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The North Macedonia men's national basketball team (Macedonian: Кошаркарска репрезентација на Северна Македонија, romanized: Košarkarska reprezentacija na Severna Makedonija) represents North Macedonia in international basketball and is controlled by the Basketball Federation of North Macedonia. They joined FIBA in 1993, after they gained independence from Yugoslavia. That same year the national team played their first official match against Estonia. Prior to 1993, Macedonian players took part on the Yugoslavia national team.

FIBA ranking64 Decrease 2 (13 July 2026)[1]
Joined FIBA1993
(1936 within Yugoslavia)
FIBA zoneFIBA Europe
National federationBFNM
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North Macedonia
FIBA ranking64 Decrease 2 (13 July 2026)[1]
Joined FIBA1993
(1936 within Yugoslavia)
FIBA zoneFIBA Europe
National federationBFNM
CoachJosep Maria Berrocal
Nickname(s)Лавови
(Lions)
Црвено-Жолти
(The Red and Yellow)
Фаланга
(Phalanx)
FIBA World Cup
AppearancesNone
EuroBasket
Appearances5
MedalsNone
First international
 Estonia 74–60 Macedonia 
(Wrocław, Poland; 30 May 1993)[2]
Biggest win
 Macedonia 105–66 Luxembourg 
(Skopje, Macedonia; 3 September 2005)
Biggest defeat
 Croatia 128–72 Macedonia 
(Wrocław, Poland; 1 June 1993)
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Macedonia debuted in their first international tournament at the EuroBasket in 1999. They have appeared five times at the event overall, with their top performance coming in 2011, finishing in fourth place.

History

Macedonia basketball team prior to a match at Boris Trajkovski Sports Center

Before 1991, Macedonia was a Federal Republic of Yugoslavia, with players from Macedonia being part of the Yugoslavia national team. First match was in 1945 when Macedonia finished 4th. The first match was in 1945 against Croatia finishing 27-29. The team had mostly played matches against teams from other republics of federation and was represented by Macedonian players under the traditional red, color.

EuroBasket 1999

Macedonia basketball team at a time out during a match with Latvia.

After qualifying for EuroBasket 1999, the national team was placed in Group A, along with FR Yugoslavia, France and Israel. The first game Macedonia came out firing showing solid competitive play against the French Team, however, eventually lost by a narrow margin of 67–71. Next up, was Group A favorites FR Yugoslavia, showing superior play with their post up offense, Macedonia lost 68–83. With the final game of the group Macedonia played a fairly even match, however, luck was not on their side, losing 82–84. Even though Macedonia lost all 3 of their matches to be eliminated, the team showed heart and talent with their impressive play against France and Israel. Due to their small margin of the losses Macedonia ended the tournament ranked as 13th overall.

EuroBasket 2009

EuroBasket 2009 was the first EuroBasket tournament that Macedonia qualified for in a decade. Macedonia was placed in Group A, along with Greece, Croatia and Israel. Macedonia began the tournament with a brutal 54–86 loss to rivals Greece, but rebounded with an 82–79 victory over Israel. Despite dropping their last match against Croatia, the Israel result was enough to secure second round qualification. In the second round, Macedonia was placed in Group E alongside France, Germany and Russia. Macedonia lost to France in the second round opener, but famously defeated Germany in the next game. Against Russia, Macedonia was narrowly defeated by a score of 69–71. This performance was not enough to secure a berth in to the knockout round. Nevertheless, Macedonia considers this as a historic success for the national team, since it was only the country's second appearance at the EuroBasket and the team advanced past the first round. In the final tournament rankings, Macedonia ranked 9th place with a record of 2–4.

EuroBasket 2011

Marin Dokuzovski, head coach of the team in 2011.

Through the qualifying round, Macedonia qualified for EuroBasket 2011 and was in Group C along with Bosnia and Herzegovina, Croatia, Greece, Montenegro, and Finland in the preliminary phase. The national team lost their first match to Montenegro 65–70 in overtime but won the remaining four against Croatia 78–76, Greece 72–58, Finland 72–70, and Bosnia and Herzegovina 75–63. Macedonia finished first in the group and advanced to the second round.

