The Slovenia men's national basketball team ( sl, Slovenska košarkarska reprezentanca) represents

Slovenia Slovenia ( ; sl, Slovenija ), officially the Republic of Slovenia (Slovene: , abbr.: ''RS''), is a country in Central Europe. It is bordered by Italy to the west, Austria to the north, Hungary to the northeast, Croatia to the southeast, and ...

in international

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competitions, and is managed by the

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. Since the independence of Slovenia in 1991, the national team has competed at every

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, and reached the knockout stage at every championship since 2005. Their greatest achievement overall at the tournament came at

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, where they won all nine games and became European champions. As of November 2022, Slovenia is ranked 7th in the FIBA World Ranking.

History

Before Slovenia's independence in 1991, Slovenian players represented

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. Slovenia joined the

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in 1992 and played its first official game on 22 June 1992 against

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in the qualification rounds for the

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FIBA World Cup

Slovenia debuted at the

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in the 2006 edition after qualifying as the sixth-placed team of the

EuroBasket 2005 The 2005 FIBA European Championship, commonly called FIBA EuroBasket 2005, was the 34th FIBA EuroBasket regional basketball championship held by FIBA Europe. It also served as Europe qualifier for the 2006 FIBA World Championship, giving a berth ...

. In the

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and

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editions, Slovenia reached the quarter-finals; their highest overall finish is seventh place in 2014.

EuroBasket

Between May and June 1993, Slovenia competed in the qualifiers for the

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, where the team won all seven games and therefore qualified for its first

. At the main tournament, held in Germany, Slovenia finished in 14th place out of 16 teams with one win and two defeats. Slovenia did not reach the knockout stages of the competition until the 2005 edition, where the team, coached by Aleš Pipan, reached the quarter-finals for the first time. In

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, Slovenia reached the semi-finals for the first time after eliminating

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in the quarter-finals with a 67–65 victory. In the semi-finals, Slovenia lost to

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after

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, and later to

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in the third place game, finishing the competition in fourth place. In the next two tournaments, in

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and

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, Slovenia was eliminated in the quarter-finals by

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and

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, respectively. In

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, Slovenia failed to reach the quarter-finals for the first time since the

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edition after losing to

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in the round of 16. Luka Dončić 2021

, Slovenia, captained by

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and managed by

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, won the championship after winning nine consecutive games, including victories against the 2013 winners France and the 2015 winners Spain. Dragić, who scored 35 points in the final against Serbia, was named the

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of the tournament.

2020 Summer Olympics

Slovenia qualified for the men's basketball tournament at the 2020 Summer Olympics after competing in the

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, winning the tournament in Kaunas. They won all games in the

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, defeating

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and

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. In the

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, they defeated

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98–70, and qualified for the final against

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. Slovenia defeated Lithuania 96–85 in

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, led by

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(31 points, 11 rebounds, 13 assists), who with his triple-double sent Slovenia to their first Olympic appearance. Dončić was also proclaimed as the MVP of the tournament. At the Olympics, Slovenia was drawn in the group with the host

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, and reigning world champion Spain. In the opening game, they beat Argentina 118–100. With his 48 points in this game, Dončić tied with

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for the second highest points scored in a match in the history of the Olympics. In the next game Slovenia defeated host Japan 116–81. In the final match of the group stage, Slovenia faced Spain, the reigning world champions, and beat them 95–87.

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, who was named player of the day by FIBA, recorded a double-double with 16 points and 14 rebounds, while Klemen Prepelič scored the crucial three-pointer that put Slovenia ahead 86–85 two and a half minutes before the end. The win gave them the group's top seed, and they were set to face

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in the quarter-finals. Slovenia won their quarter-final, defeating Germany 94–70. Slovenia then lost the dramatic semi-final against France by one point, 90–89. In the last seconds of the game,

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blocked Prepelič's layup attempt, thus preventing Slovenia from reaching the final. In the

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, Slovenia played against

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, and lost 107–93. Slovenia finished their inaugural Olympic tournament in fourth place, and Dončić was selected in the All-Star Team of the tournament.

Competitive record

FIBA World Cup

Olympic Games

EuroBasket

Record against other teams at World Cup

:Last updated: 9 September 2014

Record against other teams at EuroBasket

:Last updated: 14 September 2022

Team

Current roster

Slovenian roster for the 2023 FIBA Basketball World Cup qualifiers in November 2022.

