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]
History [ edit ]
2006–present [ edit ]
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]
Honours [ edit ]
Medals table [ edit ]
Individual awards [ edit ]
FIBA World Cup MVP
FIBA EuroBasket MVP
FIBA World Cup All-Tournament Team
FIBA EuroBasket All-Tournament Team
FIBA EuroBasket Assists Leader
Competitions [ edit ]
Current roster [ edit ]
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)
EA7 Emporio Armani Milan
ITA !
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)
EA7 Emporio Armani Milan
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 [ edit ]
Past rosters [ edit ]
Head coaches [ edit ]
FR Yugoslavia
Serbia and Montenegro
Notable people [ edit ]
Players [ edit ]
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 [ edit ]
^ 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.
^ Along with Turkey, hosts will be Finland, Israel and Romania.
References [ edit ]
External links [ edit ]
Basketball in Serbia
National teams
League competitions
Cup competitions
Rugby Union
Softball
Tennis
Volleyball
Water polo
Sportsman of The Year
Sportswoman of The Year
Men's Team of The Year
Women's Team of The Year
Young Athlete of The Year
Coach of The Year