Zadar beat Split to win the 2023/24 Croatian National Championship
Zadar have defended the throne in Croatia.

(Photo: ABA League j.t.d./Dragana Stjepanovic)
Zadar are the champions of Croatia for the 2023/24 season! The boys coached by Danijel Jusup have defeated Split by 3-2 in the final series to defend the throne in their national championship.
Zadar performed quite a comeback in this series. The white-and-blues were down by 1-2 in the Finals, but then they grabbed a 29-point margin road win in Split (84:55) to tie the score, while this Sunday evening they put up another dominant performance as they won the decisive Game 5 at home by 93:66.
Zadar have therefore won their 5th Croatian Championship, while this was their first ever back-to-back title in this competition.
2023/24 Croatian Championship, Finals, Game 5, Sunday, 2.6.2024:
ZADAR – Split 93:66 (26:18, 23:13, 26:16, 18:19) *Zadar win the series by 3-2
Božić 19, Lakić 18 | Shorter 18, Kalajžić 11.
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Game 1:
Zadar – SPLIT 78:85
Game 2:
ZADAR – Split 92:71
Game 3:
SPLIT – Zadar 87:77
Game 4:
Split – ZADAR 55:84