2017 Serbia EuroBasket team

The 2017 Serbia EuroBasket team represented Serbia and won the silver medal at the EuroBasket 2017 in Helsinki (Finland), Tel Aviv (Israel), Cluj-Napoca (Romania) and Istanbul (Turkey). They were automatically qualified for the EuroBasket by taking the 4th place in EuroBasket 2015. The team was coached by Aleksandar Đorđević, with assistant coaches Miroslav Nikolić, Milan Minić and Jovica Antonić.[1]

Main article: Serbia national basketball team

The EuroBasket 2017 was the 40th edition of the EuroBasket championship that is organized by FIBA Europe.

Timeline
  • June 19: 25-man roster announced[2]
  • July 3: 17-man roster announcement[3][4]
  • July 20: Gathering of the players in Belgrade[5]
  • July 23: Start of a training camp on Kopaonik mountain[5][4]
  • August 6: The end of the training camp
  • August 11–25: Exhibition games[5]
  • August 31 – September 17: EuroBasket 2017

Roster

All players who won a silver medal at the 2016 Summer Olympics in Rio de Janeiro were included on the 25-man roster besides guard Stefan Marković who announced his retirement from international basketball after Olympics at 28. It's the first time that Serbian national team plays without Stefan Marković at a major tournament since Serbia went independent in 2006. Power forward Nemanja Bjelica was on the 25-man roster, despite a left foot injury he sustained in March 2017, which made him incapable to join the team. Center Nikola Jokić announced his withdrawal on July 3, citing his will to prepare for the following NBA season. On August 17, head coach Aleksandar Đorđević announced that center Miroslav Raduljica would not be able to play at the championship, due to a knee injury.[6] On August 20, head coach Đorđević announced that team captain Miloš Teodosić would also be unable to play, due to a chronic thigh injury.[7] Power forward Milan Mačvan is selected as a new team captain due to Teodosić's inability to play on the EuroBasket.[8] On August 29, it was announced that Nemanja Nedović and Nikola Kalinić wouldn't be able to participate at the championships, due to injuries.

The members of Serbia roster at the 2016 Summer Olympics guards Bogdan Bogdanović, Stefan Jović, forwards Stefan Birčević, Milan Mačvan and center Vladimir Štimac are coming back to EuroBasket roster, while guards forwards Branko Lazić, Marko Gudurić and Vladimir Lučić make senior men's debut with the Serbian national team, at a major international tournament.[lower-alpha 1] Center Boban Marjanović makes the first appearance at a major tournament since the EuroBasket 2011 while guard Vasilije Micić previously played at the EuroBasket 2013. Guard Dragan Milosavljević and center Ognjen Kuzmić made their debuts at the EuroBasket 2015.

The following is the Serbia roster for the EuroBasket 2017[9]

Serbia men's national basketball team – EuroBasket 2017 roster
PlayersCoaches
Pos.No.NameAge – Date of birthHeightClubCtr.
PF 6 Mačvan, Milan (C) 27 – (1989-11-16)November 16, 1989 2.06 m (6 ft 9 in) Olimpia Milano
SG 7 Bogdanović, Bogdan 25 – (1992-08-18)August 18, 1992 1.98 m (6 ft 6 in) Fenerbahçe
F 11 Lučić, Vladimir 28 – (1989-06-17)June 17, 1989 2.04 m (6 ft 8 in) Bayern Munich
SG 12 Milosavljević, Dragan 28 – (1989-05-11)May 11, 1989 1.98 m (6 ft 6 in) Alba Berlin
PF 14 Birčević, Stefan 27 – (1989-12-13)December 13, 1989 2.10 m (6 ft 11 in) Partizan
C 15 Štimac, Vladimir 29 – (1987-09-25)September 25, 1987 2.11 m (6 ft 11 in) Beşiktaş J.K.
G/F 19 Lazić, Branko 28 – (1989-01-12)January 12, 1989 1.95 m (6 ft 5 in) Crvena zvezda
PG 22 Micić, Vasilije 23 – (1994-01-13)January 13, 1994 1.95 m (6 ft 5 in) Tofaş
G/F 23 Gudurić, Marko 22 – (1995-03-08)March 8, 1995 1.99 m (6 ft 6 in) Crvena zvezda
G 24 Jović, Stefan 26 – (1990-11-03)November 3, 1990 1.98 m (6 ft 6 in) Crvena zvezda
C 32 Kuzmić, Ognjen 27 – (1990-05-16)May 16, 1990 2.13 m (7 ft 0 in) Crvena zvezda
C 51 Marjanović, Boban 29 – (1988-08-15)August 15, 1988 2.21 m (7 ft 3 in) Detroit Pistons
Head coach
Assistant coach(es)
Legend
  • (C) Team captain
  • Club – describes last
    club before the tournament
  • Age – describes age
    on 31 August 2017