Depth chart

Head coaches

Since 1992, the Slovenian national team has been managed by a total of twelve head coaches. Zmago Sagadin and

Jure Zdovc Jurij "Jure" Zdovc (born 13 December 1966) is a Slovenian former professional basketball player and coach Zdovc Returning to Helm of National Team.] As a player, he was a 1.98 m (6'6") tall point guard, who began his professional playing caree ...

are the only coaches with more than one spell. ;1990s and 2000s ;2010s and 2020s

Statistics

:''Players in bold are still active with Slovenia.''

Most appearances

:As of 14 November 2022. Statistics include official competitive matches only.

Top scorers

:As of 14 November 2022. Statistics include official competitive matches only.

Past rosters

1993 EuroBasket: finished 14th among 16 teams 4 Roman Horvat, 5 Marko Tušek, 6 Jaka Daneu, 7 Darko Mirt, 8 Primoz Bačar, 9

, 10 Boštjan Leban, 11 Teoman Alibegović, 12

Boris Gorenc Boris Gorenc (born 3 December 1973) is a former Slovenian professional basketball player, and basketball agent. Professional career Gorenc started playing basketball in KK Domžale, before in 1990 he joined KK Olimpija. He had been member Olimp ...

, 13 Marijan Kraljević, 14 Slavko Kotnik, 15 Žarko Durisić (Coach: Janez Drvarič) ----

1995 EuroBasket The 1995 FIBA European Championship, commonly called FIBA EuroBasket 1995, was the 29th FIBA EuroBasket regional basketball championship held by FIBA Europe, which also served as Europe qualifier for the 1996 Summer Olympics, giving a berth to ea ...

: finished 12th among 14 teams 4 Roman Horvat, 5 Matjaž Tovornik, 6 Jaka Daneu, 7 Walter Jeklin, 8 Marijan Kraljević, 9

, 10 Marko Tušek, 11 Teoman Alibegović, 12

Marko Milič Marko Milič (born May 7, 1977) is a Slovenian former professional basketball player. He represented the senior Slovenian national basketball team. Professional career After being selected by the Philadelphia 76ers in the 1997 NBA draft (34th pic ...

, 13

, 14 Slavko Kotnik, 15 Aleš Kunc (Coach: Zmago Sagadin) ----

1997 EuroBasket The 1997 FIBA European Championship, commonly called FIBA EuroBasket 1997, was the 30th FIBA EuroBasket regional basketball championship held by FIBA Europe, which also served as Europe qualifier for the 1998 FIBA World Championship, giving a be ...

: finished 14th among 16 teams 4 Walter Jeklin, 5 Goran Jagodnik, 6 Jaka Daneu, 7

Radoslav Nesterović Radoslav () is a common Slavic masculine given name, derived from ''rad-'' ("happy, eager, to care") and ''slava'' ("glory, fame"), both very common in Slavic dithematic names. It roughly means "eager glory". It is known since the Middle Ages. T ...

, 8 Aleš Kunc, 9

, 10 Marko Tušek, 11 Teoman Alibegović, 12

, 13

, 14

Ivica Jurković Ivica Jurković (born March 26, 1973) is Slovenian former professional basketball player. Professional career Jurković played for Rogaška Donat, Union Olimpija, Türk Telekom, PAOK, Olympiacos, Lokomotiv Rostov, Kaveh Tehran, Kordestan an ...

, 15 Radovan Trifunović (Coach:

Andrej Urlep Andrej Urlep (born July 19, 1957) is a Slovenian professional basketball coach who is serving as the head coach for Śląsk Wrocław of the Polish Basketball League. He is credited with reforming and modernising Polish domestic basketball. For th ...

) ---- 1999 EuroBasket: finished 10th among 16 teams 4

, 5 Walter Jeklin, 6 Jaka Daneu, 7 Sani Bečirović, 8 Marijan Kraljević, 9 Matjaž Tovornik, 10

Matjaž Smodiš Matjaž Smodiš (born December 13, 1979) is a Slovenian former professional basketball player. Standing at a height of 2.05 m (6'8 ") tall, he played at the power forward and center positions. During his pro club playing career, he played in se ...

, 11 Goran Jagodnik, 12

, 13

, 14

, 15 Ervin Dragsič (Coach: Boris Zrinski) ----

2001 EuroBasket The 2001 FIBA European Championship, commonly called FIBA EuroBasket 2001, was the 32nd FIBA EuroBasket regional basketball championship held by FIBA Europe, which also served as Europe qualifier for the 2002 FIBA World Championship, giving a b ...

