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

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

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]

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
Spain 2005 Did not qualify N/A
Spain 2006
Greece 2007
Italy 2008
Czech Republic 2011
LithuaniaLatvia 2012
Ukraine 2013
Latvia 2014 8th
Lithuania 2015 Gold
Poland 2016 14th Dragan Mičić
Montenegro 2017 Did not qualify N/A
Serbia 2018
Italy 2019 16th
North Macedonia Did not qualify N/A
Total 4/14

FIBA Under-17 World Cup[]

Year Position Head Coach
Germany 2010 Did not qualify N/A
Lithuania 2012
United Arab Emirates 2014
Spain 2016 9th
Argentina 2018 Did not qualify N/A
Bulgaria 2020
Total 1/6

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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