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The Serbia men's national basketball team () represents
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in international men's
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competition, and is controlled by the Basketball Federation of Serbia. Serbia is currently ranked second in the FIBA World Ranking. 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
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’s declaration of independence in 2006, Serbia is considered sole legal
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. The Basketball Federation of Serbia retained the place of the Basketball Federation of Serbia and Montenegro as a
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member, and Serbia thus officially inherited all of the preceding country's results and medals. Serbia has often been portrayed as a basketball powerhouse. With 16 members of the
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(second most behind USA), 5 members of the Naismith’s Hall of Fame (second most behind USA) and 20% of the
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, 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 (
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,
Dražen Dalipagić Dražen "Praja" Dalipagić (; 27 November 1951 – 25 January 2025) was a Serbian professional basketball player and head coach. He was selected the best athlete of Yugoslavia in the year 1978, and is one of the most decorated athletes in Yugos ...
, Zoran Slavnić and
Ratko Radovanović Ratko "Raša" Radovanović (; born 16 October 1956) is a Serbian former professional basketball player who competed for SFR Yugoslavia, at the 1980 Summer Olympics, and at the 1984 Summer Olympics. In terms of the total number of medals with the ...
) and Second Golden Generation ( Vlade Divac, Žarko Paspalj, Zoran Savić, Predrag Danilović), the successes of Serbian players continued even after the collapse of the joint state in 1991. During the international debut in 1995, strengthened by new stars of European basketball ( Aleksandar Đorđević, Dejan Bodiroga,
Željko Rebrača Željko Rebrača ( sr-Cyrl, Жељко Ребрача; born 9 April 1972) is a Serbian former professional basketball player and currently the president of KK Vojvodina, Vojvodina basketball club. After playing in Europe and the National Basketba ...
, Dejan Tomašević,
Peja Stojaković Predrag Stojaković ( sr-Cyrl, Предраг Стојаковић, ; born 9 June 1977), known by his nickname Peja (''Peđa'', Пеђа, ), is a Serbian professional basketball executive and former player who was most recently the assistant gener ...
and many others), Serbian national team continued where Yugoslavia stopped by winning 7 medals from 1995 to 2002 (back to back World Championships in
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and
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, 3 Eurobaskets in
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,
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and
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, silver at
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and bronze at 1999 Eurobasket). The production of great players continued in the 21st century with Euroleague MVPs Miloš Teodosić, Nemanja Bjelica and Vasilije Micić, along with Bogdan Bogdanović,
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and 3-time NBA MVP
Nikola Jokić Nikola Jokić ( ; sr-Cyrl, Никола Јокић ; born February 19, 1995) is a Serbian professional basketball player who is a Center (basketball), center for the Denver Nuggets of the National Basketball Association (NBA). Nicknamed "the ...
. In 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. Perhaps even more than the players on the court, Serbian coaches have significantly influenced the development of basketball in Europe for almost a century. From Naismith's Hall of Famer
Aleksandar Nikolić Aleksandar "Aca" Nikolić ( sr-cyr, Александар "Аца" Николић; 28 October 1924 – 12 March 2000) was a Serbian professional basketball player and coach. He was also a professor at the University of Belgrade's Faculty of S ...
and Olympic champion
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through multiple Euroleague champions Dušan Ivković,
Svetislav Pešić Svetislav "Kari" Pešić ( sr-Cyrl, Светислав "Кари" Пешић; born 28 August 1949) is a Serbian professional basketball coach who is currently the head coach of the Serbia men's national team. Playing career During his club ...
and Božidar Maljković to
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, the greatest coach in European basketball history and outside the
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, 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 Aleksandar "Aca" Nikolić ( sr-cyr, Александар "Аца" Николић; 28 October 1924 – 12 March 2000) was a Serbian professional basketball player and coach. He was also a professor at the University of Belgrade's Faculty of S ...
and
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, 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
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, 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 7 NBA MVP awards in a row and counting.


History


Serbia and Montenegro

With the start of
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in 1991, and subsequent
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, the Yugoslavia national team was disbanded. 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
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. In 1992,
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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. Due to these sanctions and ongoing war, the national team was prevented from participating at the
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,
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and 1994 FIBA World Cup.


1995–2002: Golden generation

Without much sponsorship for the war-impoverished country, the national team made its comeback to the international scene at the
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in Greece, where it won the gold medal; after defeating
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in the final. At the
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, the team lost 69–95 to the
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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,
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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
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was eliminated 81–78. 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
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, and destruction of the country's infrastructure; as well as civil victims during the 1999
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. Thereafter, the Yugoslavia national team went on to win the competition, by defeating
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in the semi-finals and
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in the final 84–77 in OT to win the gold medal.


2003–2006: Underwhelming results

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
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—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
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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 Željko Obradović ( sr-cyrl, Желимир "Жељко" Обрадовић, ; born 9 March 1960) is a Serbian professional basketball Coach (basketball), coach and former professional player who is the head coach for KK Partizan, Partizan of the ...
was brought back for a second stint as head coach of the national team. However, they were eliminated in the play-off stage by
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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
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. Although the national team of Serbia and Montenegro came up short once again, with another ninth-place finish. On 21 May 2006,
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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
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.


