br />'''2''' [[FIBA Korać Cup|Korać Cup]]<br />'''3''' [[European Basketball Triple Crown|Triple Crown]]<br />'''1''' [[HT Premijer liga|Croatian Championship]]<br />'''6''' [[Krešimir Ćosić Cup|Croatian Cups]]<br />'''6''' [[Yugoslav First Basketball League|Yugoslav Championships]]<br />'''5''' [[Yugoslav Basketball Cup|Yugoslav Cups]]
| website       = {{URL|http://www.kk-split.com/}}
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'''Košarkaški klub Split''' ({{langx|en|Split Basketball Club}}), commonly referred to as '''KK Split''' or simply '''Split''', is a men's professional [[basketball]] [[Sports club|club]] based in [[Split, Croatia|Split]], Croatia. The club competes in the [[ABA League]] and the [[HT Premijer liga|Croatian League]].

Under its former name of '''KK Jugoplastika''', the club was one of the most successful of the [[Socialist Federal Republic of Yugoslavia|Yugoslav]] era, winning several national titles in the [[1970s]] and the [[1980s]]. By winning the [[EuroLeague|FIBA 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.

== History ==
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 as '''KK Hajduk''', which was independent of sports society. In the next year, 1949, the club changed its name to '''KK Split'''.

After competing in the Yugoslav lower divisions for more than a decade, the club finally made it to the Yugoslav top-tier level [[Yugoslav First Federal Basketball League|Yugoslav First Federal League]], for the 1963–64 season, and it stayed there until the [[breakup of Yugoslavia]].

In 1967, the club adopted–for sponsorship reasons–the name '''Jugoplastika''' (''Jugoplastika'' was a factory of clothing, accessories, and footwear products, made from thermoplastic materials and fiberglass; the original predecessor of ''AD Plastik''),<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.adplastik.hr/en/19-company-history/ |title=Company history {{!}} AD Plastik |website=www.adplastik.hr |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140825015606/http://www.adplastik.hr/en/19-company-history/ |archive-date=2014-08-25}}</ref> 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 of '''POP 84''' (an Italian clothes company from [[Ancona]]).<ref>{{Cite web |url=https://www.pop84.com/story |title=Pop84 |access-date=2017-02-15 |archive-date=2017-02-16 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170216131804/https://www.pop84.com/story |url-status=dead }}</ref>

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 the [[EuroLeague]] trophy three times in a row. In the years [[1988–89 FIBA European Champions Cup|1989]], [[1989–90 FIBA European Champions Cup|1990]], and [[1990–91 FIBA European Champions Cup|1991]], the team, which was known back then as Jugoplastika and POP 84, with players like [[Dino Rađa]], [[Toni Kukoč]], [[Žan Tabak]], [[Velimir Perasović]] and [[Zoran Savić]], won the [[European professional club basketball system|European top-tier level]] basketball trophy.

Apart from these successes, the club also reached the [[EuroLeague Final|FIBA European Champions Cup]] final in [[1971–72 FIBA European Champions Cup|1972]], and the [[FIBA Saporta Cup|FIBA European Cup Winners' Cup]] final in [[1972–73 FIBA European Cup Winners' Cup|1973]]. It lost both finals against the 1970s [[Lega Basket Serie A|Italian League]] superpower [[Pallacanestro Varese|Ignis Varese]], and the [[Soviet Union Premiere Basketball League|Soviet Union League]] club [[BC Spartak Saint Petersburg|Spartak Leningrad]]. KK Split also won back-to-back [[FIBA Korać Cup|Korać Cup]] titles in [[1975–76 FIBA Korać Cup|1976]], against [[Auxilium Pallacanestro Torino|Chinamartini Torino]], and in [[1976–77 FIBA Korać Cup|1977]], against [[Fortitudo Pallacanestro Bologna|Alco Bologna]].

== Players ==
{{Main|Category:KK Split players}}

=== Current roster ===
<section begin=roster />{{Basketball roster nationality note}}{{Basketball roster header | team=KK Split |wt=n|age=y}}
<!-- list of players -->





{{player3 | num = 2  | nat = USA | first = Shannon  | last = Shorter | pos = SG | m = 1.93 | year = 1989| month = 08 | date = 01}}
{{player3 | num = 5 | nat = CRO | first = Antonio  | last = Jordano   | pos = SG  | m = 1.88 | year = 1999 | month =02  | date = 25}}
{{player3 | num = 6 | nat = CRO | first = Toni  | last = Katić   | pos = G  | m = 1.88 | year = 1992 | month =07  | date = 09}}
{{player3 | num = 7 | nat = CRO | first = Boris  | last = Tišma   | pos = F  | m = 2.05 | year = 2002 | month =02  | date = 20}}
{{player3 | num = 9  | nat = CRO | first = Antonio     | last = Klepo    | pos = PG | m = 1.81 | year = 2004 | month = 04 | date = 12}}
{{player3 | num = 10 | nat = CRO | first = Vito    | last = Kučić        | pos = G | m = 1.91 | year = 2002 | month = 03 | date = 28}}
{{player3 | num = 11 | nat = CRO | first = Tonko    | last = Vuko        | pos = PF | m = 2.03 | year = 1994 | month = 07 | date = 07}}
{{player3 | num = 13 | nat = CRO | first = Ante     | last = Perkušić    | pos = SF | m = 1.96 | year = 2002 | month = 03 | date = 24}}
{{player3 | num =   | nat = CRO | first = Ivan  | last = Vraneš | pos = C | m = 2.07 | year = 1996| month = 05 | date = 29}}
{{player3 | num = 24 | nat = CRO | first = David  | last = Škara   | pos = PF  | m = 2.02 | year = 1995 | month =02  | date = 26}}
{{player3 | num = 44 | nat = CRO | first = Borna  | last = Kapusta   | pos = PG  | m = 1.82 | year = 1996 | month =07  | date = 24}}
{{player3 | num = 98  | nat = CRO | first = Krešimir   | last = Ljubičić        | pos = C | m = 2.10 | year = 1998 | month = 07 | date = 11}}

