TheSerbia men's national basketball team (Serbian:Кошаркашка репрезентација Србије,romanized: Košarkaška reprezentacija Srbije) representsSerbia in international men'sbasketball competition, and is controlled by theBasketball Federation of Serbia. Serbia is currently ranked third in theFIBA World Ranking.[6]
From 1992 to 2003, the national team played in international tournaments under the nameFR Yugoslavia, and from 2003 to 2006, under the nameSerbia and Montenegro. FollowingMontenegro’s declaration of independence in 2006, Serbia is considered sole legalsuccessor.[7] The Basketball Federation of Serbia retained the place of theBasketball Federation of Serbia and Montenegro as aFIBA member,[8][9] and Serbia thus officially inherited all of the preceding country's results and medals.
Serbia has often been portrayed as a basketball powerhouse.[10][11] With 16 members of theFIBA Hall of Fame (second most behind USA), 5 members of theNaismith’s Hall of Fame (second most behind USA) and 20% of the50 Greatest EuroLeague Contributors, 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 theSilver Generation of Yugoslavian basketball (Radivoj Korać), through the most important players of theFirst Golden Generation (Dragan Kićanović,Dražen Dalipagić,Zoran Slavnić andRatko Radovanović) andSecond Golden Generation (Vlade Divac,Žarko Paspalj,Zoran Savić,Predrag Danilović), the successes of Serbian players continued even after the disintegration of Yugoslavia in 1991. Following its international debut in 1995, strengthened by new stars of European basketball (Aleksandar Đorđević,Dejan Bodiroga,Željko Rebrača,Miroslav Berić,Peja Stojaković and many others), the Serbian national team continued where Yugoslavia stopped by winning 7 medals from 1995 to 2002 (back to back World Championships in1998 and2002, 3 Eurobaskets in1995,1997 and2001, silver at1996 Olympics and bronze at1999 Eurobasket).
The production of great players continued in the 21st century withEuroleague MVPsMiloš Teodosić,Nemanja Bjelica andVasilije Micić, along withBogdan Bogdanović,Nenad Krstić and 3-timeNBA MVPNikola Jokić. 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 theFIBA ranking.
In addition to players, Serbian coaches have also significantly influenced the development of basketball in Europe for almost a century. From Naismith Hall of FamerAleksandar Nikolić and Olympic championRanko Žeravica to multipleEuroleague championsDušan Ivković,Svetislav Pešić andBožidar Maljković toŽeljko Obradović, the greatest coach in European basketball history and outside theNBA,[12][13][14] Serbian coaches have wona 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 prestigiousFIBA Order of Merit are also Serbs; coach, journalist, commentator and founder ofCrvena Zvezda basketball teamNebojša Popović, long-term president of the Basketball Federation of YugoslaviaRadomir Šaper, the aforementioned founder of the Serbian (and Yugoslav) coaching schoolAleksandar Nikolić andBorislav Stanković,[15] 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 commissionerDavid Stern,[16] NBA playersgot 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.
With the start ofYugoslav Wars in 1991, and subsequentbreakup of Yugoslavia, theYugoslavia national team was disbanded.[17] 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 theSocialist Federal Republic of Yugoslavia.
In 1992,FR Yugoslavia 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. TheBasketball Federation of FR Yugoslavia became the governing body of basketball for the new country. After the adoption ofUNSCR 757, the national team was suspended from participating in international tournaments.[17][18] Due to thesesanctions and ongoing war, the national team was prevented from participating at the1992 Summer Olympics,EuroBasket 1993 and1994 FIBA World Cup.
Without much sponsorship for the war-impoverished country, the national team made its comeback to the international scene at theEuroBasket 1995 in Greece, where it won the gold medal; after defeatingLithuania in the final. At the1996 Summer Olympics, the team lost 69–95 to theUnited States 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,EuroBasket 1997 and the1998 FIBA World Cup; while winning the bronze medal atEuroBasket 1999 and reclaiming gold once again at theEuroBasket 2001.
One of the most notable wins for the Yugoslavia national team came in the quarter-finals of the2002 FIBA World Cup, where the host nation of the tournament, theUnited States was eliminated 81–78.[19] 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 thebreakup of Yugoslavia, and destruction of the country's infrastructure; as well as civil victims during the 1999NATO bombing of Yugoslavia.[20] Thereafter, the Yugoslavia national team went on to win the competition, by defeatingNew Zealand in the semi-finals andArgentina in the final 84–77 inOT to win the gold medal.[19]
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, thefederal assembly of Yugoslavia created a loosestate union—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 theEuroBasket 2003, the team came in sixth place, but due to their world champion status, were automatically qualified for the2004 Summer Olympics in Greece. Entering 2004, the national team participated in the less importantDiamond 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 theEuroBasket 2005 where Serbia and Montenegro was the host nation. Heading into the tournament,Željko Obradović was brought back for a second stint as head coach of the national team. However, they were eliminated in the play-off stage byFrance 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 the2006 FIBA World Cup on a wild card, due to the results in the past on the initiative by FIBA prominent administratorBorislav Stanković. Although the national team of Serbia and Montenegro came up short once again, with another ninth-place finish.
