2025 Serbia men's EuroBasket team

2025 Serbia men's EuroBasket team
Flag of Serbia
PresidentNebojša Čović
Head coachSvetislav Pešić
ArenaXiaomi Arena, Riga
Preliminary RoundGroup A Runner-up
Knockout StageRound of 16
PIR leaderNikola Jokić
30.3
Scoring leaderNikola Jokić
22.3
Rebounding leaderNikola Jokić
9.0
Assists leaderStefan Jović
5.5
Biggest win+34
98–64  Estonia
(27 August 2025)
Biggest defeat–6
86–92  Finland
(6 September 2025)
All statistics correct as of 6 September 2025.
Main article: Serbia men's national basketball team

The 2025 Serbia men's EuroBasket team represents Serbia at the EuroBasket 2025 in Cyprus, Finland, Poland, and Latvia.[1][2] Serbia qualified for the EuroBasket by winning the EuroBasket 2025 qualification Group G.[3]

The team is coached by FIBA Hall of Fame coach Svetislav Pešić, with assistant coaches Oliver Kostić, Marko Marinović, Nenad Jakovljević, Ognjen Stojaković and Mihajlo Mitić.[4]

This will be the eighth appearance of Serbia at the EuroBasket as an independent state; its best results are second places in 2009 and 2017. Serbia last competed in EuroBasket 2022, finishing in ninth place with a 5–1 record, following a loss to Italy in the Round of 16.[5]

Timeline

  • July 28: Announcement of the preliminary 17-man roster and the start of the training camp[4][6]
  • August 5–21: Exhibition games
  • August 23: Final 12-man roster announcement[7]
  • August 27 – September 14: EuroBasket 2025

Roster

A 17-player roster was announced on 28 July 2025.[4] Several active players who were part of the preliminary team for the 2024 Olympic Games, including Vladimir Lučić, Ognjen Jaramaz, Dušan Ristić, Aleksej Pokuševski, and Aleksa Radanov, were not included in the call-up or declined the invitation for various reasons.[8][9] The only player from the final 12-man Olympic roster who was not included in the preliminary squad is Uroš Plavšić.[9][7]

The roster also did not feature Bogoljub Marković, a youngster who previously played for the senior national team and was drafted into the NBA this year, nor did it include Atlanta Hawks rookie Nikola Đurišić.[10][3][9]

Alen Smailagić and Uroš Trifunović, although part of the team from the start of the training camp, did not appear in any official friendly matches due to injuries, and were the first players to be omitted from the roster on 20 August.[11]

The final squad was announced on 23 August 2025.[7] The roster, which includes ten players who participated in the previous year's Olympic Games, marked the return of veteran playmaker Stefan Jović, and the senior national team debut of Tristan Vukčević, a Washington Wizards player.[7] Owing to his parents’ heritage, his birthplace, and the countries in which he developed as a youth player, Vukčević was eligible to represent Greece, Bosnia and Herzegovina, Sweden, Italy, Spain, or Serbia at the international level, ultimately electing to play for Serbia.[12][13][14]

Serbia men's national basketball team – EuroBasket 2025 roster
Players Coaches
Pos. No. Name Age – Date of birth Height Club Ctr.
F/C 3 Filip Petrušev 25 – (2000-04-15)15 April 2000 2.11 m (6 ft 11 in) Dubai Basketball
F 5 Nikola Jović 22 – (2003-06-09)9 June 2003 2.08 m (6 ft 10 in) Miami Heat
SG 7 Bogdan Bogdanović  33 – (1992-08-18)18 August 1992 1.96 m (6 ft 5 in) Los Angeles Clippers
G/F 9 Vanja Marinković 28 – (1997-01-09)9 January 1997 1.99 m (6 ft 6 in) Partizan
F/C 11 Tristan Vukčević 22 – (2003-03-11)11 March 2003 2.13 m (7 ft 0 in) Washington Wizards
SF 13 Ognjen Dobrić 30 – (1994-10-27)27 October 1994 2.01 m (6 ft 7 in) Crvena zvezda
C 15 Nikola Jokić 30 – (1995-02-19)19 February 1995 2.11 m (6 ft 11 in) Denver Nuggets
PG 22 Vasilije Micić 31 – (1994-01-13)13 January 1994 1.96 m (6 ft 5 in) Hapoel Tel Aviv
SG 23 Marko Gudurić 30 – (1995-03-08)8 March 1995 1.98 m (6 ft 6 in) Olimpia Milano
PG 24 Stefan Jović (C) 34 – (1990-11-03)3 November 1990 1.98 m (6 ft 6 in) Free agent
PG 30 Aleksa Avramović 30 – (1994-10-25)25 October 1994 1.92 m (6 ft 4 in) Dubai Basketball
C 33 Nikola Milutinov 30 – (1994-12-30)30 December 1994 2.13 m (7 ft 0 in) Olympiacos
Head coach
Assistant coach(es)
Legend
  • (C) Team captain
  • Club – describes last
    club before the tournament
  • Age – describes age
    on 27 August 2025

