Montenegro men's national basketball team
FIBA ranking | 17 (1 March 2024)[1] | ||
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Joined FIBA | 2006 | ||
FIBA zone | FIBA Europe | ||
National federation | Basketball Federation of Montenegro (KSCG) | ||
Coach | Boško Radović | ||
Nickname(s) | Црна Гора / Crna Gora (The Black Mountain) | ||
FIBA World Cup | |||
Appearances | 2 | ||
Medals | None | ||
EuroBasket | |||
Appearances | 4 | ||
Medals | None | ||
Games of the Small States of Europe | |||
Appearances | 3 | ||
Medals | Gold: (2015, 2019) Silver: (2017) | ||
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First international | |||
Serravalle, San Marino; 2 June 2017) | |||
Biggest defeat | |||
Spain 99–60 Montenegro (Cluj-Napoca, Romania; 1 September 2017) |
The Montenegro men's national basketball team (
Montenegro joined
History
2006–2014
In 2006, the Basketball Federation of Montenegro along with this team joined the
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 in their first competitive season. Since becoming a separate team, Montenegro has 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 the most known players of Montenegrin national team.
In their first qualifiers for
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 the match.[3][4]
As the first-place team in qualifiers, Montenegro participated at
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 the final tournament.
2015–present
In 2015, Montenegro named
In 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-place team, with one defeat, and qualified for EuroBasket 2017.
For the first time in their history, in Eurobasket 2017, Montenegro finished as a third-place team in the group stage and qualified to the knockout stage. At that time, that was the biggest success of the Montenegrin national team since its independence in 2006. Two years later, Montenegro qualified for the
Competitive record
Montenegro made their first appearance at the
FIBA World Cup
Olympic Games
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EuroBasket
Games of the Small States of Europe
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Results and fixtures
Win Loss
2023
25 August 2023 | Mexico | 71–91 | Montenegro | Pasay, Philippines |
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16:45 (UTC+8) | Scoring by quarter: 19–19, 20–29, 19–20, 13–23 | |||
7 | Boxscore | Pts: Vučević 27 Rebs: Vučević 10 Asts: Perry 7 |
Arena: Mall of Asia Arena Attendance: 6,668 Referees: Manuel Mazzoni (ITA), Daniel García (VEN), Kristian Paez (ECU) |
27 August 2023 | Montenegro | 89–74 | Egypt | Pasay, Philippines |
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16:45 (UTC+8) | Scoring by quarter: 27–17, 24–20, 19–19, 19–18 | |||
7 | Boxscore | Pts: Amin 26 Rebs: Gardner 8 Asts: El Gendy 4 |
Arena: Mall of Asia Arena Attendance: 3,751 Referees: Antonio Conde (ESP), Takaki Kato (JPN), Andris Aunkrogers (LAT) |
29 August 2023 | Montenegro | 71–91 | Lithuania | Pasay, Philippines |
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20:30 (UTC+8) | Scoring by quarter: 27–26, 13–22, 10–18, 21–25 | |||
: six players 2 | Boxscore | Pts: Jokubaitis 19 Rebs: Sedekerskis 11 Asts: Jokubaitis 6 |
Arena: Mall of Asia Arena Attendance: 5,707 Referees: Boris Krejič (SVN), Kristian Paez (ECU), Manuel Attard (ITA) |
1 September 2023 | United States | 85–73 | Montenegro | Pasay, Philippines |
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16:40 (UTC+8) | Scoring by quarter: 19–18, 18–20, 24–17, 24–18 | |||
6 | Boxscore | Pts: Vučević 18 Rebs: Vučević 16 Asts: Perry 6 |
Arena: Mall of Asia Arena Attendance: 7,699 Referees: Yohan Rosso (FRA), Boris Krejič (SVN), Gatis Saliņš (LAT) |
3 September 2023 | Greece | 69–73 | Montenegro | Pasay, Philippines |
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16:40 (UTC+8) | Scoring by quarter: 14–19, 16–17, 12–14, 27–23 | |||
6 | Boxscore | Pts: Vučević 19 Rebs: Dubljević 9 Asts: Dubljević 9 |
Arena: Mall of Asia Arena Attendance: 6,193 Referees: Daniel García (VEN), Kristian Paez (ECU), Péter Praksch (HUN) |
2024
22 February 2024 | Germany | 85–61 | Montenegro | Ludwigsburg, Germany |
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19:30 (UTC+1) | Scoring by quarter: 28–10, 19–20, 11–20, 27–11 | |||
5 | Boxscore | Pts: Perry 16 Rebs: Nikolić 8 Asts: five players 1 |
Arena: MHPArena Attendance: 4,141 Referees: Yohan Rosso (FRA), Paulo Marques (POR), Péter Praksch (HUN) |
