Bosnia and Herzegovina national under-16 and under-17 basketball team

Bosnia and Herzegovina Bosnia and Herzegovina
Joined FIBA 1992
FIBA zone FIBA Europe
National federation Basketball Federation of Bosnia and Herzegovina
Coach Bosnia and Herzegovina Josip Pandža
Nickname(s) Zlatni ljiljani (Golden Lilies)
Zmajevi (Dragons)
FIBA Under-17 World Championship
Appearances 1
Medals None
FIBA Europe Under-16 Championship
Appearances 2
Medals 2015
Uniforms
Light
Dark

The Bosnia and Herzegovina men's national under-16 and under-17 basketball team is the representative for Bosnia and Herzegovina in international basketball competitions, and it is formed and run by the Basketball Federation of Bosnia and Herzegovina. The Bosnia and Herzegovina men's national under-16 basketball team represents Bosnia and Herzegovina at the FIBA Europe Under-16 Championship and the Bosnia and Herzegovina men's national under-17 basketball team at the FIBA Under-17 World Championship.

FIBA Europe Under-16 Championship

On 27 July 2007, in the first game of the Division B of the FIBA Europe Championship, Bosnia and Herzegovina beat Armenia by 236–27,[1] becoming this game as one of the highest margin wins ever in any international game.

Bosnia and Herzegovina won two gold medals in 2015, winning both 2015 European Youth Summer Olympic Festival as well as 2015 FIBA Europe Under-16 Championship. [2][3] Winning the European Under-16 Championship caused massive celebrations throughout the streets of Bosnia. [4][5][6][7]

On August 17, 2015 in Sarajevo, close to 50,000 Bosnia and Herzegovina national team supporters welcomed the under-16 European champions home.[8][9][10][11]

Year Position Head Coach
Spain 2005Not qualifiedN/A
Spain 2006
Greece 2007
Italy 2008
Czech Republic 2011
LithuaniaLatvia 2012
Ukraine 2013
Latvia 20148thEmir Halimić
Lithuania 2015Josip Pandža
Poland 2016QualifiedDragan Mičić
Total 2/9

Current Roster

2016 FIBA Europe Under-16 Championship

Bosnia and Herzegovina U16 men's national basketball team roster roster
Players Coaches
Pos. # Name Age – Date of birth Ht. Club Ctr.
PG 4 Karić, Semir 16 – (2000-04-27)27 April 2000 1.80 m (5 ft 11 in) Spars Sarajevo Bosnia and Herzegovina
PG 5 Milošević, Stefan 14 – (2001-10-31)31 October 2001 1.87 m (6 ft 2 in) Rookie Banja Luka Bosnia and Herzegovina
SG 7 Tiganj, Amar 16 – (2000-01-18)18 January 2000 1.85 m (6 ft 1 in) Spars Sarajevo Bosnia and Herzegovina
PG 8 Ilić, Vojin 15 – (2000-08-09)9 August 2000 1.92 m (6 ft 4 in) Spars Sarajevo Bosnia and Herzegovina
C 9 Mehić, Amar 15 – (2001-07-05)5 July 2001 2.07 m (6 ft 9 in) Mega Leks Serbia
PG 10 Cvetić, Danilo 16 – (2000-03-29)29 March 2000 1.87 m (6 ft 2 in) Igokea Bosnia and Herzegovina
C 11 Gutić, Erwin 16 – (2000-07-21)21 July 2000 2.00 m (6 ft 7 in) Spars Sarajevo Bosnia and Herzegovina
SG 12 Biberović, Tarik 15 – (2001-01-28)28 January 2001 1.98 m (6 ft 6 in) Spars Sarajevo Bosnia and Herzegovina
SG 13 Vuković, Luka 16 – (2000-05-17)17 May 2000 1.85 m (6 ft 1 in) Basket 2000 Banja Luka Bosnia and Herzegovina
C 15 Kamenjaš, Kenan 16 – (2000-01-17)17 January 2000 1.96 m (6 ft 5 in) Koš Sarajevo Bosnia and Herzegovina
SG 16 Višnjić, Đorđe 16 – (2000-01-03)3 January 2000 1.94 m (6 ft 4 in) Germani Basket Brescia Italy
SG 18 Omerović, Nedim 15 – (2000-08-20)20 August 2000 1.96 m (6 ft 5 in) Sloboda Tuzla Bosnia and Herzegovina
Head coach
Assistant coach
  • Bosnia and Herzegovina Bakir Srna

