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| FIBA ranking | 18 2 (15 September 2025)[1] | ||
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| JoinedFIBA | 2006 | ||
| FIBA zone | FIBA Europe | ||
| National federation | Basketball Federation of Montenegro (KSCG) | ||
| Coach | Zvezdan Mitrović | ||
| Nickname(s) | Црна Гора / Crna Gora (The Black Mountain) | ||
| FIBA World Cup | |||
| Appearances | 2 | ||
| Medals | None | ||
| EuroBasket | |||
| Appearances | 5 | ||
| Medals | None | ||
| Games of the Small States of Europe | |||
| Appearances | 3 | ||
| Medals |  Gold: (2015,2019) Silver: (2017) | ||
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| First international | |||
 Netherlands 63–70Montenegro  (Almere, Netherlands; 6 September 2008) | |||
| Biggest win | |||
 San Marino 37–100Montenegro (Serravalle, San Marino; 2 June 2017) | |||
| Biggest defeat | |||
 Spain 99–60Montenegro (Cluj-Napoca, Romania; 1 September 2017) | |||
TheMontenegro men's national basketball team (Montenegrin:Кошаркашка репрезентација Црне Горе,romanized: Košarkaška reprezentacija Crne Gore) representsMontenegro in internationalbasketball tournaments. The supervising body is theBasketball Federation of Montenegro.
Montenegro joinedFIBA in 2006, following the restoration ofMontenegrin independence in the same year. Since 2006, Montenegro has qualified forEuroBasket five times (2011,2013,2017,2022,2025). They have reached the global stage at theFIBA World Cup twice, in2019 and2023. The national team has also taken part in smaller tournaments such as theGames of the Small States of Europe.
In 2006, the Basketball Federation of Montenegro along with this team joined theInternational Basketball Federation (FIBA) on its own following theIndependence of Montenegro.
The Montenegrin national team entered international competition in 2008,[2] and appointedDuško Vujošević as the national coach. Montenegro started from FIBA Division B, where they won first place in their first competitive season. Since becoming a separate team, Montenegro has won 13 official games in a row, until losing toIsrael in August 2010.
At that time, NBA players likeNikola Vučević andNikola Peković became the most known players of Montenegrin national team.
In their first qualifiers forEuroBasket, Montenegro finished first in the group. So, the team qualified forEurobasket 2011, where they played five games in the first phase – with one win and four losses. The Coach of Montenegro at their first-ever EuroBasket wasDejan Radonjić.
In August 2012, with the new coachLuka Pavićević, Montenegro started qualifiers for Eurobasket 2013. Again, they won first place, but without any defeat from 10 matches. Notable matches were againstSerbia, first after the two countries separated. Montenegro won both games, and victory inBelgrade (73:71), in front of 18,000 spectators, is gained byNikola Ivanović three-point shot from the center, one second before the end of the match.[3][4]
As the first-place team in qualifiers, Montenegro participated atEurobasket 2013 in Slovenia. They made better results than 2011, with two wins and three defeats, but that was not enough for the second phase of EuroBasket.
First unsuccessful qualifying campaign since independence, Montenegro had during the 2014. Surprisingly, group stage at theEuroBasket 2015 qualification, Montenegro finished third, so they failed to qualify for the final tournament.
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In 2015, Montenegro namedBogdan Tanjević new head coach of the national team. Prior to taking the reins of the national team, he was the head coach ofFenerbahçe. As the national team earlier failed to qualify forEuroBasket 2015, they participated in theGames of the Small States of Europe (European countries with less than a million citizens) inIceland and easily won the gold medal.
In summer 2016, Montenegro started competition inEuroBasket 2017 qualifiers, with the only ambition to qualify for their third final tournament since independence. In a group withGeorgia,Slovakia andAlbania, Montenegro finished as a second-place team, with one defeat, and qualified forEuroBasket 2017.[5]
For the first time in their history, in Eurobasket 2017, Montenegro finished as a third-place team in the group stage and qualified to the knockout stage. At that time, that was the biggest success of the Montenegrin national team since its independence in 2006. Two years later, Montenegro qualified for the2019 FIBA World Cup for the first time, after a winner-take-all game inPodgorica againstLatvia. Montenegro lost the game 80–74 but still went through as they had won the away game 84–75, thus holding the tiebreaker on points difference. With that result, Montenegro became the smalleststate by population and territory to qualify for the FIBA World Cup since the establishing of competition.
Montenegro made their first appearance at theFIBA World Cup in2019. The national team has also appeared five times at theEuroBasket (2011,2013,2017,2022,2025). Among the other competitions, as a country with less than a million inhabitants, Montenegro participated at theGames of the Small States of Europe winning the gold medal in2015 and2019.
