Slovakia men's national basketball team

The Slovakia men's national basketball team (Slovak: Slovenské národné basketbalové mužstvo) represents Slovakia in international basketball competition. The supervising body is the Slovak Basketball Association (SBA).

This article is about the men's team. For the women's team, see Slovakia women's national basketball team.

Slovakia
FIBA ranking62 1 (1 March 2022)[1]
Joined FIBA1993
FIBA zoneFIBA Europe
National federationSBA
CoachOleg Meleshchenko
Nickname(s)Repre
(The Representatives)
Sokoli (The Falcons)
FIBA World Cup
AppearancesNone
EuroBasket
AppearancesNone
Home
Away
First international
 Bosnia 97–69 Slovakia 
(Wrocław, Poland; 30 May 1993)
Biggest win
 Slovakia 100–39 Malta 
(Levice, Slovakia; 7 September 2005)
Biggest defeat
 Belarus 114–73 Slovakia 
(Minsk, Belarus; 16 August 2013)

Slovakia is one of the newest national basketball teams in the world, having split from Czechoslovakia following the dissolution of the unified state in 1993. They joined FIBA later that year, and played in their first international match against Bosnia and Herzegovina. Slovakia to date does not have much history on the international level. Although they have attempted to qualify for major tournaments such as EuroBasket and the FIBA World Cup, but have yet to reach qualification.

History

The Czechoslovak era

Until 1993, Slovakia was a part of Czechoslovakia, with Slovak born basketball players taking part on the Czechoslovakia national team. One of the most notable players who was born in Slovakia, and played for the Czechoslovakia national team to achieve success at the international level was Stanislav Kropilák. He helped lead Czechoslovakia to three medal finishes at the EuroBasket, in 1977, 1981 and 1985.

After independence

After gaining independence from Czechoslovakia, the Slovak national team on numerous attempts during their early years strived to qualify for EuroBasket, but ultimately came up short. In qualification to reach EuroBasket 2017, Slovakia was slotted into Group F to begin the qualifiers. Slovakia, however, would go on to struggle to a (1-5) record and missing their chance to qualify.[2]

For qualification to the 2019 FIBA World Cup, Slovakia took part in European Pre-Qualifiers, but were eventually eliminated after amassing a (1–5) record in their group.[3] Slovakia later went through EuroBasket 2022 Pre-Qualifiers but were once again denied of making it to the continental stage, after finishing with a (3–5) record during pre-qualifying.[4]

Competitive record

Team

Current roster

Roster for the 2023 FIBA World Cup Qualifiers matches on 25 and 28 February 2022 against Serbia.[5]

Slovakia men's national basketball team roster
PlayersCoaches
Pos.No.NameAge – Date of birthHeightClubCtr.
PG 3 Matej Majercak 2 – (1996-12-21)21 December 1996 1.88 m (6 ft 2 in) Prievidza
SG 4 Mário Ihring 23 – (1998-06-13)13 June 1998 1.93 m (6 ft 4 in) OSE Lions
G 5 Šimon Krajčovič 28 – (1994-02-14)14 February 1994 1.91 m (6 ft 3 in) Patrioti
C 6 Michael Fusek 26 – (1995-06-05)5 June 1995 2.24 m (7 ft 4 in) Inter Bratislava
PF 10 Vladimír Brodziansky 27 – (1994-05-08)8 May 1994 2.11 m (6 ft 11 in) Joventut
SF 11 Richard Körner 31 – (1990-12-06)6 December 1990 2.00 m (6 ft 7 in) Brno
SG 14 Dávid Abrhám 25 – (1996-10-09)9 October 1996 1.93 m (6 ft 4 in) Patrioti
C 15 Boris Bojanovský 28 – (1993-04-15)15 April 1993 2.17 m (7 ft 1 in) Patrioti
F/C 18 Martin Bachan 26 – (1995-09-24)24 September 1995 2.03 m (6 ft 8 in) Patrioti
F 21 Marek Dolezaj 23 – (1998-04-13)13 April 1998 2.08 m (6 ft 10 in) Iraklis
C 32 Jakub Petras 27 – (1994-07-13)13 July 1994 2.11 m (6 ft 11 in) Kolín
G/F 88 Timotej Malovec 17 – (2004-04-25)25 April 2004 2.02 m (6 ft 8 in) Inter Bratislava
Head coach
  • Oleg Meleshchenko
Assistant coach(es)
  • Maroš Helmecy
  • Michal Madzin
Legend
  • (C) Team captain
  • Club – describes last
    club before the competition
  • Age – describes age
    on 25 February 2022