The following were candidates to make the team:

Earlier candidates
Player Team[lower-alpha 2] Added Removed Reason
Nikola Jokić Denver NuggetsJune 19, 2017[2]July 3, 2017Withdrew[10]
Nemanja Bjelica Minnesota TimberwolvesInjured[11]
Nikola Milutinov Olympiacos17-man roster cut[3][4]
Nemanja Dangubić Crvena zvezda
Ognjen Jaramaz Mega Bemax
Ognjen Dobrić Crvena zvezda
Aleksa Radanov FMP
Dejan Davidovac FMP
Marko Simonović Crvena zvezdaJuly 29, 2017Injured[12]
Miroslav Raduljica Olimpia MilanoAugust 17, 2017Injured[13][6]
Miloš Teodosić CSKA MoscowAugust 20, 2017Injured[14][7]
Nemanja Nedović UnicajaAugust 29, 201712-man roster cut[15][16]
Nikola Kalinić Fenerbahçe
Notes
  1. Major international tournaments are EuroBasket, FIBA World Cup and Summer Olympics
  2. Team at the time player was a candidate

Depth chart
Pos. Starting 5 Bench 1 Bench 2
C Ognjen Kuzmić Boban Marjanović Vladimir Štimac
PF Milan Mačvan Stefan Birčević
SF Vladimir Lučić Marko Gudurić
SG Bogdan Bogdanović Dragan Milosavljević Branko Lazić
PG Stefan Jović Vasilije Micić

Staff
Position Staff member Age Team
Head coach Aleksandar Đorđević49 Bayern Munich
Assistant coaches Miroslav Nikolić61 Partizan
Jovica Antonić51N/A
Milan Minić62N/A
Team manager Nebojša Ilić49 Crvena zvezda
Conditioning coaches Mladen Mihajlović32 Bayern Munich
Ivan Zarić32N/A
Scouts Dragan PopovN/A
Goran Topić50 Vršac
Physician Dragan RadovanovićN/A
Physiotherapists Dušan SajićN/A
Velibor Kosanović Vršac
Equipment Manager Jovica AničićN/A
Press Officer Vladimir SibinovićN/A

Source: KSS

Exhibition games

The Serbia roster has begun its exhibition schedule against Serbian University team on August 2, 2017.[5] They had participated at the 2017 Belgrade Trophy (August 11–13) together with Greece and Montenegro, then at the Supercup[17][18] in Hamburg, Germany (August 17–20) with Germany, Poland and Russia.[5] Last games were at the 2017 Acropolis of Athens Tournament where they played together with Greece, Italy and Georgia from August 23–25.[5][4][19]

Serbia played nine exhibition games. Had just one lost. The Serbia roster won the Belgrade Trophy and the Hamburg Supercup[20] and came the second at the Acropolis of Athens.

