Bosnia and Herzegovina men's national under-16 and under-17 basketball team

Bosnia and Herzegovina
Flag of Bosnia and Herzegovina.svg
FIBA zoneFIBA Europe
National federationKošarkaški savez Bosne i Hercegovine
CoachBosnia and Herzegovina Admir Prašović
Nickname(s)Zlatni ljiljani
(The Golden Lilies)
Zmajevi
(The Dragons)
Under-17 World Cup
Appearances1
MedalsNone
U16 European Championship
Appearances4
MedalsGold Gold: (2015)
U16 European Championship Division B
Appearances10
MedalsSilver Silver: (2013, 2016)

The Bosnia and Herzegovina national under-16 and under-17 basketball team is the national representative for Bosnia and Herzegovina in international under-18 and under-19 basketball competitions. They are organized by the Basketball Federation of Bosnia and Herzegovina. The team competes at the FIBA U16 European Championship, with the opportunity to qualify for the FIBA Under-17 World Cup.

FIBA U16 European Championship

On 27 July 2007, in the first game of the Division B 2007 FIBA U16 European Championship, Bosnia and Herzegovina defeated Armenia by the score of 236–27, becoming one of the highest margin wins ever in any international game.

Bosnia and Herzegovina won two gold medals in 2015, winning both the 2015 European Youth Summer Olympic Festival as well as the 2015 FIBA U16 European Championship. Winning the European Under-16 Championship caused massive celebrations throughout the streets of Bosnia.

On 17 August 2015 in Sarajevo, close to 50,000 Bosnia and Herzegovina national team supporters welcomed the under-16 European champions home.

Year Position Head Coach
Spain 2005 Did not qualify N/A
Spain 2006
Greece 2007
Italy 2008
Czech Republic 2011
LithuaniaLatvia 2012
Ukraine 2013
Latvia 2014 8th Emir Halimić
Lithuania 2015 Gold Josip Pandža
Poland 2016 14th Dragan Mičić
Montenegro 2017 Did not qualify N/A
Serbia 2018
Italy 2019 16th Admir Prašović
North Macedonia 2021 Did not qualify N/A
Total 4/14

FIBA Under-17 World Cup

Year Position Head Coach
Germany 2010 Did not qualify N/A
Lithuania 2012
United Arab Emirates 2014
Spain 2016 9th Josip Pandža
Argentina 2018 Did not qualify N/A
Bulgaria 2020
Total 1/6

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