Serbia


2006–2009

Following the dissolution of the state union of Serbia and Montenegro, the national team participated at the
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. 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
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, 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.


2009–2013: Flashes of old glory

Under Ivković's coaching, a new generation of players led by
Nenad Krstić Nenad Krstić ( sr-Cyrl, Ненад Крстић, born July 25, 1983) is a Serbian basketball executive and former professional player. Krstić represented and captained the Serbian national basketball team internationally. Standing at 2.12 m ...
and Miloš Teodosić returned some of the old glory by taking the silver medal at
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. At the 2010 FIBA World Cup, after narrowly defeating
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in the Round of 16, Miloš Teodosić hit a deep three-point shot to upset the favourites of the tournament
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in the quarter-finals. Entering the semis, Serbia would come up short, after a controversial referee's error to the tournament's host
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83–82. With the youngest team in the competition, Serbia eventually finished in fourth place after losing to
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99–88 in the bronze-medal game. At the EuroBasket 2011, the team failed to reach the semi-finals, finishing the tournament in eighth place; thus failing to qualify for the
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. At the
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, the team was once again eliminated in the quarter-finals and finished in seventh place.


2013–2019: Silver generation

Following the EuroBasket 2013, Ivković stepped away from the position, and Serbian basketball hall of famer Aleksandar Đorđević stepped into his place. Đorđević led the team to the silver medal at the 2014 FIBA World Cup, where they lost in the final to the
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. At the EuroBasket 2015, Serbia finished in fourth place, with their only tournament loses coming in the semi-finals to
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and in the bronze-medal game to
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. After winning the 2016 Olympic Qualifying Tournament held in Belgrade, the national team won the silver medal at the
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in Rio de Janeiro, losing in the final to the United States. With the absence of team captains Miloš Teodosić, and
Nikola Jokić Nikola Jokić ( ; sr-Cyrl, Никола Јокић ; born February 19, 1995) is a Serbian professional basketball player who is a Center (basketball), center for the Denver Nuggets of the National Basketball Association (NBA). Nicknamed "the ...
, rising star Bogdan Bogdanović emerged as team leader at the
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. The national team went on to earn their third silver medal in four years, after falling to a
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-led
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93–85 in the
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. 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. Prior the World Cup, Serbia was dubbed as one of the favourites to win the tournament; but was eventually defeated in the
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by
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. With the team relegated to the classification phase, they would pick up wins against the United States and
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to finish in fifth place. After the tournament, head coach Đorđević announced his decision to leave the position after six years.


2019–2021

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


2021–present

In 2021, legendary head coach
Svetislav Pešić Svetislav "Kari" Pešić ( sr-Cyrl, Светислав "Кари" Пешић; born 28 August 1949) is a Serbian professional basketball coach who is currently the head coach of the Serbia men's national team. Playing career During his club ...
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
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. Serbia won the bronze medal at the
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after defeating Germany with 93–83.


Honours


Medals table


Competitive record

Name of the nation during the tournaments: *
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1992–2002 *
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2003–2006 *
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2007–present


Major tournaments


Olympic Games


FIBA World Cup


EuroBasket


Results and fixtures


2023


2024


2025


Team


Current roster

Roster for the
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.


Depth chart for the 2024 Olympics

Players on the preliminary squad list for the upcoming Olympic Games in Paris. Active players, that were for different reasons either not called up, or declined the invitation, include Miloš Teodosić, Nikola Kalinić, Vladimir Lučić, Stefan Jović, Boban Marjanović, Nemanja Nedović, Luka Mitrović, Nikola Topić, Nikola Đurišić, Tristan Vukčević, Dušan Beslać, Boriša Simanić, Uroš Trifunović, Balša Koprivica, Danilo Anđušić, Branko Lazić, Alen Smailagić


Past rosters

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* EuroBasket 1999 * EuroBasket 2001 * EuroBasket 2003 * EuroBasket 2005 *
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EuroBasket 2009 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 ...
* EuroBasket 2011 *
EuroBasket 2013 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 men's national basketball ...
* EuroBasket 2015 *
EuroBasket 2017 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 ...
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Head coaches

Since 1992, the national team has been managed by a total of eight different head coaches. Dušan Ivković,
Željko Obradović Željko Obradović ( sr-cyrl, Желимир "Жељко" Обрадовић, ; born 9 March 1960) is a Serbian professional basketball Coach (basketball), coach and former professional player who is the head coach for KK Partizan, Partizan of the ...
, and
Svetislav Pešić Svetislav "Kari" Pešić ( sr-Cyrl, Светислав "Кари" Пешић; born 28 August 1949) is a Serbian professional basketball coach who is currently the head coach of the Serbia men's national team. Playing career During his club ...
are the only coaches with more than one spell. FR Yugoslavia Serbia and Montenegro Serbia


Player statistics

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 matches are not included. *Bold denotes players still playing international basketball.