Kraljevo game
August 2, 2017
19:00 (CET)
Serbia 77–54 Serbian University team
Scoring by quarter: 14–14, 20–16, 22–12, 21–12
Pts: Jović 11
Rebs: not available
Asts: not available		 Pts: Tejić 13
Rebs: not available
Asts: not available
Sports Hall, Kraljevo
Attendance: 3,500
Referees: Maričić, Stefanović, Dimovski
Belgrade Trophy
August 12, 2017
21:00 (CET)
Greece  61–93 Serbia
Scoring by quarter: 15–23, 7–22, 14–21, 25–27
Pts: Bourousis 13
Rebs: Bourousis, Printezis
Asts: Mantzaris 3		 Pts: Bogdanović 14
Rebs: Mačvan 5
Asts: Bogdanović 9
Aleksandar Nikolić Hall, Belgrade
Attendance: 5,600
Referees: Juras, Obrknežević, Prpa
August 13, 2017
21:00 (CET)
Serbia 82–71  Montenegro
Scoring by quarter: 19–24, 27–13, 18–18, 18–16
Pts: Bogdanović 25
Rebs: Kuzmić 7
Asts: Bogdanović, Micić 5		 Pts: Dubljević 13
Rebs: Vučević 10
Asts: Rice 5
Aleksandar Nikolić Hall, Belgrade
Attendance: 6,000
Referees: Obrknežević, Jevtović, Ninković
Supercup Hamburg
August 18, 2017
21:00 (CET)
Poland  78–85  Serbia
Scoring by quarter: 19–25, 18–18, 21–21, 20–21
Pts: Ponitka 22
Rebs: Gielo 6
Asts: Koszarek 4		 Pts: Lučić 22
Rebs: Kuzmić 7
Asts: Bogdanović, Jović 5
Edel-optics.de Arena, Hamburg
Attendance: 2,085
Referees: Madinger, Makhlin, Straube
August 19, 2017
20:00 (CET)
Serbia 85–75  Russia
Scoring by quarter: 20–16, 16–18, 23–18, 26–23
Pts: Mačvan 17
Rebs: Marjanović 8
Asts: Bogdanović 9		 Pts: Shved 17
Rebs: Vorontsevich 6
Asts: Shved 5
Edel-optics.de Arena, Hamburg
Attendance: 3,185
Referees: Madinger, Maliszewski, Straube
August 20, 2017
15:00 (CET)
Germany  56–87  Serbia
Scoring by quarter: 17–27, 17–17, 6–19, 16–24
Pts: Schröder 16
Rebs: Barthel, Hartenstein 5
Asts: Schröder 6		 Pts: Birčević 21
Rebs: Štimac 6
Asts: Bogdanović, Milosavljević 5
Edel-optics.de Arena, Hamburg
Attendance: 3,305
Referees: Makhlin, Vovk, Maliszewski
Acropolis of Athens
August 23, 2017
18:45 (EET)
Serbia 73–65  Italy
Scoring by quarter: 22–24, 18–14, 19–18, 14–9
Pts: Marjanović 21
Rebs: Marjanović 8
Asts: Mačvan 7		 Pts: Belinelli 20
Rebs: Melli 5
Asts: Belinelli 4
O.A.C.A. Olympic Hall, Athens
Attendance: not available
Referees: Anastopoulos, Karakatsounis, Poursanidis
August 24, 2017
18:45 (EET)
Serbia 66–68  Georgia
Scoring by quarter: 20–15, 16–21, 19–14, 11–18
Pts: Marjanović 19
Rebs: Kuzmić 9
Asts: Micić 4		 Pts: Shengelia 21
Rebs: Shengelia 14
Asts: Tsintsadze 5
O.A.C.A. Olympic Hall, Athens
Attendance: not available
Referees: Poursanidis, Tsaroucha, Symeonidis
August 25, 2017
21:00 (EET)
Greece  67–69  Serbia
Scoring by quarter: 18–21, 17–17, 9–16, 23–15
Pts: Sloukas 15
Rebs: Papagiannis 6
Asts: Sloukas 6		 Pts: Milosavljević 17
Rebs: Birčević 7
Asts: Bogdanović 8
O.A.C.A. Olympic Hall, Athens
Attendance: not available
Referees: Piloidis, Karakatsounis, Somos

Tournament
Further information: EuroBasket 2017

Preliminary round
Main article: EuroBasket 2017 Group D
Pos Team Pld W L PF PA PD Pts Qualification
1  Serbia 5 4 1 400 353 +47 9[lower-alpha 1] Knockout stage
2  Latvia 5 4 1 444 396 +48 9[lower-alpha 1]
3  Russia 5 4 1 378 366 +12 9[lower-alpha 1]
4  Turkey (H) 5 2 3 388 380 +8 7
5  Belgium 5 1 4 353 410 −57 6
6  Great Britain 5 0 5 390 448 −58 5
Source: EuroBasket
Rules for classification: 1) Points; 2) Head-to-head results; 3) Points difference; 4) Points scored.
(H) Host.
Notes:
  1. Serbia 3 Pts, +7 PD; Latvia 3 Pts, +5 PD; Russia 3 Pts, −12 PD

