Montenegro men's national basketball team
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The Montenegro men's national basketball team (Montenegrin: Кошаркашка репрезентација Црне Горе, romanized: Košarkaška reprezentacija Crne Gore) represents Montenegro in international basketball tournaments. The supervising body is the Basketball Federation of Montenegro.
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 | |||
Netherlands 63–70 Montenegro (Almere, Netherlands; 6 September 2008) | |||
Biggest win | |||
San Marino 37–100 Montenegro (Serravalle, San Marino; 2 June 2017) | |||
Biggest defeat | |||
Spain 99–60 Montenegro (Cluj-Napoca, Romania; 1 September 2017) |
Montenegro joined FIBA in 2006, following the restoration of Montenegrin independence in the same year. Since 2006, the national team has qualified for EuroBasket on four occasions (2011, 2013, 2017, 2022). Montenegro has qualified for the FIBA World Cup twice, in 2019 and 2023. The team has also taken part in smaller tournaments such as the Games of the Small States of Europe.