2024 Serbia men's Olympic basketball team

The men's national basketball team of Serbia competed at the 2024 Summer Olympics in Paris, France, where they earned a bronze medal.[1] They qualified for the Olympics as one of the top two FIBA Basketball World Cup finishers from Europe in 2023. Serbia last competed in the 2016 Summer Olympics, securing a silver medal.[2]

2024 Serbia men's Olympic basketball team
Head coachSvetislav Pešić
ArenaStade Pierre-Mauroy, Lille
Accor Arena, Paris
2024 Summer Olympics
PIR leaderNikola Jokić
31.0
Scoring leaderNikola Jokić
18.8
Rebounding leaderNikola Jokić
10.7
Assists leaderNikola Jokić
8.7
Biggest win107–66  Puerto Rico
(31 July 2024)
Biggest defeat84–110  United States
(28 July 2024)
← 2016
All statistics correct as of 10 August 2024.

Timeline

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Roster

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A 16-player roster was announced on 11 June 2024.[3] Several active EuroLeague or NBA players who have previously won medals with the Serbia national team, including Miloš Teodosić, Nikola Kalinić, Stefan Jović, Boban Marjanović, and Nemanja Nedović, were not included in the call-up or declined the invitation for various reasons.[6][7]

The roster also did not feature young talents who were drafted into the NBA this year, such as Nikola Topić and Nikola Đurišić, nor did it include Washington Wizards rookie Tristan Vukčević.[8]

Boriša Simanić, who was part of the team at the 2023 FIBA Basketball World Cup that secured participation in the 2024 Summer Olympics in Paris, has not fully recovered and was also not part of the broader list. On 30 August 2023, while playing against South Sudan, Simanić was struck in the kidney by Nuni Omot while defending the basket. This blow resulted in a major injury which required his kidney to be removed.[9]

Due to unavailability, Vladimir Lučić was replaced by Aleksa Radanov on 24 June 2024.[10]

The final squad was announced on 23 July 2024.[5] The roster, which includes nine players who participated in last year's World Cup, features the return of stars Nikola Jokić and Vasilije Micić, while newcomer Uroš Plavšić made his debut representing Serbia.[11]

Serbia men's national basketball team – 2024 Summer Olympics roster
Players Coaches
Pos. No. Name Age – Date of birth Height Club Ctr.
C 0 Uroš Plavšić 25 – (1998-12-22)22 December 1998 2.16 m (7 ft 1 in) Crvena zvezda  
F/C 3 Filip Petrušev 24 – (2000-04-15)15 April 2000 2.11 m (6 ft 11 in) Olympiacos  
PF 5 Nikola Jović 21 – (2003-06-09)9 June 2003 2.08 m (6 ft 10 in) Miami Heat  
SG 7 Bogdan Bogdanović (C) 31 – (1992-08-18)18 August 1992 1.96 m (6 ft 5 in) Atlanta Hawks  
SG 9 Vanja Marinković 27 – (1997-01-09)9 January 1997 1.98 m (6 ft 6 in) Partizan  
SF 13 Ognjen Dobrić 29 – (1994-10-27)27 October 1994 2.00 m (6 ft 7 in) Crvena zvezda  
C 15 Nikola Jokić 29 – (1995-02-19)19 February 1995 2.11 m (6 ft 11 in) Denver Nuggets  
PG 22 Vasilije Micić 30 – (1994-01-13)13 January 1994 1.95 m (6 ft 5 in) Charlotte Hornets  
G/F 23 Marko Gudurić 29 – (1995-03-08)8 March 1995 1.96 m (6 ft 5 in) Fenerbahçe  
F 27 Dejan Davidovac 29 – (1995-01-17)17 January 1995 2.03 m (6 ft 8 in) Crvena zvezda  
PG 30 Aleksa Avramović 29 – (1994-10-25)25 October 1994 1.92 m (6 ft 4 in) Partizan  
C 33 Nikola Milutinov 29 – (1994-12-30)30 December 1994 2.13 m (7 ft 0 in) Olympiacos  
Head coach
Assistant coach(es)
Legend
  • (C) Team captain
  • Club – describes last
    club before the tournament
  • Age – describes age
    on 27 July 2024

Roster

The following were candidates to make the team:

Earlier candidates
Player Team[a] Added Removed Reason
Vladimir Lučić   Bayern Munich June 11, 2024 June 24, 2024 Withdrew[10]
Ognjen Jaramaz   Partizan July 23, 2024 12-man roster cut[5]
Dušan Ristić   Canarias
Aleksej Pokuševski Unattached
Aleksa Radanov   Runa Basket Moscow June 24, 2024
Notes
  1. ^ Team at the time player was a candidate