<!-- end list of players -->
{{Basketball roster footer
| head_coach = 
* {{player||CRO|[[Veljko Mršić]]}}
| asst_coach = 
* {{player||CRO|Ante Marović}}
* {{player||CRO|Jere Mrduljaš}}
| team_man =
| roster_url = https://www.aba-liga.com/team/7/22/1/0/split/
| accessdate = {{dts|2025|1|13}}
}}<section end=roster />

===Depth chart===
{{Basketball depth chart
| team_name =  Split
 |starter_c   = [[Ivan Vraneš]]
 |starter_pf  = [[David Škara]]
 |starter_sf  = [[Shannon Shorter]]
 |starter_sg  = [[Antonio Jordano]]
 |starter_pg  = [[Borna Kapusta]]
 |bench 1_c   = [[Krešimir Ljubičić]]
 |bench 1_pf  = [[Tonko Vuko]]
 |bench 1_sf  = [[Boris Tišma]]
 |bench 1_sg  = [[Vito Kučić]]
 |bench 1_pg  = [[Toni Katić]]
 |bench 2_c   = 
 |bench 2_pf  = 
 |bench 2_sf  = [[Ante Perkušić]]
 |bench 2_sg  = [[Antonio Klepo]]
 |bench 2_pg  = 
 |bench 3_c   = 
 |bench 3_pf  = 
 |bench 3_sf  = 
 |bench 3_sg  = 
 |bench 3_pg  = 
 |bench 4_c   = 
 |bench 4_pf  = 
 |bench 4_sf  = 
 |bench 4_sg  = 
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}}

=== FIBA Hall of Famers ===
{| class="wikitable" style="text-align:center"
|-
! colspan="6" style="{{NBA color cell|KK Split}};"| KK Split Hall of Famers
|-
! colspan="6" style="{{NBA color cell2|KK Split}};"|Players
|-
! No. || Nat. || Name || Position || Tenure || Inducted
|-
| '''7''' || {{flagicon|CRO}} || [[Toni Kukoč]] || [[Center (basketball)|F]] || 1985–1991 || 2017<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.fiba.basketball/hall-of-fame/famers|title=FIBA.basketball|access-date=20 August 2019}}</ref>
|-
|}

== Honours ==
[[File:Gripe sports hall.jpg|thumb|350px|[[Arena Gripe]]]]

'''Total titles: 24'''

===Domestic competitions===
* '''[[HT Premijer liga|Croatian League]]'''
: '''Winners (1)''': 2002–03
: Runners-up (8): 1992–93, 1993–94, 1995–96, 1996–97, 2000–01, 2007–08, 2020–21, 2022–23, 2023–24
* '''[[Krešimir Ćosić Cup|Croatian Cup]]'''
: '''Winners (6)''': 1991–92, 1992–93, 1993–94, 1996–97, 2003–04, 2024–25
: Runners-up (3): 1995–96, 1998–99, 2020–21
* '''[[First Federal Basketball League|Yugoslav League]]''' <small>(defunct)</small>
: '''Winners (6)''': [[1970–71 Yugoslav First Basketball League|1970–71]], [[1976–77 Yugoslav First Basketball League|1976–77]], [[1987–88 Yugoslav First Basketball League|1987–88]], [[1988–89 Yugoslav First Basketball League|1988–89]], [[1989–90 Yugoslav First Basketball League|1989–90]], [[1990–91 Yugoslav First Basketball League|1990–91]]
: Runners-up (6): [[1971–72 Yugoslav First Basketball League|1971–72]], [[1973–74 Yugoslav First Basketball League|1973–74]], [[1974–75 Yugoslav First Basketball League|1974–75]], [[1975–76 Yugoslav First Basketball League|1975–76]], [[1978–79 Yugoslav First Basketball League|1978–79]], [[1979–80 Yugoslav First Basketball League|1979–80]]
* '''[[Yugoslav Basketball Cup|Yugoslav Cup]]''' <small>(defunct)</small>
: '''Winners (5)''': 1971–72, 1973–74, 1976–77, 1989–90, 1990–91
: Runners-up (5): 1969–70, 1974–75, 1984–85, 1987–88, 1988–89
* '''[[Yugoslav 1. B Federal Basketball League|Yugoslav League <small>1. B</small>]]''' <small>(defunct)</small>
: '''Winners (1)''': 1981–82