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Bulgaria| 22 November 2024 | Montenegro | 85–62 | Bulgaria | Podgorica, Montenegro | |
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| 19:00 (UTC+1) | Scoring by quarter:20–16,24–11, 21–25,20–10 | ||||
| Pts:Perry 18 Rebs:Simonović 10 Asts:Ivanović 4 | Boxscore | Pts:Dimitrov 17 Rebs:Minchev 7 Asts:Young 4 | Arena:Bemax Arena Attendance: 2,318 Referees: Savrio Lanzarini (ITA), Karem Baki (TUR), Juozas Barkauskas(LTU) | ||
v Montenegro| 25 November 2024 | Bulgaria | 86–90 | Montenegro | Botevgrad, Bulgaria | |
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| 19:00 (UTC+2) | Scoring by quarter: 21–22,27–19, 19–25, 19–24 | ||||
| Pts:Ivanonv 26 Rebs:Alipiev 6 Asts:Ivanov,Young 4 | Boxscore | Pts:Perry 31 Rebs:Dubljević 7 Asts:Ivanović,Perry 4 | Arena:Arena Botevgrad Attendance: 2,500 Referees: Georgios Poursanidis (GRE), Lorenzo Baldini (ITA), Marek Kúkelčík (SVK) | ||
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Germany| 20 February 2025 | Montenegro | 76–95 | Germany | Podgorica, Montenegro | |
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| 19:00 (UTC+1) | Scoring by quarter: 17–26, 21–24, 13–25,25–20 | ||||
| Pts:Simonović 22 Rebs:Simonović 7 Asts:Popović 5 | Boxscore | Pts:Thiemann 16 Rebs:Pleiß 7 Asts:Hollatz 6 | Arena:Morača Sports Center Attendance: 5,233 Referees: Yohan Rosso (FRA), Kerem Baki (TUR), Geert Jacobs (BEL) | ||
v Montenegro| 23 February 2025 | Sweden | 86–83(OT) | Montenegro | Stockholm, Sweden | |
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| 17:30 (UTC+1) | Scoring by quarter:20–14, 12–19,21–18, 19–21, Overtime:14–11 | ||||
| Pts:Birgander 19 Rebs:Birgander 12 Asts:three players 4 | Boxscore | Pts:Ivanović 26 Rebs:Radebaugh 7 Asts:Ivanović 4 | Arena:Hovet Attendance: 7,985 Referees: Antonio Conde (ESP), Yener Yılmaz (TUR), Dariusz Zapolski (POL) | ||
v Germany| 27 August 2025 | Montenegro | 76–106 | Germany | Tampere, Finland | |
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| 16:30 (UTC+3) | Scoring by quarter: 20–24,23–22, 12–33, 21–27 | ||||
| Pts:Vučević 23 Rebs:Vučević 10 Asts:Drobnjak 8 | Boxscore | Pts:F. Wagner 22 Rebs:F. Wagner 8 Asts:Lô 6 | Arena:Nokia Arena Attendance: 3,495 Referees: Luis Castillo (ESP), Michał Proc (POL), Nicolas Maestre (FRA) | ||
v Montenegro| 29 August 2025 | Lithuania | 94–67 | Montenegro | Tampere, Finland | |
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| 16:30 (UTC+3) | Scoring by quarter:26–15,21–13,19–17,28–22 | ||||
| Pts:Jokubaitis 21 Rebs:Blaževič 6 Asts:Jokubaitis 12 | Boxscore | Pts:Vučević 20 Rebs:Vučević 10 Asts:Allman 6 | Arena:Nokia Arena Attendance: 6,519 Referees: Luis Castillo (ESP), Ariadna Chueca (ESP), Georgios Poursanidis (GRE) | ||
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Finland| 30 August 2025 | Montenegro | 65–85 | Finland | Tampere, Finland | |
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| 20:30 (UTC+3) | Scoring by quarter: 23–23, 14–24, 15–20, 13–18 | ||||
| Pts:Slavković 15 Rebs:Vučević 12 Asts:Allman,Simonović 5 | Boxscore | Pts:Markkanen 26 Rebs:Markkanen 13 Asts:Maxhuni 6 | Arena:Nokia Arena Attendance: 12,900 Referees: Ariadna Chueca (ESP), Martin Horozov (BUL), Michał Proc (POL) | ||
v Montenegro| 1 September 2025 | Sweden | 81–87 | Montenegro | Tampere, Finland | |
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| 13:30 (UTC+3) | Scoring by quarter: 15–18, 19–22,31–24, 16–23 | ||||
