Serbia women's national basketball team

Serbia

FIBA ranking	9 1 (26 August 2024)[1]
FIBA zone	FIBA Europe
National federation	KSS
Coach	Marina Maljković
Nickname(s)	Beli orlovi (The White Eagles)
Olympic Games
Appearances	2
Medals	Bronze: 2016
World Cup
Appearances	3
EuroBasket
Appearances	13
Medals	Gold: 2015, 2021 Bronze: 2019
Home Away
Medal record Representing FR Yugoslavia / Serbia and Montenegro /  Serbia Olympic Games 2016 Rio de Janeiro EuroBasket 2015 Hungary/Romania 2021 France/Spain 2019 Latvia/Serbia Mediterranean Games 2009 Italy Team Summer Universiade 2005 Izmir

Serbia squad at the 2014 FIBA World Championship for Women.

Serbia (red lit) vs Turkey at the 2014 FIBA World Championship for Women.

EuroBasket 2015 champions on a 2015 Serbian stamp.

The Serbia women's national basketball team (Serbian: Женска кошаркашка репрезентација Србије, romanized: Ženska košarkaška reprezentacija Srbije) represents Serbia in international women's basketball competition and is controlled by the Basketball Federation of Serbia. Serbia are currently ranked tenth in the FIBA World Rankings.

It was known as the "FR Yugoslavia / Serbia and Montenegro women's national basketball team" until 2006. When Serbia became independent, it became the successor state to Serbia and Montenegro.^[2]

For the women's national team that played under the flag of Socialist Federal Republic of Yugoslavia see Yugoslavia women's national basketball team.

Competitions

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

Name of the nation during the tournaments:

• FR Yugoslavia / Serbia and Montenegro 1992–2006
• Serbia 2007–present

Olympic Games Year Round Position Pld W L 1992 suspended 1996 did not qualify 2000 2004 2008 2012 2016 Third place 3rd 8 4 4 2020 Semi-finals 4th 6 3 3 2024 Quarter-finals 6th 4 2 2 2028 Future events 2032 Total 0 Titles 3/8 18 9 9 FIBA World Cup Year Round Position Pld W L 1994 did not qualify 1998 2002 Eighth-final round 12th 8 2 6 2006 did not qualify 2010 2014 Quarter-finals 8th 7 3 4 2018 did not qualify 2022 Quarter-finals 6th 6 3 3 2026 to be determined Total 0 Titles 3/8 21 8 13

EuroBasket Year Round Position Pld W L 1993 suspended 1995 Preliminary round 10th 6 2 4 1997 Quarter-finals 8th 8 3 5 1999 Quarter-finals 7th 8 4 4 2001 Quarter-finals 5th 8 5 3 2003 Quarter-finals 8th 8 3 5 2005 Preliminary round 9th 7 4 3 2007 Main round 11th 6 2 4 2009 Preliminary round 16th 3 0 3 2011 did not qualify 2013 Semi-finals 4th 9 5 4 2015 Champions 1st 10 7 3 2017 Preliminary round 11th 4 1 3 2019 Third place game 3rd 6 5 1 2021 Champions 1st 6 6 0 2023 Fifth place game 5th 7 5 2 2025 To be determined 2027 Total 2 Titles 14/16 96 52 44 Mediterranean Games Year Round Position 1993 did not participate 1997 2001 Preliminary round 7th 2005 did not participate 2009 Final Runners-up 2013 cancelled 2018 not part of the programme 2022 Total 0 Titles 2/5

Team

Current roster

Roster for the 2024 Summer Olympics. The roster was announced on 24 July 2024.^[3]

