2023 Serbia FIBA Basketball World Cup team

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PresidentPredrag Danilović
Head coachSvetislav Pešić
Preliminary roundGroup B Winners
Second roundGroup I Runners-up
Serbia
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PresidentPredrag Danilović
Head coachSvetislav Pešić
Preliminary roundGroup B Winners
Second roundGroup I Runners-up
PlayoffsRunners-up
PIR leaderBogdan Bogdanović
21.6
Scoring leaderBogdan Bogdanović
19.1
Rebounding leaderNikola Milutinov
8.4
Assists leaderStefan Jović
5.6
Biggest win+42
105–63  China
(26 August 2023)
Biggest defeat–6
77–83  Germany
(10 September 2023)
All statistics correct as of July 24, 2023.

The 2023 Serbia FIBA Basketball World Cup team represented Serbia at the 2023 FIBA Basketball World Cup in Philippines, Japan and Indonesia.

Serbia qualified for the World Cup by taking the 2nd place in the European Second Round Group I.[1] The team is coached by Svetislav Pešić, with assistant coaches Oliver Kostić, Marko Marinović, Saša Kosović, Ognjen Stojaković and Nenad Jakovljević. The Serbian team won the fifth place at the previous World Cup.

This was the 4th appearance of Serbia at the FIBA Basketball World Cup; however, FIBA considers Serbia as the successor team of FR Yugoslavia and Serbia and Montenegro who themselves qualified on three occasions. Serbia's best result is 2nd place in 2014; however, FIBA considers Serbia as the successor team of FR Yugoslavia who won 2 World Cups (1998, 2002).

  • 24 July: 20-man roster announced[2]
  • 28 July: The players gathering in Belgrade
  • 1 August – 21 August: Exhibition games
  • 24 August : Final 12-man roster announced
  • 25 August – 10 September: 2023 FIBA Basketball World Cup

Qualification

Roster

Serbia men's national basketball team – 2023 FIBA Basketball World Cup roster
PlayersCoaches
Pos.No.NameAge – Date of birthHeightClubCtr.
C 3 Filip Petrušev 23 – (2000-04-15)15 April 2000 2.11 m (6 ft 11 in) Philadelphia 76ers United States
PF 5 Nikola Jović 20 – (2003-06-09)9 June 2003 2.08 m (6 ft 10 in) Miami Heat United States
SG 7 Bogdan Bogdanović (C) 31 – (1992-08-18)18 August 1992 1.96 m (6 ft 5 in) Atlanta Hawks United States
SG 9 Vanja Marinković 26 – (1997-01-09)9 January 1997 1.98 m (6 ft 6 in) Saski Baskonia Spain
SF 13 Ognjen Dobrić 28 – (1994-10-27)27 October 1994 2.00 m (6 ft 7 in) Virtus Bologna Italy
C 14 Dušan Ristić 27 – (1995-11-25)25 November 1995 2.14 m (7 ft 0 in) Lenovo Tenerife Spain
SG 23 Marko Gudurić 28 – (1995-03-08)8 March 1995 1.96 m (6 ft 5 in) Fenerbahçe Beko Turkey
PG 24 Stefan Jović 32 – (1990-11-03)3 November 1990 1.98 m (6 ft 6 in) Basket Zaragoza Spain
SF 27 Dejan Davidovac 28 – (1995-01-17)17 January 1995 2.03 m (6 ft 8 in) Crvena zvezda Serbia
PF 28 Boriša Simanić 25 – (1998-03-20)20 March 1998 2.11 m (6 ft 11 in) Basket Zaragoza Spain
PG 30 Aleksa Avramović 28 – (1994-10-25)25 October 1994 1.92 m (6 ft 4 in) Partizan Mozzart Bet Serbia
C 33 Nikola Milutinov 28 – (1994-12-30)30 December 1994 2.13 m (7 ft 0 in) Olympiacos Greece
Head coach
Assistant coach(es)
Legend
  • (C) Team captain
  • Club – describes last
    club before the tournament
  • Age – describes age
    on 25 August 2023

Earlier candidates

The following were candidates to make the team:

Earlier candidates
Player Team Added Removed Reason
Aleksej PokuševskiUnited States Oklahoma City Thunder24 July 2023[2]28 July 2023Injured[4]
Ognjen JaramazGermany Bayern Munich31 July 2023Injured[5]
Nemanja NedovićSerbia Crvena zvezda Meridianbet11 August 2023Withdrew[6]
Alen SmailagićSerbia Partizan Mozzart Bet15 August 2023Injured[7]
Uroš TrifunovićSerbia Partizan Mozzart Bet
Dušan BeslaćSerbia Vojvodina16 August 2023Roster cut[8][9]
Nikola TopićSerbia OKK Beograd
Aleksa RadanovGreece Peristeri22 August 2023

Staff

Exhibition games

Before the World Cup Serbia will play eight exhibition games. First set will include three closed games against Bosnia and Herzegovina and Poland in Belgrade on 1 and 3 August, and against Montenegro in Podgorica on 5 August. After them team will move to Greece in order to play in 2023 Acropolis of Athens Tournament against Greece on 8 August and Italy on 9 August. After returning from Greece Serbia will play another exhibition game in Belgrade, on 16 August, against Puerto Rico. At the end of August team will leave for China where they will play their last two exhibition games against China on 20 August and Brazil on 21 August.[10]

1 August 2023
Serbia  vs.  Bosnia and Herzegovina
Played behind closed doors
3 August 2023
Serbia  vs.  Poland
Played behind closed doors
5 August 2023
Montenegro   vs.  Serbia
Canceled
2023 Acropolis International Basketball Tournament
8 August 2023
Greece  64–71  Serbia
Scoring by quarter: 13–16, 22–23, 14–18, 15–14
Pts: Rogkavopoulos 19
Rebs: Mitoglou 10
Asts: Walkup 10		 Pts: Bogdanović 15
Rebs: Milutinov 12
Asts: Bogdanović 5
O.A.C.A. Olympic Hall, Athens
Referees: Tsolakos, Somos, Tsimpouris
9 August 2023
Italy  89–88  Serbia
Scoring by quarter: 19–32, 25–15, 26–23, 19–18
Pts: Fontecchio 13
Rebs: Polonara 11
Asts: Severini 5		 Pts: N. Jović 18
Rebs: N. Jović 7
Asts: Gudurić 6
O.A.C.A. Olympic Hall, Athens
Referees: Papapetrou, Tziopanos, Agrafiotis
16 August 2023
Serbia  110–75  Puerto Rico
Scoring by quarter: 26–13, 39–12, 24–21, 21–29
Pts: Dobrić 23
Rebs: N. Jović 8
Asts: S. Jović 11		 Pts: Waters 11
Rebs: Romero 6
Asts: Thompson 4
Štark Arena, Belgrade
Attendance: 12,526
Referees: Glišić, Jevtović, Pešić
20 August 2023
China  64–87  Serbia
Scoring by quarter: 12–23, 16–20, 23–22, 13–22
Pts: M. Hu 14
Rebs: Z. Wang, Q. Zhou 6
Asts: J. Zhao 6		 Pts: Bogdanović 19
Rebs: Petrušev 8
21 August 2023
Brazil  85–89  Serbia
Scoring by quarter: 20–21, 18–24, 21–19, 26–25
Pts: Benite 17
Rebs: Caboclo 8
Asts: Raul Neto 7		 Pts: Petrušev 17
Rebs: Petrušev 5
Asts: S. Jović 4

Tournament

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