The 2017 Serbia EuroBasket team represented Serbia and won the silver medal at the EuroBasket 2017 in Helsinki (Finland), Tel Aviv (Israel), Cluj-Napoca (Romania) and Istanbul (Turkey). They were automatically qualified for the EuroBasket by taking the 4th place in EuroBasket 2015. The team was coached by Aleksandar Đorđević, with assistant coaches Miroslav Nikolić, Milan Minić and Jovica Antonić.[1]
The EuroBasket 2017 was the 40th edition of the EuroBasket championship that is organized by FIBA Europe.
Timeline edit
- June 19: 25-man roster announced[2]
- July 3: 17-man roster announcement[3][4]
- July 20: Gathering of the players in Belgrade[5]
- July 23: Start of a training camp on Kopaonik mountain[5][4]
- August 6: The end of the training camp
- August 11–25: Exhibition games[5]
- August 31 – September 17: EuroBasket 2017
Roster edit
25 players called up edit
Other than guard Stefan Marković—who had announced his retirement from international basketball after the 2016 Olympics at the age of 28—each player from the 2016 Rio de Janeiro Olympics silver-winning team was also included on the 25-man preliminary roster for EuroBasket 2017. The upcoming EuroBasket would thus mark the first time that the Serbian national team is without Stefan Marković at a major tournament since Serbia went independent in 2006.
Minnesota Timberwolves power forward Nemanja Bjelica was included on the 25-man roster, despite a left foot injury he had sustained in March 2017, which made him unavailable to join the team. Denver Nuggets center Nikola Jokić announced on July 3 that he would not be showing up at the training camp, citing his desire to prepare for the following NBA season. In addition to Bjelica and Jokić who were unavailable due to injury or personal reasons, six more players were cut by head coach Đorđević: Nikola Milutinov, Nemanja Dangubić, Ognjen Jaramaz, Ognjen Dobrić, Aleksa Radanov, and Dejan Davidovac.
17 players at the training camp edit
On July 29, with the 17-player training camp already under way for some ten days, the first one to drop out was Marko Simonović due to injuring his right thumb.[6]
On August 17, head coach Aleksandar Đorđević announced that center Miroslav Raduljica would not be able to play at the championship, due to a knee injury.[7]
Three days later, on August 20, head coach Đorđević announced that team captain Miloš Teodosić would also be unable to continue, due to a chronic thigh injury.[8] Power forward Milan Mačvan was selected as a new team captain due to Teodosić's inability to play at the EuroBasket.[9]
On August 29, it was announced that Nemanja Nedović and Nikola Kalinić wouldn't be able to participate at the championships, due to injuries.[10]
Final 12-man roster edit
The members of Serbia roster at the 2016 Summer Olympics guards Bogdan Bogdanović, Stefan Jović, forwards Stefan Birčević, Milan Mačvan and center Vladimir Štimac are coming back to EuroBasket roster, while guards forwards Branko Lazić, Marko Gudurić and Vladimir Lučić make senior men's debut with the Serbian national team, at a major international tournament.[a] Center Boban Marjanović makes the first appearance at a major tournament since the EuroBasket 2011 while guard Vasilije Micić previously played at the EuroBasket 2013. Guard Dragan Milosavljević and center Ognjen Kuzmić made their debuts at the EuroBasket 2015.
