Slovenia men's national basketball team
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This article is about the men's team. For the women's team, see Slovenia women's national basketball team.
The Slovenia men's national basketball team (Slovene: Slovenska košarkarska reprezentanca) represents Slovenia in international basketball competitions, and is managed by the Basketball Federation of Slovenia. Since the independence of Slovenia in 1991, the national team has competed at every EuroBasket, and reached the knockout stage at every championship since 2005. Their greatest achievement overall at the tournament came at EuroBasket 2017, where they won all nine games and became European champions.
Quick Facts FIBA ranking, Joined FIBA ...
FIBA ranking | 11 (1 March 2024)[1] | ||
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Joined FIBA | 1992 | ||
FIBA zone | FIBA Europe | ||
National federation | KZS | ||
Coach | Aleksander Sekulić | ||
Olympic Games | |||
Appearances | 1 | ||
FIBA World Cup | |||
Appearances | 4 | ||
EuroBasket | |||
Appearances | 14 | ||
Medals | Gold: (2017) | ||
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First international | |||
Slovenia 83–54 Bulgaria (Bilbao, Spain; 22 June 1992) | |||
Biggest win | |||
Slovenia 122–67 Moldova (Wrocław, Poland; 1 June 1993) | |||
Biggest defeat | |||
Slovenia 76–119 United States (Barcelona, Spain; 9 September 2014) | |||
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As of September 2023, Slovenia is ranked 11th in the FIBA World Ranking.