On 21 May 2006,Montenegrins 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 formerYugoslavia.
Following the dissolution of the state union of Serbia and Montenegro, the national team participated at theEuroBasket 2007. 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 the2008 Summer Olympics, which was their first time missing the Olympic tournament after missing it in 1992 due to suspension.
In December 2007, the legendaryDušan Ivković hinted that he would take the helm as head coach of the national team.[21]
Under Ivković's coaching, a new generation of players led byNenad Krstić andMiloš Teodosić returned some of the old glory by taking the silver medal atEurobasket 2009. At the2010 FIBA World Cup, after narrowly defeatingCroatia in the Round of 16, Miloš Teodosić hit a deep three-point shot to upset the favourites of the tournamentSpain in the quarter-finals.[22] Entering the semis, Serbia would come up short, after a controversial referee's error to the tournament's hostTurkey 83–82.[22] With the youngest team in the competition, Serbia eventually finished in fourth place after losing toLithuania 99–88 in the bronze-medal game.[22][23]
At theEuroBasket 2011, the team failed to reach the semi-finals, finishing the tournament in eighth place; thus failing to qualify for the2012 Summer Olympics. At theEuroBasket 2013, the team was once again eliminated in the quarter-finals and finished in seventh place.
Following the EuroBasket 2013, Ivković stepped away from the position, and Serbian basketball hall of famerAleksandar Đorđević stepped into his place.[24]
Đorđević led the team to the silver medal at the2014 FIBA World Cup, where they lost in the final to theUnited States.[25][26] At theEuroBasket 2015, Serbia finished in fourth place, with their only tournament loses coming in the semi-finals toLithuania and in the bronze-medal game toFrance.
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After winning the2016 Olympic Qualifying Tournament held in Belgrade, the national team won the silver medal at the2016 Summer Olympics in Rio de Janeiro, losing in the final to the United States.[27][28]
With the absence of team captains Miloš Teodosić, andNikola Jokić, rising starBogdan Bogdanović emerged as team leader at theEuroBasket 2017. The national team went on to earn their third silver medal in four years, after falling to aGoran Dragić-ledSlovenia 93–85 in thefinal.[29]
Facing a different qualification system introduced by FIBA for the2019 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 theirsecond round qualification group.[30] Prior the World Cup, Serbia was dubbed as one of the favourites to win the tournament;[31] but was eventually defeated in thequarter-finals byArgentina.[32] With the team relegated to the classification phase, they would pick up wins against the United States andCzech Republic to finish in fifth place.[33][34][35] After the tournament, head coach Đorđević announced his decision to leave the position after six years.[36]
Under head coachIgor Kokoškov, Serbia failed to qualify to the2020 Summer Olympics after losing in the final game of theQualifying Tournament to Italy before home crowd.
In 2021, legendary head coachSvetislav Pešić took over the team once again. In Pešić' first tournament as head coach, after winning all five group matches at theEuroBasket 2022, Italy upset Serbia in Round of 16 with 94–86 and Serbia finished in ninth place. At the2023 FIBA World Cup, despite absence of several star players, Serbia managed to reach thetournament final where they lost to theGermany.[37] Serbia won the bronze medal at the2024 Summer Olympics after defeating Germany with 93–83.[38]
| Games | Gold | Silver | Bronze | Total |
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| Summer Olympics | 0 | 2 | 1 | 3 |
