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Serbia
FIBA ranking 4 Decrease 1 (1 September 2026)[1]
Joined FIBA1936[2]
FIBA zoneFIBA Europe
National federationKSS
CoachDušan Alimpijević
Nickname(s)Орлови, Оrlovi
(The Eagles)
Olympic Games
Appearances5
Medals2nd place, silver medalist(s) Silver: (1996, 2016)
3rd place, bronze medalist(s) Bronze: (2024)
FIBA World Cup
Appearances7
Medals1st place, gold medalist(s) Gold: (1998, 2002)
2nd place, silver medalist(s) Silver: (2014, 2023)
EuroBasket
Appearances14
Medals1st place, gold medalist(s) Gold: (1995, 1997, 2001)
2nd place, silver medalist(s) Silver: (2009, 2017)
3rd place, bronze medalist(s) Bronze: (1999)
First international
FR Yugoslavia 93–87 Bulgaria 
(Sofia, Bulgaria; 31 May 1995)[3]
Biggest win
FR Yugoslavia 128–61 China 
(Atlanta, United States; 30 July 1996)[4]
 Serbia 122–55 Cyprus 
(Limasol, Cyprus; 10 August 2025)[5]
Biggest defeat
 Serbia 92–129 United States 
(Madrid, Spain; 14 September 2014)
Medal record
Representing FR Yugoslavia / Serbia and Montenegro /  Serbia
Olympic Games
Silver medal – second place1996 AtlantaTeam
Silver medal – second place2016 Rio de JaneiroTeam
Bronze medal – third place2024 ParisTeam
FIBA World Cup
Gold medal – first place1998 Greece
Gold medal – first place2002 United States
Silver medal – second place2014 Spain
Silver medal – second place2023 Philippines–Japan–Indonesia
EuroBasket
Gold medal – first place1995 Greece
Gold medal – first place1997 Spain
Gold medal – first place2001 Turkey
Silver medal – second place2009 Poland
Silver medal – second place2017 Finland–Israel–Romania–Turkey
Bronze medal – third place1999 France
Mediterranean Games
Silver medal – second place2013 MersinTeam
Bronze medal – third place1997 BariTeam
Diamond Ball
Gold medal – first place2004 Belgrade
Silver medal – second place2000 Hong Kong
Stanković Cup
Bronze medal – third place2008 Hangzhou
Summer Universiade
Gold medal – first place2001 Beijing
Gold medal – first place2003 Daegu
Gold medal – first place2009 Belgrade
Gold medal – first place2011 Shenzhen
Silver medal – second place1999 Palma de Mallorca
Silver medal – second place2007 Bangkok
Bronze medal – third place2005 Izmir
Bronze medal – third place2013 Kazan

The Serbia men's national basketball team (Serbian: Кошаркашка репрезентација Србије, romanized: Košarkaška reprezentacija Srbije) represents Serbia in international men's basketball competition, and is controlled by the Basketball Federation of Serbia. Serbia is currently ranked third in the FIBA World Ranking.[6]

From 1992 to 2003, the national team played in international tournaments under the name FR Yugoslavia, and from 2003 to 2006, under the name Serbia and Montenegro. Following Montenegro’s declaration of independence in 2006, Serbia is considered sole legal successor.[7] The Basketball Federation of Serbia retained the place of the Basketball Federation of Serbia and Montenegro as a FIBA member,[8][9] and Serbia thus officially inherited all of the preceding country's results and medals.

Serbia has often been portrayed as a basketball powerhouse.[10][11] With 16 members of the FIBA Hall of Fame (second most behind USA), 5 members of the Naismith’s Hall of Fame (second most behind USA) and 20% of the 50 Greatest EuroLeague Contributors, Serbian players, coaches and administrators had and continue to have a profound effect on the development of basketball in Europe and the world. From the leader of the Silver Generation of Yugoslavian basketball (Radivoj Korać), through the most important players of the First Golden Generation (Dragan Kićanović, Dražen Dalipagić, Zoran Slavnić and Ratko Radovanović) and Second Golden Generation (Vlade Divac, Žarko Paspalj, Zoran Savić, Predrag Danilović), the successes of Serbian players continued even after the disintegration of Yugoslavia in 1991. Following its international debut in 1995, strengthened by new stars of European basketball (Aleksandar Đorđević, Dejan Bodiroga, Željko Rebrača, Miroslav Berić, Peja Stojaković and many others), the Serbian national team continued where Yugoslavia stopped by winning 7 medals from 1995 to 2002 (back to back World Championships in 1998 and 2002, 3 Eurobaskets in 1995, 1997 and 2001, silver at 1996 Olympics and bronze at 1999 Eurobasket).

The production of players continued in the 21st century with Euroleague MVPs Miloš Teodosić, Nemanja Bjelica and Vasilije Micić, along with Bogdan Bogdanović, Nenad Krstić and 3-time NBA MVP Nikola Jokić. In the 2020s, the new generations continue in the footsteps of their predecessors, winning titles and individual accolades in both NBA and Euroleague, simultaneously positioning the national team in second place in the FIBA ranking.

In addition to players, Serbian coaches have also significantly influenced the development of basketball in Europe for almost a century. From Naismith Hall of Famer Aleksandar Nikolić and Olympic champion Ranko Žeravica to multiple Euroleague champions Dušan Ivković, Svetislav Pešić and Božidar Maljković to Željko Obradović, the greatest coach in European basketball history and outside the NBA,[12][13][14] Serbian coaches have won a record 19 Euroleague titles, 17 out of 26 Yugoslavian medals and 13 medals with the Serbian national team at the biggest international competitions (FIBA World Cup, Eurobasket and Summer Olympics).

The four “Fathers of Yugoslav basketball” and recipients of the prestigious FIBA Order of Merit are also Serbs; coach, journalist, commentator and founder of Crvena Zvezda basketball team Nebojša Popović, long-term president of the Basketball Federation of Yugoslavia Radomir Šaper, the aforementioned founder of the Serbian (and Yugoslav) coaching school Aleksandar Nikolić and Borislav Stanković,[15] a Serb who probably had the greatest impact on the world of basketball. As the general secretary of FIBA Stanković is responsible for bridging the conflict between the NBA and FIBA. With the agreement between Stankovic and NBA commissioner David Stern,[16] NBA players got the opportunity to play at the Olympics, while at the same time the first wave of European players went to the NBA. The agreement made basketball truly a global sport and directly opened the door for the continuation of American dominance on the international stage as well as the creation of a base of foreign players who will win 8 NBA MVP awards in a row and counting.

