Bosnia and Herzegovina men's national under-16 and under-17 basketball team

The Bosnia and Herzegovina national under-16 and under-17 basketball team is the national representative for Bosnia and Herzegovina in international under-18 and under-19 basketball competitions. They are organized by the Basketball Federation of Bosnia and Herzegovina.[1] The team competes at the FIBA U16 European Championship, with the opportunity to qualify for the FIBA Under-17 World Cup.[2][3][4][5][6]

Bosnia and Herzegovina
FIBA zoneFIBA Europe
National federationKošarkaški savez Bosne i Hercegovine
Coach Admir Prašović
Nickname(s)Zlatni ljiljani
(The Golden Lilies)
Zmajevi
(The Dragons)
Under-17 World Cup
Appearances1
MedalsNone
U16 European Championship
Appearances4
Medals Gold: (2015)
U16 European Championship Division B
Appearances10
Medals Silver: (2013, 2016)

FIBA U16 European Championship

On 27 July 2007, in the first game of the Division B 2007 FIBA U16 European Championship, Bosnia and Herzegovina defeated Armenia by the score of 236–27, becoming one of the highest margin wins ever in any international game.[7]

Bosnia and Herzegovina won two gold medals in 2015, winning both the 2015 European Youth Summer Olympic Festival as well as the 2015 FIBA U16 European Championship. [8][9] Winning the European Under-16 Championship caused massive celebrations throughout the streets of Bosnia. [10][11][12][13]

On 17 August 2015 in Sarajevo, close to 50,000 Bosnia and Herzegovina national team supporters welcomed the under-16 European champions home.[14][15][16][17]

Year Position Head Coach
2005Did not qualifyN/A
2006
2007
2008
2011
2012
2013
20148thEmir Halimić
2015Josip Pandža
201614thDragan Mičić
2017Did not qualifyN/A
2018
201916thAdmir Prašović
Total4/13

FIBA Under-17 World Cup
Year Position Head Coach
2010Did not qualifyN/A
2012
2014
20169thJosip Pandža
2018Did not qualifyN/A
2020
Total1/6

See also
  • Bosnia and Herzegovina national basketball team
  • Bosnia and Herzegovina national under-20 basketball team
  • Bosnia and Herzegovina national under-18 and under-19 basketball team

References
  1. "Bosnia and Herzegovina (U16-U17)". Retrieved 30 September 2019.
  2. "Bosnia and Herzegovina at the 2016 FIBA Under-17 World Cup". Retrieved 3 July 2016.
  3. "Bosnia and Herzegovina at the 2016 FIBA U16 European Championship". Retrieved 20 August 2016.
  4. "Bosnia and Herzegovina at the 2017 FIBA U16 European Championship Division B". Retrieved 19 August 2017.
  5. "Bosnia and Herzegovina at the 2018 FIBA U16 European Championship Division B". Retrieved 18 August 2018.
  6. "Bosnia and Herzegovina at the 2019 FIBA U16 European Championship". Retrieved 17 August 2019.
  7. "Boxscore BIH 236–27 ARM". FIBA Europe. 27 July 2007. Retrieved 2 April 2016.
  8. "Musa Leads Bosnians To Historic Triumph". fibaeurope.com. Archived from the original on 20 August 2015. Retrieved 17 August 2015.
  9. "Musa leads Bosnia and Herzegovina to historic triumph at U16 European Championship". fiba.com. Retrieved 17 August 2015.
  10. "Titula prvaka Europe slavi se na ulicama diljem BiH" (in Bosnian). reprezentacija.ba. Retrieved 16 August 2015.
  11. "Nacija u deliriju: Slavlje uspjeha bh. košarkaša i na ulicama" (in Bosnian). klix.ba. Retrieved 16 August 2015.
  12. "Veliko slavlje u BiH nakon pobjede i osvojenog zlata u Litvaniji" (in Bosnian). avaz.ba. Retrieved 16 August 2015.
  13. "BIBIJADA I BAKLJADA Slavlje na zeničkim ulicama nakon osvojenog zlata" (in Bosnian). avaz.ba. Retrieved 16 August 2015.
  14. "U spektakularnoj atmosferi u Sarajevu: 50.000 navijača priredilo doček za šampione Evrope" (in Bosnian). klix.ba. Retrieved 17 August 2015.
  15. "(VIDEO) LUDNICA U SARAJEVU: 50.000 navijača dočekalo zlatne košarkaše" (in Serbian). kurir.rs. Retrieved 17 August 2015.
  16. "Slavlje kakvo BiH ne pamti: Više od 50 tisuća ljudi pozdravilo kadetske prvake Europe!" (in Croatian). index.hr. Retrieved 17 August 2015.
  17. "Ludnica na dočeku zlatnih kadeta" (in Montenegrin). rtcg.me. Retrieved 17 August 2015.
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