In the second round, Macedonia was in Group F with Russia, Slovenia, Greece, Georgia, and Finland. Having beaten Greece and Finland in the preliminary round, Macedonia went in to the second round with a 2–0 record. After beating Georgia 65–63, Macedonia qualified for the knockout round. The team then beat Slovenia 68–59, but lost to Russia by 2 points 63–61 after Sergey Monya made a buzzer-beating shot to win the final game of the second round. Macedonia, therefore, finished second in Group F.

For the first time in the national team's history, it reached the knockout stage where it defeated host country Lithuania 67–65 by 2 points in the quarter-finals. Macedonia then lost to the eventual champion Spain 92–80 in the semi-finals. They then lost again in the third place game to Russia 68–72 and finished in fourth place.

2012 Olympic qualifying tournament

McCalebb with Macedonia in 2011

By finishing in 4th place at EuroBasket 2011, Macedonia qualified for the 2012 FIBA Olympic Qualifying Tournament. They were drawn into Group D along with Angola and New Zealand. In the first game against Angola, Macedonia came out non-aggressive in the 1st half falling to a 13 pt deficit 40–53 at halftime. During most of the match, the top Macedonian players showed fatigue due to the grueling playoff matches they had played for their club teams. In addition, Macedonia came out with a strong 4th quarter, eventually losing by a margin of 4 points, with the final score being 84–88 Angola. Top scorers for Macedonia against Angola were Pero Antic with 17, and Bo McCalebb with 21. On the next match day, which was the day after with less than 24 hours of rest, Macedonia came out a lot stronger in the 1st quarter with a strong lead that carried over the entire game. Eventually, New Zealand could not recover, and fell to Macedonia with a final score of 84–62. Leading scorers for the game were Todor Gecevski with 16, Antic with 17, and McCalebb with 23.

The Macedonian players got much needed rest before the quarterfinals, which would begin two days later on 6 July 2012. The team, following the 68–64 victory by New Zealand over Angola, won Group D and its opponent in the quarterfinals was to be the Group C runner-up, Dominican Republic. Macedonia lost the game 86–76, though the team had a 13-point lead at halftime. The lost eliminated the national team from qualifying for the 2012 Olympic Games.

EuroBasket 2013

By participating at the 2012 FIBA World Olympic Qualifying Tournament, Macedonia qualified for EuroBasket 2013 in Slovenia. In a disappointing campaign, Macedonia did not manage to repeat the success from the previous Eurobasket, having one victory in five matches in their preliminary Group B against Serbia 89–75, which was good enough only for the last place in the group stage and 21st overall. The first game of the Eurobasket against Montenegro was particularly demoralizing, as the Montenegrins won 81–80 in controversial fashion, after the referees didn't call interference on the basket during Gjorgji Čekovski's last second game winning attempt, despite the fact that one of the Montenegrin players got his hand trapped in the net.[3] Macedonia's best performers were once again McCalebb and Antić, with 17.6 and 13.8 points per game, respectively.[4] After the tournament, several of the Macedonian veteran players, led by captain Pero Antić, announced their retirement from the national team.

EuroBasket 2015

At the EuroBasket 2015 there were not high expectations for Macedonia, due to their poor performance at their last EuroBasket appearance in 2013. In their first match against Greece they were thoroughly manhandled throughout as they were defeated 65-85. Looking for their first victory heading in to their second match of the tournament they went up against the Netherlands. The outcome was different this time, as the national team played with more energy and heart and pulled out an 78-71 win. Unfortunately, that would wind up being the only win for Macedonia, as they finished with an 1-4 record and a lousy 19th place at the event.

EuroBasket 2017

More information Pos, Team ...
Pos Team Pld W L PF PA PD Pts Qualification
1  Hungary 6 6 0 480 413 +67 12 EuroBasket 2017
2  Great Britain 6 3 3 512 479 +33 9
3  Macedonia 6 2 4 439 473 34 8
4  Luxembourg 6 1 5 432 498 66 7
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Source: FIBA
Rules for classification: 1) Points; 2) Head-to-head results; 3) Points difference; 4) Points scored.

