Bosnia and Herzegovina national basketball team

Bosnia and Herzegovina

FIBA ranking	42 1 (18 September 2018)
Joined FIBA	1992
FIBA zone	FIBA Europe
National federation	Basketball Federation of Bosnia and Herzegovina
Coach	Jasmin Repeša
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
Light Dark
First international
Bosnia 97–69 Slovakia  (Wrocław, Poland; 30 May 1993)
Biggest win
Bosnia 92–53 Cyprus  (Sarajevo, Bosnia; 21 November 2001)  Cyprus 56–95 Bosnia (Nicosia, Cyprus; 20 November 2002)
Biggest defeat
Bosnia 52–102 France  (Tuzla, Bosnia; 29 June 2018)

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. Between 1947 and 1992, the following Bosnia-born players managed to make the final-12 Yugoslavia roster at biggest competitions (Olympics, World Championships, and EuroBaskets) at least once: Mirza Delibašić, Dražen Dalipagić, Predrag Danilović, Zoran Savić, Ratko Radovanović, Borislav Stanković, Milan Bjegojević, Dragiša Vučinić, Sabit Hadžić, Emir Mutapčić, and Mario Primorac. 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, 2009, and 2017.

Competitive record

EuroBasket

FIBA EuroBasket						Qualification
Year	Position	Pld	W	L		Pld	W	L
1993	8th	9	2	7		7	5	2
1995	Did not qualify					10	4	6
1997	15th	5	1	4		10	7	3
1999	15th	3	0	3		10	9	1
2001	13th	3	0	3		10	6	4
2003	15th	3	0	3		10	6	4
2005	15th	3	0	3		6	4	2
2007	Did not qualify					12	5	7
2009						10	6	4
2011	19th	5	2	3		8	3	5
2013	12th	5	3	2		8	6	2
2015	23rd	5	1	4		4	4	0
2017	Did not qualify					4	2	2
Total		41	9	32

FIBA World Cup

FIBA Basketball World Cup						Qualification
Year	Position	Pld	W	L		Pld	W	L
2019	In progress					12	6	6
2023	To be determined
Total		0	0	0

Team

Current roster

Roster for the 2019 FIBA Basketball World Cup Q

Bosnia and Herzegovina men's national basketball team roster
Players	Coaches
Pos. No. Name Age – Date of birth Height Club Ctr. C 0 Nurkić, Jusuf 7003867000000000000♠23 – (1994-08-23)23 August 1994 2.13 m (7 ft 0 in) Portland Trail Blazers F 3 Alibegović, Amar 7003845000000000000♠23 – (1995-03-31)31 March 1995 2.06 m (6 ft 9 in) UniCusano Roma SG 5 Atić, Edin 7003779000000000000♠21 – (1997-01-19)19 January 1997 2.01 m (6 ft 7 in) Mega Bemax C 6 Stipanović, Andrija 7004114750000000000♠31 – (1986-12-18)18 December 1986 2.08 m (6 ft 10 in) Cedevita SF 7 Vrabac, Adin 7003887800000000000♠24 – (1994-01-27)27 January 1994 2.05 m (6 ft 9 in) Spars Ziraat Bank SF 8 Milošević, Milan 7004118930000000000♠32 – (1985-10-26)26 October 1985 2.05 m (6 ft 9 in) Lavrio Megabolt SG 9 Gegić, Amar 7003739900000000000♠20 – (1998-02-14)14 February 1998 2.00 m (6 ft 7 in) Partizan NIS C 11 Kikanović, Elmedin 7004108510000000000♠29 – (1988-09-02)2 September 1988 2.11 m (6 ft 11 in) Monaco SF 13 Musa, Džanan 7003695100000000000♠19 – (1999-05-08)8 May 1999 2.05 m (6 ft 9 in) Brooklyn Nets SG 14 Hasandić, Almir 7004100740000000000♠27 – (1990-10-19)19 October 1990 1.91 m (6 ft 3 in) Sloboda Tuzla SF 17 Lazić, Aleksandar 7003801300000000000♠21 – (1996-06-10)10 June 1996 2.01 m (6 ft 7 in) Petrol Olimpija PG 23 Talić, Darko 7003739000000000000♠20 – (1998-02-23)23 February 1998 1.88 m (6 ft 2 in) Igokea	Head coach Duško Vujošević Assistant coach Mensur Bajramović Legend Club – describes last club on 20 November 2017 Age – describes age on 20 November 2017

Notable players

Other current notable players from Bosnia and Herzegovina:

