Serbia at the EuroBasket 2022 qualification explained

See main article: Serbia men's national basketball team.

Club:Serbia
Chrtitle:President
Chairman:Predrag Danilović
Manager:Igor Kokoškov
League:Qualifiers
League Result:Qualified
Pir:19.8
Top Scorer:Danilo Anđušić
Ppg:20.3
Rebounds Leader:Miroslav Raduljica
Rpg:5.3
Assists Leader:Danilo Anđušić
Apg:4.3
Highest Attendance:5,000

(23 February 2020)
Lowest Attendance:As highest
Average Attendance:5,000
Largest Win:+26

(19 February 2021)
Largest Loss:-4

(23 February 2020)

The Serbia team for EuroBasket 2022 qualification represents Serbia at the EuroBasket 2022 qualification. The team was coached by Igor Kokoškov, with assistant coaches Dejan Milojević, Vladimir Jovanović, and Jovica Antonić.

The qualification tournament was largely affected by COVID-19 pandemic in Europe. Due to the pandemic Serbia roster played only one game in Belgrade. Afterwards, Serbia got qualified for EuroBasket following the Gameday 5 victory over on 19 February 2021. The team finished the qualification with the first place in Group E with a 4–2 record.

Background

See also: Serbia at the 2019 FIBA Basketball World Cup qualification. As a participant in the second round of the 2019 FIBA Basketball World Cup qualification, Serbia was qualified for the second stage of the EuroBasket 2022 qualification.

The EuroBasket 2022 was originally scheduled to take place in 2021, but due to the COVID-19 pandemic and the subsequent postponement of the 2020 Summer Olympics to 2021, it has been postponed to 2022.

Timeline

Roster

On 11 February 2020, head coach Igor Kokoškov announced a 15-man roster for the first window games against on 20 February and on 23 February.[6] [7] Center Miroslav Raduljica and forward Marko Simonović are the only members of Serbia roster at the 2019 FIBA Basketball World Cup included into the February roster. On 17 February, guard Luka Ašćerić was added to the roster due to an injury of the guard Ognjen Dobrić.[8] Even he was shortlisted, guard Miloš Teodosić wasn't added to the roster due to a demand of his club Virtus Bologna.[9] [10] Guards Nikola Rebić and Uroš Trifunović, forwards Dalibor Ilić and Stefan Đorđević, and center Dejan Kravić made their senior debut with the Serbian national team.

In June 2020, forward Milan Mačvan, a team captain at EuroBasket 2017, announced his retirement from his basketball career at age 31.[11]

On 6 November 2020, head coach Kokoškov announced a 20-man roster for the second window games against on 28 November and on 30 November.[5] [12] Guards Ašćerić, Dobrić, Teodosić, Ognjen Jaramaz, forwards Novica Veličković and Dejan Todorović, and center Raduljica were unlisted, while eleven new players were called in. Forward Simonović was selected as the new team captain due to Raduljica's inability to play on the second window. Guard Danilo Anđušić make the first appearance with the national team since the EuroBasket 2013, while forward Nemanja Dangubić previously played at the 2016 FIBA World Olympic Qualifying Tournament.[13] On 23 November, Kokoškov selected a 14-man roster, cutting guards Rebić, Nikola Radičević, Trifunović, Stefan Momirov and centers Filip Petrušev and Đorđević from the 20-man roster.[14] [15] Guards Stefan Pot and Marko Jeremić, forward Boriša Simanić, and center Dragan Apić made their senior debut with the Serbian national team.

On 12 February 2021, head coach Kokoškov announced a 16-man roster for the third window games against on 19 February and on 21 February.[16] [17] Guards Pot, Jovan Novak, Stefan Peno, Jeremić, and Aleksa Radanov, forwards Simonović, Simanić and Rade Zagorac, and center Kravić were unlisted, while eleven new players were called in, of whom guards Ašćerić, Jaramaz, and Rebić, and centers Raduljica and Đorđević returned from the first window roster. Guards Vasilije Micić and Marko Gudurić are two new members of the 2019 Serbia FIBA World Cup team included into the third window roster. On 16 February, forward Simanić was re-added to the roster while center Đorđević was cut from the roster. Guards Gudurić and Micić won't be with the squad for the Georgia game due to a schedule conflict with EuroLeague.[18] [19] Afterwards, guards Gudurić and Micić were cut from the roster following the victory over Georgia which resulted the Serbia's qualification for EuroBasket.[20] Forward Marko Luković, and centers Petrušev and Marko Radovanović made their senior debut with the Serbian national team.