| FIBA World Cup | 2 | 2 | 0 | 4 |
| EuroBasket | 3 | 2 | 1 | 6 |
| Mediterranean Games | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 |
| Summer Universiade | 4 | 2 | 2 | 8 |
| Diamond Ball | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 |
| Stanković Cup | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| Total | 10 | 10 | 6 | 26 |
Name of the nation during the tournaments:
FR Yugoslavia 1992–2002Serbia and Montenegro 2003–2006
Serbia 2007–presentMajor tournaments[edit]
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| Year | Round | Position | W-L | PCT | PF-PA | PD | Head Coach | Qualification |
 1950 to1990 | Part ofYugoslavia | Part ofYugoslavia | ||||||
 1994 | Suspended | Duda Ivković | Suspended | |||||
 1998 |  Champions | 1st | 8-1 | .888 | 698-563 | +135 | Željko Obradović | Directly qualified |
 2002 | Champions | 1st | 7-2 | .777 | 806-670 | +136 | Svetislav Pešić | Directly qualified |
 2006 | Round of 16 | 11th | 2-4 | .333 | 484-439 | +45 | Dragan Šakota | Wild card |
 2010 | Semi-finals | 4th | 6-3 | .666 | 800-699 | +101 | Duda Ivković | Directly qualified |
 2014 |  Runners-up | 2nd | 5-4 | .555 | 743-720 | +23 | Sale Đorđević | Directly qualified |
 2019 | Quarter-finals | 5th | 6-2 | .750 | 753-598 | +155 | Group L | |
  2023 | Runners-up | 2nd | 6-2 | .750 | 761-617 | +144 | Svetislav Pešić | Group I |
 2027 | To be determined | Group C | ||||||
| Total | 40-18 | .690 | 5045 - 4306 | +739 | 7/7 | |||
| EuroBasket | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Year | Round | Position | W-L | PCT | PF-PA | PD | Head Coach | Qualification |
 1935 to 1991 | Part ofYugoslavia | Part ofYugoslavia | ||||||
 1993 | Suspended | Duda Ivković | Suspended | |||||
| 1995 |  Champions | 1st | 9-0 | 1.000 | 750-639 | +111 | Qualifying round | |
| 1997 | Champions | 1st | 8-1 | .888 | 628-544 | +84 | Željko Obradović | Directly qualified |
 1999 |  Semi-finals | 3rd | 7-2 | .777 | 657-587 | +70 | ||
| 2001 | Champions | 1st | 6-0 | 1.000 | 549-409 | +140 | Svetislav Pešić | |
 2003 | Quarter-finals | 6th | 3-4 | .429 | 537-561 | -24 | Duško Vujošević | |
| 2005 | Play-off round | 9th | 2-2 | .500 | 316-307 | +9 | Željko Obradović | Qualified as host |
| 2007 | Group stage | 14th | 0-3 | .000 | 215-228 | −13 | Moka Slavnić | Directly qualified |
 2009 |  Runners-up | 2nd | 6-3 | .666 | 603-602 | +1 | Duda Ivković | Group A |
 2011 | Quarter-finals | 8th | 5-6 | .455 | 600-648 | -48 | Directly qualified | |
 2013 | Quarter-finals | 7th | 6-5 | .545 | 581-589 | -8 | Group A | |
  2015 | Semi-finals | 4th | 7-2 | .777 | 748-658 | +90 | Sale Đorđević | Directly qualified |
   2017 | Runners-up | 2nd | 7-2 | .777 | 741-670 | +71 | ||
  2022 | Round of 16 | 9th | 5-1 | .833 | 552-455 | +97 | Svetislav Pešić | Group E |
 2025 | Round of 16 | 10th | 4-2 | .666 | 520-460 | +60 | Group G | |
 2029 | To be determined | |||||||
| Total | 75-33 | .694 | 7997 - 7357 | +640 | 14/14 | |||
A list of official matches played at the World and European Championships, as well as at the Olympic basketball tournament. Friendly matches are not included in this table.
| Opponents | Pld | W | L | PD |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| United States | 22 | 6 | 16 | -310 |
 Soviet Union/ Russia | 45 | 19 | 26 | -182 |
 Australia | 12 | 11 | 1 | +161 |
| Italy | 41 | 31 | 10 | +155 |
| Spain | 38 | 25 | 13 | +187 |
| Lithuania | 12 | 7 | 5 | +21 |
| Canada | 10 | 9 | 1 | +51 |
 North Macedonia | 2 | 1 | 1 | +1 |
| Croatia | 4 | 4 | 0 | +20 |
 Montenegro | 3 | 0 | 3 | -19 |
| Total (11) | 186 | 113 | 73 | +104 |
Last updated: 25 September 2025
Win Loss
v Serbia| 8 August 2023 | Greece | 64–71 | Serbia | Athens, Greece | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 20:00 (UTC+3) | Scoring by quarter: 13–16, 22–23, 14–18,15–14 | ||||
