Bosnia and Herzegovina men's national under-16 and under-17 basketball team

Bosnia and Herzegovina

FIBA zone	FIBA Europe
National federation	Košarkaški savez Bosne i Hercegovine
Coach	Admir Prašović
Nickname(s)	Zlatni ljiljani (The Golden Lilies) Zmajevi (The Dragons)
U17 World Cup
Appearances	1
Medals	None
U16 EuroBasket
Appearances	4
Medals	Gold: 1 (2015)
U16 EuroBasket Division B
Appearances	13
Medals	Silver: 2 (2013, 2018) Bronze: 1 (2011)
Home Away

The Bosnia and Herzegovina men's national under-16 and under-17 basketball team is the national representative for Bosnia and Herzegovina in men's international under-18 and under-19 basketball competitions. They are organized by the Basketball Federation of Bosnia and Herzegovina.^[1][2] The team competes at the FIBA U16 European Championship, with the opportunity to qualify for the FIBA Under-17 World Cup.^{[3][4][5][6][7]}

FIBA U16 EuroBasket

On 27 July 2007, in the first game of the 2007 FIBA Europe Under-16 Championship Division B, Bosnia and Herzegovina defeated Armenia by the score of 236–27, becoming one of the highest margin wins ever in any international game.^[8]

Bosnia and Herzegovina won two gold medals in 2015, winning both the 2015 European Youth Summer Olympic Festival as well as the 2015 FIBA U16 European Championship.^[9][10] Winning the European Under-16 Championship caused massive celebrations throughout the streets of Bosnia. ^{[11][12][13][14]}

On 17 August 2015 in Sarajevo, close to 50,000 Bosnia and Herzegovina national team supporters welcomed the under-16 European champions home.^{[15][16][17][18]}

Year	Position	Head coach
2004	Played in Division B	N/A
2005
2006
2007
2008
2009	Did not participate	N/A
2010
2011	Played in Division B	N/A
2012
2013
2014	8th	Emir Halimić
2015		Josip Pandža
2016	14th	Dragan Mičić
2017	Played in Division B	N/A
2018
2019	16th	Admir Prašović
2022	Played in Division B	N/A
2023
2024
Total	4/19

FIBA U17 World Cup

Year	Position	Head coach
2010	Did not qualify	N/A
2012
2014
2016	9th	Josip Pandža
2018	Did not qualify	N/A
2020
2022	Did not qualify	N/A
2024	Did not qualify	N/A
2026	To be determined	To be determined
Total	1/8

See also

• Bosnia and Herzegovina men's national basketball team
• Bosnia and Herzegovina men's national under-18 and under-19 basketball team
• Bosnia and Herzegovina women's national under-16 and under-17 basketball team

References

1. Profile - Bosnia and Herzegovina, FIBA.basketball
2. "Bosnia and Herzegovina (U16-U17)". eurobasket.com.
3. "Bosnia and Herzegovina at the 2016 FIBA Under-17 World Cup". Retrieved 3 July 2016.
4. "Bosnia and Herzegovina at the 2016 FIBA U16 European Championship". Retrieved 20 August 2016.
5. "Bosnia and Herzegovina at the 2017 FIBA U16 European Championship Division B". Retrieved 19 August 2017.
6. "Bosnia and Herzegovina at the 2018 FIBA U16 European Championship Division B". Retrieved 18 August 2018.
7. "Bosnia and Herzegovina at the 2019 FIBA U16 European Championship". Retrieved 17 August 2019.
8. "Boxscore BIH 236–27 ARM". FIBA Europe. 27 July 2007. Retrieved 2 April 2016.
9. "Musa Leads Bosnians To Historic Triumph". fibaeurope.com. Archived from the original on 20 August 2015. Retrieved 17 August 2015.
10. "Musa leads Bosnia and Herzegovina to historic triumph at U16 European Championship". fiba.com. Archived from the original on September 28, 2022. Retrieved 17 August 2015.
11. "Titula prvaka Europe slavi se na ulicama diljem BiH" (in Bosnian). reprezentacija.ba. Retrieved 16 August 2015.
12. "Nacija u deliriju: Slavlje uspjeha bh. košarkaša i na ulicama" (in Bosnian). klix.ba. Retrieved 16 August 2015.
13. "Veliko slavlje u BiH nakon pobjede i osvojenog zlata u Litvaniji" (in Bosnian). avaz.ba. Retrieved 16 August 2015.
14. "BIBIJADA I BAKLJADA Slavlje na zeničkim ulicama nakon osvojenog zlata" (in Bosnian). avaz.ba. Retrieved 16 August 2015.
15. "U spektakularnoj atmosferi u Sarajevu: 50.000 navijača priredilo doček za šampione Evrope" (in Bosnian). klix.ba. Retrieved 17 August 2015.
16. "(VIDEO) LUDNICA U SARAJEVU: 50.000 navijača dočekalo zlatne košarkaše" (in Serbian). kurir.rs. Retrieved 17 August 2015.
17. "Slavlje kakvo BiH ne pamti: Više od 50 tisuća ljudi pozdravilo kadetske prvake Europe!" (in Croatian). index.hr. Retrieved 17 August 2015.
18. "Ludnica na dočeku zlatnih kadeta" (in Montenegrin). rtcg.me. Retrieved 17 August 2015.

External links

• Official website (in Bosnian)
• Archived records of Bosnia and Herzegovina team participations