2017 Serbia men's EuroBasket team

The 2017 Serbia men's EuroBasket team represents Serbia at the EuroBasket 2017 in Helsinki (Finland), Tel Aviv (Israel), Cluj-Napoca (Romania) and Istanbul (Turkey). They automatically qualified for the EuroBasket by taking the 4th place in EuroBasket 2015. The team is coached by Aleksandar Đorđević, with assistant coaches Miroslav Nikolić, Milan Minić and Jovica Antonić.[1]

The EuroBasket 2017 will be the 40th edition of the EuroBasket championship that is organized by FIBA Europe.

Timeline

Roster

All players who won a silver medal at the 2016 Summer Olympics in Rio de Janeiro were included on the 25-man roster besides guard Stefan Marković who retire from international basketball after Olympics at 28. Power forward Nemanja Bjelica was on the 25-man roster even he has a left foot injury since March 2017.

The following is the list of candidates for Serbia roster in the EuroBasket 2017

Serbia men's national basketball team – EuroBasket 2017 roster
Players Coaches
Pos. # Name Age – Date of birth Ht. Club Ctr.
G 4 Teodosić, Miloš (C) 30 – (1987-03-19)March 19, 1987 1.95 m (6 ft 5 in) Los Angeles Clippers United States
G 24 Jović, Stefan 26 – (1990-11-03)November 3, 1990 1.98 m (6 ft 6 in) Bayern Munich Germany
G Nedović, Nemanja  26 – (1991-06-16)June 16, 1991 1.92 m (6 ft 4 in) Unicaja Málaga Spain
PG 22 Micić, Vasilije 23 – (1994-01-13)January 13, 1994 1.95 m (6 ft 5 in) Žalgiris Kaunas Lithuania
SG 7 Bogdanović, Bogdan 25 – (1992-08-18)August 18, 1992 1.98 m (6 ft 6 in) Sacramento Kings United States
SG 12 Milosavljević, Dragan 28 – (1989-05-11)May 11, 1989 1.98 m (6 ft 6 in) Unicaja Málaga Spain
G/F 19 Lazić, Branko 28 – (1989-01-12)January 12, 1989 1.95 m (6 ft 5 in) Crvena zvezda Serbia
G/F 23 Gudurić, Marko 22 – (1995-03-08)March 8, 1995 1.99 m (6 ft 6 in) Fenerbahce Turkey
F 10 Kalinić, Nikola 24 – (1993-04-13)April 13, 1993 2.02 m (6 ft 8 in) Fenerbahce Turkey
SF 5 Simonović, Marko  31 – (1986-05-30)May 30, 1986 2.01 m (6 ft 7 in) Zenit St. Petersburg Russia
F 11 Lučić, Vladimir 28 – (1989-06-17)June 17, 1989 2.04 m (6 ft 8 in) Bayern Munich Germany
PF 6 Mačvan, Milan 27 – (1989-11-16)November 16, 1989 2.06 m (6 ft 9 in) Bayern Munich Germany
PF 14 Birčević, Stefan 27 – (1989-12-13)December 13, 1989 2.10 m (6 ft 11 in) İstanbul BB Turkey
C 13 Raduljica, Miroslav  29 – (1988-01-05)January 5, 1988 2.13 m (7 ft 0 in) Jiangsu Dragons China
C 32 Kuzmić, Ognjen 27 – (1990-05-16)May 16, 1990 2.13 m (7 ft 0 in) Real Madrid Spain
C 15 Štimac, Vladimir 29 – (1987-09-25)September 25, 1987 2.11 m (6 ft 11 in) Beşiktaş Turkey
C 51 Marjanović, Boban 29 – (1988-08-15)August 15, 1988 2.21 m (7 ft 3 in) Detroit Pistons United States
Head coach
Assistant coach(es)
Legend
  • (C) Team captain
  • Club – describes last
    club before the tournament
  • Age – describes age
    on 31 August 2017

The following were also candidates to make the team:

Earlier candidates
Player Team[lower-alpha 1] Added Removed Reason
Jokić, NikolaNikola Jokić United States Denver Nuggets June 19, 2017[2] July 3, 2017 Withdrew[6]
Bjelica, NemanjaNemanja Bjelica United States Minnesota Timberwolves Injured
Milutinov , NikolaNikola Milutinov Greece Olympiacos 17-man roster cut[3][4]
Dangubić , NemanjaNemanja Dangubić Serbia Crvena zvezda
Jaramaz, OgnjenOgnjen Jaramaz Serbia Mega Bemax
Dobrić, OgnjenOgnjen Dobrić Serbia Crvena zvezda
Radanov, AleksaAleksa Radanov Serbia FMP
Davidovac, DejanDejan Davidovac Serbia FMP