History

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Serbia and Montenegro

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With the start of Yugoslav Wars in 1991, and subsequent breakup of Yugoslavia, the Yugoslavia national team was disbanded.[17] The team consisted of players selected from the population of over 23 million people, and the basketball infrastructure was evenly distributed among the six states which formed the Socialist Federal Republic of Yugoslavia.

In 1992, FR Yugoslavia was established as the federation of the two remaining Yugoslav republics, Serbia and Montenegro. The newly established country had less than half the population of the former country. The Basketball Federation of FR Yugoslavia became the governing body of basketball for the new country. After the adoption of UNSCR 757, the national team was suspended from participating in international tournaments.[17][18] Due to these sanctions and ongoing war, the national team was prevented from participating at the 1992 Summer Olympics, EuroBasket 1993 and 1994 FIBA World Cup.

1995–2002: Golden generation

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Without much sponsorship for the war-impoverished country, the national team made its comeback to the international scene at the EuroBasket 1995 in Greece, where it won the gold medal; after defeating Lithuania in the final. At the 1996 Summer Olympics, the team lost 69–95 to the United States in the gold-medal game. After the defeat, the national team would go on to claim the gold medal in their next two international competitions, EuroBasket 1997 and the 1998 FIBA World Cup; while winning the bronze medal at EuroBasket 1999 and reclaiming gold once again at the EuroBasket 2001.

One of the most notable wins for the Yugoslavia national team came in the quarter-finals of the 2002 FIBA World Cup, where the host nation of the tournament, the United States was eliminated 81–78.[19] The significance of the win was tremendous for the Serbian people in general, as the public in Serbia perceived the United States political leadership responsible for the breakup of Yugoslavia, and destruction of the country's infrastructure; as well as civil victims during the 1999 NATO bombing of Yugoslavia.[20] Thereafter, the Yugoslavia national team went on to win the competition, by defeating New Zealand in the semi-finals and Argentina in the final 84–77 in OT to win the gold medal.[19]

2003–2006: Underwhelming results

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In 2002, FR Yugoslavia consisted of the states of Serbia and Montenegro. The merged nations came to a new agreement regarding continued co-operation, which, among other changes, promised the end of the name Yugoslavia. On 4 February 2003, the federal assembly of Yugoslavia created a loose state union—the State Union of Serbia and Montenegro. The following years were underwhelming as the national team failed to make the podium at international tournaments, after decades of winning medals.

At the EuroBasket 2003, the team came in sixth place, but due to their world champion status, were automatically qualified for the 2004 Summer Olympics in Greece. Entering 2004, the national team participated in the less important Diamond Ball tournament, prior to the 2004 Olympic Games where they won the gold medal. Although the team was unable to carry over the momentum heading into the Olympics, and were eliminated in the group stage with a (1–4) record, finishing in 11th place.

After two consecutive tournament disappointments, hopes of getting back on the podium returned for the EuroBasket 2005 where Serbia and Montenegro was the host nation. Heading into the tournament, Željko Obradović was brought back for a second stint as head coach of the national team. However, they were eliminated in the play-off stage by France 74–71, and finished in ninth place. After the tournament, Obradović stepped down, and blamed a bad atmosphere among the team's star players for the failure. The team then participated at the 2006 FIBA World Cup on a wild card, due to the results in the past on the initiative by FIBA prominent administrator Borislav Stanković. Although the national team of Serbia and Montenegro came up short once again, with another ninth-place finish.

On 21 May 2006, Montenegrins voted in an independence referendum, with 55.5% supporting independence. The subsequent Montenegrin proclamation of independence in June 2006 and the Serbian proclamation of independence on 5 June ended the State Union of Serbia and Montenegro and thus the last remaining vestiges of the former Yugoslavia.

Serbia

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2006–2009

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Following the dissolution of the state union of Serbia and Montenegro, the national team participated at the EuroBasket 2007. There, the team finished the competition failing to make it out of the group stage after three close losses. The result failed to qualify the team for the 2008 Summer Olympics, which was their first time missing the Olympic tournament after missing it in 1992 due to suspension.

In December 2007, the legendary Dušan Ivković hinted that he would take the helm as head coach of the national team.[21]

2009–2013: Flashes of old glory

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Duško Savanović in 2011

Under Ivković's coaching, a new generation of players led by Nenad Krstić and Miloš Teodosić returned some of the old glory by taking the silver medal at Eurobasket 2009. At the 2010 FIBA World Cup, after narrowly defeating Croatia in the Round of 16, Miloš Teodosić hit a deep three-point shot to upset the favourites of the tournament Spain in the quarter-finals.[22] Entering the semis, Serbia would come up short, after a controversial referee's error to the tournament's host Turkey 83–82.[22] With the youngest team in the competition, Serbia eventually finished in fourth place after losing to Lithuania 99–88 in the bronze-medal game.[22][23]

Eugene "Pooh" Jeter versus Vasilije Micić as Ukraine plays Serbia at the Eurobasket 2013.

At the EuroBasket 2011, the team failed to reach the semi-finals, finishing the tournament in eighth place; thus failing to qualify for the 2012 Summer Olympics. At the EuroBasket 2013, the team was once again eliminated in the quarter-finals and finished in seventh place.

2013–2019: Silver generation

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Following the EuroBasket 2013, Ivković stepped away from the position, and Serbian basketball hall of famer Aleksandar Đorđević stepped into his place.[24]

Đorđević led the team to the silver medal at the 2014 FIBA World Cup, where they lost in the final to the United States.[25][26] At the EuroBasket 2015, Serbia finished in fourth place, with their only tournament loses coming in the semi-finals to Lithuania and in the bronze-medal game to France.

