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{{Short description|Men's national basketball team representing North Macedonia}} |
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{{About|the men's team|the women's team|North Macedonia women's national basketball team}} |
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country=FYROM| |
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{{Use dmy dates|date=November 2024}} |
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country_alt=ПЈРМ| |
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{{Infobox national basketball team |
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fiba_ranking=59<sup>th</sup>| |
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| country = North Macedonia |
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joined_fiba=1993| |
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| logo = North Macedonia basketball federation.png |
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<!-- <ref>[http://www.internationalbasketball.com/macedonia.html Macedonian basketball @ International Basketball portal]</ref> -->| |
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| logo_width = 180px |
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logo=KFM.png| |
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| nickname = ''Лавови ''<br>(Lions)<br>''Црвено-Жолти''<br>(The Red and Yellow)<br>''Фаланга''<br>(Phalanx) |
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fiba_zone=FIBA Europe| |
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| coach = [[Aleksandar Jončevski]] |
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national_fed=Кошаркарска Федерација на Македонија (КФМ) (Macedonian Basketball Federation)| |
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| fiba_ranking = {{FIBA World Rankings|MKD}} |
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coach=[[Jordanco Davitkov]] {{flagicon|Macedonia}}| |
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| joined_fiba = 1993 <br>(1936 within [[Yugoslavia men's national basketball team|Yugoslavia]]) |
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zone_championship=[[Eurobasket]]| |
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| fiba_zone = FIBA Europe |
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<!--<ref>http://www.fibaeurope.com/default.asp?nfID=2604 FIBA Europe FYR Macedonia Portal</ref>-->| |
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| national_fed = [[Basketball Federation of North Macedonia|BFNM]] |
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zone_appearances=1 (1999)| |
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| wc_appearances = None |
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| zone_championship = [[EuroBasket]] |
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| zone_appearances = 5 |
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| zone_medals = None |
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| first_game = {{bk|EST}} 74–60 {{bk-rt|MKD|1992|name=Macedonia}}<br>([[Wrocław]], Poland; 30 May 1993)<ref>{{cite web|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20231017173330/http://www.linguasport.com/baloncesto/internacional/eurobasket/1993_MUNICH_PR.htm|publisher=Linguasport|access-date=18 August 2017|title=XXVIII European Championship (München 1993) Qualifying stage}}</ref> |
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| largest_win = {{bk|MKD|name=Macedonia}} 105–66 {{bk-rt|LUX}}<br>([[Skopje]], Macedonia; 3 September 2005) |
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| largest_loss = {{bk|CRO}} 128–72 {{bk-rt|MKD|1992|name=Macedonia}}<br>([[Wrocław]], Poland; 1 June 1993) |
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The '''North Macedonia men's national basketball team''' ({{langx|mk|Кошаркарска репрезентација на Северна Македонија|Košarkarska reprezentacija na Severna Makedonija}}) represents [[North Macedonia]] in international [[basketball]] and is controlled by the [[Basketball Federation of North Macedonia]]. They joined [[FIBA]] in 1993, after they gained [[Independence Day (North Macedonia)|independence]] from Yugoslavia. That same year the national team played their first official match against [[Estonia national basketball team|Estonia]]. Prior to 1993, Macedonian players took part on the [[Yugoslavia men's national basketball team|Yugoslavia national team]]. |
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The '''Republic of Macedonia national basketball team''' represents the [[Republic of Macedonia|former Yugoslav Republic of Macedonia]] in international basketball matches. |
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Macedonia debuted in their first international tournament at the [[EuroBasket]] in [[EuroBasket 1999|1999]]. They have appeared five times at the event overall, with their top performance coming in [[EuroBasket 2011|2011]], finishing in fourth place. |
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==Squad== |
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*4 - [[Vrbica Stefanov]] |
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*5 - Ognen Stojanovski |
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*6 - Darko Sokolov |
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*7 - Mirza Kurtović |
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*8 - Toni Simić |
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*9 - Gjorgji Čekovski |
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*10 - Dime Tasovski |
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*11 - Todor Gečevski |
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*12 - Marjan Gjurov |
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*13 - Mladen Gjuroski |
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*14 - [[Ryan Stack]] |
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*15 - Aleksandar Dimitrovski |
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*Siniša Avramovski |
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*Dušan Bocevski |
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*Pero Blaževski |
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*Goran Samardžiev |
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*Dejan Jovanovski |
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*Riste Stefanov |
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*Predrag Samardžiski |
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*Vlado Ilievski |
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*Pero Antić |
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*Zlatko Gocevski |
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*Kevin Fletcher |
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*Michael Wilkinson |
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*[[Jordanco Davitkov]] ('''coach''') |
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==History== |
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[[File:Macedonian National Basketball team, August 2010.JPG|thumb|220px|right|Macedonia basketball team prior to a match at [[Boris Trajkovski Sports Center]]]] |
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{{Main|Yugoslavia men's national basketball team}} |
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Before 1991, Macedonia was a Federal Republic of [[Socialist Federal Republic of Yugoslavia|Yugoslavia]], with players from Macedonia being part of the Yugoslavia national team. First match was in 1945 when Macedonia finished 4th. The first match was in 1945 against Croatia finishing 27-29. The team had mostly played matches against teams from other republics of federation and was represented by Macedonian players under the traditional red, color. |
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<references/> |
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===EuroBasket 1999=== |
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[[File:The Macedonian Basketball Team.JPG|thumb|250px|right|Macedonia basketball team at a time out during a match with Latvia.]] |
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*[http://www.basketball.org.mk/default.asp Basketball Federation of the Republic of Macedonia (Official Website)] |
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After qualifying for [[EuroBasket 1999]], the national team was placed in Group A, along with [[Serbia and Montenegro men's national basketball team|FR Yugoslavia]], [[France men's national basketball team|France]] and [[Israel men's national basketball team|Israel]]. The first game Macedonia came out firing showing solid competitive play against the French Team, however, eventually lost by a narrow margin of 67–71. Next up, was Group A favorites FR Yugoslavia, showing superior play with their post up offense, Macedonia lost 68–83. With the final game of the group Macedonia played a fairly even match, however, luck was not on their side, losing 82–84. Even though Macedonia lost all 3 of their matches to be eliminated, the team showed heart and talent with their impressive play against France and Israel. Due to their small margin of the losses Macedonia ended the tournament ranked as 13th overall. |
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*[http://www.fibaeurope.com/default.asp?nfID=2604 Macedonian national basketball team page on FIBA Europe] |
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===EuroBasket 2009=== |
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[[EuroBasket 2009]] was the first [[EuroBasket]] tournament that Macedonia qualified for in a decade. Macedonia was placed in Group A, along with [[Greece men's national basketball team|Greece]], [[Croatia men's national basketball team|Croatia]] and [[Israel men's national basketball team|Israel]]. Macedonia began the tournament with a brutal 54–86 loss to rivals Greece, but rebounded with an 82–79 victory over Israel. Despite dropping their last match against Croatia, the Israel result was enough to secure second round qualification. In the second round, Macedonia was placed in Group E alongside [[France men's national basketball team|France]], [[Germany men's national basketball team|Germany]] and [[Russia men's national basketball team|Russia]]. Macedonia lost to France in the second round opener, but famously defeated Germany in the next game. Against Russia, Macedonia was narrowly defeated by a score of 69–71. This performance was not enough to secure a berth in to the knockout round. Nevertheless, Macedonia considers this as a historic success for the national team, since it was only the country's second appearance at the EuroBasket and the team advanced past the first round. In the final tournament rankings, Macedonia ranked 9th place with a record of 2–4. |
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===EuroBasket 2011=== |
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[[File:Marin Dokuzovski by Augustas Didzgalvis.jpg|thumb|right|[[Marin Dokuzovski]], head coach of the team in [[EuroBasket 2011|2011]].]] |
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Through the [[EuroBasket 2011 qualification|qualifying round]], Macedonia qualified for [[EuroBasket 2011]] and was in Group C along with [[Bosnia and Herzegovina men's national basketball team|Bosnia and Herzegovina]], [[Croatia men's national basketball team|Croatia]], [[Greece men's national basketball team|Greece]], [[Montenegro men's national basketball team|Montenegro]], and [[Finland men's national basketball team|Finland]] in the preliminary phase. The national team lost their first match to Montenegro 65–70 in overtime but won the remaining four against Croatia 78–76, Greece 72–58, Finland 72–70, and Bosnia and Herzegovina 75–63. Macedonia finished first in the group and advanced to the second round. |
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In the second round, Macedonia was in Group F with [[Russia men's national basketball team|Russia]], [[Slovenia men's national basketball team|Slovenia]], Greece, [[Georgia men's national basketball team|Georgia]], and Finland. Having beaten Greece and Finland in the preliminary round, Macedonia went in to the second round with a 2–0 record. After beating Georgia 65–63, Macedonia qualified for the knockout round. The team then beat Slovenia 68–59, but lost to Russia by 2 points 63–61 after [[Sergey Monya]] made a buzzer-beating shot to win the final game of the second round. Macedonia, therefore, finished second in Group F. |
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For the first time in the national team's history, it reached the knockout stage where it defeated host country [[Lithuania men's national basketball team|Lithuania]] 67–65 by 2 points in the quarter-finals. Macedonia then lost to the eventual champion [[Spain men's national basketball team|Spain]] 92–80 in the semi-finals. They then lost again in the third place game to Russia 68–72 and finished in fourth place. |
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===2012 Olympic qualifying tournament=== |
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[[File:Bo McCalebb.jpg|thumb|McCalebb with Macedonia in 2011]] |