The following are all players who appeared at least in one game during the EuroBasket 2022 qualification:

Depth chart

The first window

The following is the first window depth chart, February 2020.

The second window

The following is the second window depth chart, November 2020.

The third window

The following is the third window depth chart, February 2021.

2020 training camp

On 22 June 2020, head coach Kokoškov announced a 31-man roster for a 10-day training camp at Kopaonik.[21] Center Nikola Janković withdrew after tested positive for SARS-CoV-2, the virus responsible for the COVID-19 pandemic.[2] [22] On the same day, center Stefan Đorđević tested positive for COVID-19.[23] The Basketball Federation of Serbia canceled the training camp following Đorđević testing positive for COVID-19.[24] [25]

The following was the Serbia roster for the training camp.[21]

Notes

Staff

At the end of the 2019 FIBA Basketball World Cup where Serbia won 5th place, head coach Aleksandar Đorđević announced his decision to leave the position after six years.[26] [27] On 20 November 2019, the Basketball Federation of Serbia named Igor Kokoškov the new head coach of the Serbia team.[28] [29] In December, Dejan Milojević and Vladimir Jovanović were named assistant coaches.[30] On 27 January, coach Kokoškov announced the full staff.[31]

Head coach Kokoškov was not able to lead Serbia on the 19 February game against Georgia due to a schedule conflict with EuroLeague. On the same date Kokoškov will lead Fenerbahçe. Assistant coach Milojević acted as the head coach on the 19 February game.[32]

PositionStaff memberAgeTeam
Head coach Fenerbahçe
Assistant coaches Konstantin
Budućnost VOLI
Cibona
Conditioning coach
Scout
Team manager Crvena zvezda mts
Physician
Physiotherapists
Equipment manager
Age – describes age on 21 February 2021

Source: KSS

Uniform

Qualification

The draw was held on 22 July 2019 in Munich, Germany. Serbia was drawn into Group E with Finland, Georgia, and the Pre-Qualifiers Group H winner.[33] These matches will be played in three windows from 17 to 25 February 2020; from 23 November to 1 December 2020 and from 15 to 23 February 2021 with two games played by each team in every window.[34]

Group E is one of eight qualifiers groups of four teams. The groups will be conducted in a round-robin system, with each team playing all other teams in the respective group in home and away games. Georgia as the host and the two other highest placed teams will qualify for the EuroBasket 2021.[35]

On 21 August, Switzerland won Pre-Qualifiers Group H and advance to the next round joining Serbia and others in Group E.[36] On 8 October, FIBA announced the group hosts for November 2020. The Group E held two rounds of the second window in Espoo, Finland.[37] On 4 December, FIBA announced the group hosts for February 2021. The Group E will play two rounds of the third window in Tbilisi, Georgia.[38]

Serbia got qualified for EuroBasket 2022 following the Gameday 5 win over Georgia on 19 February 2021.

Group E

Georgia (Away game)

Head coach Kokoškov missed the game due to the schedule conflict with EuroLeague.[32] Instead of him, assistant coach Milojević led the team from the bench. Center Filip Petrušev recorded 27 points, 6 rebounds, and two assists on his senior team debut.[39] As a result of the Serbia's victory, they have got qualified for EuroBasket 2022.

