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Main article: Serbia national basketball team
Serbia
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PresidentPredrag Danilović
Head coachIgor Kokoškov
Preliminary roundScheduled
All statistics correct as of November 28, 2019.

The 2020 Serbia men's OQT basketball team will represent Serbia at the 2020 FIBA Men's Olympic Qualifying Tournament in Belgrade, Serbia in June 2021. They were qualified for the Qualification tournament by taking the 5th place at the 2019 FIBA Basketball World Cup. The team has been coached by Igor Kokoškov.

On 15 November 2019, the Basketball Federation of Serbia has awarded the hosting right of one of the four FIBA Men's Olympic Qualifying Tournaments.[1]

Timeline

  • 23–28 June 2020: Olympic Qualifying Tournament
  • 31 May 2021: 25-player preliminary roster announcement[2][3]
  • 12 June 2021: The players gathering in Belgrade[2]
  • 18–20 June 2021: Exhibition games
  • TBA: 12-man roster announcement
  • 29 June–4 July 2021: Olympic Qualifying Tournament[4]

Roster

Main article: 2020 FIBA Men's Olympic Qualifying Tournaments squads
See also: Serbia at the EuroBasket 2022 qualification § Roster

On 31 May 2021, head coach Igor Kokoškov announced a 25-man preliminary roster for the Olympic Qualifying Tournament.[2][3]

The following is the Serbia preliminary roster in the Olympic Qualifying Tournament.

Serbian men's basketball national team roster
Players Coaches
Pos. No. Name Age – Date of birth Height Club Ctr.
SG Danilo Anđušić 30 – (1991-04-22)April 22, 1991 1.95 m (6 ft 5 in) JL Bourg France
G Aleksa Avramović 26 – (1994-10-25)October 25, 1994 1.92 m (6 ft 4 in) Estudiantes Spain
PF Nemanja Bjelica 33 – (1988-05-09)May 9, 1988 2.08 m (6 ft 10 in) Miami Heat United States
SG Bogdan Bogdanović 28 – (1992-08-18)August 18, 1992 1.98 m (6 ft 6 in) Atlanta Hawks United States
SF Dejan Davidovac 26 – (1995-01-17)January 17, 1995 2.03 m (6 ft 8 in) Crvena zvezda Serbia
G/F Ognjen Dobrić 26 – (1994-10-27)October 27, 1994 2.00 m (6 ft 7 in) Crvena zvezda Serbia
G/F Marko Gudurić 26 – (1995-03-08)March 8, 1995 1.98 m (6 ft 6 in) Fenerbahce Turkey
F Dalibor Ilić 21 – (2000-03-04)March 4, 2000 2.06 m (6 ft 9 in) Igokea Bosnia and Herzegovina
PG Ognjen Jaramaz 26 – (1995-01-09)January 9, 1995 1.93 m (6 ft 4 in) Partizan Serbia
C Nikola Jokić 26 – (1995-02-19)February 19, 1995 2.11 m (6 ft 11 in) Denver Nuggets United States
PG Stefan Jović 30 – (1990-11-03)November 3, 1990 1.98 m (6 ft 6 in) Khimki Russia
SF Nikola Kalinić 29 – (1991-11-08)November 8, 1991 2.03 m (6 ft 8 in) Valencia Spain
SF Branko Lazić 32 – (1989-01-12)January 12, 1989 1.95 m (6 ft 5 in) Crvena zvezda Serbia
SF Vladimir Lučić 32 – (1989-06-17)June 17, 1989 2.03 m (6 ft 8 in) Bayern Munich Germany
SG Vanja Marinković 24 – (1997-01-09)January 9, 1997 1.98 m (6 ft 6 in) Valencia Spain
C Boban Marjanović 32 – (1988-08-15)August 15, 1988 2.24 m (7 ft 4 in) Dallas Mavericks United States
G Vasilije Micić 27 – (1994-01-13)January 13, 1994 1.97 m (6 ft 6 in) Anadolu Efes Turkey
SG Dragan Milosavljević 32 – (1989-05-11)May 11, 1989 1.98 m (6 ft 6 in) Mega Basket Serbia
C Nikola Milutinov 26 – (1994-12-30)December 30, 1994 2.13 m (7 ft 0 in) CSKA Moscow Russia
G Nemanja Nedović 30 – (1991-06-16)June 16, 1991 1.92 m (6 ft 4 in) Panathinaikos Greece
F/C Filip Petrušev 21 – (2000-04-15)April 15, 2000 2.11 m (6 ft 11 in) Mega Basket Serbia
F Aleksej Pokuševski 19 – (2001-12-26)December 26, 2001 2.13 m (7 ft 0 in) Oklahoma City Thunder United States
C Miroslav Raduljica 33 – (1988-01-05)January 5, 1988 2.13 m (7 ft 0 in) Zhejiang Lions China
PF Alen Smailagić 20 – (2000-08-18)August 18, 2000 2.08 m (6 ft 10 in) Golden State Warriors United States
PG Miloš Teodosić 34 – (1987-03-19)March 19, 1987 1.95 m (6 ft 5 in) Virtus Bologna Italy
Head coach
Assistant coach(es)
Legend
  • Club – describes club
    on 29 June 2021
  • Age – describes age
    on 29 June 2021

