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Slovakia

FIBA ranking	60 (26 November 2024)
Joined FIBA	1993
FIBA zone	FIBA Europe
National federation	SBA
Coach	Aramis Naglić
Nickname(s)	Repre (The Representatives)
FIBA World Cup
Appearances	None
EuroBasket
Appearances	None
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
Belgium 102–59 Slovakia  (Mons, Belgium; 30 June 2022)

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).

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 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.

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. 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.

Competitive record

FIBA World Cup World Cup Qualification Year Position Pld W L Pld W L 1950 to 1990 Part of Czechoslovakia 1994 Did not qualify EuroBasket served as qualifiers 1998 2002 2006 2010 2014 2019 6 1 5 2023 16 5 11 2027 To be determined To be determined Total 0/8 22 6 16 Olympic Games Olympic Games Qualifying Year Position Pld W L Pld W L 1936 to 1992 Part of Czechoslovakia 1996 to 2016 Did not qualify Did not qualify 2020 2024 2028 To be determined To be determined Total 0/8

EuroBasket EuroBasket Qualification Year Position Pld W L Pld W L 1935 to 1991 Part of Czechoslovakia 1993 Did not qualify 3 1 2 1995 11 7 4 1997 10 1 9 1999 13 5 8 2001 15 3 12 2003 6 3 3 2005 Division B 6 4 2 2007 Division B 6 4 2 2009 Division B 8 4 4 2011 Division B 6 3 3 2013 Did not qualify 10 1 9 2015 10 2 8 2017 6 1 5 2022 8 3 5 2025 To be determined To be determined Total 0/14 118 42 76

Team

Current roster

Roster for the EuroBasket 2025 Qualifiers matches on 22 and 25 November 2024 against Spain.

Slovakia men's national basketball team roster
Players	Coaches
Pos. No. Name Age – Date of birth Height Club Ctr. SG 4 Mário Ihring 26 – (1998-06-13)13 June 1998 1.93 m (6 ft 4 in) Atomerőmű PG 3 Matej Majerčák 27 – (1996-12-21)21 December 1996 1.83 m (6 ft 0 in) Ostrava C 6 Michael Fusek 29 – (1995-06-05)5 June 1995 2.24 m (7 ft 4 in) Nitra Blue Wings PF 10 Vladimír Brodziansky 30 – (1994-05-08)8 May 1994 2.10 m (6 ft 11 in) Murcia PG 11 Robert Rožánek 28 – (1996-04-01)1 April 1996 1.90 m (6 ft 3 in) Iskra Svit PF 12 Milán Szabó 26 – (1998-10-21)21 October 1998 2.05 m (6 ft 9 in) Inter Bratislava C 13 Tomáš Pavelka 24 – (2000-09-22)22 September 2000 2.14 m (7 ft 0 in) Neptūnas SG 14 Dávid Abrhám 28 – (1996-10-09)9 October 1996 1.93 m (6 ft 4 in) Patrioti PF 18 Jakub Mokráň 25 – (1999-05-03)3 May 1999 2.01 m (6 ft 7 in) Gipuzkoa F 21 Marek Doležaj 26 – (1998-04-13)13 April 1998 2.06 m (6 ft 9 in) Keflavík SG 22 Dalibor Hlivák 29 – (1995-05-25)25 May 1995 1.91 m (6 ft 3 in) Prievidza G/F 24 Samuel Volárik 24 – (2000-01-18)18 January 2000 1.93 m (6 ft 4 in) Inter Bratislava PG 55 Šimon Krajčovič 30 – (1994-02-14)14 February 1994 1.88 m (6 ft 2 in) Bremerhaven G/F 88 Timotej Malovec 20 – (2004-04-25)25 April 2004 2.02 m (6 ft 8 in) Mega	Head coach Aramis Naglić Assistant coach(es) Zlatko Jovanović Michal Madzin Legend (C) Team captain Club – describes last club before the competition Age – describes age on 22 November 2024

Depth chart

Head coach position

• Milan Černický – (2004–2010)
• Peter Bálint – (2011–2012)
• Miroslav Grznár – (2012–2013)
• Milan Černický – (2014–2015)
• Ivan Rudež – (2016–2018)
• Žan Tabak – (2019–2021)
• Oleg Meleshchenko – (2021–2022)
• Aramis Naglić – (2022–present)

Results and fixtures

  Win   Loss

2024

 Belgium

22 February 2024 EuroBasket 2025 qualifiers	Slovakia	60–75	Belgium	Bratislava, Slovakia
18:00 (UTC+1)	Scoring by quarter: 13–25, 23–15, 18–24, 6–11
	Pts: Brodziansky 17 Rebs: Pavelka 9 Asts: Ihring 4	Boxscore	Pts: Obasohan 22 Rebs: Delalieux, Tumba 5 Asts: Obasohan 4	Arena: Hala Pasienky Attendance: 3,068 Referees: Georgios Poursanidis (GRE), Lorenzo Baldini (ITA), Valentin Oliot (FRA)

Latvia 

25 February 2024 EuroBasket 2025 qualifiers	Latvia	64–52	Slovakia	Riga, Latvia
17:05 (UTC+2)	Scoring by quarter: 15–10, 16–17, 14–11, 19–14
	Pts: Gražulis 18 Rebs: Gražulis 9 Asts: Zoriks 4	Boxscore	Pts: Krajčovič 12 Rebs: Ihring, Mokráň 5 Asts: Ihring 6	Arena: Arena Riga Attendance: 10,890 Referees: Saverio Lanzarini (ITA), Viola Györgyi (NOR), Alexandre Deman (FRA)

 Spain

22 November 2024 EuroBasket 2025 qualifiers	Slovakia	72–760(2OT)	Spain	Bratislava, Slovakia
18:00 (UTC+1)	Scoring by quarter: 10–14, 15–24, 21–10, 13–11, Overtime: 8–8, 5–9
	Pts: Brodziansky 23 Rebs: Brodziansky 10 Asts: Ihring 10	Boxscore	Pts: Yusta 21 Rebs: Yusta 10 Asts: Alocén 5	Arena: Tipos aréna Attendance: 10,046 Referees: Martin Vulić (CRO), Cecília Montgomery-Tóth (HUN), Péter Praksch (HUN)

Spain 

25 November 2024 EuroBasket 2025 qualifiers	Spain	84–71	Slovakia	Ourense, Spain
20:00 (UTC+1)	Scoring by quarter: 22–18, 25–14, 24–25, 13–14
	Pts: Yusta 25 Rebs: Pradilla 8 Asts: Alocén 7	Boxscore	Pts: Brodziansky 19 Rebs: Malovec 7 Asts: Ihring 8	Arena: Pazo dos Deportes Paco Paz Attendance: 3,995 Referees: Michał Proc (POL), Igor Mitrovski (MKD), Josip Jurčević (CRO)

2025

20 February 2025 EuroBasket 2025 qualifiers	Belgium	vs.	Slovakia	Belgium
		Boxscore

23 February 2025 EuroBasket 2025 qualifiers	Slovakia	vs.	Latvia	Slovakia
		Boxscore

See also

• Sport in Slovakia
• Slovakia women's national basketball team
• Slovakia men's national under-20 basketball team
• Slovakia men's national under-18 basketball team
• Slovakia men's national under-16 basketball team

References

1. "FIBA Ranking Presented by Nike". FIBA. 26 November 2024. Retrieved 26 November 2024.
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 EuroBasket 2025 Qualifiers in November 2024". Retrieved 22 November 2024.

External links

• Official website (in Slovak)
• Slovakia FIBA profile
• Slovakia National Team – Men at Eurobasket.com

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