The Bosnia and Herzegovina women's national basketball team 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
World Championship
EuroBasket
Mediterranean Games
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 | | PG | 5 | Miljana Džombeta | 28 – (1994-07-05)5 July 1994 | 1.75 m (5 ft 9 in) | Constanța | | G | 7 | Nikolina Knezević | 27 – (1995-02-16)16 February 1995 | 1.77 m (5 ft 10 in) | BK Brno | | G | 9 | Dragana Domuzin | 21 – (2000-11-03)3 November 2000 | 1.74 m (5 ft 9 in) | Slovanka MB | | SF | 10 | Ajla Iskanović | 22 – (1999-10-05)5 October 1999 | 1.86 m (6 ft 1 in) | ŽKK RMU Banovići | | SG | 11 | Nikolina Delić | 25 – (1996-11-01)1 November 1996 | 1.84 m (6 ft 0 in) | Akson Ilirija | | C | 13 | Ajla Selimović | 19 – (2003-02-06)6 February 2003 | 1.83 m (6 ft 0 in) | Celta de Vigo Baloncesto | | 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 | | SG | 24 | Matea Tavić | 30 – (1992-05-29)29 May 1992 | 1.78 m (5 ft 10 in) | Rutronik Stars Keltern | | SG | 25 | Anđela Delić | 25 – (1996-11-01)1 November 1996 | 1.81 m (5 ft 11 in) | Clarinos Tenerife | | C | 35 | Jonquel Jones | 28 – (1994-01-05)5 January 1994 | 1.98 m (6 ft 6 in) | Connecticut Sun | | | - Head coach
- Assistant coach(es)
- 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 | | F | | Marina Džinić | 30 – (1992-07-20)20 July 1992 | 1.90 m (6 ft 3 in) | Nico Basket | | F | | Marica Gajić | 27 – (1995-04-27)27 April 1995 | 1.85 m (6 ft 1 in) | Flammes Carolo | | F | | Nedžla Kovačević | 24 – (1997-10-10)10 October 1997 | 1.80 m (5 ft 11 in) | Al-Qazeres Extremadura | | F | | Melisa Brčaninović | 23 – (1999-02-19)19 February 1999 | 1.93 m (6 ft 4 in) | Hozono Global Jairis | | G | | Irena Vrančić | 32 – (1990-03-21)21 March 1990 | 1.73 m (5 ft 8 in) | Horizont Minsk | | F | | Milina Mišeljić | 24 – (1998-03-18)18 March 1998 | 1.83 m (6 ft 0 in) | ŽKK Crvena zvezda | | G | | Sandra Azinović | 22 – (1999-04-02)2 April 1999 | 1.76 m (5 ft 9 in) | Flippo Baskets BG 74 | | C | | Gorana Marjanović | 21 – (2000-03-26)26 March 2000 | 1.93 m (6 ft 4 in) | ŽKK Partizan | | G | | Anđela Gligić | 21 – (2000-05-09)9 May 2000 | 1.69 m (5 ft 7 in) | ŽKK Partizan | | C | | Sara Heljić | 20 – (2000-11-27)27 November 2000 | 1.92 m (6 ft 4 in) | Vasas SC | | F | | Dragana Zubac | 20 – (2001-03-06)6 March 2001 | 1.82 m (6 ft 0 in) | Hatayspor | | C | | Azra Nikšić | 18 – (2003-08-27)27 August 2003 | 1.90 m (6 ft 3 in) | ŽKK Play Off Sarajevo | | | - Legend
- Club – describes current club
- Age – describes age
on 15 November 2021 |
References
- ^ "FIBA Ranking Presented by Nike". FIBA. 15 February 2024. Retrieved 15 February 2024.
- ^ "Results at the 1997 Women's EuroBasket". FIBA. Retrieved 27 June 2021.
- ^ "Results at the 1999 Women's EuroBasket". FIBA. Retrieved 27 June 2021.
- ^ "Results at the 2021 Women's EuroBasket". FIBA. Retrieved 27 June 2021.
- ^ "Selektor Goran Lojo odabrao 12 Zmajica" (in Bosnian). bhbasket.ba. 21 September 2022. Retrieved 21 September 2022.
- ^ "Team Roster: Bosnia and Herzegovina" (PDF). fiba.basketball. 20 September 2022. Archived from the original (PDF) on 21 September 2022. Retrieved 20 September 2022.
External links
- Official website
- FIBA profile
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Women's Basketball Mediterranean Games winners |
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