Yugoslavia women's national under-16 basketball team

For the men's under-16 team, see Yugoslavia men's national under-16 basketball team.

The Yugoslavia women's national under-16 basketball team (Serbo-Croatian: Kadetska košarkaška reprezentacija Jugoslavije) was the girls' basketball team, administered by Basketball Federation of Yugoslavia, that represented SFR Yugoslavia in international under-16 (under age 16) women's basketball competitions, consisted mainly of the European Championship for Cadettes, nowadays known as the FIBA Europe Under-16 Championship for Women.

 Yugoslavia

FIBA zone	FIBA Europe
National federation	Basketball Federation of Yugoslavia
Europe Championship
Appearances	9
Medals	Silver: 1982, 1991 Bronze: 1985, 1987
Home Away

After the dissolution of SFR Yugoslavia in 1991, the successor countries all set up their own national under-16 teams.

Individual awards

Top Scorer^[1]

• Zagorka Počeković – 1982
• Danira Nakić – 1985
• Žana Lelas – 1987
• Vedrana Grgin – 1991

European Championship competitive record

Main article: FIBA Europe Under-16 Championship for Women

Year	Pos.	GP	W	L	Ref.
1976	7th	6	5	1	[2]
1978	6th	8	5	3	[3]
1980	7th	8	5	3	[4]
1982		7	6	1	[5]
1984	7th	7	4	3	[6]
1985		7	6	1	[7]
1987		7	4	3	[8]
1989	7th	7	4	3	[9]
1991		7	6	1	[10]
Total	9/9	64	45	19

Coaches

Years	Head Coach	Assistant Coach(es)
1976	Bogo Debevc
1978	Borislav Ćorković
1980	Branko Milačić
1982	Milan Vasojević
1984	Mihajlo Vuković
1985	Milan Vasojević
1987	Miodrag Vesković	Zoran Kovačić
1989	Milan Vasojević
1991	Sulejman Begovac

New national teams

After the dissolution of SFR Yugoslavia in 1991, five new countries were created: Bosnia and Herzegovina, Croatia, FYR Macedonia, FR Yugoslavia (in 2003, renamed to Serbia and Montenegro) and Slovenia. In 2006, Montenegro became an independent nation and Serbia became the legal successor of Serbia and Montenegro. In 2008, Kosovo declared independence from Serbia and became a FIBA member in 2015.

Here is a list of women's national under-16 teams on the SFR Yugoslavia area:

•  Bosnia and Herzegovina (1992–present)
•  Croatia (1992–present)
•  North Macedonia (1993–present)
•  Serbia and Montenegro (1992–2006)
  •  Montenegro (2006–present)
  •  Serbia (2006–present)
    •  Kosovo (2015–present)
•  Slovenia (1992–present)

See also

• Yugoslavia women's national under-19 basketball team
• Yugoslavia women's national under-18 basketball team

References

1. "History of European Championship for Cadettes". fiba.basketball. Retrieved 15 July 2018.
2. "1976 European Championship for Cadettes". fiba.basketball. Retrieved 15 July 2018.
3. "1978 European Championship for Cadettes". fiba.basketball. Retrieved 15 July 2018.
4. "1980 European Championship for Cadettes". fiba.basketball. Retrieved 15 July 2018.
5. "1982 European Championship for Cadettes". fiba.basketball. Retrieved 15 July 2018.
6. "1984 European Championship for Cadettes". fiba.basketball. Retrieved 15 July 2018.
7. "1985 European Championship for Cadettes". fiba.basketball. Retrieved 15 July 2018.
8. "1987 European Championship for Cadettes". fiba.basketball. Retrieved 15 July 2018.
9. "1989 European Championship for Cadettes". fiba.basketball. Retrieved 15 July 2018.
10. "1991 European Championship for Cadettes". fiba.basketball. Retrieved 15 July 2018.