FIBA World Cup 2019

Since 12 February 2019, the national team participate as North Macedonia. The national team took part in the 2019 FIBA World Cup Pre-Qualifiers, but were eliminated after posting a 1–3 record in their group.

EuroBasket 2022

The team went through EuroBasket 2022 qualifiers for the chance to qualify to the EuroBasket.They didn't make it finishing third with score 2-4.

More information Pos, Pld ...
Pos Team Pld W L PF PA PD Pts Qualification
1  Italy 6 4 2 511 487 +24 10[a] EuroBasket 2022 as host
2  Russia[b] 6 4 2 460 405 +55 10[a] Disqualified
3  Estonia 6 2 4 459 505 46 8[c] EuroBasket 2022
4  North Macedonia 6 2 4 473 506 33 8[c]
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Source: FIBA
Rules for classification: 1) Points; 2) Head-to-head; 3) Points difference; 4) Points scored.
Notes:
  1. Italy 153–130 Russia
  2. On 20 May 2022, FIBA suspended Russia from international competitions due to the 2022 Russian invasion of Ukraine.
  3. Estonia 165–158 North Macedonia

FIBA World Cup 2023

More information Pos, Pld ...
Pos Team Pld W L PF PA PD Pts Qualification  ESP  GEO  UKR  MKD
1  Spain 6 5 1 504 402 +102 11 Second round
(Group L)
89–61 88–74 80–44
2  Georgia 6 4 2 467 462 +5 10 82–76 (OT) 88–83 91–70
3  Ukraine 6 3 3 463 448 +15 9 76–77 79–66 78–61
4  North Macedonia 6 0 6 373 495 122 6 65–94 65–79 68–73
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Source: FIBA
Rules for classification: 1) Points; 2) Head-to-head results; 3) Points difference; 4) Points scored.

2024 Olympic Qualifying Tournament

More information Pos, Team ...
Pos Team Pld W L PF PA PD Pts Qualification
1  Israel 3 2 1 231 199 +32 5[a] Semi-finals
2  Estonia (H) 3 2 1 224 201 +23 5[a]
3  Czech Republic 3 2 1 238 236 +2 5[a]
4  North Macedonia 3 0 3 206 263 57 3
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Source: FIBA
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) head-to-head points; 3) head-to-head points difference; 4) head-to-head number of points scored.
(H) Hosts
Notes:
  1. Tied on head to head points. Head to head points difference: Israel +11, Estonia −1, Czech Republic −10.

EuroBasket 2025

Again same as 2022 the qualifiers for EuroBasket 2025 qualifiers they didn't make it , ending third with same score 2-4.

More information Pos, Pld ...
Pos Team Pld W L PF PA PD Pts Qualification
1  Lithuania 6 5 1 482 391 +91 11 EuroBasket 2025
2  Estonia 6 4 2 466 441 +25 10
3  North Macedonia 6 2 4 457 479 22 8
4  Poland 6 1 5 423 517 94 7 EuroBasket 2025 as host
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Source: FIBA
Rules for classification: 1) Points; 2) Head-to-head; 3) Points difference; 4) Points scored.

Competitive record

More information World Cup, Qualification ...
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Minor Tournaments

Team image

Home ground

Boris Trajkovski Sports Arena in Skopje.

The BTSC – Boris Trajkovski Sports Center Macedonian: Спортски центар Борис Трајковски, Skopje is a multi-functional indoor sports arena. It is located in the Karpoš Municipality of Skopje, Macedonia. It is named after the former president, Boris Trajkovski. Its capacity is 10,000. Within the complex, there is an Olympic size swimming pool, Hotel Alexander Palace, a water park and an ice skating rink.

The arena is a home-ground of the Macedonian basketball team (men and women). The venue also contains four restaurants and a sports bar.

Colors

National kit colors are colors of the flag which are also Spread on the Presidential Shield. Noble Red blood and Golden Yellow Sun Devine "ILI".

Team

Current roster

Team for EuroBasket 2029 qualification games against Ireland and Luxembourg in July 2026.

