2020 Serbia men's OQT basketball team
 | |
| President | Predrag Danilović |
|---|---|
| Head coach | Igor Kokoškov |
| Preliminary round | Scheduled |
| 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. 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- TBA: 24-player preliminary roster announcement
- TBA: Exhibition games
- TBA: 12-man roster announcement
- 29 June–4 July 2021: Olympic Qualifying Tournament[2]
Roster
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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.[3][4] On 20 November 2019, the Basketball Federation of Serbia named Igor Kokoškov the new head coach of the Serbia team.[5] In December, Dejan Milojević and Vladimir Jovanović were named assistant coaches.[6] On 15 January 2020, the Federation added the Denver Nuggets head coach Michael Malone to the coaching staff for the Olympic Qualifying Tournament.[7][8][9][10]
| Position | Staff member | Age | Team |
|---|---|---|---|
| Head coach |  Igor Kokoškov |
49 |  Fenerbahçe
|
| TBA |  Michael Malone |
49 | Denver Nuggets
|
| Assistant coaches | Dejan Milojević |
44 |  Budućnost VOLI
|
| Vladimir Jovanović |
37 | — | |
| Jovica Antonić |
54 | — | |
| Conditioning coach | Vladimir Koprivica |
68 | — |
| Scout | Bogdan Karaičić |
36 | — |
| Team manager | Nebojša Ilić |
53 | Crvena zvezda mts
|
| Physicians | Dragan Radovanović |
— | — |
| Milan Mirković |
— | — | |
| Physiotherapists | Dušan Sajić |
— | — |
| Velibor Kosanović |
— | — | |
| Equipment manager | Jovica Aničić |
— | — |
| Press officer | Vladimir Sibinović |
— | — |
Age – describes age on 29 June 2021
Source: KSS
Exhibition games
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Tournament
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.[11][2] Teams are divided into two groups. Serbia was drawn into Group A with the Dominican Republic and New Zealand.[12]
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.[13] On 30 March, the Summer Olympics has been rescheduled to 2021 due to the same reason.[14] On 9 April, FIBA announced that the Men's Olympic Qualifying Tournaments are rescheduled to 2021.[11]
Preliminary round
| 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 |
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.
New Zealand
The game was originally scheduled for 24 June 2020, and rescheduled due to the COVID-19 pandemic.
See also
References
- ^ "FIBA Olympic Qualifying Tournaments hosts announced for 2020". FIBA. 15 November 2019.
- ^ a b "FIBA confirms dates for FIBA Olympic Qualifying Tournaments". fiba.basketball. Retrieved 15 May 2020.
- ^ T., P. (14 September 2019). "Đorđević više nije selektor Srbije!". b92.net (in Serbian). Retrieved 14 September 2019.
- ^ "ĐORĐEVIĆ VIŠE NIJE SELEKTOR SRBIJE: Znam kad treba da odem". novosti.rs. Retrieved 14 September 2019.
- ^ "Igor Kokoškov novi selektor Srbije!". kss.rs. Retrieved 21 November 2019.
- ^ "SK: Milojević i Jovanović pomoćnici Kokoškovu!". sportklub.rs. Retrieved 6 December 2019.
- ^ "Meloun pomoćni trener Kokoškovu u reprezentaciji!". b92.net. Retrieved 15 January 2020.
- ^ "BOMBA IZ NBA! KSS napravio neočekivani POTEZ - Majkl Meloun u REPREZENTACIJI Srbije!". sport.blic.rs. Retrieved 15 January 2020.
- ^ "Serbia reportedly hires Nuggets' coach Mike Malone as consultant for Tokyo Olympics". nba.nbcsports.com. Retrieved 15 January 2020.
- ^ "Mike Malone joined the Serbian national team as a consultant". eurohoops.net. Retrieved 15 January 2020.
- ^ a b "FIBA's Executive Committee confirms global calendar update". fiba.basketball. Retrieved 24 April 2020.
- ^ "FIBA Olympic Qualifying Tournaments draws confirmed for both women and men". fiba.basketball. Retrieved 28 November 2019.
- ^ "FIBA competitions suspended". fiba.basketball. Retrieved 3 April 2020.
- ^ "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.