2015 Serbia men's EuroBasket team

The 2015 Serbia men's EuroBasket team represented Serbia and took the fourth place at the EuroBasket 2015, held in four different countries (Croatia, France, Germany, and Latvia). They were qualified for the EuroBasket by taking the 4th place at the EuroBasket 2013. The team was coached by Aleksandar Đorđević, with assistant coaches Miroslav Nikolić, Milan Minić, Jovica Antonić, and Goran Bjedov.

Main article: Serbia men's national basketball team

Timeline
  • May 26: 24-man roster announced[1]
  • June 24: 18-man roster announced[2]
  • July 15: Start of a training camp
  • August 2–29: Exhibition games
  • September 5–20: EuroBasket 2013

Roster

The following is the Serbia roster for the EuroBasket 2015

Serbian men's basketball national team roster
PlayersCoaches
Pos.No.NameAge – Date of birthHeightClubCtr.
PG 4 Miloš Teodosić (C) 28 – (1987-03-19)March 19, 1987 1.95 m (6 ft 5 in) CSKA Moscow Russia
SF 5 Marko Simonović 29 – (1986-05-30)May 30, 1986 2.01 m (6 ft 7 in) Pau-Orthez France
C 6 Ognjen Kuzmić 25 – (1990-05-16)May 16, 1990 2.13 m (7 ft 0 in) Golden State Warriors United States
SG 7 Bogdan Bogdanović 23 – (1992-08-18)August 18, 1992 1.98 m (6 ft 6 in) Fenerbahce Turkey
F 8 Nemanja Bjelica 27 – (1988-05-09)May 9, 1988 2.09 m (6 ft 10 in) Fenerbahce Turkey
PG 9 Stefan Marković 27 – (1988-04-25)April 25, 1988 1.95 m (6 ft 5 in) Baloncesto Málaga Spain
SF 10 Nikola Kalinić 23 – (1991-11-08)November 8, 1991 2.02 m (6 ft 8 in) Crvena zvezda Serbia
G 11 Nemanja Nedović 24 – (1991-06-16)June 16, 1991 1.92 m (6 ft 4 in) Valencia Spain
G/F 12 Dragan Milosavljević 26 – (1989-05-11)May 11, 1989 1.98 m (6 ft 6 in) Partizan NIS Serbia
C 13 Miroslav Raduljica 27 – (1988-01-05)January 5, 1988 2.13 m (7 ft 0 in) Panathinaikos Greece
PF 14 Zoran Erceg 30 – (1985-01-11)January 11, 1985 2.11 m (6 ft 11 in) Galatasaray Turkey
C 15 Nikola Milutinov 20 – (1994-12-30)December 30, 1994 2.12 m (6 ft 11 in) Partizan NIS Serbia
Head coach
Assistant coach(es)
Legend
  • Club – describes last
    club before the tournament
  • Age – describes age
    on 5 September 2015

The following were candidates to make the team:

Earlier candidates
Player Team[lower-alpha 1] Added Removed Reason
Rade ZagoracSerbia Mega LeksMay 26, 2015[1]June 24, 201518-man roster cut[2]
Vasilije MicićGermany Bayern Munich
Stefan BirčevićSpain Estudiantes
Milan MačvanSerbia Partizan NIS
Nikola JokićSerbia Mega Leks
Đorđe MajstorovićSerbia Metalac Farmakom
Stefan JovićSerbia Crvena zvezdaJuly 18, 2015Injured[3]
Boban MarjanovićSerbia Crvena zvezdaAugust 4, 2015Withdrew[4]
Stefan PotRomania CSU Asesoft PloieștiAugust 16, 201516-man roster cut[5]
Marko KešeljSerbia Mega LeksAugust 20, 201514-man roster cut[6]
Luka MitrovićSerbia Crvena zvezda
Vladimir ŠtimacSpain EstudiantesSeptember 1, 201512-man roster cut[7][8]
Nemanja DangubićSerbia Crvena zvezda
Notes
  1. Team at the time player was a candidate

Depth chart
Pos. Starting 5 Bench 1 Bench 2
C Miroslav Raduljica Ognjen Kuzmić Nikola Milutinov
PF Nemanja Bjelica Zoran Erceg
SF Nikola Kalinić Marko Simonović
SG Stefan Marković Bogdan Bogdanović Dragan Milosavljević
PG Miloš Teodosić Nemanja Nedović

Staff
Position Staff member Age Team
Head coachSerbia Aleksandar Đorđević48Greece Panathinaikos
Assistant coachesSerbia Miroslav Nikolić59—
Serbia Jovica Antonić49—
Serbia Milan Minić60Greece Panathinaikos
Croatia Goran Bjedov44Greece Panathinaikos
Team managerSerbia Nebojša Ilić48Serbia Crvena zvezda
Conditioning coachSerbia Mladen Mihajlović30—
ScoutsSerbia Dragan Popov—
Serbia Goran Topić48Poland Turów Zgorzelec
DoctorSerbia Dragan Radovanović—
PhysiotherapistsSerbia Dušan Sajić—
Serbia Velibor KosanovićSerbia Vršac
Equipment ManagerSerbia Jovica Aničić—
Press OfficerSerbia Vladimir Sibinović—