More information Players, Coaches ...
North Macedonia men's national basketball team roster
PlayersCoaches
Pos.No.NameAge – Date of birthHeightClubCtr.
G/F 8 Vojdan Stojanovski (C) 38 – (1987-12-09)9 December 1987 1.95 m (6 ft 5 in) MZT Skopje North Macedonia
F 11 Stojan Gjuroski 34 – (1991-11-06)6 November 1991 2.03 m (6 ft 8 in) Rabotnički North Macedonia
F/C 77 Nate Sestina Injured 29 – (1997-05-12)12 May 1997 2.06 m (6 ft 9 in) Olimpia Milano Italy
G/F 25 Viktor Efremovski 27 – (1998-10-21)21 October 1998 1.94 m (6 ft 4 in) Rabotnički North Macedonia
G 33 Luka Stojanovski 26 – (2000-02-04)4 February 2000 1.91 m (6 ft 3 in) Pelister North Macedonia
PF 6 Valmir Kakruki 25 – (2000-09-20)20 September 2000 2.04 m (6 ft 8 in) Prishtina Kosovo
SF 23 Andrej Jakimovski 25 – (2001-03-18)18 March 2001 2.02 m (6 ft 8 in) Aquila Basket Trento Italy
PG 00 Viktor Tashovski 24 – (2001-11-22)22 November 2001 1.82 m (6 ft 0 in) TFT North Macedonia
F 26 Toma Stojanoski 22 – (2004-06-14)14 June 2004 1.98 m (6 ft 6 in) Gostivar North Macedonia
SG 2 Petar Boshaleski 22 – (2004-07-08)8 July 2004 1.92 m (6 ft 4 in) Pelister North Macedonia
F 34 Pavel Ivanov 21 – (2005-06-17)17 June 2005 2.02 m (6 ft 8 in) Kozuv North Macedonia
C 1 Marko Lukanoski 20 – (2006-03-16)16 March 2006 2.09 m (6 ft 10 in) Igokea Bosnia and Herzegovina
Head Coach
  • Spain Josep Maria Berrocal
Assistant Coaches

Legend
  • Club – describes last
    team before the competition
  • Age – describes age
    on 12 July 2026
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The following list is of active players who have been called up by the national team in the last year.

More information Players recently called up roster, Players ...
Players recently called up roster
PlayersCoaches
Pos.No.NameAge – Date of birthHeightClubCtr.
G/F 10 Adem Mekić 30 – (1995-12-28)28 December 1995 1.97 m (6 ft 6 in) Bora Kosovo
G 9 Andrej Magdevski 30 – (1996-01-14)14 January 1996 1.92 m (6 ft 4 in) MZT Skopje North Macedonia
F/C 22 Ethan Happ 30 – (1996-05-07)7 May 1996 2.08 m (6 ft 10 in) San Pablo Burgos Spain
PG 5 Kristijan Nikolov Injured 29 – (1996-10-15)15 October 1996 1.87 m (6 ft 2 in) Cedi Osman basketball Club Turkey
G/F 20 Damjan Robev 29 – (1997-04-10)10 April 1997 1.93 m (6 ft 4 in) Rabotnički North Macedonia
F/C 13 Andrej Maslinko Injured 29 – (1997-05-20)20 May 1997 2.08 m (6 ft 10 in) MZT Skopje North Macedonia
G 7 Nenad Dimitrijević 28 – (1998-02-23)23 February 1998 1.90 m (6 ft 3 in) Bayern Munich Germany
G 20 Maksim Mitevski 26 – (2000-02-18)18 February 2000 1.93 m (6 ft 4 in) Gostivar North Macedonia
PF 99 Strahil Nikolov 25 – (2000-07-17)17 July 2000 2.00 m (6 ft 7 in) TFT North Macedonia
G 0 Omari Moore 25 – (2000-09-18)18 September 2000 1.98 m (6 ft 6 in) Valencia Spain
F 27 Lejson Zeqiri Injured 24 – (2001-09-17)17 September 2001 2.04 m (6 ft 8 in) Bashkimi Kosovo
G/F 5 Marko Milovanović 24 – (2002-01-18)18 January 2002 1.95 m (6 ft 5 in) MZT Skopje North Macedonia
G 19 Luka Savićević 24 – (2002-02-19)19 February 2002 1.91 m (6 ft 3 in) Lafayette University United States
F 6 Andrej Andonoski 24 – (2002-04-02)2 April 2002 2.00 m (6 ft 7 in) MZT Skopje North Macedonia
G 4 Marin Petkov 23 – (2003-02-20)20 February 2003 1.92 m (6 ft 4 in) MZT Skopje North Macedonia
G 7 Nikola Vasilevski 22 – (2003-08-03)3 August 2003 1.92 m (6 ft 4 in) Akademija FMP North Macedonia
F 12 Amar Hot 22 – (2003-08-17)17 August 2003 2.01 m (6 ft 7 in) Rabotnichki North Macedonia
G 1 Andrej Mitrevski 22 – (2003-09-17)17 September 2003 1.92 m (6 ft 4 in) Feniks North Macedonia
C 15 Teodor Simikj 22 – (2004-02-04)4 February 2004 2.14 m (7 ft 0 in) Kozuv North Macedonia
PG 1 Rubin Stefanov 21 – (2005-05-03)3 May 2005 1.91 m (6 ft 3 in) Pescara Basket Italy
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Depth chart