The following is the Serbia roster for the EuroBasket 2017[11]
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The following were candidates to make the team:
| Player | Team[b] | Added | Removed | Reason |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Nikola Jokić |  Denver Nuggets |
June 19, 2017[2] | July 3, 2017 | Withdrew[12] |
| Nemanja Bjelica | Minnesota Timberwolves |
Injured[13] | ||
| Nikola Milutinov |  Olympiacos |
17-man roster cut[3][4] | ||
| Nemanja Dangubić |  Crvena zvezda
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| Ognjen Jaramaz | Mega Bemax
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| Ognjen Dobrić | Crvena zvezda
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| Aleksa Radanov | FMP
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| Dejan Davidovac | FMP
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| Marko Simonović | Crvena zvezda |
July 29, 2017 | Injured[6] | |
| Miroslav Raduljica |  Olimpia Milano |
August 17, 2017 | Injured[14][7] | |
| Miloš Teodosić |  CSKA Moscow |
August 20, 2017 | Injured[15][8] | |
| Nemanja Nedović |  Unicaja |
August 29, 2017 | 12-man roster cut[10][16] | |
| Nikola Kalinić |  Fenerbahçe
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- Notes
Depth chart edit
| Pos. | Starting 5 | Bench 1 | Bench 2 |
|---|---|---|---|
| C | Ognjen Kuzmić | Boban Marjanović | Vladimir Štimac |
| PF | Milan Mačvan | Stefan Birčević | |
| SF | Vladimir Lučić | Marko Gudurić | |
| SG | Bogdan Bogdanović | Dragan Milosavljević | Branko Lazić |
| PG | Stefan Jović | Vasilije Micić |
Staff edit
| Position | Staff member | Age | Team |
|---|---|---|---|
| Head coach | Aleksandar Đorđević |
49 |  Bayern Munich
|
| Assistant coaches | Miroslav Nikolić |
61 | Partizan
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| Jovica Antonić |
51 | — | |
| Milan Minić |
62 | — | |
| Team manager | Nebojša Ilić |
49 | Crvena zvezda
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| Conditioning coaches | Mladen Mihajlović |
32 | Bayern Munich
|
| Ivan Zarić |
32 | — | |
| Scouts | Dragan Popov |
— | |
| Goran Topić |
50 | Vršac
| |
| Physician | Dragan Radovanović |
— | |
| Physiotherapists | Dušan Sajić |
— | |
| Velibor Kosanović |
Vršac
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| Equipment Manager | Jovica Aničić |
— | |
| Press Officer | Vladimir Sibinović |
— |
Source: KSS
Exhibition games edit
The Serbia roster has begun its exhibition schedule against Serbian University team on August 2, 2017.[5] They had participated at the 2017 Belgrade Trophy (August 11–13) together with Greece and Montenegro, then at the Supercup[17][18] in Hamburg, Germany (August 17–20) with Germany, Poland and Russia.[5] Last games were at the 2017 Acropolis of Athens Tournament where they played together with Greece, Italy and Georgia from August 23–25.[5][4][19]
Serbia played nine exhibition games. Had just one lost. The Serbia roster won the Belgrade Trophy and the Hamburg Supercup[20] and came the second at the Acropolis of Athens.
- Kraljevo game
| Serbia |
77–54 | Serbian University team |
| Scoring by quarter: 14–14, 20–16, 22–12, 21–12 | ||
| Pts: Jović 11 Rebs: not available Asts: not available |
Pts: Tejić 13 Rebs: not available Asts: not available | |
| Greece |
61–93 | Serbia |
| Scoring by quarter: 15–23, 7–22, 14–21, 25–27 | ||