Bosnia and Herzegovina men's national basketball team roster
Players	Coaches
Pos. No. Name Age – Date of birth Height Club Ctr. C Albijanić, Draško 7004111880000000000♠30 – (1986-12-14)14 December 1986 2.09 m (6 ft 10 in) Spars Ziraat Bank PG Pašalić, Muhamed 7004109320000000000♠29 – (1987-08-27)27 August 1987 1.93 m (6 ft 4 in) CSM Oradea PG Gordić, Nemanja 7004108280000000000♠29 – (1988-09-25)25 September 1988 1.94 m (6 ft 4 in) Budućnost VOLI PF Halilović, Miralem 7003950700000000000♠26 – (1991-07-22)22 July 1991 2.08 m (6 ft 10 in) Orléans Loiret C Tomić, Obrad 7003876300000000000♠23 – (1993-08-04)4 August 1993 2.08 m (6 ft 10 in) Rogaška C Sejfić, Ismet 7003872900000000000♠23 – (1993-09-07)7 September 1993 2.09 m (6 ft 10 in) Šenčur PG Rikalo, Marko 7003859000000000000♠23 – (1994-11-11)11 November 1994 1.87 m (6 ft 2 in) Sloboda Tuzla PG Zahiragić, Adi 7003819400000000000♠22 – (1995-02-24)24 February 1995 1.87 m (6 ft 2 in) Spars Ziraat Bank SF Buza, Nedim 7003841000000000000♠23 – (1995-05-10)10 May 1995 2.02 m (6 ft 8 in) Oostende PF Sulejmanović, Emir 7003805500000000000♠22 – (1995-07-13)13 July 1995 2.06 m (6 ft 9 in) Cafés Candelas Breogán SF Muratović, Nedžad 7003817900000000000♠22 – (1995-12-27)27 December 1995 2.01 m (6 ft 7 in) Río Ourense Termal C Karahodžić, Kenan 7003785500000000000♠21 – (1996-01-29)29 January 1996 2.09 m (6 ft 10 in) Peñas Huesca C Lončar, Markus 7003807600000000000♠22 – (1996-04-08)8 April 1996 2.11 m (6 ft 11 in) Široki C Karačić, Ivan 7003812400000000000♠22 – (1996-02-20)20 February 1996 2.02 m (6 ft 8 in) Široki C Polutak, Imran 7003769300000000000♠21 – (1996-07-09)9 July 1996 2.09 m (6 ft 10 in) Zlatorog SF Durmo, Ibrahim 7003779400000000000♠21 – (1997-01-15)15 January 1997 2.00 m (6 ft 7 in) Spars Ziraat Bank PF Penava, Ajdin 7003744800000000000♠20 – (1997-03-11)11 March 1997 2.06 m (6 ft 9 in) Kirolbet Baskonia PG Čampara, Sani 7003701700000000000♠19 – (1999-03-03)3 March 1999 1.90 m (6 ft 3 in) MoraBanc Andorra PF Sikiraš, Njegoš 7003668700000000000♠18 – (1999-04-11)11 April 1999 2.05 m (6 ft 9 in) Óbila C Kamenjaš, Kenan 7003669700000000000♠18 – (2000-01-17)17 January 2000 2.03 m (6 ft 8 in) Spars Ziraat Bank	Legend Club – describes last club on 21 November 2017 Age – describes age on 21 November 2017

2019 FIBA Basketball World Cup Q

Pre-Qualifiers

Group A

Pos	Team	Pld	W	L	PF	PA	PD	Pts	Qualification
1	Sweden	6	4	2	476	447	+29	10[lower-alpha 1]	Advance to the first round
2	Bosnia and Herzegovina	6	4	2	502	465	+37	10[lower-alpha 1]
3	Armenia	6	3	3	470	482	−12	9	Advance to the EuroBasket Pre-Qualifiers first round
4	Slovakia	6	1	5	434	488	−54	7

Source: FIBA
Rules for classification: 1) Points; 2) Head-to-head results; 3) Points difference; 4) Points scored.
Notes:

1. 1 2 Sweden 2–0, Bosnia and Herzegovina 0–2

Sweden  v  Bosnia and Herzegovina

2 August 2017	Sweden	81–73	Bosnia and Herzegovina	Norrköping
18:00	Scoring by quarter: 20–23, 18–15, 17–23, 26–12
	Pts: Eriksson 25 Rebs: Eriksson 5 Asts: Massamba 6	Boxscore	Pts: Musa 17 Rebs: Vrabac 9 Asts: Renfroe 3	Arena: Stadium Arena Referees: Tomas Jasevičius (LTU), Fernando Calatrava (ESP), Anastasios Piloidis (GRE)

Bosnia and Herzegovina  v  Slovakia

5 August 2017	Bosnia and Herzegovina	84–71	Slovakia	Sarajevo
20:00	Scoring by quarter: 18–20, 20–13, 26–18, 20–20
	Pts: Lazić 15 Rebs: Lazić 7 Asts: 4 players 3	Boxscore	Pts: Rančík 14 Rebs: Rančík 8 Asts: Ihring 7	Arena: Dvorana Mirza Delibašić Referees: Lorenzo Baldini (ITA), Sébastien Clivaz (SUI), Petar Denkovski (MKD)