Most capped players


Top scorers


Notable players


Multiple medal winners

This is a list of people who have won two or more medals, who represented FR Yugoslavia / Serbia and Montenegro or Serbia since 1995. *People in bold are still active competitors * Montenegrin players from period 1995–2005 are not included, such as Vlado Šćepanović,
Predrag Drobnjak Predrag "Peđa" Drobnjak ( sr-cyrl, Предраг "Пеђа" Дробњак; born 27 October 1975) is a Montenegrin professional basketball scout and former player. At , he played at the Power forward (basketball), power forward and Center (bask ...
and Nikola Bulatović.


Individual awards

;(including achievements of Serbian players from 1945 to 1991)


International competitions

* FIBA World Cup MVP **
Dragan Kićanović Dragan Kićanović (; born 17 August 1953) is a Serbian and Yugoslav retired professional basketball player. A tall shooting guard, Kićanović played in the 1970s and 1980s, and is considered to be one of the best European players and scorers ...
– 1974 **
Dražen Dalipagić Dražen "Praja" Dalipagić (; 27 November 1951 – 25 January 2025) was a Serbian professional basketball player and head coach. He was selected the best athlete of Yugoslavia in the year 1978, and is one of the most decorated athletes in Yugos ...
– 1978 ** Dejan Bodiroga – 1998 * FIBA World Cup All-Tournament Team ** Radivoj Korać – 1967 **
Dragan Kićanović Dragan Kićanović (; born 17 August 1953) is a Serbian and Yugoslav retired professional basketball player. A tall shooting guard, Kićanović played in the 1970s and 1980s, and is considered to be one of the best European players and scorers ...
– 1978, 1982 **
Dražen Dalipagić Dražen "Praja" Dalipagić (; 27 November 1951 – 25 January 2025) was a Serbian professional basketball player and head coach. He was selected the best athlete of Yugoslavia in the year 1978, and is one of the most decorated athletes in Yugos ...
– 1978 ** Vlade Divac – 1990 ** Dejan Bodiroga – 1998 **
Željko Rebrača Željko Rebrača ( sr-Cyrl, Жељко Ребрача; born 9 April 1972) is a Serbian former professional basketball player and currently the president of KK Vojvodina, Vojvodina basketball club. After playing in Europe and the National Basketba ...
– 1998 ** Predrag Stojaković – 2002 ** Miloš Teodosić – 2010, 2014 ** Bogdan Bogdanović – 2019, 2023 * FIBA World Cup Top Scorer – by total points **
Dražen Dalipagić Dražen "Praja" Dalipagić (; 27 November 1951 – 25 January 2025) was a Serbian professional basketball player and head coach. He was selected the best athlete of Yugoslavia in the year 1978, and is one of the most decorated athletes in Yugos ...
– 1978 **
Dragan Kićanović Dragan Kićanović (; born 17 August 1953) is a Serbian and Yugoslav retired professional basketball player. A tall shooting guard, Kićanović played in the 1970s and 1980s, and is considered to be one of the best European players and scorers ...
– 1982 ** Bogdan Bogdanović – 2019 * EuroBasket MVP ** Radivoj Korać – 1961 **
Dražen Dalipagić Dražen "Praja" Dalipagić (; 27 November 1951 – 25 January 2025) was a Serbian professional basketball player and head coach. He was selected the best athlete of Yugoslavia in the year 1978, and is one of the most decorated athletes in Yugos ...
– 1977 ** Aleksandar Đorđević – 1997 ** Predrag Stojaković – 2001 *
EuroBasket All-Tournament Team The FIBA EuroBasket All-Tournament Team, or FIBA EuroBasket All-Star Five, is the FIBA Europe award that is bestowed upon the five best players of each FIBA EuroBasket tournament. Pau Gasol holds the record for the most selections in the All-E ...
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Dražen Dalipagić Dražen "Praja" Dalipagić (; 27 November 1951 – 25 January 2025) was a Serbian professional basketball player and head coach. He was selected the best athlete of Yugoslavia in the year 1978, and is one of the most decorated athletes in Yugos ...
– 1975, 1977, 1981 ** Zoran Slavnić – 1977 **
Dragan Kićanović Dragan Kićanović (; born 17 August 1953) is a Serbian and Yugoslav retired professional basketball player. A tall shooting guard, Kićanović played in the 1970s and 1980s, and is considered to be one of the best European players and scorers ...
– 1979, 1981 ** Žarko Paspalj – 1989 ** Vlade Divac – 1991, 1995 ** Aleksandar Đorđević – 1997 **
Željko Rebrača Željko Rebrača ( sr-Cyrl, Жељко Ребрача; born 9 April 1972) is a Serbian former professional basketball player and currently the president of KK Vojvodina, Vojvodina basketball club. After playing in Europe and the National Basketba ...
– 1997 ** Dejan Bodiroga – 1997, 1999 ** Predrag Stojaković – 2001 ** Miloš Teodosić – 2009 ** Bogdan Bogdanović – 2017 * FIBA EuroBasket Top Scorer ** Radivoj Korać – 1959, 1961, 1963, 1965 * EuroBasket Assists Leader ** Miloš Teodosić – 2009, 2011 * Olympics All-Star Five **
Nikola Jokić Nikola Jokić ( ; sr-Cyrl, Никола Јокић ; born February 19, 1995) is a Serbian professional basketball player who is a Center (basketball), center for the Denver Nuggets of the National Basketball Association (NBA). Nicknamed "the ...
2024 The year saw the list of ongoing armed conflicts, continuation of major armed conflicts, including the Russian invasion of Ukraine, the Myanmar civil war (2021–present), Myanmar civil war, the Sudanese civil war (2023–present), Sudane ...
* Olympics Best Defensive Player ** Aleksa Avramović
2024 The year saw the list of ongoing armed conflicts, continuation of major armed conflicts, including the Russian invasion of Ukraine, the Myanmar civil war (2021–present), Myanmar civil war, the Sudanese civil war (2023–present), Sudane ...