| Pts: Bourousis 13 Rebs: Bourousis, Printezis Asts: Mantzaris 3 |
Pts: Bogdanović 14 Rebs: Mačvan 5 Asts: Bogdanović 9 | |
| Serbia |
82–71 |  Montenegro |
| Scoring by quarter: 19–24, 27–13, 18–18, 18–16 | ||
| Pts: Bogdanović 25 Rebs: Kuzmić 7 Asts: Bogdanović, Micić 5 |
Pts: Dubljević 13 Rebs: Vučević 10 Asts: Rice 5 | |
- Supercup Hamburg
Poland  |
78–85 | Serbia |
| Scoring by quarter: 19–25, 18–18, 21–21, 20–21 | ||
| Pts: Ponitka 22 Rebs: Gielo 6 Asts: Koszarek 4 |
Pts: Lučić 22 Rebs: Kuzmić 7 Asts: Bogdanović, Jović 5 | |
| Serbia |
85–75 | Russia |
| Scoring by quarter: 20–16, 16–18, 23–18, 26–23 | ||
| Pts: Mačvan 17 Rebs: Marjanović 8 Asts: Bogdanović 9 |
Pts: Shved 17 Rebs: Vorontsevich 6 Asts: Shved 5 | |
| Germany |
56–87 | Serbia |
| Scoring by quarter: 17–27, 17–17, 6–19, 16–24 | ||
| Pts: Schröder 16 Rebs: Barthel, Hartenstein 5 Asts: Schröder 6 |
Pts: Birčević 21 Rebs: Štimac 6 Asts: Bogdanović, Milosavljević 5 | |
August 23, 2017
18:45 (EET) |
| Serbia |
73–65 | Italy |
| Scoring by quarter: 22–24, 18–14, 19–18, 14–9 | ||
| Pts: Marjanović 21 Rebs: Marjanović 8 Asts: Mačvan 7 |
Pts: Belinelli 20 Rebs: Melli 5 Asts: Belinelli 4 | |
O.A.C.A. Olympic Hall, Athens
Attendance: not available Referees: Anastopoulos, Karakatsounis, Poursanidis |
August 24, 2017
18:45 (EET) |
| Serbia |
66–68 |  Georgia |
| Scoring by quarter: 20–15, 16–21, 19–14, 11–18 | ||
| Pts: Marjanović 19 Rebs: Kuzmić 9 Asts: Micić 4 |
Pts: Shengelia 21 Rebs: Shengelia 14 Asts: Tsintsadze 5 | |
August 25, 2017
21:00 (EET) |
| Greece |
67–69 | Serbia |
| Scoring by quarter: 18–21, 17–17, 9–16, 23–15 | ||
| Pts: Sloukas 15 Rebs: Papagiannis 6 Asts: Sloukas 6 |
Pts: Milosavljević 17 Rebs: Birčević 7 Asts: Bogdanović 8 | |
Tournament edit
Preliminary round edit
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | L | PF | PA | PD | Pts | Qualification |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Serbia
|
5 | 4 | 1 | 400 | 353 | +47 | 9[a] | Knockout stage |
| 2 |  Latvia
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5 | 4 | 1 | 444 | 396 | +48 | 9[a] | |
| 3 | Russia
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5 | 4 | 1 | 378 | 366 | +12 | 9[a] | |
| 4 | Turkey (H)
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5 | 2 | 3 | 388 | 380 | +8 | 7 | |
| 5 |  Belgium
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5 | 1 | 4 | 353 | 410 | −57 | 6 | |
| 6 |  Great Britain
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5 | 0 | 5 | 390 | 448 | −58 | 5 |
Rules for classification: 1) Points; 2) Head-to-head results; 3) Points difference; 4) Points scored.
(H) Hosts
Notes:
All times are local (UTC+3)
Latvia edit
1 September 2017
17:00 |
| Serbia |
92–82 | Latvia |
| Scoring by quarter: 21–24, 24–23, 20–13, 27–22 | ||
| Pts: Bogdanović 30 Rebs: Mačvan 10 Asts: Jović 8 |
Pts: Dai. Bertāns 23 Rebs: Dāv. Bertāns, Timma 6 Asts: Dai. Bertāns 6 | |
Ülker Sports Arena, Istanbul
Attendance: 1,500 Referees: Marek Cmikiewicz (POL), Tomas Jasevičius (LTU), Martin Horozov (BUL) |
Russia edit
2 September 2017
17:00 |
| Russia |
75–72 | Serbia |
| Scoring by quarter: 18–21, 22–17, 18–13, 17–21 | ||
| Pts: Shved 22 Rebs: Mozgov 8 Asts: Khvostov, Vorontsevich 5 |
Pts: Bogdanović, Marjanović 19 Rebs: Kuzmić, Marjanović 6 Asts: Jović 7 | |
Ülker Sports Arena, Istanbul
Attendance: 1,603 Referees: Saverio Lanzarini (ITA), Manuel Mazzoni (ITA), Georgios Poursanidis (GRE) |
