Bosnia and Herzegovina women's national basketball team

Bosnia and Herzegovina
FIBA ranking17 Steady (15 February 2024)[1]
Joined FIBA1992
FIBA zoneFIBA Europe
National federationKSBIH
CoachGoran Lojo
World Cup
Appearances1
EuroBasket
Appearances3
MedalsNone
Mediterranean Games
Appearances1
Medals Gold: 1993
Home jersey
Team colours
Home
Away jersey
Team colours
Away
Medal record
Mediterranean Games
Gold medal – first place 1993 France Team

The Bosnia and Herzegovina women's national basketball team (Bosnian: ženska košarkaška reprezentacija Bosne i Hercegovine) represents Bosnia and Herzegovina in international women's basketball competitions, and is governed by the Basketball Federation of Bosnia and Herzegovina. Before the independence in 1992, Bosnian players played for Yugoslavia.

Bosnia and Herzegovina's best result in international competitions so far is a gold medal at the 1993 Mediterranean Games where they beat Italy in the finals. It was also the first major competition the country played in since becoming an independent state.

In 1997 Bosnia and Herzegovina qualified for the first time to EuroBasket winning all six qualifying games and finishing as number one in the group stage. They were later eliminated in the preliminary round of the tournament.[2]

Two years later, in 1999 Bosnia and Herzegovina qualified for the second time in a row to EuroBasket. However they were eliminated once in again in the preliminary round, winning only one of seven games.[3]

In 2021, almost 22 years later, Bosnia and Herzegovina qualified once again to the EuroBasket after making a huge upset in the qualifiers, finishing second. For the first time in Bosnia and Herzegovina's history at EuroBasket they advanced from the group stages, but were later eliminated in the quarterfinals against France with a result of 80–67. They finished the tournament as 5th.[4]

Competitive record

For the results before 1992 see Yugoslavia women's national basketball team.

Olympic Games

Year Round Position Pld W L
Spain 1992 Did not qualify
United States 1996
Australia 2000
Greece 2004
China 2008
United Kingdom 2012
Brazil 2016
Japan 2020
France 2024
Total 0 Titles 0 0 0 0

World Championship

Year Round Position Pld W L
Australia 1994 Did not qualify
Germany 1998
China 2002
Brazil 2006
Czech Republic 2010
Turkey 2014
Spain 2018
Australia 2022 Preliminary round 12th 5 0 5
Germany 2026 To be determined
Total 1/6 0 5 0 5

EuroBasket

Year Round Position Pld W L
Italy 1993 Wasn't allowed to compete
Czech Republic 1995
Hungary 1997 Preliminary round 12th 7 2 5
Poland 1999 Preliminary round 10th 7 1 6
France 2001 Did not qualify
Greece 2003
Turkey 2005
Italy 2007
Latvia 2009
Poland 2011
France 2013 Did not enter
HungaryRomania 2015
Czech Republic 2017 Did not qualify
LatviaSerbia 2019
FranceSpain 2021 Quarter-finals 5th 6 4 2
IsraelSlovenia 2023 Did not qualify
Czech RepublicGermanyItalyGreece 2025 To be determined
FinlandLithuania 2027
Total 0 Titles 3/13 20 7 13

Mediterranean Games

Year Round Position
France 1993 First place 1st
Italy 1997 Did not participate
Tunisia 2001
Spain 2005
Italy 2009
Turkey 2013 Cancelled
Spain 2018 Did not participate
Algeria 2022 To be determined
Total 1 Title Gold medal

Team

Current roster

Roster for the 2022 FIBA Women's Basketball World Cup.[5]