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By finishing in 4th place at EuroBasket 2011, Macedonia qualified for the [[2012 FIBA World Olympic Qualifying Tournament for Men|2012 FIBA Olympic Qualifying Tournament]]. They were drawn into Group D along with Angola and New Zealand. In the first game against Angola, Macedonia came out non-aggressive in the 1st half falling to a 13 pt deficit 40–53 at halftime. During most of the match, the top Macedonian players showed fatigue due to the grueling playoff matches they had played for their club teams. In addition, Macedonia came out with a strong 4th quarter, eventually losing by a margin of 4 points, with the final score being 84–88 Angola. Top scorers for Macedonia against Angola were [[Pero Antic]] with 17, and [[Bo McCalebb]] with 21. On the next match day, which was the day after with less than 24 hours of rest, Macedonia came out a lot stronger in the 1st quarter with a strong lead that carried over the entire game. Eventually, New Zealand could not recover, and fell to Macedonia with a final score of 84–62. Leading scorers for the game were [[Todor Gecevski]] with 16, [[Pero Antic|Antic]] with 17, and [[Bo McCalebb|McCalebb]] with 23. |
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The Macedonian players got much needed rest before the quarterfinals, which would begin two days later on 6 July 2012. The team, following the 68–64 victory by New Zealand over Angola, won Group D and its opponent in the quarterfinals was to be the Group C runner-up, [[Dominican Republic men's national basketball team|Dominican Republic]]. Macedonia lost the game 86–76, though the team had a 13-point lead at halftime. The lost eliminated the national team from qualifying for the [[Basketball at the 2012 Summer Olympics|2012 Olympic Games]]. |
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===EuroBasket 2013=== |
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By participating at the 2012 FIBA World Olympic Qualifying Tournament, Macedonia qualified for [[EuroBasket 2013]] in Slovenia. In a disappointing campaign, Macedonia did not manage to repeat the success from the previous [[Eurobasket]], having one victory in five matches in their preliminary Group B against Serbia 89–75, which was good enough only for the last place in the group stage and 21st overall. The first game of the Eurobasket against Montenegro was particularly demoralizing, as the Montenegrins won 81–80 in controversial fashion, after the referees didn't call interference on the basket during [[Gjorgji Čekovski]]'s last second game winning attempt, despite the fact that one of the Montenegrin players got his hand trapped in the net.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://orlandomagicdaily.com/2013/09/04/montenegro-macedonia-090413/|title=Montenegro escapes Macedonia|website=orlandomagicdaily.com|publisher=FanSided Inc.|date=4 September 2013|access-date=3 December 2013}}</ref> Macedonia's best performers were once again McCalebb and Antić, with 17.6 and 13.8 points per game, respectively.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20231202062442/https://archive.fiba.com/pages/eng/fa/team/p/sid/8722/tid/2604/_/2013_EuroBasket/index.html|title=MKD – 2013 EuroBasket|website=archive.fiba.com|publisher=FIBA|date=22 September 2013|access-date=3 December 2013}}</ref> After the tournament, several of the Macedonian veteran players, led by captain [[Pero Antić]], announced their retirement from the national team. |
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===EuroBasket 2015=== |
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At the [[EuroBasket 2015]] there were not high expectations for Macedonia, due to their poor performance at their last EuroBasket appearance in 2013. In their first match against [[Greece men's national basketball team|Greece]] they were thoroughly manhandled throughout as they were defeated 65-85. Looking for their first victory heading in to their second match of the tournament they went up against the [[Netherlands men's national basketball team|Netherlands]]. The outcome was different this time, as the national team played with more energy and heart and pulled out an 78-71 win. Unfortunately, that would wind up being the only win for Macedonia, as they finished with an 1-4 record and a lousy 19th place at the event. |
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===EuroBasket 2017=== |
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{{#invoke:Sports table|main|style=WL |
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|for_against_style=points |
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|source=[https://www.fiba.basketball/eurobasket/2017/qualifiers/groups FIBA] |
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|update=complete |
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|team1=HUN |team2=GBR |team3=MKD |team4=LUX |
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|win_HUN=6 |loss_HUN=0 |gf_HUN=480 |ga_HUN=413 |
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|win_GBR=3 |loss_GBR=3 |gf_GBR=512 |ga_GBR=479 |
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|win_MKD=2 |loss_MKD=4 |gf_MKD=439 |ga_MKD=473 |
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|win_LUX=1 |loss_LUX=5 |gf_LUX=432 |ga_LUX=498 |
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|name_MKD={{Bk|MKD|name=Macedonia}} |
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|name_HUN={{bk|HUN}} |
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|name_GBR={{bk|GBR}} |
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|name_LUX={{bk|LUX}} |
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|class_rules=1) Points; 2) Head-to-head results; 3) Points difference; 4) Points scored. |
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|res_col_header=Q |
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|result1=Q |result2=Q |
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|col_Q=green1 |text_Q=[[EuroBasket 2017]] |
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}} |
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===FIBA World Cup 2019=== |
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Since 12 February 2019, the national team participate as North Macedonia. The national team took part in the [[2019 FIBA Basketball World Cup qualification (Europe)#Group C|2019 FIBA World Cup Pre-Qualifiers]], but were eliminated after posting a 1–3 record in their group. |
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===EuroBasket 2022=== |
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The team went through [[EuroBasket 2022 qualification|EuroBasket 2022 qualifiers]] for the chance to qualify to the [[EuroBasket 2022|EuroBasket]].They didn't make it finishing third with score 2-4. |
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===FIBA World Cup 2023=== |
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{{:2023 FIBA Basketball World Cup qualification (Europe) – Qualifiers|transcludesection=Group G|show_matches=yes}} |
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===2024 Olympic Qualifying Tournament=== |
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<section begin=Group A />{{#invoke:Sports table|main|style=WL |
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|update=complete |
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|source=[https://www.fiba.basketball/opqt/poland-estonia/2023/groups#tab=round_GP FIBA] |
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|for_against_style=points |
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|team_order=ISR, EST, CZE, MKD |
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|win_CZE=2 |loss_CZE=1 |pf_CZE=238|pa_CZE=236 |
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|win_MKD=0 |loss_MKD=3 |pf_MKD=206|pa_MKD=263 |
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|win_ISR=2 |loss_ISR=1 |pf_ISR=231|pa_ISR=199 |
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|win_EST=2 |loss_EST=1 |pf_EST=224|pa_EST=201|status_EST=H |
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|hth_ISR=Tied on head to head points. Head to head points difference: Israel +11, Estonia −1, Czech Republic −10. |
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|hth_EST=ISR |
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|hth_CZE=ISR |
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|name_CZE={{bk|CZE}} |
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|name_MKD={{bk|MKD}} |
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|name_ISR={{bk|ISR}} |
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|name_EST={{bk|EST}} |
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|result1=SF |result2=SF |
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|col_SF=green1 |text_SF=[[2024 FIBA Men's Pre-Qualifying Olympic Qualifying Tournaments – Europe#Semi-finals|Semi-finals]] |
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|class_rules = 1) points; 2) head-to-head points; 3) head-to-head points difference; 4) head-to-head number of points scored. |
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}}<section end=Group A /> |
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==Competitive record== |
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===FIBA World Cup=== |
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{{flagicon|SR Macedonia}}{{flagicon|Yugoslavia}} 1950(10),1954(11),1963(2),1967(2),1970(1) |
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1974(2),1978(1),1982(3),1986(3),1990(1) |
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{| class="wikitable" style="text-align: center;font-size:90%;" |
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!colspan=5|[[FIBA Basketball World Cup|World Cup]] |
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!rowspan=13| |
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!colspan=3|[[FIBA Basketball World Cup qualification|Qualification]] |
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!Year |
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!Position |
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!width=30|{{Tooltip|Pld|Games played}} |
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!width=30|{{Tooltip|W|Won}} |
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!width=30|{{Tooltip|L|Lost}} |
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!width=30|{{Tooltip|Pld|Games played}} |
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!width=30|{{Tooltip|W|Won}} |
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!width=30|{{Tooltip|L|Lost}} |
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|[[1950 FIBA World Championship|1950]] to [[1990 FIBA World Championship|1990]]||colspan=4|''Within [[Yugoslavia men's national basketball team|Yugoslavia]]''||colspan=3|''Within [[Yugoslavia men's national basketball team|Yugoslavia]]'' |
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|{{flagicon|CAN}} [[1994 FIBA World Championship|1994]]||colspan=4|''Did not enter'' |
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|colspan=3|''Did not enter'' |
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|{{flagicon|GRE}} [[1998 FIBA World Championship|1998]]||colspan=4 rowspan=3|''Did not enter'' |
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|colspan=3 rowspan=3|''Did not qualify for EuroBasket'' |
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|{{flagicon|USA}} [[2002 FIBA Basketball World Cup|2002]] |
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|{{flagicon|JPN}} [[2006 FIBA World Championship|2006]] |
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|{{flagicon|TUR}} [[2010 FIBA World Championship|2010]] ||colspan=4 rowspan=4|''Did not qualify'' |
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|colspan=3 rowspan=2|''EuroBasket served<br>as qualifiers'' |
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|{{flagicon|ESP}} [[2014 FIBA Basketball World Cup|2014]] |
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|{{flagicon|CHN}} [[2019 FIBA Basketball World Cup|2019]] |
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|4||1||3 |
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|{{nowrap|{{flagicon|PHI}}{{flagicon|JPN}}{{flagicon|IDN}}}} [[2023 FIBA Basketball World Cup|2023]] |
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|10||2||8 |
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|{{nowrap|{{flagicon|QAT}}}} [[2027 FIBA Basketball World Cup|2027]] ||colspan=4|''To be determined'' |
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|colspan=3|''To be determined'' |
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!Total!!0/4!! !! !! !!14 !!3 !!11 |
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===Olympic Games=== |
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{{flagicon|SR Macedonia}}{{flagicon|Yugoslavia}} 1960(6),1964(7),1968(2) |
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1972(5),1976(2),1980(1),1984(3),1988(2) |
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{| class="wikitable" style="text-align: center;font-size:90%;" |
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!colspan=5|[[Basketball at the Summer Olympics|Olympic Games]] |
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!rowspan=13| |
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!colspan=3|[[FIBA World Olympic Qualifying Tournament|Qualifying]] |
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!Year |
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!Position |
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!width=30|{{Tooltip|Pld|Games played}} |
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!width=30|{{Tooltip|W|Won}} |
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!width=30|{{Tooltip|L|Lost}} |
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!width=30|{{Tooltip|Pld|Games played}} |
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!width=30|{{Tooltip|W|Won}} |
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!width=30|{{Tooltip|L|Lost}} |
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|{{nowrap|[[Basketball at the 1948 Summer Olympics|1948]] to [[Basketball at the 1988 Summer Olympics|1988]]}}||colspan=4|''Within [[Yugoslavia men's national basketball team|Yugoslavia]]''||colspan=3|''Within [[Yugoslavia men's national basketball team|Yugoslavia]]'' |