===European competitions===
{{see also|List of European Major Basketball club competition winners}}
* '''[[EuroLeague]]'''
: '''Winners (3)''': [[1988–89 FIBA European Champions Cup|1988–89]], [[1989–90 FIBA European Champions Cup|1989–90]], [[1990–91 FIBA European Champions Cup|1990–91]]
: Runners-up (1): [[1971–72 FIBA European Champions Cup|1971–72]]
: Final Four (3): [[1989 FIBA European Champions Cup Final Four|1989]], [[1990 FIBA European Champions Cup Final Four|1990]], [[1991 FIBA European Champions Cup Final Four|1991]]
* '''[[FIBA Saporta Cup]]''' <small>(defunct)</small>
: Runners-up (1): [[1972–73 FIBA European Cup Winners' Cup|1972–73]]
: Semifinalists (1): [[1974–75 FIBA European Cup Winners' Cup|1974–75]]
* '''[[FIBA Korać Cup]]''' <small>(defunct)</small>
: '''Winners (2)''': [[1975–76 FIBA Korać Cup|1975–76]], [[1976–77 FIBA Korać Cup|1976–77]]
: Semifinalists (3): [[1973–74 FIBA Korać Cup|1973–74]], [[1978–79 FIBA Korać Cup|1978–79]], [[1979–80 FIBA Korać Cup|1979–80]]
* '''[[European Basketball Club Super Cup]]''' <small>(semi-official, defunct)</small>
: '''Winners (1)''': [[1990 VIII ACB International Tournament "VII Memorial Héctor Quiroga"|1990]]
: Runners-up (2): [[1988 VI ACB International Tournament "V Memorial Héctor Quiroga"|1988]], [[1989 VII ACB International Tournament "VI Memorial Héctor Quiroga"|1989]]
: 4th place (1): [[1991 IX ACB International Tournament "VIII Memorial Héctor Quiroga"|1991]]

===Worldwide competitions===
* '''[[FIBA Intercontinental Cup]]'''
: 4th place (1): [[1973 FIBA Intercontinental Cup|1973]]
* '''[[McDonald's Championship]]'''
: Runners-up (2): [[1989 McDonald's Championship|1989]], [[1990 McDonald's Championship|1990]]
: 4th place (1): [[1991 McDonald's Championship|1991]]

===Other competitions===
* '''[[FIBA International Christmas Tournament]]''' <small>(defunct)</small>
: '''Winners (1)''': [[1989 XXV FIBA International Christmas Tournament|1989]]
: Runners-up (1): [[1990 XXVI FIBA International Christmas Tournament|1990]]

===Individual club awards===
* '''[[European Basketball Triple Crown|Triple Crown]]'''
: '''Winners (2)''': 1989–90, 1990–91
* '''[[European Basketball Triple Crown|Small Triple Crown]]'''
: '''Winners (1)''': 1976–77

== Top performances in European competitions ==
{{Main|KK Split in international competitions}}

