2014 Serbia FIBA Basketball World Cup team

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2014 Serbia FIBA Basketball World Cup team
Head coach Aleksandar Đorđević
2014 FIBA World Cup Silver medal icon.svg Silver
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The 2014 Serbia FIBA Basketball World Cup team represented Serbia at the 2014 FIBA Basketball World Cup in Spain. Serbia qualified for the World Cup by taking the 7th place in the 2013 EuroBasket. The Serbian team won the silver medal at the tournament.

Contents

Timeline

Roster

On 23 July 2014, coach Aleksandar Đorđević announced a preliminary squad for the World Cup. Due to injury Vladimir Lučić, Vasilije Micić, Ognjen Kuzmić and Nemanja Dangubić canceled their participation at the end of July. On 19 August 2014, Nemanja Nedović was ruled out due to a foot injury. [1] On 24 August 2014, Vladimir Micov left the national team, before the final roster was published two days later. [2] The following is the Serbia roster for the World Cup.

PlayersCoaches
Pos.No.NameAge – Date of birthHeightClubCtr.
G 4 Miloš Teodosić 27 – (1987-03-19)19 March 19871.95 m (6 ft 5 in) CSKA Moscow Flag of Russia.svg
F 5 Marko Simonović 28 – (1986-04-30)30 April 19862.03 m (6 ft 8 in) Red Star Belgrade Flag of Serbia.svg
G 6 Stefan Jović 23 – (1990-11-03)3 November 19901.96 m (6 ft 5 in) Radnički Kragujevac Flag of Serbia.svg
G 7 Bogdan Bogdanović 22 – (1992-08-18)18 August 19921.97 m (6 ft 6 in) Partizan Flag of Serbia.svg
F 8 Nemanja Bjelica 26 – (1988-05-09)9 May 19882.09 m (6 ft 10 in) Fenerbahçe Flag of Turkey.svg
G 9 Stefan Marković 26 – (1988-04-25)25 April 19881.91 m (6 ft 3 in) Banvit Flag of Turkey.svg
F 10 Nikola Kalinić 22 – (1991-11-08)8 November 19912.02 m (6 ft 8 in) Radnički Kragujevac Flag of Serbia.svg
F 11 Stefan Birčević 24 – (1989-12-12)12 December 19892.10 m (6 ft 11 in) Radnički Kragujevac Flag of Serbia.svg
C 12 Nenad Krstić 31 – (1983-07-25)25 July 19832.12 m (6 ft 11 in) CSKA Moscow Flag of Russia.svg
C 13 Miroslav Raduljica 26 – (1988-01-05)5 January 19882.13 m (7 ft 0 in) Milwaukee Bucks Flag of the United States.svg
C 14 Raško Katić 33 – (1980-12-08)8 December 19802.08 m (6 ft 10 in) Red Star Belgrade Flag of Serbia.svg
C 15 Vladimir Štimac 27 – (1987-08-25)25 August 19872.11 m (6 ft 11 in) Unicaja Málaga Flag of Spain.svg
Head coach
Assistant coach(es)
Legend
  • Club – describes last
    club before the tournament
  • Age – describes age
    on 30 August 2014

Depth chart

Staff

PositionStaff memberAgeTeam
Head coach Flag of Serbia.svg Aleksandar Đorđević 47
Assistant coaches Flag of Serbia.svg Jovica Antonić 48 Flag of Serbia.svg Konstantin
Flag of Serbia.svg Milan Minić 35 Flag of Greece.svg Aris Thessaloniki
Flag of Serbia.svg Miroslav Nikolić 58 Flag of Serbia.svg Radnički Kragujevac
Team manager Flag of Serbia.svg Nebojša Ilić 46 Flag of Serbia.svg Crvena zvezda mts
Conditioning coach Flag of Serbia.svg Srđan Sarić
Scouts Flag of Serbia.svg Dragan Popov
Flag of Serbia.svg Goran Topić 47 Flag of Serbia.svg Crvena zvezda mts
Physician Flag of Serbia.svg Dragan Radovanović
Physiotherapists Flag of Serbia.svg Dušan Sajić
Flag of Serbia.svg Velibor Kosanović Flag of Serbia.svg Vršac
Equipment manager Flag of Serbia.svg Jovica Aničić
Press officer Flag of Serbia.svg Vladimir Sibinović

Age – describes age on 30 August 2014

Source: KSS Archived 2017-09-09 at the Wayback Machine

Uniform

Tournament

Preliminary round

In their first game, Serbia had an easy win against Egypt, with Miloš Teodosić scoring 15 points to lead the Serbs. [3] The Serbs then faced France in their next game. The French trailed at halftime, but Edwin Jackson converted three three-pointers to keep France close. Boris Diaw tied the game with four seconds left, then Joffrey Lauvergne scored from the free-throw line, to give Serbia their first loss. [4] In the next game, Hamed Haddadi's 29 points weren't enough for Iran, as Serbia won 83–70. Haddadi was foiled when Serbia forced him to commit his fourth foul, just before halftime. Although the Serbian players who guarded Haddadi also battled foul trouble, they pulled through in the end. [5] The Serbs then lost to Brazil, with Marcus Vieira making 6 three-point shots. [6] Serbia were assured of a final round berth by their last group game against Spain, but lost 73–89, to finish fourth in the group. [7]

