KK Zabok
Encyclopedia
Košarkaški klub Zabok is a professional basketball
club based in Zabok
, Croatia
. It competes in the Croatian League.
. In 1981 club changed its name to the present one, KK Zabok.
Basketball
Basketball is a team sport in which two teams of five players try to score points by throwing or "shooting" a ball through the top of a basketball hoop while following a set of rules...
club based in Zabok
Zabok
Zabok is a town and municipality situated in northwest Croatia in the Krapina-Zagorje County. It has a total population of 9,365 . Zabok is situated on the main crossroads in the heart of Hrvatsko zagorje region...
, Croatia
Croatia
Croatia , officially the Republic of Croatia , is a unitary democratic parliamentary republic in Europe at the crossroads of the Mitteleuropa, the Balkans, and the Mediterranean. Its capital and largest city is Zagreb. The country is divided into 20 counties and the city of Zagreb. Croatia covers ...
. It competes in the Croatian League.
History
The club was founded in 1977 under the name KK Ivo Lola Ribar after the World War II partisan heroIvo Lola Ribar
Ivan "Ivo Lola" Ribar , was a Yugoslav communist politician of Croatian descent, who achieved National Hero status thanks to his contributions in the fight against fascism...
. In 1981 club changed its name to the present one, KK Zabok.