{| class="toccolours" border="0" cellpadding="2" cellspacing="0" align="left" style="margin:0.5em;"
|- bgcolor=#CADCFB
! Season
! Achievement
! Notes
|-
!colspan=4 bgcolor=#EFEFEF | [[EuroLeague]]
|-
| align="center" | [[1971–72 FIBA European Champions Cup|1971–72]]
| align="center" bgcolor= silver | '''Final'''
| align="left" | lost to [[Pallacanestro Varese|Ignis Varese]], 69-70 in the final ([[Tel Aviv]])
|-
| align="center" | [[1977–78 FIBA European Champions Cup|1977–78]]
| align="center" | '''Semi-final group stage'''
| align="left" | 5th place in a group with [[Real Madrid Baloncesto|Real Madrid]], [[Pallacanestro Varese|Mobilgirgi Varese]], [[ASVEL Basket|ASVEL]], [[Maccabi Tel Aviv B.C.|Maccabi Tel Aviv]] and [[Alviks BK|Alvik]]
|-
| align="center" | [[1988–89 FIBA European Champions Cup|1988–89]]
| align="center" bgcolor="gold" | '''Champions'''
| align="left" | defeated [[FC Barcelona Bàsquet|FC Barcelona]] 87–77 in the semi-final, defeated [[Maccabi Tel Aviv B.C.|Maccabi Tel Aviv]] 75–69 in the final of the Final Four in [[Munich]]
|-
| align="center" | [[1989–90 FIBA European Champions Cup|1989–90]]
| align="center" bgcolor="gold" | '''Champions'''
| align="left" | defeated [[Limoges CSP]] 101–83 in the semi-final, defeated [[FC Barcelona Bàsquet|FC Barcelona Banca Catalana]] 72–67 in the final of the Final Four in [[Zaragoza]]
|-
| align="center" | [[1990–91 FIBA European Champions Cup|1990–91]]
| align="center" bgcolor="gold" | '''Champions'''
| align="left" | defeated [[U.S. Victoria Libertas Pallacanestro|Scavolini Pesaro]] 93–87 in the semi-final, defeated [[FC Barcelona Bàsquet|FC Barcelona Banca Catalana]] 70–65 in the final of the Final Four in [[Paris]]
|-
| align="center" | [[2000–01 FIBA SuproLeague|2000–01]]
| align="center" | '''Quarter-finals'''
| align="left" | eliminated by [[Anadolu Efes S.K.|Efes Pilsen]], 69–95 ('''L''') in [[Istanbul]], 72–64 ('''W''') in [[Split, Croatia|Split]] and 59–82 ('''L''') in [[Istanbul]]
|-
!colspan=4 bgcolor=#EFEFEF | [[FIBA Saporta Cup]]
|-
| align="center" | [[1972–73 FIBA European Cup Winners' Cup|1972–73]]
| align="center" bgcolor= silver | '''Final'''
| align="left" | lost to [[BC Spartak Saint Petersburg|Spartak Leningrad]], 62–77 in the final ([[Thessaloniki]])
|-
| align="center" | [[1974–75 FIBA European Cup Winners' Cup|1974–75]]
| align="center" | '''Semi-finals'''
| align="left" | eliminated by [[KK Crvena zvezda|Crvena zvezda]], 88–76 ('''W''') in [[Split, Croatia|Split]] and 63-81 ('''L''') in [[Belgrade]]
|-
| align="center" | [[1985–86 FIBA European Cup Winners' Cup|1985–86]]
| align="center" | '''Quarter-finals'''
| align="left" | 3rd place in a group with [[FC Barcelona Bàsquet|FC Barcelona]], [[U.S. Victoria Libertas Pallacanestro|Scavolini Pesaro]] and [[UBSC Wien|Landis&Gyr Wien]]
|-
| align="center" | [[1992–93 FIBA European Cup|1992–93]]
| align="center" | '''Quarter-finals'''
| align="left" | 3rd place in a group with [[Aris B.C.|Sato Aris]], [[Hapoel Galil Elyon]], [[S.L. Benfica (basketball)|Benfica]], [[Cholet Basket|Pitch Cholet]] and [[BC Budivelnyk|Budivelnyk]]
|-
| align="center" | [[1993–94 FIBA European Cup|1993–94]]
| align="center" | '''Quarter-finals'''
| align="left" | 3rd place in a group with [[KK Olimpija|Smelt Olimpija]], [[Saski Baskonia|Taugrés]], [[Pallacanestro Bellinzona|Fidefinanz Bellinzona]], [[Tofaş S.K.|Tofaş]] and [[KK Rabotnički|Rabotnički]]
|-
| align="center" | [[1994–95 FIBA European Cup|1994–95]]
| align="center" | '''Quarter-finals'''
| align="left" | 3rd place in a group with [[Olympique Antibes]], [[Iraklis Thessaloniki B.C.|Iraklis Aspis Pronoia]], [[R.C. Mechelen|Maes Flandria]], [[BC Kyiv|Kyiv]] and [[Pallacanestro Bellinzona|Fidefinanz Bellinzona]]
|-
!colspan=4 bgcolor=#EFEFEF | [[FIBA Korać Cup]]
|-
| align="center" | [[1973–74 FIBA Korać Cup|1973–74]]
| align="center" | '''Semi-finals'''
| align="left" | eliminated by [[KK Partizan|Partizan]], 97–108 ('''L''') in [[Belgrade]] and 85–75 ('''W''') in [[Split, Croatia|Split]]
|-
| align="center" | [[1975–76 FIBA Korać Cup|1975–76]]
| align="center" bgcolor="gold" | '''Champions'''
| align="left" | defeated [[Auxilium Pallacanestro Torino|Chinamartini Torino]], 97–84 ('''W''') in [[Split, Croatia|Split]] and 82–82 ('''D''') in [[Turin]] in the double finals of [[FIBA Korać Cup|Korać Cup]]
|-
| align="center" | [[1976–77 FIBA Korać Cup|1976–77]]
| align="center" bgcolor="gold" | '''Champions'''
| align="left" | defeated [[Fortitudo Pallacanestro Bologna|Alco Bologna]], 87–84 in the final of [[FIBA Korać Cup|Korać Cup]] in [[Genoa]]
|-
| align="center" | [[1978–79 FIBA Korać Cup|1978–79]]
| align="center" | '''Semi-finals'''
| align="left" | eliminated by [[KK Partizan|Partizan]], 96–97 ('''L''') in [[Split, Croatia|Split]] and 96–98 ('''L''') in [[Belgrade]]
|-
| align="center" | [[1979–80 FIBA Korać Cup|1979–80]]
| align="center" | '''Semi-finals'''
| align="left" | eliminated by [[AMG Sebastiani Basket|Arrigoni Rieti]], 75–86 ('''L''') in [[Rieti]] and 104–97 ('''W''') in [[Split, Croatia|Split]]
|-
!colspan=4 bgcolor=#EFEFEF | [[FIBA Intercontinental Cup]]
|-
| align="center" | [[1973 FIBA Intercontinental Cup|1973]]
| align="center" | '''4th'''
| align="left" | 4th place in a group with [[Pallacanestro Varese|Ignis Varese]], [[Esporte Clube Sírio (basketball)|Sírio]], [[Vaqueros de Bayamón]] and [[Lexington Marathon Oilers]]
|-
!colspan=4 bgcolor=#EFEFEF | [[McDonald's Championship]]
|-
| align="center" | [[1989 McDonald's Championship|1989]]
| align="center" bgcolor= silver | '''Final'''
| align="left" | defeated [[Pallacanestro Olimpia Milano|Philips Milano]] 102–97 in the semi-final, lost to [[Denver Nuggets]] 129–139 in the final ([[Rome]])
|-
| align="center" | [[1990 McDonald's Championship|1990]]
| align="center" bgcolor= silver | '''Final'''
| align="left" | defeated [[FC Barcelona Bàsquet|FC Barcelona Banca Catalana]] 102–97 in the semi-final, lost to [[New York Knicks]] 101–117 in the final ([[Barcelona]])
|-
| align="center" | [[1991 McDonald's Championship|1991]]
| align="center" | '''4th'''
| align="left" | 4th place in [[Paris]], lost to [[Club Joventut Badalona|Montigalà Joventut]] 86–117 in the semi-final, lost to [[Limoges CSP]] 91–105 in the 3rd place game
|}
{{Clear}}