Staff

Position Staff member Age Team
Head coach Serbia Đorđević, AleksandarAleksandar Đorđević 49 Germany Bayern Munich
Assistant coaches Serbia Nikolić, MiroslavMiroslav Nikolić 61 Serbia Partizan
Serbia Antonić, JovicaJovica Antonić 51 N/A
Serbia Minić, MilanMilan Minić 62 N/A
Croatia Bjedov, GoranGoran Bjedov 46 Germany Bayern Munich
Team manager Serbia Ilić, NebojšaNebojša Ilić 49 Serbia Crvena zvezda
Conditioning coach Serbia Mihajlović, MladenMladen Mihajlović 32 Germany Bayern Munich
Scout Serbia Popov, DraganDragan Popov N/A
Serbia Topić, GoranGoran Topić Serbia Vršac
Doctor Serbia Radovanović, DraganDragan Radovanović N/A
Serbia Mirković, MilanMilan Mirković N/A
Physiotherapist Serbia Sajić, DušanDušan Sajić N/A
Serbia Kosanović, VeliborVelibor Kosanović N/A
Serbia Sokić, MarkoMarko Sokić N/A
Equipment Manager Serbia Aničić, JovicaJovica Aničić N/A
Press Officer Serbia Sibinović, VladimirVladimir Sibinović N/A

Exhibition games

The Serbia roster will begin its exhibition schedule against Serbian University team on August 2, 2017.[5] They will participate at the 2017 Belgrade Trophy (August 11–13) together with Greece and Montenegro, then at the Supercup[7] in Hamburg, Germany (August 17–20) with Germany, Poland and Russia.[5] Last games will be at 2017 Acropolis of Athens Tournament where they will play together with Greece, Italy and Georgia from August 23–25.[5][4]

August 2, 2017
19:00
Serbia Serbia 77–54 Serbia Serbian University team
Scoring by quarter: 14–14, 20–16, 22–12, 21–12
Pts: Jović 11 Pts: Tejić 13
Sports Hall, Kraljevo
Attendance: 3,500
Referees: Maričić, Stefanović, Dimovski
August 12, 2017
21:00
Serbia Serbia vs.  Greece
August 13, 2017
21:00
Montenegro  vs.  Serbia
August 18, 2017
18:30
Poland  vs.  Serbia
Edel-optics.de Arena, Hamburg
August 19, 2017
17:00
Serbia Serbia vs.  Russia
Edel-optics.de Arena, Hamburg
August 20, 2017
15:00
Germany  vs.  Serbia
Edel-optics.de Arena, Hamburg

Tournament

Preliminary round

Pos Team Pld W L PF PA PD Pts Qualification
1  Great Britain 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Knockout stage
2  Russia 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
3  Serbia 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
4  Latvia 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
5  Turkey 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
6  Belgium 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
First match(es) will be played on 1 September 2017. Source: EuroBasket
Rules for classification: 1) Points; 2) Head-to-head results; 3) Points difference; 4) Points scored.

Latvia

1 September 2017
17:00
Serbia  vs.  Latvia

Russia

2 September 2017
17:00
Russia  vs.  Serbia

Serbia

4 September 2017
21:00
Serbia  vs.  Turkey

Great Britain

5 September 2017
17:00
Great Britain  vs.  Serbia

Belgium

7 September 2017
17:15
Belgium  vs.  Serbia

Statistics

Legend
GP Games played GS Games started MPG Minutes per game
FGM Field goals made FGA Field goals attempted FG% Field goal percentage
3PM 3-point field goals made 3PA 3-point field goals attempted 3P% 3-point field goal percentage
FTM Free throws made FTA Free throws attempted FT% Free throw percentage
RPG Rebounds per game APG Assists per game PPG Points per game
Player GP GS MPG FGM FGA FG% 3PM 3PA 3P% FTM FTA FT% RPG APG PPG
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Total
Opponents

Notes

  1. ↑ Team at the time player was a candidate

References

  1. ↑ "Serbia Men’s National Team". www.kss.rs. Retrieved 2017-06-19.
  2. 1 2 "SPISAK "ORLOVA" ZA EUROBASKET Đorđević pozvao i Nikolu Jokića i Bobana Marjanovića!". Blic. June 19, 2017.
  3. 1 2 "OSMORICA OTPALA Selektor Đorđević skratio spisak "orlova" za Eurobasket". Blic. July 3, 2017.
  4. 1 2 3 4 "Selektor Aleksandar Đorđević skratio spisak seniora za EP u Turskoj". KSS. July 3, 2017.
  5. 1 2 3 4 5 6 "STAVOVI SELEKTORA Ovako Đorđević gleda na spisak za Eurobasket, Jokića, mlade igrače i snažne rivale". Blic. June 19, 2017.
  6. ↑ "Jokić preskače Eurobasket". Blic. July 3, 2017.
  7. ↑ NBA-Stars im Inselpark
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