Montenegro men's national basketball team

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Montenegro
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FIBA ranking18 Increase 6 (18 September 2022)[1]
Joined FIBA2006
FIBA zoneFIBA Europe
National federationBasketball Federation of Montenegro (KSCG)
CoachBoško Radović
Nickname(s)the Black Mountain [2] [3]
FIBA World Cup
Appearances1
MedalsNone
EuroBasket
Appearances4
MedalsNone
Games of the Small States of Europe
Appearances3
MedalsGold Gold: (2015, 2019)
Silver 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)

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.

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 also qualified for their first appearance to the FIBA World Cup in 2019. The team has also taken part in smaller tournaments such as the Games of the Small States of Europe.

History

2006–2014

Nikola Peković with Montenegro national team in 2010

In 2006, the Basketball Federation of Montenegro along with this team joined the International Basketball Federation (FIBA) on its own following the Independence of Montenegro.

The Montenegrin national team entered international competition in 2008,[4] and appointed Duško Vujošević as the national coach. Montenegro started from FIBA Division B, where they won first place in their first competitive season. Since becoming a separate team, Montenegro has won 13 official games in a row, until losing to Israel in August 2010.

At that time, NBA players like Nikola Vučević and Nikola Peković became the most known players of Montenegrin national team.

In their first qualifiers for EuroBasket, Montenegro finished first in the group. So, the team qualified for Eurobasket 2011, where they played five games in the first phase - with one win and four losses. The Coach of Montenegro at their first-ever EuroBasket was Dejan Radonjić.

In August 2012, with the new coach Luka Pavićević, Montenegro started qualifiers for Eurobasket 2013. Again, they won first place, but without any defeat from 10 matches. Notable matches were against Serbia, first after the two countries separated. Montenegro won both games, and victory in Belgrade (73:71), in front of 18,000 spectators, is gained by Nikola Ivanović three-point shot from the center, one second before the end of the match.[5][6]

As the first-place team in qualifiers, Montenegro participated at Eurobasket 2013 in Slovenia. They made better results than 2011, with two wins and three defeats, but that was not enough for the second phase of EuroBasket.

First unsuccessful qualifying campaign since independence, Montenegro had during the 2014. Surprisingly, group stage at the EuroBasket 2015 qualification, Montenegro finished third, so they failed to qualify for the final tournament.

2015–present

Nikola Vučević

In 2015, Montenegro named Bogdan Tanjević new head coach of the national team. Prior to taking the reigns of the national team, he was the head coach of Fenerbahçe. As the national team earlier failed to qualify for EuroBasket 2015, they participated in the Games of the Small States of Europe (European countries with less than a million citizens) in Iceland and easily won the gold medal.

In summer 2016, Montenegro started competition in EuroBasket 2017 qualifiers, with the only ambition to qualify for their third final tournament since independence. In a group with Georgia, Slovakia and Albania, Montenegro finished as a second-place team, with one defeat, and qualified for EuroBasket 2017.

For the first time in their history, in Eurobasket 2017, Montenegro finished as a third-place team in the group stage and qualified to the knockout stage. At that time, that was the biggest success of the Montenegrin national team since its independence in 2006. Two years later, Montenegro qualified for the 2019 FIBA World Cup for the first time, after a winner-take-all game in Podgorica against Latvia. Montenegro lost the game 80-74 but still went through as they had won the away game 84–75, thus holding the tiebreaker on points difference. With that result, Montenegro became the smallest state by population and territory to qualify for the FIBA World Cup since the establishing of competition.

Competitive record

Main article: List of official matches of the Montenegro national basketball team

Montenegro made their first appearance at the FIBA World Cup in 2019. The national team has also appeared four times at the EuroBasket (2011, 2013, 2017, 2022). Among the other competitions, as a country with less than a million inhabitants, Montenegro participated at the Games of the Small States of Europe winning the gold medal in 2015 and 2019.

