Bosnia and Herzegovina women's national basketball team

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Bosnia and Herzegovina
Bosnian and Herzegovinian Basketball Federation.png
FIBA ranking 23 Decrease2.svg 4 (9 February 2025) [1]
Joined FIBA 1992
FIBA zone FIBA Europe
National federation KSBIH
Coach Emir Halimic
World Cup
Appearances 1
EuroBasket
Appearances3
MedalsNone
Mediterranean Games
Appearances1
Medals Gold medal europe.svg Gold: 1993
Medal record
Mediterranean Games
Gold medal icon (G initial).svg 1993 France Team

The Bosnia and Herzegovina women's national basketball team represents Bosnia and Herzegovina in international women's basketball competitions, and is governed by the Basketball Federation of Bosnia and Herzegovina. Before the independence in 1992, Bosnian players played for Yugoslavia.

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Bosnia and Herzegovina's best result in international competitions so far is a gold medal at the 1993 Mediterranean Games where they beat Italy in the finals. It was also the first major competition the country played in since becoming an independent state.

In 1997 Bosnia and Herzegovina qualified for the first time to EuroBasket winning all six qualifying games and finishing as number one in the group stage. They were later eliminated in the preliminary round of the tournament. [2]

Two years later, in 1999 Bosnia and Herzegovina qualified for the second time in a row to EuroBasket. However they were eliminated once in again in the preliminary round, winning only one of seven games. [3]

In 2021, almost 22 years later, Bosnia and Herzegovina qualified once again to the EuroBasket after making a huge upset in the qualifiers, finishing second. For the first time in Bosnia and Herzegovina's history at EuroBasket they advanced from the group stages, but were later eliminated in the quarterfinals against France with a result of 80–67. They finished the tournament as 5th. [4]

Emir Halimic is the current head coach of the team. [5]

Competitive record

For the results before 1992 see Yugoslavia women's national basketball team.

Olympic Games

YearRoundPositionPldWL
Flag of Spain.svg 1992 Did not qualify
Flag of the United States.svg 1996
Flag of Australia (converted).svg 2000
Flag of Greece.svg 2004
Flag of the People's Republic of China.svg 2008
Flag of the United Kingdom.svg 2012
Flag of Brazil.svg 2016
Flag of Japan.svg 2020
Flag of France.svg 2024
Total0 Titles0000

World Championship

YearRoundPositionPldWL
Flag of Australia (converted).svg 1994 Did not qualify
Flag of Germany.svg 1998
Flag of the People's Republic of China.svg 2002
Flag of Brazil.svg 2006
Flag of the Czech Republic.svg 2010
Flag of Turkey.svg 2014
Flag of Spain.svg 2018
Flag of Australia (converted).svg 2022 Preliminary round12th505
Flag of Germany.svg 2026 To be determined
Total1/60505

EuroBasket

YearRoundPositionPldWL
Flag of Italy.svg 1993 Wasn't allowed to compete
Flag of the Czech Republic.svg 1995
Flag of Hungary.svg 1997 Preliminary round12th725
Flag of Poland.svg 1999 Preliminary round10th716
Flag of France.svg 2001 Did not qualify
Flag of Greece.svg 2003
Flag of Turkey.svg 2005
Flag of Italy.svg 2007
Flag of Latvia.svg 2009
Flag of Poland.svg 2011
Flag of France.svg 2013 Did not enter
Flag of Hungary.svg Flag of Romania.svg 2015
Flag of the Czech Republic.svg 2017 Did not qualify
Flag of Latvia.svg Flag of Serbia.svg 2019
Flag of France.svg Flag of Spain.svg 2021 Quarter-finals5th642
Flag of Israel.svg Flag of Slovenia.svg 2023 Did not qualify
Flag of the Czech Republic.svg Flag of Germany.svg Flag of Italy.svg Flag of Greece.svg 2025
Flag of Belgium (civil).svg Flag of Finland.svg Flag of Sweden.svg Flag of Lithuania.svg 2027 To be determined
Total0 Titles3/1320713

Mediterranean Games

YearRoundPosition
Flag of France.svg 1993 First place 1st
Flag of Italy.svg 1997 Did not participate
Flag of Tunisia.svg 2001
Flag of Spain.svg 2005
Flag of Italy.svg 2009
Flag of Turkey.svg 2013 Cancelled
Flag of Spain.svg 2018 Did not participate
Flag of Algeria.svg 2022 To be determined
Total1 Title Gold medal icon.svg

Team

Current roster

Roster for the 2022 FIBA Women's Basketball World Cup. [6]

