Bosnia and Herzegovina men's national basketball team

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This article is about the men's team. For the women's team, see Bosnia and Herzegovina women's national basketball team.

Bosnia and Herzegovina Bosnia and Herzegovina
FIBA ranking41 Decrease 1 (1 March 2024)[1]
Joined FIBA1992
FIBA zoneFIBA Europe
National federationKSBIH
CoachVedran Bosnić
Nickname(s)Zlatni ljiljani
(The Golden Lilies)
Zmajevi
(The Dragons)
Olympic Games
AppearancesNone
FIBA World Cup
AppearancesNone
EuroBasket
Appearances9 (First in 1993)
MedalsNone
First international
Bosnia and Herzegovina Bosnia 97–69 Slovakia 
(Wrocław, Poland; 30 May 1993)
Biggest win
Bosnia and Herzegovina Bosnia 92–53 Cyprus 
(Sarajevo, Bosnia; 21 November 2001)
 Cyprus 56–95 Bosnia Bosnia and Herzegovina
(Nicosia, Cyprus; 20 November 2002)
Biggest defeat
Bosnia and Herzegovina Bosnia 52–102 France 
(Tuzla, Bosnia; 29 June 2018)

The Bosnia and Herzegovina national basketball team (Bosnian: Košarkaška reprezentacija Bosne i Hercegovine / Кошаркашка репрезентација Босне и Херцеговине) represents Bosnia and Herzegovina in international basketball competitions, and is governed by the Basketball Federation of Bosnia and Herzegovina. Until 1992, Bosnian basketballers played for Yugoslavia.

Bosnia and Herzegovina reached their first international tournament at the EuroBasket in 1993. They have competed nine times at the event overall. Although the national team have yet to qualify at the global level to play in the FIBA World Cup

History

Until 1992, Bosnia was a part of Yugoslavia, which meant players born in Bosnia and Herzegovina played for the Yugoslavia national team. Between 1947 and 1992, the following Bosnia-born players managed to make the final-12 Yugoslavia roster at the biggest competitions (Olympics, World Cup, and EuroBasket) at least once: Mirza Delibašić, Dražen Dalipagić, Predrag Danilović, Zoran Savić, Ratko Radovanović, Borislav Stanković, Milan Bjegojević, Dragiša Vučinić, Sabit Hadžić, Emir Mutapčić, and Mario Primorac. During this time, Bosnia and Herzegovina's capital city, Sarajevo, was one of five locations where games were played during the 1970 FIBA World Cup, where Yugoslavia finished in first place, the team's first gold medal at the FIBA World Cup.

Ever since gaining its independence from Yugoslavia, Bosnia and Herzegovina has regularly qualified for the EuroBasket, Europe's biggest competition and major basketball tournament. Their best result was finishing eighth at EuroBasket 1993, after making the quarterfinals. The only time Bosnia and Herzegovina didn't qualify for the EuroBasket since their independence, were in 1995, 2007, 2009, and 2017.

Competitive record

Team

Current roster

Roster for the EuroBasket 2021 Qualifiers matches played on 21 and 24 February 2020 against Latvia and Greece.[2]

Bosnia and Herzegovina national basketball team roster
Players Coaches
Pos. No. Name Age – Date of birth Height Club Ctr.
PG 2 Filip Adamović 31 – (1988-12-15)15 December 1988 1.80 m (5 ft 11 in) Belfius Mons-Hainaut Belgium
PF 3 Amar Alibegović 24 – (1995-03-31)31 March 1995 2.02 m (6 ft 8 in) Virtus Roma Italy
SG 4 Muhamed Pašalić 32 – (1987-08-27)27 August 1987 1.92 m (6 ft 4 in) Krka Slovenia
G/F 5 Edin Atić 23 – (1997-01-19)19 January 1997 2.01 m (6 ft 7 in) Mega Bemax Serbia
C 6 Andrija Stipanović 33 – (1986-12-18)18 December 1986 2.09 m (6 ft 10 in) Cedevita Olimpija Slovenia
F/C 7 Miralem Halilović 28 – (1991-07-22)22 July 1991 2.05 m (6 ft 9 in) Orléans France
F 8 Milan Milošević 34 – (1985-09-26)26 September 1985 2.02 m (6 ft 8 in) Lavrio Greece
C 11 Kenan Kamenjaš 20 – (2000-01-17)17 January 2000 2.05 m (6 ft 9 in) Spars Bosnia and Herzegovina
PG 12 Sani Čampara 20 – (1999-03-03)3 March 1999 1.90 m (6 ft 3 in) Sloboda Tuzla Bosnia and Herzegovina
SF 17 Aleksandar Lazić 23 – (1996-06-10)10 June 1996 2.01 m (6 ft 7 in) Cedevita Olimpija Slovenia
PF 22 Emir Sulejmanović 24 – (1995-07-13)13 July 1995 2.04 m (6 ft 8 in) Bilbao Spain
SF 27 Adin Vrabac 26 – (1994-01-27)27 January 1994 2.05 m (6 ft 9 in) Spars Bosnia and Herzegovina
Head coach
Assistant coach(es)
Legend
  • (C) Team captain
  • Club – describes last
    club before the competition
  • Age – describes age
    on 21 February 2020