Staff

See also: Serbia at the EuroBasket 2022 qualification § Staff

At the end of the 2019 FIBA Basketball World Cup where Serbia won 5th place, head coach Aleksandar Đorđević announced his decision to leave the position after six years.[5][6] On 20 November 2019, the Basketball Federation of Serbia named Igor Kokoškov the new head coach of the Serbia team.[7][8] In December, Dejan Milojević and Vladimir Jovanović were named assistant coaches.[9] On 15 January 2020, the Federation added the Denver Nuggets head coach Michael Malone to the coaching staff for the Olympic Qualifying Tournament.[10][11][12][13] In May 2021, Kokoškov added conditioning coach Marko Sekulić to his coaching staff.[14]

Position Staff Member Age Affiliated Club
Head coach Serbia Igor Kokoškov 49 Turkey Fenerbahçe
TBA United States Michael Malone 49 United States Denver Nuggets
Assistant coaches Serbia Dejan Milojević 44 Montenegro Budućnost VOLI
Serbia Vladimir Jovanović 37 Croatia Cibona
Serbia Jovica Antonić 54 Serbia Konstantin
Conditioning coaches Serbia Marko Sekulić 41 Serbia Mega Soccerbet
Serbia Vladimir Koprivica 68 None
Scout Serbia Bogdan Karaičić 36 Serbia Mega Soccerbet
Team manager Serbia Nebojša Ilić 53 Serbia Crvena zvezda mts
Physicians Serbia Dragan Radovanović — None
Serbia Milan Mirković — None
Physiotherapists Serbia Dušan Sajić — None
Serbia Velibor Kosanović — None
Equipment manager Serbia Jovica Aničić — None
Press officer Serbia Vladimir Sibinović — None

Age – describes age on 29 June 2021

Source: KSS

Uniform

Exhibition games

Serbia is scheduled to play at the 2021 Acropolis of Athens Tournament together with Greece, Puerto Rico and Mexico from 18–20 June 2021.[15][16][17] Afterwards, Serbia will play one more game few days before the Olympic Qualifying Tournament.

18 June 2021
Serbia Serbia vs.  Puerto Rico
19 June 2021
Mexico  vs. Serbia Serbia
20 June 2021
Greece  vs. Serbia Serbia
June 2021
Serbia Serbia vs. TBD

Tournament

Main article: 2020 FIBA Men's Olympic Qualifying Tournaments – Belgrade
See also: Basketball at the 2020 Summer Olympics – Men's qualification and 2020 FIBA Men's Olympic Qualifying Tournaments

The draw was held on 27 November 2019 in Mies, Switzerland. Serbia was drawn into the Belgrade Tournament Group with the Dominican Republic, New Zealand, Puerto Rico, Italy, and Senegal. These matches were originally scheduled to take place between 23 June and 28 June 2020 in Štark Arena, Belgrade, but was postponed due to the COVID-19 pandemic, to 29 June to 4 July 2021.[18][4] Teams are divided into two groups. Serbia was drawn into Group A with the Dominican Republic and New Zealand.[19]

If Serbia finishes as one of the top two teams in its group, they will advance to the final round of the Belgrade Tournament and will play against one of the top two finishers of Group B, which is composed of Puerto Rico, Italy, and Senegal.