Source: KSS

Exhibition games
2 August 2015
Hungary  61–81  Serbia
Scoring by quarter: 16–18, 14–24, 13–19, 18–20
Pts: Vojvoda 13
Rebs: not available
Asts: not available		 Pts: Nedović 14
Rebs: not available
Asts: not available
Vitranc, Kranjska Gora
Attendance: 100
Referees: not available
7 August 2015
19:30
France  78–65  Serbia
Scoring by quarter: 25–22, 8–5, 23–22, 22–16
Pts: Parker 16
Rebs: Gobert 6
Asts: Parker 7		 Pts: Bogdanović 16
Rebs: Milutinov 7
Asts: three players 3
Jean Weille, Nancy
Attendance: 5,000
Referees: Emilio Perez Pizarro (ESP), Petri Mantyla (POL), Jakub Zamojski (POL)
8 August 2015
Serbia  75–56  Russia
Scoring by quarter: 19–14, 23–14, 15–18, 18–10
Pts: Bjelica 16
Rebs: Kuzmić 6
Asts: Bjelica 8		 Pts: Zubkov, Kurbanov 13
Rebs: Zubkov 10
Asts: Ponkrashov 8
Astroballe, Lyon
Attendance: 2,000
Referees: Jean-Charles Collin, David Chambon, Mehdi Difallah
12 August 2015
20:30
Serbia  73–63  France
Scoring by quarter: 20–19, 21–14, 11–12, 21–18
Pts: Bjelica 12
Rebs: not available
Asts: not available		 Pts: de Colo 10
Rebs: not available
Asts: not available
Kombank Arena, Belgrade
Attendance: 16,180
Referees: Ilija Belošević, Saša Maričić, Uroš Obrknežević
15 August 2015
20:30
China  55–95  Serbia
Scoring by quarter: 15–19, 4–28, 11–28, 25–20
Pts: Wang Zhelin, Liu Wei 10
Rebs: Zhou Qi 6
Asts: not available		 Pts: Raduljica 14
Rebs: not available
Asts: Nedović 4
Kombank Arena, Belgrade
Attendance: 8,000
Referees: Uroš Obrknežević, Vladimir Jevtović, Radoš Arsenijević
16 August 2015
20:30
Serbia  95–61  Russia
Scoring by quarter: 27–12, 12–19, 31–13, 25–17
Pts: Raduljica 15
Rebs: Teodosić 7
Asts: Teodosić 5		 Pts: Ponkrashov 13
Rebs: not available
Asts: not available
Kombank Arena, Belgrade
Attendance: 10,000
Referees: Saša Maričić, Vladimir Jevtović, Nemanja Ninković
22 August 2015
19:30
Israel  70–85  Serbia
Scoring by quarter: 18–26, 14–17, 18–26, 20–16
Pts: Eliyahu 12
Rebs: not available
Asts: not available		 Pts: Nedović 16
Rebs: Bjelica 7
Asts: Teodosić 7
Tel Aviv
Attendance: not available
Referees: not available
23 August 2015
18:40
Israel  71–79  Serbia
Scoring by quarter: 20–25, 16–22, 17–16, 18–16
Pts: Eliyahu 14
Rebs: not available
Asts: not available		 Pts: Raduljica 16
Rebs: Bjelica 11
Asts: Teodosić 6
Tel Aviv
Attendance: not available
Referees: not available
27 August 2015
Slovenia  70–79  Serbia
Scoring by quarter: 20–22, 13–18, 16–16, 21–23
Pts: Omić 15
Rebs: not available
Asts: not available		 Pts: Bjelica 19
Rebs: Kalinić 5
Asts: Teodosić, Marković 5
Stožice Arena, Ljubljana
Attendance: 10,000
Referees: Matej Boltauzer, Mario Majkič, Milan Nedović
29 August 2015
18:00
Serbia  95–88 (OT)  Slovenia
Scoring by quarter: 15–22, 23–20, 28–20, 18–22, Overtime: 11–4
Pts: Teodosić 20
Rebs: not available
Asts: not available		 Pts: Blažič 19
Rebs: Z. Dragić 9
Asts: Prepelič 6
Borik Arena, Banja Luka
Attendance: 4,000
Referees: not available

Tournament
Further information: EuroBasket 2015

Preliminary round
Main article: EuroBasket 2015 Group B
Pos Team Pld W L PF PA PD Pts Qualification
1  Serbia 5 5 0 433 354 +79 10 Advanced to Knockout stage
2  Spain 5 3 2 448 411 +37 8[lower-alpha 1]
3  Italy 5 3 2 434 434 0 8[lower-alpha 1]
4  Turkey 5 3 2 429 459 −30 8[lower-alpha 1]
5  Germany 5 1 4 370 379 −9 6
6  Iceland 5 0 5 368 445 −77 5
Source: eurobasket2015.org
Rules for classification: 1) Points; 2) Head-to-head results; 3) Points difference; 4) Points scored.
Notes:
  1. Spain 1–1, +20; Italy 1–1, +5; Turkey 1–1 −25