Bosnia and Herzegovina  v  Armenia

9 August 2017	Bosnia and Herzegovina	98–85	Armenia	Sarajevo
20:00	Scoring by quarter: 23–23, 29–21, 21–16, 25–25
	Pts: Musa 28 Rebs: Sejfić 5 Asts: Renfroe 6	Boxscore	Pts: Boatright 30 Rebs: Boatright, Chrabascz 7 Asts: Boatright 8	Arena: Dvorana Mirza Delibašić Referees: Srđan Dožai (CRO), Gentian Cici (ALB), Radomir Vojinović (MNE)

Bosnia and Herzegovina  v  Sweden

12 August 2017	Bosnia and Herzegovina	72–88	Sweden	Zenica
19:00	Scoring by quarter: 23–23, 13–21, 19–20, 17–24
	Pts: Musa 12 Rebs: Atić, Tomić 5 Asts: three players 3	Boxscore	Pts: Massamba 20 Rebs: Spires 8 Asts: Massamba, Person 4	Arena: Arena Zenica Referees: Antonio Conde (ESP), Boris Krejič (SLO), Paulo Marques (POR)

Slovakia  v  Bosnia and Herzegovina

16 August 2017	Slovakia	74–92	Bosnia and Herzegovina	Bratislava
18:00	Scoring by quarter: 22–30, 23–25, 8–25, 21–12
	Pts: Rančík 19 Rebs: Ihring 6 Asts: Ziak 5	Boxscore	Pts: Musa 27 Rebs: Atić 7 Asts: Musa, Gegić 3	Arena: Hant Arena Referees: Saverio Lanzarini (ITA), Sergey Krug (RUS), Mart Uuehendrik (EST)

Armenia  v  Bosnia and Herzegovina

19 August 2017	Armenia	66–83	Bosnia and Herzegovina	Yerevan
19:00	Scoring by quarter: 25–24, 16–20, 21–21, 4–18
	Pts: Boatright 22 Rebs: Fischer 7 Asts: Boatright 9	Boxscore	Pts: Musa 21 Rebs: Atić 6 Asts: Zahiragić, Vrabac 3	Arena: Mika Sports Arena Referees: Panagiotis Anastopoulos (GRE), Marius Ciulin (ROU), Zafer Yılmaz (TUR)

First round

Group E

Pos	Team	Pld	W	L	PF	PA	PD	Pts	Qualification
1	France	6	6	0	479	377	+102	12	Advance to the second round
2	Russia	6	3	3	458	428	+30	9
3	Bosnia and Herzegovina	6	2	4	400	481	−81	8
4	Belgium	6	1	5	392	443	−51	7	Relegated to the EuroBasket Pre-Qualifiers second round

Source: FIBA
Rules for classification: 1) Points; 2) Head-to-head results; 3) Points difference; 4) Points scored.

Bosnia and Herzegovina  v  Russia

24 November 2017	Bosnia and Herzegovina	81–76	Russia	Sarajevo
18:45	Scoring by quarter: 20–21, 18–17, 22–18, 21–20
	Pts: Musa 18 Rebs: Atić, Musa 7 Asts: Gegić 4	Boxscore	Pts: Fridzon 25 Rebs: Antonov 7 Asts: Kulagin 6	Arena: Dvorana Mirza Delibašić Attendance: 4,500 Referees: Saverio Lanzarini (ITA), Gentian Cici (ALB), Ciprian Stoica (ROU)

France  v  Bosnia and Herzegovina

27 November 2017	France	84–65	Bosnia and Herzegovina	Rouen
	Scoring by quarter: 19–12, 20–22, 22–15, 23–16
	Pts: Labeyrie 13 Rebs: Jackson 8 Asts: Diaw 6	Boxscore	Pts: Gordić 16 Rebs: Kikanović 5 Asts: three players 3	Arena: Kindarena Attendance: 5,069 Referees: Georgios Poursanidis (GRE), Fernando Calatrava (ESP), Wojciech Liszka (POL)

Bosnia and Herzegovina  v  Belgium

23 February 2018	Bosnia and Herzegovina	72–70	Belgium	Sarajevo
20:00	Scoring by quarter: 17–17, 17–11, 11–23, 27–19
	Pts: Gordić 17 Rebs: Halilović 8 Asts: Gordić 5	Boxscore	Pts: Serron 19 Rebs: Tumba, Vanwijn 9 Asts: Tabu 6	Arena: Dvorana Mirza Delibašić Referees: Panagiotis Anastopoulos (GRE), Andris Aunkrogers (LAT), Martin Horozov (BUL)

