KK Dinamo Zagreb
basketball club in Zagreb, Croatia
KK Dinamo Zagreb is basketball club from Zagreb, Croatia.
Club was founded in 1972 as KK Rudeš. In 2020, the club changed its name and logo to KK Dinamo Zagreb.
History
The club was founded in 1972 as KK Rudeš by basketball enthusiasts from Rudeš, a neighborhood in western Zagreb.
Rudeš spent the following decades in lower-tier leagues within Yugoslavia and later Croatia. In 2006 the club struggled with financial difficulties and was on the verge of bankruptcy. With new management, supported by young enthusiasts, football fans of GNK Dinamo and Mladen Miholić, the club overcame its problems.
Croatian coach Neven Spahija recognised club's potential and became vice president in 2011. The club won medals in youth categories and qualification of senior team to the First men's basketball league.
The club's name and management changed.
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