25 February 2024 | Montenegro | 95–70 | Sweden | Podgorica, Montenegro |
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19:00 (UTC+1) | Scoring by quarter: 27–24, 23–13, 25–20, 20–13 | |||
5 | Boxscore | Pts: Njie 15 Rebs: Gaddefors 8 Asts: Borg, Njie 4 |
Arena: Morača Sports Center Attendance: 5,500 Referees: Antonio Conde (ESP), Andris Aunkrogers (LAT), Valentin Oliot (FRA) |
2 July 2024 | Brazil | vs. | Montenegro | Riga, Latvia |
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15:30 (UTC+3) | ||||
Boxscore | Arena: Arena Riga |
3 July 2024 | Montenegro | vs. | Cameroon | Riga, Latvia |
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15:30 (UTC+3) | ||||
Boxscore | Arena: Arena Riga |
22 November 2024 | Montenegro | vs. | Bulgaria | Montenegro |
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25 November 2024 | Bulgaria | vs. | Montenegro | Bulgaria |
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2025
20 February 2025 | Montenegro | vs. | Germany | Montenegro |
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23 February 2025 | Sweden | vs. | Montenegro | Sweden |
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Team
Current roster
Roster for EuroBasket 2025 Qualifiers matches on 22 and 25 February 2024 against Germany and Sweden.[5]
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Depth chart
Head coaches
Since independence, all head coaches were Montenegrin-born. The first head coach of Montenegro was
Years | Name | Record | Competitions |
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2007–2010 | Duško Vujošević | 10–0 | None |
2010–2012 | Dejan Radonjić | 7–6 | EuroBasket 2011 (21st) |
2012–2014 | Luka Pavićević | 15–6 | EuroBasket 2013 (17th) |
2015–2017 | Bogdan Tanjević | 15–5 | GSS 2015 (1st); EuroBasket 2017 (13th); GSS 2017 (2nd) |
2017–2019 | Zvezdan Mitrović | 12–9 | GSS 2019 (1st); World Cup 2019 (25th) |
2019–present | Boško Radović | 23–17 | EuroBasket 2022 (13th); GSS 2023 (4th); World Cup 2023 (11th) |
Notable former players
Past rosters
4 Nikola Vučević, 5 Goran Jeretin, 6 Boris Bakić, 7 Vlado Šćepanović, 8 Miloš Borisov, 9 Vladimir Mihailović, 10 Omar Cook,
11 Slavko Vraneš, 12 Milko Bjelica, 13 Vladimir Dragičević, 14 Nikola Peković, 15 Vladimir Dašić (Coach: Dejan Radonjić)
4 Nikola Vučević, 5 Bojan Bakić, 6 Suad Šehović, 7 Aleksa Popović, 8 Sead Šehović, 9 Blagota Sekulić, 10 Nikola Ivanović,
11 Milko Bjelica, 12 Tyrese Rice, 13 Marko Popović, 14 Bojan Dubljević, 15 Vladimir Dašić (Coach: Luka Pavićević)
2 Tyrese Rice, 4 Nikola Vučević, 6 Suad Šehović, 7 Nikola Pavličević, 8 Dino Radončić, 11 Marko Todorović, 14 Bojan Dubljević,
15 Filip Barović, 17 Vladimir Mihailović, 20 Nikola Ivanović, 21 Nemanja Vranješ, 22 Nemanja Đurišić (Coach: Bogdan Tanjević)
4 Nikola Vučević, 5 Derek Needham, 6 Suad Šehović, 7 Nemanja Radović, 8 Sead Šehović, 10 Aleksa Popović, 11 Marko Todorović,
14 Bojan Dubljević, 20 Nikola Ivanović, 23 Dino Radončić, 30 Petar Popović, 51 Milko Bjelica (Coach: Zvezdan Mitrović)
0 Zoran Vučeljić, 2 Aleksa Ilić, 3 Vladimir Mihailović, 4 Nikola Pavličević, 8 Dino Radončić, 9 Marko Simonović, 11 Nemanja Radović,
14 Bojan Dubljević (C), 19 Zoran Nikolić, 22 Igor Drobnjak, 30 Petar Popović, 55 Kendrick Perry (Coach: Boško Radović)
2 Aleksa Ilić, 3 Vladimir Mihailović, 4 Nikola Vučević, 7 Andrija Slavković, 8 Dino Radončić, 11 Nemanja Radović, 14 Bojan Dubljević (C),
19 Marko Simonović, 20 Nikola Ivanović, 22 Igor Drobnjak, 30 Petar Popović, 55 Kendrick Perry (Coach: Boško Radović)
Records
- Largest home victory
- 102–58, Montenegro – Iceland, 26 August 2009, Podgorica
- Largest away victory
- 37–100, Serravalle
- Largest home defeat
- 65–80, Montenegro – Israel, 20 August 2014, Podgorica
- Largest away defeat
- 99–60, Spain – Montenegro, 1 September 2017, Cluj-Napoca
- Longest winning streak
- 13 matches, (6 September 2008 – 14 August 2010)
- Longest losing streak
- 4 matches, (1 September 2011 – 5 September 2011; 1 September 2019 – 9 September 2019)
- 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
- 104, Slovenia – Montenegro 104–100, (Friendly, 8 August 2023)
- Least conceded points in a match
- 37, San Marino – Montenegro 37–100
- Highest home attendance
- 5,500, Montenegro – Serbia 72–62, 2 September 2012, Podgorica
- Highest away attendance
- 18,000, Serbia – Montenegro 71–73, 18 August 2012, Belgrade
Head to head record
Below is the list of official performances of the Montenegro national basketball team against every single opponent.