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|{{flagicon|ESP}} [[Basketball at the 1992 Summer Olympics|1992]]||colspan=4|''Did not enter'' |
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|colspan=3|''Did not enter'' |
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|{{flagicon|USA}} [[Basketball at the 1996 Summer Olympics|1996]]||colspan=4 |''Could not participate'' |
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|colspan=3 |''Could not participate'' |
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|{{flagicon|AUS}} [[Basketball at the 2000 Summer Olympics|2000]]||colspan=4 |''Did not qualify'' |
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|colspan=3 |''EuroBasket served as qualifiers'' |
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|{{flagicon|GRE}} [[Basketball at the 2004 Summer Olympics|2004]]||colspan=4 rowspan=2|''Did not enter'' |
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|colspan=3 rowspan=2|''Did not qualify for EuroBasket'' |
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|{{flagicon|CHN}} [[Basketball at the 2008 Summer Olympics|2008]] |
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|{{flagicon|GB}} [[Basketball at the 2012 Summer Olympics|2012]]||colspan=4 |''Did not qualify'' |
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|3||1||2 |
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|{{flagicon|BRA}} [[Basketball at the 2016 Summer Olympics|2016]]||colspan=4 |''Did not qualify'' |
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|colspan=3|''EuroBasket served as qualifiers'' |
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|{{flagicon|JPN}} [[Basketball at the 2020 Summer Olympics|2020]]||colspan=4 |''Did not enter'' |
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|colspan=3|''Did not qualify for FIBA World Cup'' |
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|{{flagicon|FRA}} [[Basketball at the 2024 Summer Olympics|2024]]||colspan=4 |''Did not qualify'' |
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|3||0||3 |
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!Total!!0/4!! !! !! !!6 !!1 !!5 |
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===EuroBasket=== |
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{{flagicon|SR Macedonia}}{{flagicon|Yugoslavia}} 1947(13),1953(6),1955(8),1957(6),1959(9),1961(2) |
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1963(3),1965(2),1967(9),1969(2),1971(2),1973(1),1975(1),1977(1) |
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1979(3),1981(2),1983(7),1985(7),1987(3),1989(1),1991(1) |
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{| class="wikitable" style="text-align: center;font-size:90%;" |
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!colspan=5|[[EuroBasket]] |
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!colspan=3|Qualification |
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!Position |
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!width=30|{{Tooltip|W|Won}} |
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!width=30|{{Tooltip|L|Lost}} |
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!width=30|{{Tooltip|W|Won}} |
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!width=30|{{Tooltip|L|Lost}} |
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|[[EuroBasket 1947|1947]] to [[EuroBasket 1991|1991]]||colspan=4|''Within [[Yugoslavia men's national basketball team|Yugoslavia]]''||colspan=3|''Within [[Yugoslavia men's national basketball team|Yugoslavia]]'' |
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|{{flagicon|GER}} [[EuroBasket 1993|1993]]||colspan=4|''Did not qualify'' |
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|3||0||3 |
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|{{flagicon|GRE}} [[EuroBasket 1995|1995]]||colspan=4|''Banned'' |
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|colspan=3|''Banned'' |
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|{{flagicon|ESP}} [[EuroBasket 1997|1997]]||colspan=4|''Did not qualify'' |
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|15||8||7 |
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|{{flagicon|FRA|1974}} [[EuroBasket 1999|1999]]||13th||3||0||3 |
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|10||8||2 |
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|{{flagicon|TUR}} [[EuroBasket 2001|2001]]||colspan=4 rowspan=2|''Did not qualify'' |
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|10||6||4 |
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|{{flagicon|SWE}} [[EuroBasket 2003|2003]] |
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|10||4||6 |
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|{{flagicon|SCG}} [[EuroBasket 2005|2005]]||colspan=4|''[[FIBA EuroBasket 2005 Division B|Division B]]'' |
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|8||7||1 |
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|{{flagicon|ESP}} [[EuroBasket 2007|2007]]||colspan=4|''Did not qualify'' |
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|12||7||5 |
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|{{flagicon|POL}} [[EuroBasket 2009|2009]]||9th||6||2||4 |
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|6||4||2 |
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|{{flagicon|LTU}} [[EuroBasket 2011|2011]]||bgcolor=#9acdff|'''4th'''||bgcolor=#9acdff|11||bgcolor=#9acdff|7||bgcolor=#9acdff|4 |
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|8||5||3 |
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|{{flagicon|SVN}} [[EuroBasket 2013|2013]]||21st||5||1||4 |
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|colspan=3|''Direct qualification'' |
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|{{flagicon|FRA|1974}}{{flagicon|CRO}}{{flagicon|GER}}{{flagicon|LAT}} [[EuroBasket 2015|2015]]||19th||5||1||4 |
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|6||5||1 |
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|{{flagicon|FIN}}{{flagicon|ISR}}{{flagicon|ROU}}{{flagicon|TUR}} [[EuroBasket 2017|2017]]||colspan=4 rowspan=2|''Did not qualify'' |
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|6||2||4 |
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|{{flagicon|CZE}}{{flagicon|GEO}}{{flagicon|ITA}}{{flagicon|GER}} [[EuroBasket 2022|2022]] |
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|14||8||6 |
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|{{flagicon|CYP}}{{flagicon|FIN}}{{flagicon|POL}}{{flagicon|LAT}} [[EuroBasket 2025|2025]]||colspan=4|''To be determined'' |
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|colspan=3|''To be determined'' |
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!Total!!5/12!!30 !!11 !!19 !!108 !!64 !!44 |
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{{col-end}} |
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===Minor Tournaments=== |
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* '''[[1945 Yugoslav First Basketball League|Yugoslav Basketball tournament]] ''' |
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** 4 th place: [[1945 Yugoslav First Basketball League|1945]] |
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==Team image== |
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===Home ground=== |
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[[File:Trajkovskiarena-side.JPG|300px|thumb|right|Boris Trajkovski Sports Arena in Skopje.]] |
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The BTSC – '''Boris Trajkovski Sports Center''' {{langx|mk|Спортски центар Борис Трајковски}}, [[Skopje]] is a multi-functional indoor sports arena. It is located in the [[Karpoš Municipality]] of [[Skopje]], [[North Macedonia|Macedonia]]. It is named after the former [[President of the Republic of Macedonia|president]], [[Boris Trajkovski]]. Its capacity is 10,000 .There is an Olympic size Swimming Pool and 5 Star Hotel Alexander Palace within the complex. Additional Water Land Fun Park and Ice Skating Rink next to it. |
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The arena is a home-ground of the [[Macedonia men's national basketball team|Macedonian basketball team]] (men and women). The venue also contains four restaurants and a sports bar. |
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===Colors=== |
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National kit colors are colors of the [[Flag of North Macedonia|flag]] which are also Spread on the [[Coat of arms of the President of North Macedonia|Presidential Shield]]. Noble Red blood and Golden Yellow Sun Devine "ILI". |
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==Team== |
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===Current roster=== |
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Squad for [[EuroBasket 2025 qualification]] games against Lithuania in November 2024. |
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{{FIBA roster header|team=North Macedonia men's national basketball team |
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{{FIBA player|df=y | num = 0 | name = Bojan Krstevski | pos = C | m = 2.08 | year = 1989 | month = 6 | date = 4 | compyear = 2024 | compmonth = 12 | compdate = 12 | clublink = [[KK MZT Skopje|MZT Skopje]] | nat = MKD}} |
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{{FIBA player|df=y | num = 4 | name = Boban Stajić | pos = G | m = 1.85 | year = 1993 | month = 10 | date = 6 | compyear = 2024 | compmonth = 12 | compdate = 12 | clublink = [[KK Pelister|Pelister]] | nat = MKD}} |
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{{FIBA player|df=y | num = 5 | name = Kristijan Nikolov | pos = PG | m = 1.87 | year = 1996 | month = 10 | date = 15 | compyear = 2024 | compmonth = 12 | compdate = 12 | clublink = [[Cedi Osman basketball Club]] | nat = TUR}} |
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{{FIBA player|df=y | num = 7 | name = Nenad Dimitrijević | pos = G | m = 1.90 | year = 1998 | month = 2 | date = 23 | compyear = 2024 | compmonth = 12 | compdate = 12 | clublink = [[Olimpia Milano]] | nat = ITA }} |
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{{FIBA player|df=y | num = 8 | name = Vojdan Stojanovski | pos = G/F | m = 1.95 | year = 1987 | month = 12 | date = 9 | compyear = 2024 | compmonth = 12 | compdate = 12 | clublink = [[KK MZT Skopje|MZT Skopje]] | nat = MKD | note = C}} |
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{{FIBA player|df=y | num = 10 | name = Adem Mekić | pos = G/F | m = 1.97 | year = 1995 | month = 12 | date = 28 | compyear = 2024 | compmonth = 12 | compdate = 12 | clublink = [[KB Bora|Bora]] | nat = KOS }} |
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{{FIBA player|df=y | num = 11 | name = Stojan Gjuroski | pos = F | m = 2.03 | year = 1991 | month = 11 | date = 6 | compyear = 2024 | compmonth = 12 | compdate = 12 | clublink = [[KK Rabotnički|Rabotnički]] | nat = MKD}} |
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{{FIBA player|df=y | num = 13 | name = Andrej Maslinko | pos = F/C | m = 2.08 | year = 1997 | month = 5 | date = 20 | compyear = 2024 | compmonth = 12 | compdate = 12 | clublink = [[KK MZT Skopje|MZT Skopje]] | nat = MKD}} |
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{{FIBA player|df=y | num = 19 | name = Damjan Stojanovski | pos = G/F | m = 1.95 | year = 1987 | month = 12 | date = 9 | compyear = 2024 | compmonth = 12 | compdate = 12 | clublink = [[KK MZT Skopje|MZT Skopje]] | nat = MKD }} |
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{{FIBA player|df=y | num = 20 | name = Damjan Robev | pos = G/F | m = 1.93 | year = 1997 | month = 4 | date = 10 | compyear = 2024 | compmonth = 12 | compdate = 12 | clublink = [[KK Rabotnički|Rabotnički]] | nat = MKD}} |
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{{FIBA player|df=y | num = 25 | name = Viktor Efremovski | pos = G/F | m = 1.94 | year = 1998 | month = 10 | date = 21 | compyear = 2024 | compmonth = 12 | compdate = 12 | clublink = [[KK Rabotnički|Rabotnički]] | nat = MKD }} |
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{{FIBA player|df=y | num = 27 | name = Lejson Zekiri | pos = F | m = 2.04 | year = 2001 | month = 9 | date = 17 | compyear = 2024 | compmonth = 12 | compdate = 12 | clublink = [[KB Bashkimi|Bashkimi]] | nat = KOS}} |
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{{FIBA player|df=y | num = 99 | name = Strahil Nikolov | pos = PF | m = 2.00 | year = 2000 | month = 7 | date = 17 | compyear = 2024 | compmonth = 12 | compdate = 12 | clublink = [[KK TFT|TFT]] | nat = MKD}} |
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; Head Coach |
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*{{flagicon|MKD}} [[Aleksandar Jončevski|Aleksandar Jonchevski]] |
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; Assistant Coaches |
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*{{flagicon|MKD}} [[Nikola Vasilev]] |
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*{{flagicon|MKD}} [[Nikola Velev]] |
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;Legend: |
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*'''Club''' – describes last<br />team before the competition |
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*'''Age''' – describes age<br />on 12 August 2023 |
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Following list is of active players who have been called up by the national team in the last year |
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{{FIBA roster header|team=Players previously called up |
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| color1 = #F1BF00| bg1 = #AA151B| color2 = #AA151B| bg2 = #F1BF00}} |