Results and fixtures

  Win   Loss

2021

26 November 2021 (2021-11-26) France  73–67  Montenegro Pau
20:30 Scoring by quarter: 13–22, 25–16, 11–18, 24–11
Pts: Labeyrie 18
Rebs: Cordinier 8
Asts: Cordinier, Lacombe 4 		Boxscore Pts: Mihailović 23
Rebs: Radović 8
Asts: Cobbs 7 		Arena: Palais des Sports de Pau
Attendance: 5,376
Referees: Martin Horozov (BUL), Kerem Baki (TUR), Lorenzo Baldini (ITA)
Note:
29 November 2021 (2021-11-29) Montenegro  83–69  Portugal Podgorica
18:30 Scoring by quarter: 24–14, 17–22, 23–20, 19–13
Pts: Cobbs 22
Rebs: Nikolić 11
Asts: three players 3 		Boxscore Pts: Relvão 16
Rebs: Queiroz 9
Asts: Barbosa 6 		Arena: Bemax Arena
Attendance: 1
Referees: Manuel Mazzoni (ITA), Vilius Mačiulaitis (LTU), Sergei Beliakov (RUS)
Note:

2022

24 February 2022 (2022-02-24) Hungary  67–83  Montenegro Debrecen
18:00 Scoring by quarter: 15–17, 13–19, 14–20, 25–27
Pts: Perl 14
Rebs: Keller 5
Asts: Perl 7 		Boxscore Pts: Mihailović 27
Rebs: Dubljević 8
Asts: Dubljević 7 		Arena: Főnix Hall
Attendance: 4,500
Referees: Saverio Lanzarini (ITA), Gvidas Gedvilas (LTU), Carsten Straube (GER)
Note:
27 February 2022 (2022-02-27) Montenegro  84–88  Hungary Podgorica
18:00 Scoring by quarter: 14–17, 21–23, 24–19, 25–29
Pts: Cobbs 21
Rebs: Radončić 10
Asts: Dubljević 6 		Boxscore Pts: Vojvoda 24
Rebs: Allen, Perl 5
Asts: three players 4 		Arena: Bemax Arena
Attendance: 2,300
Referees: Mārtiņš Kozlovskis (LAT), Geert Jacobs (BEL), Tanel Suslov (EST)
Note:
1 July 2022 (2022-07-01) Montenegro  70–69  France Podgorica
19:00 Scoring by quarter: 15–15, 18–16, 23–17, 14–21
Pts: Radović 15
Rebs: Ilić 10
Asts: Ivanović 5 		Boxscore Pts: Poirier 18
Rebs: Poirier 12
Asts: Albicy 4 		Arena: Morača Sports Center
Attendance: 4,100
Referees: Manuel Mazzoni (ITA), Georgios Poursanidis (GRE), Fernando Calatrava (ESP)
Note:
4 July 2022 (2022-07-04) Portugal  62–77  Montenegro Odivelas
19:00 Scoring by quarter: 14–19, 16–26, 21–21, 11–11
Pts: Queiroz 17
Rebs: Queiroz 8
Asts: Lisboa 4 		Boxscore Pts: Ilić 14
Rebs: Ilić 9
Asts: Ivanović 8 		Arena: Pavilhão Multiusos de Odivelas
Attendance: 900
Referees: Saverio Lanzarini (ITA), Beniamino Attard (ITA), Mehmet Sahin (TUR)
Note:
24 August 2022 Montenegro  88–69  Bosnia and Herzegovina Podgorica, Montenegro
19:00 (UTC+2) Scoring by quarter: 18–15, 23–11, 25–20, 22–23
Pts: Mihailović 20
Rebs: Dubljević 8
Asts: Drobnjak, Perry 4 		Boxscore Pts: Roberson 20
Rebs: Nurkić 7
Asts: Roberson 7 		Arena: Morača Sports Center
Attendance: 5,000
Referees: Antonio Conde (ESP), Oskars Lūcis (LAT), Carsten Straube (GER)
27 August 2022 Lithuania  90–73  Montenegro Kaunas, Lithuania
19:30 (UTC+3) Scoring by quarter: 22–21, 17–15, 32–15, 19–22
Pts: Grigonis 16
Rebs: Valančiūnas 14
Asts: Jokubaitis 10 		Boxscore Pts: Perry 21
Rebs: Simonović 5
Asts: Perry 4 		Arena: Žalgiris Arena
Attendance: 6,974
Referees: Mārtiņš Kozlovskis (LAT), Paulo Marques (POR), Kerem Baki (TUR)
11 November 2022 Czech Republic  vs.  Montenegro
Boxscore
14 November 2022 Montenegro  vs.  Lithuania
Boxscore

2023

23 February 2023 Bosnia and Herzegovina  vs.  Montenegro
Boxscore
26 February 2023 Montenegro  vs.  Czech Republic
Boxscore

Team

Current roster

Roster for the EuroBasket 2022.[7]