Opponents | Pld | W | L | PD |
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Albania | 2 | 2 | 0 | +78 |
Andorra | 2 | 2 | 0 | +61 |
Austria | 2 | 2 | 0 | +46 |
Belarus | 2 | 2 | 0 | +35 |
Belgium | 1 | 1 | 0 | +6 |
Bosnia and Herzegovina | 4 | 1 | 3 | -3 |
Brazil | 1 | 0 | 1 | -11 |
Bulgaria | 3 | 3 | 0 | +27 |
Croatia | 2 | 0 | 2 | -10 |
Cyprus | 2 | 1 | 1 | +33 |
Czech Republic | 3 | 3 | 0 | +40 |
Denmark | 4 | 4 | 0 | +75 |
Egypt | 1 | 1 | 0 | +15 |
Estonia | 2 | 2 | 0 | +22 |
Finland | 3 | 2 | 1 | +28 |
France | 4 | 1 | 3 | -26 |
Georgia | 3 | 2 | 1 | +4 |
Germany | 4 | 2 | 2 | -17 |
Great Britain | 2 | 1 | 1 | -9 |
Greece | 3 | 1 | 2 | -37 |
Hungary | 3 | 2 | 1 | +36 |
Iceland | 9 | 9 | 0 | +150 |
Israel | 6 | 4 | 2 | +8 |
Italy | 2 | 1 | 1 | +8 |
Japan | 1 | 1 | 0 | +15 |
Latvia | 6 | 3 | 3 | +6 |
Lithuania | 4 | 0 | 4 | -53 |
Luxembourg | 3 | 3 | 0 | +51 |
North Macedonia | 2 | 2 | 0 | +6 |
Malta | 1 | 1 | 0 | +13 |
Mexico | 1 | 1 | 0 | +20 |
Netherlands | 4 | 2 | 2 | +14 |
New Zealand | 1 | 0 | 1 | -10 |
Portugal | 2 | 2 | 0 | +29 |
Romania | 1 | 1 | 0 | +17 |
San Marino | 1 | 1 | 0 | +63 |
Serbia | 3 | 3 | 0 | +19 |
Slovakia | 4 | 4 | 0 | +114 |
Slovenia | 2 | 1 | 1 | +1 |
Spain | 4 | 0 | 4 | -81 |
Sweden | 3 | 3 | 0 | +62 |
Turkey | 4 | 1 | 3 | -14 |
Ukraine | 2 | 2 | 0 | +8 |
United States | 1 | 0 | 1 | -12 |
Total (44) | 120 | 80 | 40 | +844 |
Last updated: 25 February 2024
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See also
- Sport in Montenegro
- Montenegro women's national basketball team
- Montenegro men's national under-20 basketball team
- Montenegro men's national under-18 basketball team
- Montenegro men's national under-17 basketball team
- Montenegrin Basketball League
References
- ^ "FIBA Ranking Presented by Nike". FIBA. 1 March 2024. Retrieved 1 March 2024.
- ^ Eurobasket – Montenegro Profile Archived 29 September 2007 at the Wayback Machine
- ^ "Čudo! Crna Gora trojkom Ivanovića sa pola terena srušila Srbiju! – Vijesti.me". Archived from the original on 10 May 2017. Retrieved 29 August 2016.
- ^ "– YouTube" – via YouTube.
- ^ "Montenegro during the EuroBasket 2025 Qualifiers in February 2024". Retrieved 22 February 2024.
External links
- Official website (in Montenegrin)
- Montenegro FIBA profile
- Montenegro National Team – Men at Eurobasket.com