| Pts:Rogkavopoulos 19 Rebs:Mitoglou 10 Asts:Walkup 10 | Boxscore | Pts:Bogdanović 15 Rebs:Milutinov 12 Asts: Bogdanović 5 | Arena:O.A.C.A. Olympic Hall Referees: Tsolakos, Somos, Tsimpouris | ||
v Serbia| 9 August 2023 | Italy | 89–88 | Serbia | Athens, Greece | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 20:00 (UTC+3) | Scoring by quarter: 19–32,25–15,26–23,19–18 | ||||
| Pts:Fontecchio 13 Rebs:Polonara 11 Asts:Severini 5 | Boxscore | Pts:N. Jović 18 Rebs: N. Jović 7 Asts:Gudurić 6 | Arena:O.A.C.A. Olympic Hall Referees: Papapetrou, Tziopanos, Agrafiotis | ||
v
Puerto Rico| 16 August 2023 | Serbia | 110–75 | Puerto Rico | Belgrade, Serbia | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 20:00 (UTC+2) | Scoring by quarter:26–13,39–12,24–21, 21–29 | ||||
| Pts:Dobrić 23 Rebs:N. Jović 8 Asts:S. Jović 11 | Boxscore | Pts:Waters 11 Rebs:Romero 6 Asts:Thompson 4 | Arena:Štark Arena Attendance: 12,526 Referees: Glišić, Jevtović, Pešić | ||
v Serbia| 20 August 2023 | China | 64–87 | Serbia | Shenzhen, China | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 19:30 (UTC+8) | Scoring by quarter: 12–23, 16–20,23–22, 13–22 | ||||
| Arena: Baoan District Gymnasium | |||||
v
Brazil| 21 August 2023 | Serbia | 89–85 | Brazil | Shenzhen, China | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 20:00 (UTC+8) | Scoring by quarter:21–20,24–18, 19–21, 25–26 | ||||
| Arena: Baoan District Gymnasium | |||||
v China| 26 August 2023 | Serbia | 105–63 | China | Quezon City, Philippines | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 20:00 (UTC+8) | Scoring by quarter:25–14,30–20,22–13,28–16 | ||||
| Pts:Bogdanović,Marinković 14 Rebs:Milutinov,Ristić 6 Asts:Gudurić,S. Jović 6 | Boxscore | Pts:Zhao R. 17 Rebs:Cui,Zhou 5 Asts:Zhao J. 6 | Arena:Araneta Coliseum Attendance: 7,292 Referees: Yohan Rosso (FRA), Mārtiņš Kozlovskis (LAT), Rabah Noujaim (LBN) | ||
v Serbia| 28 August 2023 | Puerto Rico | 77–94 | Serbia | Quezon City, Philippines | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 20:00 (UTC+8) | Scoring by quarter: 15–27, 12–30,31–18, 19–19 | ||||
| Pts:Piñeiro 14 Rebs:Conditt 11 Asts:Waters 9 | Boxscore | Pts:Bogdanović,N. Jović 17 Rebs:Milutinov 15 Asts:S. Jović 6 | Arena:Araneta Coliseum Attendance: 2,944 Referees: Yohan Rosso (FRA), Leandro Zalazar (ARG), Carlos Peralta (ECU) | ||
v Serbia| 30 August 2023 | South Sudan | 83–115 | Serbia | Quezon City, Philippines | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 16:00 (UTC+8) | Scoring by quarter: 20–30, 19–26, 26–27, 18–32 | ||||
| Pts:Jok 21 Rebs:Omot 5 Asts:Jones 6 | Boxscore | Pts:N. Jović 25 Rebs:Milutinov 10 Asts:S. Jović 13 | Arena:Araneta Coliseum Attendance: 5,848 Referees: Yohan Rosso (FRA), Kerem Baki (TUR), Rabah Noujaim (LBN) | ||
v Italy| 1 September 2023 | Serbia | 76–78 | Italy | Quezon City, Philippines | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 16:00 (UTC+8) | Scoring by quarter: 19–23,23–17,20–19, 14–19 | ||||
| Pts:Bogdanović 18 Rebs:Milutinov 12 Asts:Bogdanović 4 | Boxscore | Pts:Fontecchio 30 Rebs:Fontecchio 7 Asts:Pajola 6 | Arena:Araneta Coliseum Attendance: 3,117 Referees: Antonio Conde (ESP), Luis Castillo (ESP), Martin Vulić (CRO) | ||
v Serbia| 3 September 2023 | Dominican Republic | 79–112 | Serbia | Quezon City, Philippines | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 20:00 (UTC+8) | Scoring by quarter: 15–29, 20–27, 18–31,26–25 | ||||
| Pts:Towns 25 Rebs:Towns 7 Asts:Montero 4 | Boxscore | Pts:Bogdanović 20 Rebs:S. Jović 6 Asts:S. Jović 7 | Arena:Araneta Coliseum Attendance: 6,616 Referees: Yohan Rosso (FRA), Luis Castillo (ESP), Gatis Saliņš (LAT) | ||
v Serbia| 5 September 2023 | Lithuania | 68–87 | Serbia | Pasay, Philippines | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 16:45 (UTC+8) | Scoring by quarter:25–24, 13–25, 17–24, 13–14 | ||||