Other notable achievements

* FIBA Order of Merit ** Aca Nikolić – 1995 ** Nebojša Popović – 1997 ** Radomir Šaper – 1999 **
Borislav Stanković ),Boris (Борис) , image = Borislav Bora Stanković.jpg , imagesize = , caption = , order = 2nd , office = Secretary General of FIBA , term_start = 1 January 1976 , ter ...
– 2015 *
FIBA Hall of Fame The FIBA Hall of Fame, or FIBA Basketball Hall of Fame, honors players, coaches, teams, referees, and administrators who have greatly contributed to international competitive basketball. It was established by FIBA in 1991. Originally built in ...
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Borislav Stanković ),Boris (Борис) , image = Borislav Bora Stanković.jpg , imagesize = , caption = , order = 2nd , office = Secretary General of FIBA , term_start = 1 January 1976 , ter ...
(as contributor) – 2007 ** Nebojša Popović (as contributor) – 2007 ** Radomir Šaper (as contributor) – 2007 **
Obrad Belošević Obrad Belošević ( sr-cyr, Обрад Белошевић; 28 April 1928 – 20 January 1986) was a Serbian basketball Official (basketball), referee. Refereeing career Belošević refereed over 300 games of the Yugoslav Basketball League, Yugo ...
(as official) – 2007 ** Radivoj Korać – 2007 **
Dražen Dalipagić Dražen "Praja" Dalipagić (; 27 November 1951 – 25 January 2025) was a Serbian professional basketball player and head coach. He was selected the best athlete of Yugoslavia in the year 1978, and is one of the most decorated athletes in Yugos ...
– 2007 **
Dragan Kićanović Dragan Kićanović (; born 17 August 1953) is a Serbian and Yugoslav retired professional basketball player. A tall shooting guard, Kićanović played in the 1970s and 1980s, and is considered to be one of the best European players and scorers ...
– 2010 ** Vlade Divac – 2010 ** Zoran Slavnić – 2013 ** Predrag Stojaković – 2024 **
Ratko Radovanović Ratko "Raša" Radovanović (; born 16 October 1956) is a Serbian former professional basketball player who competed for SFR Yugoslavia, at the 1980 Summer Olympics, and at the 1984 Summer Olympics. In terms of the total number of medals with the ...
– 2025 *
Naismith Memorial Basketball Hall of Fame The Naismith Memorial Basketball Hall of Fame is an American history museum and hall of fame, located at 1000 Hall of Fame Avenue in Springfield, Massachusetts. It serves as basketball's most complete library, in addition to promoting and pre ...
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Borislav Stanković ),Boris (Борис) , image = Borislav Bora Stanković.jpg , imagesize = , caption = , order = 2nd , office = Secretary General of FIBA , term_start = 1 January 1976 , ter ...
(as contributor) – 1991 **
Dražen Dalipagić Dražen "Praja" Dalipagić (; 27 November 1951 – 25 January 2025) was a Serbian professional basketball player and head coach. He was selected the best athlete of Yugoslavia in the year 1978, and is one of the most decorated athletes in Yugos ...
– 2004 ** Vlade Divac – 2019 ** Radivoj Korać – 2022 * Euroscar (1979-2019) **
Dražen Dalipagić Dražen "Praja" Dalipagić (; 27 November 1951 – 25 January 2025) was a Serbian professional basketball player and head coach. He was selected the best athlete of Yugoslavia in the year 1978, and is one of the most decorated athletes in Yugos ...
– 1980 **
Dragan Kićanović Dragan Kićanović (; born 17 August 1953) is a Serbian and Yugoslav retired professional basketball player. A tall shooting guard, Kićanović played in the 1970s and 1980s, and is considered to be one of the best European players and scorers ...
– 1981, 1982 ** Predrag Stojaković – 2001 ** Miloš Teodosić – 2016 *
Mr. Europa The Mister Europa European Player of the Year Award was an annual basketball award created in 1976, and given until 2010, by the panel of journalists of the Italy, Italian weekly magazine ''Superbasket''. Its purpose was to praise the best basket ...
(1976-2010) **
Dražen Dalipagić Dražen "Praja" Dalipagić (; 27 November 1951 – 25 January 2025) was a Serbian professional basketball player and head coach. He was selected the best athlete of Yugoslavia in the year 1978, and is one of the most decorated athletes in Yugos ...