Spain
5 September 2015
18:00
Spain  70–80  Serbia
Scoring by quarter: 21–11, 15–23, 16–28, 18–18
Pts: Gasol 16
Rebs: Mirotić 10
Asts: Llull 6		 Pts: Bjelica 24
Rebs: Bjelica 10
Asts: Bogdanović 5
Mercedes-Benz Arena, Berlin
Attendance: 9,750
Referees: Christos Christodoulou (GRE), Sergiy Zashchuk (UKR), Robert Vyklický (CZE)

Germany
6 September 2015
15:00
Serbia  68–66  Germany
Scoring by quarter: 19–18, 20–20, 11–10, 18–18
Pts: Bjelica 12
Rebs: Kuzmić, Nedović 7
Asts: Bogdanović, Teodosić 4		 Pts: Nowitzki, Pleiß 15
Rebs: Nowitzki 10
Asts: Schröder 6
Mercedes-Benz Arena, Berlin
Attendance: 13,050
Referees: Borys Ryzhyk (UKR), Aare Halliko (EST), Tomas Jasevičius (LTU)

Iceland
8 September 2015
14:30
Serbia  93–64  Iceland
Scoring by quarter: 24–16, 18–16, 25–16, 26–16
Pts: Nedović 15
Rebs: Bogdanović 7
Asts: Bogdanović, Teodosić 6		 Pts: Gunnarsson 18
Rebs: Sigurðarson 6
Asts: Pálsson, Stefánsson 4
Mercedes-Benz Arena, Berlin
Attendance: 2,800
Referees: Sreten Radović (CRO), Robert Vyklický (CZE), Igor Mitrovski (MKD)

Turkey
9 September 2015
14:30
Turkey  72–91  Serbia
Scoring by quarter: 14–30, 21–23, 24–18, 13–20
Pts: Muhammed 16
Rebs: Osman 9
Asts: Güler 6		 Pts: Raduljica 20
Rebs: Kuzmić, Raduljica 6
Asts: Teodosić 13
Mercedes-Benz Arena, Berlin
Attendance: 4,400
Referees: Borys Ryzhyk (UKR), Sergiy Zashchuk (UKR), Tomas Jasevičius (LTU)

Italy
10 September 2015
14:30
Serbia  101–82  Italy
Scoring by quarter: 25–19, 23–21, 26–19, 27–23
Pts: Teodosić 26
Rebs: Bjelica 8
Asts: Teodosić 8		 Pts: Gentile 19
Rebs: Aradori 6
Asts: Gentile 6
Mercedes-Benz Arena, Berlin
Attendance: 4,185
Referees: Christos Christodoulou (GRE), Sergiy Zashchuk (UKR), Sašo Petek (SLO)

Knockout stage
Main article: EuroBasket 2015 knockout stage

Round of 16
13 September 2015
14:30
Serbia  94–81  Finland
Scoring by quarter: 23–24, 25–19, 23–21, 23–17
Pts: Raduljica 27
Rebs: Bjelica 14
Asts: Teodosić 9		 Pts: Salin 26
Rebs: Murphy 8
Asts: Koponen, Wilson 4
Stade Pierre-Mauroy, Lille
Attendance: 12,128
Referees: Robert Lottermoser (GER), Borys Ryzhyk (UKR), Sérgio Silva (POR)

Quarterfinals
16 September 2015
18:30
Serbia  89–75  Czech Republic
Scoring by quarter: 21–21, 24–21, 22–21, 22–12
Pts: Erceg 20
Rebs: Bjelica 10
Asts: Teodosić 14		 Pts: Veselý 23
Rebs: Veselý 10
Asts: Pumprla, Satoranský 4
Stade Pierre-Mauroy, Lille
Attendance: 8,726
Referees: Christos Christodoulou (GRE), Oļegs Latiševs (LAT), Emin Moğulkoç (TUR)

Semifinals
18 September 2015
21:00
Serbia  64–67  Lithuania
Scoring by quarter: 17–22, 17–13, 9–13, 21–19
Pts: Teodosić 16
Rebs: three players 4
Asts: Bogdanović, Teodosić 3		 Pts: Valančiūnas 15
Rebs: Kuzminskas 9
Asts: Kalnietis 9
Stade Pierre-Mauroy, Lille
Attendance: 20,042
Referees: Emilio Pérez (ESP), Oļegs Latiševs (LAT), Emin Moğulkoç (TUR)

Third place game
20 September 2015
14:00
France  81–68  Serbia
Scoring by quarter: 16–16, 21–16, 21–12, 23–24
Pts: de Colo 20
Rebs: Gobert 14
Asts: Diaw 6		 Pts: Bogdanović 14
Rebs: Raduljica 8
Asts: Raduljica 4
Stade Pierre-Mauroy, Lille
Attendance: 24,092
Referees: Christos Christodoulou (GRE), Robert Lottermoser (GER), Fernando Rocha (POR)

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

Source: FIBA Europe

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