Nikola Jokić defending Kevin Durant at the 2016 Summer Olympics in Rio de Janeiro

After winning the 2016 Olympic Qualifying Tournament held in Belgrade, the national team won the silver medal at the 2016 Summer Olympics in Rio de Janeiro, losing in the final to the United States.[27][28]

With the absence of team captains Miloš Teodosić, and Nikola Jokić, rising star Bogdan Bogdanović emerged as team leader at the EuroBasket 2017. The national team went on to earn their third silver medal in four years, after falling to a Goran Dragić-led Slovenia 93–85 in the final.[29]

Facing a different qualification system introduced by FIBA for the 2019 FIBA World Cup, the national team was forced to play without their key players in nearly all of their qualification matches. However, they narrowly secured the last spot for the World Cup in their second round qualification group.[30] Prior the World Cup, Serbia was dubbed as one of the favourites to win the tournament;[31] but was eventually defeated in the quarter-finals by Argentina.[32] With the team relegated to the classification phase, they would pick up wins against the United States and Czech Republic to finish in fifth place.[33][34][35] After the tournament, head coach Đorđević announced his decision to leave the position after six years.[36]

2019–2021

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Serbia after winning their semi-final match against Canada at the 2023 FIBA World Cup.

Under head coach Igor Kokoškov, Serbia failed to qualify to the 2020 Summer Olympics after losing in the final game of the Qualifying Tournament to Italy before home crowd.

2021–present

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In 2021, legendary head coach Svetislav Pešić took over the team once again. In Pešić' first tournament as head coach, after winning all five group matches at the EuroBasket 2022, Italy upset Serbia in Round of 16 with 94–86 and Serbia finished in ninth place. At the 2023 FIBA World Cup, despite absence of several star players, Serbia managed to reach the tournament final where they lost to the Germany.[37] Serbia won the bronze medal at the 2024 Summer Olympics after defeating Germany with 93–83.[38] After finishing 10th at the EuroBasket 2025, Svetislav Pešić’s contract expired, and Dušan Alimpijević was appointed as the new head coach.[39]

Honours

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Medals table

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Games Gold Silver Bronze Total
Summer Olympics 0213
FIBA World Cup 2204
EuroBasket 3216
Mediterranean Games 0112
Summer Universiade 4228
Diamond Ball 1102
Stanković Cup 0011
Total 1010626

Competitive record

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Name of the nation during the tournaments:

Major Tournaments Record
Olympic Games
Matches played W-L PCT PF-PA PD
3521-14.6002928 - 2667+261
FIBA World Cup
5840-18.6905045 - 4306+739
EuroBasket
10875-33.6948671 - 7969+702
Total201136-65.67716644 - 14942+1702

FIBA World Cup

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FIBA World Cup
Year Round Position W-L PCT PF-PA PD Head Coach Qualification
Argentina 1950 to Argentina 1990Part of Yugoslavia Part of Yugoslavia
as FR Yugoslavia/Serbia and Montenegro 1992–2006
Canada 1994Suspended Duda Ivković Suspended
Greece 19981st place, gold medalist(s) Champions 1st place, gold medalist(s)1st8-1.888698-563+135 Željko Obradović Directly qualified
United States 20021st place, gold medalist(s) Champions 1st place, gold medalist(s)1st7-2.777806-670+136 Svetislav Pešić Directly qualified
Japan 2006Round of 1611th2-4.333484-439+45 Dragan Šakota Wild card
as Serbia 2007–
Turkey 2010Semi-finals4th6-3.666800-699+101 Duda Ivković Directly qualified
Spain 20142nd place, silver medalist(s) Runners-up 2nd place, silver medalist(s)2nd5-4.555743-720+23 Sale Đorđević Directly qualified
China 2019Quarter-finals5th6-2.750753-598+155 Group L
Philippines Japan Indonesia 20232nd place, silver medalist(s) Runners-up 2nd place, silver medalist(s)2nd6-2.750761-617+144 Svetislav Pešić Group I
Qatar 2027To be determined Dušan Alimpijević Group C
France 2031To be determined
Total40-18.6905045 - 4306+7397/7

EuroBasket

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EuroBasket
Year Round Position W-L PCT PF-PA PD Head Coach Qualification
Switzerland 1935 to Italy 1991Part of Yugoslavia Part of Yugoslavia
as FR Yugoslavia/Serbia and Montenegro 1992–2006
Germany 1993Suspended Duda Ivković Suspended
Greece 19951st place, gold medalist(s) Champions 1st place, gold medalist(s)1st9-01.000750-639+111 Qualifying round
Spain 19971st place, gold medalist(s) Champions 1st place, gold medalist(s)1st8-1.889736-633+103 Željko Obradović Directly qualified
France 19993rd place, bronze medalist(s) Semi-finals 3rd place, bronze medalist(s)3rd7-2.778657-587+70
Turkey 20011st place, gold medalist(s) Champions 1st place, gold medalist(s)1st6-01.000549-409+140 Svetislav Pešić
Sweden 2003Quarter-finals6th3-4.429537-561-24 Duško Vujošević
Serbia and Montenegro 2005Play-off round9th2-2.500316-307+9 Željko Obradović Qualified as host
as Serbia 2007–
Spain 2007Group stage14th0-3.000215-228−13 Moka Slavnić Directly qualified
Poland 20092nd place, silver medalist(s) Runners-up 2nd place, silver medalist(s)2nd6-3.666680-661+19 Duda Ivković Group A
Lithuania 2011Quarter-finals8th5-6.455861-873-12 Directly qualified
Slovenia 2013Quarter-finals7th6-5.545809-828-19 Group A
France CroatiaGermany Latvia 2015Semi-finals4th7-2.777748-658+90 Sale Đorđević Directly qualified
Finland Israel Romania Turkey 20172nd place, silver medalist(s) Runners-up 2nd place, silver medalist(s)2nd7-2.777741-670+71
Czech Republic Georgia (country) Italy Germany 2022Round of 169th5-1.833552-455+97 Svetislav Pešić Group E
Cyprus Finland Poland Latvia 2025Round of 1610th4-2.666520-460+60 Group G
EstoniaGreeceSloveniaSpain 2029To be determined
Total75-33.6948671 - 7969+70214/14

Head to head record

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A list of official matches played at the World and European Championships, as well as at the Olympic basketball tournament. Friendly matches are not included in this table.