Qualified for the final round
PosTeamPldWLPFPAPDPtsQualification
1Flag of Spain.svg  Spain (H)550440314+12610 Round of 16
2Flag of Brazil.svg  Brazil 541416333+839
3Flag of France (lighter variant).svg  France 532376357+198
4Flag of Serbia.svg  Serbia 523387378+97
5Flag of Iran.svg  Iran 514344406626
6Flag of Egypt.svg  Egypt 5053114861755
Source: FIBA archive
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) head-to-head points; 3) head-to-head goal average; 4) head-to-head number of points scored.
(H) Hosts

All times are local UTC+2.

Egypt

This was the first competitive game between Egypt and Serbia.

30 August 2014
15:30
Egypt  Flag of Egypt.svg6485Flag of Serbia.svg  Serbia
Scoring by quarter: 13–21, 18–22, 12–25, 21–17
Pts: El-Gammal 12
Rebs: Elmekawi 5
Asts: El-Sabagh 5
Pts: Teodosić 15
Rebs: Birčević 9
Asts:three players 4
Palacio Municipal de Deportes de Granada, Granada
Attendance: 3,000
Referees: Jorge Vázquez (PUR), Rüştü Nuran (TUR), Michael Weiland (CAN)

France

This was the first game between Serbia and France in the World Cup. The two teams have met twice in the EuroBasket, with France winning in 2011, and Serbia winning in 2013.

31 August 2014
15:30
Serbia  Flag of Serbia.svg7374Flag of France.svg  France
Scoring by quarter:21–20, 21–14, 20–26, 11–14
Pts: Raduljica 21
Rebs: Raduljica 7
Asts: Teodosić 5
Pts: Lauvergne 19
Rebs: Batum 6
Asts: Heurtel 6
Palacio Municipal de Deportes de Granada, Granada
Attendance: 7,070
Referees: Guerrino Cerebuch (ITA), Borys Ryzhyk (UKR), Jorge Vázquez (PUR)

Iran

This was the first competitive game between Iran and Serbia.

1 September 2014
15:30
Iran  Flag of Iran.svg7083Flag of Serbia.svg  Serbia
Scoring by quarter: 18–21, 20–21, 13–25, 19–16
Pts: Haddadi 29
Rebs: Haddadi 5
Asts: Nikkhah 7
Pts: Bjelica 18
Rebs: Bjelica 10
Asts: Teodosić 9
Palacio Municipal de Deportes de Granada, Granada
Attendance: 6,597
Referees: Christos Christodoulou (GRE), Vaughan Mayberry (AUS), Rüştü Nuran (TUR)

Brazil

This was the first competitive game between Serbia and Brazil.

3 September 2014
18:00
Serbia  Flag of Serbia.svg7381Flag of Brazil.svg  Brazil
Scoring by quarter: 16–23, 16–25, 32–12, 9–21
Pts: Teodosić 14
Rebs: Bjelica, Raduljica 5
Asts: Teodosić 5
Pts: Vieira 21
Rebs: Varejão 9
Asts: Splitter 6
Palacio Municipal de Deportes de Granada, Granada
Attendance: 4,122
Referees: Christos Christodoulou (GRE), Vaughan Mayberry (AUS), Michael Weiland (CAN)

Spain

This was the second meeting between Serbia and Spain in the World Cup. Serbia defeated Spain in their meeting at the 2010 FIBA World Championship. Spain won the last competitive game against Serbia at the FIBA EuroBasket 2013.

4 September 2014
22:00
Serbia  Flag of Serbia.svg7389Flag of Spain.svg  Spain
Scoring by quarter: 20–34, 15–20, 21–17, 17–18
Pts: Bjelica 19
Rebs: Bjelica 10
Asts: Bogdanović 4
Pts: P. Gasol 20
Rebs: M. Gasol 8
Asts: Rubio 6
Palacio Municipal de Deportes de Granada, Granada
Attendance: 8,559
Referees: Anthony Jordan (USA), Rüştü Nuran (TUR), Jorge Vázquez (PUR)

