Bosnia and Herzegovina women's national basketball team

This article is about the women's team. For the men's team, see Bosnia and Herzegovina men's national basketball team.

Bosnia and Herzegovina

FIBA ranking	17 (15 February 2024)[1]
Joined FIBA	1992
FIBA zone	FIBA Europe
National federation	KSBIH
Coach	Goran Lojo
World Cup
Appearances	1
EuroBasket
Appearances	3
Medals	None
Mediterranean Games
Appearances	1
Medals	Gold: 1993
Home Away
Medal record Mediterranean Games 1993 France Team

The Bosnia and Herzegovina women's national basketball team (Bosnian: ženska košarkaška reprezentacija Bosne i Hercegovine) represents Bosnia and Herzegovina in international women's basketball competitions, and is governed by the Basketball Federation of Bosnia and Herzegovina. Before the independence in 1992, Bosnian players played for Yugoslavia.

Bosnia and Herzegovina's best result in international competitions so far is a gold medal at the 1993 Mediterranean Games where they beat Italy in the finals. It was also the first major competition the country played in since becoming an independent state.

In 1997 Bosnia and Herzegovina qualified for the first time to EuroBasket winning all six qualifying games and finishing as number one in the group stage. They were later eliminated in the preliminary round of the tournament.^[2]

Two years later, in 1999 Bosnia and Herzegovina qualified for the second time in a row to EuroBasket. However they were eliminated once in again in the preliminary round, winning only one of seven games.^[3]

In 2021, almost 22 years later, Bosnia and Herzegovina qualified once again to the EuroBasket after making a huge upset in the qualifiers, finishing second. For the first time in Bosnia and Herzegovina's history at EuroBasket they advanced from the group stages, but were later eliminated in the quarterfinals against France with a result of 80–67. They finished the tournament as 5th.^[4]

Competitive record

For the results before 1992 see Yugoslavia women's national basketball team.

Olympic Games

Year	Round	Position	Pld	W	L
1992	Did not qualify
1996
2000
2004
2008
2012
2016
2020
2024
Total	0 Titles	0	0	0	0

World Championship

Year	Round	Position	Pld	W	L
1994	Did not qualify
1998
2002
2006
2010
2014
2018
2022	Preliminary round	12th	5	0	5
2026	To be determined
Total	1/6	0	5	0	5

EuroBasket

Year	Round	Position	Pld	W	L
1993	Wasn't allowed to compete
1995
1997	Preliminary round	12th	7	2	5
1999	Preliminary round	10th	7	1	6
2001	Did not qualify
2003
2005
2007
2009
2011
2013	Did not enter
2015
2017	Did not qualify
2019
2021	Quarter-finals	5th	6	4	2
2023	Did not qualify
2025	To be determined
2027
Total	0 Titles	3/13	20	7	13

Mediterranean Games

Year	Round	Position
1993	First place	1st
1997	Did not participate
2001
2005
2009
2013	Cancelled
2018	Did not participate
2022	To be determined
Total	1 Title

Team

Current roster

Roster for the 2022 FIBA Women's Basketball World Cup.^[5]