Depth chart

Pos. Starting 5 Bench 1 Bench 2 Inactive
C Nikola Jokić Nikola Milutinov
PF Filip Petrušev Tristan Vukčević
SF Nikola Jović Ognjen Dobrić
SG Marko Gudurić Vanja Marinković Bogdan Bogdanović
PG Aleksa Avramović Stefan Jović Vasilije Micić

The following were candidates to make the team:

Earlier candidates
Player Team[a] Added Removed Reason
Uroš Trifunović Maccabi Tel Aviv 28 July 2025[4] 20 August 2025 Injured[11]
Alen Smailagić Virtus Bologna
Balša Koprivica Bahçeşehir Koleji 23 August 2025 12-man roster cut[7]
Dejan Davidovac Crvena zvezda
Nikola Topić Oklahoma City Thunder
Notes
  1. ^ Team at the time player was a candidate

Staff

Position Staff member
Head coach Svetislav Pešić
Assistant coaches Oliver Kostić
Marko Marinović
Nenad Jakovljević
Ognjen Stojaković
Mihajlo Mitić
Director / Vice President Filip Sunturlić
Traineres Feđa Sretenović
Stefan Radoičić
Physicians Dragan Radovanović
Nebojša Mitrović
Branislav Krivokapić
Physiotherapists Robert Miller Jason
Dušan Sajić
Predrag Jovičić
Miodrag Ćirić
Team manager Nebojša Ilić
Equipment manager Jovica Aničić
Press officer Nina Kolundžija
Videographer Jelena Vamović

Source: KSS

Exhibition games

Behind closed doors[15][6]
August 5, 2025
(UTC+2)
Serbia  126–89  Bosnia and Herzegovina
Scoring by quarter: 30–23, 34–16, 33–21, 29–29
Belgrade Arena
Belgrade, Serbia
Attendance: closed to the public
August 6, 2025
(UTC+2)
Serbia  79–67  Poland
Scoring by quarter: 19–13, 18–18, 20–16, 22–20
Belgrade Arena
Belgrade, Serbia
Attendance: closed to the public
Ecommbx Cup[15][6]
August 9, 2025
20:30 (UTC+3)
Greece  66–76  Serbia
Scoring by quarter: 26–26, 8–17, 13–12, 19–21
Pts: Mitoglou 18
Rebs: Papanikolaou 6
Asts: T. Antetokounmpo 5		 Pts: Jokić 23
Rebs: Jokić 19
Asts: Jokić 4
Spyros Kyprianou Athletic Center
Limassol, Cyprus
Attendance: 3,000
Referees: Ofer Manheim (ISR), Petar Pešić (SRB), Ioannis Tsibouris (GRE)
August 10, 2025
17:00 (UTC+3)
Cyprus  55–122  Serbia
Scoring by quarter: 12–28, 10–38, 20–31, 13–25
Pts: Tigkas 17
Rebs: Stylianou 7
Asts: Willis, Michail 2		 Pts: Vukčević 24
Rebs: Vukčević 7
Asts: Topić 7
Spyros Kyprianou Athletic Center
Limassol, Cyprus
Attendance: 1,500
Referees: Ofer Manheim (ISR), Petar Pešić (SRB), Nir Meirson (ISR)
DBB SuperCup[15][6]
August 15, 2025
20:45 (UTC+2)
Czech Republic  84–113  Serbia
Scoring by quarter: 21–29, 27–32, 20–31, 16–21
Pts: Kříž 12
Rebs: Peterka 5
Asts: Krejčí 5		 Pts: Bogdanović 20
Rebs: three players 4
Asts: Jokić 6
SAP Garden
Munich, Germany
Attendance: 11,500
Referees: Gatis Saliņš (LAT), Carsen Straube (GER), Nermin Hodžić (BIH)
August 16, 2025
20:45 (UTC+2)
Germany  81–91  Serbia
Scoring by quarter: 15–18, 17–20, 23–32, 26–21
Pts: F. Wagner 26
Rebs: Hollatz 5
Asts: Schröder 5		 Pts: N. Jović 22
Rebs: Jokić 8
Asts: Jokić 7
SAP Garden
Munich, Germany
Attendance: 11,500
Referees: Peter Praksch (HUN), Martin Vulić (CRO), Gatis Saliņš (LAT)
Final friendly[15][6]
August 21, 2025
20:00 (UTC+2)
Serbia  106–72  Slovenia
Scoring by quarter: 33–23, 31–13, 27–20, 15–16
Pts: N. Jović 18
Rebs: Jokić 8
Asts: S. Jović 6		 Pts: Dončić 17
Rebs: Dončić 7
Asts: Dončić 4
Belgrade Arena
Belgrade, Serbia
Attendance: 20,000
Referees: Ilija Belošević (SRB), Siniša Prpa (SRB), Petar Pešić (SRB)

