Slovakia men's national basketball team
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The Slovakia men's national basketball team (Slovak: Slovenské národné basketbalové mužstvo) represents Slovakia in international basketball competition. The supervising body is the Slovak Basketball Association (SBA).
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| FIBA ranking | 72  2 (1 September 2026)[1] | ||
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| Joined FIBA | 1993 | ||
| FIBA zone | FIBA Europe | ||
| National federation | SBA | ||
| Coach | Oliver Vidin | ||
| Nickname(s) | Repre (The Representatives) | ||
| FIBA World Cup | |||
| Appearances | None | ||
| EuroBasket | |||
| Appearances | None | ||
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| First international | |||
 Bosnia 97–69 Slovakia  (Wrocław, Poland; 30 May 1993) | |||
| Biggest win | |||
Slovakia 100–39 Malta  (Levice, Slovakia; 7 September 2005) | |||
| Biggest defeat | |||
 Belgium 102–59 Slovakia (Mons, Belgium; 30 June 2022) | |||
Slovakia is one of the newest national basketball teams in the world, having split from Czechoslovakia following the dissolution of the unified state in 1993. They joined FIBA later that year, and played in their first international match against Bosnia and Herzegovina. Slovakia to date does not have much history on the international level. Although they have attempted to qualify for major tournaments such as EuroBasket and the FIBA World Cup, but have yet to reach qualification.
History
The Czechoslovak era
Until 1993, Slovakia was a part of Czechoslovakia, with Slovak born players taking part on the Czechoslovakia national team. One of the most notable players who was born in Slovakia, and played for the Czechoslovakia national team to achieve success at the international level was Stanislav Kropilák. He helped lead Czechoslovakia to three medal finishes at the EuroBasket, in 1977, 1981, and 1985.
After independence
After gaining independence from Czechoslovakia, the Slovak national team on numerous attempts during their early years strived to qualify for EuroBasket, but ultimately came up short. In qualification to reach EuroBasket 2017, Slovakia was slotted into Group F to begin the qualifiers. Slovakia, however, would go on to struggle to a (1–5) record and missing their chance to qualify.[2]
For qualification to the 2019 FIBA World Cup, Slovakia took part in European Pre-Qualifiers, but were eventually eliminated after amassing a (1–5) record in their group.[3] Slovakia later went through EuroBasket 2022 Pre-Qualifiers, but were once again denied of making it to the continental stage, after finishing with a (3–5) record during pre-qualifying.[4]
Competitive record
FIBA World Cup
Olympic Games
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EuroBasket
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Team
Current roster
Roster for the EuroBasket 2029 Pre-Qualifiers match on 30 August 2026 against Great Britain.[5][6]
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Depth chart
| Pos. | Starting 5 | Bench 1 | Bench 2 | Bench 3 |
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| C | Tomáš Pavelka | Michael Fusek | Marek Dolezaj | Maroš Zelizňák |
| PF | Vladimír Brodziansky | Jakub Mokráň | Maroš Golian | Thomas Stanko |
| SF | Timotej Malovec | Dávid Abrhám | Matúš Hronský | Sebastián Rančík |
| SG | Mário Ihring | Dalibor Hlivák | Matúš Malovec | Lukáš Bolek |
| PG | David DeJulius | Šimon Krajčovič | Peter Kováčik | Samuel Volárik |
Head coach position
Milan Černický – (2004–2010)- Peter Bálint – (2011–2012)
- Miroslav Grznár – (2012–2013)
- Milan Černický – (2014–2015)
Ivan Rudež – (2016–2018)- Žan Tabak – (2019–2021)
Oleg Meleshchenko – (2021–2022)- Aramis Naglić – (2022–2025)
Oliver Vidin – (2025–present)[7]
Results and fixtures
Win Loss
2025
| 27 November 2025 | Slovakia |
73–63 |  Albania |
Prievidza, Slovakia |
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| 18:00 (UTC+1) | Scoring by quarter: 19–23, 22–12, 16–17, 16–11 | |||
| Pts: Kováčik 13 Rebs: Golian 8 Asts: Ihring 5 |
Boxscore | Pts: Tola 16 Rebs: Hamati 10 Asts: Dusha, Hysa 3 |
Arena: Športová Hala Prievidza Attendance: 1,764 Referees: Zoran Mitrovski (MKD), Viktor Nagy (HUN), Nermin Hodžić (GER) |
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2026
| 27 February 2025 | Kosovo  |
78–89 | Slovakia |
Prizren, Kosovo |
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| 19:00 (UTC+1) | Scoring by quarter: 27–18, 15–30, 24–26, 12–15 | |||
| Pts: Myles 21 Rebs: Shoshi 6 Asts: Myles 5 |
Boxscore | Pts: DeJulius 26 Rebs: Golian 18 Asts: DeJulius 8 |
Arena: Sezai Surroi Sports Hall Attendance: 700 Referees: Ali Şakacı (TUR), Alija Ferevski (MKD), Alin Faur (ROU) |
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| 2 March 2026 | Albania |
68–94 | Slovakia |
Shkodër, Albania |
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| 18:00 (UTC+1) | Scoring by quarter: 15–17, 20–30, 22–17, 11–30 | |||
| Pts: Taflaj, Tola 16 Rebs: Krypci 8 Asts: Tola 4 |
Boxscore | Pts: DeJulius 26 Rebs: Pavelka 10 Asts: S. Krajčovič 7 |
Arena: Pallati i Sportit Qazim Dervishi Attendance: 300 Referees: Mehmet Karabilecen (TUR), Sava Ćetković (MNE), Goran Grbić (SVN) |
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| 5 July 2026 | Slovakia |
86–83 | Kosovo |
Spišská Nová Ves, Slovakia |
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| 18:00 (UTC+2) | Scoring by quarter: 33–22, 17–20, 20–21, 16–20 | |||
| Pts: Hronský 20 Rebs: Brodziansky 11 Asts: Hlivák 8 |
Boxscore | Pts: Hajrizi 20 Rebs: Shoshi 13 Asts: Hajrizi, Myles 4 |
Arena: Spiš Aréna Attendance: 3,509 Referees: Viktor Nagy (HUN), Gabrielius Simonavičius (LTU), Martin Van Howe (BEL) |
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| 30 August 2026 | Great Britain  |
97–72 | Slovakia |
Newcastle, England |
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| 17:00 (UTC+1) | Scoring by quarter: 29–22, 19–16, 24–17, 25–17 | |||
| Pts: Uduje 14 Rebs: Williams 9 Asts: Williams 6 |
Boxscore | Pts: Brodziansky 24 Rebs: Brodziansky 14 Asts: Kováčik 4 |
Arena: Vertu Motors Arena Attendance: 2,381 Referees: Marius Ciulin (ROU), Valerio Grigioni (ITA), Nermin Hodžić (GER) |
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| 26 November 2026 | Slovakia |
vs. |  Switzerland |
Slovakia |
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2027
| 25 February 2027 | Slovakia |
vs. | Great Britain |
Slovakia |
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| 28 February 2027 | Switzerland |
vs. | Slovakia |
Switzerland |
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