| Pts:Larsson 28 Rebs:Birgander 10 Asts:Larsson,Njie 4 | Boxscore | Pts:Vučević 23 Rebs:Vučević 15 Asts:Allman 7 | Arena:Nokia Arena Attendance: 3,255 Referees: Georgios Poursanidis (GRE), Martin Horozov (BUL), Michał Proc (POL) | ||
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Great Britain| 3 September 2025 | Montenegro | 83–89 | Great Britain | Tampere, Finland | |
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| 13:30 (UTC+3) | Scoring by quarter:26–25, 16–23,21–20, 20–21 | ||||
| Pts:Vučević 31 Rebs:Vučević 11 Asts:Vučević 7 | Boxscore | Pts:Hesson 25 Rebs:Wheatle 9 Asts:Nelson 8 | Arena:Nokia Arena Attendance: 3,136 Referees: Ariadna Chueca (ESP),Georgios Poursanidis (GRE), Martin Horozov (BUL) | ||
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Portugal| 27 November 2025 | Montenegro | vs. | Portugal | Montenegro | |
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v Montenegro| 30 November 2025 | Romania | vs. | Montenegro | Romania | |
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v Montenegro| 27 February 2026 | Greece | vs. | Montenegro | Greece | |
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v Greece| 2 March 2026 | Montenegro | vs. | Greece | Montenegro | |
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v Montenegro| 2 July 2026 | Portugal | vs. | Montenegro | Portugal | |
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v Romania| 5 July 2026 | Montenegro | vs. | Romania | Montenegro | |
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Roster for theEuroBasket 2025.[6]
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Since independence, all head coaches were Montenegrin-born. The first head coach of Montenegro wasDuško Vujošević. With him, Montenegro won the FIBA B division championship (2009). From 2010 to 2012, Montenegro was coached byDejan Radonjić, who led the national team to their firstEuroBasket (2011). At their next Eurobasket participation (2013), Montenegro was led byLuka Pavićević. From 2015 to 2017, the head coach of Montenegro wasBogdan Tanjević, who led Montenegro to their first-ever Second phase games at the Eurobasket (2016). After that tournament, theBasketball Federation of Montenegro namedZvezdan Mitrović new head coach of the national team. During his mandate, Montenegro for the first time qualified for theWorld Cup (2019), as the smalleststate to ever play at the global tournament.
| Years | Name | Record | Competitions |
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| 2007–2010 | Duško Vujošević | 10–0 | None |
| 2010–2012 | Dejan Radonjić | 7–6 | EuroBasket 2011 (21st) |
| 2012–2014 | Luka Pavićević | 15–6 | EuroBasket 2013 (17th) |
| 2015–2017 | Bogdan Tanjević | 15–5 | GSS 2015 (1st);EuroBasket 2017 (13th);GSS 2017 (2nd) |
| 2017–2019 | Zvezdan Mitrović | 12–9 | GSS 2019 (1st);World Cup 2019 (25th) |
| 2019–present | Boško Radović | 27–24 | EuroBasket 2022 (13th);GSS 2023 (4th);World Cup 2023 (11th); EuroBasket 2025 (20th) |
2011 EuroBasket: finished21st among 24 teams
4Nikola Vučević, 5Goran Jeretin, 6Boris Bakić, 7Vlado Šćepanović, 8Miloš Borisov, 9Vladimir Mihailović, 10Omar Cook,
11Slavko Vraneš, 12Milko Bjelica, 13Vladimir Dragičević, 14Nikola Peković, 15Vladimir Dašić (Coach:Dejan Radonjić)
2013 EuroBasket: finished17th among 24 teams
4Nikola Vučević, 5Bojan Bakić, 6Suad Šehović, 7Aleksa Popović, 8Sead Šehović, 9Blagota Sekulić, 10Nikola Ivanović,
11Milko Bjelica, 12Tyrese Rice, 13Marko Popović, 14Bojan Dubljević, 15Vladimir Dašić (Coach:Luka Pavićević)
2017 EuroBasket: finished13th among 24 teams
