Serbia  Србија |
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| FIBA Ranking |
12  4 |
| Joined FIBA |
1936 |
| FIBA Zone |
FIBA Europe |
| National Federation |
KSS |
| Coach |
Dušan Ivković |
| Nickname(s) |
Beli orlovi (White Eagles)
Orlovi (The Eagles) |
| Olympic Games |
| Appearances |
11 |
| Medals |
 Gold: 1980
 Silver: 1968, 1976, 1988, 1996  Bronze: 1984,
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| FIBA World Cup |
| Appearances |
14 |
| Medals |
 Gold: 1970, 1978, 1990, 1998, 2002
 Silver: 1963, 1967, 1974  Bronze: 1982, 1986
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| Eurobasket |
| Appearances |
31 |
| Medals |
 Gold: 1973, 1975, 1977, 1989, 1991 1995, 1997, 2001
 Silver: 1961, 1965, 1969, 1971, 1981, 2009  Bronze: 1963, 1979, 1999
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The Serbian national basketball team (Serbian: Кошаркашка репрезентација Србије / Košarkaška reprezentacija Srbije) represents Serbia in international basketball matches and is controlled by the Basketball Federation of Serbia. It was known as the Yugoslavia national basketball team until February 2003 and the Serbia and Montenegro national basketball team until June 2006. When Serbia became independent, it became the successor state to the Serbia and Montenegro and, therefore, the results of all previous states rightfully belong to it.[1]
Including the results of the national teams under all names, Serbia is the most successful team in World championships (5 championships) and is one of the most successful in all other competitions. The Olympic Committee of Serbia and Yugoslavia declared the basketball team for the best male sports team of the year five times with the first time in 1995, and the last one in 2002.
Serbia is currently ranked twelfth in the FIBA World Rankings.
History [edit]
Kingdom of Yugoslavia (1936–1941) [edit]
Serbia, then a part of the Kingdom of Yugoslavia became a member of FIBA in 1936. The national team did not show any success in its first couple of years and later suspended play due to World War II.
SFR Yugoslavia (1946–1991) [edit]
Yugoslavia made its European championship debut in Eurobasket 1947, the fifth edition of the tournament. The team placed 13th out of 14 teams in the competition, losing to the Soviet Union and Hungary in the preliminary round, beating the Netherlands but losing to Italy in the semifinal round (placing third in the three-way tie between the teams), and defeating Albania in the 13th/14th classification match.
Yugoslavia's appearance at the Eurobasket 1957 tournament in Sofia resulted in a 2–1 record for the preliminary round and advancement to the final round robin. There, they proved capable of two wins, defeating Poland and France to finish at 2–5 for 6th place in the tournament.
Yugoslavia had many successes at the FIBA World Championships. The national team captured 3 titles in 1970, 1978 and 1990, Later capturing 2 more titles as FR Yugoslavia in 1998 and 2002.
The Yugoslav national team of the late 1980s and early 1990s featured what was perhaps the greatest generation in the history of Yugoslav basketball. A common quip about basketball is: "The Canadians invented it, the Yugoslavs perfected it." With such future NBA players as Dražen Petrović, Vlade Divac, Toni Kukoč, Dino Rađa, Predrag Danilović and Žarko Paspalj, has pioneered the wave of international NBA players well before the early 21st century, when the concept began to gain true global momentum.
Many of the former Yugoslav stars mentioned above were a part of the under-21 national team that won the FIBA World Junior Championships in 1987, defeating the United States both in pool play and in the final.
FR Yugoslavia/Serbia and Montenegro (1992–2006) [edit]
Despite being a noticeably smaller country, the national basketball team continued to be a very competitive force in the international scene. They won a number of back to back Eurobasket championships, and World Cups. They dominated the world scene in 1990s, in generations led by players such as Vlade Divac, Peja Stojaković, Aleksandar Đorđević and Dejan Bodiroga, but went through a crisis in early 2000s.
On Eurobasket they have won 3 gold medals, in 1995, 1997, 2001 and one bronze medal in 1999. Serbia and Montenegro was host of Eurobasket 2005, but only took 9th place. They also took the silver medal at the 1996 Summer Olympics.
Yugoslav Olympic Committee selected the national basketball team for the best male team five times, from 1995 to 1998 and in 2002.[2]
Serbia (2006–present) [edit]
A new generation, again led by coach Dušan Ivković returned some of the old glory by taking the silver medal in Eurobasket 2009, and fourth place in the 2010 FIBA World Championship, with the youngest team.[3]
Medals table [edit]
Competitions [edit]
Performance at Summer Olympics [edit]
Performance at World Championships [edit]
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Performance at Eurobasket [edit]
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Roster [edit]
This is preliminary roster for FIBA EuroBasket 2013 qualification.
