Serbia national basketball team
This article is about the Serbian men's national basketball team. For the women's team, see Serbia women's national basketball team.
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| Joined FIBA | 1992 | ||
| FIBA zone | FIBA Europe | ||
| National federation | KSS | ||
| Coach | Aleksandar Đorđević | ||
| Nickname(s) | Orlovi (The Eagles), White Eagles | ||
| Olympic Games | |||
| Appearances | 3 | ||
| Medals |
 Silver: 1996 | ||
| FIBA World Cup | |||
| Appearances | 5 | ||
| Medals |
 Silver: 2014 | ||
| EuroBasket | |||
| Appearances | 11 | ||
| Medals |
 Silver: 2009 | ||
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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 sixth in the FIBA World Rankings.[1]
When Serbia became independent, it became the successor state of Serbia and Montenegro, and the Serbian team is considered by FIBA as the successor of the team of FR Yugoslavia / Serbia and Montenegro.
History
SFR Yugoslavia (1936–1991)
Main article: Yugoslavia national basketball team
Serbia (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]
Honours
Medals table
| Games | Gold | Silver | Bronze | Total |
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| FIBA World Cup | 2 | 1 | 0 | 3 |
| FIBA EuroBasket | 3 | 1 | 1 | 5 |
| Summer Olympics | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| Mediterranean Games | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 |
| Summer Universiade | 2 | 1 | 1 | 4 |
| Grand Totals | 7 | 5 | 3 | 15 |
Individual awards
- FIBA World Cup MVP
- Dejan Bodiroga – 1998
- FIBA EuroBasket MVP
- Aleksandar Đorđević – 1997
- Predrag Stojaković – 2001
- FIBA World Cup All-Tournament Team
- Dejan Bodiroga – 1998
- Željko Rebrača – 1998
- Predrag Stojaković – 2002
- Miloš Teodosić – 2010, 2014
- FIBA EuroBasket All-Tournament Team
- Žarko Paspalj – 1989
- Vlade Divac – 1991, 1995
- Aleksandar Đorđević – 1997
- Željko Rebrača – 1997
- Dejan Bodiroga – 1997, 1999
- Predrag Stojaković – 2001
- Marko Jarić – 2001
- Miloš Teodosić – 2009
- FIBA EuroBasket Assists Leader
- Miloš Teodosić – 2009, 2011
Competitions
Summer Olympics
World Cup
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Team
Current roster
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Depth chart
Past rosters
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Head coaches
FR Yugoslavia/Serbia and Montenegro
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Notable people
Players
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Coaches
- Aleksandar Nikolić (1954–1984)
- Ranko Žeravica (1958–2003)
- Dušan Ivković (1978–Present)
- Božidar Maljković (1979–2013)
- Željko Obradović (1991–Present)
- Svetislav Pešić (1982–Present)
Administrators
Technical officials (referees)
- Obrad Belošević
- Ilija Belošević
Notes
References
- ↑ "Srbija sedma na FIBA listi". RTS. 17 September 2014. Retrieved 17 September 2014.
- ↑ "Duda otpisao Milosavljevića". B92.net (in Serbian). BETA. Retrieved 6 August 2012.
- ↑ "Srbija srebrna, 'vanzemaljci' Ameri šampioni". B92.net (in Serbian). BETA. Retrieved 15 September 2014.
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