Croatia women's national basketball team

The Croatia women's national basketball team is the national representative for Croatia in international women's basketball competition. The team is controlled by the Croatian Basketball Federation (Hrvatski košarkaški savez).

 Croatia
FIBA ranking31 1 (8 December 2020)[1]
Joined FIBA1993
FIBA zoneFIBA Europe
National federationCroatian Basketball Federation
CoachStipe Bralić
Olympic Games
Appearances1
MedalsNone
Women's World Cup
AppearancesNone
EuroBasket Women
Appearances6
MedalsNone
Mediterranean Games
Appearances4
Medals Gold: (1997, 2001)
Silver: (2005)
Bronze: (2009)

Results

Prior to 1992 the Croatia women's national basketball team competed as a part of the Yugoslavia women's national basketball team.

The lone competition the Croatia women's national team have never qualified for is the FIBA Women's World Cup.

Olympic Games

Year Round Position
1996Did not qualify
2000
2004
2008
2012Preliminary Round10th
2016Did not qualify
2020Qualification in progress

EuroBasket Women

Year Round Position
1993Did not qualify
1995Quarterfinal8th
1997Did not qualify
1999Quarterfinal8th
2001Did not qualify
2003
2005
2007Preliminary Round13th
2009Did not qualify
2011Quarterfinal5th
2013Main Round11th
2015Main Round12th
2017Did not qualify
2019
2021Qualified

Mediterranean Games

Croatia is the most successful women's basketball team at the Mediterranean Games.

Year Round Position
1993Did not compete
1997Final
2001Final
2005Final
2009Semifinal
2017TBD

Youth tournaments

Under-21 World Championship

Year Round Position
2003Semifinal4th
2007Did not qualify

The FIBA Under-21 World Championship for Women is no longer held.

European Under-20 Championship

Year Round Position
2000Quarterfinal6th
2002Quarterfinal6th
2004Quarterfinal8th
2005Quarterfinal5th
2006–2015Did not qualify

European Under-18 Championship

Year Round Position W L PF PA PD
1994Did not qualify
1996
1998Quarterfinal8th35486514-28
2000Did not qualify
2002Quarterfinal8th35540545-5
2004Did not qualify
2005Preliminary Round15th35528529-1
2006Did not qualify
2007
2008Preliminary Round16th06306425-119
2009Did not qualify
2010
2011
2012Quarterfinal7th54556515+41
2013Second Round13th36481556-75

European Under-16 Championship

Year Round Pos.
1995Did not qualify
1997Quarterfinal6th
1999First Round9th
2001Semifinal
2003Quarterfinal8th
2004Second Round9th
2005Second Round10th
2006Classification Round16th
2007Did not qualify
2008
2009
2010Final
2011Classification Round14th
2012Second Round9th
2013Quarterfinal8th
2014Second Round10th
2015First Round11th

Team

Current roster

The roster for the EuroBasket Women 2013.

Croatia women's national basketball team roster
PlayersCoaches
Pos.No.NameAge – Date of birthHeightClubCtr.
SG 4 Ivezić, Jelena 29 – (1984-03-17)17 March 1984 1.82 m (6 ft 0 in) Ceyhan Belediyespor
PG 5 Jelavić, Anđa 32 – (1980-09-21)21 September 1980 1.71 m (5 ft 7 in) Samsun B.K.
PG 6 Mišura, Antonija 25 – (1988-05-19)19 May 1988 1.81 m (5 ft 11 in) Toulouse Métropole Basket
PF 7 Benić, Kristina 25 – (1988-06-04)4 June 1988 1.86 m (6 ft 1 in) ŽKK Jolly JBS
SG 8 Salopek, Emanuela 26 – (1987-04-18)18 April 1987 1.78 m (5 ft 10 in) ŽKK Gospić
C 9 Vrsaljko, Marija 23 – (1989-08-08)8 August 1989 1.96 m (6 ft 5 in) CB Avenida
PG 10 Ciglar, Iva 27 – (1985-12-12)12 December 1985 1.71 m (5 ft 7 in) Perpignan Basket
SF 11 Lelas, Ana 30 – (1983-04-02)2 April 1983 1.83 m (6 ft 0 in) Basket Lattes
C 12 Slišković, Iva 28 – (1984-09-04)4 September 1984 1.90 m (6 ft 3 in) BK 04 AC LB Spisska Nova Ves
SG 13 Vrdoljak, Matea 27 – (1985-11-19)19 November 1985 1.83 m (6 ft 0 in) ŽKK Novi Zagreb
C 14 Ivanković, Luca 25 – (1987-09-26)26 September 1987 2.00 m (6 ft 7 in) ŽKK Jolly JBS
SF 15 Bosilj, Monika 27 – (1985-12-23)23 December 1985 1.78 m (5 ft 10 in) ŽKK Gospić
Head coach

Legend
  • Club – describes last
    club before the tournament
  • Age – describes age
    on 15 June 2013

Notable players

References

  1. "FIBA Ranking Presented by Nike". FIBA. 8 December 2020. Retrieved 8 December 2020.
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