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{{FIBA player|df=y | num = 13 | name = Ljubomir Mladenovski | pos = C | m = 2.10 | year = 1995 | month = 5 | date = 2 | compyear = 2024 | compmonth = 12 | compdate = 12 | clublink = [[unattached]] | nat = MKD}} |
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{{FIBA player|df=y | num = 9 | name = Andrej Magdevski | pos = G | m = 1.92 | year = 1996 | month = 1 | date = 14 | compyear = 2024 | compmonth = 12 | compdate = 12 | clublink = [[KK MZT Skopje|MZT Skopje]] | nat = MKD | inj = yes}} |
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{{FIBA player|df=y | num = 22 | name = Ethan Happ | pos = C/F | m = 2.08 | year = 1996 | month = 5 | date = 7 | compyear = 2024 | compmonth = 12 | compdate = 12 | clublink = [[Valencia Basket|Valencia]] | nat = ESP | inj = yes}} |
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{{FIBA player|df=y | num = 00 | name = Dimitar Pandev | pos = F/C | m = 2.06 | year = 1997 | month = 10 | date = 9 | compyear = 2024 | compmonth = 12 | compdate = 12 | clublink = [[KK Pelister|Pelister]] | nat = MKD}} |
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{{FIBA player|df=y | num = 00 | name = T. J. Shorts | pos = PG | m = 1.75 | year = 1997 | month = 10 | date = 15 | compyear = 2024 | compmonth = 12 | compdate = 12 | clublink = [[Paris Basketball|Paris]] | nat = FRA}} |
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{{FIBA player|df=y | num = 6 | name = Valmir Kakruki| pos = PF | m = 2.04 | year = 2000 | month = 9 | date = 20 | compyear = 2024 | compmonth = 12 | compdate = 12 | clublink = [[KB Çair 2030|Cair]]| nat = MKD}} |
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{{FIBA player|df=y | num = 23 | name = Andrej Jakimovski | pos = SF | m = 2.02 | year = 2001 | month = 3 | date = 18 | compyear = 2024 | compmonth = 12 | compdate = 12 | clublink = [[Colorado Buffaloes men's basketball|University of Colorado]] | nat = USA}} |
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{{FIBA player|df=y | num = 77 | name = Viktor Tashovski | pos = PG | m = 1.82 | year = 2001 | month = 11 | date = 22 | compyear = 2024 | compmonth = 12 | compdate = 12 | clublink = [[KK Pelister|Pelister]] | nat = MKD}} |
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{{FIBA player|df=y | num = 5 | name = Marko Milovanović | pos = G/F | m = 1.95 | year = 2002 | month = 1 | date = 18 | compyear = 2024 | compmonth = 12 | compdate = 12 | clublink = [[KK MZT Skopje|MZT Skopje]] | nat = MKD | dab = basketball}} |
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{{FIBA player|df=y | num = 21 | name = Luka Savićević | pos = G | m = 1.91 | year = 2002 | month = 2 | date = 19 | compyear = 2024 | compmonth = 12 | compdate = 12 | clublink = [[Lafayette Leopards men's basketball|Lafayette University]] | nat = USA}} |
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{{FIBA player|df=y | num = 6 | name = Andrej Andonoski | pos = F | m = 2.00 | year = 2002 | month = 4 | date = 2 | compyear = 2024 | compmonth = 12 | compdate = 12 | clublink = [[KK MZT Skopje|MZT Skopje]] | nat = MKD}} |
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{{FIBA player|df=y | num = | name = Goce Petrushevski | pos = F | m = 2.00 | year = 2002 | month = 08 | date = 24 | compyear = 2024 | compmonth = 12 | compdate = 12 | clublink = [[Cestistica San Severo|San Severo]] | nat = ITA}} |
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{{FIBA player|df=y | num = 4 | name = Marin Petkov | pos = G | m = 1.92 | year = 2003 | month = 02 | date = 20 | compyear = 2024 | compmonth = 12 | compdate = 12 | clublink = [[KK MZT Skopje|MZT Skopje]] | nat = MKD | dab = basketball | inj = yes}} |
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{{FIBA player|df=y | num = | name = Rezart Memed | pos = G | m = 1.92 | year = 2003 | month = 05 | date = 1 | compyear = 2024 | compmonth = 12 | compdate = 12 | clublink = [[KB Bora|Bora]] | nat = KOS}} |
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{{FIBA player|df=y | num = | name = Amar Hot | pos = F | m = 2.01 | year = 2003 | month = 8 | date = 17 | compyear = 2024 | compmonth = 12 | compdate = 12 | clublink = [[KK Rabotnički|Rabotnichki]] | nat = MKD}} |
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{{FIBA player|df=y | num = 1 | name = Andrej Mitrevski | pos = G | m = 1.92 | year = 2003 | month = 9 | date = 17 | compyear = 2024 | compmonth = 12 | compdate = 12 | clublink = [[KK Feniks|Feniks]] | nat = MKD}} |
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{{FIBA player|df=y | num = 15 | name = Teodor Simić | pos = C | m = 2.14 | year = 2004 | month = 2 | date = 4 | compyear = 2024 | compmonth = 12 | compdate = 12 | clublink = [[KK TFT|TFT]] | nat = MKD}} |
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{{FIBA player|df=y | num = 10 | name = Petar Boshaleski | pos = SG | m = 1.92 | year = 2004 | month = 7 | date = 8 | compyear = 2024 | compmonth = 12 | compdate = 12 | clublink = [[KK Pelister|Pelister]] | nat = MKD | dab = basketball}} |
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{{FIBA player|df=y | num = 1 | name = Andrej Shoshkić | pos = G | m = 1.87 | year = 2005 | month = 4 | date = 27 | compyear = 2024 | compmonth = 12 | compdate = 12 | clublink = [[KK Rabotnički|Rabotnichki]] | nat = MKD}} |
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{{FIBA player|df=y | num = 1 | name = Rubin Stefanov | pos = PG | m = 1.91 | year = 2005 | month = 5 | date = 3 | compyear = 2024 | compmonth = 12 | compdate = 12 | clublink = [[Pescara Basket]] | nat = ITA}} |
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===Depth chart=== |
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{{Basketball depth chart |
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| line_color = AA151B |
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| alt_color = F1BF00 |
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| starter_c = [[Bojan Krstevski]] |
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| starter_pf = [[Stojan Gjuroski]] |
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| starter_sf = [[Damjan Stojanovski]] |
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| starter_sg = [[Vojdan Stojanovski]] |
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| starter_pg = [[Nenad Dimitrijević]] |
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| bench 1_c = [[Andrej Maslinko]] |
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| bench 1_pf = [[Lejson Zekiri]] |
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| bench 1_sf = [[Damjan Robev]] |
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| bench 1_sg = [[Adem Mekić]] |
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| bench 1_pg = [[Kristijan Nikolov]] |
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| bench 2_c = |
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| bench 2_pf = [[Strahil Ivanov]] |
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| bench 2_sf = [[Viktor Efremovski]] |
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| bench 2_sg = |
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| bench 2_pg = [[Boban Stajić]] |
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| bench 3_c = |
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| bench 3_pf = |
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| bench 3_sf = |
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| bench 3_sg = |
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| bench 3_pg = |
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}} |
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===Notable players=== |
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* [[Petar Naumoski]] – (1995–2002) |
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* [[Vrbica Stefanov]] – (1995–2009) |
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* [[Pero Blaževski]] – (1995–2009) |
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* [[Todor Gecevski]] – (1996–2013) |
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* [[Pero Antić]] – (2002–2013) |
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* [[Bo McCalebb]] – (2010–2013) |
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* [[Vlado Ilievski]] – (1998–2015) |
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* [[Predrag Samardžiski]] – (2005–2015) |
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* [[Gjorgji Čekovski]] – (1999–2017) |
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* [[Damjan Stojanovski]] – (2009–) |
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* [[Vojdan Stojanovski]] – (2008–) |
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===Coaching history=== |
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{{columns-list|colwidth=22em| |
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*{{flagicon|MKD|1992}} [[Aleksandar Knjazev]] – (1993–1994) |
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*{{flagicon|MKD}} [[Blagoja Georgievski]] – (1995–1996) |
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*{{flagicon|MKD}} [[Zare Markovski]] – (1997–1999) |
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*{{flagicon|MKD}} [[Marin Dokuzovski]] – (1999–2001) |
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*{{flagicon|MKD}} [[Jordančo Davitkov]] – (2001–2007) |
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*{{flagicon|SER|2004}} [[Jovica Arsić]] – (2007–2009) |
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*{{flagicon|MKD}} [[Marin Dokuzovski]] – (2010–2011) |
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*{{flagicon|MKD}} [[Marjan Lazovski]] – (2012) |
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*{{flagicon|SLO}} [[Aleš Pipan]] – (2013) |
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*{{flagicon|SER}} [[Aleksandar Džikić]] – (2014) |
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*{{flagicon|MKD}} [[Marjan Srbinovski]] – (2015) |
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*{{flagicon|SER}} [[Dragan Raca]] – (2016) |
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*{{flagicon|MKD}} [[Jordančo Davitkov]] – (2017–2019) |
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*{{flagicon|MKD}} [[Aleksandar Todorov]] – (2020–2021) |
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*{{flagicon|BIH}} [[Dragan Bajić]] – (2021–2022) |
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*{{flagicon|MKD}} [[Aleksandar Jončevski]] – (2023–present) |
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}} |
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===Past rosters=== |
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'''[[1999 EuroBasket]]:''' finished '''13th''' among 16 teams<ref>{{cite web|title=Macedonia at the EuroBasket 1999|url=https://www.fiba.basketball/en/history/208-fiba-eurobasket/1867/teams/the-former-yugoslav-republic-of-macedonia|date=23 June 1999}}</ref> |
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4 [[Vrbica Stefanov]], 5 [[Vlado Ilievski]], 6 [[Gjorgji Čekovski]], 7 [[Mirza Kurtović]], 8 [[Marjan Srbinovski]], 9 [[Igor Mihajlovski]], 10 [[Petar Naumoski]], 11 [[Todor Gečevski]], 12 [[Dejan Jovanovski]], 13 [[Srdjan Stanković]], 14 [[Pero Blaževski]], 15 [[Dusan Bocevski|Dušan Bocevski]] (Coach: [[Zare Markovski]]) |
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'''[[2009 EuroBasket]]:''' finished '''9th''' among 16 teams<ref>{{cite web|title=Macedonia at the EuroBasket 2009|url=https://www.fiba.basketball/en/history/208-fiba-eurobasket/5134/teams/the-former-yugoslav-republic-of-macedonia|access-date=15 September 2009}}</ref> |
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4 [[Vrbica Stefanov]], 5 [[Dimitar Mirakovski]], 6 [[Darko Sokolov]], 7 [[Riste Stefanov]], 8 [[Vojdan Stojanovski]], 9 [[Pero Blaževski]], 10 [[Dime Tasovski]], 11 [[Todor Gečevski]], 12 [[Pero Antić]], 13 [[Damjan Stojanovski]], 14 [[Jeremiah Massey]], 15 [[Predrag Samardžiski]] (Coach: [[Jovica Arsić]]) |
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'''[[2011 EuroBasket]]:''' finished '''4th''' among 24 teams<ref>{{cite web|title=Macedonia at the EuroBasket 2011|url=https://www.fiba.basketball/en/history/208-fiba-eurobasket/5939/teams/the-former-yugoslav-republic-of-macedonia|access-date=18 September 2011}}</ref> |
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4 [[Dimitar Mirakovski]], 5 [[Vlado Ilievski]], 6 [[Darko Sokolov]], 7 [[Bo McCalebb]], 8 [[Vojdan Stojanovski]], 9 [[Damjan Stojanovski]], 10 [[Marko Simonovski (basketball)|Marko Simonovski]], 11 [[Todor Gečevski]], 12 [[Pero Antic]], 13 [[Ivica Dimcevski]], 14 [[Gjorgji Čekovski]], 15 [[Predrag Samardžiski]] (Coach: [[Marin Dokuzovski]]) |
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'''[[2013 EuroBasket]]:''' finished '''21st''' among 24 teams<ref>{{cite web|title=Macedonia at the EuroBasket 2013|url=https://www.fiba.basketball/en/history/208-fiba-eurobasket/6774/teams/mkd|access-date=9 September 2013}}</ref> |
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4 [[Aleksandar Kostoski]], 5 [[Vlado Ilievski]]. 6 [[Darko Sokolov]], 7 [[Bo McCalebb]], 8 [[Vojdan Stojanovski]], 9 [[Damjan Stojanovski]], 10 [[Vladimir Brčkov]], 11 [[Todor Gečevski]], 12 [[Pero Antić]], 13 [[Stojan Gjuroski]], 14 [[Gjorgji Čekovski]], 15 [[Predrag Samardžiski]] (Coach: [[Aleš Pipan]]) |
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'''[[2015 EuroBasket]]:''' finished '''19th''' among 24 teams<ref>{{cite web|title=Macedonia at the EuroBasket 2015|url=https://www.fiba.basketball/en/history/208-fiba-eurobasket/7259/teams/mkd|access-date=10 September 2015}}</ref> |
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4 [[Vladimir Brčkov]], 5 [[Vlado Ilievski]]. 6 [[Darko Sokolov]], 7 [[Aleksandar Kostoski]], 8 [[Vojdan Stojanovski]], 9 [[Damjan Stojanovski]], 10 [[Marko Simonovski (basketball)|Marko Simonovski]], 11 [[Ljubomir Mladenovski]], 12 [[Bojan Trajkovski]], 13 [[Stojan Gjuroski]], 14 [[Richard Hendrix]], 15 [[Predrag Samardžiski]] (Coach: [[Marjan Srbinovski]]) |
