Slovenia women's national basketball team

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

Slovenia
FIBA ranking22 3 (9 February 2025)[1]
FIBA zoneFIBA Europe
National federationKZS
CoachGeorge Dikeoulakos
Nickname(s)Rakete (The Rockets)
EuroBasket
Appearances5
Home
Away
First international
  82–61 Georgia 
(Slovenske Konjice, Slovenia; 15 May 1993)
Biggest win
  127–28 Albania 
(Durrës, Albania; 14 November 2021)

The Slovenia women's national basketball team (Slovene: Slovenska ženska košarkarska reprezentanca) represents Slovenia in international women's basketball competition and is organized by the Basketball Federation of Slovenia (KZS). In 2023, Slovenia co-hosted the 39th FIBA Women's EuroBasket along with Israel.

The women's national team made their debut at the EuroBasket Women 2017.

Competitive record

For results before 1993, see Yugoslavia women's national basketball team.

Team

Current roster

Roster for the EuroBasket Women 2025.[2][3]

Slovenia women's national basketball team roster
Players Coaches
Pos. No. Name Age – Date of birth Height Club Ctr.
C 1 Eva Lisec 30 – (1995-06-17)17 June 1995 1.92 m (6 ft 4 in) UMMC Ekaterinburg
SG 3 Teja Oblak (C) 34 – (1990-12-20)20 December 1990 1.72 m (5 ft 8 in) Galatasaray
SG 5 Tina Cvijanovič 27 – (1998-03-04)4 March 1998 1.78 m (5 ft 10 in) San Martino di Lupari
PF 7 Maruša Seničar 28 – (1997-05-05)5 May 1997 1.87 m (6 ft 2 in) Saarlouis Royals
C 10 Teja Goršič 25 – (1999-07-07)7 July 1999 1.89 m (6 ft 2 in) CSM Constanța
SG 13 Zala Friškovec 25 – (1999-10-10)10 October 1999 1.80 m (5 ft 11 in) Sopron Basket
PF 15 Mojca Jelenc 22 – (2003-01-04)4 January 2003 1.97 m (6 ft 6 in) Valencia Basket
SF 17 Ajša Sivka 19 – (2005-11-23)23 November 2005 1.92 m (6 ft 4 in) Tarbes Gespe Bigorre
SG 20 Lea Debeljak 23 – (2001-10-25)25 October 2001 1.77 m (5 ft 10 in) Kangoeroes Basket Mechelen
C 23 Jessica Shepard 28 – (1996-09-11)11 September 1996 1.95 m (6 ft 5 in) Athinaikos
PG 33 Sara Sambolić 21 – (2004-05-31)31 May 2004 1.70 m (5 ft 7 in) KD Ilirija
PG 71 Lea Bartelme 19 – (2005-12-30)30 December 2005 1.76 m (5 ft 9 in) UMBC Retrievers
Head coach
Assistant coach(es)
Legend
  • (C) Team captain
  • Club – describes last
    club before the tournament
  • Age – describes age
    on 18 June 2025

Head coaches

Years Name Competition
1992–1994 Sergej Ravnikar
1995 Tone Corel
1997 Branko Lah
1999 Sergej Ravnikar
2001–2003 Dragomir Bukvić
May 2004–Dec 2007 Boris Zrinski Eurobasket Women 2005 - Division B
Dec 2007–Aug 2008 Željko Ciglar
Aug 2008–Feb 2010 Goran Jovanović Eurobasket Women 2009 - Division B
Feb 2010–Feb 2013 Boris Zrinski Eurobasket Women 2011 - Division B
Feb 2013–Dec 2014 Tomo Orešnik
Dec 2014–Oct 2021 Damir Grgić EuroBasket Women 2017 (14th place)
EuroBasket Women 2019 (10th place)
EuroBasket Women 2021 (10th place)
Oct 2021–present George Dikeoulakos EuroBasket Women 2023

References

  1. ^ "FIBA Ranking Presented by Nike". FIBA. 9 February 2025. Retrieved 9 February 2025.
  2. ^ "Znana dvanajsterica Slovenk za EuroBasket" (in Sinhala). kzs.si. Retrieved 16 June 2025.
  3. ^ "Team roster: Slovenia" (PDF). fiba.basketball. p. 12. Retrieved 17 June 2025.
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