– 1977, 1978 **
Dragan Kićanović Dragan Kićanović (; born 17 August 1953) is a Serbian and Yugoslav retired professional basketball player. A tall shooting guard, Kićanović played in the 1970s and 1980s, and is considered to be one of the best European players and scorers ...
– 1981, 1982 ** Vlade Divac – 1989 ** Aleksandar Đorđević – 1994, 1995 ** Predrag Danilović – 1998 ** Predrag Stojaković – 2001, 2002 * FIBA Europe Men's Player of the Year Award (2005-2014) ** Miloš Teodosić – 2010 *
NBA Finals MVP The Bill Russell NBA Finals Most Valuable Player (formerly known as the NBA Finals Most Valuable Player) is an annual National Basketball Association (NBA) award given since the 1969 NBA Finals. The award is decided by a panel of eleven medi ...
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Nikola Jokić Nikola Jokić ( ; sr-Cyrl, Никола Јокић ; born February 19, 1995) is a Serbian professional basketball player who is a Center (basketball), center for the Denver Nuggets of the National Basketball Association (NBA). Nicknamed "the ...
– 2023 *
NBA Most Valuable Player The NBA Most Valuable Player (MVP) is an annual National Basketball Association (NBA) award given since the 1955–56 season to the best performing player of the regular season. Since the 2022–23 season, winners receive the Michael Jor ...
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Nikola Jokić Nikola Jokić ( ; sr-Cyrl, Никола Јокић ; born February 19, 1995) is a Serbian professional basketball player who is a Center (basketball), center for the Denver Nuggets of the National Basketball Association (NBA). Nicknamed "the ...
– 2021, 2022, 2024 * NBA Conference Finals MVP **
Nikola Jokić Nikola Jokić ( ; sr-Cyrl, Никола Јокић ; born February 19, 1995) is a Serbian professional basketball player who is a Center (basketball), center for the Denver Nuggets of the National Basketball Association (NBA). Nicknamed "the ...
– 2023 *
All-NBA First Team The All-NBA Team is an annual National Basketball Association (NBA) honor bestowed on the best players in the league following every NBA season. The voting is conducted by a global panel of sportswriters and broadcasters. The team has been sel ...
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Nikola Jokić Nikola Jokić ( ; sr-Cyrl, Никола Јокић ; born February 19, 1995) is a Serbian professional basketball player who is a Center (basketball), center for the Denver Nuggets of the National Basketball Association (NBA). Nicknamed "the ...
– 2019, 2021, 2022, 2024, 2025 *
All-NBA Second Team The All-NBA Team is an annual National Basketball Association (NBA) honor bestowed on the best players in the league following every NBA season. The voting is conducted by a global panel of sportswriters and broadcasters. The team has been sel ...
** Predrag Stojaković – 2004 **
Nikola Jokić Nikola Jokić ( ; sr-Cyrl, Никола Јокић ; born February 19, 1995) is a Serbian professional basketball player who is a Center (basketball), center for the Denver Nuggets of the National Basketball Association (NBA). Nicknamed "the ...
– 2020, 2023 * NBA All-Stars ** Vlade Divac – 2001 ** Predrag Stojaković – 2002, 2003, 2004 **
Nikola Jokić Nikola Jokić ( ; sr-Cyrl, Никола Јокић ; born February 19, 1995) is a Serbian professional basketball player who is a Center (basketball), center for the Denver Nuggets of the National Basketball Association (NBA). Nicknamed "the ...
– 2019, 2020, 2021, 2022, 2023, 2024, 2025 * NBA champion ** Darko Miličić – 2004 ** Predrag Stojaković – 2011 ** Ognjen Kuzmić – 2015 ** Nemanja Bjelica – 2022 **
Nikola Jokić Nikola Jokić ( ; sr-Cyrl, Никола Јокић ; born February 19, 1995) is a Serbian professional basketball player who is a Center (basketball), center for the Denver Nuggets of the National Basketball Association (NBA). Nicknamed "the ...
– 2023 *
NBA All-Rookie First Team The NBA All-Rookie Team is an annual National Basketball Association (NBA) honor given since the 1962–63 NBA season to the top rookies during the regular season. Voting is conducted by the NBA head coaches who are not allowed to vote for play ...