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==Results and fixtures== |
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{{legend2|#CCFFCC|Win|border=1px solid #AAAAAA}} |
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{{legend2|#FFCCCC|Loss|border=1px solid #AAAAAA}} |
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===2024=== |
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{{basketballbox collapsible |
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|format = 1 |
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|round = [[EuroBasket 2025 qualification#Group H 2|EuroBasket 2025 qualifiers]] |
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|date = 23 February 2024 |
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|time = 19:00 ([[UTC+01:00|UTC+1]]) |
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|teamA = {{bk-rt|MKD}} |
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|scoreA = 69 |
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|teamB = '''{{bk|EST}}''' |
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|scoreB = '''74''' |
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|Q1 = '''21'''–19 |
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|Q2 = '''23'''–17 |
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|Q3 = 10–'''21''' |
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|Q4 = 16–'''17''' |
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|report = https://www.fiba.basketball/en/events/fiba-eurobasket-2025-qualifiers/games/118620-MKD-EST |
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|points1 = [[Nenad Dimitrijević|Dimitrijević]] 25 |
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|rebounds1 = [[Ethan Happ|Happ]] 10 |
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|assist1 = Happ 3 |
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|points2 = [[Maik Kotsar|Kotsar]] 16 |
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|rebounds2 = [[Märt Rosenthal|Rosenthal]] 6 |
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|assist2 = [[Janari Jõesaar|Jõesaar]] 5 |
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|location = [[Skopje]], North Macedonia |
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|arena = [[SRC Kale]] |
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|attendance = 2,000 |
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|referee = Kerem Baki (TUR), Ventsislav Velikov (BUL), Orhan Çağrı Hekimoğlu (TUR) |
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|result = L |
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}} |
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{{basketballbox collapsible |
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|format = 1 |
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|round = [[EuroBasket 2025 qualification#Group H 2|EuroBasket 2025 qualifiers]] |
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|date = 26 February 2024 |
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|time = 18:00 ([[UTC+01:00|UTC+1]]) |
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|teamA = {{bk-rt|POL}} |
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|scoreA = 71 |
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|teamB = {{bk|MKD}} |
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|scoreB = '''96''' |
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|Q1 = '''21'''–19 |
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|Q2 = '''23'''–17 |
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|Q3 = 10–'''21''' |
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|Q4 = 16–'''17''' |
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|report = https://www.fiba.basketball/en/events/fiba-eurobasket-2025-qualifiers/games/118622-POL-MKD |
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|points1 = [[Michał Michalak|Michalak]] 20 |
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|rebounds1 = [[Michał Michalak|Michalak]] 9 |
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|assist1 = [[Andrzej Pluta (basketball, born 2000)|Pluta]] 4 |
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|points2 = [[Nenad Dimitrijević|Dimitrijević]] 32 |
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|rebounds2 = [[Adem Mekić|Mekić]] 10 |
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|assist2 = [[Nenad Dimitrijević|Dimitrijević]] 8 |
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|location = [[Sosnowiec]], Poland |
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|arena = [[ArcelorMittal Park]] |
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|attendance = 2,894 |
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|referee = Mārtiņš Kozlovskis (LAT), Gatis Saliņš (LAT), Zafer Yılmaz (TUR) |
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|result = W |
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}} |
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{{basketballbox collapsible |
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|format = 1 |
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|round = [[EuroBasket 2025 qualification#Group H 2|EuroBasket 2025 qualifiers]] |
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|date = 21 November 2024 |
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|time = 18:00 ([[UTC+01:00|UTC+1]]) |
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|teamA = {{bk-rt|MKD}} |
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|scoreA = 67 |
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|teamB = '''{{bk|LTU}}''' |
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|scoreB = '''82''' |
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|Q1 = 9–'''23''' |
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|Q2 = 18–'''21''' |
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|Q3 = 16–'''20''' |
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|Q4 = '''24'''–18 |
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|report = https://www.fiba.basketball/en/events/fiba-eurobasket-2025-qualifiers/games/118624-MKD-LTU |
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|points1 = [[Kristijan Nikolov|Nikolov]] 18 |
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|rebounds1 = [[Andrej Maslinko|Maslinko]] 8 |
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|assist1 = [[Kristijan Nikolov|Nikolov]] 6 |
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|points2 = [[Martynas Echodas|Echodas]] 18 |
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|rebounds2 = [[Ąžuolas Tubelis|Tubelis]] 6 |
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|assist2 = [[Kristupas Žemaitis|Žemaitis]] 5 |
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|location = [[Skopje]], North Macedonia |
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|arena = [[SRC Kale]] |
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|attendance = 2,500 |
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|referee = Manuel Mazzoni (ITA), Martin Horozov (BUL), Geert Jacobs (BEL) |
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|result = L |
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|round = [[EuroBasket 2025 qualification#Group H 2|EuroBasket 2025 qualifiers]] |
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|date = 24 November 2024 |
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|time = 19:30 ([[UTC+02:00|UTC+2]]) |
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|teamA = '''{{bk-rt|LTU}}''' |
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|scoreA = '''94''' |
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|teamB = {{bk|MKD}} |
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|scoreB = 72 |
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|Q1 = 23–'''27''' |
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|Q2 = '''20'''–19 |
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|Q3 = '''21'''–16 |
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|Q4 = '''30'''–10 |
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|report = https://www.fiba.basketball/en/events/fiba-eurobasket-2025-qualifiers/games/118626-LTU-MKD |
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|points1 = [[Gytis Radzevičius|Radzevičius]] 18 |
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|rebounds1 = [[Gytis Radzevičius|Radzevičius]] 11 |
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|assist1 = [[Kristupas Žemaitis|Žemaitis]] 9 |
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|points2 = [[Nenad Dimitrijević|Dimitrijević]] 43 |
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|rebounds2 = [[Nenad Dimitrijević|Dimitrijević]] 4 |
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|assist2 = [[Nenad Dimitrijević|Dimitrijević]] 6 |
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|location = [[Klaipėda]], Lithuania |
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|arena = [[Švyturio Arena]] |
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|attendance = 4,889 |
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|referee = Mārtiņš Kozlovskis (LAT), Nicolás Maestre (FRA), Carsten Straube (GER) |
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|result = L |
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==Statistics== |
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[[File:VrbicaStefanov01.jpg|250px|thumb|right|[[Vrbica Stefanov]] is one of the leaders in games played and points scored for the national team.]] |
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===Most games played=== |
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{| class="wikitable sortable" style="text-align: center;" |
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|- |
|||
!Rank |
|||
!class="unsortable"|Name |
|||
!class="unsortable"|NT Career |
|||
!Games |
|||
|- |
|||
|1 |
|||
|style="text-align: left;"|[[Todor Gečevski]] |
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|1996–2013 |
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|89 |
|||
|- |
|||
|2 |
|||
|style="text-align: left;"|'''[[Vojdan Stojanovski]]''' |
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|2008 – |
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|84 |
|||
|- |
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|3 |
|||
|style="text-align: left;"|[[Vrbica Stefanov]] |
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|1995–2009 |
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|66 |
|||
|- |
|||
|4 |
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|style="text-align: left;"|'''[[Damjan Stojanovski]]''' |
|||
|2009 – |
|||
|61 |
|||
|- |
|||
|5 |
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|style="text-align: left;"|[[Gjorgji Čekovski]] |
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|1999–2017 |
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|60 |
|||
|- |
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|6 |
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|style="text-align: left;"|[[Pero Blaževski]] |
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|1995–2009 |
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|54 |
|||
|- |
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|7 |
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|style="text-align: left;"|[[Predrag Samardžiski]] |
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|2005–2015 |
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|52 |
|||
|- |
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|8 |
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|style="text-align: left;"|'''[[Stojan Gjuroski]]''' |
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|2013 – |
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|51 |
|||
|- |
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|9 |
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|style="text-align: left;"|[[Pero Antić]] |
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|2002–2013 |
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|49 |
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|- |
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|10 |
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|style="text-align: left;"|[[Vlado Ilievski]] |
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|1998–2015 |
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|47 |
|||
|} |
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===All time points scored=== |
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{| class="wikitable sortable" style="text-align: center;" |
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|- |
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!Rank |
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!class="unsortable"|Name |
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!class="unsortable"|NT Career |
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!Total Points |
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![[Cap (sports)|Caps]] |
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!Points per game |
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|- |
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|1 |
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|style="text-align: left;"|[[Petar Naumoski]] |
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|1995–2002 |
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|989 |
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|42 |
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|23.5 |
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|- |
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|2 |