Last updated: 25 September 2025

Results and fixtures

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  Win   Loss

2023

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8 August 2023 Greece  64–71  Serbia Athens, Greece
20:00 (UTC+3) Scoring by quarter: 13–16, 22–23, 14–18, 15–14
Pts: Rogkavopoulos 19
Rebs: Mitoglou 10
Asts: Walkup 10		 Boxscore Pts: Bogdanović 15
Rebs: Milutinov 12
Asts: Bogdanović 5		 Arena: O.A.C.A. Olympic Hall
Referees: Tsolakos, Somos, Tsimpouris
9 August 2023 Italy  89–88  Serbia Athens, Greece
20:00 (UTC+3) Scoring by quarter: 19–32, 25–15, 26–23, 19–18
Pts: Fontecchio 13
Rebs: Polonara 11
Asts: Severini 5		 Boxscore Pts: N. Jović 18
Rebs: N. Jović 7
Asts: Gudurić 6		 Arena: O.A.C.A. Olympic Hall
Referees: Papapetrou, Tziopanos, Agrafiotis
16 August 2023 Serbia  110–75  Puerto Rico Belgrade, Serbia
20:00 (UTC+2) Scoring by quarter: 26–13, 39–12, 24–21, 21–29
Pts: Dobrić 23
Rebs: N. Jović 8
Asts: S. Jović 11		 Boxscore Pts: Waters 11
Rebs: Romero 6
Asts: Thompson 4		 Arena: Štark Arena
Attendance: 12,526
Referees: Glišić, Jevtović, Pešić
20 August 2023 China  64–87  Serbia Shenzhen, China
19:30 (UTC+8) Scoring by quarter: 12–23, 16–20, 23–22, 13–22
Arena: Baoan District Gymnasium
21 August 2023 Serbia  89–85  Brazil Shenzhen, China
20:00 (UTC+8) Scoring by quarter: 21–20, 24–18, 19–21, 25–26
Arena: Baoan District Gymnasium
26 August 2023 Serbia  105–63  China Quezon City, Philippines
20:00 (UTC+8) Scoring by quarter: 25–14, 30–20, 22–13, 28–16
Pts: Bogdanović, Marinković 14
Rebs: Milutinov, Ristić 6
Asts: Gudurić, S. Jović 6		 Boxscore Pts: Zhao R. 17
Rebs: Cui, Zhou 5
Asts: Zhao J. 6		 Arena: Araneta Coliseum
Attendance: 7,292
Referees: Yohan Rosso (FRA), Mārtiņš Kozlovskis (LAT), Rabah Noujaim (LBN)
28 August 2023 Puerto Rico  77–94  Serbia Quezon City, Philippines
20:00 (UTC+8) Scoring by quarter: 15–27, 12–30, 31–18, 19–19
Pts: Piñeiro 14
Rebs: Conditt 11
Asts: Waters 9		 Boxscore Pts: Bogdanović, N. Jović 17
Rebs: Milutinov 15
Asts: S. Jović 6		 Arena: Araneta Coliseum
Attendance: 2,944
Referees: Yohan Rosso (FRA), Leandro Zalazar (ARG), Carlos Peralta (ECU)
30 August 2023 South Sudan  83–115  Serbia Quezon City, Philippines
16:00 (UTC+8) Scoring by quarter: 20–30, 19–26, 26–27, 18–32
Pts: Jok 21
Rebs: Omot 5
Asts: Jones 6		 Boxscore Pts: N. Jović 25
Rebs: Milutinov 10
Asts: S. Jović 13		 Arena: Araneta Coliseum
Attendance: 5,848
Referees: Yohan Rosso (FRA), Kerem Baki (TUR), Rabah Noujaim (LBN)
1 September 2023 Serbia  76–78  Italy Quezon City, Philippines
16:00 (UTC+8) Scoring by quarter: 19–23, 23–17, 20–19, 14–19
Pts: Bogdanović 18
Rebs: Milutinov 12
Asts: Bogdanović 4		 Boxscore Pts: Fontecchio 30
Rebs: Fontecchio 7
Asts: Pajola 6		 Arena: Araneta Coliseum
Attendance: 3,117
Referees: Antonio Conde (ESP), Luis Castillo (ESP), Martin Vulić (CRO)
3 September 2023 Dominican Republic  79–112  Serbia Quezon City, Philippines
20:00 (UTC+8) Scoring by quarter: 15–29, 20–27, 18–31, 26–25
Pts: Towns 25
Rebs: Towns 7
Asts: Montero 4		 Boxscore Pts: Bogdanović 20
Rebs: S. Jović 6
Asts: S. Jović 7		 Arena: Araneta Coliseum
Attendance: 6,616
Referees: Yohan Rosso (FRA), Luis Castillo (ESP), Gatis Saliņš (LAT)
5 September 2023 Lithuania  68–87  Serbia Pasay, Philippines
16:45 (UTC+8) Scoring by quarter: 25–24, 13–25, 17–24, 13–14
Pts: Sedekerskis 14
Rebs: Sedekerskis 9
Asts: Jokubaitis 9		 Boxscore Pts: Bogdanović 21
Rebs: Petrušev 6
Asts: Gudurić 6		 Arena: Mall of Asia Arena
Attendance: 6,223
Referees: Omar Bermúdez (MEX), Mārtiņš Kozlovskis (LAT), Johnny Batista (PUR)
8 September 2023 Serbia  95–86  Canada Pasay, Philippines
16:45 (UTC+8) Scoring by quarter: 23–15, 29–24, 23–24, 20–23
Pts: Bogdanović 23
Rebs: Milutinov 10
Asts: S. Jovic 5		 Boxscore Pts: Barrett 23
Rebs: five players 3
Asts: Gilgeous-Alexander 9		 Arena: Mall of Asia Arena
Attendance: 8,630
Referees: Yohan Rosso (FRA), Julio Anaya (PAN), Manuel Mazzoni (ITA)
10 September 2023 Germany  83–77  Serbia Pasay, Philippines
20:40 (UTC+8) Scoring by quarter: 23–26, 24–21, 22–10, 14–20
Pts: Schröder 28
Rebs: Voigtmann 8
Asts: Voigtmann 3		 Boxscore Pts: Avramović 21
Rebs: N. Jović 8
Asts: Bogdanović 5		 Arena: Mall of Asia Arena
Attendance: 12,022
Referees: Roberto Vázquez (PUR), Omar Bermúdez (MEX), Gatis Saliņš (LAT)