All times are local (UTC+3)

Latvia
1 September 2017
17:00
Serbia  92–82  Latvia
Scoring by quarter: 21–24, 24–23, 20–13, 27–22
Pts: Bogdanović 30
Rebs: Mačvan 10
Asts: Jović 8		 Pts: Dai. Bertāns 23
Rebs: Dāv. Bertāns, Timma 6
Asts: Dai. Bertāns 6
Ülker Sports Arena, Istanbul
Attendance: 1,500
Referees: Marek Cmikiewicz (POL), Tomas Jasevičius (LTU), Martin Horozov (BUL)

Russia
2 September 2017
17:00
Russia  75–72  Serbia
Scoring by quarter: 18–21, 22–17, 18–13, 17–21
Pts: Shved 22
Rebs: Mozgov 8
Asts: Khvostov, Vorontsevich 5		 Pts: Bogdanović, Marjanović 19
Rebs: Kuzmić, Marjanović 6
Asts: Jović 7
Ülker Sports Arena, Istanbul
Attendance: 1,603
Referees: Saverio Lanzarini (ITA), Manuel Mazzoni (ITA), Georgios Poursanidis (GRE)

Turkey
4 September 2017
21:00
Serbia  80–74  Turkey
Scoring by quarter: 21–13, 15–18, 17–14, 27–29
Pts: Bogdanović 17
Rebs: Lučić 9
Asts: Jović 9		 Pts: Mahmutoğlu 19
Rebs: Erden 5
Asts: Osman 5
Ülker Sports Arena, Istanbul
Attendance: 9,692
Referees: Marek Cmikiewicz (POL), Tomas Jasevičius (LTU), Manuel Mazzoni (ITA)

Great Britain
5 September 2017
17:00
Great Britain  68–82  Serbia
Scoring by quarter: 14–25, 24–22, 17–18, 13–17
Pts: Okereafor 17
Rebs: Olaseni 13
Asts: Okereafor 4		 Pts: Bogdanović 18
Rebs: Bogdanović 7
Asts: Bogdanović 7
Ülker Sports Arena, Istanbul
Attendance: 1,080
Referees: Georgios Poursanidis (GRE), Michael Weiland (CAN), Martin Horozov (BUL)

Belgium
7 September 2017
17:15
Belgium  54–74  Serbia
Scoring by quarter: 13–18, 12–24, 11–14, 18–18
Pts: Lecomte 12
Rebs: Van Rossom, Tumba 5
Asts: Tabu 4		 Pts: Marjanović 22
Rebs: Micić 9
Asts: Bogdanović 9
Ülker Sports Arena, Istanbul
Attendance: 761
Referees: Manuel Mazzoni (ITA), Marek Cmikiewicz (POL), Martin Horozov (BUL)

Knockout stage
Main article: EuroBasket 2017 knockout stage

Round of 16

Serbia made the early running before Hungary fought back nearing half-time and the second-half was a near mirror image. Hungary got within 7 points early in the fourth but Serbia steadied, with their dominance on the inside too much for Hungary to handle. Hungary made a comeback bid in the last quarter getting the margin to within 7 points with 8 minutes left after hitting consecutive threes. However, a pretty penetration and dish by Stefan Jović to Milan Mačvan steadied things for Serbia before Boban Marjanović scored four quick points to snuff out Hungary's challenge. Ognjen Kuzmić was a handful for Hungary all game and finished with 17 points and 10 rebounds in a commanding performance. Serbia's size was too much for Hungary and that showed on the glass with their 37-23 domination in rebounds.[21]

10 September 2017
15:15
Serbia  86–78  Hungary
Scoring by quarter: 24–16, 24–25, 21–12, 17–25
Pts: Bogdanović, Kuzmić 17
Rebs: Kuzmić 10
Asts: Jović 7		 Pts: Perl 22
Rebs: Perl 7
Asts: Hanga, Perl 4
Sinan Erdem Dome, Istanbul
Attendance: 1,190
Referees: Leandro Lezcano (ARG), Georgios Poursanidis (GRE), Yener Yılmaz (TUR)

