Bosnia and Herzegovina | |||
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Joined FIBA | 1992 | ||
FIBA zone | FIBA Europe | ||
National federation | Basketball Federation of Bosnia and Herzegovina | ||
Coach | Josip Pandža | ||
Nickname(s) |
Zlatni ljiljani (Golden Lilies) Zmajevi (Dragons) |
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FIBA Under-17 World Championship | |||
Appearances | 1 | ||
Medals | None | ||
FIBA Europe Under-16 Championship | |||
Appearances | 3 | ||
Medals | 2015 | ||
Uniforms | |||
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The Bosnia and Herzegovina men's national under-16 and under-17 basketball team is the representative for Bosnia and Herzegovina in international basketball competitions, and it is formed and run by the Basketball Federation of Bosnia and Herzegovina. The Bosnia and Herzegovina men's national under-16 basketball team represents Bosnia and Herzegovina at the FIBA Europe Under-16 Championship and the Bosnia and Herzegovina men's national under-17 basketball team at the FIBA Under-17 World Championship.
On 27 July 2007, in the first game of the Division B of the FIBA Europe Championship, Bosnia and Herzegovina beat Armenia by 236–27, becoming this game as one of the highest margin wins ever in any international game.
Bosnia and Herzegovina won two gold medals in 2015, winning both 2015 European Youth Summer Olympic Festival as well as 2015 FIBA Europe Under-16 Championship. Winning the European Under-16 Championship caused massive celebrations throughout the streets of Bosnia.
On August 17, 2015 in Sarajevo, close to 50,000 Bosnia and Herzegovina national team supporters welcomed the under-16 European champions home.
2017 FIBA Europe Under-16 Championship
2016 FIBA Under-17 World Championship