2025 Serbia men's EuroBasket team
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| President | Nebojša Čović | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| Head coach | Svetislav Pešić | ||
| Arena | Xiaomi Arena, Riga | ||
| Preliminary Round | Group A Runner-up | ||
| Knockout Stage | Round of 16 | ||
| PIR leader | Nikola Jokić 30.3 | ||
| Scoring leader | Nikola Jokić 22.3 | ||
| Rebounding leader | Nikola Jokić 9.0 | ||
| Assists leader | Stefan Jović 5.5 | ||
| Biggest win | +34 98–64 (27 August 2025) | ||
| Biggest defeat | –6 86–92 (6 September 2025) | ||
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| All statistics correct as of 6 September 2025. | |||
The 2025 Serbia men's EuroBasket team represents Serbia at the EuroBasket 2025 in Cyprus, Finland, Poland, and Latvia.[1][2] Serbia qualified for the EuroBasket by winning the EuroBasket 2025 qualification Group G.[3]
The team is coached by FIBA Hall of Fame coach Svetislav Pešić, with assistant coaches Oliver Kostić, Marko Marinović, Nenad Jakovljević, Ognjen Stojaković and Mihajlo Mitić.[4]
This will be the eighth appearance of Serbia at the EuroBasket as an independent state; its best results are second places in 2009 and 2017. Serbia last competed in EuroBasket 2022, finishing in ninth place with a 5–1 record, following a loss to Italy in the Round of 16.[5]
- July 28: Announcement of the preliminary 17-man roster and the start of the training camp[4][6]
- August 5–21: Exhibition games
- August 23: Final 12-man roster announcement[7]
- August 27 – September 14: EuroBasket 2025
Roster
Staff
| Position | Staff member |
|---|---|
| Head coach | |
| Assistant coaches | |
| Director / Vice President | |
| Traineres | |
| Physicians | |
| Physiotherapists | |
| Team manager | |
| Equipment manager | |
| Press officer | |
| Videographer | |
Source: KSS
Exhibition games
| Greece |
66–76 | |
| Scoring by quarter: 26–26, 8–17, 13–12, 19–21 | ||
| Pts: Mitoglou 18 Rebs: Papanikolaou 6 Asts: T. Antetokounmpo 5 |
Pts: Jokić 23 Rebs: Jokić 19 Asts: Jokić 4 | |
Spyros Kyprianou Athletic Center Limassol, Cyprus Attendance: 3,000 Referees: Ofer Manheim (ISR), Petar Pešić (SRB), Ioannis Tsibouris (GRE) |
| Cyprus |
55–122 | |
| Scoring by quarter: 12–28, 10–38, 20–31, 13–25 | ||
| Pts: Tigkas 17 Rebs: Stylianou 7 Asts: Willis, Michail 2 |
Pts: Vukčević 24 Rebs: Vukčević 7 Asts: Topić 7 | |
Spyros Kyprianou Athletic Center Limassol, Cyprus Attendance: 1,500 Referees: Ofer Manheim (ISR), Petar Pešić (SRB), Nir Meirson (ISR) |
| Czech Republic |
84–113 | |
| Scoring by quarter: 21–29, 27–32, 20–31, 16–21 | ||
| Pts: Kříž 12 Rebs: Peterka 5 Asts: Krejčí 5 |
Pts: Bogdanović 20 Rebs: three players 4 Asts: Jokić 6 | |
SAP Garden Munich, Germany Attendance: 11,500 Referees: Gatis Saliņš (LAT), Carsen Straube (GER), Nermin Hodžić (BIH) |
| Germany |
81–91 | |
| Scoring by quarter: 15–18, 17–20, 23–32, 26–21 | ||
| Pts: F. Wagner 26 Rebs: Hollatz 5 Asts: Schröder 5 |
Pts: N. Jović 22 Rebs: Jokić 8 Asts: Jokić 7 | |
SAP Garden Munich, Germany Attendance: 11,500 Referees: Peter Praksch (HUN), Martin Vulić (CRO), Gatis Saliņš (LAT) |
Tournament
Preliminary round
Serbia was placed in Group A.