Turkey edit
4 September 2017
21:00 |
| Serbia |
80–74 | Turkey |
| Scoring by quarter: 21–13, 15–18, 17–14, 27–29 | ||
| Pts: Bogdanović 17 Rebs: Lučić 9 Asts: Jović 9 |
Pts: Mahmutoğlu 19 Rebs: Erden 5 Asts: Osman 5 | |
Ülker Sports Arena, Istanbul
Attendance: 9,692 Referees: Marek Cmikiewicz (POL), Tomas Jasevičius (LTU), Manuel Mazzoni (ITA) |
Great Britain edit
5 September 2017
17:00 |
| Great Britain |
68–82 | Serbia |
| Scoring by quarter: 14–25, 24–22, 17–18, 13–17 | ||
| Pts: Okereafor 17 Rebs: Olaseni 13 Asts: Okereafor 4 |
Pts: Bogdanović 18 Rebs: Bogdanović 7 Asts: Bogdanović 7 | |
Ülker Sports Arena, Istanbul
Attendance: 1,080 Referees: Georgios Poursanidis (GRE), Michael Weiland (CAN), Martin Horozov (BUL) |
Belgium edit
7 September 2017
17:15 |
| Belgium |
54–74 | Serbia |
| Scoring by quarter: 13–18, 12–24, 11–14, 18–18 | ||
| Pts: Lecomte 12 Rebs: Van Rossom, Tumba 5 Asts: Tabu 4 |
Pts: Marjanović 22 Rebs: Micić 9 Asts: Bogdanović 9 | |
Ülker Sports Arena, Istanbul
Attendance: 761 Referees: Manuel Mazzoni (ITA), Marek Cmikiewicz (POL), Martin Horozov (BUL) |
Knockout stage edit
Round of 16 edit
Serbia made the early running before Hungary fought back nearing half-time and the second-half was a near mirror image. Hungary got within 7 points early in the fourth but Serbia steadied, with their dominance on the inside too much for Hungary to handle. Hungary made a comeback bid in the last quarter getting the margin to within 7 points with 8 minutes left after hitting consecutive threes. However, a pretty penetration and dish by Stefan Jović to Milan Mačvan steadied things for Serbia before Boban Marjanović scored four quick points to snuff out Hungary's challenge. Ognjen Kuzmić was a handful for Hungary all game and finished with 17 points and 10 rebounds in a commanding performance. Serbia's size was too much for Hungary and that showed on the glass with their 37-23 domination in rebounds.[21]
10 September 2017
15:15 |
| Serbia |
86–78 |  Hungary |
| Scoring by quarter: 24–16, 24–25, 21–12, 17–25 | ||
| Pts: Bogdanović, Kuzmić 17 Rebs: Kuzmić 10 Asts: Jović 7 |
Pts: Perl 22 Rebs: Perl 7 Asts: Hanga, Perl 4 | |
Sinan Erdem Dome, Istanbul
Attendance: 1,190 Referees: Leandro Lezcano (ARG), Georgios Poursanidis (GRE), Yener Yılmaz (TUR) |
Quarterfinals edit
Serbia outscored Italy 26-16 in a dominant second quarter to take command of the contest. Italy appeared set to stage a comeback midway through the fourth, getting within 8 points, but Bogdan Bogdanović hit a three and scored another bucket on the next possession to steady Serbia. Serbia took full advantage of their size advantage by dominating on the boards to convincingly win the rebounds 44-19. Bogdanović struggled in the opening three quarters scoring just 8 points, including 0-of-7 from three. However, he came alive in the fourth to ensure Serbia would not have any nervous moments.[22]
13 September 2017
21:30 |
| Italy |
67–83 | Serbia |
| Scoring by quarter: 17–18, 16–26, 15–15, 19–24 | ||
| Pts: Belinelli 18 Rebs: Biligha, Filloy 3 Asts: Melli 3 |
Pts: Bogdanović 22 Rebs: Kuzmić, Marjanović 7 Asts: Jović 5 | |
Sinan Erdem Dome, Istanbul
Attendance: 3,046 Referees: Vicente Bulto (ESP), Takaki Kato (JPN), Tomas Jasevičius (LTU) |
Semifinals edit