Depth chart

Pos. Starting 5 Bench 1 Bench 2
C Jusuf Nurkić Elmedin Kikanović Andrija Stipanović
PF Emir Sulejmanović Milan Milošević Ajdin Penava
SF Aleksandar Lazić Adin Vrabac Miralem Halilović
SG Džanan Musa Edin Atić Nedim Đedović
PG Nemanja Gordić Amar Gegić Sani Čampara

Notable players

Other current notable players from Bosnia and Herzegovina:

Bosnia and Herzegovina national basketball team roster
Players Coaches
Pos. No. Name Age – Date of birth Height Club Ctr.
PG Nemanja Gordić 31 – (1988-09-25)25 September 1988 1.94 m (6 ft 4 in) Partizan Serbia
PF Miralem Halilović 28 – (1991-07-22)22 July 1991 2.08 m (6 ft 10 in) Orléans Loiret France
SF Haris Delalić 25 – (1994-04-24)24 April 1994 2.04 m (6 ft 8 in) Proximus Spirou Belgium
C Jusuf Nurkić 25 – (1994-08-23)23 August 1994 2.13 m (7 ft 0 in) Portland Trail Blazers United States
SF Nedim Buza 24 – (1995-05-10)10 May 1995 2.02 m (6 ft 8 in) Filou Oostende Belgium
PF Emir Sulejmanović 24 – (1995-07-13)13 July 1995 2.06 m (6 ft 9 in) Montakit Fuenlabrada Spain
SF Aleksandar Lazić 23 – (1996-06-10)10 June 1996 2.01 m (6 ft 7 in) Petrol Olimpija Slovenia
C Imran Polutak 23 – (1996-07-09)9 July 1996 2.09 m (6 ft 10 in) Zlatorog Slovenia
SG Edin Atić 23 – (1997-01-19)19 January 1997 2.01 m (6 ft 7 in) Mega Bemax Serbia
SF Nedim Đedović 23 – (1997-02-16)16 February 1997 2.03 m (6 ft 8 in) Sáenz Horeca Araberri Spain
PF Ajdin Penava 22 – (1997-03-11)11 March 1997 2.06 m (6 ft 9 in) Saski Baskonia Spain
C Luka Garza 21 – (1998-12-27)27 December 1998 2.10 m (6 ft 11 in) Iowa Hawkeyes United States
SF Lazar Mutić 21 – (1999-01-06)6 January 1999 2.03 m (6 ft 8 in) UCAM Murcia Spain
SF Džanan Musa 20 – (1999-05-08)8 May 1999 2.05 m (6 ft 9 in) Brooklyn Nets United States
C Karlo Matković 18 – (2001-03-30)30 March 2001 2.06 m (6 ft 9 in) Cedevita Croatia
PG Aleksa Gatarić 17 – (2002-04-19)19 April 2002 1.86 m (6 ft 1 in) Cedevita Croatia
Legend
  • Club – describes last
    club on 21 February 2020
  • Age – describes age
    on 21 February 2020

Recent results and forthcoming fixtures

EuroBasket 2021 Qualifiers

Group H

Pos Team Pld W L PF PA PD Pts Qualification
1  Greece 2 2 0 143 128 +15 4 EuroBasket 2021
2  Bulgaria 2 1 1 173 177 −4 3
3  Bosnia and Herzegovina 2 1 1 127 131 −4 3
4  Latvia 2 0 2 165 172 −7 2
Updated to match(es) played on 24 February 2020. Source: FIBA
Rules for classification: 1) Points; 2) Head-to-head; 3) Points difference; 4) Points scored.
21 February 2020 Latvia  61–62  Bosnia and Herzegovina Riga
18:30 Scoring by quarter: 21–17, 15–13, 17–16, 8–16
Pts: Laksa, Meiers 13
Rebs: Mejeris 11
Asts: Mejeris 6 		Boxscore Pts: Atić 15
Rebs: Atić 6
Asts: Atić 5 		Arena: Arena Riga
Referees: Saverio Lanzarini (ITA), Janusz Calik (POL), Sergei Beliakov (RUS)
24 February 2020 Bosnia and Herzegovina  65–70  Greece Tuzla
20:00 Scoring by quarter: 16–17, 18–23, 9–18, 22–11
Pts: Milošević 17
Rebs: Halilović 12
Asts: Adamović 4 		Boxscore Pts: Agravanis 17
Rebs: Agravanis, Bochoridis 7
Asts: Bochoridis 5 		Arena: Mejdan Sports Center
Attendance: 5,500
Referees: Gentian Cici (ALB), Dariusz Zapolski (POL), Alexey Davydov (RUS)
26 November 2020 Bosnia and Herzegovina  vs.  Bulgaria
Boxscore
29 November 2020 Bosnia and Herzegovina  vs.  Latvia
Boxscore
19 February 2021 Greece  vs.  Bosnia and Herzegovina
Boxscore
22 February 2021 Bulgaria  vs.  Bosnia and Herzegovina
Boxscore

Past rosters

Head coaches

Kit

Period Supplier
0000–2015 Serbia NAAI
2015 Bosnia and Herzegovina Haad
2016–present Bosnia and Herzegovina No1

See also

References

  1. ^ "FIBA Ranking Presented by Nike". FIBA. 1 March 2024. Retrieved 1 March 2024.
  2. ^ "Bosnia and Herzegovina during the EuroBasket 2021 Qualifiers in Feb. 2020". Retrieved 21 February 2020.

External links

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