2024

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23 February 2024 Serbia  77–61  Finland Belgrade, Serbia
20:00 (UTC+1) Scoring by quarter: 17–20, 19–14, 22–17, 19–10
Pts: Mitrović 19
Rebs: Mitrović 9
Asts: Petrušev 5		 Boxscore Pts: Jantunen 11
Rebs: Valtonen 9
Asts: Maxhuni 6		 Arena: Aleksandar Nikolić Hall
Attendance: 8,000
Referees: Mārtiņš Kozlovskis (LAT), Marius Ciulin (ROU), Dariusz Zapolski (POL)
26 February 2024 Georgia  63–76  Serbia Tbilisi, Georgia
21:00 (UTC+4) Scoring by quarter: 12–21, 19–17, 21–22, 11–16
Pts: Shengelia 19
Rebs: Shermadini 9
Asts: Tsintsadze 6		 Boxscore Pts: Gudurić 16
Rebs: Petrušev 8
Asts: Avramović 7		 Arena: Tbilisi Arena
Attendance: 9,400
Referees: Yohan Rosso (FRA), Martin Horozov (BUL), Michał Proc (POL)
12 July 2024 France  67–79  Serbia Lyon, France
21:00 (UTC+2) Scoring by quarter: 23–18, 9–27, 20–15, 15–19
Pts: Wembanyama 14
Rebs: Wembanyama 10
Asts: three players 3		 Boxscore Pts: Jokić 20
Rebs: Jokić 12
Asts: Avramović, Micić 3		 Arena: LDLC Arena
Attendance: 9,500
16 July 2024 Australia  84–73  Serbia Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates
20:00 (UTC+4) Scoring by quarter: 20–15, 19–25, 23–19, 22–14
Pts: Mills 28
Rebs: Exum 7
Asts: Mills 5		 Boxscore Pts: Petrušev 17
Rebs: Jokić 14
Asts: Micić 8		 Arena: Etihad Arena
17 July 2024 United States  105–79  Serbia Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates
20:00 (UTC+4) Scoring by quarter: 28–28, 31–17, 24–12, 22–21
Pts: Curry 24
Rebs: Adebayo, Embiid 8
Asts: three players 3		 Boxscore Pts: Jokić 16
Rebs: Jokić 11
Asts: Avramović, Gudurić 3		 Arena: Etihad Arena
Attendance: 12,517
21 July 2024 Serbia  119–100  Japan Belgrade, Serbia
20:00 (UTC+1) Scoring by quarter: 33–23, 26–29, 32–18, 28–30
Pts: Jokić 18
Rebs: Jokić 8
Asts: Bogdanović 8		 Boxscore Pts: Hachimura 29
Rebs: Hawkinson 5
Asts: Kawamura 8		 Arena: Belgrade Arena
Attendance: 15,026
22 July 2024 Serbia  94–72  Greece Belgrade, Serbia
20:00 (UTC+1) Scoring by quarter: 26–21, 22–18, 24–19, 22–14
Pts: Bogdanović 19
Rebs: Jokić, Petrušev 8
Asts: Avramović 8		 Boxscore Pts: Antetokounmpo 17
Rebs: Antetokounmpo 6
Asts: three players 4		 Arena: Belgrade Arena
Attendance: 18,000
28 July 2024 Serbia  84–110  United States Lille, France
17:15 (UTC+2) Scoring by quarter: 20–25, 29–33, 16–26, 19–26
Pts: Jokić 20
Rebs: Bogdanović 6
Asts: Jokić 8		 Boxscore Pts: Durant 23
Rebs: Davis 8
Asts: James 9		 Arena: Stade Pierre-Mauroy
Attendance: 27,328
Referees: Yohan Rosso (FRA), Julio Anaya (PAN), Martins Kozlovskis (LAT)
31 July 2024 Puerto Rico  66–107  Serbia Lille, France
17:15 (UTC+2) Scoring by quarter: 12–24, 23–28, 16–27, 15–28
Pts: Ortiz 19
Rebs: Ortiz 6
Asts: Reed, Waters 3		 Boxscore Pts: Petrušev 15
Rebs: Jokić 15
Asts: Jokić 9		 Arena: Stade Pierre-Mauroy
Attendance: 17,882
Referees: Julio Anaya (PAN), Juan Fernandez (ARG), Boris Krejic (SLO)
3 August 2024 Serbia  96–85  South Sudan Lille, France
21:00 (UTC+2) Scoring by quarter: 23–22, 24–22, 25–23, 24–18
Pts: Bogdanović 30
Rebs: Jokić 13
Asts: Bogdanović 8		 Boxscore Pts: Jones, Shayok 17
Rebs: Gabriel 8
Asts: Jones 10		 Arena: Stade Pierre-Mauroy
Attendance: 20,916
Referees: Ademir Zurapović (BIH), Yohan Rosso (FRA), Martins Kozlovskis (LAT)
6 August 2024 Serbia  95–90(OT)  Australia Paris, France
14:30 (UTC+2) Scoring by quarter: 17–31, 25–23, 25–11, 15–17, Overtime: 13–8
Pts: Jokić 21
Rebs: Jokić 14
Asts: Jokić 9		 Boxscore Pts: Mills 26
Rebs: Magnay 6
Asts: Exum 5		 Arena: Accor Arena
Attendance: 12,317
Referees: Yohan Rosso (FRA), Julio Anaya (PAN), Wojciech Liszka (POL)
8 August 2024  United States 95–91 Serbia  Paris, France
21:00 (UTC+2) Scoring by quarter: 23–31, 20–23, 20–22, 32–15
Pts: Curry 36
Rebs: James 12
Asts: James 10		 Boxscore Pts: Bogdanović 20
Rebs: three players 5
Asts: Jokić 11		 Arena: Accor Arena
Attendance: 12,213
Referees: Ademir Zurapović (BIH), Julio Anaya (PAN), Martins Kozlovskis (LAT)
10 August 2024  Germany 83–93 Serbia  Paris, France
11:00 (UTC+2) Scoring by quarter: 21–30, 17–16, 25–26, 20–21
Pts: F. Wagner 18
Rebs: F. Wagner 9
Asts: Weiler-Babb, Schröder 6		 Boxscore Pts: Jokić, Micić 19
Rebs: Jokić 12
Asts: Jokić 11		 Arena: Accor Arena
Attendance: 12,406
Referees: Matthew Leigh Kallio (CAN), Yohan Rosso (FRA), Johnny Batista (PUR)
21 November 2024 Denmark  52–72  Serbia Copenhagen, Denmark
18:00 (UTC+1) Scoring by quarter: 5–29, 13–14, 16–19, 17–19
Pts: Engelhardt 13
Rebs: Sorensen 5
Asts: Pedersen 3		 Boxscore Pts: Koprivica 13
Rebs: Ristić 6
Asts: Avramović 6		 Arena: Farum Arena
Attendance: 2,993
Referees: Wojciech Liszka (POL), Nicolas Maestre (FRA), Ilias Kounelles (CYP)
24 November 2024 Serbia  98–51  Denmark Belgrade, Serbia
20:00 (UTC+1) Scoring by quarter: 25–17, 25–11, 20–11, 28–12
Pts: Avramović 18
Rebs: Dobrić 8
Asts: Avramović 8		 Boxscore Pts: Lundberg 15
Rebs: Lundberg 6
Asts: Lundberg 6		 Arena: Aleksandar Nikolić Hall
Attendance: 6,300
Referees: Paulo Marques (POR), Mihkel Männiste (EST), Orhan Cagri Hekimoglu (TUR)

