The Slovenia men's national basketball team () represents

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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 February 2025, Slovenia is ranked 11th in the

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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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after qualifying as the sixth-placed team of the

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. In the

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and

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editions, Slovenia reached the quarter-finals; their highest overall finish is seventh place, achieved in 2014 and 2023.

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 Aleš Pipan (born 24 May 1959) is a Slovenian basketball coach and former player. Coaching career Pipan coached Slovenia at three tournaments ( EuroBasket 2005, 2006 FIBA World Championship and EuroBasket 2007) until his resignation in 2008, ...

, reached the quarter-finals for the first time. In

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

Croatia Croatia, officially the Republic of Croatia, is a country in Central Europe, Central and Southeast Europe, on the coast of the Adriatic Sea. It borders Slovenia to the northwest, Hungary to the northeast, Serbia to the east, Bosnia and Herze ...

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. At

, Slovenia, captained by

Goran Dragić Goran Dragić (born 6 May 1986) is a Slovenian former professional basketball player. Nicknamed "the Dragon", he played professional basketball in Slovenia and Spain before entering the NBA in 2008. Dragić also played for the Phoenix Suns, Miam ...

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

Luka Dončić Luka Dončić ( ; ; born February 28, 1999) is a Slovenian professional basketball player for the Los Angeles Lakers of the National Basketball Association (NBA). Since his rookie season, he has been selected to five NBA All-Star games and fiv ...

(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 Eddie Palubinskas 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 Klemen Prepelič (born 20 October 1992) is a Slovenian professional basketball player for Dubai Basketball of the ABA League and the EuroLeague. He also represents the Slovenian national basketball team internationally. Standing at , he plays at ...

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. Thus, the team finished its inaugural Olympic tournament in fourth place, and Dončić was selected in the All-Star Team of the tournament.

Competitive record

;Key Champions As host

FIBA World Cup

Olympic Games

EuroBasket

Record against other teams at World Cup

:Last updated: 9 September 2023

Record against other teams at EuroBasket

:Last updated: 14 September 2022

Team

Current roster

Roster for the 2024 FIBA Olympic Qualifying Tournament.

Head coaches

Since 1992, the Slovenia national team has been managed by a total of twelve head coaches.

Zmago Sagadin Zmago Sagadin (; born 1 November 1952) is a Slovenian basketball coach. He is widely considered as the most successful Slovenian coach with 25 championship titles both on a national and international level, recognized 9 times as Slovenian Top Coa ...

and

Jure Zdovc Jurij "Jure" Zdovc (born 13 December 1966) is a Slovenian former professional basketball player and coach. He was most recently the head coach of Bursaspor of the Turkish Basketbol Süper Ligi (BSL). As a player, he was a tall point guard, who ...

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 25 February 2025. Statistics include official competitive matches only.

Top scorers

:As of 25 February 2025. Statistics include official competitive matches only.

Retired numbers

The Basketball Federation of Slovenia retired

' jersey number 3 ahead of his farewell game on 23 August 2024.

Past rosters

1993 EuroBasket The 1993 FIBA European Championship, commonly called FIBA EuroBasket 1993, was the 28th FIBA EuroBasket regional basketball championship, held by FIBA Europe. It was held in Germany between 22 June and 4 July 1993. Sixteen national teams entere ...

: finished 14th among 16 teams 4 Roman Horvat, 5

Marko Tušek Marko Tušek (born July 17, 1975) is a Slovenian former professional basketball player. Standing at , he played at the power forward The power forward (PF), also known as the four, is one of the five traditional Basketball positions, position ...

, 6 Jaka Daneu, 7 Darko Mirt, 8 Primoz Bačar, 9

, 10 Boštjan Leban, 11

Teoman Alibegović Teoman "Teo" Alibegović (born January 11, 1967) is a Bosnian-Slovenian former professional basketball player, coach, and manager. With 990 points scored, he is the second all-time top scorer of the senior Slovenian national basketball team. E ...

, 12

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

, 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 e ...