Quarterfinals

Serbia outscored Italy 26-16 in a dominant second quarter to take command of the contest. Italy appeared set to stage a comeback midway through the fourth, getting within 8 points, but Bogdan Bogdanović hit a three and scored another bucket on the next possession to steady Serbia. Serbia took full advantage of their size advantage by dominating on the boards to convincingly win the rebounds 44-19. Bogdanović struggled in the opening three quarters scoring just 8 points, including 0-of-7 from three. However, he came alive in the fourth to ensure Serbia would not have any nervous moments.[22]

13 September 2017
21:30
Italy  67–83  Serbia
Scoring by quarter: 17–18, 16–26, 15–15, 19–24
Pts: Belinelli 18
Rebs: Biligha, Filloy 3
Asts: Melli 3		 Pts: Bogdanović 22
Rebs: Kuzmić, Marjanović 7
Asts: Jović 5
Sinan Erdem Dome, Istanbul
Attendance: 3,046
Referees: Vicente Bulto (ESP), Takaki Kato (JPN), Tomas Jasevičius (LTU)

Semifinals

It was a game of spurts with momentum swinging wildly within minutes. Russia trailed for much of the game by double digits before getting within 2 points midway through the fourth. Aleksey Shved missed a wide open deep three for the lead, only for Vasilije Micić to connect from deep at the other end. It gave the momentum to Serbia and they hung on from there. With the towering Boban Marjanović, Serbia absolutely dominated in the paint, despite Russia having no shortage of size themselves. Serbia won the battle down-low, outscoring Russia 44-22 in the paint. Serbia led for most of the game through a 14-0 run in the second quarter. However, the game took several turns as Russia would not give up. With Shved scoring in spurts, Russia fought right back getting it to a single possession game until Serbia steadied late.[23]

15 September 2017
21:30
Russia  79–87  Serbia
Scoring by quarter: 20–25, 14–23, 23–18, 22–21
Pts: Shved 33
Rebs: Mozgov 9
Asts: Shved 5		 Pts: Bogdanović 24
Rebs: Lučić 8
Asts: Jović 6
Sinan Erdem Dome, Istanbul
Attendance: 5,235
Referees: Leandro Lezcano (ARG), Panagiotis Anastopoulos (GRE), Manuel Mazzoni (ITA)

Final
Main article: EuroBasket 2017 Final
17 September 2017
21:30
Slovenia  93–85  Serbia
Scoring by quarter: 20–22, 36–25, 15–20, 22–18
Pts: Dragić 35
Rebs: Dragić, Dončić 7
Asts: Dragić, Prepelič 3		 Pts: Bogdanović 22
Rebs: Lučić 8
Asts: Bogdanović 5
Sinan Erdem Dome, Istanbul
Attendance: 12,095
Referees: Cristiano Maranho (BRA), Tolga Sahin (ITA), Antonio Conde (ESP)

Awards
All-Tournament Team

Statistics
Legend
  GP Games played   GS  Games started  MPG  Minutes per game
 FG%  Field-goal percentage  3FG%  3-point field-goal percentage  FT%  Free-throw percentage
 RPG  Rebounds per game  APG  Assists per game  SPG  Steals per game
 BPG  Blocks per game  PPG  Points per game  EF  PIR per game
Player GP GS MPG FG% 3FG% FT% RPG APG SPG BPG EF PPG
Stefan Birčević9710.6.375.4291.002.2.4.3.13.42.4
Bogdan Bogdanović9931.8.474.292.8253.65.01.2.119.920.4
Marko Gudurić8010.6.611.364.750.6.8.5.13.83.6
Stefan Jović9922.2.545.333.5002.45.41.8.312.26.4
Ognjen Kuzmić9917.6.489.000.6925.11.3.1.89.77.1
Branko Lazić606.0.333.0001.00.5.5.1.01.3.7
Vladimir Lučić9927.0.500.476.6365.61.11.1.112.78.9
Boban Marjanović9016.2.562.000.8704.81.4.2.313.412.4
Milan Mačvan9226.1.500.292.9574.02.7.3.112.710.8
Vasilije Micić9012.9.333.300.7501.71.3.3.03.62.4
Dragan Milosavljević9016.6.433.286.7272.2.8.3.15.04.9
Vladimir Štimac806.4.435.000.5002.3.3.1.03.33.1
Total99200.0.487.329.77138.620.86.42.299.782.3

Source: EuroBasket 2017

Individual game highs

Team game highs

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