2025

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21 February 2025 Finland  95–105  Serbia Espoo, Finland
Scoring by quarter: 26–24, 31–27, 14–28, 24–26
Pts: Jantunen 18
Rebs: Jantunen 6
Asts: Maxhuni 7		 Boxscore Pts: Petrušev 34
Rebs: Petrušev 8
Asts: Avramović 9		 Arena: Espoo Metro Areena
Attendance: 6,146
Referees: Antonio Conde (ESP), Sergii Zashchuk (UKR), Dariusz Zapolski (POL)
24 February 2025 Serbia  63–54  Georgia Belgrade, Serbia
20:00 (UTC+1) Scoring by quarter: 13–17, 14–14, 17–10, 19–13
Pts: Avramović 14
Rebs: Beslać, Koprivica 5
Asts: S. Jović 6		 Boxscore Pts: Burjanadze 17
Rebs: Jintcharadze, Phevadze 7
Asts: Jintcharadze 4		 Arena: Aleksandar Nikolić Hall
Attendance: 7,500
Referees: Gatis Saliņš (LAT), Ofer Manheim (ISR), Valentin Oliot (FRA)
9 August 2025 Greece  66–76  Serbia Limassol, Cyprus
20:30 (UTC+3) Scoring by quarter: 26–26, 8–17, 13–12, 19–21
Pts: Mitoglou 18
Rebs: Papanikolaou 6
Asts: T. Antetokounmpo 5		 Boxscore Pts: Jokić 23
Rebs: Jokić 19
Asts: Jokić 4		 Arena: Spyros Kyprianou Athletic Center
Attendance: 3,000
Referees: Ofer Manheim (ISR), Petar Pešić (SRB), Ioannis Tsibouris (GRE)
10 August 2025 Cyprus  55–122  Serbia Limassol, Cyprus
15:00 (UTC+3) Scoring by quarter: 12–28, 10–38, 20–31, 13–25
Pts: Tigkas 17
Rebs: Stylianou 7
Asts: Willis, Michail 2		 Boxscore Pts: Vukčević 24
Rebs: Vukčević 7
Asts: Topić 7		 Arena: Spyros Kyprianou Athletic Center
Attendance: 1,500
Referees: Ofer Manheim (ISR), Petar Pešić (SRB), Nir Meirson (ISR)
15 August 2025 Serbia  113–84  Czech Republic Munich, Germany
20:45 (UTC+2) Scoring by quarter: 29–21, 32–27, 31–20, 21–16
Pts: Bogdanović 20
Rebs: three players 4
Asts: Jokić 6		 Boxscore Pts: Kříž 12
Rebs: Peterka 5
Asts: Krejčí 5		 Arena: SAP Garden
Referees: Gatis Saliņš (LAT), Carsen Straube (GER), Nermin Hodžić (BIH)
16 August 2025 Germany  81–91  Serbia Munich, Germany
20:45 (UTC+2) Scoring by quarter: 15–18, 17–20, 23–32, 26–21
Pts: F.Wagner 26
Rebs: Hollatz 5
Asts: Schröder 5		 Boxscore Pts: N. Jović 22
Rebs: Jokić 8
Asts: Jokić 7		 Arena: SAP Garden
Referees: Peter Praksch (HUN), Martin Vulić (CRO), Gatis Saliņš (LAT)
21 August 2025 Serbia  106–72  Slovenia Belgrade, Serbia
20:45 (UTC+2) Scoring by quarter: 33–23, 31–13, 27–20, 15–16
Pts: N. Jović 18
Rebs: Jokić 8
Asts: S. Jović 6		 Pts: Dončić 17
Rebs: Dončić 7
Asts: Dončić 4		 Arena: Belgrade Arena
Attendance: 20,000
Referees: Ilija Belošević (SRB), Siniša Prpa (SRB), Petar Pešić (SRB)
27 August 2025 Serbia  98–64  Estonia Xiaomi Arena, Riga
21:15 Scoring by quarter: 32–12, 24–17, 30–15, 12–20
Pts: N. Jović 18
Rebs: Jokić 10
Asts: Bogdanović, Jokić 7		 Boxscore Pts: Drell 11
Rebs: Riismaa, Treier 4
Asts: Vene 5		 Attendance: 8,151
Referees: Antonio Conde (ESP), Lorenzo Baldini (ITA), Geert Jacobs (BEL)
29 August 2025 Portugal  69–80  Serbia Xiaomi Arena, Riga
21:15 Scoring by quarter: 19–23, 14–20, 16–21, 20–16
Pts: Brito 22
Rebs: Brito 9
Asts: Lisboa 4		 Boxscore Pts: Jokić 23
Rebs: Jokić 10
Asts: S. Jović 6		 Attendance: 2,942
Referees: Gediminas Petraitis (USA), Wojciech Liszka (POL), Ilias Kounelles (CYP)
30 August 2025 Latvia  80–84  Serbia Xiaomi Arena, Riga
18:00 Scoring by quarter: 18–22, 20–20, 18–25, 24–17
Pts: Dā. Bertāns 16
Rebs: Dā. Bertāns 10
Asts: Žagars 6		 Boxscore Pts: Jokić 39
Rebs: Jokić 10
Asts: S. Jović 7		 Attendance: 11,000
Referees: Gediminas Petraitis (USA), Antonio Conde (ESP), Fernando Calatrava (ESP)
1 September 2025 Serbia  82–60  Czechia Xiaomi Arena, Riga
21:15 Scoring by quarter: 27–5, 18–18, 16–20, 21–17
Pts: Avramović 14
Rebs: three players 7
Asts: Avramović 8		 Boxscore Pts: Bohačík 12
Rebs: Krejčí, Žídek 6
Asts: Sehnal 9		 Attendance: 2,256
Referees: Wojciech Liszka (POL), Yohan Rosso (FRA), Dariusz Zapolski (POL)
3 September 2025 Turkey  95–90  Serbia Xiaomi Arena, Riga
21:15 Scoring by quarter: 19–18, 27–31, 28–24, 21–17
Pts: Şengün 28
Rebs: Şengün 13
Asts: Larkin 9		 Boxscore Pts: Jokić 22
Rebs: Jokić 9
Asts: S. Jović 6		 Attendance: 6,113
Referees: Petraitis Gediminas (USA), Liszka Wojciech (POL), Rosso Yohan (FRA)
6 September 2025 Serbia  86–92  Finland Xiaomi Arena, Riga
21:45 Scoring by quarter: 24–28, 24–16, 18–24, 20–24
Pts: Jokić 33
Rebs: Jokić 8
Asts: three players 4		 Boxscore Pts: Markkanen 29
Rebs: Markkanen, Little 8
Asts: Little 6		 Attendance: 4,006
Referees: Vazquez Jorge (PUR), Kato Takaki (JPN), Castillo Luis (ESP)
27 November 2025 Serbia  90–86   Switzerland Belgrade, Serbia
19:00 Scoring by quarter: 20–30, 14–27, 25–13, 31–16
Pts: Ristić 24
Rebs: Miljenović 8
Asts: Miljenović 9		 Boxscore Pts: Schumacher 19
Rebs: T. Ročak 5
Asts: Fofana 5		 Arena: Aleksandar Nikolić Hall
Attendance: 2,000
Referees: Ariadna Chueca (ESP), Georgios Poursanidis (GRE), Edgard Ceccarelli (FRA)
30 November 2025 Bosnia and Herzegovina  72–74  Serbia Sarajevo, Bosnia and Herzegovina
20:00 Scoring by quarter: 15–13, 24–22, 19–16, 14–23
Pts: Castañeda 19
Rebs: Alibegović 7
Asts: Atić 5		 Boxscore Pts: Tanasković 24
Rebs: Dobrić, Tanasković 8
Asts: Dobrić 5		 Arena: Mirza Delibašić Hall
Attendance: 4,500
Referees: Antonio Conde (ESP), Gatis Saliņš (LAT), Paulo Marques (POR)

