The Montenegrin national basketball team represents Montenegro in men's international basketball tournaments. It is organized by the Basketball Federation of Montenegro (Montenegrin: Кошаркашки Савез Црне Горе, КСЦГ; Košarkaški Savez Crne Gore, KSCG), which is the governing body of basketball in Montenegro. This team competes in the European region of FIBA.
History
Period 2006-2014
Nikola Peković with Montenegro in 2010
Nikola Vučević
In 2006, the Basketball Federation of Montenegro along with this team joined the International Basketball Federation (FIBA) on its own following the Independence of Montenegro.
The Montenegrin national team entered international competition in 2008,[2] and appointed Duško Vujošević as the national coach. Montenegro started from FIBA Division B, where they won first place on their first competetive season. Since becoming a separate team, Montenegro have won 13 official games in a row, until losing to Israel in August 2010.
At that time, NBA players like Nikola Vučević and Nikola Peković became most known players of Montenegrin national basketball team.
In their first qualifiers for EuroBasket, Montenegro finished first in group. So, team qualified for Eurobasket 2011, where they played five games in the first phase - with one win and four loses. Coach of Montenegro at their first ever EuroBasket was Dejan Radonjić.
In august 2012, with the new coach Luka Pavićević, Montenegro started qualifiers for Eurobasket 2013. Again, they won first place, but without any defeat from 10 matches. Notable matches were against Serbia, first after the two countries separated. Montenegro won both games, and victory in Belgrade (73:71), in front of 18,000 spectators, is gained by Nikola Ivanović three-point shot from the center, one second before the end of match.[3][4]
As a first-placed team in qualifiers, Montenegro participated at Eurobasket 2013 in Slovenia. They made better result than 2011, with two wins and three defeats, but that was not enough for second phase of EuroBasket.
First unsuccessful qualifying campaign since independence, Montenegro had during the 2014. Surprisingly, group stage at the EuroBasket 2015 qualification, Montenegro finished third, so they failed to qualify for final tournament.
Period 2015-
At 2015, new coach of Montenegro became Bogdan Tanjević, who is born in Montenegro, and during the past coached Montenegrin strongest team KK Budućnost Podgorica. As national team earlier failed to qualify for EuroBasket 2015, they participated on Games of the Small States of Europe on Iceland (European countries with less than milion citizens) and easily won a gold medal.
On summer 2016, Montenegro started competition in EuroBasket 2017 qualifiers, with the only ambition to qualify for their third final tournament since independence. In a group with Georgia, Slovakia and Albania, Montenegro finished as a second-placed team, with one defeat, and qualified for EuroBasket 2017.
Competitive record
Montenegro played three times at FIBA EuroBasket (2011, 2013, 2017). Among the other competitions, as a country with less than milion inhabitants, Montenegro participated at the Games of the Small States of Europe 2015 and won first place.
EuroBasket
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Games of the Small States of Europe
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Team
Current roster
Roster for the EuroBasket 2017 qualification.