Bosnia and Herzegovina women's national basketball team – 2022 FIBA Women's Basketball World Cup roster
PlayersCoaches
Pos.No.NameAge – Date of birthHeightClubCtr.
PG 4 Milica Deura  (C)32 – (1990-07-22)22 July 19901.78 m (5 ft 10 in) BK ŠKP 08 Banská Bystrica Flag of Slovakia.svg
PG 5 Miljana Džombeta 28 – (1994-07-05)5 July 19941.75 m (5 ft 9 in) Constanța Flag of Romania.svg
G 7 Nikolina Knežević 27 – (1995-02-16)16 February 19951.77 m (5 ft 10 in) BK Žabiny Brno Flag of the Czech Republic.svg
G 9 Dragana Domuzin 21 – (2000-11-03)3 November 20001.74 m (5 ft 9 in) Slovanka MB Flag of the Czech Republic.svg
SF 10 Ajla Iskanović 22 – (1999-10-05)5 October 19991.86 m (6 ft 1 in) ŽKK RMU Banovići Flag of Bosnia and Herzegovina.svg
SG 11 Nikolina Delić 25 – (1996-11-01)1 November 19961.84 m (6 ft 0 in) Akson Ilirija Flag of Slovenia.svg
C 13 Ajla Selimović 19 – (2003-02-06)6 February 20031.83 m (6 ft 0 in) Celta de Vigo Baloncesto Flag of Spain.svg
PF 15 Nikolina Elez 27 – (1995-08-11)11 August 19951.86 m (6 ft 1 in)
C 23 Jovana Marković 25 – (1997-01-10)10 January 19971.86 m (6 ft 1 in) ŽKK Budućnost Podgorica Flag of Montenegro.svg
SG 24 Matea Tavić 30 – (1992-05-29)29 May 19921.78 m (5 ft 10 in) Rutronik Stars Keltern Flag of Germany.svg
SG 25 Anđela Delić 25 – (1996-11-01)1 November 19961.81 m (5 ft 11 in) Clarinos Tenerife Flag of Spain.svg
C 35 Jonquel Jones 28 – (1994-01-05)5 January 19941.98 m (6 ft 6 in) New York Liberty Flag of the United States.svg
Head coach
Assistant coach(es)
  • Flag of Bosnia and Herzegovina.svg Armin Šećerović
Legend
  • (C) Team captain
  • Club – describes last
    club before the tournament
  • Age – describes age
    on 22 September 2022

Notable players

Current notable players from Bosnia and Herzegovina:

Notable players roster
PlayersCoaches
Pos.No.NameAge – Date of birthHeightClubCtr.
F Courtney Hurt 32 – (1990-03-05)5 March 19901.85 m (6 ft 1 in) AZS AJP Gorzów Wielkopolski Flag of Poland.svg
F Marina Džinić 30 – (1992-07-20)20 July 19921.90 m (6 ft 3 in) Nico Basket Flag of Italy.svg
F Marica Gajić 27 – (1995-04-27)27 April 19951.85 m (6 ft 1 in) Flammes Carolo Flag of France.svg
F Nedžla Kovačević 24 – (1997-10-10)10 October 19971.80 m (5 ft 11 in) Al-Qazeres Extremadura Flag of Spain.svg
F Melisa Brčaninović 23 – (1999-02-19)19 February 19991.93 m (6 ft 4 in)Hozono Global Jairis Flag of Spain.svg
G Irena Vrančić 32 – (1990-03-21)21 March 19901.73 m (5 ft 8 in) Horizont Minsk Flag of Belarus.svg
F Milina Mišeljić 24 – (1998-03-18)18 March 19981.83 m (6 ft 0 in) ŽKK Crvena zvezda Flag of Serbia.svg
G Sandra Azinović 22 – (1999-04-02)2 April 19991.76 m (5 ft 9 in) Flippo Baskets BG 74 Flag of Germany.svg
C Gorana Marjanović 21 – (2000-03-26)26 March 20001.93 m (6 ft 4 in) ŽKK Partizan Flag of Serbia.svg
G Anđela Gligić 21 – (2000-05-09)9 May 20001.69 m (5 ft 7 in) ŽKK Partizan Flag of Serbia.svg
C Sara Heljić 20 – (2000-11-27)27 November 20001.92 m (6 ft 4 in) Vasas SC Flag of Hungary.svg
F Dragana Zubac 20 – (2001-03-06)6 March 20011.82 m (6 ft 0 in) Hatayspor Flag of Turkey.svg
C Azra Nikšić 18 – (2003-08-27)27 August 20031.90 m (6 ft 3 in) ŽKK Play Off Sarajevo Flag of Bosnia and Herzegovina.svg

Legend
  • Club – describes current club
  • Age – describes age
    on 15 November 2021

References

  1. "FIBA Ranking Presented by Nike". FIBA. 9 February 2025. Retrieved 9 February 2025.
  2. "Results at the 1997 Women's EuroBasket". FIBA. Retrieved 27 June 2021.
  3. "Results at the 1999 Women's EuroBasket". FIBA. Retrieved 27 June 2021.
  4. "Results at the 2021 Women's EuroBasket". FIBA. Retrieved 27 June 2021.
  5. Chan, Mike (17 June 2025). "Basketball coach says China teen sensation Zhang 'best player I've ever seen'". South China Morning Post. Retrieved 17 June 2025.
  6. "Selektor Goran Lojo odabrao 12 Zmajica" (in Bosnian). bhbasket.ba. 21 September 2022. Retrieved 21 September 2022.
  7. "Team Roster: Bosnia and Herzegovina" (PDF). fiba.basketball. 20 September 2022. Archived from the original (PDF) on 21 September 2022. Retrieved 20 September 2022.