The winning team of this tournament will qualify for the 2020 Summer Olympics in Tokyo, Japan.

On 13 March 2020, FIBA suspended all FIBA competitions considering the situation with the 2020 coronavirus pandemic.[20] On 30 March, the Summer Olympics has been rescheduled to 2021 due to the same reason.[21] On 9 April, FIBA announced that the Men's Olympic Qualifying Tournaments are rescheduled to 2021.[18]

On 26 February 2021, Basketball New Zealand announced that they will pull out of the tournament. On the same day, FIBA announced that they will be replaced by the Philippines as the next best team from the Asia-Oceania region in FIBA World Rankings.[22][23]

Preliminary round

Main article: Group A
Pos Team
 Pld W L PF PA PD Pts Qualification
1  Serbia (H) 2 2 0 177 152 +25 4 Semi-finals
2  Dominican Republic 2 1 1 170 161 +9 3
3  Philippines 2 0 2 143 177 −34 2
Source: FIBA
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) head-to-head points; 3) head-to-head points difference; 4) head-to-head number of points scored.
(H) Hosts

All times are local UTC+1.

Dominican Republic

The game was originally scheduled for 23 June 2020, and rescheduled due to the COVID-19 pandemic.

Philippines

The game was originally scheduled for 24 June 2020, and rescheduled due to the COVID-19 pandemic.

30 June 2021
20:15
Serbia  vs.  Philippines

See also

References

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  6. ^ "ĐORĐEVIĆ VIŠE NIJE SELEKTOR SRBIJE: Znam kad treba da odem". novosti.rs. Retrieved 14 September 2019.
  7. ^ "Igor Kokoskov Named Serbian National Team Coach". nba.com. Retrieved 16 May 2021.
  8. ^ "Igor Kokoškov novi selektor Srbije!". kss.rs. Retrieved 21 November 2019.
  9. ^ "SK: Milojević i Jovanović pomoćnici Kokoškovu!". sportklub.rs. Retrieved 6 December 2019.
  10. ^ "Meloun pomoćni trener Kokoškovu u reprezentaciji!". b92.net. Retrieved 15 January 2020.
  11. ^ "BOMBA IZ NBA! KSS napravio neočekivani POTEZ - Majkl Meloun u REPREZENTACIJI Srbije!". sport.blic.rs. Retrieved 15 January 2020.
  12. ^ "Serbia reportedly hires Nuggets' coach Mike Malone as consultant for Tokyo Olympics". nba.nbcsports.com. Retrieved 15 January 2020.
  13. ^ "Mike Malone joined the Serbian national team as a consultant". eurohoops.net. Retrieved 15 January 2020.
  14. ^ "Kokoškov dobio pojačanje u stručnom štabu". mozzartsport.com. Retrieved 11 May 2021.
  15. ^ "Tradicionalno: Orlovi poleću sa Akropolja". mozzartsport.com. Retrieved 29 April 2021.
  16. ^ "Srbiju čekaju dve provere uoči olimpijskih kvalifikacija". mozzartsport.com. Retrieved 26 May 2021.
  17. ^ "I Meksiko protivnik Orlova na Akropolis kupu". mozzartsport.com. Retrieved 27 May 2021.
  18. ^ a b "FIBA's Executive Committee confirms global calendar update". fiba.basketball. Retrieved 24 April 2020.
  19. ^ "FIBA Olympic Qualifying Tournaments draws confirmed for both women and men". fiba.basketball. Retrieved 28 November 2019.
  20. ^ "FIBA competitions suspended". fiba.basketball. Retrieved 3 April 2020.
  21. ^ "IOC, IPC, Tokyo 2020 Organising Committee and Tokyo Metropolitan Government announce new dates for the Olympic and Paralympic Games Tokyo 2020". olympic.org. Retrieved 3 April 2020.
  22. ^ "BBNZ board priortises Asia Cup, World Cup and 2024 Olympics, but withdraws from 2021 OQTs". nz.basketball. 26 February 2021.
  23. ^ "FIBA statement on New Zealand's withdrawal from FIBA competitions". FIBA. 26 February 2021.

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