| Pts:Sedekerskis 14 Rebs:Sedekerskis 9 Asts:Jokubaitis 9 | Boxscore | Pts:Bogdanović 21 Rebs:Petrušev 6 Asts:Gudurić 6 | Arena:Mall of Asia Arena Attendance: 6,223 Referees: Omar Bermúdez (MEX), Mārtiņš Kozlovskis (LAT), Johnny Batista (PUR) | ||
v Canada| 8 September 2023 | Serbia | 95–86 | Canada | Pasay, Philippines | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 16:45 (UTC+8) | Scoring by quarter:23–15,29–24, 23–24, 20–23 | ||||
| Pts:Bogdanović 23 Rebs:Milutinov 10 Asts:S. Jovic 5 | Boxscore | Pts:Barrett 23 Rebs:five players 3 Asts:Gilgeous-Alexander 9 | Arena:Mall of Asia Arena Attendance: 8,630 Referees: Yohan Rosso (FRA), Julio Anaya (PAN), Manuel Mazzoni (ITA) | ||
v Serbia| 10 September 2023 | Germany | 83–77 | Serbia | Pasay, Philippines | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 20:40 (UTC+8) | Scoring by quarter: 23–26,24–21,22–10, 14–20 | ||||
| Pts:Schröder 28 Rebs:Voigtmann 8 Asts:Voigtmann 3 | Boxscore | Pts:Avramović 21 Rebs:N. Jović 8 Asts:Bogdanović 5 | Arena:Mall of Asia Arena Attendance: 12,022 Referees: Roberto Vázquez (PUR), Omar Bermúdez (MEX), Gatis Saliņš (LAT) | ||
v Finland| 23 February 2024 | Serbia | 77–61 | Finland | Belgrade, Serbia | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 20:00 (UTC+1) | Scoring by quarter: 17–20,19–14,22–17,19–10 | ||||
| Pts:Mitrović 19 Rebs:Mitrović 9 Asts:Petrušev 5 | Boxscore | Pts:Jantunen 11 Rebs:Valtonen 9 Asts:Maxhuni 6 | Arena:Aleksandar Nikolić Hall Attendance: 8,000 Referees: Mārtiņš Kozlovskis (LAT), Marius Ciulin (ROU), Dariusz Zapolski (POL) | ||
v Serbia| 26 February 2024 | Georgia | 63–76 | Serbia | Tbilisi, Georgia | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 21:00 (UTC+4) | Scoring by quarter: 12–21,19–17, 21–22, 11–16 | ||||
| Pts:Shengelia 19 Rebs:Shermadini 9 Asts:Tsintsadze 6 | Boxscore | Pts:Gudurić 16 Rebs:Petrušev 8 Asts:Avramović 7 | Arena:Tbilisi Arena Attendance: 9,400 Referees: Yohan Rosso (FRA), Martin Horozov (BUL), Michał Proc (POL) | ||
v Serbia| 12 July 2024 | France | 67–79 | Serbia | Lyon, France | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 21:00 (UTC+2) | Scoring by quarter:23–18, 9–27,20–15, 15–19 | ||||
| Pts:Wembanyama 14 Rebs:Wembanyama 10 Asts:three players 3 | Boxscore | Pts:Jokić 20 Rebs:Jokić 12 Asts:Avramović,Micić 3 | Arena:LDLC Arena Attendance: 9,500 | ||
v Serbia| 16 July 2024 | Australia | 84–73 | Serbia | Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 20:00 (UTC+4) | Scoring by quarter:20–15, 19–25,23–19,22–14 | ||||
| Pts:Mills 28 Rebs:Exum 7 Asts:Mills 5 | Boxscore | Pts:Petrušev 17 Rebs:Jokić 14 Asts:Micić 8 | Arena:Etihad Arena | ||
v Serbia| 17 July 2024 | United States | 105–79 | Serbia | Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 20:00 (UTC+4) | Scoring by quarter: 28–28,31–17,24–12,22–21 | ||||
| Pts:Curry 24 Rebs:Adebayo,Embiid 8 Asts:three players 3 | Boxscore | Pts:Jokić 16 Rebs:Jokić 11 Asts:Avramović,Gudurić 3 | Arena:Etihad Arena Attendance: 12,517 | ||
v Japan| 21 July 2024 | Serbia | 119–100 | Japan | Belgrade, Serbia | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 20:00 (UTC+1) | Scoring by quarter:33–23, 26–29,32–18, 28–30 | ||||
| Pts:Jokić 18 Rebs:Jokić 8 Asts:Bogdanović 8 | Boxscore | Pts:Hachimura 29 Rebs:Hawkinson 5 Asts:Kawamura 8 | Arena:Belgrade Arena Attendance: 15,026 | ||
v Greece| 22 July 2024 | Serbia | 94–72 | Greece | Belgrade, Serbia | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 20:00 (UTC+1) | Scoring by quarter:26–21,22–18,24–19,22–14 | ||||
| Pts:Bogdanović 19 Rebs:Jokić,Petrušev 8 Asts:Avramović 8 | Boxscore | Pts:Antetokounmpo 17 Rebs:Antetokounmpo 6 Asts:three players 4 | Arena:Belgrade Arena Attendance: 18,000 | ||
v United States| 28 July 2024 | Serbia | 84–110 | United States | Lille, France | |