More information Pos., Starting 5 ...
Pos. Starting 5 Bench 1 Bench 2
C Nate Sestina Valmir Kakruki Marko Lukanoski
PF Andrej Jakimovski Stojan Gjuroski Pavel Ivanov
SF Viktor Efremovski Toma Stojanoski
SG Vojdan Stojanovski Petar Boshaleski
PG Viktor Tashovski Luka Stojanovski
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Notable players

Coaching history

Past rosters

1999 EuroBasket: finished 13th among 16 teams[5]

4 Vrbica Stefanov, 5 Vlado Ilievski, 6 Gjorgji Čekovski, 7 Mirza Kurtović, 8 Marjan Srbinovski, 9 Igor Mihajlovski, 10 Petar Naumoski, 11 Todor Gečevski, 12 Dejan Jovanovski, 13 Srdjan Stanković, 14 Pero Blaževski, 15 Dušan Bocevski (Coach: Zare Markovski)


2009 EuroBasket: finished 9th among 16 teams[6]

4 Vrbica Stefanov, 5 Dimitar Mirakovski, 6 Darko Sokolov, 7 Riste Stefanov, 8 Vojdan Stojanovski, 9 Pero Blaževski, 10 Dime Tasovski, 11 Todor Gečevski, 12 Pero Antić, 13 Damjan Stojanovski, 14 Jeremiah Massey, 15 Predrag Samardžiski (Coach: Jovica Arsić)


2011 EuroBasket: finished 4th among 24 teams[7]

4 Dimitar Mirakovski, 5 Vlado Ilievski, 6 Darko Sokolov, 7 Bo McCalebb, 8 Vojdan Stojanovski, 9 Damjan Stojanovski, 10 Marko Simonovski, 11 Todor Gečevski, 12 Pero Antic, 13 Ivica Dimcevski, 14 Gjorgji Čekovski, 15 Predrag Samardžiski (Coach: Marin Dokuzovski)


2013 EuroBasket: finished 21st among 24 teams[8]

4 Aleksandar Kostoski, 5 Vlado Ilievski. 6 Darko Sokolov, 7 Bo McCalebb, 8 Vojdan Stojanovski, 9 Damjan Stojanovski, 10 Vladimir Brčkov, 11 Todor Gečevski, 12 Pero Antić, 13 Stojan Gjuroski, 14 Gjorgji Čekovski, 15 Predrag Samardžiski (Coach: Aleš Pipan)


