Serbia women's national basketball team

Serbia
FIBA ranking 10 Decrease 2 (21 August 2023)
FIBA zone FIBA Europe
National federation KSS
Coach Marina Maljković
Nickname(s) Beli orlovi
(The White Eagles)
Olympic Games
Appearances 2
Medals Bronze: 2016
World Cup
Appearances 2
EuroBasket
Appearances 13
Medals Gold: 2015, 2021
Bronze: 2019
Home jersey
Team colours
Home
Away jersey
Team colours
Away
Medal record
Representing FR Yugoslavia / Serbia and Montenegro / Serbia
Olympic Games
Bronze medal – third place 2016 Rio de Janeiro
EuroBasket
Gold medal – first place 2015 Hungary/Romania
Gold medal – first place 2021 France/Spain
Bronze medal – third place 2019 Latvia/Serbia
Mediterranean Games
Silver medal – second place 2009 Italy Team
Summer Universiade
Silver medal – second place 2005 Izmir
Serbia squad at the 2014 FIBA World Championship for Women.
Serbia (red lit) vs Turkey at the 2014 FIBA World Championship for Women.
EuroBasket 2015 champions on a 2015 Serbian stamp.

The Serbia women's national basketball team (Serbian: Женска кошаркашка репрезентација Србије, romanized: Ženska košarkaška reprezentacija Srbije) represents Serbia in international women's basketball competition and is controlled by the Basketball Federation of Serbia. Serbia are currently ranked tenth in the FIBA World Rankings.

It was known as the "FR Yugoslavia / Serbia and Montenegro women's national basketball team" until 2006. When Serbia became independent, it became the successor state to Serbia and Montenegro.

For the women's national team that played under the flag of Socialist Federal Republic of Yugoslavia see Yugoslavia women's national basketball team.

Competitions

For the results before 1992, see Yugoslavia women's national basketball team.

Name of the nation during the tournaments:

Team

Current roster

Roster for the EuroBasket Women 2023.

Serbia women's national basketball team roster
Players Coaches
Pos. No. Name Age – Date of birth Height Club Ctr.
PF 1 Ivana Raca 23 – 10 September 1999 1.88 m (6 ft 2 in) Fenerbahçe
SG 6 Saša Čađo 33 – 13 July 1989 1.78 m (5 ft 10 in) CCC Polkowice
SG 8 Nevena Jovanović 32 – 30 June 1990 1.79 m (5 ft 10 in) Nika Syktyvkar
PF 11 Aleksandra Crvendakić 27 – 17 March 1996 1.87 m (6 ft 2 in) Çukurova Basketbol
PG 12 Yvonne Anderson 33 – 8 March 1990 1.75 m (5 ft 9 in) Bourges
C 14 Dragana Stanković 28 – 18 January 1995 1.95 m (6 ft 5 in) Sopron Basket
SF 17 Jovana Nogić 25 – 17 December 1997 1.81 m (5 ft 11 in) CB Avenida
F 20 Kristina Topuzović 28 – 23 August 1994 1.83 m (6 ft 0 in) Herner TC
SF 25 Maša Janković 23 – 1 February 2000 1.87 m (6 ft 2 in) Leganés
C 33 Tina Krajišnik (C) 32 – 12 January 1991 1.90 m (6 ft 3 in) UMMC Ekaterinburg
PG 40 Ivana Katanić 24 – 16 April 1999 1.74 m (5 ft 9 in) PEAC-Pécs
PF 51 Mina Đorđević 24 – 23 February 1999 1.86 m (6 ft 1 in) Fenerbahçe
Head coach
Assistant coach(es)
Legend
  • (C) Team captain
  • Club – describes last
    club before the tournament
  • Age – describes age
    on 15 June 2023

Head coaches

Since 1992, the national team was managed by a total of eight different head coaches. Miodrag Vesković (3) and Marina Maljković are the only coaches with more than one spell.

Serbia and Montenegro
Years Name Competition
1995 Dragomir Bukvić 10th 1995 EuroBasket Women
1997 Slobodan Lukić 8th 1997 EuroBasket Women
1999 Miodrag Vesković 7th 1999 EuroBasket Women
2001–2003 Miroslav Popov 5th 2001 EuroBasket Women
12th 2002 FIBA World Championship
2003 Miodrag Vesković 8th 2003 EuroBasket Women
2005 Zoran Kovačić 9th 2005 EuroBasket Women

Serbia

Years Name Competition
2007–2009 Jovica Antonić 11th 2007 EuroBasket
16th 2009 EuroBasket
2010–2011 Miodrag Vesković —
2011–2017 Marina Maljković 4th 2013 EuroBasket
8th 2014 World Championship
2015 EuroBasket
2016 Summer Olympics
2017 Stevan Karadžić 11th 2017 EuroBasket
2017– Marina Maljković 2019 EuroBasket
2021 EuroBasket
4th 2021 Summer Olympics
6th 2022 World Cup
5th 2023 EuroBasket

Notable players

See also