Final round

Serbia faced Group B winners Greece in the round of 16. After the Greeks had their first lead of the game late in the first half, Nikola Kalinić scored on a three-point play that gave them the lead for good. Serbia limited Greece to 13 points in the third quarter, en route to a win. Bogdan Bogdanović had a game-high 21 points, and four other Serbs scored in double figures, to send Serbia to the quarterfinals. [8] All Group A teams qualified to the quarterfinals, with Brazil netting a rematch with Serbia. With Brazil within striking distance throughout the game, Tiago Splitter and Nenê were assessed technical fouls in the third quarter; Serbia had a seven-point possession, and never trailed again. [9] France then defeated Spain, to arrange a rematch with Serbia in the semifinals. Serbia had a 9–0 run in the second period, to give them a 30–15 advantage. France cut the lead to ten, early in the fourth quarter. Boris Diaw, Nicolas Batum and Evan Fournier made three-pointers, to cut the deficit to four points, with five minutes left. Teodosić and Bogdanović scored their own three-pointers, to pad the lead to nine, when the French converted more three-pointers to cut the lead to three, with 48 seconds left. Thomas Heurtel converted both free-throws to cut the lead to one point, but Teodosić missed a field-goal. Heurtel split his free-throws off Teodosić's foul, then Serbia scored four points, Batum made a three-pointer for France, and Marko Simonović made both free-throws to seal the win for Serbia. [10]

Round of 16

This would be Serbia's and Greece's first World Cup game against each other. Greece had previously won their last competitive match at FIBA EuroBasket 2011.

7 September 2014
18:00
Serbia  Flag of Serbia.svg9072Flag of Greece.svg  Greece
Scoring by quarter:23–20, 23–22, 18–13, 26–17
Pts: Bogdanović 21
Rebs: Bjelica 10
Asts: Teodosić 5
Pts: Calathes 14
Rebs: Kaimakoglou 6
Asts: Printezis 5
Palacio de Deportes de la Comunidad de Madrid, Madrid
Attendance: 13,100
Referees: Michael Aylen (AUS), Robert Lottermoser (GER), Stephen Seibel (CAN)

Quarterfinals

This would be the second time in this tournament that these two teams met. Brazil earlier defeated Serbia in the preliminary round.

10 September 2014
18:00
Serbia  Flag of Serbia.svg8456Flag of Brazil.svg  Brazil
Scoring by quarter:21–17, 16–15, 29–12, 18–12
Pts: Teodosić 23
Rebs: Bjelica 8
Asts: Bjelica 5
Pts: Varejão 12
Rebs: Varejão 9
Asts: Huertas 9
Palacio de Deportes de la Comunidad de Madrid, Madrid
Attendance: 12,550
Referees: Steven Anderson (USA), José Reyes (MEX), Borys Ryzhyk (UKR)

Semifinals

This would be the second time in this tournament that these two teams met. France earlier defeated Serbia in the preliminary round.

12 September 2014
22:00
France  Flag of France.svg8590Flag of Serbia.svg  Serbia
Scoring by quarter: 15–21, 17–25, 14–15, 39–29
Pts: Batum 35
Rebs: Diaw 10
Asts: Heurtel 6
Pts: Teodosić 24
Rebs: Bjelica 7
Asts: Bjelica, Marković 5
Palacio de Deportes de la Comunidad de Madrid, Madrid
Attendance: 13,470
Referees: Cristiano Maranho (BRA), Alejandro Chiti (ARG), Christos Christodoulou (GRE)

Final

In the final Serbia hit their first seven shots from the field and jumped out to a quick 15-7 lead. The advantage was short lived as the U.S went on a 14-0 run with all the points scored by Kyrie Irving and James Harden. Irving finished the first half with 18 points on 7 of 9 shooting from the field. He made all four of his three point attempts in the first half. DeMarcus Cousins, subbing for Anthony Davis who picked up two quick fouls, dominated the boards. As a team, the Americans made 12 of their first 16 treys.

14 September 2014
21:00
United States Flag of the United States.svg12992 Flag of Serbia.svg Serbia
Scoring by quarter:35–21, 32–20, 38–26, 24–25
Pts: Irving 26
Rebs: Cousins 9
Asts: Rose 6
Pts: Bjelica, Kalinić 18
Rebs: Marković 6
Asts: Teodosić 7
Palacio de Deportes de la Comunidad de Madrid, Madrid
Attendance: 13,673
Referees: Stephen Seibel (CAN), Borys Ryzhyk (UKR), Eddie Viator (FRA)

Statistics

Legend
  GP Games played   GS  Games started  MPG  Minutes per game
 FG%  Field-goal percentage 3FG%  3-point field-goal percentage FT%  Free-throw percentage
 RPG  Rebounds per game APG  Assists per game SPG  Steals per game
 BPG  Blocks per game PPG  Points per game EF  PIR per game
PlayerGPGSMPGFG%3FG%FT%RPGAPGSPGBPGEFPPG
Stefan Birčević
Nemanja Bjelica
Bogdan Bogdanović
Stefan Jović
Nikola Kalinić
Raško Katić
Nenad Krstić
Stefan Marković
Miroslav Raduljica
Marko Simonović
Vladimir Štimac
Miloš Teodosić
Total

Source: FIBA Basketball World Cup

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