Bosnia and Herzegovina men's national basketball team

Bosnia and Herzegovina

FIBA ranking	44 1 (9 August 2021)[1]
Joined FIBA	1992
FIBA zone	FIBA Europe
National federation	KSBIH
Coach	Vedran Bosnić
Nickname(s)	Zlatni ljiljani (The Golden Lilies) Zmajevi (The Dragons)
Olympic Games
Appearances	None
FIBA World Cup
Appearances	None
EuroBasket
Appearances	10 (First in 1993)
Medals	None
Home Away
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) Bosnia 88–49  Bulgaria (Sarajevo, Bosnia; 27 November 2020)
Biggest defeat
Bosnia 52–102 France  (Tuzla, Bosnia; 28 November 2020))

The Bosnia and Herzegovina men's national basketball team (Bosnian: Košarkaška reprezentacija Bosne i Hercegovine / Кошаркашка репрезентација Босне и Херцеговине) represents Bosnia and Herzegovina in international basketball competitions, and is governed by the Basketball Federation of Bosnia and Herzegovina. Until 1992, Bosnian basketballers played for Yugoslavia.

Bosnia and Herzegovina reached their first international tournament at the EuroBasket in 1993. They have competed nine times at the event overall. Although the national team have yet to qualify at the global level to play in the FIBA World Cup.

History[]

Until 1992, Bosnia was a part of Yugoslavia, which meant players born in Bosnia and Herzegovina played for the Yugoslavia national team. Between 1947 and 1992, the following Bosnia-born players managed to make the final-12 Yugoslavia roster at the biggest competitions (Olympics, World Cup, and EuroBasket) 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 Cup, 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 basketball tournament. Their best result was finishing eighth at EuroBasket 1993, after making the quarter-finals. The only time Bosnia and Herzegovina didn't qualify for the EuroBasket since their independence, were in 1995, 2007, 2009, and 2017.

Competitive record[]

FIBA World Cup[] World Cup Qualification Year Pos. Pld W L Pld W L 1950 to 1990 Part of Yugoslavia Part of Yugoslavia 1994 Did not qualify 1998 2002 2006 2010 2014 2019 18 7 11 2023 To be determined To be determined Total 0/7 18 7 11 Olympic Games[] Olympic Games Qualifying Year Pos. Pld W L Pld W L 1936 to 1988 Part of Yugoslavia Part of Yugoslavia 1992 Did not qualify 1996 2000 2004 2008 2012 2016 2020 Total 0/8

EuroBasket[] EuroBasket Qualification Year Position Pld W L Pld W L 1935 to 1991 Part of Yugoslavia Part of Yugoslavia 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 13th 5 3 2 8 6 2 2015 23rd 5 1 4 4 4 0 2017 Did not qualify 4 2 2 2022 Qualified 6 5 1 Total 10/13 41 9 32 115 72 43

Team[]

Current roster[]

Roster for the EuroBasket 2022 Qualifiers matches played on 20 and 22 February 2021 against Greece and Bulgaria.^[2]

Bosnia and Herzegovina men's national basketball team roster
Players	Coaches
Pos. No. Name Age – Date of birth Height Club Ctr. G 1 25 – (1995-10-24)24 October 1995 1.96 m (6 ft 5 in) Traiskirchen Lions G 2 John Roberson 32 – (1988-10-28)28 October 1988 1.80 m (5 ft 11 in) SIG Strasbourg G 4 Muhamed Pašalić 33 – (1987-08-27)27 August 1987 1.92 m (6 ft 4 in) Belfius Mons-Hainaut G 9 Amar Gegić 22 – (1998-02-14)14 February 1998 2.00 m (6 ft 7 in) Cibona C 11 20 – (2000-01-17)17 January 2000 2.05 m (6 ft 9 in) Studentski centar G 12 21 – (1999-03-03)3 March 1999 1.90 m (6 ft 3 in) Split F 15 26 – (1994-04-24)24 April 1994 2.04 m (6 ft 8 in) Čelik F 17 Aleksandar Lazić 24 – (1996-06-10)10 June 1996 2.01 m (6 ft 7 in) Mornar Bar F 19 Ajdin Penava 23 – (1997-03-11)11 March 1997 2.06 m (6 ft 9 in) Belfius Mons-Hainaut F 22 Emir Sulejmanović 25 – (1995-07-13)13 July 1995 2.04 m (6 ft 8 in) Lenovo Tenerife F 27 Adin Vrabac 26 – (1994-01-27)27 January 1994 2.05 m (6 ft 9 in) Krka F 31 25 – (1995-03-15)15 March 1995 2.04 m (6 ft 8 in) Široki	Head coach Vedran Bosnić Assistant coach(es) Legend (C) Team captain Club – describes last club before the competition Age – describes age on 16 February 2021