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

, 10

, 11

, 12 Marko Milič, 13

, 14 Slavko Kotnik, 15 Aleš Kunc (Coach:

) ----

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 ber ...

: finished 14th among 16 teams 4 Walter Jeklin, 5

Goran Jagodnik Goran Jagodnik (born 23 May 1974) is a Slovenian former professional basketball player. Professional career During his journeyman career, Jagodnik played for numerous clubs in several countries, most notably with Polish team Prokom Trefl Sopot ( ...

, 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

, 11

, 12 Marko Milič, 13

, 14

Ivica Jurković Ivica Jurković (born March 26, 1973) is a 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 Radovan ( sr-cyr, Радован) is a Slavic male given name, derived from the passive adjective ''radovati'' ("rejoice"), itself from root ''rad-'' meaning "care, joy". It is found in Serbia, North Macedonia, Bosnia and Herzegovina, Croatia, M ...

(Coach:

Andrej Urlep Andrej Urlep (born July 19, 1957) is a Slovenian professional basketball coach who serves as the head coach for Spójnia Stargard of the Polish Basketball League (PLK). He is credited with reforming and modernising Polish domestic basketball. F ...

) ----

1999 EuroBasket The 1999 FIBA European Championship, commonly called FIBA EuroBasket 1999, was the 31st FIBA EuroBasket regional basketball championship held by FIBA Europe, which also served as Europe qualifier for the 2000 Olympic Tournament, giving a berth ...

: 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 13 December 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 seve ...

, 11

, 12 Marko Milič, 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 be ...

: finished 15th among 16 teams 4

Beno Udrih Beno Udrih (born 5 July 1982) is a Slovenian former professional basketball player who is currently the head coach of the Wisconsin Herd of the NBA G League. He previously played in the NBA for the San Antonio Spurs, Sacramento Kings, Milwaukee Bu ...

, 5 Jaka Lakovič, 6

, 7 Sani Bečirović, 8 Marijan Kraljević, 9

, 10

, 11

, 12 Marko Milič, 13

, 14

Ariel McDonald Ariel Rene McDonald (born January 5, 1972) is an American-Slovenian former 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 The 2003 FIBA European Championship, commonly called FIBA EuroBasket 2003, was the 33rd FIBA EuroBasket regional basketball championship held by FIBA Europe, which also served as the Europe qualifier for the 2004 Summer Olympics, giving a berth ...

: finished 10th among 16 teams 4 Goran Jurak, 5 Jaka Lakovič, 6

, 7

Simon Petrov Simon Petrov (born 27 January 1976) is a Slovenian professional basketball coach and former player. He currently serves as the head coach for Oroszlány SE Lions of the Nemzeti Bajnokság I/A, the top flight in Hungary Hungary is a land ...

, 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 Slavko Duščak (born January 2, 1974) is a Slovenian professional basketball coach and former player. Professional career Duščak played for KD Slovan, Slovan, KK Olimpija, Olimpija, KK Zlatorog Laško, Pivovarna Laško, KK Krka, Krka, Teramo B ...

, 11

, 12 Marko Milič, 13

, 14

Jurica Golemac Jurica Golemac (born 29 May 1977) is a Slovenian professional basketball coach and former player currently serving as head coach for Dubai Basketball in the ABA League. He played at both the forward and center positions. Professional career I ...

, 15

Primož Brezec Primož Brezec (born October 2, 1979) is a Slovenian former 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 Sež ...

(Coach:

Slobodan Subotić Slobodan "Piksi" Subotić ( sr-Cyrl, Слободан Суботић, ; born 15 August 1956) is a Greek-Slovenian professional basketball coach and former player. He last served as the head coach for Budućnost of the ABA League, Montenegrin Lea ...

) ---- 2005 EuroBasket: finished 6th among 16 teams 4 Goran Jurak, 5 Jaka Lakovič, 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 Bosnian ...

, 7 Sani Bečirović, 8

, 9 Nebojša Joksimović, 10

, 11

Erazem Lorbek Erazem Lorbek (born February 21, 1984) is a Slovenian former professional basketball player. At a height of tall, he primarily played at the Power forward (basketball), power forward position, but he was also capable of playing at the Center (b ...