| Montenegrin National Basketball Team roster |
| Players | Coaches |
| Pos. | # | Name | Age | Ht. | Club |
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| 4.5 !F/C |
4 |
Vučević, Nikola |
7001250000000000000♠25 – (1990-10-24)24 October 1990 |
2.13 m (7 ft 0 in) |
Orlando Magic |
USA ! |
| 2.0 !SG |
5 |
Mihailović, Vladimir |
7001250000000000000♠25 – (1990-09-03)3 September 1990 |
1.94 m (6 ft 4 in) |
s.Oliver Würzburg |
GER ! |
| 1.0 !PG |
7 |
Pavličević, Nikola |
7001280000000000000♠28 – (1988-08-13)13 August 1988 |
1.94 m (6 ft 4 in) |
Union Olimpija |
SLO ! |
| 2.0 !SG |
8 |
Radončić, Dino |
7001170000000000000♠17 – (1999-01-08)8 January 1999 |
2.01 m (6 ft 7 in) |
Real Madrid |
ESP ! |
| 1.0 !PG |
10 |
Needham, Derek |
7001250000000000000♠25 – (1990-10-20)20 October 1990 |
1.80 m (5 ft 11 in) |
Pallacanestro Reggiana |
ITA ! |
| 4.0 !PF |
11 |
Todorović, Marko |
7001240000000000000♠24 – (1992-04-19)19 April 1992 |
2.10 m (6 ft 11 in) |
BC Khimki |
RUS ! |
| 4.0 !PF |
14 |
Dubljević, Bojan |
7001240000000000000♠24 – (1991-10-24)24 October 1991 |
2.05 m (6 ft 9 in) |
Valencia BC |
ESP ! |
| 1.0 !PG |
20 |
Ivanović, Nikola |
7001220000000000000♠22 – (1994-02-19)19 February 1994 |
1.90 m (6 ft 3 in) |
AEK |
GRE ! |
| 2.0 !SG |
21 |
Vranješ, Nemanja |
7001280000000000000♠28 – (1988-05-11)11 May 1988 |
1.91 m (6 ft 3 in) |
Budućnost |
MNE ! |
| 3.0 !SF |
22 |
Đurišić, Nemanja |
7001240000000000000♠24 – (1992-02-23)23 February 1992 |
2.06 m (6 ft 9 in) |
Stelmet Zielona Góra |
POL ! |
| 3.5 !F |
23 |
Dašić, Vladimir |
7001280000000000000♠28 – (1988-05-13)13 May 1988 |
2.08 m (6 ft 10 in) |
free agent |
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| 1.0 !PG |
24 |
Popović, Petar |
7001190000000000000♠19 – (1996-09-13)13 September 1996 |
1.89 m (6 ft 2 in) |
Budućnost |
MNE ! |
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- Head coach
- Assistant coaches
- Veljko Perović
- Boško Radović
- Legend
- (C) – Team captain
- Club – describes last
club before the tournament
- Age – describes age
on 31 August 2016
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Depth Chart
Head coaches
Bogdan Tanjević is a current head coach of Montenegro
Since independence, all head coaches were Montenegrin-born. First head coach of Montenegro was Duško Vujošević. With him, Montenegro won FIBA B division championship (2009). From 2010 to 2012, Montenegro was coached by Dejan Radonjić and, for the first time played on Eurobasket (2011). At their next Eurobasket participation (2013) Montenegro was led by Luka Pavićević. From 2015, head coach of Montenegro is Bogdan Tanjević.
Notable former players
Statistics and games
Records
- Largest home victory
- 102-58, Montenegro –
Iceland, 26 August 2009, Podgorica
- Largest away victory
- 73-113,
Albania – Montenegro, 03 September 2016, Tirana
- Largest home defeat
- 65-80, Montenegro –
Israel, 20 August 2014, Podgorica
- Largest away defeat
- 71-55, Greece – Montenegro, 04 September 2011, Alytus
- Longest winning streak
- 13 matches, (06 September 2008 - 14 August 2010)
- Longest losing streak
- 4 matches, (01 September 2011 - 05 September 2011)
- Most scored points in a match
- 113, Albania – Montenegro 73-113
- Least scored points in a match
- 55, Greece – Montenegro 71-55,
Netherlands – Montenegro 68-55
- Most conceded points in a match
- 97, Israel – Montenegro 97-100
- Least conceded points in a match
- 48, Montenegro –
Slovakia 80-48
- Highest home attendance
- 5,500, Montenegro –
Serbia 72-62, 02 September 2012, Podgorica
- Highest away attendance
- 18,000, Serbia – Montenegro 71-73, 18 August 2012, Belgrade
List of official matches
Montenengro played its' first official match at september 2008. There is a List of official matches of the Montenegro national basketball team.
Opponents
Below is the list of performances of Montenegro national basketball team against every single opponent.
Last update: September 2016.
See also
References
External links
- Official website
- [www.fiba.com/pages/eng/fc/FIBA/fibaStru/nfLeag/p/nationalfederationnumber/96781/nfProf.html FIBA profile
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