== The road to the European Cup victories ==
{{col-begin}}
{{col-3}}
'''1975–76 FIBA Korać Cup'''
{| class="wikitable" style="text-align: left; font-size:95%"
|- bgcolor="#ccccff"
! Round
! Team
! Home
! &nbsp;&nbsp;Away&nbsp;&nbsp;
|-
|2nd
|{{flagicon|GRE|old}} [[Panellinios B.C.|Panellinios]]
| style="text-align:center;"|'''105–61'''
| style="text-align:center;"|'''63–78'''
|-
|rowspan=3|Top 16
|{{flagicon|BEL}} [[Standard BC Liège|Standard Liège]]
| style="text-align:center;"|'''78–71'''
| style="text-align:center;"|'''87–83'''
|-
|{{flagicon|FRA}} [[Berck BC|Berck]]
| style="text-align:center;"|'''90–69'''
| style="text-align:center;"|'''79–99'''
|-
|{{flagicon|ITA}} [[Pallacanestro Milano 1958|Mobilquatro Milano]]
| style="text-align:center;"|'''99–83'''
| style="text-align:center;"|'''100–101'''
|-
|SF
|{{flagicon|ITA}} [[Virtus Pallacanestro Bologna|Sinudyne Bologna]]
| style="text-align:center;"|'''74–83'''
| style="text-align:center;"|'''92–79'''
|-
|F
|{{flagicon|ITA}} [[Auxilium Pallacanestro Torino|Chinamartini Torino]]
| style="text-align:center;"|'''97–84'''
| style="text-align:center;"|'''82–82'''
|}
{{col-3}}
'''1976–77 FIBA Korać Cup'''
{| class="wikitable" style="text-align: left; font-size:95%"
|- bgcolor="#ccccff"
! Round
! Team
! Home
! &nbsp;&nbsp;Away&nbsp;&nbsp;
|-
|2nd
|colspan=3|[[Bye (sports)|Bye (as title holder)]]
|-
|rowspan=2|Top 12
|{{flagicon|BEL}} [[Standard BC Liège|Standard Liège]]
| style="text-align:center;"|'''88–84'''
| style="text-align:center;"|'''91–75'''
|-
|{{flagicon|ITA}} [[Reyer Venezia Mestre|Canon Venezia]]
| style="text-align:center;"|'''102–88'''
| style="text-align:center;"|'''95–66'''
|-
|SF
|{{flagicon|ITA}} [[A.S. Stella Azzurra|IBP Stella Azzurra]]
| style="text-align:center;"|'''96–71'''
| style="text-align:center;"|'''76–87'''
|-
|F
|{{flagicon|ITA}} [[Fortitudo Pallacanestro Bologna|Alco Bologna]]
|colspan=2 align="center"|'''87–84'''
|}
{{col-3}}
{{col-end}}