Tournament

Further information: EuroBasket 2025

Preliminary round

Main article: EuroBasket 2025 Group A

Serbia was placed in Group A.

Pos Team Pld W L PF PA PD Pts Qualification
1  Turkey 5 5 0 459 359 +100 10 Knockout stage
2  Serbia 5 4 1 434 368 +66 9
3  Latvia (H) 5 3 2 412 384 +28 8
4  Portugal 5 2 3 315 368 −53 7
5  Estonia 5 1 4 352 397 −45 6
6  Czechia 5 0 5 338 434 −96 5
Source: FIBA
Rules for classification: 1) Points; 2) Head-to-head results; 3) Points difference; 4) Points scored.
(H) Hosts


All times are local (GMT+3).

Estonia

27 August 2025
21:15
Serbia  98–64  Estonia
Scoring by quarter: 32–12, 24–17, 30–15, 12–20
Pts: N. Jović 18
Rebs: Jokić 10
Asts: Bogdanović, Jokić 7		 Pts: Drell 11
Rebs: Riismaa, Treier 4
Asts: Vene 5
Xiaomi Arena, Riga
Attendance: 8,151
Referees: Antonio Conde (ESP), Lorenzo Baldini (ITA), Geert Jacobs (BEL)

Portugal

29 August 2025
21:15
Portugal  69–80  Serbia
Scoring by quarter: 19–23, 14–20, 16–21, 20–16
Pts: Brito 22
Rebs: Brito 9
Asts: Lisboa 4		 Pts: Jokić 23
Rebs: Jokić 10
Asts: S. Jović 6
Xiaomi Arena, Riga
Attendance: 2,942
Referees: Gediminas Petraitis (USA), Wojciech Liszka (POL), Ilias Kounelles (CYP)

Latvia

30 August 2025
18:00
Latvia  80–84  Serbia
Scoring by quarter: 18–22, 20–20, 18–25, 24–17
Pts: Dā. Bertāns 16
Rebs: Dā. Bertāns 10
Asts: Žagars 6		 Pts: Jokić 39
Rebs: Jokić 10
Asts: S. Jović 7
Xiaomi Arena, Riga
Attendance: 11,000
Referees: Gediminas Petraitis (USA), Antonio Conde (ESP), Fernando Calatrava (ESP)

Czechia

1 September 2025
21:15
Serbia  82–60  Czechia
Scoring by quarter: 27–5, 18–18, 16–20, 21–17
Pts: Avramović 14
Rebs: three players 7
Asts: Avramović 8		 Pts: Bohačík 12
Rebs: Krejčí, Žídek 6
Asts: Sehnal 9
Xiaomi Arena, Riga
Attendance: 2,256
Referees: Wojciech Liszka (POL), Yohan Rosso (FRA), Dariusz Zapolski (POL)

Türkiye

3 September 2025
21:15
Turkey  95–90  Serbia
Scoring by quarter: 19–18, 27–31, 28–24, 21–17
Pts: Şengün 28
Rebs: Şengün 13
Asts: Larkin 9		 Pts: Jokić 22
Rebs: Jokić 9
Asts: S. Jović 6
Xiaomi Arena, Riga
Attendance: 6,113
Referees: Gediminas Petraitis (USA), Wojciech Liszka (POL), Yohan Rosso (FRA)

Knockout stage

Main article: EuroBasket 2025 knockout stage

All times are local (GMT+3).

Round of 16: Finland

6 September 2025
21:45
Serbia  86–92  Finland
Scoring by quarter: 24–28, 24–16, 18–24, 20–24
Pts: Jokić 33
Rebs: Jokić 8
Asts: three players 4		 Pts: Markkanen 29
Rebs: Little, Markkanen 8
Asts: Little 6
Xiaomi Arena, Riga
Attendance: 4,006
Referees: Jorge Vázquez (PUR), Takaki Kato (JPN), Luis Castillo (ESP)

See also

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