2Tyrese Rice, 4Nikola Vučević, 6Suad Šehović, 7Nikola Pavličević, 8Dino Radončić, 11Marko Todorović, 14Bojan Dubljević,
15Filip Barović, 17Vladimir Mihailović, 20Nikola Ivanović, 21Nemanja Vranješ, 22Nemanja Đurišić (Coach:Bogdan Tanjević)
2019 FIBA World Cup: finished25th among 32 teams
4Nikola Vučević, 5Derek Needham, 6Suad Šehović, 7Nemanja Radović, 8Sead Šehović, 10Aleksa Popović, 11Marko Todorović,
14Bojan Dubljević, 20Nikola Ivanović, 23Dino Radončić, 30Petar Popović, 51Milko Bjelica (Coach:Zvezdan Mitrović)
2022 EuroBasket: finished13th among 24 teams
0 Zoran Vučeljić, 2Aleksa Ilić, 3Vladimir Mihailović, 4Nikola Pavličević, 8Dino Radončić, 9Marko Simonović, 11Nemanja Radović,
14Bojan Dubljević(C), 19Zoran Nikolić, 22 Igor Drobnjak, 30Petar Popović, 55Kendrick Perry (Coach:Boško Radović)
2023 FIBA World Cup: finished11th among 32 teams
2Aleksa Ilić, 3Vladimir Mihailović, 4Nikola Vučević, 7 Andrija Slavković, 8Dino Radončić, 11Nemanja Radović, 14Bojan Dubljević(C),
19Marko Simonović, 20Nikola Ivanović, 22 Igor Drobnjak, 30Petar Popović, 55Kendrick Perry (Coach:Boško Radović)
2025 EuroBasket: finished20th among 24 teams
0Kyle Allman, 3Vladimir Mihailović, 4Nikola Vučević(C), 7 Andrija Slavković, 8 Emir Hadžibegović, 9Marko Simonović,
10Bojan Tomašević, 11 Zoran Vučeljić, 13 Đorđije Jovanović, 17 Balša Živanović, 19Zoran Nikolić, 22 Igor Drobnjak
(Coach:Boško Radović)
Montenegro –
Iceland, 26 August 2009,Podgorica San Marino – Montenegro, 2 June 2017,Serravalle Montenegro –
Israel, 20 August 2014,Podgorica Spain – Montenegro, 1 September 2017,Cluj-Napoca
Albania – Montenegro 73–113 Greece – Montenegro 71–55, Netherlands – Montenegro 68–55
Slovenia – Montenegro 104–100, (Friendly, 8 August 2023) San Marino – Montenegro 37–100 Montenegro –
Serbia 72–62, 2 September 2012,Podgorica Serbia – Montenegro 71–73, 18 August 2012,BelgradeBelow is the list of official performances of the Montenegro national basketball team against every single opponent.
| Opponents | Pld | W | L | PD |
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| Albania | 2 | 2 | 0 | +78 |
 Andorra | 2 | 2 | 0 | +61 |
 Austria | 2 | 2 | 0 | +46 |
 Belarus | 2 | 2 | 0 | +35 |
 Belgium | 1 | 1 | 0 | +6 |
 Bosnia and Herzegovina | 4 | 1 | 3 | -3 |
 Brazil | 2 | 0 | 2 | -20 |
| Bulgaria | 5 | 5 | 0 | +54 |
 Cameroon | 1 | 1 | 0 | +4 |
 Croatia | 2 | 0 | 2 | -10 |
 Cyprus | 2 | 1 | 1 | +33 |
 Czech Republic | 3 | 3 | 0 | +40 |
 Denmark | 4 | 4 | 0 | +75 |
 Egypt | 1 | 1 | 0 | +15 |
 Estonia | 2 | 2 | 0 | +22 |
| Finland | 4 | 2 | 2 | +8 |
 France | 4 | 1 | 3 | -26 |
 Georgia | 3 | 2 | 1 | +4 |
| Germany | 6 | 2 | 4 | -66 |
| Great Britain | 3 | 1 | 2 | -15 |
| Greece | 3 | 1 | 2 | -37 |
 Hungary | 3 | 2 | 1 | +36 |
| Iceland | 9 | 9 | 0 | +150 |
| Israel | 6 | 4 | 2 | +8 |
 Italy | 2 | 1 | 1 | +8 |
 Japan | 1 | 1 | 0 | +15 |
 Latvia | 6 | 3 | 3 | +6 |
| Lithuania | 5 | 0 | 5 | -80 |
 Luxembourg | 3 | 3 | 0 | +51 |
 North Macedonia | 2 | 2 | 0 | +6 |
 Malta | 1 | 1 | 0 | +13 |
 Mexico | 1 | 1 | 0 | +20 |
| Netherlands | 4 | 2 | 2 | +14 |
 New Zealand | 1 | 0 | 1 | -10 |
| Portugal | 2 | 2 | 0 | +29 |
| Romania | 1 | 1 | 0 | +17 |
| San Marino | 1 | 1 | 0 | +63 |
| Serbia | 3 | 3 | 0 | +19 |
 Slovakia | 4 | 4 | 0 | +114 |
| Slovenia | 2 | 1 | 1 | +1 |
| Spain | 4 | 0 | 4 | -81 |
| Sweden | 5 | 4 | 1 | +65 |
 Turkey | 4 | 1 | 3 | -14 |
 Ukraine | 2 | 2 | 0 | +8 |
 United States | 1 | 0 | 1 | -12 |
| Total (44) | 130 | 84 | 46 | +770 |
Last updated: 3 September 2025
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