{{col-begin}}
{{col-3}}
'''1988–89 FIBA European Champions Cup'''
{| class="wikitable" style="text-align: left; font-size:95%"
|- bgcolor="#ccccff"
! Round
! Team
! Home
! &nbsp;&nbsp;Away&nbsp;&nbsp;
|-
|Top 16
|{{flagicon|POR}} [[Ovarense Basquetebol|Ovarense]]
| style="text-align:center;"|'''113–76'''
| style="text-align:center;"|'''94–87'''
|-
|rowspan=7|QF
|{{flagicon|FRA}} [[Limoges CSP]]
| style="text-align:center;"|'''87–78'''
| style="text-align:center;"|'''93–95'''
|-
|{{flagicon|ITA}} [[U.S. Victoria Libertas Pallacanestro|Scavolini Pesaro]]
| style="text-align:center;"|'''88–65'''
| style="text-align:center;"|'''75–88'''
|-
|{{flagicon|NED}} [[Den Bosch Basketball|Nashua EBBC]]
| style="text-align:center;"|'''86–79'''
| style="text-align:center;"|'''88–83'''
|-
|{{flagicon|ESP}} [[FC Barcelona Bàsquet|FC Barcelona]]
| style="text-align:center;"|'''84–79'''
| style="text-align:center;"|'''70–79'''
|-
|{{flagicon|GRE}} [[Aris B.C.|Aris]]
| style="text-align:center;"|'''94–83'''
| style="text-align:center;"|'''85–96'''
|-
|{{flagicon|URS}} [[PBC CSKA Moscow|CSKA Moscow]]
| style="text-align:center;"|'''89–77'''
| style="text-align:center;"|'''77–91'''
|-
|{{flagicon|ISR}} [[Maccabi Tel Aviv B.C.|Maccabi Tel Aviv]]
| style="text-align:center;"|'''85–86'''
| style="text-align:center;"|'''90–102'''
|-
|SF
|{{flagicon|ESP}} [[FC Barcelona Bàsquet|FC Barcelona]]
|colspan=2 align="center"|'''87–77'''
|-
|F
|{{flagicon|ISR}} [[Maccabi Tel Aviv B.C.|Maccabi Tel Aviv]]
|colspan=2 align="center"|'''75–69'''
|}
{{col-3}}
'''1989–90 FIBA European Champions Cup'''
{| class="wikitable" style="text-align: left; font-size:95%"
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|Top 16
|{{flagicon|SCO}} [[Livingston (basketball)|MIM Livingston]]
| style="text-align:center;"|'''122–65'''
| style="text-align:center;"|'''97–84'''
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|rowspan=7|QF
|{{flagicon|ESP}} [[FC Barcelona Bàsquet|FC Barcelona Banca Catalana]]
| style="text-align:center;"|'''86–73'''
| style="text-align:center;"|'''73–79'''
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|{{flagicon|ITA}} [[Pallacanestro Olimpia Milano|Philips Milano]]
| style="text-align:center;"|'''95–89'''
| style="text-align:center;"|'''84–73'''
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|{{flagicon|FRA}} [[Limoges CSP]]
| style="text-align:center;"|'''103–83'''
| style="text-align:center;"|'''93–100'''
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|{{flagicon|NED}} [[BV Den Helder|Commodore Den Helder]]
| style="text-align:center;"|'''105–78'''
| style="text-align:center;"|'''83–76'''
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|{{flagicon|ISR}} [[Maccabi Tel Aviv B.C.|Maccabi Tel Aviv]]
| style="text-align:center;"|'''79–61'''
| style="text-align:center;"|'''93–87'''
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|{{flagicon|GRE}} [[Aris B.C.|Aris]]
| style="text-align:center;"|'''85–89'''
| style="text-align:center;"|'''80–79'''
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|{{flagicon|POL}} [[Lech Poznań (basketball)|Lech Poznań]]
| style="text-align:center;"|'''98–74'''
| style="text-align:center;"|'''120–73'''
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|SF
|{{flagicon|FRA}} [[Limoges CSP]]
|colspan=2 align="center"|'''101–83'''
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|{{flagicon|ESP}} [[FC Barcelona Bàsquet|FC Barcelona Banca Catalana]]
|colspan=2 align="center"|'''72–67'''
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'''1990–91 FIBA European Champions Cup'''
{| class="wikitable" style="text-align: left; font-size:95%"
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|{{flagicon|TUR}} [[Galatasaray S.K. (men's basketball)|Galatasaray]]
| style="text-align:center;"|'''101–70'''
| style="text-align:center;"|'''97–86'''
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|rowspan=7|QF
|{{flagicon|ITA}} [[U.S. Victoria Libertas Pallacanestro|Scavolini Pesaro]]
| style="text-align:center;"|'''86–66'''
| style="text-align:center;"|'''106–105'''
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|{{flagicon|ENG}} [[Guildford Kings|Kingston Kings]]
| style="text-align:center;"|'''91–72'''
| style="text-align:center;"|'''89–87'''
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|{{flagicon|ESP}} [[FC Barcelona Bàsquet|FC Barcelona Banca Catalana]]
| style="text-align:center;"|'''87–91'''
| style="text-align:center;"|'''85–92'''
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|{{flagicon|GRE}} [[Aris B.C.|Aris]]
| style="text-align:center;"|'''93–63'''
| style="text-align:center;"|'''71–92'''
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|{{flagicon|GER}} [[Bayer Giants Leverkusen|Bayer 04 Leverkusen]]
| style="text-align:center;"|'''85–84'''
| style="text-align:center;"|'''103–87'''
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|{{flagicon|ISR}} [[Maccabi Tel Aviv B.C.|Maccabi Tel Aviv]]
| style="text-align:center;"|'''70–72'''
| style="text-align:center;"|'''65–103'''
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|{{flagicon|FRA}} [[Limoges CSP]]
| style="text-align:center;"|'''92–88'''
| style="text-align:center;"|'''84–73'''
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|SF
|{{flagicon|ITA}} [[U.S. Victoria Libertas Pallacanestro|Scavolini Pesaro]]
|colspan=2 align="center"|'''93–87'''
|-
|F
|{{flagicon|ESP}} [[FC Barcelona Bàsquet|FC Barcelona Banca Catalana]]
|colspan=2 align="center"|'''70–65'''
|}
{{col-end}}

