Slovenia national basketball team
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Slovenia  Slovenija |
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| FIBA Ranking | 20th | ||
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| Joined FIBA | 1992 | ||
| FIBA Zone | FIBA Europe | ||
| National Federation | Basketball Federation of Slovenia | ||
| Coach | Jure Zdovc | ||
| Olympic Games | |||
| Appearances | None | ||
| Medals | None | ||
| World Championships | |||
| Appearances | 1 2006 | ||
| Medals | None | ||
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| Appearances | 8 1993, 1995, 1997, 1999, 2001, 2003, 2005, 2007 | ||
| Medals | None | ||
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The Slovenian National Basketball Team is a team that is selected by the Basketball Federation of Slovenia to compete in major international basketball events in representation of Slovenia.
Slovenia ended on the 6th place in the Eurobasket 2005 and thus qualified for Basketball World Championship 2006. Since the independence of the country in 1991, the team competed at every European Basketball Championship but failed to advance to the next group until 2005.
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[edit] Competitions
[edit] Performance at Eurobasket
| Year | Position | Tournament | Host |
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| 1955 | - | Eurobasket 1955 | |
| 1957 | - | Eurobasket 1957 | |
| 1959 | - | Eurobasket 1959 | |
| 1961 | - | Eurobasket 1961 | |
| 1963 | - | Eurobasket 1963 | |
| 1965 | - | Eurobasket 1965 | |
| 1967 | - | Eurobasket 1967 | |
| 1969 | - | Eurobasket 1969 | |
| 1971 | - | Eurobasket 1971 | |
| 1973 | - | Eurobasket 1973 | |
| 1975 | - | Eurobasket 1975 | |
| 1977 | - | Eurobasket 1977 | |
| 1979 | - | Eurobasket 1979 | |
| 1981 | - | Eurobasket 1981 | |
| 1983 | - | Eurobasket 1983 | |
| 1985 | - | Eurobasket 1985 | |
| 1987 | - | Eurobasket 1987 | |
| 1989 | - | Eurobasket 1989 | |
| 1991 | - | Eurobasket 1991 | |
| 1993 | 16 | Eurobasket 1993 | |
| 1995 | 12 | Eurobasket 1995 | |
| 1997 | 14 | Eurobasket 1997 | |
| 1999 | 10 | Eurobasket 1999 | |
| 2001 | 15 | Eurobasket 2001 | |
| 2003 | 10 | Eurobasket 2003 | |
| 2005 | 6 | Eurobasket 2005 | |
| 2007 | 7 | Eurobasket 2007 | |
| 2009 | qualified | Eurobasket 2009 |
[edit] Performance at Summer Olympics
| Year | Position | Tournament | Host |
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| 1936 | - | Basketball at the 1936 Summer Olympics | Germany |
| 1948 | - | Basketball at the 1948 Summer Olympics | Great Britain |
| 1952 | - | Basketball at the 1952 Summer Olympics | Finland |
| 1956 | - | Basketball at the 1956 Summer Olympics | Australia |
| 1960 | - | Basketball at the 1960 Summer Olympics | Italy |
| 1964 | - | Basketball at the 1964 Summer Olympics | Japan |
| 1968 | - | Basketball at the 1968 Summer Olympics | Mexico |
| 1972 | - | Basketball at the 1972 Summer Olympics | Germany |
| 1976 | - | Basketball at the 1976 Summer Olympics | Canada |
| 1980 | - | Basketball at the 1980 Summer Olympics | Soviet Union |
| 1984 | - | Basketball at the 1984 Summer Olympics | USA |
| 1988 | - | Basketball at the 1988 Summer Olympics | Korea |
| 1992 | - | Basketball at the 1992 Summer Olympics | Spain |
| 1996 | - | Basketball at the 1996 Summer Olympics | USA |
| 2000 | - | Basketball at the 2000 Summer Olympics | Australia |
| 2004 | - | Basketball at the 2004 Summer Olympics | Greece |
| 2008 | - | Basketball at the 2008 Summer Olympics | China |
[edit] Performance at World Championship
| Year | Position | Tournament | Host |
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| 1950 | - | 1950 FIBA World Championship | Argentina |