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | L | PF | PA | PD | Pts | Qualification |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 5 | 5 | 0 | 459 | 359 | +100 | 10 | Knockout stage | |
| 2 | 5 | 4 | 1 | 434 | 368 | +66 | 9 | ||
| 3 | 5 | 3 | 2 | 412 | 384 | +28 | 8 | ||
| 4 | 5 | 2 | 3 | 315 | 368 | −53 | 7 | ||
| 5 | 5 | 1 | 4 | 352 | 397 | −45 | 6 | ||
| 6 | 5 | 0 | 5 | 338 | 434 | −96 | 5 |
Rules for classification: 1) Points; 2) Head-to-head results; 3) Points difference; 4) Points scored.
(H) Hosts
All times are local (GMT+3).
Estonia
27 August 2025 21:15 |
| Serbia |
98–64 | |
| Scoring by quarter: 32–12, 24–17, 30–15, 12–20 | ||
| Pts: N. Jović 18 Rebs: Jokić 10 Asts: Bogdanović, Jokić 7 |
Pts: Drell 11 Rebs: Riismaa, Treier 4 Asts: Vene 5 | |
Xiaomi Arena, Riga Attendance: 8,151 Referees: Antonio Conde (ESP), Lorenzo Baldini (ITA), Geert Jacobs (BEL) |
Portugal
29 August 2025 21:15 |
| Portugal |
69–80 | |
| Scoring by quarter: 19–23, 14–20, 16–21, 20–16 | ||
| Pts: Brito 22 Rebs: Brito 9 Asts: Lisboa 4 |
Pts: Jokić 23 Rebs: Jokić 10 Asts: S. Jović 6 | |
Xiaomi Arena, Riga Attendance: 2,942 Referees: Gediminas Petraitis (USA), Wojciech Liszka (POL), Ilias Kounelles (CYP) |
Latvia
30 August 2025 18:00 |
| Latvia |
80–84 | |
| Scoring by quarter: 18–22, 20–20, 18–25, 24–17 | ||
| Pts: Dā. Bertāns 16 Rebs: Dā. Bertāns 10 Asts: Žagars 6 |
Pts: Jokić 39 Rebs: Jokić 10 Asts: S. Jović 7 | |
Xiaomi Arena, Riga Attendance: 11,000 Referees: Gediminas Petraitis (USA), Antonio Conde (ESP), Fernando Calatrava (ESP) |
Czechia
1 September 2025 21:15 |
| Serbia |
82–60 | |
| Scoring by quarter: 27–5, 18–18, 16–20, 21–17 | ||
| Pts: Avramović 14 Rebs: three players 7 Asts: Avramović 8 |
Pts: Bohačík 12 Rebs: Krejčí, Žídek 6 Asts: Sehnal 9 | |
Xiaomi Arena, Riga Attendance: 2,256 Referees: Wojciech Liszka (POL), Yohan Rosso (FRA), Dariusz Zapolski (POL) |
Türkiye
3 September 2025 21:15 |
| Turkey |
95–90 | |
| Scoring by quarter: 19–18, 27–31, 28–24, 21–17 | ||
| Pts: Şengün 28 Rebs: Şengün 13 Asts: Larkin 9 |
Pts: Jokić 22 Rebs: Jokić 9 Asts: S. Jović 6 | |
Xiaomi Arena, Riga Attendance: 6,113 Referees: Gediminas Petraitis (USA), Wojciech Liszka (POL), Yohan Rosso (FRA) |
Knockout stage
All times are local (GMT+3).
Round of 16: Finland
6 September 2025 21:45 |
| Serbia |
86–92 | |
| Scoring by quarter: 24–28, 24–16, 18–24, 20–24 | ||
| Pts: Jokić 33 Rebs: Jokić 8 Asts: three players 4 |
Pts: Markkanen 29 Rebs: Little, Markkanen 8 Asts: Little 6 | |
Xiaomi Arena, Riga Attendance: 4,006 Referees: Jorge Vázquez (PUR), Takaki Kato (JPN), Luis Castillo (ESP) |