: finished 15th among 16 teams 4

Beno Udrih Beno Udrih (born July 5, 1982) is a Slovenian former professional basketball player who serves as a player development coach for the New Orleans Pelicans. He previously played in the NBA for the San Antonio Spurs, Sacramento Kings, Milwaukee Bucks ...

, 5

Jaka Lakovič Jaka Lakovič (born 9 July 1978) is a Slovenian professional basketball coach and former player. He currently serves as a head coach for Gran Canaria of the Liga ACB, as well as an assistant coach of the Slovenia national team. Standing at , ...

, 6

, 7 Sani Bečirović, 8 Marijan Kraljević, 9

, 10 Marko Tušek, 11 Goran Jagodnik, 12

, 13

, 14

Ariel McDonald Ariel Rene McDonald (born January 5, 1972) is an American-Slovenian retired professional basketball player. He played at the point guard position. A high quality floor general who was the 2000 Israeli Basketball Premier League MVP, FIBA SuproLeagu ...

, 15

(Coach: Boris Zrinski) ---- 2003 EuroBasket: finished 10th among 16 teams 4

Goran Jurak Goran Jurak (born 3. April 1977 in Celje, SFR Yugoslavia (present-day Slovenia)) is a Slovenian former professional basketball Basketball is a team sport in which two teams, most commonly of five players each, opposing one another on a ...

, 5

, 6

, 7

Simon Petrov Simon Petrov (born 27 January 1976) is a Slovenian professional basketball Basketball is a team sport in which two teams, most commonly of five players each, opposing one another on a rectangular Basketball court, court, compete with th ...

, 8 Marijan Kraljević, 9

Boštjan Nachbar Boštjan "Boki" Nachbar (born July 3, 1980) is a Slovenian former professional basketball player. A 2.06 m forward, he spent most of his career between the National Basketball Association (NBA) and the EuroLeague. Nachbar helped lead the Slovenia ...

, 10 Slavko Duščak, 11 Marko Tušek, 12

, 13

, 14

Jurica Golemac Jurica Golemac (born May 29, 1977) is a Croatian-born Slovenian professional basketball coach and former player. He currently serves as the head coach for Cedevita Olimpija of the Slovenian League, ABA League and the EuroCup. He is 2.09 m ...

, 15

Primož Brezec Primož Brezec (born October 2, 1979) is a Slovenian retired professional basketball player. He is a 7 ft 1 in (2.16 m) tall center. Brezec has played eight seasons in the NBA. Professional career Europe/Asia Brezec grew up in Sežana, ...

(Coach:

Slobodan Subotić Slobodan "Piksi" Subotić ( sr-Cyrl, Слободан Суботић, el, Σλόμπονταν Σούμποτιτς; born 15 August 1956) is a Slovenian professional basketball coach and former player. He last served as the head coach for Buduć ...

) ----

2005 EuroBasket The 2005 FIBA European Championship, commonly called FIBA EuroBasket 2005, was the 34th FIBA EuroBasket regional basketball championship held by FIBA Europe. It also served as Europe qualifier for the 2006 FIBA World Championship, giving a berth ...

: finished 6th among 16 teams 4

, 5

, 6

Aleksandar Ćapin Aleksandar Ćapin (born October 6, 1982) is a Serbian former professional basketball player. Early life Growing up in Sarajevo, Ćapin took up association football in the FK Sarajevo youth system. In spring 1992, with the outbreak of the Bosnia ...

, 7 Sani Bečirović, 8

, 9 Nebojša Joksimović, 10

, 11 Erazem Lorbek, 12

, 13

Marko Maravič Marko Maravič (born June 26, 1979) is a Slovenian professional basketball coach and former player. He currently serves as an assistant coach for Cedevita Olimpija of the Slovenian League, ABA League and the EuroCup. Playing career Maravic ha ...

, 14

Uroš Slokar Uroš Slokar (; born May 14, 1983) is a Slovenian former professional basketball player who last played for Pallacanestro Cantù of the Lega Basket Serie A. Professional career After playing two seasons in the Slovenian basketball league, Slokar ...

