The Serbia women's national basketball team (Serbian: Женска кошаркашка репрезентација Србије, romanized: Ženska košarkaška reprezentacija Srbije) represents Serbia in international women's basketball competition and is controlled by the Basketball Federation of Serbia. Serbia are currently ranked tenth in the FIBA World Rankings.
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| FIBA ranking | 10  (15 February 2024)[1] | ||
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| FIBA zone | FIBA Europe | ||
| National federation | KSS | ||
| Coach | Marina Maljković | ||
| Nickname(s) | Beli orlovi (The White Eagles) | ||
| Olympic Games | |||
| Appearances | 2 | ||
| Medals |  Bronze: 2016 | ||
| World Cup | |||
| Appearances | 2 | ||
| EuroBasket | |||
| Appearances | 13 | ||
| Medals |  Gold: 2015, 2021 Bronze: 2019 | ||
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It was known as the "FR Yugoslavia / Serbia and Montenegro women's national basketball team" until 2006. When Serbia became independent, it became the successor state to Serbia and Montenegro.[2]
For the women's national team that played under the flag of Socialist Federal Republic of Yugoslavia see Yugoslavia women's national basketball team.
Competitions
editFor the results before 1992, see Yugoslavia women's national basketball team.
Name of the nation during the tournaments:
FR Yugoslavia / Serbia and Montenegro 1992–2006
Serbia 2007–present
Olympic Gamesedit
FIBA World Cupedit
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EuroBasketedit
Mediterranean Gamesedit
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Team
editCurrent roster
editRoster for the 2024 Summer Olympics. The roster was announced on 24 July 2024.[3]
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Head coaches
editSince 1992, the national team was managed by a total of eight different head coaches. Miodrag Vesković (3) and Marina Maljković are the only coaches with more than one spell.
- Serbia and Montenegro
| Years | Name | Competition |
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| 1995 |  Dragomir Bukvić
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10th 1995 EuroBasket Women |
| 1997 | Slobodan Lukić
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8th 1997 EuroBasket Women |
| 1999 | Miodrag Vesković
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7th 1999 EuroBasket Women |
| 2001–2003 | Miroslav Popov
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5th 2001 EuroBasket Women 12th 2002 FIBA World Championship |
| 2003 | Miodrag Vesković
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8th 2003 EuroBasket Women |
| 2005 | Zoran Kovačić
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9th 2005 EuroBasket Women |
Serbia
edit| Years | Name | Competition |
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| 2007–2009 |  Jovica Antonić
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11th 2007 EuroBasket 16th 2009 EuroBasket |
| 2010–2011 |  Miodrag Vesković
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| 2011–2017 | Marina Maljković
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4th 2013 EuroBasket 8th 2014 World Championship 2015 EuroBasket  2016 Summer Olympics
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| 2017 | Stevan Karadžić
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11th 2017 EuroBasket |
| 2017– | Marina Maljković
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2019 EuroBasket 2021 EuroBasket 4th 2021 Summer Olympics 6th 2022 World Cup 5th 2023 EuroBasket |
Notable players
edit- FIBA EuroBasket MVP
- Ana Dabović – 2015
- Sonja Vasić – 2021
- FIBA EuroBasket All-Tournament Team
- Ana Dabović – 2015
- Sonja Vasić – 2015, 2019, 2021
- WNBA champion
- Ana Dabović – 2015
- EuroLeague Top Scorer
- Mila Nikolić – 2000
- Ana Joković – 2003
- Gordana Grubin – 2004
See also
editReferences
edit- ^ "FIBA Ranking Presented by Nike". FIBA. 15 February 2024. Retrieved 15 February 2024.
- ^ "PR no.22: Montenegro becomes 213th FIBA Member". FIBA. Archived from the original on 30 January 2022. Retrieved 26 August 2006.
- ^ "Селекторка Марина Маљковић одабрала 12 играчица за Олимпијске игре". kss.rs. Retrieved 24 July 2024.
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