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2014 Serbia FIBA Basketball World Cup team
Head coachAleksandar Đorđević
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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.

Timeline

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Roster

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See also: 2014 FIBA Basketball World Cup squads

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.

Serbia men's national basketball team - 2014 FIBA Basketball World Cup roster
Players Coaches
Pos. No. Name Age – Date of birth Height Club Ctr.
G 4 Miloš Teodosić 27 – (1987-03-19)19 March 1987 1.95 m (6 ft 5 in) CSKA Moscow Russia
F 5 Marko Simonović 28 – (1986-04-30)30 April 1986 2.03 m (6 ft 8 in) Red Star Belgrade Serbia
G 6 Stefan Jović 23 – (1990-11-03)3 November 1990 1.96 m (6 ft 5 in) Radnički Kragujevac Serbia
G 7 Bogdan Bogdanović 22 – (1992-08-18)18 August 1992 1.97 m (6 ft 6 in) Partizan Serbia
F 8 Nemanja Bjelica 26 – (1988-05-09)9 May 1988 2.09 m (6 ft 10 in) Fenerbahçe Turkey
G 9 Stefan Marković 26 – (1988-04-25)25 April 1988 1.91 m (6 ft 3 in) Banvit Turkey
F 10 Nikola Kalinić 22 – (1991-11-08)8 November 1991 2.02 m (6 ft 8 in) Radnički Kragujevac Serbia
F 11 Stefan Birčević 24 – (1989-12-12)12 December 1989 2.10 m (6 ft 11 in) Radnički Kragujevac Serbia
C 12 Nenad Krstić 31 – (1983-07-25)25 July 1983 2.12 m (6 ft 11 in) CSKA Moscow Russia
C 13 Miroslav Raduljica 26 – (1988-01-05)5 January 1988 2.13 m (7 ft 0 in) Milwaukee Bucks United States
C 14 Raško Katić 33 – (1980-12-08)8 December 1980 2.08 m (6 ft 10 in) Red Star Belgrade Serbia
C 15 Vladimir Štimac 27 – (1987-08-25)25 August 1987 2.11 m (6 ft 11 in) Unicaja Málaga Spain
Head coach
Assistant coach(es)
Legend
  • Club – describes last
    club before the tournament
  • Age – describes age
    on 30 August 2014

Depth chart

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Staff

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

Age – describes age on 30 August 2014

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

Uniform

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Tournament

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Further information: 2014 FIBA Basketball World Cup

Preliminary round

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Main article: Group A

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
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
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

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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)

France

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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)

Iran

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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)

Brazil

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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)

Spain

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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)

Final round

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Main article: 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

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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)

Quarterfinals

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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)

Semifinals

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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)

Final

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Main article: 2014 FIBA Basketball World Cup 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 129–92 Serbia 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

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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
Player GP GS MPG FG% 3FG% FT% RPG APG SPG BPG EF PPG
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

References

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  1. ^ "Đorđević skratio spisak za SP". b82.net. Retrieved 1 July 2014.
  2. ^ "Serbia mood positive ahead of opener". fiba.com. Archived from the original on September 7, 2020. Retrieved 27 August 2014.
  3. ^ "SPAIN 2014: Croatia edge Philippines on thrilling opening day". FIBA.com. 2014-08-30. Archived from the original on September 11, 2018. Retrieved 2014-09-15.
  4. ^ "The Diaw-Jackson factor for France". FIBA.com. 2014-08-31. Archived from the original on September 11, 2018. Retrieved 2014-09-15.
  5. ^ "Haddadi wins battle in the paint but Iran fall to Serbia". FIBA.com. 2014-09-01. Archived from the original on September 11, 2018. Retrieved 2014-09-15.
  6. ^ "Marquinhos gives Brazil hope". FIBA.com. 2014-09-04. Archived from the original on September 11, 2018. Retrieved 2014-09-15.
  7. ^ "Spain look to up their play in Madrid". FIBA.com. 2014-09-05. Archived from the original on September 11, 2018. Retrieved 2014-09-15.
  8. ^ "Serbia shake off group stage struggles, down Greece to reach last eight". FIBA.com. 2014-09-07. Archived from the original on September 11, 2018. Retrieved 2014-09-15.
  9. ^ "Serbia get better of Brazil in second attempt, reach Semis". FIBA.com. 2014-09-10. Archived from the original on September 11, 2018. Retrieved 2014-09-15.
  10. ^ "SPAIN 2014: Serbia survive France late run to set up Final showdown with USA". FIBA.com. 2014-09-12. Archived from the original on September 11, 2018. Retrieved 2014-09-15.
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