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Poland National Basketball Team
The Poland men's national basketball team ( pl, Reprezentacja Polski w koszykówce) represents Poland in international basketball competitions. They are controlled by the Polish Basketball Federation (PZKosz). Poland has competed at the EuroBasket on 28 occasions, with their best performance at the tournament coming in 1963, as hosts, finishing as runners-up. Poland has competed six times at the Olympic Games, with their best finish being fourth place at the first edition of the event in 1936. Poland have also made two appearances at the FIBA World Cup, with their first coming in 1967, and their second occurring 52 years later in 2019. History 1936 Olympic Games The 1936 Summer Olympics was the first tournament Poland took part in. They eventually placed an impressive fourth at the event, in the then 23 team tournament. EuroBasket 1937 The EuroBasket 1937 in Riga, marked the first ever appearance for the national team at the European Basketball Championship. In the prelim ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Igor Miličić
Igor Miličić (born June 9, 1976) is a Croatian-Polish professional basketball coach and former player who currently serves as head coach for Napoli Basket of the Italian Lega Basket Serie A (LBA) and the Poland men's national basketball team. Professional playing career Miličić was one of the most talented players of the Split youth teams in the 1990-s. As the starting playmaker he was one the leaders of the Croatia national under-18 basketball team that won silver at the 1994 FIBA Europe Under-18 Championship. After suffering a serious injury and a long recovery time, he moved to the Polish Basketball League. In Poland he became one of the best players of the league. National team career Miličić was named in the roster of the Croatia men's national basketball team in February 1998 for a FIBA EuroBasket 1999 qualification match against Netherlands. This was the only time he was in the roster failing to appear on court. Coaching career Miličoć retired in 2013 as a player ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |