The men's national basketball team of Serbia is scheduled to compete at the 2024 Summer Olympics in Paris, France. They qualified for the Olympics as one of the top two FIBA Basketball World Cup finishers from Europe in 2023. Serbia last competed in the 2016 Summer Olympics, securing a silver medal.[1]
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| Head coach | Svetislav Pešić | ||
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Timeline
edit- June 11 A 16-player roster was announced[2]
- June 24 Start of training camp[3]
- July 5–21 Exhibition games
- July 23 or 24 Final 12-man roster announcement[4]
- July 28 – August 11 2024 Summer Olympics
Roster
editLong-standing national team members Nikola Kalinić and Stefan Jović, who achieved numerous successes with Serbia, including a silver medal in the 2016 Summer Olympics, have decided to end their international careers ahead of the Olympic Games in Paris.[5][6]
A 16-player roster was announced on 11 June 2024.[7] Due to unavailability, Vladimir Lučić was replaced by Aleksa Radanov on 24 June 2024.[8]
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The following were candidates to make the team:
| Player | Team[a] | Added | Removed | Reason |
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| Vladimir Lučić |  Bayern Munich |
June 11, 2024 | June 24, 2024 | Withdrew[9] |
- Notes
- ^ Team at the time player was a candidate
Exhibition games
editSerbia  |
90–74 |  Netherlands |
| Scoring by quarter: 19–17, 30–22, 24–12, 17–23 | ||
| Pts: Plavšić 19 Rebs: Jokić 9 Asts: Jokić 10 |
Pts: Van der Vuurst de Vries 18 Rebs: three players 3 Asts: Van der Vuurst de Vries 9 | |
| Serbia |
95–61 | Netherlands |
| Scoring by quarter: 17–21, 31–16, 30–13, 17–11 | ||
| Pts: Marinković 21 Rebs: Pokuševski 5 Asts: two players 5 |
Pts: two players 13 Rebs: N'Guessan 5 Asts: two players 6 | |
France  |
67–79 | Serbia |
| Scoring by quarter: 23–18, 9–27, 20–15, 15–19 | ||
| Pts: Wembanyama 14 Rebs: Wembanyama 10 Asts: three players 3 |
Pts: Jokić 20 Rebs: Jokić 12 Asts: two players 3 | |
Olympic play
editPreliminary round
editSerbia was placed in Group C.[10]
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | L | PF | PA | PD | Pts | Qualification |
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| 1 | Serbia
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0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | Quarterfinals |
| 2 |  South Sudan
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0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| 3 |  Puerto Rico
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0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | Possible quarterfinals, based on ranking |
| 4 |  United States
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0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
First match(es) will be played: 28 July 2024. Source: FIBA
Rules for classification: 1) classification points; 2) head-to-head results; 3) head-to-head game points difference; 4) head-to-head number of game points scored.
Rules for classification: 1) classification points; 2) head-to-head results; 3) head-to-head game points difference; 4) head-to-head number of game points scored.
All times are local (UTC+2).
United States
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Puerto Rico
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South Sudan
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See also
editReferences
edit- ^ "USA beat Serbia to take third gold medal in a row". fiba.com. 10 July 2018.
- ^ "Селектор Пешић одредио списак кандидата за мушку „А" репрезентацију Србије на Олимпијским играма". kss.rs. Retrieved 11 June 2024.
- ^ "Okupila se muška košarkaška reprezentacija za olimpijske izazove: Nikola Jokić glavna zvezda". danas.rs. Retrieved 12 July 2024.
- ^ "Pešić: Konačan spisak za Igre 23. ili 24. jula". zurnal.rs. Retrieved 12 July 2024.
- ^ "Otkrivamo: Ekskluzivno, Nikola Kalinić se oprostio od reprezentacije!". sportal.blic.rs. Retrieved 13 July 2024.
- ^ "Sve o odlasku Stefana Jovića iz reprezentacije: Već u avionu iz Manile je sve bilo jasno". sportal.blic.rs. Retrieved 13 July 2024.
- ^ "Селектор Пешић одредио списак кандидата за мушку „А" репрезентацију Србије на Олимпијским играма". kss.rs. Retrieved 11 June 2024.
- ^ "Pešić čestitao odbojkašima i poželeo sreću fudbalerima: Umesto Lučića Radanov, Jović uskoro na treninzima". danas.rs. Retrieved 28 June 2024.
- ^ "Pešić čestitao odbojkašima i poželeo sreću fudbalerima: Umesto Lučića Radanov, Jović uskoro na treninzima". danas.rs. Retrieved 28 June 2024.
- ^ "Košarkaši Srbije sa SAD u grupi na Olimpijskim igrama". 021.rs. Retrieved 13 July 2024.