| 1954 | - | 1954 FIBA World Championship | Brazil |
| 1959 | - | 1959 FIBA World Championship | Chile |
| 1963 | - | 1963 FIBA World Championship | Brazil |
| 1967 | - | 1967 FIBA World Championship | Uruguay |
| 1970 | - | 1970 FIBA World Championship | Yugoslavia |
| 1974 | - | 1974 FIBA World Championship | Puerto Rico |
| 1878 | - | 1978 FIBA World Championship | Philippines |
| 1982 | - | 1982 FIBA World Championship | Colombia |
| 1986 | - | 1986 FIBA World Championship | Spain |
| 1990 | - | 1990 FIBA World Championship | Argentina |
| 1994 | - | 1994 FIBA World Championship | Canada |
| 1998 | - | 1998 FIBA World Championship | Greece |
| 2002 | - | 2002 FIBA World Championship | USA |
| 2006 | 12 | 2006 FIBA World Championship | Japan |
[edit] Roster
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Slovenian National Basketball Team roster
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Other potential candidates:
| Player | Height | Position | Year born | Current Club |
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| Sašo Ožbolt | 1.91 | Shooting Guard | 1981 | KK Union Olimpija |
| Miha Zupan | 2.04 | Power Forward | 1982 | KK Union Olimpija |
| Mirza Begić | 2.20 | Center | 1985 | KK Union Olimpija |
[edit] Selectors
- Jure Zdovc (current)
- Aleš Pipan
- Slobodan Subotić
- Boris Zrinski
- Andrej Urlep
- Zmago Sagadin
- Janez Drvarič
[edit] Past Rosters
1993 EuroBasket: finished 15th among 16 teams
Jure Zdovc, Teoman Alibegović, Roman Horvat, Boris Gorenc, Marijan Kraljevic, Slavko Kotnik, Marko Tušek, Jaka Daneu, Darko Mirt, Primoz Bacar, Zarko Durisic, Bostjan Leban (Coach: Janez Drvaric)
1995 EuroBasket: finished 9th among 14 teams
Teoman Alibegovic, Jure Zdovc, Roman Horvat, Marijan Kraljevic, Marko Tušek, Marko Milič, Boris Gorenc, Slavko Kotnik, Jaka Daneu, Ales Kunc, Matjaz Tovornik, Walter Jeklin (Coach: Zmago Sagadin)
1997 EuroBasket: finished 14th among 16 teams
Jure Zdovc, Teoman Alibegovic, Marko Milič, Radoslav Nesterović, Boris Gorenc, Marko Tušek, Ivica Jurković, Goran Jagodnik, Jaka Daneu, Ales Kunc, Radovan Trifunovic, Walter Jeklin (Coach: Andrej Urlep)
1999 EuroBasket: finished 10th among 16 teams
Marko Milič, Jure Zdovc, Radoslav Nesterović, Matjaž Smodiš, Sani Bečirovič, Goran Jagodnik, Ivica Jurković, Marijan Kraljević, Jaka Daneu, Matjaz Tovornik, Walter Jeklin, Ervin Dragsic (Coach: Boris Zrinski)
2001 EuroBasket: finished 13th among 16 teams
Arriel McDonald, Marko Milič, Radoslav Nesterović, Beno Udrih, Sani Becirovic, Matjaz Smodis, Jaka Lakovic, Ivica Jurkovic, Goran Jagodnik, Boris Gorenc, Marko Tušek, Marijan Kraljević (Coach: Boris Zrinski)
2003 EuroBasket: finished 9th among 16 teams
Boštjan Nachbar, Marko Milič, Jaka Lakovic, Primož Brezec, Boris Gorenc, Marko Tušek, Jurica Golemac, Slavko Duscak, Ivica Jurković, Marijan Kraljević, Goran Jurak, Simon Petrov (Coach: Slobodan Subotić)
2005 EuroBasket: finished 6th among 16 teams
Marko Milič, Radoslav Nesterović, Boštjan Nachbar, Jaka Lakovič, Primož Brezec, Sani Bečirovič, Erazem Lorbek, Uroš Slokar, Goran Jurak, Marko Maravić, Aleksandar Ćapin, Nebojša Joksimović (Coach: Aleš Pipan)
2006 World Championship: finished 13th among 24 teams
Marko Milič, Radoslav Nesterović, Jaka Lakovič, Beno Udrih, Boštjan Nachbar, Sani Bečirovič, Primož Brezec, Uroš Slokar, Goran Jurak, Sašo Ožbolt, Željko Zagorac, Goran Dragić (Coach: Aleš Pipan)
2007 EuroBasket: finished 7th among 16 teams
Radoslav Nesterović, Matjaž Smodiš, Jaka Lakovič, Erazem Lorbek, Goran Dragić, Uroš Slokar, Goran Jagodnik, Aleksandar Ćapin, Domen Lorbek, Gasper Vidmar, Sandi Čebular, Jaka Klobučar (Coach: Aleš Pipan)
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