2026

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27 February 2026 Serbia  78–82  Turkey Belgrade, Serbia
19:00 (UTC+1) Scoring by quarter: 13–22, 18–24, 23–11, 24–25
Pts: Marković 19
Rebs: Mitrović 8
Asts: Miljenović 5		 Boxscore Pts: Biberović 22
Rebs: Osmani 8
Asts: Osman 6		 Arena: Aleksandar Nikolić Hall
Attendance: 7,500
Referees: Yohan Rosso (FRA), Martins Kozlovskis (LAT), Zdenko Tomasovic (SVK)
2 March 2026 Turkey  94–86  Serbia Istanbul, Turkey
21:00 (UTC+3) Scoring by quarter: 28–21, 20–23, 28–19, 18–23
Pts: Biberović 21
Rebs: Biberović 5
Asts: Biberović 5		 Boxscore Pts: Avramović 16
Rebs: Tanasković 6
Asts: Avramović 9		 Arena: Turkcell Basketball Development Centre
Attendance: 9,422
Referees: Luis Castillo (ESP), Paulo Marques (POR), Martin Horozov (BUL)
2 July 2026 Switzerland  73–97  Serbia Fribourg, Switzerland
20:00 (UTC+2) Scoring by quarter: 27–30, 17–19, 13–17, 16–31
Pts: Schumacher 19
Rebs: Soroa Schaller 5
Asts: Schumacher, Spadone, Fofana 2		 Boxscore Pts: Jokić, Jović 22
Rebs: Jokić 14
Asts: Jokić 7		 Arena: BCF Arena
Attendance: 8,113
Referees: Martins Kozlovskis (LAT), Juozas Barkauskas (LTU), Sergii Zashchuk (UKR)
6 July 2026 Serbia  94–81  Bosnia and Herzegovina Belgrade, Serbia
20:00 (UTC+1) Scoring by quarter: 27–15, 27–20, 21–24, 19–22
Pts: Jović 32
Rebs: Jokić 10
Asts: Jokić 11		 Boxscore Pts: Garza 16
Rebs: Alibegović, Garza 7
Asts: Talić 8		 Arena: Aleksandar Nikolić Hall
Attendance: 7,249
Referees: Wojciech Liszka (POL), Gatis Saliņš (LAT), Lorenzo Baldini (ITA)
28 August 2026 Serbia  102–73  Iceland Belgrade, Serbia
20:00 (UTC+1) Scoring by quarter: 25–27, 27–15, 18–19, 32–12
Pts: Tanasković 23
Rebs: Jokić 13
Asts: Gudurić, Jokić 6		 Boxscore Pts: Friðriksson 19
Rebs: Guðmundsson 10
Asts: Friðriksson 5		 Arena: Belgrade Arena
Attendance: 12,384
Referees: Luis Castillo (ESP), Valentin Oliot (FRA), Zdenko Tomašovič (SVK)
31 August 2026 Italy  64–76  Serbia Pesaro, Italy
19:30 Scoring by quarter: 19–20, 12–20, 23–17, 10–19
Pts: Mannion 23
Rebs: Melli 7
Asts: Mannion, Melli 4		 Boxscore Pts: Avramović 20
Rebs: Jokić 8
Asts: Gudurić 4		 Arena: Vitrifrigo Arena
Attendance: 9,487
Referees: Ariadna Chueca (ESP), Péter Praksch (HUN), Ritvars Helmšteins (LAT)