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| 17:15 (UTC+2) | Scoring by quarter: 20–25, 29–33, 16–26, 19–26 | ||||
| Pts:Jokić 20 Rebs:Bogdanović 6 Asts:Jokić 8 | Boxscore | Pts:Durant 23 Rebs:Davis 8 Asts:James 9 | Arena:Stade Pierre-Mauroy Attendance: 27,328 Referees: Yohan Rosso (FRA), Julio Anaya (PAN), Martins Kozlovskis (LAT) | ||
v Serbia| 31 July 2024 | Puerto Rico | 66–107 | Serbia | Lille, France | |
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| 17:15 (UTC+2) | Scoring by quarter: 12–24, 23–28, 16–27, 15–28 | ||||
| Pts:Ortiz 19 Rebs:Ortiz 6 Asts:Reed,Waters 3 | Boxscore | Pts:Petrušev 15 Rebs:Jokić 15 Asts:Jokić 9 | Arena:Stade Pierre-Mauroy Attendance: 17,882 Referees: Julio Anaya (PAN), Juan Fernandez (ARG), Boris Krejic (SLO) | ||
v South Sudan| 3 August 2024 | Serbia | 96–85 | South Sudan | Lille, France | |
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| 21:00 (UTC+2) | Scoring by quarter:23–22,24–22,25–23,24–18 | ||||
| Pts:Bogdanović 30 Rebs:Jokić 13 Asts:Bogdanović 8 | Boxscore | Pts:Jones,Shayok 17 Rebs:Gabriel 8 Asts:Jones 10 | Arena:Stade Pierre-Mauroy Attendance: 20,916 Referees: Ademir Zurapović (BIH), Yohan Rosso (FRA), Martins Kozlovskis (LAT) | ||
v Australia| 6 August 2024 | Serbia | 95–90(OT) | Australia | Paris, France | |
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| 14:30 (UTC+2) | Scoring by quarter: 17–31,25–23,25–11, 15–17, Overtime:13–8 | ||||
| Pts:Jokić 21 Rebs:Jokić 14 Asts:Jokić 9 | Boxscore | Pts:Mills 26 Rebs:Magnay 6 Asts:Exum 5 | Arena:Accor Arena Attendance: 12,317 Referees: Yohan Rosso (FRA), Julio Anaya (PAN), Wojciech Liszka (POL) | ||
United States vSerbia | 8 August 2024 | United States | 95–91 | Serbia | Paris, France | |
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| 21:00 (UTC+2) | Scoring by quarter: 23–31, 20–23, 20–22,32–15 | ||||
| Pts:Curry 36 Rebs:James 12 Asts:James 10 | Boxscore | Pts:Bogdanović 20 Rebs:three players 5 Asts:Jokić 11 | Arena:Accor Arena Attendance: 12,213 Referees: Ademir Zurapović (BIH), Julio Anaya (PAN), Martins Kozlovskis (LAT) | ||
Germany vSerbia | 10 August 2024 | Germany | 83–93 | Serbia | Paris, France | |
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| 11:00 (UTC+2) | Scoring by quarter: 21–30,17–16, 25–26, 20–21 | ||||
| Pts:F. Wagner 18 Rebs:F. Wagner 9 Asts:Weiler-Babb,Schröder 6 | Boxscore | Pts:Jokić,Micić 19 Rebs:Jokić 12 Asts:Jokić 11 | Arena:Accor Arena Attendance: 12,406 Referees: Matthew Leigh Kallio (CAN), Yohan Rosso (FRA), Johnny Batista (PUR) | ||
v Serbia| 21 November 2024 | Denmark | 52–72 | Serbia | Copenhagen, Denmark | |
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| 18:00 (UTC+1) | Scoring by quarter: 5–29, 13–14, 16–19,17–19 | ||||
| Pts:Engelhardt 13 Rebs:Sorensen 5 Asts:Pedersen 3 | Boxscore | Pts:Koprivica 13 Rebs:Ristić 6 Asts:Avramović 6 | Arena:Farum Arena Attendance: 2,993 Referees: Wojciech Liszka (POL), Nicolas Maestre (FRA), Ilias Kounelles (CYP) | ||
v Denmark| 24 November 2024 | Serbia | 98–51 | Denmark | Belgrade, Serbia | |
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| 20:00 (UTC+1) | Scoring by quarter:25–17,25–11,20–11,28–12 | ||||
| Pts:Avramović 18 Rebs:Dobrić 8 Asts:Avramović 8 | Boxscore | Pts:Lundberg 15 Rebs:Lundberg 6 Asts:Lundberg 6 | Arena:Aleksandar Nikolić Hall Attendance: 6,300 Referees: Paulo Marques (POR), Mihkel Männiste (EST), Orhan Cagri Hekimoglu (TUR) | ||
v Serbia| 21 February 2025 | Finland | 95–105 | Serbia | Espoo, Finland | |
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| Scoring by quarter:26–24,31–27, 14–28, 24–26 | |||||
| Pts:Jantunen 18 Rebs: Jantunen 6 Asts:Maxhuni 7 | Boxscore | Pts:Petrušev 34 Rebs: Petrušev 8 Asts:Avramović 9 | Arena:Espoo Metro Areena Attendance: 6,146 Referees: Antonio Conde (ESP), Sergii Zashchuk (UKR), Dariusz Zapolski (POL) | ||