Serbian National Basketball Team roster
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Coaches |
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Ht. |
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Club nat. |
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Teodosić, Miloš |
700125000000000000025 - (1987-03-19)19 March 1987 |
1.96 m (6 ft 5 in) |
PBC CSKA Moscow |
Russia ! |
| 2.5 !G/F |
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Tepić, Milenko |
700125000000000000025 - (1987-02-27)27 February 1987 |
2.02 m (6 ft 8 in) |
Cajasol Sevilla |
Spain ! |
| 1.5 !G |
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Rašić, Aleksandar |
700128000000000000028 - (1984-03-16)16 March 1984 |
1.95 m (6 ft 5 in) |
Montepaschi Siena |
ITA ! |
| 2.0 !SG |
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Paunić, Ivan |
700125000000000000025 - (1987-01-27)27 January 1987 |
1.95 m (6 ft 5 in) |
BC Azovmash |
UKR ! |
| 3.0 !SF |
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Bjelica, Nemanja |
700124000000000000024 - (1988-05-09)9 May 1988 |
2.09 m (6 ft 10 in) |
Caja Laboral |
Spain ! |
| 4.0 !PF |
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Savanović, Duško |
700128000000000000028 - (1983-09-05)5 September 1983 |
2.04 m (6 ft 8 in) |
Anadolu Efes S.K. |
Turkey ! |
| 3.0 !SF |
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Kešelj, Marko |
700124000000000000024 - (1988-01-02)2 January 1988 |
2.05 m (6 ft 9 in) |
Le Mans Sarthe Basket |
France ! |
| 5.0 !C |
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Krstić, Nenad |
700128000000000000028 - (1983-07-25)25 July 1983 |
2.14 m (7 ft 0 in) |
PBC CSKA Moscow |
Russia ! |
| 4.5 !F/C |
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Mačvan, Milan |
700122000000000000022 - (1989-11-16)16 November 1989 |
2.06 m (6 ft 9 in) |
Galatasaray Cafe Crown |
Turkey ! |
| 1.5 !G |
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Nedović, Nemanja |
700121000000000000021 - (1991-06-16)16 June 1991 |
1.91 m (6 ft 3 in) |
BC Lietuvos Rytas |
Lithuania ! |
| 3.5 !F |
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Lučić, Vladimir |
700123000000000000023 - (1989-06-17)17 June 1989 |
2.02 m (6 ft 8 in) |
KK Partizan |
Serbia ! |
| 4.5 !F/C |
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Erceg, Zoran |
700127000000000000027 - (1985-01-11)11 January 1985 |
2.11 m (6 ft 11 in) |
PBC CSKA Moscow |
Russia ! |
| 5.0 !C |
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Musli, Dejan |
700121000000000000021 - (1991-01-03)3 January 1991 |
2.13 m (7 ft 0 in) |
KK Partizan |
Serbia ! |
| 5.0 !C |
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Štimac, Vladimir |
700124000000000000024 - (1987-08-25)25 August 1987 |
2.08 m (6 ft 10 in) |
Banvit B.K. |
Turkey ! |
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- Head coach
- Assistant coaches
- Legend
- (C) Team captain
- Club field describes current pro club
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Depth chart [edit]
Serbian team warms up for game against
Finland on 17 September 2008
Past rosters [edit]
As Federal Republic of Yugoslavia [edit]
As Serbia and Montenegro [edit]
As Serbia [edit]
Head coaches [edit]
Notable players [edit]
- Vlade Divac
- Ranked 12th in the NBA in field-goal percentage (.503) in 1999–2000
- Named NBA All-Star, 2001
- One of only two basketball players born and trained in Europe (Dražen Petrović is the other) to have his number retired by an NBA team
- One of only two basketball players born and trained in Europe (Dirk Nowitzki is the other) to play at least 1,000 NBA games (1,134)
- European Club Basketball's 50 greatest contributors.[4]
References [edit]
External links [edit]
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Србија
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Gold: 1980
Gold: 1970, 1978, 1990, 1998, 2002
Gold: 1973, 1975, 1977, 1989, 1991 1995, 1997, 2001
Yugoslavia
FR Yugoslavia/SCG
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