2027

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Team

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Serbia depth chart

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Serbia roster
PlayersCoaches
Pos.No.NameAge – Date of birthHeightClubCtr.
G Aleksa Avramović 31 – (1994-10-25)25 October 1994 1.92 m (6 ft 4 in) Dubai Basketball United Arab Emirates
F Matija Belić 22 – (2003-05-16)16 May 2003 2.01 m (6 ft 7 in) Wyoming (college) United States
F Dušan Beslać 27 – (1998-10-06)6 October 1998 2.06 m (6 ft 9 in) Avtodor Russia
G/F Bogdan Bogdanović 33 – (1992-08-18)18 August 1992 1.96 m (6 ft 5 in) Los Angeles Clippers United States
F Filip Borovićanin 22 – (2004-01-10)10 January 2004 2.06 m (6 ft 9 in) Xavier (college) United States
G/F Mitar Bošnjaković 19 – (2006-08-24)24 August 2006 2.01 m (6 ft 7 in) Partizan Serbia
F Nemanja Dangubić 33 – (1993-04-13)13 April 1993 2.04 m (6 ft 8 in) Dubai Basketball United Arab Emirates
F Dejan Davidovac 31 – (1995-01-17)17 January 1995 2.03 m (6 ft 8 in) Crvena zvezda Serbia
F/C Aleksa Dimitrijević 19 – (2006-05-30)30 May 2006 2.13 m (7 ft 0 in) Creighton (college) United States
G/F Ognjen Dobrić 31 – (1994-10-27)27 October 1994 2.01 m (6 ft 7 in) Crvena zvezda Serbia
G Savo Drezgić 19 – (2006-08-11)11 August 2006 1.94 m (6 ft 4 in) Mega Basket Serbia
G/F Asim Đulović 20 – (2005-07-30)30 July 2005 2.05 m (6 ft 9 in) Mega Basket Serbia
F Nikola Đurišić 22 – (2004-02-23)23 February 2004 2.03 m (6 ft 8 in) Crvena zvezda Serbia
G/F Marko Gudurić 31 – (1995-03-08)8 March 1995 1.98 m (6 ft 6 in) Olimpia Milano Italy
C Nikola Jokić 31 – (1995-02-19)19 February 1995 2.11 m (6 ft 11 in) Denver Nuggets United States
F Filip Jović 21 – (2005-02-01)1 February 2005 2.03 m (6 ft 8 in) UCLA (college) United States
F Nikola Jović 22 – (2003-06-09)9 June 2003 2.08 m (6 ft 10 in) Miami Heat United States
G Arijan Lakić 26 – (2000-01-20)20 January 2000 1.98 m (6 ft 6 in) Partizan Serbia
F Bogoljub Marković 20 – (2005-07-12)12 July 2005 2.11 m (6 ft 11 in) Mega Basket Serbia
G/F Vanja Marinković 29 – (1997-01-09)9 January 1997 1.99 m (6 ft 6 in) Partizan Serbia
G Vasilije Micić 32 – (1994-01-13)13 January 1994 1.96 m (6 ft 5 in) Hapoel Tel Aviv Israel
C Viktor Mikić 20 – (2005-09-14)14 September 2005 2.11 m (6 ft 11 in) Florida (college) United States
C Dušan Miletić 27 – (1998-07-30)30 July 1998 2.15 m (7 ft 1 in) U-BT Cluj-Napoca Romania
G Stefan Miljenović 24 – (2001-08-21)21 August 2001 1.93 m (6 ft 4 in) Crvena zvezda Serbia
C Nikola Milutinov 31 – (1994-12-30)30 December 1994 2.13 m (7 ft 0 in) Olympiacos Greece
F/C Luka Mitrović 33 – (1993-03-21)21 March 1993 2.06 m (6 ft 9 in) CSKA Moscow Russia
G/F Stefan Momirov 26 – (1999-12-18)18 December 1999 1.98 m (6 ft 6 in) Spartak Subotica Serbia
G Jovan Novak 31 – (1994-11-08)8 November 1994 1.88 m (6 ft 2 in) Wilki Morskie Szczecin Poland
G Mihailo Petrović 23 – (2003-02-23)23 February 2003 1.90 m (6 ft 3 in) Illinois (college) United States
F/C Filip Petrušev 26 – (2000-04-15)15 April 2000 2.11 m (6 ft 11 in) Dubai Basketball United Arab Emirates
C Uroš Plavšić 27 – (1998-12-22)22 December 1998 2.16 m (7 ft 1 in) Crvena zvezda Serbia
C Aleksej Pokuševski 24 – (2001-12-26)26 December 2001 2.13 m (7 ft 0 in) Partizan Serbia
C Dušan Ristić 30 – (1995-11-27)27 November 1995 2.13 m (7 ft 0 in) Kawasaki Brave Thunders Japan
F/C Alen Smailagić 25 – (2000-08-18)18 August 2000 2.06 m (6 ft 9 in) Virtus Bologna Italy
F/C Nikola Tanasković 28 – (1997-10-21)21 October 1997 2.04 m (6 ft 8 in) Budućnost Montenegro
G Nikola Topić 20 – (2005-08-10)10 August 2005 1.98 m (6 ft 6 in) Oklahoma City Thunder United States
Head coach
Assistant coach(es)
Legend
  • (C) – Team captain
    (currently unassigned)
  • Club – Club as of 28 April 2026
  • Age – Age as of 28 April 2026
    (average of all 54 players: 26)

Depth chart for the 2027 FIBA World Cup qualifiers

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Pos. Starting 5 Bench 1 Bench 2 Bench 3
C Nikola Jokić Nikola Milutinov Nikola Tanasković Bogoljub Marković
PF Tristan Vukčević Filip Petrušev Dejan Davidovac Nemanja Dangubić
SF Nikola Jović Vanja Marinković Nikola Djurišić Arijan Lakić
SG Bogdan Bogdanović Marko Gudurić Ognjen Dobrić Stefan Miljenović
PG Nikola Topić Vasilije Micić Aleksa Avramović Jovan Novak

Past rosters

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Head coaches

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Since 1992, the national team has been managed by a total of eight different head coaches. Dušan Ivković, Željko Obradović, and Svetislav Pešić are the only coaches with more than one spell.

Player statistics

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These tables include player statistics on Olympic games, FIBA World Cup and FIBA Eurobasket matches as well as matches on qualification tournaments since 1995. Friendly and preparation matches are not included.[40]

  • Bold denotes players still playing international basketball.
As of 31 August 2026, after the match against Italy.

Notable players

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Multiple medal winners

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This is a list of people who have won two or more medals, who represented FR Yugoslavia / Serbia and Montenegro or Serbia since 1995.

Individual awards

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(including achievements of Serbian players from 1945 to 1991)

International competitions

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Other notable achievements

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Notable coaches

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Individual achievements

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(including achievements of Serbian coaches from 1945 to 1991)

See also

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References

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