Bosnia and Herzegovina men's national under-16 and under-17 basketball team

Bosnia and Herzegovina

FIBA zone	FIBA Europe
National federation	Košarkaški savez Bosne i Hercegovine
Coach	Ahmet Pašalić
Nickname(s)	Zlatni ljiljani (The Golden Lilies) Zmajevi (The Dragons)
U17 World Cup
Appearances	1
Medals	None
U16 EuroBasket
Appearances	4
Medals	Gold: 1 (2015)
U16 EuroBasket Division B
Appearances	14
Medals	Silver: 2 (2013, 2018) Bronze: 2 (2004, 2011)
Home Away

The Bosnia and Herzegovina men's national under-16 and under-17 basketball team is a national basketball team of Bosnia and Herzegovina, administered by the Basketball Federation of Bosnia and Herzegovina. ^{[1] [2]} It represents the country in international under-16 and under-17 men's basketball competitions.

FIBA U16 EuroBasket

On 27 July 2007, in the first game of the 2007 FIBA Europe Under-16 Championship Division B, Bosnia and Herzegovina defeated Armenia by the score of 236–27, becoming one of the highest margin wins ever in any international game. ^[3]

Bosnia and Herzegovina won two gold medals in 2015, winning both the 2015 European Youth Summer Olympic Festival as well as the 2015 FIBA U16 European Championship. ^{[4] [5]} Winning the European Under-16 Championship caused massive celebrations throughout the streets of Bosnia. ^{[6] [7] [8] [9]}

On 17 August 2015 in Sarajevo, close to 50,000 Bosnia and Herzegovina national team supporters welcomed the under-16 European champions home. ^{[10] [11] [12] [13]}

Year	Division A	Division B	Head coach
2004 [14]
2005 [15]		4th
2006 [16]		5th
2007 [17]		5th
2008 [18]		7th
2011 [19]
2012 [20]		5th
2013 [21]
2014 [22]	8th		Emir Halimić
2015 [23]			Josip Pandža
2016 [24]	14th		Dragan Mičić
2017 [25]		12th
2018 [26]
2019 [27]	16th		Admir Prašović
2022 [28]		6th
2023 [29]		11th
2024 [30]		18th
2025 [31]		7th	Ahmet Pašalić

FIBA U17 World Cup

Year	Position	Head coach
2010	Did not qualify	N/A
2012
2014
2016 [32]	9th	Josip Pandža
2018	Did not qualify	N/A
2020
2022
2024
2026
2028	To be determined
Total	1/9

See also

• Bosnia and Herzegovina men's national basketball team
• Bosnia and Herzegovina men's national under-18 basketball team
• Bosnia and Herzegovina women's national under-16 and under-17 basketball team

References

1. "Profile - Bosnia and Herzegovina". about.fiba.basketball.
2. "Bosnia and Herzegovina (U16 men)". www.eurobasket.com.
3. "Boxscore BIH 236–27 ARM". FIBA Europe. 27 July 2007. Retrieved 2 April 2016.
4. "Musa Leads Bosnians To Historic Triumph". fibaeurope.com. Archived from the original on 20 August 2015. Retrieved 17 August 2015.
5. "Musa leads Bosnia and Herzegovina to historic triumph at U16 European Championship". fiba.com. Archived from the original on September 28, 2022. Retrieved 17 August 2015.
6. "Titula prvaka Europe slavi se na ulicama diljem BiH" (in Bosnian). reprezentacija.ba. Retrieved 16 August 2015.
7. "Nacija u deliriju: Slavlje uspjeha bh. košarkaša i na ulicama" (in Bosnian). klix.ba. Retrieved 16 August 2015.
8. "Veliko slavlje u BiH nakon pobjede i osvojenog zlata u Litvaniji" (in Bosnian). avaz.ba. Retrieved 16 August 2015.
9. "BIBIJADA I BAKLJADA Slavlje na zeničkim ulicama nakon osvojenog zlata" (in Bosnian). avaz.ba. Retrieved 16 August 2015.
10. "U spektakularnoj atmosferi u Sarajevu: 50.000 navijača priredilo doček za šampione Evrope" (in Bosnian). klix.ba. Retrieved 17 August 2015.
11. "(VIDEO) LUDNICA U SARAJEVU: 50.000 navijača dočekalo zlatne košarkaše" (in Serbian). kurir.rs. Retrieved 17 August 2015.
12. "Slavlje kakvo BiH ne pamti: Više od 50 tisuća ljudi pozdravilo kadetske prvake Europe!" (in Croatian). index.hr. Retrieved 17 August 2015.
13. "Ludnica na dočeku zlatnih kadeta" (in Montenegrin). rtcg.me. Retrieved 17 August 2015.
14. "2004 FIBA Europe Under-16 Championship Division B". www.fiba.basketball.
15. "2005 FIBA Europe Under-16 Championship Division B". www.fiba.basketball.
16. "2006 FIBA Europe Under-16 Championship Division B". www.fiba.basketball.
17. "2007 FIBA Europe Under-16 Championship Division B". www.fiba.basketball.
18. "2008 FIBA Europe Under-16 Championship Division B". www.fiba.basketball.
19. "2011 FIBA Europe Under-16 Championship Division B". www.fiba.basketball.
20. "2012 FIBA Europe Under-16 Championship Division B". www.fiba.basketball.
21. "2013 FIBA Europe Under-16 Championship Division B". www.fiba.basketball.
22. "2014 FIBA Europe Under-16 Championship". www.fiba.basketball.
23. "2015 FIBA Europe Under-16 Championship". www.fiba.basketball.
24. "2016 FIBA U16 European Championship". www.fiba.basketball.
25. "2017 FIBA U16 European Championship Division B". www.fiba.basketball.
26. "2018 FIBA U16 European Championship Division B". www.fiba.basketball.
27. "2019 FIBA U16 European Championship". www.fiba.basketball.
28. "2022 FIBA U16 European Championship Division B". www.fiba.basketball.
29. "2023 FIBA U16 European Championship Division B". www.fiba.basketball.
30. "2024 FIBA U16 EuroBasket Division B". www.fiba.basketball.
31. "2025 FIBA U16 EuroBasket Division B". www.fiba.basketball.
32. "2016 FIBA Under-17 World Championship". www.fiba.basketball.

External links

• Official website (in Bosnian)
• Archived records of Bosnia and Herzegovina team participations