Zadar beat Split to win the 2023/24 Croatian National Championship

Monday, 03. June 2024 at 00:25

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

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