Switzerland (Home game)

Awards

Team of Gamedays

Statistics

Player statistics

Legend
  GPGames played  GS Games started MPG Minutes per game
 FG% Field-goal percentage 3FG% 3-point field-goal percentage FT% Free-throw percentage
 RPG Rebounds per game APG Assists per game SPG Steals per game
 BPG Blocks per game PPG Points per game EF PIR per game
Player
4 4 30.4 .625.565.7862.5 4.3 0.5 0.3 20.3 19.8
4 1 17.3 .571.000.8243.5 1.3 0.5 0.3 9.5 11.0
2 0 5.7 .000 1.000 .000 1.5 1.0 0.5 0.0 1.5 3.5
6 0 25.6 .643.389.6794.5 2.8 1.2 0.2 15.7 16.7
3 3 21.4 .500.222.0004.7 0.7 0.0 0.0 6.0 6.0
1 0 2.2 .000 .000 .000 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0
2 1 4.9 .667 .000 .000 2.0 0.0 0.5 0.0 2.0 3.5
4 4 21.4 .636.417.8891.5 3.8 1.8 0.0 9.3 10.8
2 0 8.5 .000.000.0002.0 0.5 1.0 0.0 0.0 2.0
4 1 14.1 .571.000 .2502.8 0.3 0.0 1.0 2.3 4.3
2 0 9.3 1.000 .000 1.000 0.5 1.0 0.5 0.0 5.0 5.0
2 1 10.8 .000.000.0000.5 3.0 0.5 0.0 0.0 1.0
2 2 34.1 .680.500.7507.0 2.5 1.5 0.5 24.5 28.5
2 1 14.9 .400.000.5003.5 2.5 0.5 0.0 2.5 4.5
4 1 8.3 .667.000 .5001.0 0.8 0.0 0.3 1.5 1.8
1 0 2.6 .000 .000 .000 1.0 0.0 0.0 1.0 0.0 1.0
4 4 20.5 .5421.000 .7335.3 1.5 0.5 0.5 10.0 13.0
4 2 23.3 .455.438.833 3.3 2.3 0.8 0.0 9.0 10.3
4 1 13.8 .667 .4291.0001.3 0.5 0.0 0.3 4.8 4.8
3 2 23.4 .571.143.8463.3 1.0 0.0 0.3 7.3 7.3
2 2 18.0 .333 .333 .000 5.5 0.5 0.0 0.0 6.0 6.0
1 0 4.5 .500 1.000 1.000 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 5.0 3.0
2 0 11.7 .167 .000 1.000 5.5 2.5 0.0 0.0 3.0 8.0
3 0 23.6 .429.133.750 5.7 0.3 1.3 1.0 7.0 6.3
Total 6 6 200.0 .571.359.75638.218.0 6.2 2.8 85.8 98.2

Aftermath

Serbia got qualified for EuroBasket 2022 following the Gameday 5 victory over on 19 February 2021.[41] The team finished the qualification with the first place in Group E with a 4–2 record.

The EuroBasket 2022 draw took place on 29 April 2021 in Berlin, Germany.[42] [43] Serbia was drawn into Group D with the Czech Republic, Finland, Israel, Netherlands, and Poland. The games will be played from 2 to 8 September 2022 at the O2 Arena in Prague, Czech Republic.[44]

Four months following the qualification tournament the Serbia roster entered the 2020 FIBA Men's Olympic Qualifying Tournament in Belgrade, Serbia. It was originally scheduled to take place from 23 to 28 June 2020 but was postponed due to the COVID-19 pandemic, to 29 June to 4 July 2021.[45]