2015 EuroBasket: finished 19th among 24 teams[9]

4 Vladimir Brčkov, 5 Vlado Ilievski. 6 Darko Sokolov, 7 Aleksandar Kostoski, 8 Vojdan Stojanovski, 9 Damjan Stojanovski, 10 Marko Simonovski, 11 Ljubomir Mladenovski, 12 Bojan Trajkovski, 13 Stojan Gjuroski, 14 Richard Hendrix, 15 Predrag Samardžiski (Coach: Marjan Srbinovski)

Results and fixtures

  Win   Loss

2025

More information Kumanovo, North Macedonia ...
2 August 2025 North Macedonia  7280  Romania Kumanovo, North Macedonia
20:00 (UTC+2) Scoring by quarter: 18–17, 14–14, 25–24, 15–25
Pts: Wiley 28
Rebs: Wiley 12
Asts: Mekić 7
Boxscore Pts: Tohătan 21
Rebs: Cățe 14
Asts: Diculescu 3
Arena: Sports Hall Kumanovo
Attendance: 5,000
Referees: Georgios Poursanidis (GRE), Yilmaz Yener (TUR), Ventsislav Velikov (BUL)
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More information Szolnok, Hungary ...
9 August 2025 Hungary  9658  North Macedonia Szolnok, Hungary
18:00 (UTC+2) Scoring by quarter: 19–18, 34–19, 17–14, 26–7
Pts: Pongó 15
Rebs: Golomán 11
Asts: Váradi 5
Boxscore Pts: Wiley 15
Rebs: Simikj 5
Asts: three players 2
Arena: Tiszaligeti Sportcsarnok
Attendance: 2,000
Referees: Julio Anaya (PAN), Aleksandar Glišić (SRB), Martin Vulić (CRO)
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More information Oradea, Romania ...
13 August 2025 Romania  7966  North Macedonia Oradea, Romania
19:00 (UTC+3) Scoring by quarter: 26–19, 19–15, 14–15, 20–17
Pts: Grasu 20
Rebs: Cățe 8
Asts: Tohătan 6
Boxscore Pts: Wiley 19
Rebs: Wiley 10
Asts: Magdevski, Wiley 5
Arena: Oradea Arena
Attendance: 1,835
Referees: Mārtiņš Kozlovskis (LAT), Nicolás Maestre (FRA), Ivor Matějek (CZE)
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More information Skopje, North Macedonia ...
20 August 2025 North Macedonia  8275  Hungary Skopje, North Macedonia
19:00 (UTC+2) Scoring by quarter: 23–15, 22–17, 19–18, 18–25
Pts: Wiley 23
Rebs: Hot 5
Asts: Mitrevski 5
Boxscore Pts: Vojvoda 21
Rebs: Golomán, Meleg 5
Asts: Váradi 3
Arena: SRC Kale
Attendance: 1,000
Referees: Gatis Saliņš (LAT), Michał Proc (POL), Gintaras Mačiulis (LTU)
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More information Skopje, North Macedonia ...
27 November 2025 North Macedonia  8749  Azerbaijan Skopje, North Macedonia
19:00 (UTC+1) Scoring by quarter: 22–13, 18–8, 23–16, 24–12
Pts: Jakimovski 25
Rebs: Jakimovski,
Stojanovski 11
Asts: Moore 9
Boxscore Pts: Hamzayev 12
Rebs: S. Donat 13
Asts: K. Mammadov 5
Arena: SRC Kale
Attendance: 800
Referees: Łukasz Jankowski (POL), Polat Parlak (TUR), Sava Ćetković (MNE)
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More information Dublin, Ireland ...
30 November 2025 Ireland  7688  North Macedonia Dublin, Ireland
17:00 (UTC+0) Scoring by quarter: 27–20, 13–22, 22–19, 14–27
Pts: Alajiki 26
Rebs: Alajiki 10
Asts: Badmus 3
Boxscore Pts: Jakimovski 26
Rebs: Wiley 9
Asts: Jakimovski, Mekić 4
Arena: National Basketball Arena
Attendance: 2,000
Referees: Marek Mikulčík (SVK), Martin Van Hoye (BEL), Jānis Rozenbergs (LAT)
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2026