v Georgia| 24 February 2025 | Serbia | 63–54 | Georgia | Belgrade, Serbia | |
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| 20:00 (UTC+1) | Scoring by quarter: 13–17, 14–14,17–10,19–13 | ||||
| Pts:Avramović 14 Rebs:Beslać,Koprivica 5 Asts:S. Jović 6 | Boxscore | Pts:Burjanadze 17 Rebs:Jintcharadze,Phevadze 7 Asts: Jintcharadze 4 | Arena:Aleksandar Nikolić Hall Attendance: 7,500 Referees: Gatis Saliņš (LAT), Ofer Manheim (ISR), Valentin Oliot (FRA) | ||
v Serbia| 9 August 2025 | Greece | 66–76 | Serbia | Limassol, Cyprus | |
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| 20:30 (UTC+3) | Scoring by quarter: 26–26, 8–17,13–12, 19–21 | ||||
| Pts:Mitoglou 18 Rebs:Papanikolaou 6 Asts:T. Antetokounmpo 5 | Boxscore | Pts:Jokić 23 Rebs:Jokić 19 Asts:Jokić 4 | Arena:Spyros Kyprianou Athletic Center Attendance: 3,000 Referees: Ofer Manheim (ISR), Petar Pešić (SRB), Ioannis Tsibouris (GRE) | ||
v Serbia| 10 August 2025 | Cyprus | 55–122 | Serbia | Limassol, Cyprus | |
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| 15:00 (UTC+3) | Scoring by quarter: 12–28, 10–38, 20–31, 13–25 | ||||
| Pts:Tigkas 17 Rebs:Stylianou 7 Asts:Willis ,Michail 2 | Boxscore | Pts:Vukčević 24 Rebs:Vukčević 7 Asts:Topić 7 | Arena:Spyros Kyprianou Athletic Center Attendance: 1,500 Referees: Ofer Manheim (ISR), Petar Pešić (SRB), Nir Meirson (ISR) | ||
v Czech Republic| 15 August 2025 | Serbia | 113–84 | Czech Republic | Munich, Germany | |
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| 20:45 (UTC+2) | Scoring by quarter:29–21,32–27,31–20,21–16 | ||||
| Pts:Bogdanović 20 Rebs:three players 4 Asts:Jokić 6 | Boxscore | Pts:Kříž 12 Rebs:Peterka 5 Asts:Krejčí 5 | Arena:SAP Garden Referees: Gatis Saliņš (LAT), Carsen Straube (GER), Nermin Hodžić (BIH) | ||
v Serbia| 16 August 2025 | Germany | 81–91 | Serbia | Munich, Germany | |
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| 20:45 (UTC+2) | Scoring by quarter: 15–18, 17–20, 23–32,26–21 | ||||
| Pts:F.Wagner 26 Rebs:Hollatz 5 Asts:Schröder 5 | Boxscore | Pts:N. Jović 22 Rebs:Jokić 8 Asts:Jokić 7 | Arena:SAP Garden Referees: Peter Praksch (HUN) , Martin Vulić (CRO) , Gatis Saliņš (LAT) | ||
v Slovenia| 21 August 2025 | Serbia | 106–72 | Slovenia | Belgrade, Serbia | |
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| 20:45 (UTC+2) | Scoring by quarter:33–23,31–13,27–20, 15–16 | ||||
| Pts:N. Jović 18 Rebs:Jokić 8 Asts:S. Jović 6 | Pts:Dončić 17 Rebs:Dončić 7 Asts:Dončić 4 | Arena:Belgrade Arena Attendance: 20,000 Referees:Ilija Belošević (SRB), Siniša Prpa (SRB), Petar Pešić (SRB) | |||
v Estonia| 27 August 2025 | Serbia | 98–64 | Estonia | Xiaomi Arena,Riga | |
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| 21:15 | Scoring by quarter:32–12,24–17,30–15, 12–20 | ||||
| Pts:N. Jović 18 Rebs:Jokić 10 Asts:Bogdanović,Jokić 7 | Boxscore | Pts:Drell 11 Rebs:Riismaa,Treier 4 Asts:Vene 5 | Attendance: 8,151 Referees: Antonio Conde (ESP), Lorenzo Baldini (ITA), Geert Jacobs (BEL) | ||
v Serbia| 29 August 2025 | Portugal | 69–80 | Serbia | Xiaomi Arena,Riga | |
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| 21:15 | Scoring by quarter: 19–23, 14–20, 16–21,20–16 | ||||
| Pts:Brito 22 Rebs:Brito 9 Asts:Lisboa 4 | Boxscore | Pts:Jokić 23 Rebs:Jokić 10 Asts:S. Jović 6 | Attendance: 2,942 Referees: Gediminas Petraitis (USA), Wojciech Liszka (POL), Ilias Kounelles (CYP) | ||
v Serbia| 30 August 2025 | Latvia | 80–84 | Serbia | Xiaomi Arena,Riga | |
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| 18:00 | Scoring by quarter: 18–22, 20–20, 18–25,24–17 | ||||
| Pts:Dā. Bertāns 16 Rebs:Dā. Bertāns 10 Asts:Žagars 6 | Boxscore | Pts:Jokić 39 Rebs:Jokić 10 Asts:S. Jović 7 | Attendance: 11,000 Referees: Gediminas Petraitis (USA), Antonio Conde (ESP), Fernando Calatrava (ESP) | ||