See also

External links

Notes and References

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  2. Web site: Kokoškov vratio Kalinića u reprezentaciju Srbije . b92.net . 22 June 2020.
  3. Web site: Medalja se kuje na Sunčanim vrhovima . zurnal.rs . 2 June 2020.
  4. Web site: Košarkaši Srbije krajem juna na Kopaoniku . b92.net . 2 June 2020.
  5. Web site: Selektor Kokoškov odredio spisak A reprezentacije za novembarski FIBA "prozor" . kss.rs . 9 November 2020.
  6. Web site: Kokoškov odabrao igrače za kvalifikacije za Evrobasket . b92.net . 11 February 2020. Serbian.
  7. Web site: Selektor Kokoškov odredio spisak A reprezentacije za februarski FIBA "prozor" . kss.rs . 11 February 2020. Serbian.
  8. Web site: Pozvan Ašćerić u reprezentaciju umesto povređenog Dobrića . b92.net . 18 February 2020.
  9. Web site: Virtus traži kompletno osiguranje za Teodosića . b92.net . 20 February 2020.
  10. Web site: Bez Teodosića i protiv Gruzije . b92.net . 20 February 2020.
  11. Web site: Milan Mačvan završio karijeru . b92.net . 1 June 2020.
  12. Web site: Reprezentacija Srbije mlađe ne može - tu su Petrušev, Momirov, Simanić, Trifunović... . mozzartsport.com . 9 November 2020.
  13. Web site: Muke Igora Kokoškova: Devetorica debitanata, samo dvojica nose iskustvo s velikih takmičenja . mozzartsport.com . 9 November 2020.
  14. Web site: Kokoškov vodi reprezentaciju Srbije u Finskoj . mozzartsport.com . 25 November 2020.
  15. Web site: "Orlovi" se okupljaju u Finskoj . kss.rs . 25 November 2020.
  16. Web site: Igor Kokoškov odredio 16 „Orlova“ koji će se boriti za odlazak na Evropsko prvenstvo 2022. . kss.rs . 12 February 2021.
  17. Web site: Poslednji spisak evrokvalifikacija: Gudurić i Micić napadaju Švajcarsku . mozzartsport.com . 12 February 2021.
  18. Web site: Boriša Simanić sa reprezentacijom u Tbilisiju, Gudurić i Micić stižu za Švajcarsku . mozzartsport.com . 16 February 2021.
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  21. Web site: Muška seniorska reprezentacija od četvrtka na Kopaoniku . kss.rs . 22 June 2020.
  22. Web site: Nikola Janković pozitivan na korona virus . danas.rs . 22 June 2020.
  23. Web site: Problem pred pripreme – košarkaški reprezentativac Srbije pozitivan na koronavirus . b92.net . 23 June 2020.
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  27. Web site: ĐORĐEVIĆ VIŠE NIJE SELEKTOR SRBIJE: Znam kad treba da odem . novosti.rs . 14 September 2019.
  28. Web site: Igor Kokoskov Named Serbian National Team Coach . nba.com . 16 May 2021.
  29. Web site: Igor Kokoškov novi selektor Srbije! . kss.rs . 21 November 2019.
  30. Web site: SK: Milojević i Jovanović pomoćnici Kokoškovu! . sportklub.rs . 6 December 2019.
  31. Web site: Selektor Kokoškov odredio sastav stručnog štaba seniorske reprezentacije . kss.rs . 27 January 2020.
  32. Web site: Milojević menja Kokoškova u duelu sa Gruzijom . mozzartsport.com . 31 January 2021.
  33. News: Draw results in for FIBA EuroBasket 2021 Qualifiers. FIBA. 14 August 2019. 23 July 2017.
  34. Web site: Road to World Cup 2019 and EuroBasket 2021. FIBA. 14 August 2019.
  35. Web site: Seedings confirmed ahead of FIBA EuroBasket 2021 Qualifiers Draw. FIBA. 14 August 2019.
  36. Web site: Srbija je dobila poslednjeg protivnika – Švajcarsku . b92.net . 22 August 2019.
  37. Web site: Hosts for November FIBA European Qualifiers windows tournaments confirmed . fiba.basketball . 16 October 2020.
  38. Web site: Hosts for February 2021 FIBA European Qualifiers windows tournaments confirmed . fiba.basketball . 9 December 2020.
  39. Web site: Srbija na Evrobasketu i stojeće ovacije za novu zvezdu - 27 poena Petruševa u debiju iz snova! . mozzartsport.com . 19 February 2021.
  40. Web site: Team of Gameday 1: Kloof, Kullamae, Kazadi, Raduljica and Shermadini . fiba.basketball . 24 February 2020.
  41. Web site: Serbia turn on the style to advance as convincing win also seals spot for Finland . fiba.basketball . 19 February 2021.
  42. News: Location, date and seedings confirmed for FIBA EuroBasket 2022 Draw . 19 March 2021 . FIBA . 2 April 2021.
  43. News: FIBA EuroBasket 2022 groups confirmed, mascot unveiled. 28 April 2021 . FIBA . 28 April 2021.
  44. News: FIBA EuroBasket 2022 groups confirmed, mascot unveiled. 28 April 2021 . FIBA . 28 April 2021.
  45. Web site: FIBA's Executive Committee confirms global calendar update. 9 April 2020. FIBA.