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 coach [[Božidar Maljković]], put together arguably one of the most talented young teams ever seen anywhere: featuring [[Toni Kukoč]], [[Dino Rađa]], [[Žan Tabak]], [[Velimir Perasović]], [[Zoran Sretenović]], and [[Luka Pavićević]], who joined forces with veterans like [[Duško Ivanović]]. In 1989, Jugoplastika reached the [[1989 FIBA European Champions Cup Final Four|Final Four]], along with heavy favorites [[FC Barcelona Bàsquet|FC Barcelona]], [[Maccabi Tel Aviv B.C.|Maccabi Tel Aviv]], and the very competitive [[Aris B.C.|Aris]]. 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.

[[File:Toni Kukoč-Dino Rađa-Jugoplastika.jpg|300px|thumb|left|[[Toni Kukoč]] with [[Dino Rađa]], after the victorious [[1989–90 FIBA European Champions Cup|1990 Champions Cup]] [[1990 FIBA European Champions Cup Final Four|final]] against [[FC Barcelona Bàsquet|FC Barcelona]], in Zaragoza.]]

Jugoplastika met FC Barcelona again, in the [[1990 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 the [[EuroLeague Final Four MVP|EuroLeague 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 when [[Rīgas ASK]] of the [[USSR Premiere Basketball League|USSR League]], won three straight European titles, in [[1958 FIBA European Champions Cup|1958]], [[1958–59 FIBA European Champions Cup|1959]], and [[1959–60 FIBA European Champions Cup|1960]], no other team had won three in a row. And in the [[EuroLeague Final Four|Final Four era]], only two other teams besides Jugoplastika have been able to win even two consecutively ([[Maccabi Tel Aviv B.C.|Maccabi Tel Aviv]] in [[2004 EuroLeague Final Four|2004]] and [[2005 EuroLeague Final Four|2005]], and [[Olympiacos B.C.|Olympiacos]] in [[2012 EuroLeague Final Four|2012]], and [[2013 EuroLeague Final Four|2013]]).

In 1991, the competition provided some big surprises, leading up to the [[1991 FIBA European Champions Cup Final Four|Final Four at Paris]]. English club [[Guildford Kings|Kingston Kings]] of the [[British Basketball League]], eliminated [[PBC CSKA Moscow|CSKA Moscow]], and what is more, with a double victory, 93–77 at home and 72–74 in Moscow. German club [[Bayer Giants Leverkusen|Bayer 04 Leverkusen]] of the [[Basketball 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 be [[U.S. Victoria Libertas Pallacanestro|Scavolini 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&nbsp;– an occurrence that has not been repeated since&nbsp;– 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.

== Seasons in Yugoslavia ==
Split participated in the [[Yugoslav First Basketball League]] from the 1964 season, until the [[breakup of Yugoslavia]], in summer of 1991 (except for 1981–82 season, when the club was relegated to the 2nd-tier level [[Yugoslav 1. B Federal Basketball League]]).

