Cibona bring back Borna Kapusta

Monday, 09. November 2026 at 11:10

Cibona have announced the signing of Croatian point guard Borna Kapusta, who returns to the Zagreb club for his second stint after previously representing the team during the 2022/23 season.

Borna Kapusta (Photo: Cibona/Marin Susic)

Cibona have announced the signing of Croatian point guard Borna Kapusta, who returns to the Zagreb club for his second stint after previously representing the team during the 2022/23 season.

The 182 cm playmaker brings significant experience from Croatian basketball and the AdmiralBet ABA League, having previously played for Križevci, Zabok, Gorica, SC Derby, Split and Zadar.

Kapusta first joined Cibona ahead of the 2022/23 season; during that same season, he ranked third in the AdmiralBet ABA League in assists, averaging 6.6 per game.

Following his first spell with Cibona, Kapusta moved to SC Derby, where he helped the Montenegrin side win the ABA League Super Cup, scoring the decisive basket in the final. He subsequently represented Split and Zadar.

He began the 2026/27 season with a brief spell at Samobor before making his return to Zagreb.

Known for his playmaking abilities and ability to create scoring opportunities for his teammates, Kapusta has twice led the Croatian championship in assists, achieving the feat in 2021 and 2022 while playing for Gorica.

His arrival adds an experienced ball-handler to Cibona's backcourt as the club continues its 2026/27 campaign.

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Borna Kapusta visok je 182 centimetra i igra na poziciji razigravača. Seniorsku karijeru započeo je u Križevcima, a potom je nastupao za Zabok i Goricu. Najdublji trag prije dolaska u Cibonu ostavio je u Gorici, čiji je dres nosio od 2018. do 2022. godine, a u tom je razdoblju 2021. i 2022. bio najbolji asistent hrvatskog prvenstva.

Ciboni se prvi put priključio u sezoni 2022./23. i već u prvoj godini osvojio Kup Krešimira Ćosića, a na završnici je proglašen najkorisnijim igračem – u finalu je postigao 27 poena uz 8 asistencija. Iste je sezone bio treći najbolji asistent ABA lige s 6,6 asistencija po utakmici. Nakon sezone u Zagrebu nastupao je za Derby, s kojim je osvojio ABA Superkup i u finalu zabio odlučujući koš, a zatim za Split i Zadar.

Prošlu sezonu odigrao je u Zadru, s kojim je igrao i u finalu SuperSport Premijer lige protiv Cibone. Za Zadar je u 46 utakmica prosječno bilježio 7,7 poena, 2 skoka i 4,3 asistencije. U sezoni 2026./27. kratko je nastupao za Samobor.

Kapusta je iskusan razigravač čija se igra temelji na kreiranju za suigrače – dvaput je bio najbolji asistent hrvatskog prvenstva, a u ABA ligi se probio među tri najbolja asistenta.