| Head coach | Aleksandar Đorđević |
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| 2014 FIBA World Cup |  Silver |
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.
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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.
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| Position | Staff member | Age | Team |
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| Head coach |  Aleksandar Đorđević | 47 | — |
| Assistant coaches | Jovica Antonić | 48 | Konstantin |
| Milan Minić | 35 |  Aris Thessaloniki | |
| Miroslav Nikolić | 58 | Radnički Kragujevac | |
| Team manager | Nebojša Ilić | 46 | Crvena zvezda mts |
| Conditioning coach | Srđan Sarić | — | — |
| Scouts | Dragan Popov | — | — |
| Goran Topić | 47 | Crvena zvezda mts | |
| Physician | Dragan Radovanović | — | — |
| Physiotherapists | Dušan Sajić | — | — |
| Velibor Kosanović | — | Vršac | |
| Equipment manager | Jovica Aničić | — | — |
| Press officer | Vladimir Sibinović | — | — |
Age – describes age on 30 August 2014
Source: KSS Archived 2017-09-09 at the Wayback Machine
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 |
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | L | PF | PA | PD | Pts | Qualification |
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| 1 |  Spain (H) | 5 | 5 | 0 | 440 | 314 | +126 | 10 | Round of 16 |
| 2 |  Brazil | 5 | 4 | 1 | 416 | 333 | +83 | 9 | |
| 3 |  France | 5 | 3 | 2 | 376 | 357 | +19 | 8 | |
| 4 | Serbia | 5 | 2 | 3 | 387 | 378 | +9 | 7 | |
| 5 |  Iran | 5 | 1 | 4 | 344 | 406 | −62 | 6 | |
| 6 |  Egypt | 5 | 0 | 5 | 311 | 486 | −175 | 5 |
All times are local UTC+2.
This was the first competitive game between Egypt and Serbia.
30 August 2014 15:30 |
| Egypt | 64–85 | 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) |
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 | 73–74 |  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) |
This was the first competitive game between Iran and Serbia.
1 September 2014 15:30 |
| Iran | 70–83 | 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) |
This was the first competitive game between Serbia and Brazil.
3 September 2014 18:00 |
| Serbia | 73–81 | 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) |
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 | 73–89 | 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) |
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]
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 | 90–72 | 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) |
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 | 84–56 | 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) |
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 | 85–90 | 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) |
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  | 129–92 | 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) |
| 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 |
| Player | GP | GS | MPG | FG% | 3FG% | FT% | RPG | APG | SPG | BPG | EF | PPG |
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| 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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