- Montenegro national basketball team
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Montenegro Crna Gora FIBA Ranking T-75th[1]
(Provisional ranking – joined international competition in 2009)Joined FIBA 2006 FIBA Zone FIBA Europe National Federation Košarkaški Savez Crne Gore (Basketball Federation of Montenegro) Coach Dejan Radonjic Olympic Games Appearances None Medals None World Championships Appearances None Medals None Eurobasket Appearances 1 Medals None Uniforms The Montenegrin national basketball team represents Montenegro in men's international basketball tournaments. It is organized by the Basketball Federation of Montenegro (Montenegrin: Кошаркашки Савез Црне Горе, КСЦГ; Košarkaški Savez Crne Gore, KSCG), which is the governing body of basketball in Montenegro. This team competes in the European region of FIBA.
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History
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 2009[2], and appointed Duško Vujošević as the national coach. Since becoming a separate team, Montenegro have won 13 games in a row, until losing to Israel in August 2010, their first ever losing game.
Roster
Last updated on July 8, 2010. This is the preliminary roster for the EuroBasket 2011 qualification.
Montenegrin National Basketball Team roster4 Cook, Omar January 28, 1982 28 -1.86 m (6 ft 1 in) Valencia BC C 5 Peković, Nikola January 3, 1986 24 -2.11 m (6 ft 11 in) KK Partizan PG 6 Koljević, Ivan June 30, 1984 26 -1.86 m (6 ft 1 in) Khimik Yuzhny SF 7 Jeretin, Goran September 17, 1979 30 -1.90 m (6 ft 3 in) KK Budućnost Podgorica PF 8 Maraš, Ivan April 20, 1986 24 -2.06 m (6 ft 9 in) KK Hemofarm C 9 Drobnjak, Predrag October 27, 1975 34 -2.11 m (6 ft 11 in) PAOK BC C 10 Vraneš, Slavko January 30, 1983 27 -2.30 m (7 ft 7 in) UNICS Kazan C 11 Golubović, Vladimir February 24, 1986 24 -2.11 m (6 ft 11 in) Bandırma Banvit C 12 Dragičević, Vladimir May 30, 1986 24 -2.06 m (6 ft 9 in) KK Budućnost Podgorica F 13 Dašić, Vladimir May 13, 1988 22 -2.08 m (6 ft 10 in) CB Gran Canaria PF 14 Bjelica, Milko June 4, 1984 26 -2.05 m (6 ft 9 in) BC Lietuvos Rytas SG 15 Šehović, Suad February 19, 1987 23 -197 m (646 ft 4 in) KK Union Olimpija SG 16 Šehović, Sead August 22, 1989 20 -1.95 m (6 ft 5 in) KK Budućnost Podgorica F 17 Borisov, Miloš September 3, 1985 24 -2.01 m (6 ft 7 in) KK Hemofarm F 18 Vučević, Nikola October 24, 1990 19 -2.07 m (6 ft 9 in) Philadelphia 76ers F 19 Sekulic, Blagota October 24, 1990 19 -2.07 m (6 ft 9 in) Gruppo Triboldi Basket F 20 Dasic, Vladimir October 24, 1990 19 -2.07 m (6 ft 9 in) Virtus Roma - Head coach
- Assistant coaches
- Legend
- (C) Team captain
- Club field describes current pro club
Depth Chart
Pos. Starter Bench Bench Reserve Inactive C Nikola Peković Slavko Vraneš Vladimir Golubović PF Vladimir Dragičević Milko Bjelica Predrag Drobnjak SF Vladimir Dašić Miloš Borisov SG Goran Jeretin Vladimir Mihailović PG Omar Cook Suad Šehović Competitions
Performance at Summer Olympics as part of Yugoslavia and Serbia and Montenegro
Performance at the Eurobasket
- Lithuania 2011 – 20th place
References
External links
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