The men's national basketball team of Serbia competed at the 2024 Summer Olympics in Paris, France, where they earned a bronze medal.[1] 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.[2]
Timeline
- June 11 16-man roster announcement[3]
- June 24 Start of training camp[4]
- July 5–22 Exhibition games
- July 23 Final 12-man roster announcement[5]
- July 28 – August 11 2024 Summer Olympics
Roster
A 16-player roster was announced on 11 June 2024.[3] Several active EuroLeague or NBA players who have previously won medals with the Serbia national team, including Miloš Teodosić, Nikola Kalinić, Stefan Jović, Boban Marjanović, and Nemanja Nedović, were not included in the call-up or declined the invitation for various reasons.[6][7]
The roster also did not feature young talents who were drafted into the NBA this year, such as Nikola Topić and Nikola Đurišić, nor did it include Washington Wizards rookie Tristan Vukčević.[8]
Boriša Simanić, who was part of the team at the 2023 FIBA Basketball World Cup that secured participation in the 2024 Summer Olympics in Paris, has not fully recovered and was also not part of the broader list. On 30 August 2023, while playing against South Sudan, Simanić was struck in the kidney by Nuni Omot while defending the basket. This blow resulted in a major injury which required his kidney to be removed.[9]
Due to unavailability, Vladimir Lučić was replaced by Aleksa Radanov on 24 June 2024.[10]
The final squad was announced on 23 July 2024.[5] The roster, which includes nine players who participated in last year's World Cup, features the return of stars Nikola Jokić and Vasilije Micić, while newcomer Uroš Plavšić made his debut representing Serbia.[11]
The following were candidates to make the team:
- Notes
- ^ Team at the time player was a candidate
Staff
Source: KSS
Exhibition games
- Unofficial games
- Lyon game
- Abu Dhabi friendlies
- Belgrade games
Olympic play
Preliminary round
Serbia was placed in Group C.[13]
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.
All times are local (UTC+2).
United States
Puerto Rico
South Sudan
Knockout round
Quarterfinal – Australia
Semifinal – United States
Bronze medal game – Germany
See also
References
- ^ "Nikola Jokic records triple-double as Serbia claims Olympics bronze". basketnews.com. 10 August 2024.
- ^ "USA beat Serbia to take third gold medal in a row". fiba.com. 10 July 2018.
- ^ a b "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.
- ^ a b c "Селектор Пешић одредио 12 играча Србије за Олимпијске игре". kss.rs. Retrieved 23 July 2024.
- ^ "Otkrivamo: Ekskluzivno, Nikola Kalinić se oprostio od reprezentacije!". sportal.blic.rs. Retrieved 13 July 2024.
- ^ "Stefan Jović se nije oprostio od Srbije! Otkrio je za Sportal šta je rekao Pešiću u letu iz Manile i zašto nije sa Orlovima". sportal.blic.rs. Retrieved 28 July 2024.
- ^ "What's the Ceiling of this Washington Wizards Rookie?". lastwordonsports.com. Retrieved 28 July 2024.
- ^ "Serbian player loses kidney at hoops World Cup". ESPN. 4 September 2023.
- ^ a b "Pešić čestitao odbojkašima i poželeo sreću fudbalerima: Umesto Lučića Radanov, Jović uskoro na treninzima". danas.rs. Retrieved 28 June 2024.
- ^ "Plavšic, Serbia to Begin Olympics against Team USA". utsports.comaccessdate=28 July 2024.
- ^ "Team roster: Serbia" (PDF). fiba.basketball. p. 9. Retrieved 25 July 2024.
- ^ "Košarkaši Srbije sa SAD u grupi na Olimpijskim igrama". 021.rs. Retrieved 13 July 2024.
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