Depth chart[]

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. F Milan Milošević 35 – (1985-09-26)26 September 1985 2.02 m (6 ft 8 in) Unattached C Andrija Stipanović 34 – (1986-12-18)18 December 1986 2.09 m (6 ft 10 in) U-BT Cluj Napoca G Nemanja Gordić 32 – (1988-09-25)25 September 1988 1.94 m (6 ft 4 in) Mornar Bar G Filip Adamović 32 – (1988-12-15)15 December 1988 1.80 m (5 ft 11 in) Belfius Mons-Hainaut G 30 – (1990-10-19)19 October 1990 1.91 m (6 ft 3 in) Spars Sarajevo F/C Miralem Halilović 29 – (1991-07-22)22 July 1991 2.05 m (6 ft 9 in) Metropolitans 92 C Obrad Tomić 27 – (1993-04-08)8 April 1993 2.08 m (6 ft 10 in) EuroNickel 2005 C Ismet Sejfić 27 – (1993-09-07)7 September 1993 2.08 m (6 ft 10 in) Podgorica C Jusuf Nurkić 26 – (1994-08-23)23 August 1994 2.13 m (7 ft 0 in) Portland Trail Blazers G 25 – (1995-02-24)24 February 1995 1.87 m (6 ft 2 in) Sutjeska F Amar Alibegović 25 – (1995-03-31)31 March 1995 2.02 m (6 ft 8 in) Virtus Bologna F Nedim Buza 25 – (1995-05-10)10 May 1995 2.02 m (6 ft 8 in) Čelik C 24 – (1996-04-08)8 April 1996 2.13 m (7 ft 0 in) Astoria Bydgoszcz C 24 – (1996-07-09)9 July 1996 2.09 m (6 ft 10 in) Spars Sarajevo C 23 – (1997-01-15)15 January 1997 2.00 m (6 ft 7 in) Sloboda Tuzla G Edin Atić 23 – (1997-01-19)19 January 1997 2.01 m (6 ft 7 in) Budućnost VOLI F Nedim Đedović 23 – (1997-02-16)16 February 1997 2.03 m (6 ft 8 in) Melilla G Darko Talić 22 – (1998-02-23)23 February 1998 1.92 m (6 ft 4 in) Igokea C Luka Garza 21 – (1998-12-27)27 December 1998 2.10 m (6 ft 11 in) Detroit Pistons F 21 – (1999-01-06)6 January 1999 2.03 m (6 ft 8 in) TAU Castelló F Džanan Musa 21 – (1999-05-08)8 May 1999 2.05 m (6 ft 9 in) Río Breogán C Njegoš Sikiraš 21 – (1999-09-11)11 September 1999 2.06 m (6 ft 9 in) Borac Banja Luka F 20 – (2000-08-09)9 August 2000 2.00 m (6 ft 7 in) Spars Sarajevo F/C Karlo Matković 19 – (2001-03-30)30 March 2001 2.08 m (6 ft 10 in) Mega Soccerbet G 18 – (2002-04-19)19 April 2002 1.86 m (6 ft 1 in) Cedevita Olimpija	Legend Club – describes last club on 21 February 2020 Age – describes age on 21 February 2020

Recent results and forthcoming fixtures[]

EuroBasket 2022 Qualifiers[]

Group H[]

Pos	Team	Pld	W	L	PF	PA	PD	Pts	Qualification
1	Bosnia and Herzegovina	6	5	1	458	383	+75	11	EuroBasket 2022
2	Greece	6	4	2	459	461	−2	10
3	Bulgaria	6	2	4	427	494	−67	8
4	Latvia	6	1	5	474	480	−6	7