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|style="text-align: left;"|[[Vrbica Stefanov]] |
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|1995–2009 |
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|947 |
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|66 |
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|14.3 |
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|- |
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|3 |
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|style="text-align: left;"|[[Todor Gečevski]] |
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|1996–2013 |
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|891 |
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|89 |
|||
|10.0 |
|||
|- |
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|4 |
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|style="text-align: left;"|'''[[Vojdan Stojanovski]]''' |
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|2008 – |
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|843 |
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|84 |
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|10.0 |
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|- |
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|5 |
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|style="text-align: left;"|[[Pero Antić]] |
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|2002–2013 |
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|605 |
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|49 |
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|12.3 |
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|- |
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|6 |
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|style="text-align: left;"|[[Bo McCalebb]] |
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|2010–2013 |
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|543 |
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|25 |
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|21.7 |
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|- |
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|7 |
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|style="text-align: left;"|[[Vlado Ilievski]] |
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|1998–2015 |
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|500 |
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|47 |
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|10.6 |
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|- |
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|8 |
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|style="text-align: left;"|[[Dejan Jovanovski]] |
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|1995–2002 |
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|394 |
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|38 |
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|10.4 |
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|- |
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|9 |
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|style="text-align: left;"|'''[[Damjan Stojanovski]]''' |
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|2009 – |
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|338 |
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|61 |
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|5.5 |
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|- |
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|10 |
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|style="text-align: left;"|[[Gjorgji Čekovski]] |
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|1999–2017 |
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|318 |
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|60 |
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|5.3 |
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|- |
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|} |
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*''<nowiki>*</nowiki> Active NT players are listed in bold'' |
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*''<nowiki>*</nowiki> Official FIBA games excluding Friendly games'' |
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===Leader in points per game=== |
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{| class="wikitable sortable" style="text-align: center;" |
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|- |
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!class="unsortable"|Name |
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!PPG |
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!class="unsortable"|Competition |
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|- |
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|style="text-align: left;"|[[Petar Naumoski]] |
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|29.4 |
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|[[FIBA EuroBasket 1997 qualification|EuroBasket 1997 qualification]] |
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|- |
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|style="text-align: left;"|[[Petar Naumoski]] |
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|30.5 |
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|[[FIBA EuroBasket 1999 qualification|EuroBasket 1999 qualification]] |
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|- |
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|style="text-align: left;"|[[Petar Naumoski]] |
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|15.0 |
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|[[EuroBasket 1999]] |
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|- |
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|style="text-align: left;"|[[Vrbica Stefanov]] |
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|21.2 |
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|[[FIBA EuroBasket 2001 qualification|EuroBasket 2001 qualification]] |
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|- |
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|style="text-align: left;"|[[Petar Naumoski]] |
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|19.3 |
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|[[FIBA EuroBasket 2003 qualification|EuroBasket 2003 qualification]] |
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|- |
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|style="text-align: left;"|[[Vrbica Stefanov]] / [[Pero Antić]] |
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|15.2 |
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|[[FIBA EuroBasket 2005 Division B|EuroBasket 2005 Division B]]* |
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|- |
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|style="text-align: left;"|[[Vrbica Stefanov]] |
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|19.0 |
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|[[FIBA EuroBasket 2007 qualification|EuroBasket 2007 qualification]] |
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|- |
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|style="text-align: left;"|[[Vrbica Stefanov]] |
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|15.0 |
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|[[FIBA EuroBasket 2009 qualification|EuroBasket 2009 qualification]] |
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|- |
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|style="text-align: left;"|[[Pero Antić]] |
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|12.5 |
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|[[EuroBasket 2009]] |
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|- |
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|style="text-align: left;"|[[Bo McCalebb]] |
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|23.5 |
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|[[EuroBasket 2011 qualification]] |
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|- |
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|style="text-align: left;"|[[Bo McCalebb]] |
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|21.4 |
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|[[EuroBasket 2011]] |
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|- |
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|style="text-align: left;"|[[Bo McCalebb]] |
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|26.3 |
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|[[2012 FIBA World Olympic Qualifying Tournament for Men|2012 Olympic Qualifying]] |
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|- |
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|style="text-align: left;"|[[Bo McCalebb]] |
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|17.6 |
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|[[EuroBasket 2013]] |
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|- |
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|style="text-align: left;"|[[Bojan Trajkovski]] |
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|11.3 |
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|[[EuroBasket 2015 qualification]] |
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|- |
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|style="text-align: left;"|[[Aleksandar Kostoski]] |
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|9.8 |
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|[[EuroBasket 2015]] |
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|- |
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|style="text-align: left;"|[[Vojdan Stojanovski]] |
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|17.2 |
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|[[EuroBasket 2017 qualification]] |
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|- |
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|style="text-align: left;"|[[Jordan Theodore]] |
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|19.5 |
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|[[2019 FIBA Basketball World Cup qualification (Europe)|2019 World Cup Pre-Qualifiers]] |
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|- |
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|style="text-align: left;"|[[Vojdan Stojanovski]] |
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|15.2 |
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|[[EuroBasket 2021 qualification|EuroBasket 2021 qualification Round 1, 2 & 3]] |
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|- |
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|style="text-align: left;"|[[Nenad Dimitrijević]] |
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|25.0 |
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|[[2023 FIBA Basketball World Cup qualification (Europe)|World Cup 2023 Qualifiers]] |
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|- |
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|style="text-align: left;"|[[T. J. Shorts]] |
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|20.0 |
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|[[2024 FIBA Men's Pre-Qualifying Olympic Qualifying Tournaments – Europe|2024 Olympic Qualifiers]] |
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|- |
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|style="text-align: left;"|'''[[Nenad Dimitrijević]]''' |
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|29.8 |
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|[[EuroBasket 2025 qualification|EuroBasket 2025 Qualifiers]] |
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* Only played 2005 season in Division B (won promotion) |
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==See also== |
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{{Portal|Sports|North Macedonia}} |
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*[[North Macedonia women's national basketball team]] |
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*[[North Macedonia men's national under-20 basketball team]] |
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*[[North Macedonia men's national under-18 basketball team]] |
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*[[North Macedonia men's national under-16 basketball team]] |
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Latest revision as of 09:32, 1 December 2024
FIBA ranking | 57 (26 November 2024)[1] | ||
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Joined FIBA | 1993 (1936 within Yugoslavia) | ||
FIBA zone | FIBA Europe | ||
National federation | BFNM | ||
Coach | Aleksandar Jončevski | ||
Nickname(s) | Лавови (Lions) Црвено-Жолти (The Red and Yellow) Фаланга (Phalanx) | ||
FIBA World Cup | |||
Appearances | None | ||
EuroBasket | |||
Appearances | 5 | ||
Medals | None | ||
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First international | |||
Estonia 74–60 Macedonia (Wrocław, Poland; 30 May 1993)[2] | |||
Biggest win | |||
Macedonia 105–66 Luxembourg (Skopje, Macedonia; 3 September 2005) | |||
Biggest defeat | |||
Croatia 128–72 Macedonia (Wrocław, Poland; 1 June 1993) |
The North Macedonia men's national basketball team (Macedonian: Кошаркарска репрезентација на Северна Македонија, romanized: Košarkarska reprezentacija na Severna Makedonija) represents North Macedonia in international basketball and is controlled by the Basketball Federation of North Macedonia. They joined FIBA in 1993, after they gained independence from Yugoslavia. That same year the national team played their first official match against Estonia. Prior to 1993, Macedonian players took part on the Yugoslavia national team.