, 12 Marko Milič, 13 Marko Maravič, 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, Sloka ...

, 15

(Coach:

) ----

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 b ...

: finished 9th among 24 teams 4 Goran Jurak, 5 Jaka Lakovič, 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 Želimir Zagorac (born March 9, 1981, in Gospić, SR Croatia, Yugoslavia) is a professional basketball player. He is 204 cm tall and currently plays for KK Ježica. Zagorac competed for Slovenia at the 2006 FIBA World Championship; he has ...

, 12 Marko Milič, 13

, 14

, 15

(Coach:

) ---- 2007 EuroBasket: finished 7th among 16 teams 4

Sandi Čebular Sandi Čebular (born 24 June 1986) is a Slovenian professional basketball player who last played for CB Breogán of the Liga Española de Baloncesto. He is tall. Professional career He played for KK Šentjur (Slo), Union Olimpija (Slo), CI Ro ...

, 5 Jaka Lakovič, 6

, 7

, 8

, 9

, 10

, 11

Jaka Klobučar Jaka Klobučar (born August 19, 1987) is a Slovenian professional basketball player who was a member of the Slovenian national basketball team from 2007 to 2017. Standing at , he plays the point guard, shooting guard and small forward positions. D ...

, 12

, 13

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

, 14 Gašper Vidmar, 15

(Coach:

) ----

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 Jaka Lakovič, 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 ...

, 7

, 8

(C), 9

, 10

, 11

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, 13

, 14

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(Coach:

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

, 5 Jaka Lakovič (C), 6

Hasan Rizvić Hasan Rizvić (born 18 January 1984) is a Bosnian-born Slovenian professional basketball player for KK Šenčur of Slovenian League. Professional career Rizvić began his career playing with KK Čelik but moved to Slovenia when he was 18-years-o ...

, 7 Sani Bečirović, 8

, 9

, 10

, 11

, 12

, 13

Miha Zupan Miha Zupan (born September 13, 1982) is a Deaf Slovenian former professional basketball player. He played among hearing players at the highest level in Europe. He is a 2.05 m (6 ft in) power forward who can also play center when needed. He ...

, 14 Gašper Vidmar, 15

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

, 5 Jaka Lakovič (C), 6 Luka Rupnik, 7

, 8

, 9

, 10

Edo Murić Edo Murić (born November 27, 1991) is a Slovenian professional basketball player for Força Lleida of the Liga ACB. He also represents the Slovenian national team. Standing at 2.02 m (6 ft 8 in), he plays the small forward position. Prof ...

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, 12

, 13

Zoran Dragić Zoran Dragić (born June 22, 1989) is a Slovenian professional basketball player who plays for Bilbao Basket of the Liga ACB. He also represents the Slovenian national basketball team internationally. Standing at , he plays the shooting guard a ...

, 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 caree ...

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(Coach:

Božidar Maljković Božidar "Boža" Maljković ( sr-Cyrl, 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 b ...

) ---- 2013 EuroBasket: finished 5th among 24 teams 4

, 5 Jaka Lakovič (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 o ...

, 7 Nebojša Joksimović, 8

, 9

Jaka Blažič Jaka Blažič (born 30 June 1990) is a Slovenian professional basketball player for KK Cedevita Olimpija, Cedevita Olimpija of the Adriatic League and the Premier A Slovenian Basketball League, Slovenian Basketball League. He also represents the ...

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, 11

, 12

, 13

, 14 Gašper Vidmar, 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. The tournament was held from 30 August to 14 September 2014. Hosted by Spain, it was the la ...

: finished 7th among 24 teams 4

, 5

, 6

Aleksej Nikolić Aleksej Nikolić (born February 21, 1995) is a Slovenian professional basketball player for Cedevita Olimpija of the Slovenian Basketball League and ABA League. He is a 1.91 m tall point guard. Professional career In November 2011 he joined O ...