Montenegro men's national basketball team – EuroBasket 2022 roster
Players Coaches
Pos. No. Name Age – Date of birth Height Club Ctr.
SF 0 Zoran Vučeljić 18 – (2003-09-09)9 September 2003 1.97 m (6 ft 6 in) Derby Montenegro
PF 2 Aleksa Ilić 25 – (1996-09-17)17 September 1996 2.04 m (6 ft 8 in) Budućnost Montenegro
SG 3 Vladimir Mihailović 32 – (1990-08-10)10 August 1990 1.93 m (6 ft 4 in) Mornar Montenegro
PG 4 Nikola Pavličević 34 – (1988-08-13)13 August 1988 1.92 m (6 ft 4 in) Derby Montenegro
F 8 Dino Radončić 23 – (1999-01-08)8 January 1999 2.02 m (6 ft 8 in) Zaragoza Spain
C 9 Marko Simonović 22 – (1999-10-15)15 October 1999 2.14 m (7 ft 0 in) Chicago Bulls United States
PF 11 Nemanja Radović 30 – (1991-11-11)11 November 1991 2.08 m (6 ft 10 in) Murcia Spain
PF 14 Bojan Dubljević (C) 30 – (1991-10-24)24 October 1991 2.05 m (6 ft 9 in) Valencia Spain
C 19 Zoran Nikolić 26 – (1996-04-01)1 April 1996 2.13 m (7 ft 0 in) Budućnost Montenegro
PG 22 Igor Drobnjak 22 – (2000-04-21)21 April 2000 1.93 m (6 ft 4 in) Budućnost Montenegro
SG 30 Petar Popović 25 – (1996-09-13)13 September 1996 1.95 m (6 ft 5 in) Budućnost Montenegro
PG 55 Kendrick Perry 29 – (1992-12-23)23 December 1992 1.83 m (6 ft 0 in) Málaga Spain
Head coach
Assistant coach(es)
  • Montenegro Vladimir Todorović
Legend
  • (C) Team captain
  • Club – describes last club
    before the tournament
  • Age – describes age
    on 1 September 2022

Depth chart

Pos. Starting 5 Bench 1 Bench 2
C Bojan Dubljević Marko Simonović Zoran Nikolić
PF Nemanja Radović Aleksa Ilić
SF Dino Radončić Zoran Vučeljić
SG Vladimir Mihailović Petar Popović
PG Kendrick Perry Igor Drobnjak Nikola Pavličević

Head coaches

Since independence, all head coaches were Montenegrin-born. The first head coach of Montenegro was Duško Vujošević. With him, Montenegro won the FIBA B division championship (2009). From 2010 to 2012, Montenegro was coached by Dejan Radonjić, who led the national team to their first EuroBasket (2011). At their next Eurobasket participation (2013), Montenegro was led by Luka Pavićević. From 2015 to 2017, the head coach of Montenegro was Bogdan Tanjević, who led Montenegro to their first-ever Second phase games at the Eurobasket (2016). After that tournament, the Basketball Federation of Montenegro named Zvezdan Mitrović new head coach of the national team. During his mandate, Montenegro for the first time qualified for the World Cup (2019), as the smallest state to ever play at the global tournament.

Years Name Record Competitions
2007–2010 Montenegro Duško Vujošević 10–0 None
2010–2012 Montenegro Dejan Radonjić 7–6 EuroBasket 2011 (21st)
2012–2014 Montenegro Luka Pavićević 15–6 EuroBasket 2013 (17th)
2015–2017 Montenegro Bogdan Tanjević 15–5 GSS 2015 (1st); EuroBasket 2017 (13th); GSS 2017 (2nd)
2017–2019 Montenegro Zvezdan Mitrović 12–9 GSS 2019 (1st); World Cup 2019 (25th)
2019–present Montenegro Boško Radović 15–9 EuroBasket 2022 (TBD)

Notable former players

Past rosters

2011 EuroBasket: finished 21st among 24 teams

4 Nikola Vučević, 5 Goran Jeretin, 6 Boris Bakić, 7 Vlado Šćepanović, 8 Miloš Borisov, 9 Vladimir Mihailović, 10 Omar Cook,
11 Slavko Vraneš, 12 Milko Bjelica, 13 Vladimir Dragičević, 14 Nikola Peković, 15 Vladimir Dašić (Coach: Montenegro Dejan Radonjić)