Staff

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Position Staff member
Head coach   Svetislav Pešić
Assistant coaches   Oliver Kostić
  Saša Kosović
  Marko Marinović
  Ognjen Stojaković
  Nenad Jakovljević
Managing Director   Dragan Tarlać
Team manager   Nebojša Ilić
Traineres   Marko Sekulić
  Marko Stanojević
Scout   Mihajlo Mitić
Physicians   Dragan Radovanović
  Milan Mirković
Physiotherapists   Dušan Sajić
  Dušan Popović
  Robert Miller Jason
Equipment manager   Jovica Aničić
Press officer   Ivan Ivković

Source: KSS

Exhibition games

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Unofficial games
July 5, 2024
19:30 (UTC+2)
Serbia   90–74   Netherlands
Scoring by quarter: 19–17, 30–22, 24–12, 17–23
Pts: Plavšić 19
Rebs: Jokić 9
Asts: Jokić 10
Pts: Van der Vuurst de Vries 18
Rebs: three players 3
Asts: Van der Vuurst de Vries 9
July 6, 2024
16:00 (UTC+2)
Serbia   95–61   Netherlands
Scoring by quarter: 17–21, 31–16, 30–13, 17–11
Pts: Marinković 21
Rebs: Pokuševski 5
Asts: Jokić, Gudurić 5
Pts: Van der Vuurst de Vries, Aristode 13
Rebs: N'Guessan 5
Asts: Van der Vuurst de Vries, Saizonou 6
Lyon game
July 12, 2024
21:00 (UTC+2)
France   67–79   Serbia
Scoring by quarter: 23–18, 9–27, 20–15, 15–19
Pts: Wembanyama 14
Rebs: Wembanyama 10
Asts: three players 3
Pts: Jokić 20
Rebs: Jokić 12
Asts: Avramović, Micić 3
LDLC Arena
Lyon, France
Attendance: 9,500
Abu Dhabi friendlies
July 16, 2024
20:00 (UTC+4)
Australia   84–73   Serbia
Scoring by quarter: 20–15, 19–25, 23–19, 22–14
Pts: Mills 28
Rebs: Exum 7
Asts: Mills 5
Pts: Petrušev 17
Rebs: Jokić 14
Asts: Micić 8
Etihad Arena
Abu Dhabi, UAE
Attendance: not available
July 17, 2024
20:00 (UTC+4)
United States   105–79   Serbia
Scoring by quarter: 28–28, 31–17, 24–14, 22–21
Pts: Curry 24
Rebs: Adebayo, Embiid 8
Asts: three players 3
Pts: Jokić 16
Rebs: Jokić 11
Asts: Avramović, Gudurić 3
Etihad Arena
Abu Dhabi, UAE
Attendance: 12,517
Belgrade games
July 21, 2024
20:00 (UTC+2)
Serbia   119–100   Japan
Scoring by quarter: 33–23, 26–29, 32–18, 28–30
Pts: Jokić 18
Rebs: Jokić 8
Asts: Bogdanović 8
Pts: Hachimura 29
Rebs: Hawkinson 5
Asts: Kawamura 8
Belgrade Arena
Belgrade, Serbia
Attendance: 15,026
July 22, 2024
20:00 (UTC+2)
Serbia   94–72   Greece
Scoring by quarter: 26–21, 22–18, 24–19, 22–14
Pts: Bogdanović 19
Rebs: Jokić, Petrušev 8
Asts: Avramović 8
Pts: Antetokounmpo 17
Rebs: Antetokounmpo 6
Asts: three players 4
Belgrade Arena
Belgrade, Serbia
Attendance: 18,000

Olympic play

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Preliminary round

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Serbia was placed in Group C.[13]

Pos Team Pld W L PF PA PD Pts Qualification
1   United States 3 3 0 317 253 +64 6 Quarterfinals
2   Serbia 3 2 1 287 261 +26 5
3   South Sudan 3 1 2 261 278 −17 4
4   Puerto Rico 3 0 3 228 301 −73 3
Source: FIBA
Rules for classification: 1) classification points; 2) head-to-head results; 3) head-to-head game points difference; 4) head-to-head number of game points scored.

All times are local (UTC+2).

