Građanski košarkaški klub Šibenka, commonly referred to as GKK Šibenka or simply Šibenka, is a men's professional basketball club based in Šibenik, Croatia. The club competes in the Croatian League. The club considers itself a successor to notable and folded KK Šibenik.
History
The club was founded on 2 November 2010 under the name of ŠibenikStari Grad. In August 2011, the club changed its name to the present one. As famous club KK Šibenik bankrupted, GKK Šibenka competed with local Jolly Šibenik to become most popular basketball club in town, carrying the legendary club's colors and playing in the same basketball hall, Baldekin. GKK Šibenka won the sympathies of many Šibenik residents who now see the club as a successor to the famous KK Šibenik. In the 2012–13 season, that Šibenka played in the A-2 Liga, the club came in first and was promoted to the A-1 League. Today, they also plays in the first tier of the Croatian basketball league system, HT Premijer liga. In September 2016, the administration replaced Jeronimo Šarin with Vladimir Anzulović as the head coach, and signed Miralem Halilović, Ive Ivanov, Luka Pandurić and Ivan Siriščević. Lastly, the club finished in third place, beating Zagreb in the quarter-finals, and losing to powerhouse Cibona in the semifinals of the Championship playoffs. In the 2017–18 season, the club finished in fifth place after losing in the quarter-finals of the Championship playoffs to Split. Anzulović left bench, which was taken by his former assistant, Miro Jurić. On 13 June 2019, after the league season was finished, a longtime main sponsor Doğuş Group reported they will leave the club after 6 years of partnership. On 27 June 2019, the club confirmed and presented newly-formed board, led by its president, Ante Burić. On 6 August 2019, the club board reported the club changes name to GKK Šibenka.
Supporters
The supporters of the club are Šibenski funcuti. They were founded as a supporter association on 10 April 1983, a day after the legendary match of the dissolved club KK Šibenik, in which it celebrated winning against Bosna Sarajevo, as part of the Yugoslav Championship final, was played.
