BELGRADE (Serbia) - The Serbian national team have officially confirmed their 12-man roster for the upcoming FIBA EuroBasket 2025, headlined by three-time NBA MVP Nikola Jokic.
Head coach Svetislav Pesic finalized the squad at the end of a perfect 7-0 run in friendly games, positively preparing for the biggest event of the summer.
SERBIA'S ROSTER FOR FIBA EUROBASKET 2025 |
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Aleksa Avramovic, Bogdan Bogdanovic, Ognjen Dobric, Marko Guduric, Nikola Jokic, Nikola Jovic, Stefan Jovic, Vanja Marinkovic, Vasilije Micic, Nikola Milutinov, Filip Petrusev, Tristan Vukcevic |
The Eagles have been flying this summer, winning each of the seven friendly contests against Bosnia and Herzegovina, Poland, Greece, Cyprus, Czechia, Germany, and Slovenia. Against Luka Doncic and teammates, they won by 34 points.
Competing as Serbia since 2007, they have finished as EuroBasket runners-up in 2009 and 2017 but are missing the jewel in the crown.
They were runner-ups at the FIBA Basketball World Cup 2023 and won bronze at the Olympic Games in Paris 2024, almost upsetting Team USA in the Semi-Finals.
The goal, now, is to come back as European champions to Belgrade - they have plenty of talent and experience on their roster, probably the strongest and most complete among all participating teams.
Svetislav Pesic's team will play the Group Phase in Riga, hoping to extend their Latvian trip to the final stages, alongside co-hosts Latvia, Estonia, Portugal, Czechia, and Türkiye.
They will begin their campaign against Estonia on August 27 at 20:15 CET.
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