Macedonia debuted in their first international tournament at the EuroBasket in 1999. They have appeared five times at the event overall, with their top performance coming in 2011, finishing in fourth place.
History
[edit]Before 1991, Macedonia was a Federal Republic of Yugoslavia, with players from Macedonia being part of the Yugoslavia national team. First match was in 1945 when Macedonia finished 4th. The first match was in 1945 against Croatia finishing 27-29. The team had mostly played matches against teams from other republics of federation and was represented by Macedonian players under the traditional red, color.
EuroBasket 1999
[edit]After qualifying for EuroBasket 1999, the national team was placed in Group A, along with FR Yugoslavia, France and Israel. The first game Macedonia came out firing showing solid competitive play against the French Team, however, eventually lost by a narrow margin of 67–71. Next up, was Group A favorites FR Yugoslavia, showing superior play with their post up offense, Macedonia lost 68–83. With the final game of the group Macedonia played a fairly even match, however, luck was not on their side, losing 82–84. Even though Macedonia lost all 3 of their matches to be eliminated, the team showed heart and talent with their impressive play against France and Israel. Due to their small margin of the losses Macedonia ended the tournament ranked as 13th overall.
EuroBasket 2009
[edit]EuroBasket 2009 was the first EuroBasket tournament that Macedonia qualified for in a decade. Macedonia was placed in Group A, along with Greece, Croatia and Israel. Macedonia began the tournament with a brutal 54–86 loss to rivals Greece, but rebounded with an 82–79 victory over Israel. Despite dropping their last match against Croatia, the Israel result was enough to secure second round qualification. In the second round, Macedonia was placed in Group E alongside France, Germany and Russia. Macedonia lost to France in the second round opener, but famously defeated Germany in the next game. Against Russia, Macedonia was narrowly defeated by a score of 69–71. This performance was not enough to secure a berth in to the knockout round. Nevertheless, Macedonia considers this as a historic success for the national team, since it was only the country's second appearance at the EuroBasket and the team advanced past the first round. In the final tournament rankings, Macedonia ranked 9th place with a record of 2–4.
EuroBasket 2011
[edit]Through the qualifying round, Macedonia qualified for EuroBasket 2011 and was in Group C along with Bosnia and Herzegovina, Croatia, Greece, Montenegro, and Finland in the preliminary phase. The national team lost their first match to Montenegro 65–70 in overtime but won the remaining four against Croatia 78–76, Greece 72–58, Finland 72–70, and Bosnia and Herzegovina 75–63. Macedonia finished first in the group and advanced to the second round.
In the second round, Macedonia was in Group F with Russia, Slovenia, Greece, Georgia, and Finland. Having beaten Greece and Finland in the preliminary round, Macedonia went in to the second round with a 2–0 record. After beating Georgia 65–63, Macedonia qualified for the knockout round. The team then beat Slovenia 68–59, but lost to Russia by 2 points 63–61 after Sergey Monya made a buzzer-beating shot to win the final game of the second round. Macedonia, therefore, finished second in Group F.
For the first time in the national team's history, it reached the knockout stage where it defeated host country Lithuania 67–65 by 2 points in the quarter-finals. Macedonia then lost to the eventual champion Spain 92–80 in the semi-finals. They then lost again in the third place game to Russia 68–72 and finished in fourth place.
2012 Olympic qualifying tournament
[edit]By finishing in 4th place at EuroBasket 2011, Macedonia qualified for the 2012 FIBA Olympic Qualifying Tournament. They were drawn into Group D along with Angola and New Zealand. In the first game against Angola, Macedonia came out non-aggressive in the 1st half falling to a 13 pt deficit 40–53 at halftime. During most of the match, the top Macedonian players showed fatigue due to the grueling playoff matches they had played for their club teams. In addition, Macedonia came out with a strong 4th quarter, eventually losing by a margin of 4 points, with the final score being 84–88 Angola. Top scorers for Macedonia against Angola were Pero Antic with 17, and Bo McCalebb with 21. On the next match day, which was the day after with less than 24 hours of rest, Macedonia came out a lot stronger in the 1st quarter with a strong lead that carried over the entire game. Eventually, New Zealand could not recover, and fell to Macedonia with a final score of 84–62. Leading scorers for the game were Todor Gecevski with 16, Antic with 17, and McCalebb with 23.
The Macedonian players got much needed rest before the quarterfinals, which would begin two days later on 6 July 2012. The team, following the 68–64 victory by New Zealand over Angola, won Group D and its opponent in the quarterfinals was to be the Group C runner-up, Dominican Republic. Macedonia lost the game 86–76, though the team had a 13-point lead at halftime. The lost eliminated the national team from qualifying for the 2012 Olympic Games.
EuroBasket 2013
[edit]By participating at the 2012 FIBA World Olympic Qualifying Tournament, Macedonia qualified for EuroBasket 2013 in Slovenia. In a disappointing campaign, Macedonia did not manage to repeat the success from the previous Eurobasket, having one victory in five matches in their preliminary Group B against Serbia 89–75, which was good enough only for the last place in the group stage and 21st overall. The first game of the Eurobasket against Montenegro was particularly demoralizing, as the Montenegrins won 81–80 in controversial fashion, after the referees didn't call interference on the basket during Gjorgji Čekovski's last second game winning attempt, despite the fact that one of the Montenegrin players got his hand trapped in the net.[3] Macedonia's best performers were once again McCalebb and Antić, with 17.6 and 13.8 points per game, respectively.[4] After the tournament, several of the Macedonian veteran players, led by captain Pero Antić, announced their retirement from the national team.
EuroBasket 2015
[edit]At the EuroBasket 2015 there were not high expectations for Macedonia, due to their poor performance at their last EuroBasket appearance in 2013. In their first match against Greece they were thoroughly manhandled throughout as they were defeated 65-85. Looking for their first victory heading in to their second match of the tournament they went up against the Netherlands. The outcome was different this time, as the national team played with more energy and heart and pulled out an 78-71 win. Unfortunately, that would wind up being the only win for Macedonia, as they finished with an 1-4 record and a lousy 19th place at the event.
EuroBasket 2017
[edit]Pos | Team | Pld | W | L | PF | PA | PD | Pts | Qualification |
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1 | Hungary | 6 | 6 | 0 | 480 | 413 | +67 | 12 | EuroBasket 2017 |
2 | Great Britain | 6 | 3 | 3 | 512 | 479 | +33 | 9 | |
3 | Macedonia | 6 | 2 | 4 | 439 | 473 | −34 | 8 | |
4 | Luxembourg | 6 | 1 | 5 | 432 | 498 | −66 | 7 |
Rules for classification: 1) Points; 2) Head-to-head results; 3) Points difference; 4) Points scored.
FIBA World Cup 2019
[edit]Since 12 February 2019, the national team participate as North Macedonia. The national team took part in the 2019 FIBA World Cup Pre-Qualifiers, but were eliminated after posting a 1–3 record in their group.
EuroBasket 2022
[edit]The team went through EuroBasket 2022 qualifiers for the chance to qualify to the EuroBasket.They didn't make it finishing third with score 2-4.
FIBA World Cup 2023
[edit]
Pos | Team | Pld | W | L | PF | PA | PD | Pts | Qualification | ESP | GEO | UKR | MKD | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
1 | Spain | 6 | 5 | 1 | 504 | 402 | +102 | 11 | Second round (Group L) |
— | 89–61 | 88–74 | 80–44 | |
2 | Georgia | 6 | 4 | 2 | 467 | 462 | +5 | 10 | 82–76 (OT) | — | 88–83 | 91–70 | ||
3 | Ukraine | 6 | 3 | 3 | 463 | 448 | +15 | 9 | 76–77 | 79–66 | — | 78–61 | ||
4 | North Macedonia | 6 | 0 | 6 | 373 | 495 | −122 | 6 | 65–94 | 65–79 | 68–73 | — |
Rules for classification: 1) Points; 2) Head-to-head results; 3) Points difference; 4) Points scored.
2024 Olympic Qualifying Tournament
[edit]Pos | Team | Pld | W | L | PF | PA | PD | Pts | Qualification |
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1 | Israel | 3 | 2 | 1 | 231 | 199 | +32 | 5[a] | Semi-finals |
2 | Estonia (H) | 3 | 2 | 1 | 224 | 201 | +23 | 5[a] | |
3 | Czech Republic | 3 | 2 | 1 | 238 | 236 | +2 | 5[a] | |
4 | North Macedonia | 3 | 0 | 3 | 206 | 263 | −57 | 3 |
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) head-to-head points; 3) head-to-head points difference; 4) head-to-head number of points scored.
(H) Hosts
Notes:
Competitive record
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FIBA World Cup[edit]1950(10),1954(11),1963(2),1967(2),1970(1) 1974(2),1978(1),1982(3),1986(3),1990(1)
Olympic Games[edit]1960(6),1964(7),1968(2) 1972(5),1976(2),1980(1),1984(3),1988(2)
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EuroBasket[edit]1947(13),1953(6),1955(8),1957(6),1959(9),1961(2) 1963(3),1965(2),1967(9),1969(2),1971(2),1973(1),1975(1),1977(1) 1979(3),1981(2),1983(7),1985(7),1987(3),1989(1),1991(1)
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Minor Tournaments
[edit]- Yugoslav Basketball tournament
- 4 th place: 1945
Team image
[edit]Home ground
[edit]The BTSC – Boris Trajkovski Sports Center Macedonian: Спортски центар Борис Трајковски, Skopje is a multi-functional indoor sports arena. It is located in the Karpoš Municipality of Skopje, Macedonia. It is named after the former president, Boris Trajkovski. Its capacity is 10,000 .There is an Olympic size Swimming Pool and 5 Star Hotel Alexander Palace within the complex. Additional Water Land Fun Park and Ice Skating Rink next to it.