, 15

(Coach: Aleš Pipan) ----

2006 FIBA World Cup The 2006 FIBA World Championship was the 15th FIBA World Championship, the international basketball world championship for men's national teams. The tournament was hosted by Japan and held from 19 August to 3 September 2006. It was co-organised by ...

: finished 9th among 24 teams 4

, 5

, 6

Sašo Ožbolt Sašo Ožbolt (born 4 April 1981) is a Slovenian retired professional basketball player who played for KK Portorož of the Slovenian League. He represented the Slovenian national basketball team at the 2006 FIBA World Championship and Eurobaske ...

, 7 Sani Bečirović, 8

, 9

, 10

, 11 Željko Zagorac, 12

, 13

, 14

, 15

(Coach: Aleš Pipan) ----

2007 EuroBasket The 2007 FIBA European Championship, commonly called FIBA EuroBasket 2007, was the 35th FIBA EuroBasket regional basketball championship held by FIBA Europe, which also served as Europe qualifier for the 2008 Summer Olympics, giving a berth to th ...

: finished 7th among 16 teams 4 Sandi Čebular, 5

, 6

, 7

, 8

, 9

, 10

, 11

Jaka Klobučar Jaka Klobučar (born August 19, 1987) is a Slovenian professional basketball player for Kecskemét of the Nemzeti Bajnokság. He also represented the Slovenian national basketball team. Standing at , he plays the point guard, shooting guard and ...

, 12 Goran Jagodnik, 13

Domen Lorbek Domen Lorbek (born March 6, 1985) is a Slovenian professional basketball player for KK Zlatorog Laško of the Slovenian League. He also represented the Slovenian national basketball team internationally. Standing at 1.99 m (6 ft 6.25 in), ...

, 14

Gašper Vidmar Gašper Vidmar (born 14 September 1987) is a retired Slovenian professional basketball player. He is 6 ft 11 in (2.11 m) tall and plays the center position. Professional career Vidmar played in youth categories of Geoplin Slovan in Slovenia. He m ...

, 15 Erazem Lorbek (Coach: Aleš Pipan) ----

2009 EuroBasket The 2009 FIBA European Championship, commonly called FIBA EuroBasket 2009, was the 36th FIBA EuroBasket regional basketball championship held by FIBA Europe. The tournament, which was hosted by Poland, began on 7 September and concluded with the ...

: finished 4th among 16 teams 4

, 5

, 6

Samo Udrih Samo Udrih (born August 2, 1979) is a Slovenian former professional basketball player and basketball coach. Professional career Udrih played with the Dallas Mavericks NBA Summer League team in 2005. In November 2010, he signed with Panellinios o ...

, 7

, 8

(C), 9

, 10

, 11

, 12 Goran Jagodnik, 13

, 14

, 15 Erazem Lorbek (Coach:

) ---- 2010 FIBA World Championship, 2010 FIBA World Cup: finished 8th among 24 teams 4

, 5

(C), 6 Hasan Rizvić, 7 Sani Bečirović, 8

, 9

, 10

, 11

, 12 Goran Jagodnik, 13

Miha Zupan Miha Zupan (born September 13, 1982) is a Slovenian former professional basketball player. He played among hearing players at the highest level in Europe, despite being hearing impairment, deaf since birth. He is a 2.05 m (6 ft in) power fo ...

, 14

, 15

(Coach: Memi Bečirović) ---- 2011 EuroBasket: finished 7th among 24 teams 4

, 5

(C), 6 Luka Rupnik, 7

, 8

, 9

, 10

Edo Murić Edo Murić (born November 27, 1991) is a Slovenian professional basketball player who last played for Cedevita Olimpija of the Slovenian League and the ABA League. He also represents the Slovenian national team. Standing at 2.02 m (6 ft 8 ...

, 11

, 12 Goran Jagodnik, 13

Zoran Dragić Zoran Dragić (born June 22, 1989) is a Slovenian professional basketball player who plays for Cedevita Olimpija of the Slovenian League and the ABA League. He also represents the Slovenian national basketball team internationally. Standing at ...

, 14

Mirza Begić Mirza Begić (born 9 July 1985) is a retired Bosnian-born Slovenian professional basketball player. The center, he represented the Slovenian national team in the international competitions. Professional career Early years Begić began his care ...

, 15 Erazem Lorbek (Coach:

Božidar Maljković Božidar "Boža" Maljković ( sr-cyr, Божидар Божа Маљковић; born 20 April 1952) is a Serbian former professional basketball coach and current president of the Olympic Committee of Serbia. He is one of the most successful bas ...