FIBA Under-17 World Championship

Year Position Head Coach
Germany 2010Not qualifiedN/A
Lithuania 2012
United Arab Emirates 2014
Spain 20169thJosip Pandža
Total 1/4

Current Roster

2016 FIBA Under-17 World Championship

Bosnia and Herzegovina U17 men's national basketball team roster roster
Players Coaches
Pos. # Name Age – Date of birth Ht. Club Ctr.
G 5 Alikadić, Adi 17 – (1999-06-13)13 June 1999 1.90 m (6 ft 3 in) Radnički Goražde Bosnia and Herzegovina
PF 6 Mutić, Lazar 17 – (1999-06-01)1 June 1999 2.04 m (6 ft 8 in) Baloncesto Torrelodones Spain
G 7 Vlačić, Miladin 16 – (1999-08-22)22 August 1999 1.85 m (6 ft 1 in) Budućnost Bijeljina Bosnia and Herzegovina
SG 8 Barukčija, Amar 17 – (1999-01-16)16 January 1999 1.98 m (6 ft 6 in) Koš Sarajevo Bosnia and Herzegovina
SF 9 Kočić, Srđan 16 – (1999-11-27)27 November 1999 2.00 m (6 ft 7 in) Spars Sarajevo Bosnia and Herzegovina
PF 11 Čerkezović, Emir 17 – (1999-01-12)12 January 1999 1.93 m (6 ft 4 in) Sloboda Tuzla Bosnia and Herzegovina
PG 12 Čampara, Sani 17 – (1999-03-03)3 March 1999 1.90 m (6 ft 3 in) Real Madrid Spain
SG 13 Musa, Džanan 17 – (1999-05-08)8 May 1999 2.03 m (6 ft 8 in) Cedevita Croatia
PG 14 Bačvić, Emir 17 – (1999-04-14)14 April 1999 1.98 m (6 ft 6 in) Koš Sarajevo Bosnia and Herzegovina
C 15 Mirković, Vedran 17 – (1999-03-25)25 March 1999 2.02 m (6 ft 8 in) Koš Sarajevo Bosnia and Herzegovina
SF 20 Cvitanović, Drago 17 – (1999-02-13)13 February 1999 1.94 m (6 ft 4 in) Brotnjo Čitluk Bosnia and Herzegovina
SF 69 Janković, Aljoša 17 – (1999-02-08)8 February 1999 1.98 m (6 ft 6 in) Igokea Bosnia and Herzegovina
Head coach
  • Bosnia and Herzegovina Josip Pandža
Assistant coach
  • Bosnia and Herzegovina Enes Numanović

See also

References

  1. ↑ "Boxscore BIH 236–27 ARM". FIBA Europe. 27 July 2007. Retrieved 2 April 2016.
  2. ↑ "Musa Leads Bosnians To Historic Triumph". fibaeurope.com. Retrieved 17 August 2015.
  3. ↑ "Musa leads Bosnia and Herzegovina to historic triumph at U16 European Championship". fiba.com. Retrieved 17 August 2015.
  4. ↑ "Titula prvaka Europe slavi se na ulicama diljem BiH" (in Bosnian). reprezentacija.ba. Retrieved 16 August 2015.
  5. ↑ "Nacija u deliriju: Slavlje uspjeha bh. košarkaša i na ulicama" (in Bosnian). klix.ba. Retrieved 16 August 2015.
  6. ↑ "Veliko slavlje u BiH nakon pobjede i osvojenog zlata u Litvaniji" (in Bosnian). avaz.ba. Retrieved 16 August 2015.
  7. ↑ "BIBIJADA I BAKLJADA Slavlje na zeničkim ulicama nakon osvojenog zlata" (in Bosnian). avaz.ba. Retrieved 16 August 2015.
  8. ↑ "U spektakularnoj atmosferi u Sarajevu: 50.000 navijača priredilo doček za šampione Evrope" (in Bosnian). klix.ba. Retrieved 17 August 2015.
  9. ↑ "(VIDEO) LUDNICA U SARAJEVU: 50.000 navijača dočekalo zlatne košarkaše" (in Serbian). kurir.rs. Retrieved 17 August 2015.
  10. ↑ "Slavlje kakvo BiH ne pamti: Više od 50 tisuća ljudi pozdravilo kadetske prvake Europe!" (in Croatian). index.hr. Retrieved 17 August 2015.
  11. ↑ "Ludnica na dočeku zlatnih kadeta" (in Montenegrin). rtcg.me. Retrieved 17 August 2015.

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