The 2016 Serbia OQT basketball team represented Serbia and won the spot for the 2016 Summer Olympics at the FIBA World Olympic Qualifying Tournament in their capital, Belgrade. They were qualified for the Qualification tournament by taking the 4th place in the EuroBasket 2015. The team was coached by Aleksandar Đorđević, with assistant coaches Miroslav Nikolić, Milan Minić and Jovica Antonić.
Timeline
editRoster
editThe following is the Serbia roster in the Olympic Qualifying Tournament[4]
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The following were candidates to make the team:
| Player | Team[a] | Added | Removed | Reason |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ognjen Jaramaz |  Mega Leks |
May 20, 2016[1] | May 30, 2016 | 16-man roster cut[2] |
| Marko Kešelj |  Lavrio
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| Ognjen Kuzmić | Panathinaikos
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| Vladimir Lučić |  Valencia
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| Vasilije Micić | Crvena zvezda
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| Dragan Milosavljević |  Alba Berlin
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| Nemanja Bjelica |  Minnesota Timberwolves |
June 16, 2016 | Injured | |
| Nikola Milutinov | Olympiacos |
Withdrew[5] | ||
| Boban Marjanović | San Antonio Spurs |
Withdrew[5][6] | ||
| Marko Gudurić | Crvena zvezda |
July 3, 2016 | Final roster cut[4] | |
| Rade Zagorac | Mega Leks
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| Milan Mačvan |  Olimpia Milano |
Injured[4] |
- Notes
- ^ Team at the time player was a candidate
Exhibition games
edit21 June 2016
20:30 |
France  |
77–79 | Serbia |
| Scoring by quarter: 21–17, 19–17, 22–21, 15–24 | ||
| Pts: Diaw 14 Rebs: not available Asts: not available |
Pts: Bogdanović 24 Rebs: not available Asts: not available | |
25 June 2016
21:00 |
| Serbia |
94–88 (OT) | France |
| Scoring by quarter: 13–14, 21–22, 23–22, 24–23, Overtime: 13–7 | ||
| Pts: Raduljica 17 Rebs: Jokić 9 Asts: Raduljica 5 |
Pts: de Colo 16 Rebs: not available Asts: not available | |
Kombank Arena, Belgrade
Attendance: 12,000 Referees: Milivoje Jovčić, Uroš Obrknežević, Aleksandar Glišić. |
Tournament
editPreliminary round – Group A
editAll times are local (UTC+2).
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | L | PF | PA | PD | Pts | Qualification |
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| 1 | Serbia (H)
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2 | 2 | 0 | 170 | 141 | +29 | 4 | Semifinals |
| 2 |  Puerto Rico
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2 | 1 | 1 | 172 | 168 | +4 | 3 | |
| 3 |  Angola
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2 | 0 | 2 | 141 | 174 | −33 | 2 |
Source: FIBA
Rules for classification: 1) Points; 2) Head-to-head results; 3) Points difference; 4) Points scored.
(H) Hosts
Rules for classification: 1) Points; 2) Head-to-head results; 3) Points difference; 4) Points scored.
(H) Hosts
| Semifinals | Final | |||||
| 8 July | ||||||
| Serbia | 96 | |||||
| 9 July | ||||||
 Czech Republic | 72 | |||||
| Serbia | 108 | |||||
| 8 July | ||||||
| Puerto Rico | 77 | |||||
 Latvia | 70 | |||||
| Puerto Rico | 77 | |||||
Puerto Rico
edit4 July 2016
21:00 |
| Serbia |
87–81 | Puerto Rico |
| Scoring by quarter: 21–22, 20–9, 28–20, 18–30 | ||
| Pts: Nedović 14 Rebs: Jokić 8 Asts: Teodosić 6 |
Pts: Holland 21 Rebs: Ramos 7 Asts: Barea 3 | |
Kombank Arena, Belgrade
Attendance: 13,872 Referees: Daniel Hierrezuelo (ESP), Joseph Bissang (FRA), Michael Weiland (CAN) |
Angola
edit6 July 2016
18:00 |
| Angola |
60–83 | Serbia |
| Scoring by quarter: 23–30, 15–17, 13–22, 9–14 | ||
| Pts: Moore 10 Rebs: Fernandes 6 Asts: Domingos, Santos 2 |
Pts: Jokić 17 Rebs: Jokić 6 Asts: Bogdanović 8 | |
Kombank Arena, Belgrade
Attendance: 10,422 Referees: Joseph Bissang (FRA), Carmelo Paternico (ITA), Fernando Rocha (POR) |
Knockout round
editSemifinal – Czech Republic
edit8 July 2016
21:00 |
| Serbia |
96–72 | Czech Republic |
| Scoring by quarter: 26–17, 19–19, 28–22, 23–14 | ||
| Pts: Bogdanović 21 Rebs: Bogdanović, Jokić 8 Asts: Raduljica, Teodosić 6 |
Pts: Satoranský 14 Rebs: Satoranský 7 Asts: Satoranský 7 | |
Kombank Arena, Belgrade
Attendance: 12,793 Referees: Daniel Hierrezuelo (ESP), Fernando Rocha (POR), Emin Moğulkoç (TUR) |
Final – Puerto Rico
edit9 July 2016
21:00 |
| Serbia |
108–77 | Puerto Rico |
| Scoring by quarter: 37–11, 23–16, 22–29, 26–21 | ||
| Pts: Bogdanović 26 Rebs: Jokić 8 Asts: Bogdanović 8 |
Pts: Barea 22 Rebs: Huertas, Vassallo 4 Asts: Arroyo 6 | |
Kombank Arena, Belgrade
Attendance: 17,123 Referees: Daniel Hierrezuelo (ESP), Joseph Bissang (FRA), Michael Weiland (CAN) |
See also
editReferences
edit- ^ a b "Erceg out but Jokic in for Serbia at home OQT". fiba.basketball. Retrieved 10 July 2018.
- ^ a b "Giant center Marjanovic still in Serbia squad after it's trimmed to 16". fiba.basketball. Retrieved 10 July 2018.
- ^ "Serbia squad at 15 following changes to frontcourt line-up". fiba.basketball. Retrieved 11 July 2018.
- ^ a b c d "Serbia pick 12-man roster for Belgrade OQT". fiba.basketball. Retrieved 10 July 2018.
- ^ a b ""ORLOVI" U PROBLEMIMA Đorđević u šoku, Milutinov i Bobi rešili da ne dođu na pripreme!". sport.blic.rs. Retrieved 10 July 2018.
- ^ "Marjanović ne igra u kvalifikacijama, može u Rio". b92.net. Retrieved 10 July 2018.
External links
edit- Official website
- Olympic Qualifying Tournament Profile at FIBA Website