** Vlade Divac – 1990 **
Nikola Jokić Nikola Jokić ( ; sr-Cyrl, Никола Јокић ; born February 19, 1995) is a Serbian professional basketball player who is a Center (basketball), center for the Denver Nuggets of the National Basketball Association (NBA). Nicknamed "the ...
– 2016 *
NBA All-Rookie Second Team The NBA All-Rookie Team is an annual National Basketball Association (NBA) honor given since the 1962–63 NBA season to the top rookies during the regular season. Voting is conducted by the NBA head coaches who are not allowed to vote for play ...
** Bogdan Bogdanović – 2018 * NBA 3-Point Shootout champion ** Predrag Stojaković – 2002, 2003 * J. Walter Kennedy Citizenship Award ** Vlade Divac – 2000 * Euroleague champion **
Žarko Varajić Žarko Varajić ( sr-cyr, Жарко Варајић; 26 December 1951 – 23 June 2019) was a Montenegrin basketball player and executive. He represented the Yugoslavia national team internationally. Early career Growing up in Nikšić, Varajić ...
– 1979 **
Svetislav Pešić Svetislav "Kari" Pešić ( sr-Cyrl, Светислав "Кари" Пешић; born 28 August 1949) is a Serbian professional basketball coach who is currently the head coach of the Serbia men's national team. Playing career During his club ...
– 1979 **
Ratko Radovanović Ratko "Raša" Radovanović (; born 16 October 1956) is a Serbian former professional basketball player who competed for SFR Yugoslavia, at the 1980 Summer Olympics, and at the 1984 Summer Olympics. In terms of the total number of medals with the ...
– 1979 ** Zoran Sretenović – 1989, 1990 ** Zoran Savić – 1990, 1991, 1998 ** Predrag Danilović – 1992, 1998 ** Aleksandar Đorđević – 1992 ** Slaviša Koprivica – 1992 ** Zoran Stevanović – 1992 **
Željko Rebrača Željko Rebrača ( sr-Cyrl, Жељко Ребрача; born 9 April 1972) is a Serbian former professional basketball player and currently the president of KK Vojvodina, Vojvodina basketball club. After playing in Europe and the National Basketba ...
– 1992, 2000 ** Nikola Lončar – 1992 ** Vladimir Dragutinović – 1992 ** Mlađan Šilobad – 1992 ** Dragiša Šarić – 1992 ** Igor Perović – 1992 ** Miroslav Pecarski – 1996 ** Dragan Tarlać – 1997 **
Milan Tomić Milan Tomić (, Greek: Μίλαν Τόμιτς; born 24 July 1973) is a Serbian-Greek professional basketball coach and former player. Tomić has spent almost all of his professional playing and coaching career in Greece, after he took Greek n ...
– 1997 ** Dejan Bodiroga – 2000, 2002, 2003 ** Marko Jarić – 2001 ** Nikola Jestratijević – 2001 ** Radisav Ćurčić – 2001 ** Miloš Vujanić – 2007 ** Dejan Tomašević – 2007 ** Dušan Šakota – 2007, 2009 **
Milenko Tepić Milenko Tepić (; born February 27, 1987) is a Serbian 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 t ...
– 2011 ** Marko Kešelj – 2012 ** Miloš Teodosić – 2016 ** Bogdan Bogdanović – 2017 ** Nikola Kalinić – 2017 ** Vasilije Micić – 2021, 2022 ** Filip Petrušev – 2022 ** Marko Gudurić – 2025 * EuroLeague MVP (2005-) ** Miloš Teodosić – 2010 ** Nemanja Bjelica – 2015 ** Vasilije Micić – 2021 * EuroLeague Final Four MVP (1988-) ** Predrag Danilović – 1992 ** Žarko Paspalj – 1994 ** Zoran Savić – 1998 **
Željko Rebrača Željko Rebrača ( sr-Cyrl, Жељко Ребрача; born 9 April 1972) is a Serbian former professional basketball player and currently the president of KK Vojvodina, Vojvodina basketball club. After playing in Europe and the National Basketba ...
– 2000 ** Dejan Bodiroga – 2002, 2003 ** Vasilije Micić – 2021, 2022 * Euroleague Rising Star (2005-) ** Novica Veličković – 2009 ** Bogdan Bogdanović – 2014, 2015 * Euroleague Finals Top Scorer (1958-) **
Žarko Varajić Žarko Varajić ( sr-cyr, Жарко Варајић; 26 December 1951 – 23 June 2019) was a Montenegrin basketball player and executive. He represented the Yugoslavia national team internationally. Early career Growing up in Nikšić, Varajić ...