2013 EuroBasket: finished 17th among 24 teams

4 Nikola Vučević, 5 Bojan Bakić, 6 Suad Šehović, 7 Aleksa Popović, 8 Sead Šehović, 9 Blagota Sekulić, 10 Nikola Ivanović,
11 Milko Bjelica, 12 Tyrese Rice, 13 Marko Popović, 14 Bojan Dubljević, 15 Vladimir Dašić (Coach: Montenegro Luka Pavićević)

2017 EuroBasket: finished 13th among 24 teams

2 Tyrese Rice, 4 Nikola Vučević, 6 Suad Šehović, 7 Nikola Pavličević, 8 Dino Radončić, 11 Marko Todorović, 14 Bojan Dubljević,
15 Filip Barović, 17 Vladimir Mihailović, 20 Nikola Ivanović, 21 Nemanja Vranješ, 22 Nemanja Đurišić (Coach: Montenegro Bogdan Tanjević)

2019 FIBA World Cup: finished 25th among 32 teams

4 Nikola Vučević, 5 Derek Needham, 6 Suad Šehović, 7 Nemanja Radović, 8 Sead Šehović, 10 Aleksa Popović, 11 Marko Todorović,
14 Bojan Dubljević, 20 Nikola Ivanović, 23 Dino Radončić, 30 Petar Popović, 51 Milko Bjelica (Coach: Montenegro Zvezdan Mitrović)

2022 EuroBasket: finished TBC among 24 teams

0 Zoran Vučeljić, 2 Aleksa Ilić, 3 Vladimir Mihailović, 4 Nikola Pavličević, 8 Dino Radončić, 9 Marko Simonović, 11 Nemanja Radović,
14 Bojan Dubljević (C), 19 Zoran Nikolić, 22 Igor Drobnjak, 30 Petar Popović, 55 Kendrick Perry (Coach: Montenegro Boško Radović)

Records

Largest home victory
102-58,  Montenegro –  Iceland, 26 August 2009, Podgorica
Largest away victory
37-100,  San Marino –  Montenegro, 2 June 2017, Serravalle
Largest home defeat
65-80,  Montenegro –  Israel, 20 August 2014, Podgorica
Largest away defeat
99-60,  Spain –  Montenegro, 1 September 2017, Cluj-Napoca
Longest winning streak
13 matches, (6 September 2008 - 14 August 2010)
Longest losing streak
4 matches, (1 September 2011 - 5 September 2011; 1 September 2019 - 9 September 2019)
Most scored points in a match
113,  Albania –  Montenegro 73-113
Least scored points in a match
55,  Greece –  Montenegro 71–55,  Netherlands –  Montenegro 68-55
Most conceded points in a match
100,  Latvia –  Montenegro 100-68
Least conceded points in a match
37,  San Marino –  Montenegro 37-100
Highest home attendance
5,500,  Montenegro –  Serbia 72–62, 2 September 2012, Podgorica
Highest away attendance
18,000,  Serbia –  Montenegro 71–73, 18 August 2012, Belgrade

Head to head record

See also: List of Montenegro national basketball team games

Below is the list of official performances of the Montenegro national basketball team against every single opponent.

Last updated: 10 September 2022

Kit

Manufacturer

  • Montenegro VOLI (2008–2011)
  • Montenegro diva (2012–2014)
  • Montenegro EPCG (2014–2015)
  • Montenegro m:tel (2015–present)

See also

Notes

References

  1. ^ "FIBA Ranking Presented by Nike". FIBA. 18 September 2022. Retrieved 18 September 2022.
  2. ^ https://twitter.com/kscg_me/status/1566492529016668162[bare URL]
  3. ^ Eurobasket 2022. ""The Black Mountain moves to Berlin! ⛰ 🇲🇪"". Twitter. @EuroBasket. Retrieved 8 September 2022.
  4. ^ Eurobasket – Montenegro Profile Archived 29 September 2007 at the Wayback Machine
  5. ^ "Čudo! Crna Gora trojkom Ivanovića sa pola terena srušila Srbiju! - Vijesti.me". Archived from the original on 10 May 2017. Retrieved 29 August 2016.
  6. ^ "- YouTube". YouTube.
  7. ^ "Izabrano 12 Crnogoraca za Evrobasket". b92.net (in Montenegrin). Retrieved 30 August 2022.
  8. ^ "Team Roster: Montenegro" (PDF). fiba.basketball. 31 August 2022. Retrieved 31 August 2022.

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