Russia  v  Bosnia and Herzegovina

25 February 2018	Russia	70–53	Bosnia and Herzegovina	Perm
19:00	Scoring by quarter: 15–16, 21–16, 21–6, 13–15
	Pts: Fridzon 16 Rebs: Fridzon 8 Asts: Dmitry Khvostov 7	Boxscore	Pts: Musa 26 Rebs: Stipanović 8 Asts: Stipanović 3	Arena: Universal Sports Palace Molot Attendance: 7,457 Referees: Vicente Bultó (ESP), Tomas Jasevičius (LTU), Anastasios Piloidis (GRE)

Bosnia and Herzegovina  v  France

29 June 2018	Bosnia and Herzegovina	52–102	France	Tuzla
20:30	Scoring by quarter: 12–23, 10–21, 14–29, 16–29
	Pts: Vrabac 10 Rebs: Vrabac 4 Asts: Hasandić 5	Boxscore	Pts: Gobert, Poirier 16 Rebs: Gobert, Poirier 6 Asts: Batum 8	Arena: Dvorana Mejdan Referees: Manuel Mazzoni (ITA), Sergiy Zashchuk (UKR), Fernando Calatrava (ESP)

Belgium  v  Bosnia and Herzegovina

2 July 2018	Belgium	79–77	Bosnia and Herzegovina	Antwerp
20:30	Scoring by quarter: 19–18, 20–19, 23–18, 17–22
	Pts: Kesteloot, Van Rossom 20 Rebs: Boukichou 10 Asts: Tabu 4	Boxscore	Pts: Kikanović 24 Rebs: Kikanović 6 Asts: Gegić 4	Arena: Lotto Arena Referees: Borys Shulga (UKR), Gentian Cici (ALB), Michał Proc (POL)

Second round

Group K

Pos	Team	Pld	W	L	PF	PA	PD	Pts	Qualification
1	France	8	7	1	630	518	+112	15	Qualification to the FIBA Basketball World Cup
2	Czech Republic (Q)	8	7	1	629	583	+46	15
3	Russia	8	4	4	613	581	+32	12
4	Finland	8	4	4	605	613	−8	12	Qualification to the EuroBasket Qualifiers
5	Bulgaria	8	3	5	613	621	−8	11
6	Bosnia and Herzegovina	8	2	6	561	651	−90	10

Updated to match(es) played on 16 September 2018. Source: FIBA
Rules for classification: 1) Points; 2) Head-to-head results; 3) Points difference; 4) Points scored.
(Q) Qualified to the phase indicated.

Finland  v  Bosnia and Herzegovina

13 September 2018	Finland	vs.	Bosnia and Herzegovina
		Boxscore

Bosnia and Herzegovina  v  Czech Republic

16 September 2018	Bosnia and Herzegovina	vs.	Czech Republic
		Boxscore

Bulgaria  v  Bosnia and Herzegovina

30 November 2018	Bulgaria	vs.	Bosnia and Herzegovina
		Boxscore

Bosnia and Herzegovina  v  Finland

3 December 2018	Bosnia and Herzegovina	vs.	Finland
		Boxscore

Czech Republic  v  Bosnia and Herzegovina

21 February 2019	Czech Republic	vs.	Bosnia and Herzegovina
		Boxscore

Bosnia and Herzegovina  v  Bulgaria

24 February 2019	Bosnia and Herzegovina	vs.	Bulgaria
		Boxscore

Kit

Period	Supplier
0000–2015	NAAI
2015	Haad
2016–	No1

Past rosters

Head coaches

Republic of Bosnia and Herzegovina Dates Name 1993 Ibrahim Krehić Mirza Delibašić 1993–1995 Faruk Kulenović 1995–1997 Sabit Hadžić

Bosnia and Herzegovina Dates Name 1998–2001 Sabit Hadžić 2001–2003 Draško Prodanović 2004–2006 Mensur Bajramović 2006–2008 Nenad Marković 2008–2010 Mensur Bajramović 2010–2012 Sabit Hadžić 2012–2013 Aleksandar Petrović 2014–2015 Duško Ivanović 2016 Damir Mulaomerović 2017–2018 Duško Vujošević 2018– Jasmin Repeša

See also

• Bosnia and Herzegovina men's national under-20 and under-21 basketball team
• Bosnia and Herzegovina men's national under-18 and under-19 basketball team
• Bosnia and Herzegovina men's national under-16 and under-17 basketball team
• Bosnia and Herzegovina women's national basketball team
• Bosnia and Herzegovina women's national under-20 and under-21 basketball team
• Bosnia and Herzegovina women's national under-18 and under-19 basketball team

External links

• Official website
• FIBA profile
• Eurobasket.com
• Scoresway