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Alen Omić Alen Omić (born 6 May 1992) is a Slovenian professional basketball player for Budućnost of the Prva A Liga and the Adriatic League. Professional career Omić started playing professional basketball for Zlatorog Laško. In 2009, he signed w ...

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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 Sept ...

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Mitja Nikolić Mitja Nikolić Smrdelj (born 24 February 1991) is a Slovenian professional basketball player for Basket Ravenna Piero Manetti. He also represented the Slovenian national basketball team between 2014 and 2017. He is 2.00 m tall and plays the pos ...

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Saša Zagorac Saša Zagorac (born 1 January 1984) is a Slovenian retired professional basketball player. He plays as forward and is the younger brother of Željko Zagorac. He announced his retirement on 18 July 2020. National team career Zagorac was a member ...

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Anthony Randolph Anthony Erwin Randolph Jr. (born July 15, 1989) is a German-born American and naturalized Slovenian former professional basketball player. He represented the senior Slovenian national basketball team, winning the 2017 EuroBasket with them. Born ...

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Matic Rebec Matic Rebec (born January 24, 1995) is a Slovenian professional basketball player for the Nizhny Novgorod of the VTB United League. Standing at 1.80 m, he plays at the point guard position. Professional career On September 26, 2018, Rebec signed ...

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Vlatko Čančar Vlatko Čančar ( ; born 10 April 1997) is a Slovenian professional basketball player for the Denver Nuggets of the National Basketball Association (NBA). Standing at , he plays primarily as a small forward. Professional career Union Olimpija (2 ...

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2020 Olympic Games The officially the and officially branded as were an international multi-sport event that was held from 23 July to 8 August 2021 in Tokyo, Japan, with some of the preliminary sporting events beginning on 21 July 2021. Tokyo ...

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Gregor Hrovat Gregor Hrovat (born 18 August 1994) is a Slovenian professional basketball player for JDA Dijon of the LNB Pro A. With his he plays as a swingman. He also represents the Slovenian national team. Early life Hrovat was born in the coastal city ...

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Jakob Čebašek Jakob Čebašek (born April 28, 1991) is a Slovenian professional basketball player who last played for BC Minsk of the Belarusia Premier League. He is a 2.00 m tall Forward. Professional career Čebašek started playing professional basketball ...

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Aleksander Sekulić Aleksander Sekulić (born 24 February 1978) is a Slovenian professional basketball coach who is the head coach of the Slovenian men's national team. Head Coaching Record Domestic Leagues , - , align="left", KK Krka Košarkarski klub Krka ...

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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 ...

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Žiga Samar Žiga Samar (born 26 January 2001) is a Slovenian professional basketball player for Gran Canaria of the Spanish Liga ACB, on loan from Alba Berlin of the German Basketball Bundesliga (BBL) and the EuroLeague. He is a 1.97 m tall point guard. Pro ...

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2023 FIBA World Cup The 2023 FIBA Basketball World Cup was the 19th tournament of the FIBA Basketball World Cup for men's national basketball teams, held from 25 August to 10 September 2023. The tournament was the second to feature 32 teams and was hosted by multipl ...

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Gregor Glas Gregor Glas (born 29 April 2001) is a Slovenian professional basketball player for Cedevita Olimpija of the Slovenian Basketball League and the Adriatic League. He is a 1.97 m tall shooting guard. Professional career Glas started playing profess ...

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Notes

References

External links

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FIBA profileSlovenia National Team – Men
at Eurobasket.com

at FIBA Archive {{FIBA EuroBasket winners Men's national basketball teams FIBA EuroBasket–winning countries 1992 establishments in Slovenia National sports teams established in 1992

History

FIBA World Cup

EuroBasket

2020 Summer Olympics

Competitive record

FIBA World Cup

Olympic Games

EuroBasket

Record against other teams at World Cup

Record against other teams at EuroBasket

Team

Current roster

Head coaches

Statistics

Most appearances

Top scorers

Retired numbers

Past rosters

See also

Notes

References

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