v Czechia| 1 September 2025 | Serbia | 82–60 | Czechia | Xiaomi Arena,Riga | |
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| 21:15 | Scoring by quarter:27–5, 18–18, 16–20,21–17 | ||||
| Pts:Avramović 14 Rebs:three players 7 Asts:Avramović 8 | Boxscore | Pts:Bohačík 12 Rebs:Krejčí,Žídek 6 Asts:Sehnal 9 | Attendance: 2,256 Referees: Wojciech Liszka (POL), Yohan Rosso (FRA), Dariusz Zapolski (POL) | ||
v Serbia| 3 September 2025 | Türkiye | 95–90 | Serbia | Xiaomi Arena,Riga | |
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| 21:15 | Scoring by quarter:19–18, 27–31,28–24,21–17 | ||||
| Pts:Şengün 28 Rebs:Şengün 13 Asts:Larkin 9 | Boxscore | Pts:Jokić 22 Rebs:Jokić 9 Asts:S. Jović 6 | Attendance: 6,113 Referees: Petraitis Gediminas (USA), Liszka Wojciech (POL), Rosso Yohan (FRA) | ||
v Finland| 6 September 2025 | Serbia | 86–92 | Finland | Xiaomi Arena,Riga | |
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| 21:45 | Scoring by quarter: 24–28,24–16, 18–24, 20–24 | ||||
| Pts:Jokić 33 Rebs:Jokić 8 Asts:three players 4 | Boxscore | Pts:Markkanen 29 Rebs:Markkanen,Little 8 Asts:Little 6 | Attendance: 4,006 Referees: Vazquez Jorge (PUR), Kato Takaki (JPN), Castillo Luis (ESP) | ||
v Switzerland| 27 November 2025 | Serbia | vs. | Switzerland | Serbia | |
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| PF | Filip Petrušev | Tristan Vukčević | |||
| SF | Nikola Jović | Ognjen Dobrić | |||
| SG | Marko Gudurić | Vanja Marinković | Bogdan Bogdanović | ||
| PG | Aleksa Avramović | Stefan Jović | Vasilije Micić |
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Since 1992, the national team has been managed by a total of eight different head coaches.Dušan Ivković,Željko Obradović, andSvetislav Pešić are the only coaches with more than one spell.
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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 and preparation matches are not included.[39][40]
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This is a list of people who have won two or more medals, who represented FR Yugoslavia / Serbia and Montenegro or Serbia since 1995.
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| Dejan Bodiroga | 1995–2005 | |  | | 7 |
| Dejan Tomašević | 1995–2005 | | | | 7 |
| Saša Obradović | 1995–2001 | | | | 6 |
| Željko Rebrača | 1995–2005 | | | 4 | |
| Aleksandar Đorđević | 1995–1998 | | | 4 | |
| Miroslav Berić | 1995–1998 | | | 4 | |
| Vlade Divac | 1995–2002 | | | | 4 |
| Nikola Lončar | 1996–1999 | | | | 4 |
| Predrag Danilović | 1995–2000 | | | | 4 |
| Milenko Topić | 1996–1999 | | | | 4 |
| Zoran Savić | 1995–1997 | | | 3 | |
| Milan Gurović | 1999–2007 | | | 3 | |
| Predrag Stojaković | 1999–2003 | | | 3 | |
| Marko Jarić | 2001–2007 | | 2 | ||
| Igor Rakočević | 2000–2006 | | 2 | ||
| Dejan Koturović | 1995–2003 | | 2 | ||
| Žarko Paspalj | 1995–1996 | | | 2 | |
| Dragan Lukovski | 1998–2000 | | | 2 | |
| Dragan Tarlać | 1999–2001 | | | 2 | |
| Bogdan Bogdanović | 2013– | |  | 5 | |
| Stefan Jović | 2014– | | 4 | ||
| Stefan Marković | 2007–2016 | | 3 | ||
| Miloš Teodosić | 2007–2016 | | 3 | ||
| Miroslav Raduljica | 2009–2019 | | 3 | ||
| Vladimir Štimac | 2013–2017 | | 3 | ||
| Stefan Birčević | 2014–2019 | | 3 | ||
| Marko Gudurić | 2017– | | | 3 | |
| Milan Mačvan | 2009–2019 | | 3 | ||
| Aleksa Avramović | 2023– | | | 2 | |
| Nemanja Bjelica | 2009–2019 | | 2 | ||
| Dejan Davidovac | 2022– | | | 2 | |
| Ognjen Dobrić | 2023– | | | 2 | |
| Nikola Jokić | 2016– | | | 2 | |
| Nikola Jović | 2023– | | | 2 | |
| Nenad Krstić | 2004–2014 | | 2 | ||
| Nikola Kalinić | 2013–2022 | | 2 | ||
| Vanja Marinković | 2022– | | | 2 | |
| Vasilije Micić | 2013– | | | 2 | |
| Nikola Milutinov | 2015– | | | 2 | |
| Filip Petrušev | 2023– | | | 2 | |
| Marko Simonović | 2014–2020 | | 2 |
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