Bosnia and Herzegovina national basketball team

Bosnia and Herzegovina
(Bosna i Hercegovina)
FIBA ranking 53 Steady
Joined FIBA 1992
FIBA zone FIBA Europe
National federation Basketball Federation of Bosnia and Herzegovina
Coach Duško Ivanović
Nickname(s) Zlatni ljiljani (Golden Lilies)
Zmajevi (Dragons)
Olympic Games
Appearances None
Medals None
For achievements before 1992 see Yugoslavia national basketball team
FIBA World Cup
Appearances None
Medals None
For achievements before 1992 see Yugoslavia national basketball team
FIBA EuroBasket
Appearances 9 (First in 1993)
Medals None
Uniforms
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Dark

The Bosnia and Herzegovina national basketball team represents Bosnia and Herzegovina in international basketball games and competitions. It is organized by the Basketball Federation of Bosnia and Herzegovina.

History

Until 1992, Bosnia was a part of Yugoslavia, which meant players born in Bosnia and Herzegovina played for the Yugoslavia national basketball team. Notable players born in Bosnia who played for Yugoslavia include: Mirza Delibašić, Dražen Dalipagić, Predrag Danilović, Zoran Savić, Aleksandar Nikolić, and Borislav Stanković. During this time, Bosnia and Herzegovina's capital city, Sarajevo, was one of five locations where games were played during the 1970 FIBA World Championship, where Yugoslavia finished in first place, the team's first gold medal at the FIBA World Cup.

Ever since gaining its independence from Yugoslavia, Bosnia and Herzegovina has regularly qualified for the EuroBasket, Europe's biggest competition and major tournament. Their best result was finishing eighth in 1993, after making the quarterfinals. The only times Bosnia and Herzegovina didn't qualify for the EuroBasket since their independence, were in 1995, 2007, and 2009.

Team

Current roster

Roster for EuroBasket 2015.

Bosnia and Herzegovina men's national basketball team roster
Players Coaches
Pos. # Name Age – Date of birth Ht. Club Ctr.
PG 4 Pašalić, Muhamed 27 – (1987-09-27)27 September 1987 1.94 m (6 ft 4 in) Cluj-Napoca Romania
SF 5 Buza, Nedim 20 – (1995-05-10)10 May 1995 2.02 m (6 ft 8 in) Telenet Oostende Belgium
C 6 Stipanović, Andrija 28 – (1986-12-18)18 December 1986 2.08 m (6 ft 10 in) Trabzonspor Turkey
SG 7 Šutalo, Marko 32 – (1983-04-13)13 April 1983 1.93 m (6 ft 4 in) Dinamo București Romania
PF 9 Bavčić, Edin 31 – (1984-06-05)5 June 1984 2.05 m (6 ft 9 in) Sopron Hungary
PG 10 Gordić, Nemanja 26 – (1988-09-25)25 September 1988 1.94 m (6 ft 4 in) Cedevita Croatia
C 11 Kikanović, Elmedin 27 – (1988-09-02)2 September 1988 2.08 m (6 ft 10 in) Alba Berlin Germany
SG 13 Peršić, Dalibor 30 – (1985-05-28)28 May 1985 1.97 m (6 ft 6 in) Spars Sarajevo Bosnia and Herzegovina
SF 15 Milošević, Milan 29 – (1985-10-26)26 October 1985 2.02 m (6 ft 8 in) AEK Greece
PG 20 Renfroe, Alex 29 – (1986-05-23)23 May 1986 1.95 m (6 ft 5 in) Bayern Munich Germany
SF 23 Vrabac, Adin 21 – (1994-01-27)27 January 1994 2.05 m (6 ft 9 in) Partizan NIS Belgrade Serbia
PF 30 Albijanić, Draško 28 – (1986-12-14)14 December 1986 2.08 m (6 ft 10 in) Sutjeska Montenegro
Head coach
Assistant coach
  • Bosnia and Herzegovina Alen Abaz
  • Serbia Milkan Mrđa
  • Serbia Nenad Trajković

Legend
  • Club – describes last
    club before the tournament
  • Age – describes age
    on 5 September 2015

Depth chart

Pos. Starting 5 Bench 1 Bench 2 Bench 3
C Jusuf Nurkić Elmedin Kikanović
PF Mirza Teletović Andrija Stipanović
SF Milan Milošević Adin Vrabac Nedim Buza
SG Nihad Đedović Džanan Musa
PG Alex Renfroe Nemanja Gordić Dalibor Peršić

Competitive record

EuroBasket
Year Position Pld W L
Germany 19938th place927
Greece 1995Did not qualify
Spain 199715th place514
France 199915th place303
Turkey 200113th place303
Sweden 200315th place303
Serbia and Montenegro 200515th place303
Spain 2007Did not qualify
Poland 2009
Lithuania 201119th place523
Slovenia 201312th place532
France 201523rd place514
2017Banned
Total41932

Ex-Yu Cup
Year Position Pld W L
Slovenia 2011Fourth place312
Slovenia 2012Runners-up321
Total633

Statistics

Most appearances

# Name Career Caps
1
Gordan Firić
1993–2006 63
2
Samir Lerić
1993–2005 61
3
Jasmin Hukić
1998–2005 54
4
Kenan Bajramović
2001–2011 52
5
Mirza Teletović
2003– 49
6
Adis Bećiragić
1993–1999 45
7
Elmedin Kikanović
2006– 44
8
Nenad Marković
1994–2001 43
9
Elvir Ovčina
1997–2005 40
10
Ermin Jazvin
2001–2011 39

Most points

# Name Career Points
1
Nenad Marković
1994–2001 840
2
Gordan Firić
1993–2006 639
3
Mirza Teletović
2003– 620
4
Jasmin Hukić
1998–2005 581
5
Samir Avdić
1993–1997 390
6
Samir Lerić
1993–2005 388
7
Elvir Ovčina
1997–2005 376
8
Damir Mršić
2000–2006 345
9
Elmedin Kikanović
2006– 345
10
Kenan Bajramović
2001–2011 342

The below table does not include any minor tournaments data.
Table correct as of 1 September 2015.

Kit

Period Supplier
2015 Bosnia and Herzegovina Haad (Adnan Hajrulahović)

Past rosters

Head coaches

Republic of Bosnia and Herzegovina

Dates Name
1993 Bosnia and Herzegovina Mirza Delibašić
1993–1995 Bosnia and Herzegovina Faruk Kulenović
1995–1997 Bosnia and Herzegovina Sabit Hadžić

Bosnia and Herzegovina

Dates Name
1998–2001 Bosnia and Herzegovina Sabit Hadžić
2001–2003 Bosnia and Herzegovina Draško Prodanović
2004–2006 Bosnia and Herzegovina Mensur Bajramović
2006–2008 Bosnia and Herzegovina Nenad Marković
2008–2010 Bosnia and Herzegovina Mensur Bajramović
2010–2012 Bosnia and Herzegovina Sabit Hadžić
2012–2013 Croatia Aleksandar Petrović
2014– Montenegro Duško Ivanović

See also

External links

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