) ----

2013 EuroBasket EuroBasket 2013 was the 38th edition of the EuroBasket championship that was organized by FIBA Europe. It took place from 4 September until 22 September 2013 in Slovenia. The number of participating teams was 24. France defeated Lithuania in t ...

: finished 5th among 24 teams 4

, 5

(C), 6

Jure Balažič Jure Balažič (born September 12, 1980) is a Slovenian retired professional basketball player. He is a 204 cm tall power forward position. Slovenia national team Balažić was first time called to Slovenia national basketball team in 2012 ...

, 7 Nebojša Joksimović, 8

, 9 Jaka Blažič, 10

, 11

, 12

, 13

, 14

, 15

(Coach:

) ----

2014 FIBA World Cup The 2014 FIBA Basketball World Cup was the 17th edition of the FIBA Basketball World Cup, the tournament previously known as the FIBA World Championship. Hosted by Spain, it was the last tournament to be held on the then-current four-year cycle ...

: finished 7th among 24 teams 4

, 5

, 6 Aleksej Nikolić, 7 Klemen Prepelič, 8

, 9 Jaka Blažič, 10

, 11

(C), 12

, 13

, 14

, 15

Alen Omić Alen Omić (born 6 May 1992) is a Slovenian professional basketball player for Cedevita Olimpija of the ABA League. Professional career Omić started playing professional basketball for Zlatorog Laško. In 2009, he signed with Zlatorog and s ...

(Coach:

) ----

2015 EuroBasket EuroBasket 2015 was the 39th edition of the EuroBasket championship that was organized by FIBA Europe. It was co-hosted by Croatia, France, Germany, and Latvia, making it the first EuroBasket held in more than one country. It started on 5 S ...

: finished 12th among 24 teams 1 Nebojša Joksimović, 5 Luka Rupnik, 7 Klemen Prepelič, 9 Jaka Blažič, 10 Mitja Nikolić, 12

, 13

, 15

(C), 17 Saša Zagorac, 23

, 24

, 55

(Coach:

) ----

2017 EuroBasket EuroBasket 2017 was the 40th edition of the EuroBasket championship that was organized by FIBA Europe and held between 31 August and 17 September 2017. Beginning from 2017, the continental championships take place every four years with a similar ...

: finished 1st among 24 teams 0

Anthony Randolph Anthony Erwin Randolph Jr. (born July 15, 1989) is an American-Slovenian professional basketball player for Real Madrid of the Spanish Liga ACB and the EuroLeague. He also represents the senior Slovenian national basketball team, winning the 2017 ...

, 1 Matic Rebec, 3

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), 6 Aleksej Nikolić, 7 Klemen Prepelič, 8

, 9 Jaka Blažič, 14

, 17 Saša Zagorac, 22 Žiga Dimec, 31 Vlatko Čančar, 77

(Coach:

) ----

2020 Olympic Games The , officially the and also known as , was an international multi-sport event held from 23 July to 8 August 2021 in Tokyo, Japan, with some preliminary events that began on 21 July. Tokyo was selected as the host city during the ...

: finished 4th among 12 teams 5 Luka Rupnik, 6 Aleksej Nikolić, 7 Klemen Prepelič, 8

(C), 10

, 11 Jaka Blažič, 15

Gregor Hrovat Gregor Hrovat (born August 18, 1994) is a Slovenian professional basketball player for JDA Dijon of the LNB Pro A and the Basketball Champions League. With his 1.96 m (6 ft 5 in) he plays as a swingman. He also represents the Slovenian national ...

, 27 Žiga Dimec, 30

, 31 Vlatko Čančar, 55 Jakob Čebašek, 77

(Coach: Aleksander Sekulić) ----

2022 EuroBasket The EuroBasket 2022 was the 41st edition of the EuroBasket championship organized by FIBA Europe. It was the first since it was agreed it would take place every four years, with a similar system of qualification as for the FIBA Basketball World C ...

: finished 6th among 24 teams 3

(C), 4 Žiga Samar, 5 Luka Rupnik, 6 Aleksej Nikolić, 7 Klemen Prepelič, 8

, 10

, 11 Jaka Blažič, 27 Žiga Dimec, 30

, 31 Vlatko Čančar, 77

(Coach: Aleksander Sekulić)