More information Skopje, North Macedonia ...
27 February 2025 North Macedonia  7970  Luxembourg Skopje, North Macedonia
18:00 (UTC+1) Scoring by quarter: 25–17, 19–15, 15–17, 20–21
Pts: Jakimovski 17
Rebs: Happ 14
Asts: Petkov 7
Boxscore Pts: Kovac 20
Rebs: Kovac 11
Asts: Gutenkauf 4
Arena: Skopje City Park Sports Hall
Attendance: 1,500
Referees: Peter Ženiš (SVK), Duhan Köyiçi (TUR), Mladen Lučić (MNE)
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More information Baku, Azerbaijan ...
2 March 2026 Azerbaijan  7078  North Macedonia Baku, Azerbaijan
20:00 (UTC+4) Scoring by quarter: 28–19, 16–18, 12–21, 14–20
Pts: Van Beck 23
Rebs: S. Donat 8
Asts: K. Mammadov 4
Boxscore Pts: Jakimovski 22
Rebs: Happ 9
Asts: Magdevski 7
Arena: Baku Sports Palace
Attendance: 1,300
Referees: Kirile Tvauri (GEO), Tomasz Langowski (POL), Emmanouil Tsolakos (GRE)
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More information Skopje, North Macedonia ...
2 July 2026 North Macedonia  7756  Ireland Skopje, North Macedonia
18:00 (UTC+2) Scoring by quarter: 23–16, 15–11, 21–10, 18–19
Pts: Jakimovski 19
Rebs: Jakimovski 13
Asts: Tashovski 5
Boxscore Pts: Alajiki 20
Rebs: Alajiki 11
Asts: Flood 9
Arena: Lazar Lečić Sports Hall
Attendance: 500
Referees: Ali Şakacı (TUR), Alessandro Perciavalle (ITA), Gabrielius Simanavičius (LTU)
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More information Luxembourg City, Luxembourg ...
5 July 2026 Luxembourg  6680  North Macedonia Luxembourg City, Luxembourg
16:00 (UTC+2) Scoring by quarter: 15–23, 12–23, 22–17, 17–17
Pts: Kovac 17
Rebs: Grosber 9
Asts: Gutenkauf, Kovac 4
Boxscore Pts: Sestina 18
Rebs: Gjuroski, Tashovski 7
Asts: Tashovski 7
Arena: d'Coque
Attendance: 2,000
Referees: Peter Ženiš (SVK), Diogo Martins (POR), Matteo Lucotti (ITA)
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More information Vienna, Austria ...
30 August 2026 Austria  vs.  North Macedonia Vienna, Austria
16:05 (UTC+2)
Boxscore Arena: Sport Arena Wien
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2027

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Statistics

Vrbica Stefanov is one of the leaders in games played and points scored for the national team.

Most games played

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Rank Name NT Career Games
1 Vojdan Stojanovski 2008 – 91
2 Todor Gečevski 1996–2013 89
3 Vrbica Stefanov 1995–2009 66
4 Damjan Stojanovski 2009–2024 61
5 Gjorgji Čekovski 1999–2017 60
6 Stojan Gjuroski 2013 – 59
7 Pero Blaževski 1995–2009 54
8 Predrag Samardžiski 2005–2015 52
9 Andrej Magdevski 2014 – 51
10 Pero Antić 2002–2013 49
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All time points scored

More information Rank, Name ...
Rank Name NT Career Total Points Caps Points per game
1 Petar Naumoski 1995–2002 989 42 23.5
2 Vrbica Stefanov 1995–2009 947 66 14.3
3 Vojdan Stojanovski 2008 – 898 91 9.9
4 Todor Gečevski 1996–2013 891 89 10.0
5 Pero Antić 2002–2013 605 49 12.3
6 Bo McCalebb 2010–2013 543 25 21.7
7 Vlado Ilievski 1998–2015 500 47 10.6
8 Dejan Jovanovski 1995–2002 394 38 10.4
9 Damjan Stojanovski 2009–2024 338 61 5.5
10 Gjorgji Čekovski 1999–2017 318 60 5.3
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  • * Active NT players are listed in bold
  • * Official FIBA games excluding Friendly games

Leader in points per game

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