Serbia women's national basketball team – 2024 Summer Olympics roster
Players	Coaches
Pos. No. Name Age – Date of birth Height Club Ctr. PF 1 Ivana Raca 24 – (1999-09-10)10 September 1999 1.88 m (6 ft 2 in) Dinamo Sassari SG 6 Saša Čađo 35 – (1989-07-13)13 July 1989 1.78 m (5 ft 10 in) CCC Polkowice SG 8 Nevena Jovanović 34 – (1990-06-30)30 June 1990 1.79 m (5 ft 10 in) Nika Syktyvkar PG 12 Yvonne Anderson 34 – (1990-03-08)8 March 1990 1.75 m (5 ft 9 in) Fenerbahçe C 14 Dragana Stanković 29 – (1995-01-18)18 January 1995 1.95 m (6 ft 5 in) Reyer Venezia SF 17 Jovana Nogić 26 – (1997-12-17)17 December 1997 1.81 m (5 ft 11 in) Beşiktaş SF 25 Maša Janković 24 – (2000-02-01)1 February 2000 1.87 m (6 ft 2 in) CB Avenida PG 30 Aleksandra Katanić 27 – (1997-05-18)18 May 1997 1.72 m (5 ft 8 in) Ormanspor PF 32 Angela Dugalić 22 – (2001-12-29)29 December 2001 1.93 m (6 ft 4 in) UCLA Bruins C 33 Tina Krajišnik (C) 33 – (1991-01-12)12 January 1991 1.90 m (6 ft 3 in) UMMC Ekaterinburg PF 51 Mina Đorđević 25 – (1999-02-23)23 February 1999 1.86 m (6 ft 1 in) Emlak Konut SK G 66 Nadija Smailbegović 23 – (2001-04-05)5 April 2001 1.77 m (5 ft 10 in) PEAC-Pécs	Head coach Marina Maljković[4] Assistant coach(es) Jelena Antić Filip Benčić Dajana Butulija Ljubica Drljača Danielle Page Legend (C) Team captain Club – describes last club before the tournament Age – describes age on 28 July 2024 Roster

Head coaches

Since 1992, the national team was managed by a total of eight different head coaches. Miodrag Vesković (3) and Marina Maljković are the only coaches with more than one spell.

Serbia and Montenegro

Years	Name	Competition
1995	Dragomir Bukvić	10th 1995 EuroBasket Women
1997	Slobodan Lukić	8th 1997 EuroBasket Women
1999	Miodrag Vesković	7th 1999 EuroBasket Women
2001–2003	Miroslav Popov	5th 2001 EuroBasket Women 12th 2002 FIBA World Championship
2003	Miodrag Vesković	8th 2003 EuroBasket Women
2005	Zoran Kovačić	9th 2005 EuroBasket Women

Serbia

Years	Name	Competition
2007–2009	Jovica Antonić	11th 2007 EuroBasket 16th 2009 EuroBasket
2010–2011	Miodrag Vesković	—
2011–2017	Marina Maljković	4th 2013 EuroBasket 8th 2014 World Championship 2015 EuroBasket 2016 Summer Olympics
2017	Stevan Karadžić	11th 2017 EuroBasket
2017–	Marina Maljković	2019 EuroBasket 2021 EuroBasket 4th 2021 Summer Olympics 6th 2022 World Cup 5th 2023 EuroBasket

Notable players

• FIBA EuroBasket MVP
  • Ana Dabović – 2015
  • Sonja Vasić – 2021
• FIBA EuroBasket All-Tournament Team
  • Ana Dabović – 2015
  • Sonja Vasić – 2015, 2019, 2021
• WNBA champion
  • Ana Dabović – 2015
• EuroLeague Top Scorer
  • Mila Nikolić – 2000
  • Ana Joković – 2003
  • Gordana Grubin – 2004

See also

• Basketball Federation of Serbia
• Serbia men's national basketball team
• Yugoslavia women's national basketball team

References

1. "FIBA Ranking Presented by Nike". FIBA. 26 August 2024. Retrieved 26 August 2024.
2. "PR no.22: Montenegro becomes 213th FIBA Member". FIBA. Archived from the original on 30 January 2022. Retrieved 26 August 2006.
3. "Селекторка Марина Маљковић одабрала 12 играчица за Олимпијске игре". kss.rs. 24 July 2024. Retrieved 24 July 2024.
4. "Team roster: Serbia" (PDF). fiba.basketball. p. 10. Retrieved 26 July 2024.

External links

• Official website
• FIBA profile