Serbia national basketball team

From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia

Serbia Flag of Serbia Србија
FIBA ranking 4
Joined FIBA 1936
FIBA zone FIBA Europe
National federation Кошаркашки Савез Србије
Coach Flag of Serbia Dragan Šakota
Nickname(s) Plavi (Blues)
Olympic Games
Appearances 11[3]
Medals Gold (1): 1980

Silver (4): 1968, 1976,1988, 1996
Bronze (1): 1984
World Championships
Appearances 14[1]
Medals 10
Gold (5): 1970, 1978, 1990, 1998, 2002[2]
Eurobasket
Appearances 25
Medals Gold (8): 1973, 1975, 1977, 1989, 1991, 1995, 1997, 2001
Uniforms
 
Home jersey
Home jersey
  
Home shorts
　
Home
 
Away jersey
Away jersey
  
Away shorts
　
Away


The Serbia national basketball team represents Serbia in international basketball matches. FIBA considers Serbia national basketball team the direct descendant of the Serbia and Montenegro[4], and Yugoslavia national teams.[5][6]

Contents

[edit] History

Main article: Yugoslavia national basketball team

[edit] FIBA World Championships

As Socialist Federal Republic of Yugoslavia
  • 1950 - 10th
  • 1954 - 11th
  • 1959 - Did not qualify
  • 1963 - Runner up
  • 1967 - Runner up
  • 1970 - World Champion
  • 1974 - Runner up
  • 1978 - World Champion
  • 1982 - Third place
  • 1986 - Third place
  • 1990 - World Champion
As Federal Republic of Yugoslavia
  • 1994 - Did not participate due to the UN sanctions
  • 1998 - World Champion
  • 2002 - World Champion
As Serbia and Montenegro

[edit] Olympic Games

As Socialist Federal Republic of Yugoslavia
As Federal Republic of Yugoslavia
  • 1992 - Did not participate due to the UN sanctions
  • 1996 - Silver
  • 2000 - 6th
As Serbia and Montengero

[edit] European Championships

As Federal People's Republic of Yugoslavia / Socialist Federal Republic of Yugoslavia
  • 1947 - 13th
  • 1949 - Did not qualify
  • 1951 - Did not qualify
  • 1953 - 6th
  • 1955 - 8th
  • 1957 - 6th
  • 1959 - 9th
  • 1961 - Runner-up
  • 1963 - Third place
  • 1969 - Runner-up
  • 1971 - Runner-up
  • 1973 - European Champion
  • 1975 - European Champion
  • 1977 - European Champion
  • 1979 - Third place
  • 1981 - Runner-up
  • 1983 - 7th
  • 1985 - 7th
  • 1987 - Third place
  • 1989 - European Champion
  • 1991 - European Champion
As Federal Republic of Yugoslavia / Serbia and Montenegro
  • 1993 - Did not participate due to the UN sanctions
  • 1995 - European Champion
  • 1997 - European Champion
  • 1999 - Third place
  • 2001 - European Champion
  • 2003 - 6th
  • 2005 - 9-12 (did not pass the "elimination games" stage)
As Serbia

[edit] Notable players

From Federal Republic of Yugoslavia/Serbia and Montenegro Era

[edit] Squads

[edit] FIBA 2006 World Championship Squad

Position Player Club
Center Darko Miličić Flag of United States Orlando Magic
Center Mile Ilić Flag of United States New Jersey Nets
Center Kosta Perović Flag of Serbia KK Partizan
Forward/Center Miroslav Raičević Flag of Russia Dynamo Moscow
Forward/Center Goran Nikolić Flag of Spain CB Estudiantes
Forward/Center Ognjen Aškrabić Flag of Russia Dynamo St. Petersburg
Forward Branko Jorović Flag of Spain CB Girona
Guard Igor Rakočević * Flag of Spain TAU Cerámica
Guard Uroš Tripković Flag of Serbia KK Partizan
Guard Vule Avdalović Flag of Spain Pamesa Valencia
Guard Bojan Popović Flag of Russia Dynamo Moscow
Guard Marko Marinović Flag of Spain CB Girona

* - Captain

[edit] Latest results

Friendly matches. All games were played as Serbia & Montenegro.

Date Venue Match Result
16.07.2006. Flag of Italy Bormio Italy - Serbia 58:86
18.07.2006. Flag of Italy Bormio Serbia - Turkey 86:83
05.08.2006. Flag of Serbia Belgrade Serbia - Macedonia 94:79

"Diego Gianatti" tournament

Date Venue Match Result
21.07.2006. Flag of Italy Bormio Serbia - Greece 79:75
22.07.2006. Flag of Italy Bormio Italy - Serbia 70:75
23.07.2006. Flag of Italy Bormio Serbia - Canada 95:83

Tournament in Valencia

Date Venue Match Result
30.07.2006. Flag of Spain Valencia Serbia - China 77:66
31.07.2006. Flag of Spain Valencia Spain - Serbia 83:62

Philips Singapore Cup

Date Venue Match Result
11.08.2006. Flag of Singapore Singapore Argentina - Serbia 64:83
12.08.2006. Flag of Singapore Singapore Spain - Serbia 80:65
13.08.2006 Flag of Singapore Singapore Serbia - Slovenia 74:78

[edit] References

  1. ^ FIBA World Championship 2006 Team Profile
  2. ^ InsideHoops - All-Time World Championship Medal Winners
  3. ^ Achievements before 1991 were as part of SFR Yugoslavia, 1992-2006 as FR Yugoslavia/Serbia and Montenegro
  4. ^ FIBA Press Release 22-2006
  5. ^ Eurobasket Serbia Team Profile
  6. ^ Exhibition: USA beats Serbia & Montenegro by InsideHoops

[edit] External links

International basketball
v • d • e

FIBA | World Championship (men) - (women) | Olympic Tournament | Teams by Country | Players | Leagues | World Under-21 Championship (men) - (women)
     Africa: FIBA Africa – Africa Championship
     North and South America: FIBA Americas – Americas Championship
     Asia: FIBA Asia – Asian Championship
     Europe: FIBA Europe – Eurobasket
     Oceania: FIBA Oceania – Oceania Championship
National basketball teams of Europe (FIBA Europe)
v • d • e

Albania | Andorra | Armenia | Austria | Azerbaijan | Belarus | Belgium | Bosnia and Herzegovina | Bulgaria | Croatia | Cyprus | Czech Republic | Denmark | England | Estonia | Finland | France |
FYR Macedonia | Georgia | Germany | Gibraltar | Greece | Hungary | Iceland | Ireland | Israel | Italy | Latvia | Lithuania | Luxembourg | Malta | Moldova | Monaco | Montenegro | Netherlands | Norway | Poland | Portugal | Romania | Russia | San Marino | Scotland | Serbia | Slovakia | Slovenia | Spain | Sweden | Switzerland | Turkey | Ukraine | Wales
This Serbia-related article is a stub. You can help Wikipedia by expanding it.
 This article about a basketball team is a stub. You can help Wikipedia by expanding it.
Retrieved from "http://en.wikipedia.org../../../s/e/r/Serbia_national_basketball_team.html"