Serbia men's national basketball team

Serbia
FIBA ranking2 Increase 2 (15 August 2024)[1]
Joined FIBA1936[2]
FIBA zoneFIBA Europe
National federationKSS
CoachSvetislav Pešić
Nickname(s)Орлови, Оrlovi
(The Eagles)
Olympic Games
Appearances5
MedalsSilver Silver: (1996, 2016)
Bronze Bronze: (2024)
FIBA World Cup
Appearances7
MedalsGold Gold: (1998, 2002)
Silver Silver: (2014, 2023)
EuroBasket
Appearances13
MedalsGold Gold: (1995, 1997, 2001)
Silver Silver: (2009, 2017)
Bronze 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]
Biggest defeat
 Serbia 92–129 United States 
(Madrid, Spain; 14 September 2014)

The Serbia men's national basketball team (Serbian: Кошаркашка репрезентација Србије, romanizedKošarkaška reprezentacija Srbije) represents Serbia in international men's basketball competition, and is controlled by the Basketball Federation of Serbia. Serbia is currently ranked second in the FIBA World Ranking.[5]

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, the Basketball Federation of Serbia retained the place of the Basketball Federation of Serbia and Montenegro as a FIBA member,[6] and Serbia thus officially inherited all of the preceding country's results and medals.

  1. ^ "FIBA Ranking Presented by Nike". FIBA. 15 August 2024. Retrieved 15 August 2024.
  2. ^ "Profile: Serbia (SRB)". fiba.com. FIBA. Retrieved 24 May 2018.
  3. ^ "Atina, 2.juli 1995". 2 July 2015.
  4. ^ "archive.fiba.com". archive.fiba.com.
  5. ^ "FIBA WORLD RANKING". fiba.basketball. Retrieved 16 September 2019.
  6. ^ "PR no.22: Montenegro becomes 213th FIBA Member". fiba.basketball. Retrieved 28 August 2006.