Depth chart
Pos. Starting 5 Bench 1 Bench 2 Bench 3
C Michael Fusek Boris Bojanovský Tomas Pavelka Jakub Petráš
PF Vladimír Brodziansky Marek Dolezaj Jakub Merešš Martin Bachan
SF Dávid Abrhám Richard Körner Juraj Páleník Matúš Hronský
SG Mário Ihring Róbert Rozánek Timotej Malovec Marcel Bátovský
PG Šimon Krajčovič Andre Jones Matej Majerčák Tomáš Mrviš

Head coach position
  • Milan Cernicky – (2004–2010)
  • Peter Balint – (2011–2012)
  • Miroslav Grznár – (2012–2013)
  • Milan Cernicky – (2014–2015)
  • Ivan Rudež – (2016–2018)
  • Žan Tabak – (2019–2021)
  • Oleg Meleshchenko – (2021–present)

Results and schedule

  Win   Loss

2020
26 November 2020 Slovakia  91–67  Kosovo Bratislava, Slovakia* [note 1]
19:00 Scoring by quarter: 21–9, 21–20, 20–13, 29–25
Pts: Brodziansky 26
Rebs: Brodziansky 12
Asts: Ihring 7		 Boxscore Pts: Hajrizi 17
Rebs: Rugova 7
Asts: Hajrizi 6		 Arena: Eurovia Aréna
Referees: Ciprian Stoica (ROU), Péter Praksch (HUN), Vasileios Pitsilkas (GRE)
28 November 2020 Luxembourg  77–73  Slovakia Bratislava, Slovakia* [note 1]
19:00 Scoring by quarter: 15–16, 16–14, 20–22, 26–21
Pts: Rugg 23
Rebs: Laurent 9
Asts: Delgado 5		 Boxscore Pts: Ihring 22
Rebs: Körner 10
Asts: Krajčovič 8		 Arena: Eurovia Aréna
Referees: Christoph Rohacky (AUT), Péter Praksch (HUN), Tamás Földhazi (HUN)

2021
18 February 2021 Slovakia  79–94  Iceland Pristina, Kosovo* [note 1]
16:00 Scoring by quarter: 20–20, 19–23, 16–36, 24–15
Pts: Brodziansky 25
Rebs: Brodziansky, Ihring 9
Asts: Krajčovič 4		 Boxscore Pts: Guðmundsson 29
Rebs: Hlinason 14
Asts: Friðriksson 10		 Arena: Palace of Youth and Sports
Referees: Semen Ovinov (RUS), Ali Şakacı (TUR), Jan Baloun (CZE)
20 February 2021 Kosovo  73–77  Slovakia Pristina, Kosovo* [note 1]
19:00 Scoring by quarter: 23–15, 14–20, 17–20, 19–22
Pts: Berisha 24
Rebs: Hajrizi 9
Asts: Myles 6		 Boxscore Pts: Brodziansky 28
Rebs: Brodziansky 18
Asts: Krajčovič 5		 Arena: Palace of Youth and Sports
Referees: Petros Papapetrou (GRE), Semen Ovinov (RUS), Ali Şakacı (TUR)
13 August 2021 Switzerland   56–64  Slovakia Skopje, North Macedonia* [note 2]
19:00 CEST (UTC+2) Scoring by quarter: 14–11, 20–19, 25–20, 8–15
Pts: Fofana, Kazadi 12
Rebs: Jurkovitz 6
Asts: Kazadi 4		 Boxscore Pts: Krajčovič 16
Rebs: Brodziansky 7
Asts: Ihring 9		 Arena: Sports Centre Jane Sandanski
Referees: Tolga Sahin (ITA), Michał Proc (POL), Mehmet Karabilecen (TUR)
14 August 2021 Slovakia  47–69  North Macedonia Skopje, North Macedonia* [note 2]
19:00 CEST (UTC+2) Scoring by quarter: 10–22, 14–13, 18–11, 5–23
Pts: Brodziansky 11
Rebs: Brodziansky 15
Asts: Brodziansky 3		 Boxscore Pts: Trajkovski 16
Rebs: Trajkovski 8
Asts: Nikolov 6		 Arena: Sports Centre Jane Sandanski
Referees: Fernando Calatrava (ESP), Tolga Sahin (ITA), Michał Proc (POL)
17 August 2021 Slovakia  60–65   Switzerland Skopje, North Macedonia* [note 2]
19:00 CEST (UTC+2) Scoring by quarter: 14–15, 11–26, 13–14, 22–10
Pts: Brodziansky, Krajčovič 13
Rebs: Brodziansky 10
Asts: Krajčovič 8		 Boxscore Pts: Rocak 14
Rebs: Jurkovitz 12
Asts: Kazadi 4		 Arena: Sports Centre Jane Sandanski
Referees: Fernando Calatrava (ESP), Oskars Lucis (LAT), Ilias Kounelles (CYP)
18 August 2021 North Macedonia  72–88  Slovakia Skopje, North Macedonia* [note 2]
19:00 CEST (UTC+2) Scoring by quarter: 13–17, 19–21, 19–28, 21–22
Pts: Nikolov 17
Rebs: Mekikj 5
Asts: Nikolov, Stajikj 5		 Boxscore Pts: Fusek 23
Rebs: Brodziansky 10
Asts: Krajčovič 13		 Arena: Sports Centre Jane Sandanski
Referees: Tolga Sahin (ITA), Michał Proc (POL), Mehmet Karabilecen (TUR)
25 November 2021 (2021-11-25) Slovakia  57–83  Belgium Levice
18:00 Scoring by quarter: 11–15, 24–21, 11–25, 11–22
Pts: Brodziansky, Krajčovič 18
Rebs: Brodziansky 8
Asts: three players 3		 Boxscore Pts: Libert 17
Rebs: Mwema, Van Vliet 6
Asts: Obasohan 6		 Arena: Športová hala Levice
Attendance: 0
Referees: Yener Yılmaz (TUR), Carsten Straube (GER), Ventsislav Velikov (BUL)
Note:
29 November 2021 (2021-11-29) Latvia  82–74  Slovakia Riga
19:00 Scoring by quarter: 18–11, 17–23, 21–20, 26–20
Pts: Lomažs 28
Rebs: Ate, Gražulis 7
Asts: Zoriks 6		 Boxscore Pts: Brodziansky 21
Rebs: Brodziansky, Krajčovič 6
Asts: Ihring 6		 Arena: Arena Riga
Attendance: 500
Referees: Saverio Lanzarini (ITA), Michał Proć (POL), Josip Jurčević (CRO)
Note:

2022
25 February 2022 (2022-02-25) Serbia  75–63  Slovakia Belgrade
20:30 Scoring by quarter: 24–18, 20–18, 18–18, 13–9
Pts: Avramović 14
Rebs: Ristić 8
Asts: Novak 4		 Boxscore Pts: Brodziansky 23
Rebs: Fusek 10
Asts: three players 4		 Arena: Aleksandar Nikolić Hall
Attendance: 3,150
Referees: Zafer Yılmaz (TUR), Thomas Bissuel (FRA), Mehmet Sahin (TUR)
Note:
28 February 2022 (2022-02-28) Slovakia  63–71  Serbia Levice
18:00 Scoring by quarter: 16–26, 15–18, 22–16, 10–11
Pts: Brodziansky 22
Rebs: Brodziansky 8
Asts: Dolezaj, Krajčovič 4		 Boxscore Pts: Avramović 24
Rebs: Ristić 8
Asts: Avramović 6		 Arena: Športová hala Levice
Attendance: 1,100
Referees: Wojciech Liszka (POL), Gvidas Gedvilas (LTU), Dariusz Zapolski (POL)
Note:
30 June 2022 (2022-06-30) Belgium  vs.  Slovakia
Boxscore
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3 July 2022 (2022-07-03) Slovakia  vs.  Latvia
Boxscore
Note:

See also

Notes
  1. Due to the COVID-19 pandemic, all matches in the November 2020 and February 2021 windows were played behind closed doors in select host cities.[6]
  2. Due to the COVID-19 pandemic, all matches during the European Pre-Qualifiers second round window in August 2021 were played behind closed doors in select host cities.[7]

References
  1. "FIBA Ranking Presented by Nike". FIBA. 1 March 2022. Retrieved 1 March 2022.
  2. "Slovakia during the EuroBasket 2017 Qualifiers". Retrieved 17 September 2016.
  3. "Slovakia during the 2019 FIBA World Cup European Pre-Qualifiers". Retrieved 2 August 2017.
  4. "Slovakia during the EuroBasket 2022 Pre-Qualifiers". Retrieved 21 August 2019.
  5. "Slovakia during the 2023 FIBA World Cup European Qualifiers in Feb. 2022". Retrieved 25 February 2022.
  6. "Statement regarding the November 2020 and February 2021 Qualifiers". Retrieved 18 September 2020.
  7. "Find out who is hosting the European Pre-Qualifiers Second Round". Retrieved 10 June 2021.
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