The arena is a home-ground of the Macedonian basketball team (men and women). The venue also contains four restaurants and a sports bar.
Colors
[edit]National kit colors are colors of the flag which are also Spread on the Presidential Shield. Noble Red blood and Golden Yellow Sun Devine "ILI".
Team
[edit]Current roster
[edit]Squad for EuroBasket 2025 qualification games against Lithuania in November 2024.
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Depth chart
[edit]Notable players
[edit]- Petar Naumoski – (1995–2002)
- Vrbica Stefanov – (1995–2009)
- Pero Blaževski – (1995–2009)
- Todor Gecevski – (1996–2013)
- Pero Antić – (2002–2013)
- Bo McCalebb – (2010–2013)
- Vlado Ilievski – (1998–2015)
- Predrag Samardžiski – (2005–2015)
- Gjorgji Čekovski – (1999–2017)
- Damjan Stojanovski – (2009–)
- Vojdan Stojanovski – (2008–)
Coaching history
[edit]- Aleksandar Knjazev – (1993–1994)
- Blagoja Georgievski – (1995–1996)
- Zare Markovski – (1997–1999)
- Marin Dokuzovski – (1999–2001)
- Jordančo Davitkov – (2001–2007)
- Jovica Arsić – (2007–2009)
- Marin Dokuzovski – (2010–2011)
- Marjan Lazovski – (2012)
- Aleš Pipan – (2013)
- Aleksandar Džikić – (2014)
- Marjan Srbinovski – (2015)
- Dragan Raca – (2016)
- Jordančo Davitkov – (2017–2019)
- Aleksandar Todorov – (2020–2021)
- Dragan Bajić – (2021–2022)
- Aleksandar Jončevski – (2023–present)
Past rosters
[edit]1999 EuroBasket: finished 13th among 16 teams[5]
4 Vrbica Stefanov, 5 Vlado Ilievski, 6 Gjorgji Čekovski, 7 Mirza Kurtović, 8 Marjan Srbinovski, 9 Igor Mihajlovski, 10 Petar Naumoski, 11 Todor Gečevski, 12 Dejan Jovanovski, 13 Srdjan Stanković, 14 Pero Blaževski, 15 Dušan Bocevski (Coach: Zare Markovski)
2009 EuroBasket: finished 9th among 16 teams[6]
4 Vrbica Stefanov, 5 Dimitar Mirakovski, 6 Darko Sokolov, 7 Riste Stefanov, 8 Vojdan Stojanovski, 9 Pero Blaževski, 10 Dime Tasovski, 11 Todor Gečevski, 12 Pero Antić, 13 Damjan Stojanovski, 14 Jeremiah Massey, 15 Predrag Samardžiski (Coach: Jovica Arsić)
2011 EuroBasket: finished 4th among 24 teams[7]
4 Dimitar Mirakovski, 5 Vlado Ilievski, 6 Darko Sokolov, 7 Bo McCalebb, 8 Vojdan Stojanovski, 9 Damjan Stojanovski, 10 Marko Simonovski, 11 Todor Gečevski, 12 Pero Antic, 13 Ivica Dimcevski, 14 Gjorgji Čekovski, 15 Predrag Samardžiski (Coach: Marin Dokuzovski)
2013 EuroBasket: finished 21st among 24 teams[8]
4 Aleksandar Kostoski, 5 Vlado Ilievski. 6 Darko Sokolov, 7 Bo McCalebb, 8 Vojdan Stojanovski, 9 Damjan Stojanovski, 10 Vladimir Brčkov, 11 Todor Gečevski, 12 Pero Antić, 13 Stojan Gjuroski, 14 Gjorgji Čekovski, 15 Predrag Samardžiski (Coach: Aleš Pipan)
2015 EuroBasket: finished 19th among 24 teams[9]
4 Vladimir Brčkov, 5 Vlado Ilievski. 6 Darko Sokolov, 7 Aleksandar Kostoski, 8 Vojdan Stojanovski, 9 Damjan Stojanovski, 10 Marko Simonovski, 11 Ljubomir Mladenovski, 12 Bojan Trajkovski, 13 Stojan Gjuroski, 14 Richard Hendrix, 15 Predrag Samardžiski (Coach: Marjan Srbinovski)
Results and fixtures
[edit]Win Loss
2024
[edit]23 February 2024 | North Macedonia | 69–74 | Estonia | Skopje, North Macedonia |
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19:00 (UTC+1) | Scoring by quarter: 21–19, 23–17, 10–21, 16–17 | |||
Pts: Dimitrijević 25 Rebs: Happ 10 Asts: Happ 3 |
Boxscore | Pts: Kotsar 16 Rebs: Rosenthal 6 Asts: Jõesaar 5 |
Arena: SRC Kale Attendance: 2,000 Referees: Kerem Baki (TUR), Ventsislav Velikov (BUL), Orhan Çağrı Hekimoğlu (TUR) |
26 February 2024 | Poland | 71–96 | North Macedonia | Sosnowiec, Poland |
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18:00 (UTC+1) | Scoring by quarter: 21–19, 23–17, 10–21, 16–17 | |||
Pts: Michalak 20 Rebs: Michalak 9 Asts: Pluta 4 |
Boxscore | Pts: Dimitrijević 32 Rebs: Mekić 10 Asts: Dimitrijević 8 |
Arena: ArcelorMittal Park Attendance: 2,894 Referees: Mārtiņš Kozlovskis (LAT), Gatis Saliņš (LAT), Zafer Yılmaz (TUR) |
21 November 2024 | North Macedonia | 67–82 | Lithuania | Skopje, North Macedonia |
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18:00 (UTC+1) | Scoring by quarter: 9–23, 18–21, 16–20, 24–18 | |||
Pts: Nikolov 18 Rebs: Maslinko 8 Asts: Nikolov 6 |
Boxscore | Pts: Echodas 18 Rebs: Tubelis 6 Asts: Žemaitis 5 |
Arena: SRC Kale Attendance: 2,500 Referees: Manuel Mazzoni (ITA), Martin Horozov (BUL), Geert Jacobs (BEL) |
24 November 2024 | Lithuania | 94–72 | North Macedonia | Klaipėda, Lithuania |
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19:30 (UTC+2) | Scoring by quarter: 23–27, 20–19, 21–16, 30–10 | |||
Pts: Radzevičius 18 Rebs: Radzevičius 11 Asts: Žemaitis 9 |
Boxscore | Pts: Dimitrijević 43 Rebs: Dimitrijević 4 Asts: Dimitrijević 6 |
Arena: Švyturio Arena Attendance: 4,889 Referees: Mārtiņš Kozlovskis (LAT), Nicolás Maestre (FRA), Carsten Straube (GER) |
2025
[edit]21 February 2025 | Estonia | vs. | North Macedonia | Estonia |
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24 February 2025 | North Macedonia | vs. | Poland | North Macedonia |
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Statistics
[edit]Most games played
[edit]Rank | Name | NT Career | Games |
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1 | Todor Gečevski | 1996–2013 | 89 |
2 | Vojdan Stojanovski | 2008 – | 84 |
3 | Vrbica Stefanov | 1995–2009 | 66 |
4 | Damjan Stojanovski | 2009 – | 61 |
5 | Gjorgji Čekovski | 1999–2017 | 60 |
6 | Pero Blaževski | 1995–2009 | 54 |
7 | Predrag Samardžiski | 2005–2015 | 52 |
8 | Stojan Gjuroski | 2013 – | 51 |
9 | Pero Antić | 2002–2013 | 49 |
10 | Vlado Ilievski | 1998–2015 | 47 |
All time points scored
[edit]Rank | Name | NT Career | Total Points | Caps | Points per game |
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1 | Petar Naumoski | 1995–2002 | 989 | 42 | 23.5 |
2 | Vrbica Stefanov | 1995–2009 | 947 | 66 | 14.3 |
3 | Todor Gečevski | 1996–2013 | 891 | 89 | 10.0 |
4 | Vojdan Stojanovski | 2008 – | 843 | 84 | 10.0 |
5 | Pero Antić | 2002–2013 | 605 | 49 | 12.3 |
6 | Bo McCalebb | 2010–2013 | 543 | 25 | 21.7 |
7 | Vlado Ilievski | 1998–2015 | 500 | 47 | 10.6 |
8 | Dejan Jovanovski | 1995–2002 | 394 | 38 | 10.4 |
9 | Damjan Stojanovski | 2009 – | 338 | 61 | 5.5 |
10 | Gjorgji Čekovski | 1999–2017 | 318 | 60 | 5.3 |
- * Active NT players are listed in bold
- * Official FIBA games excluding Friendly games
Leader in points per game
[edit]- Only played 2005 season in Division B (won promotion)
See also
[edit]- North Macedonia women's national basketball team
- North Macedonia men's national under-20 basketball team
- North Macedonia men's national under-18 basketball team
- North Macedonia men's national under-16 basketball team
References
[edit]- ^ "FIBA Ranking Presented by Nike". FIBA. 26 November 2024. Retrieved 26 November 2024.
- ^ "XXVIII European Championship (München 1993) Qualifying stage". Linguasport. Retrieved 18 August 2017.
- ^ "Montenegro escapes Macedonia". orlandomagicdaily.com. FanSided Inc. 4 September 2013. Retrieved 3 December 2013.
- ^ "MKD – 2013 EuroBasket". archive.fiba.com. FIBA. 22 September 2013. Retrieved 3 December 2013.
- ^ "Macedonia at the EuroBasket 1999". 23 June 1999.
- ^ "Macedonia at the EuroBasket 2009". Retrieved 15 September 2009.
- ^ "Macedonia at the EuroBasket 2011". Retrieved 18 September 2011.
- ^ "Macedonia at the EuroBasket 2013". Retrieved 9 September 2013.
- ^ "Macedonia at the EuroBasket 2015". Retrieved 10 September 2015.
External links
[edit]- Official website (in Macedonian)
- North Macedonia FIBA profile
- North Macedonia National Team – Men at Eurobasket.com