United States

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28 July 2024
17:15
Serbia   84–110   United States
Scoring by quarter: 20–25, 29–33, 16–26, 19–26
Pts: Jokić 20
Rebs: Bogdanović 6
Asts: Jokić 8
Pts: Durant 23
Rebs: Davis 8
Asts: James 9
Stade Pierre-Mauroy, Lille
Attendance: 27,328
Referees: Yohan Rosso (FRA), Julio Anaya (PAN), Mārtiņš Kozlovskis (LAT)


Puerto Rico

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31 July 2024
17:15
Puerto Rico   66–107   Serbia
Scoring by quarter: 12–24, 23–28, 16–27, 15–28
Pts: Ortiz 19
Rebs: Ortiz 6
Asts: Howard, Waters 3
Pts: Petrušev 15
Rebs: Jokić 15
Asts: Jokić 9
Stade Pierre-Mauroy, Lille
Attendance: 17,882
Referees: Julio Anaya (PAN), Juan Fernández (ARG), Boris Krejić (SLO)


South Sudan

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3 August 2024
21:00
Serbia   96–85   South Sudan
Scoring by quarter: 23–22, 24–22, 25–23, 24–18
Pts: Bogdanović 30
Rebs: Jokić 13
Asts: Bogdanović 8
Pts: Jones, Shayok 17
Rebs: Gabriel 8
Asts: Jones 10
Stade Pierre-Mauroy, Lille
Attendance: 20,916
Referees: Ademir Zurapović (BIH), Yohan Rosso (FRA), Juan Fernández (ARG)


Knockout round

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QuarterfinalsSemifinalsGold medal
 
          
 
6 August
 
 
  France82
 
8 August
 
  Canada73
 
  France73
 
6 August
 
  Germany69
 
  Germany76
 
10 August
 
  Greece63
 
   France87
 
6 August
 
   United States98
 
  Brazil87
 
8 August
 
  United States122
 
  United States95
 
6 August
 
  Serbia91 Bronze medal
 
  Serbia (OT)95
 
10 August
 
  Australia90
 
  Germany83
 
 
   Serbia93
 


Quarterfinal – Australia

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6 August 2024
14:30
Serbia   95–90 (OT)   Australia
Scoring by quarter: 17–31, 25–23, 25–11, 15–17Overtime: 13–8
Pts: Jokić 21
Rebs: Jokić 14
Asts: Jokić 9
Pts: Mills 26
Rebs: Landale, Magnay 6
Asts: Exum 5
Accor Arena, Paris
Attendance: 12,317
Referees: Yohan Rosso (FRA), Julio Anaya (PAN), Wojciech Liszka (POL)


Semifinal – United States

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8 August 2024
21:00
United States   95–91   Serbia
Scoring by quarter: 23–31, 20–23, 20–22, 32–15
Pts: Curry 36
Rebs: James 12
Asts: James 10
Pts: Bogdanović 20
Rebs: three players 5
Asts: Jokić 11
Accor Arena, Paris
Attendance: 12,213
Referees: Ademir Zurapović (BIH), Julio Anaya (PAN), Mārtiņš Kozlovskis (LAT)


Bronze medal game – Germany

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10 August 2024
11:00
Germany   83–93    Serbia
Scoring by quarter: 21–30, 17–16, 25–26, 20–21
Pts: F. Wagner 18
Rebs: F. Wagner 9
Asts: Schröder, Weiler-Babb 6
Pts: Jokić, Micić 19
Rebs: Jokić 12
Asts: Jokić 11
Accor Arena, Paris
Attendance: 12,406
Referees: Matthew Kallio (CAN), Yohan Rosso (FRA), Johnny Batista (PUR)


See also

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References

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  1. ^ "Nikola Jokic records triple-double as Serbia claims Olympics bronze". basketnews.com. 10 August 2024.
  2. ^ "USA beat Serbia to take third gold medal in a row". fiba.com. 10 July 2018.
  3. ^ a b "Селектор Пешић одредио списак кандидата за мушку „А" репрезентацију Србије на Олимпијским играма". kss.rs. Retrieved 11 June 2024.
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  6. ^ "Otkrivamo: Ekskluzivno, Nikola Kalinić se oprostio od reprezentacije!". sportal.blic.rs. Retrieved 13 July 2024.
  7. ^ "Stefan Jović se nije oprostio od Srbije! Otkrio je za Sportal šta je rekao Pešiću u letu iz Manile i zašto nije sa Orlovima". sportal.blic.rs. Retrieved 28 July 2024.
  8. ^ "What's the Ceiling of this Washington Wizards Rookie?". lastwordonsports.com. Retrieved 28 July 2024.
  9. ^ "Serbian player loses kidney at hoops World Cup". ESPN. 4 September 2023.
  10. ^ a b "Pešić čestitao odbojkašima i poželeo sreću fudbalerima: Umesto Lučića Radanov, Jović uskoro na treninzima". danas.rs. Retrieved 28 June 2024.
  11. ^ "Plavšic, Serbia to Begin Olympics against Team USA". utsports.comaccessdate=28 July 2024.
  12. ^ "Team roster: Serbia" (PDF). fiba.basketball. p. 9. Retrieved 25 July 2024.
  13. ^ "Košarkaši Srbije sa SAD u grupi na Olimpijskim igrama". 021.rs. Retrieved 13 July 2024.
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