Bosnia and Herzegovina women's national basketball team – 2022 FIBA Women's Basketball World Cup roster
Players	Coaches
Pos. No. Name Age – Date of birth Height Club Ctr. PG 4 Milica Deura (C) 32 – (1990-07-22)22 July 1990 1.78 m (5 ft 10 in) BK ŠKP 08 Banská Bystrica PG 5 Miljana Džombeta 28 – (1994-07-05)5 July 1994 1.75 m (5 ft 9 in) Constanța G 7 Nikolina Knezević 27 – (1995-02-16)16 February 1995 1.77 m (5 ft 10 in) BK Brno G 9 Dragana Domuzin 21 – (2000-11-03)3 November 2000 1.74 m (5 ft 9 in) Slovanka MB SF 10 Ajla Iskanović 22 – (1999-10-05)5 October 1999 1.86 m (6 ft 1 in) ŽKK RMU Banovići SG 11 Nikolina Delić 25 – (1996-11-01)1 November 1996 1.84 m (6 ft 0 in) Akson Ilirija C 13 Ajla Selimović 19 – (2003-02-06)6 February 2003 1.83 m (6 ft 0 in) Celta de Vigo Baloncesto PF 15 Nikolina Elez 27 – (1995-08-11)11 August 1995 1.86 m (6 ft 1 in) C 23 Jovana Marković 25 – (1997-01-10)10 January 1997 1.86 m (6 ft 1 in) ŽKK Budućnost Podgorica SG 24 Matea Tavić 30 – (1992-05-29)29 May 1992 1.78 m (5 ft 10 in) Rutronik Stars Keltern SG 25 Anđela Delić 25 – (1996-11-01)1 November 1996 1.81 m (5 ft 11 in) Clarinos Tenerife C 35 Jonquel Jones 28 – (1994-01-05)5 January 1994 1.98 m (6 ft 6 in) Connecticut Sun	Head coach Goran Lojo[6] Assistant coach(es) Armin Šećerović Legend (C) Team captain Club – describes last club before the tournament Age – describes age on 22 September 2022

Notable players

Current notable players from Bosnia and Herzegovina:

Notable players roster
Players	Coaches
Pos. No. Name Age – Date of birth Height Club Ctr. F Courtney Hurt 32 – (1990-03-05)5 March 1990 1.85 m (6 ft 1 in) AZS AJP Gorzów Wielkopolski F Marina Džinić 30 – (1992-07-20)20 July 1992 1.90 m (6 ft 3 in) Nico Basket F Marica Gajić 27 – (1995-04-27)27 April 1995 1.85 m (6 ft 1 in) Flammes Carolo F Nedžla Kovačević 24 – (1997-10-10)10 October 1997 1.80 m (5 ft 11 in) Al-Qazeres Extremadura F Melisa Brčaninović 23 – (1999-02-19)19 February 1999 1.93 m (6 ft 4 in) Hozono Global Jairis G Irena Vrančić 32 – (1990-03-21)21 March 1990 1.73 m (5 ft 8 in) Horizont Minsk F Milina Mišeljić 24 – (1998-03-18)18 March 1998 1.83 m (6 ft 0 in) ŽKK Crvena zvezda G Sandra Azinović 22 – (1999-04-02)2 April 1999 1.76 m (5 ft 9 in) Flippo Baskets BG 74 C Gorana Marjanović 21 – (2000-03-26)26 March 2000 1.93 m (6 ft 4 in) ŽKK Partizan G Anđela Gligić 21 – (2000-05-09)9 May 2000 1.69 m (5 ft 7 in) ŽKK Partizan C Sara Heljić 20 – (2000-11-27)27 November 2000 1.92 m (6 ft 4 in) Vasas SC F Dragana Zubac 20 – (2001-03-06)6 March 2001 1.82 m (6 ft 0 in) Hatayspor C Azra Nikšić 18 – (2003-08-27)27 August 2003 1.90 m (6 ft 3 in) ŽKK Play Off Sarajevo	Legend Club – describes current club Age – describes age on 15 November 2021

References

1. "FIBA Ranking Presented by Nike". FIBA. 15 February 2024. Retrieved 15 February 2024.
2. "Results at the 1997 Women's EuroBasket". FIBA. Retrieved 27 June 2021.
3. "Results at the 1999 Women's EuroBasket". FIBA. Retrieved 27 June 2021.
4. "Results at the 2021 Women's EuroBasket". FIBA. Retrieved 27 June 2021.
5. "Selektor Goran Lojo odabrao 12 Zmajica" (in Bosnian). bhbasket.ba. 21 September 2022. Retrieved 21 September 2022.
6. "Team Roster: Bosnia and Herzegovina" (PDF). fiba.basketball. 20 September 2022. Archived from the original (PDF) on 21 September 2022. Retrieved 20 September 2022.

External links

• Official website
• FIBA profile