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== Notable players ==
{{Basketball notable players criteria}}
{{div col|colwidth=14em}}
*{{flagicon|HRV}} [[Branko Radović (basketball)|Branko Radović]]
*{{flagicon|HRV}} [[Ratomir Tvrdić]]
*{{flagicon|HRV}} [[Josip Vranković]]
*{{flagicon|HRV}} [[Roko Leni Ukić]]
*{{flagicon|HRV}} [[Nikola Vujčić]]
*{{flagicon|HRV}} [[Dino Rađa]]
*{{flagicon|HRV}} [[Damir Šolman]]
*{{flagicon|HRV}} [[Duje Krstulović]]
*{{flagicon|HRV}} [[Toni Kukoč]]
*{{flagicon|HRV}} [[Velimir Perasović]]
*{{flagicon|HRV}} [[Zoran Čutura]]
*{{flagicon|HRV}} [[Petar Skansi]]
*{{flagicon|HRV}} [[Ivica Dukan]]
*{{flagicon|HRV}} [[Željko Jerkov]]
*{{flagicon|HRV}} [[Damjan Rudež]]
*{{flagicon|HRV}} [[Žan Tabak]]
*{{flagicon|HRV}} [[Ivica Burić]]
*{{flagicon|HRV}} [[Aramis Naglić]]
*{{flagicon|HRV}} [[Luka Babić]]
*{{flagicon|HRV}} [[Andrija Žižić]]
*{{flagicon|HRV}} [[Nikola Prkačin]]
*{{flagicon|ALB}} [[Ermal Kuqo]]
*{{flagicon|HRV}} [[Krešimir Lončar]]
*{{flagicon|HRV}} [[Franjo Arapović]]
*{{flagicon|HRV}} [[Damir Rančić]]
*{{flagicon|HRV}} [[Teo Čizmić]]
*{{flagicon|HRV}} [[Franko Kaštropil]]
*{{flagicon|HRV}} [[Srđan Subotić]]
*{{flagicon|HRV}} [[Ante Grgurević]]
*{{flagicon|HRV}} [[Ante Toni Žižić]]
*{{flagicon|HRV}} [[Dragan Bender]]
*{{flagicon|HRV}} [[Ante Delaš]]
*{{flagicon|HRV}} [[Mario Delaš]]
*{{flagicon|HRV}} [[Josip Sobin]]
*{{flagicon|HRV}} [[Ivan Siriščević]]
*{{flagicon|HRV}} [[Bruno Šundov]]
*{{flagicon|HRV}} [[Toni Dijan]]
*{{flagicon|HRV}} [[Filip Krušlin]]
*{{flagicon|HRV}} [[Hrvoje Perić]]
*{{flagicon|MKD}} [[Petar Naumoski]]
*{{flagicon|MNE}} [[Luka Pavićević]]
*{{flagicon|MNE}} [[Duško Ivanović]]
*{{flagicon|BIZ}} [[Marlon Garnett]]
*{{flagicon|Puerto Rico}} [[Elías Larry Ayuso|Larry Ayuso]]
*{{flagicon|SLO}} [[Jurij Zdovc]]
*{{flagicon|SLO}} [[Peter Vilfan]]
*{{flagicon|SRB}} [[Zoran Sretenović]]
*{{flagicon|SRB}} [[Zoran Savić]]
*{{flagicon|USA}} [[Terrence Rencher]]
*{{flagicon|USA}} [[Steve Colter]]
*{{flagicon|USA}} [[Michael Ray Richardson|Ray "Sugar" Richardson]]
*{{flagicon|USA}} [[Avie Lester]]
*{{flagicon|USA}} [[Jamon Gordon]]
*{{flagicon|BIH}} [[Damir Mršić]]
*{{flagicon|BIH}} [[Andrija Stipanović]]
*{{flagicon|BUL}} [[Dejan Ivanov]]
{{div col end}}

===Players at the [[NBA draft]]===
{{NBA Draft legend|1=y}}
{| class="wikitable sortable" style="text-align: left;"
|-
! style="{{Basketball color cell|KK Split}}"|Position
! style="{{Basketball color cell|KK Split}}"|Player
! style="{{Basketball color cell|KK Split}}"|Year
! style="{{Basketball color cell|KK Split}}"|Round
! style="{{Basketball color cell|KK Split}}"|Pick
! style="{{Basketball color cell|KK Split}}"|Drafted by
|-
|PF/C
| bgcolor="#FFFF99"|{{flagicon|YUG}} [[Dino Rađa]]<sup>^</sup>
|[[1989 NBA Draft|1989]]
|2nd round
|40th
|[[Boston Celtics]]
|-
|SF/PF
| bgcolor="#FFFF99"|{{flagicon|YUG}} [[Toni Kukoč|Toni Kukoč<sup>^</sup>]]
|[[1990 NBA Draft|1990]]
|2nd round
|29th
|[[Chicago Bulls]]
|-
|C
|{{flagicon|YUG}} [[Žan Tabak]]
|[[1991 NBA Draft|1991]]
|2nd round
|51st
|[[Houston Rockets]]
|-
|C
|{{flagicon|CRO}} [[Bruno Šundov]]
|[[1998 NBA Draft|1998]]
|2nd round
|35th
|[[Dallas Mavericks]]
|-
|PG/SG
|{{flagicon|CRO}} [[Roko Ukić]]
|[[2005 NBA Draft|2005]]
|2nd round
|41st
|[[Toronto Raptors]]
|}

== Head coaches ==
{{div col|colwidth=18em}}
*{{flagicon|HRV}} [[Enzo Sovitti]]
*{{flagicon|HRV}} [[Branko Radović (basketball)|Branko Radović]]
*{{flagicon|YUG}} [[Srđan Kalember]]
*{{flagicon|HRV}} [[Petar Skansi]]
*{{flagicon|HRV}} [[Matan Rimac]]
*{{flagicon|HRV}} [[Zoran Grašo]]
*{{flagicon|HRV}} [[Krešimir Ćosić]]
*{{flagicon|SRB}} [[Zoran Slavnić]]
*{{flagicon|SRB}} [[Božidar Maljković]]
*{{flagicon|HRV}} [[Željko Pavličević]]
*{{flagicon|SLO}} {{flagicon|GRE}} [[Slobodan Subotić]]
*{{flagicon|HRV}} [[Josip "Pino" Grdović]]
*{{flagicon|HRV}} [[Predrag Kruščić]]
{{div col end}}

== References ==
{{Reflist}}

== External links ==
*[http://www.kk-split.com/ Official website of KK Split] {{in lang|hr}}
*[http://basketball.eurobasket.com/team/KK_Split/81?team=81 KK Split] at Eurobasket.com

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