The 2022 Serbia EuroBasket team represented Serbia at the EuroBasket 2022 in the Czech Republic, Georgia, Italy, and Germany. Serbia finished at the 9th place with a 5–1 record, following a lost to in a Round of 16 game.
Serbia qualified for the EuroBasket by winning the EuroBasket 2022 qualification Group E. The team is coached by FIBA Hall of Fame coach member Svetislav Pešić, with assistant coaches Oliver Kostić, Marko Marinović, and Saša Kosović.
This will the seventh appearance of Serbia at the EuroBasket as an independent state; its best results are second places in 2009 and 2017.
Background
Timeline
12 July 2022: 22-man roster announced
1 August: The players gathering in Crowne Plaza, Belgrade
3 August: Start of a training camp in Stara Pazova, at the FAS House of Football
15 August: The end of the training camp
13–20 August: Exhibition games
25–28 August: Fourth window of the 2023 FIBA Basketball World Cup qualification
31 August: 12-man roster announcement
1 September: Departure of the team to Prague, Czech Republic
1–18 September: EuroBasket 2022
Roster
On 10 June 2022, it was announced that an NBA guard Bogdan Bogdanović will miss the EuroBasket due to a right knee surgery. It was the first time that Serbia national team plays without Bogdanović at a major tournament since EuroBasket 2011. On 15 June, center Nikola Jokić, who was named the NBA Most Valuable Player Award for the 2021–22 season, has confirmed that he will play at the EuroBasket.
On 12 July 2022, head coach Svetislav Pešić announced a 22-man preliminary roster for the EuroBasket 2022. The 22-man roster includes three NBA players (Nemanja Bjelica, Aleksej Pokuševski, Jokić); then two All-EuroLeague Team members for the 2021–22 season: guard Vasilije Micić and forward Vladimir Lučić; as well as seven domestic league players. Furthermore, the roster includes three high-profile-leagues MVPs for the 2021–22 season: Jokić (NBA), Micić (EuroLeague Final Four MVP), and Miloš Teodosić (EuroCup Finals MVP).
The initial 22-man roster excluded NBA center Boban Marjanović and EuroLeague guard Danilo Anđušić. On 14 July, guard Anđušić expressed his disappointment on his cut from the 22-man preliminary roster. Marjanović was not included due to an injury. On 3 August, head coach Pešić announced that NBA players Pokuševski and Nikola Jović are cut from the roster due to disapproval of their clubs, the Oklahoma City Thunder and the Miami Heat respectively. On 8 August, two more players were removed from the rooster, veteran guard and team captain Teodosić due to coach's decision and forward Alen Smailagić due to his long prolonged injury. On 15 August 2022, head coach Pešić, following a cut of Teodosić, announced forwards Bjelica and Lučić as co-captains. Following the Bjelica's cut from the roster due to injury, Lučić became sole team captain.
On 1 September, center Nikola Milutinov was reported injured due to health issues, missing a team departure to Prague. On 5 September, he arrived to Prague. On 7 September, following the Game 4, guard Nemanja Nedović was reported injured and out for the rest of the tournament. Two days later, Nedović left to Madrid, Spain, for a therapy on his injury.
The members of Serbia roster at the 2019 Serbia FIBA Basketball World Cup guards Micić, Marko Gudurić, forward Lučić and centers Jokić and Milutinov are coming back to the EuroBasket roster. Guard Nedović and forward Nikola Kalinić made the first appearance at a major tournament since the 2016 Summer Olympics. Guards Ognjen Jaramaz and Vanja Marinković, forwards Dejan Davidovac and Marko Jagodić-Kuridža, as well as center Dušan Ristić made their debuts at a major tournament. The average height of players in the roster is . The average age is 29 years old.
The following is the 12-man Serbia roster for the EuroBasket:
Depth chart
Earlier candidates
The following were candidates to make the team:
Staff
Head coach Pešić won two EuroBasket editions, with in 1993 and with in 2001. He was introduced to the FIBA Hall of Fame as coach in 2020.
Age – describes age on 1 September 2022
Source
Uniform
Supplier: Peak
Main sponsor: Triglav
Back sponsor: Raiffeisen Bank (below number) Shorts sponsor: mts