– 1979 ** Zoran Savić – 1991 ** Predrag Danilović – 1992 ** Dejan Bodiroga – 2001, 2003 ** Miloš Vujanić – 2004 ** Bogdan Bogdanović – 2017 ** Nikola Kalinić – 2017 ** Vasilije Micić – 2021, 2022 * Alphonso Ford EuroLeague Top Scorer Trophy, EuroLeague Top Scorer (1992-) ** Predrag Danilović – 1995 ** Predrag Stojaković – 1998 ** Miloš Vujanić – 2003 ** Igor Rakočević – 2007, 2009, 2011 ** Vasilije Micić – 2022 * EuroLeague season statistical leaders, EuroLeague rebounds leader ** Dejan Tomašević – 1998, 2001 ** Boban Marjanović – 2015 ** Nikola Milutinov – 2020, 2021 * EuroLeague season statistical leaders, EuroLeague assists leader ** Miloš Teodosić – 2015, 2017 * EuroLeague season statistical leaders, EuroLeague PIR leader ** Dejan Tomašević – 2001 ** Boban Marjanović – 2015 * All-Euroleague Team, All EuroLeague First Team (2001-) ** Dejan Tomašević – 2001, 2002 ** Marko Jarić – 2002 ** Dejan Bodiroga – 2002, 2003, 2004 **Igor Rakočević – 2009 ** Miloš Teodosić – 2010, 2015, 2016 **
Nenad Krstić Nenad Krstić ( sr-Cyrl, Ненад Крстић, born July 25, 1983) is a Serbian basketball executive and former professional player. Krstić represented and captained the Serbian national basketball team internationally. Standing at 2.12 m ...
– 2012, 2013 ** Nemanja Bjelica – 2015 ** Boban Marjanović – 2015 ** Bogdan Bogdanović – 2017 ** Vasilije Micić – 2021 ** Vladimir Lučić – 2021 * All-EuroLeague Team, All EuroLeague Second Team (2001-) ** Miloš Vujanić – 2003, 2004 **Igor Rakočević – 2007 **Duško Savanović – 2011 ** Miloš Teodosić – 2012, 2013, 2017 ** Vasilije Micić – 2019, 2022 ** Vladimir Lučić – 2022 * EuroLeague Basketball 2000–10 All-Decade Team ** Dejan Bodiroga – 2010 *EuroLeague Basketball 2000–10 All-Decade Team, EuroLeague 2000–10 Player of the Decade ** Dejan Bodiroga – 2010 * EuroLeague Basketball 2010–20 All-Decade Team ** Bogdan Bogdanović – 2020 ** Miloš Teodosić – 2020 *FIBA's 50 Greatest Players (1991) ** Radivoj Korać **
Dražen Dalipagić Dražen "Praja" Dalipagić (; 27 November 1951 – 25 January 2025) was a Serbian professional basketball player and head coach. He was selected the best athlete of Yugoslavia in the year 1978, and is one of the most decorated athletes in Yugos ...
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Dragan Kićanović Dragan Kićanović (; born 17 August 1953) is a Serbian and Yugoslav retired professional basketball player. A tall shooting guard, Kićanović played in the 1970s and 1980s, and is considered to be one of the best European players and scorers ...
** Zoran Slavnić ** Vlade Divac *50 Greatest EuroLeague Contributors (2008) ** Radivoj Korać **
Dražen Dalipagić Dražen "Praja" Dalipagić (; 27 November 1951 – 25 January 2025) was a Serbian professional basketball player and head coach. He was selected the best athlete of Yugoslavia in the year 1978, and is one of the most decorated athletes in Yugos ...
** Vlade Divac ** Aleksandar Đorđević ** Predrag Danilović ** Dejan Bodiroga *Eurobasket.com, All-Europeans Player of the Year (2002-) ** Predrag Stojaković – 2002, 2003, 2004 **
Nikola Jokić Nikola Jokić ( ; sr-Cyrl, Никола Јокић ; born February 19, 1995) is a Serbian professional basketball player who is a Center (basketball), center for the Denver Nuggets of the National Basketball Association (NBA). Nicknamed "the ...
– 2021, 2022, 2023, 2024 *Eurobasket.com, All-Europe Player of the Year (2002-) ** Dejan Bodiroga – 2002 ** Bogdan Bogdanović – 2017 ** Vasilije Micić – 2021, 2022 *Eurobasket.com, All-Europe First Team (2003-) ** Dejan Bodiroga – 2003, 2004 ** Miloš Teodosić – 2010, 2016 **
Nenad Krstić Nenad Krstić ( sr-Cyrl, Ненад Крстић, born July 25, 1983) is a Serbian basketball executive and former professional player. Krstić represented and captained the Serbian national basketball team internationally. Standing at 2.12 m ...
– 2012, 2013 ** Boban Marjanović – 2014 ** Nemanja Bjelica – 2015 ** Bogdan Bogdanović – 2017 ** Nikola Milutinov – 2019 ** Vladimir Lučić – 2020, 2021 ** Vasilije Micić – 2021, 2022 *Eurobasket.com, All-Europe Second Team (2003-) ** Dejan Tomašević – 2003 ** Dejan Milojević – 2004 ** Igor Rakočević – 2008, 2009 ** Zoran Erceg – 2014 ** Miloš Teodosić – 2015, 2017 ** Boban Marjanović – 2015 ** Vasilije Micić – 2019, 2020, 2023


