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 . Serbia is currently ranked third in the FIBA World Rankings .[1]
When Serbia became independent, it became the successor state of Serbia and Montenegro , as it is also considered by FIBA as the successor of the team of FR Yugoslavia/Serbia and Montenegro.
History
2006–present
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.[2] In late 2013, a Serbian basketball hall of famer Aleksandar Đorđević was confirmed as a successor to Ivković. Đorđević led team to the silver medal at the 2014 FIBA World Championship .[3] On August 21, 2016 they lost against the USA in the gold medal matchup of the 2016 Rio Olympics. They received a silver medal for their efforts in the tournament, the first basketball olympic medal the nation has ever won since independence.
Medals table
Competitions
Performance at Summer Olympic Games
Performance at FIBA World Cup
Performance at FIBA EuroBasket
Team
Current roster
The following is the Serbia roster in the men's basketball tournament of the 2016 Summer Olympics
Serbia men's national basketball team – 2016 Summer Olympics roster
Players
Coaches
Pos.
#
Name
Age – Date of birth
Ht.
Club
Ctr.
1.0 ! PG
4
Teodosić, Miloš (C)
7001290000000000000♠ 29 – (1987-03-19 ) March 19, 1987
1.95 m (6 ft 5 in)
CSKA Moscow
RUS !
3.0 ! SF
5
Simonović, Marko
7001300000000000000♠ 30 – (1986-05-30 ) May 30, 1986
2.01 m (6 ft 7 in)
Crvena Zvezda
SRB !
2.0 ! SG
7
Bogdanović, Bogdan
7001230000000000000♠ 23 – (1992-08-18 ) August 18, 1992
1.98 m (6 ft 6 in)
Fenerbahce
TUR !
1.0 ! PG
9
Marković, Stefan
7001280000000000000♠ 28 – (1988-04-25 ) April 25, 1988
1.95 m (6 ft 5 in)
Baloncesto Málaga
ESP !
3.0 ! SF
10
Kalinić, Nikola
7001240000000000000♠ 24 – (1991-11-08 ) November 8, 1991
2.02 m (6 ft 8 in)
Fenerbahce
TUR !
1.5 ! G
11
Nedović, Nemanja
7001250000000000000♠ 25 – (1991-06-16 ) June 16, 1991
1.92 m (6 ft 4 in)
Baloncesto Málaga
ESP !
4.0 ! PF
12
Birčević, Stefan
7001260000000000000♠ 26 – (1989-12-13 ) December 13, 1989
2.10 m (6 ft 11 in)
Estudiantes
ESP !
5.0 ! C
13
Raduljica, Miroslav
7001280000000000000♠ 28 – (1988-01-05 ) January 5, 1988
2.13 m (7 ft 0 in)
Panathinaikos
GRE !
5.0 ! C
14
Jokić, Nikola
7001210000000000000♠ 21 – (1995-02-19 ) February 19, 1995
2.08 m (6 ft 10 in)
Denver Nuggets
USA !
5.0 ! C
15
Štimac, Vladimir
7001280000000000000♠ 28 – (1987-09-25 ) September 25, 1987
2.11 m (6 ft 11 in)
Crvena Zvezda
SRB !
1.0 ! PG
24
Jović, Stefan
7001250000000000000♠ 25 – (1990-11-03 ) November 3, 1990
1.98 m (6 ft 6 in)
Crvena Zvezda
SRB !
4.0 ! PF
25
Mačvan, Milan
7001260000000000000♠ 26 – (1989-11-16 ) November 16, 1989
2.06 m (6 ft 9 in)
Emporio Armani
ITA !
Head coach
Assistant coach(es)
Conditioning trainer
Legend
(C) Team captain
Club – describes last
club before the tournament
Age – describes age
on 6 August 2016
Depth chart
Past rosters
Head coaches
FR Yugoslavia and Serbia and Montenegro
Serbia
Notable people
Players
Dejan Bodiroga
World and European Champion
3x Euroleague champion (2000 , 2002 , 2003 )
FIBA Saporta Cup Champion (1997)
FIBA World Cup MVP (1998 )
FIBA World Cup All-Tournament Team member (1998)
2x All-EuroBasket Team member (1997, 1999)
50 Greatest Euroleague Contributors (2008)
Euroleague 2001–2010 All Decade Team member
2x Euroleague Final Four MVP (2001, 2002)
Euroleague Top 16 MVP (2002)
3x All-Euroleague First Team member (2002 , 2003 , 2004 )
2x FIBA EuroStar selection (1998, 1999)
Spanish League MVP (1998)
Greek League MVP (1999)
2x Greek League Finals MVP (1999, 2000)
Spanish League Finals MVP (2004)
Spanish Cup Final MVP (2003)
2x Golden Badge (1998, 2002)
2x Best Sportsman by Yugoslav Olympic Committee (1998, 2002)
All-Europe Player of the Year (2002)
Predrag Danilović
Aleksandar Đorđević
Coaches
Administrators
Technical officials (referees)
Notes
^ Along with France hosts were also Germany, Croatia and Latvia. Serbia has been drawn in Group B, and therefore they competed in Germany. The further tournament stages were held in France.
References
External links
Basketball in Serbia
National teams
League competitions
Cup competitions
Rugby Union
Softball
Tennis
Volleyball
Water polo
Sportswoman of The Year
Sportsman of The Year
Young Athlete of The Year
Women's Team of The Year
Men's Team of The Year
Coach of The Year