Bosnia and Herzegovina women's national basketball team – 2022 FIBA Women's Basketball World Cup roster
Players Coaches
Pos. No. Name Age – Date of birth Height Club Ctr.
PG 4 Milica Deura (C) 32 – (1990-07-22)22 July 1990 1.78 m (5 ft 10 in) BK ŠKP 08 Banská Bystrica Slovakia
PG 5 Miljana Džombeta 28 – (1994-07-05)5 July 1994 1.75 m (5 ft 9 in) Constanța Romania
G 7 Nikolina Knezević 27 – (1995-02-16)16 February 1995 1.77 m (5 ft 10 in) BK Brno Czech Republic
G 9 Dragana Domuzin 21 – (2000-11-03)3 November 2000 1.74 m (5 ft 9 in) Slovanka MB Czech Republic
SF 10 Ajla Iskanović 22 – (1999-10-05)5 October 1999 1.86 m (6 ft 1 in) ŽKK RMU Banovići Bosnia and Herzegovina
SG 11 Nikolina Delić 25 – (1996-11-01)1 November 1996 1.84 m (6 ft 0 in) Akson Ilirija Slovenia
C 13 Ajla Selimović 19 – (2003-02-06)6 February 2003 1.83 m (6 ft 0 in) Celta de Vigo Baloncesto Spain
PF 15 Nikolina Elez 27 – (1995-08-11)11 August 1995 1.86 m (6 ft 1 in)
C 23 Jovana Marković 25 – (1997-01-10)10 January 1997 1.86 m (6 ft 1 in) ŽKK Budućnost Podgorica Montenegro
SG 24 Matea Tavić 30 – (1992-05-29)29 May 1992 1.78 m (5 ft 10 in) Rutronik Stars Keltern Germany
SG 25 Anđela Delić 25 – (1996-11-01)1 November 1996 1.81 m (5 ft 11 in) Clarinos Tenerife Spain
C 35 Jonquel Jones 28 – (1994-01-05)5 January 1994 1.98 m (6 ft 6 in) Connecticut Sun United States
Head coach
Assistant coach(es)
  • Bosnia and Herzegovina Armin Šećerović
Legend
  • (C) Team captain
  • Club – describes last
    club before the tournament
  • Age – describes age
    on 22 September 2022

Notable players

Current notable players from Bosnia and Herzegovina:

Notable players roster
Players Coaches
Pos. No. Name Age – Date of birth Height Club Ctr.
F Courtney Hurt 32 – (1990-03-05)5 March 1990 1.85 m (6 ft 1 in) AZS AJP Gorzów Wielkopolski Poland
F Marina Džinić 30 – (1992-07-20)20 July 1992 1.90 m (6 ft 3 in) Nico Basket Italy
F Marica Gajić 27 – (1995-04-27)27 April 1995 1.85 m (6 ft 1 in) Flammes Carolo France
F Nedžla Kovačević 24 – (1997-10-10)10 October 1997 1.80 m (5 ft 11 in) Al-Qazeres Extremadura Spain
F Melisa Brčaninović 23 – (1999-02-19)19 February 1999 1.93 m (6 ft 4 in) Hozono Global Jairis Spain
G Irena Vrančić 32 – (1990-03-21)21 March 1990 1.73 m (5 ft 8 in) Horizont Minsk Belarus
F Milina Mišeljić 24 – (1998-03-18)18 March 1998 1.83 m (6 ft 0 in) ŽKK Crvena zvezda Serbia
G Sandra Azinović 22 – (1999-04-02)2 April 1999 1.76 m (5 ft 9 in) Flippo Baskets BG 74 Germany
C Gorana Marjanović 21 – (2000-03-26)26 March 2000 1.93 m (6 ft 4 in) ŽKK Partizan Serbia
G Anđela Gligić 21 – (2000-05-09)9 May 2000 1.69 m (5 ft 7 in) ŽKK Partizan Serbia
C Sara Heljić 20 – (2000-11-27)27 November 2000 1.92 m (6 ft 4 in) Vasas SC Hungary
F Dragana Zubac 20 – (2001-03-06)6 March 2001 1.82 m (6 ft 0 in) Hatayspor Turkey
C Azra Nikšić 18 – (2003-08-27)27 August 2003 1.90 m (6 ft 3 in) ŽKK Play Off Sarajevo Bosnia and Herzegovina

Legend
  • Club – describes current club
  • Age – describes age
    on 15 November 2021

References

  1. ^ "FIBA Ranking Presented by Nike". FIBA. 15 February 2024. Retrieved 15 February 2024.
  2. ^ "Results at the 1997 Women's EuroBasket". FIBA. Retrieved 27 June 2021.
  3. ^ "Results at the 1999 Women's EuroBasket". FIBA. Retrieved 27 June 2021.
  4. ^ "Results at the 2021 Women's EuroBasket". FIBA. Retrieved 27 June 2021.
  5. ^ "Selektor Goran Lojo odabrao 12 Zmajica" (in Bosnian). bhbasket.ba. 21 September 2022. Retrieved 21 September 2022.
  6. ^ "Team Roster: Bosnia and Herzegovina" (PDF). fiba.basketball. 20 September 2022. Archived from the original (PDF) on 21 September 2022. Retrieved 20 September 2022.

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