The Bosnia and Herzegovina men's national under-16 and under-17 basketball team is a national basketball team of Bosnia and Herzegovina, administered by the Basketball Federation of Bosnia and Herzegovina. It represents the country in international under-16 and under-17 men's basketball competitions.
FIBA U16 EuroBasket On 27 July 2007, in the first game of the 2007 FIBA Europe Under-16 Championship Division B, 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.
YearDivision ADivision BHead coach2004 2005 4th 2006 5th 2007 5th 2008 7th 2011 2012 5th 2013 2014 8th Emir Halimić2015 Josip Pandža 2016 14th Dragan Mičić2017 12th 2018 2019 16th Admir Prašović2022 6th 2023 11th 2024 18th 2025 7th Ahmet Pašalić2026 4th
FIBA U17 World Cup YearPositionHead coach 2010 Did not qualify N/A 2012 2014 2016 9th Josip Pandža 2018 Did not qualify N/A 2020 2022 2024 2026 2028 To be determined Total 1/9
See also Bosnia and Herzegovina men's national basketball team Bosnia and Herzegovina men's national under-18 basketball team Bosnia and Herzegovina women's national under-16 and under-17 basketball team
References
External links Official website (in Bosnian) Archived records of Bosnia and Herzegovina team participations