Notable coaches


Individual achievements

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Naismith Memorial Basketball Hall of Fame The Naismith Memorial Basketball Hall of Fame is an American history museum and hall of fame, located at 1000 Hall of Fame Avenue in Springfield, Massachusetts. It serves as basketball's most complete library, in addition to promoting and pre ...
** Aca Nikolić – 1998 *
FIBA Hall of Fame The FIBA Hall of Fame, or FIBA Basketball Hall of Fame, honors players, coaches, teams, referees, and administrators who have greatly contributed to international competitive basketball. It was established by FIBA in 1991. Originally built in ...
** Aca Nikolić – 2007 **
Ranko Žeravica Ranko Žeravica ( sr-cyr, Ранко Жеравица; 17 November 1929 – 29 October 2015) was a Serbian professional basketball coach. With a career that spanned over 50 years, he is most noted for his work with the senior Yugoslav national ...
– 2007 ** Dušan Ivković – 2017 **
Svetislav Pešić Svetislav "Kari" Pešić ( sr-Cyrl, Светислав "Кари" Пешић; born 28 August 1949) is a Serbian professional basketball coach who is currently the head coach of the Serbia men's national team. Playing career During his club ...
– 2020 ** Milan Vasojević – 2022 * NBA All-Star Game **
Igor Kokoškov Igor Stefan Kokoškov ( sr-Cyrl, Игор Стефан Кокошков; born 17 December 1971) is a Serbian professional basketball coach. He had spent 19 years in the NBA as an assistant coach, with a brief stint as head coach for the Phoenix ...
– 2004 ** Ognjen Stojaković – 2023 *List of NBA champions, NBA–winning assistant coach **
Igor Kokoškov Igor Stefan Kokoškov ( sr-Cyrl, Игор Стефан Кокошков; born 17 December 1971) is a Serbian professional basketball coach. He had spent 19 years in the NBA as an assistant coach, with a brief stint as head coach for the Phoenix ...
– 2004 ** Dejan Milojević – 2022 ** Ognjen Stojaković – 2023 *EuroLeague Basketball Legend Award ** Dušan Ivković – 2017 *50 Greatest EuroLeague Contributors (2008) ** Aca Nikolić ** Dušan Ivković **
Željko Obradović Željko Obradović ( sr-cyrl, Желимир "Жељко" Обрадовић, ; born 9 March 1960) is a Serbian professional basketball Coach (basketball), coach and former professional player who is the head coach for KK Partizan, Partizan of the ...
** Božidar Maljković *Alexander Gomelsky EuroLeague Coach of the Year (2005-) **
Željko Obradović Željko Obradović ( sr-cyrl, Желимир "Жељко" Обрадовић, ; born 9 March 1960) is a Serbian professional basketball Coach (basketball), coach and former professional player who is the head coach for KK Partizan, Partizan of the ...
– 2007, 2011, 2017 ** Duško Vujošević – 2009 ** Dušan Ivković – 2012 *Eurobasket.com, All-Europe Coach of the Year (2003-) **
Svetislav Pešić Svetislav "Kari" Pešić ( sr-Cyrl, Светислав "Кари" Пешић; born 28 August 1949) is a Serbian professional basketball coach who is currently the head coach of the Serbia men's national team. Playing career During his club ...
– 2003 **
Željko Obradović Željko Obradović ( sr-cyrl, Желимир "Жељко" Обрадовић, ; born 9 March 1960) is a Serbian professional basketball Coach (basketball), coach and former professional player who is the head coach for KK Partizan, Partizan of the ...
– 2007, 2009, 2011 ** Dušan Ivković – 2012 **
Igor Kokoškov Igor Stefan Kokoškov ( sr-Cyrl, Игор Стефан Кокошков; born 17 December 1971) is a Serbian professional basketball coach. He had spent 19 years in the NBA as an assistant coach, with a brief stint as head coach for the Phoenix ...
– 2017 *List of EuroLeague-winning head coaches, EuroLeague-winning head coach ** Aca Nikolić – 1970, 1972, 1973 **
Željko Obradović Željko Obradović ( sr-cyrl, Желимир "Жељко" Обрадовић, ; born 9 March 1960) is a Serbian professional basketball Coach (basketball), coach and former professional player who is the head coach for KK Partizan, Partizan of the ...
– 1992, 1994, 1995, 2000, 2002, 2007, 2009, 2011, 2017 ** Dušan Ivković – 1997, 2012 ** Božidar Maljković – 1989, 1990, 1993, 1996 **
Svetislav Pešić Svetislav "Kari" Pešić ( sr-Cyrl, Светислав "Кари" Пешић; born 28 August 1949) is a Serbian professional basketball coach who is currently the head coach of the Serbia men's national team. Playing career During his club ...
– 2003 *European Basketball Triple Crown, Triple Crown ** Aca Nikolić – 1970, 1973 ** Božidar Maljković – 1990 **
Željko Obradović Željko Obradović ( sr-cyrl, Желимир "Жељко" Обрадовић, ; born 9 March 1960) is a Serbian professional basketball Coach (basketball), coach and former professional player who is the head coach for KK Partizan, Partizan of the ...
– 1992, 2007, 2009 ** Dušan Ivković – 1997 **
Svetislav Pešić Svetislav "Kari" Pešić ( sr-Cyrl, Светислав "Кари" Пешић; born 28 August 1949) is a Serbian professional basketball coach who is currently the head coach of the Serbia men's national team. Playing career During his club ...
– 2003


See also

* Serbia men's national under-20 basketball team * Serbia men's national under-19 basketball team * Serbia men's national under-18 basketball team * Serbia men's national under-17 basketball team * Serbia men's national under-16 basketball team


References


External links

*
Serbia FIBA profile

Serbia National Team – Men
at Eurobasket.com

at FIBA Archive {{DEFAULTSORT:Serbia National Basketball Team Serbia men's national basketball team, FIBA EuroBasket–winning countries Men's national basketball teams Men's sport in Serbia