Bosnia and Herzegovina women's national basketball team
| FIBA ranking | 23 4 (9 February 2025)[1] | ||||||||
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| Joined FIBA | 1992 | ||||||||
| FIBA zone | FIBA Europe | ||||||||
| National federation | KSBIH | ||||||||
| Coach | Emir Halimic | ||||||||
| World Cup | |||||||||
| Appearances | 1 | ||||||||
| EuroBasket | |||||||||
| Appearances | 3 | ||||||||
| Medals | None | ||||||||
| Mediterranean Games | |||||||||
| Appearances | 1 | ||||||||
| Medals | Gold: 1993 | ||||||||
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The Bosnia and Herzegovina women's national basketball team represents Bosnia and Herzegovina in international women's basketball competitions, and is governed by the Basketball Federation of Bosnia and Herzegovina. Before the independence in 1992, Bosnian players played for Yugoslavia.
Bosnia and Herzegovina's best result in international competitions so far is a gold medal at the 1993 Mediterranean Games where they beat Italy in the finals. It was also the first major competition the country played in since becoming an independent state.
In 1997 Bosnia and Herzegovina qualified for the first time to EuroBasket winning all six qualifying games and finishing as number one in the group stage. They were later eliminated in the preliminary round of the tournament.[2]
Two years later, in 1999 Bosnia and Herzegovina qualified for the second time in a row to EuroBasket. However they were eliminated once in again in the preliminary round, winning only one of seven games.[3]
In 2021, almost 22 years later, Bosnia and Herzegovina qualified once again to the EuroBasket after making a huge upset in the qualifiers, finishing second. For the first time in Bosnia and Herzegovina's history at EuroBasket they advanced from the group stages, but were later eliminated in the quarterfinals against France with a result of 80–67. They finished the tournament as 5th.[4]
Emir Halimic is the current head coach of the team.[5]
Competitive record
For the results before 1992 see Yugoslavia women's national basketball team.
Olympic Games
| Year | Round | Position | Pld | W | L |
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| 1992 | Did not qualify | ||||
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| 2020 | |||||
| 2024 | |||||
| Total | 0 Titles | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
World Championship
| Year | Round | Position | Pld | W | L |
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| 1994 | Did not qualify | ||||
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| 2018 | |||||
| 2022 | Preliminary round | 12th | 5 | 0 | 5 |
| 2026 | To be determined | ||||
| Total | 1/6 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 5 |
EuroBasket
| Year | Round | Position | Pld | W | L |
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| 1993 | Wasn't allowed to compete | ||||
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| 1997 | Preliminary round | 12th | 7 | 2 | 5 |
| 1999 | Preliminary round | 10th | 7 | 1 | 6 |
| 2001 | Did not qualify | ||||
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| 2011 | |||||
| 2013 | Did not enter | ||||
| 2015 | |||||
| 2017 | Did not qualify | ||||
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| 2021 | Quarter-finals | 5th | 6 | 4 | 2 |
| 2023 | Did not qualify | ||||
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| 2027 | To be determined | ||||
| Total | 0 Titles | 3/13 | 20 | 7 | 13 |
Mediterranean Games
| Year | Round | Position |
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| 1993 | First place | 1st |
| 1997 | Did not participate | |
| 2001 | ||
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| 2013 | Cancelled | |
| 2018 | Did not participate | |
| 2022 | To be determined | |
| Total | 1 Title | |
Team
Current roster
Roster for the 2022 FIBA Women's Basketball World Cup.[6]
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Notable players
Current notable players from Bosnia and Herzegovina:
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References
- ^ "FIBA Ranking Presented by Nike". FIBA. 9 February 2025. Retrieved 9 February 2025.
- ^ "Results at the 1997 Women's EuroBasket". FIBA. Retrieved 27 June 2021.
- ^ "Results at the 1999 Women's EuroBasket". FIBA. Retrieved 27 June 2021.
- ^ "Results at the 2021 Women's EuroBasket". FIBA. Retrieved 27 June 2021.
- ^ Chan, Mike (17 June 2025). "Basketball coach says China teen sensation Zhang 'best player I've ever seen'". South China Morning Post. Retrieved 17 June 2025.
- ^ "Selektor Goran Lojo odabrao 12 Zmajica" (in Bosnian). bhbasket.ba. 21 September 2022. Retrieved 21 September 2022.
- ^ "Team Roster: Bosnia and Herzegovina" (PDF). fiba.basketball. 20 September 2022. Archived from the original (PDF) on 21 September 2022. Retrieved 20 September 2022.