It was a game of spurts with momentum swinging wildly within minutes. Russia trailed for much of the game by double digits before getting within 2 points midway through the fourth. Aleksey Shved missed a wide open deep three for the lead, only for Vasilije Micić to connect from deep at the other end. It gave the momentum to Serbia and they hung on from there. With the towering Boban Marjanović, Serbia absolutely dominated in the paint, despite Russia having no shortage of size themselves. Serbia won the battle down-low, outscoring Russia 44-22 in the paint. Serbia led for most of the game through a 14-0 run in the second quarter. However, the game took several turns as Russia would not give up. With Shved scoring in spurts, Russia fought right back getting it to a single possession game until Serbia steadied late.[23]
15 September 2017
21:30 |
| Russia |
79–87 | Serbia |
| Scoring by quarter: 20–25, 14–23, 23–18, 22–21 | ||
| Pts: Shved 33 Rebs: Mozgov 9 Asts: Shved 5 |
Pts: Bogdanović 24 Rebs: Lučić 8 Asts: Jović 6 | |
Sinan Erdem Dome, Istanbul
Attendance: 5,235 Referees: Leandro Lezcano (ARG), Panagiotis Anastopoulos (GRE), Manuel Mazzoni (ITA) |
Final edit
17 September 2017
21:30 |
Slovenia  |
93–85 | Serbia |
| Scoring by quarter: 20–22, 36–25, 15–20, 22–18 | ||
| Pts: Dragić 35 Rebs: Dragić, Dončić 7 Asts: Dragić, Prepelič 3 |
Pts: Bogdanović 22 Rebs: Lučić 8 Asts: Bogdanović 5 | |
Sinan Erdem Dome, Istanbul
Attendance: 12,095 Referees: Cristiano Maranho (BRA), Tolga Sahin (ITA), Antonio Conde (ESP) |
Awards edit
Statistics edit
| Legend | |||||
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| GP | Games played | GS | Games started | MPG | Minutes per game |
| FG% | Field-goal percentage | 3FG% | 3-point field-goal percentage | FT% | Free-throw percentage |
| RPG | Rebounds per game | APG | Assists per game | SPG | Steals per game |
| BPG | Blocks per game | PPG | Points per game | EF | PIR per game |
| Player | GP | GS | MPG | FG% | 3FG% | FT% | RPG | APG | SPG | BPG | EF | PPG |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Stefan Birčević | 9 | 7 | 10.6 | .375 | .429 | 1.00 | 2.2 | .4 | .3 | .1 | 3.4 | 2.4 |
| Bogdan Bogdanović | 9 | 9 | 31.8 | .474 | .292 | .825 | 3.6 | 5.0 | 1.2 | .1 | 19.9 | 20.4 |
| Marko Gudurić | 8 | 0 | 10.6 | .611 | .364 | .750 | .6 | .8 | .5 | .1 | 3.8 | 3.6 |
| Stefan Jović | 9 | 9 | 22.2 | .545 | .333 | .500 | 2.4 | 5.4 | 1.8 | .3 | 12.2 | 6.4 |
| Ognjen Kuzmić | 9 | 9 | 17.6 | .489 | .000 | .692 | 5.1 | 1.3 | .1 | .8 | 9.7 | 7.1 |
| Branko Lazić | 6 | 0 | 6.0 | .333 | .000 | 1.00 | .5 | .5 | .1 | .0 | 1.3 | .7 |
| Vladimir Lučić | 9 | 9 | 27.0 | .500 | .476 | .636 | 5.6 | 1.1 | 1.1 | .1 | 12.7 | 8.9 |
| Boban Marjanović | 9 | 0 | 16.2 | .562 | .000 | .870 | 4.8 | 1.4 | .2 | .3 | 13.4 | 12.4 |
| Milan Mačvan | 9 | 2 | 26.1 | .500 | .292 | .957 | 4.0 | 2.7 | .3 | .1 | 12.7 | 10.8 |
| Vasilije Micić | 9 | 0 | 12.9 | .333 | .300 | .750 | 1.7 | 1.3 | .3 | .0 | 3.6 | 2.4 |
| Dragan Milosavljević | 9 | 0 | 16.6 | .433 | .286 | .727 | 2.2 | .8 | .3 | .1 | 5.0 | 4.9 |
| Vladimir Štimac | 8 | 0 | 6.4 | .435 | .000 | .500 | 2.3 | .3 | .1 | .0 | 3.3 | 3.1 |
| Total | 9 | 9 | 200.0 | .487 | .329 | .771 | 38.6 | 20.8 | 6.4 | 2.2 | 99.7 | 82.3 |
Source: EuroBasket 2017
Statistical leaders edit
Individual game highs edit
Team game highs edit
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References edit
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