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Wikipedia - HKK Široki
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
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.
A Sirolka története 1979-re nyúlik vissza, amikor a klub a HKK Siroki néven alakult. A csapat 1993-ban Bosznia és Hercegovina függetlenné válásáig a jugoszláv bajnokságban versenyzett. A bosnyák függetlenségi háború idején a klub szüneteltette működését, de 1996-ban újraalakult.
A háború utáni években a Sirolka gyorsan az egyik legsikeresebb bosnyák klub lett. A klub hat bosnyák bajnoki címet és öt bosnyák kupát nyert. A Sirolka az ABA Ligában is sikeres volt, két alkalommal is elhódította a bajnokságot.
A Sirolka nemzetközi szinten is versenyképes. A klub kétszer is bejutott az EuroChallenge Final Fourjába, és 2017-ben bronzérmet szerzett. A Sirolka a FIBA Európa-kupában is versenyzett, ahol 2018-ban bejutott a nyolcaddöntőbe.
A Sirolka legsikeresebb játékosai közé tartozik Damir Mulaomerović, Nemanja Gordić és Branko Mirković. A klub jelenlegi edzője Slaven Rimac.