Latvia  v  Bosnia and Herzegovina

21 February 2020	Latvia	61–62	Bosnia and Herzegovina	showRiga
18:30	Scoring by quarter: 21–17, 15–13, 17–16, 8–16
	Pts: Laksa, Meiers 13 Rebs: Mejeris 11 Asts: Mejeris 6	Boxscore	Pts: Atić 15 Rebs: Atić 6 Asts: Atić 5	Arena: Arena Riga Referees: Saverio Lanzarini (ITA), Janusz Calik (POL), Sergei Beliakov (RUS)

Bosnia and Herzegovina  v  Greece

24 February 2020	Bosnia and Herzegovina	65–70	Greece	showTuzla
20:00	Scoring by quarter: 16–17, 18–23, 9–18, 22–11
	Pts: Milošević 17 Rebs: Halilović 12 Asts: Adamović 4	Boxscore	Pts: Agravanis 17 Rebs: Agravanis, Bochoridis 7 Asts: Bochoridis 5	Arena: Attendance: 5,500 Referees: Gentian Cici (ALB), Dariusz Zapolski (POL), Alexey Davydov (RUS)

Bosnia and Herzegovina  v  Bulgaria

27 November 2020	Bosnia and Herzegovina	88–49	Bulgaria	showSarajevo, Bosnia and Herzegovina
21:00	Scoring by quarter: 22–11, 23–10, 22–18, 21–10
	Pts: 12 Rebs: Sulejmanović 11 Asts: Roberson 6	Boxscore	Pts: Bost 13 Rebs: Bost 5 Asts: , Marinov 2	Arena: Referees: Marius Ciulin (ROU), Wojciech Liszka (POL), Zdenko Tomašovič (SVK)

Bosnia and Herzegovina  v  Latvia

29 November 2020	Bosnia and Herzegovina	79–73	Latvia	showSarajevo, Bosnia and Herzegovina
21:00	Scoring by quarter: 20–17, 20–11, 20–17, 19–28
	Pts: 19 Rebs: 7 Asts: Roberson 5	Boxscore	Pts: Lomažs 19 Rebs: Meiers 9 Asts: Šķēle 6	Arena: Referees: Eddie Viator (FRA), Michał Proc (POL), Wojciech Liszka (POL)

Greece  v  Bosnia and Herzegovina

20 February 2021	Greece	69–84	Bosnia and Herzegovina	showRiga, Latvia
16:30	Scoring by quarter: 18–26, 19–23, 14–15, 18–20
	Pts: Kavvadas 16 Rebs: Saloustros 7 Asts: Katsivelis 6	Boxscore	Pts: Sulejmanović 23 Rebs: Sulejmanović 13 Asts: Gegić 10	Arena: Arēna Rīga Referees: Nicolás Maestre (FRA), Marek Kúkelčík (SVK), Thomas Bissuel (FRA)

Bulgaria  v  Bosnia and Herzegovina

22 February 2021	Bulgaria	61–80	Bosnia and Herzegovina	showRiga, Latvia
16:30	Scoring by quarter: 16–19, 22–24, 16–13, 7–24
	Pts: , Zahariev 11 Rebs: 5 Asts: 9	Boxscore	Pts: 17 Rebs: 14 Asts: Roberson 7	Arena: Arēna Rīga Referees: Nicolás Maestre (FRA), Andrei Sharapa (BLR), Marek Kúkelčík (SVK)

*Due to the COVID-19 pandemic matches in the November 2020 were and February 2021 windows will be played behind closed doors in select host cities.^[3]

Past rosters[]

Head coaches[]

Dates Name 1993 Ibrahim Krehić Mirza Delibašić 1993–1995 Faruk Kulenović 1995–1997 Sabit Hadžić 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 (interim) 2018–present Vedran Bosnić

Kit[]

Period	Supplier
0000–2015	NAAI
2015	Haad
2016–present	No1

See also[]

• Sport in Bosnia and Herzegovina
• Bosnia and Herzegovina women's national basketball team
• Bosnia and Herzegovina men's national under-20 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

References[]

External links[]

• Official website (in Bosnian)
• Bosnia and Herzegovina at FIBA site
• Bosnia and Herzegovina National Team - Men at Eurobasket.com
• Bosnia and Herzegovina Basketball Records at FIBA Archive