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Slovakia men's national basketball team

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

Slovakia
FIBA ranking59 Increase (15 August 2024)[1]
Joined FIBA1993
FIBA zoneFIBA Europe
National federationSBA
CoachAramis Naglić
Nickname(s)Repre
(The Representatives)
FIBA World Cup
AppearancesNone
EuroBasket
AppearancesNone
Home jersey
Team colours
Home
Away jersey
Team colours
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

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The Czechoslovak era

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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

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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.[2]

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.[3] 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.[4]

Competitive record

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Team

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Current roster

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Roster for the EuroBasket 2025 Qualifiers matches on 22 and 25 November 2024 against Spain.[5]

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 Hungary
PG 3 Matej Majerčák 27 – (1996-12-21)21 December 1996 1.83 m (6 ft 0 in) Ostrava Czech Republic
C 6 Michael Fusek 29 – (1995-06-05)5 June 1995 2.24 m (7 ft 4 in) Nitra Blue Wings Slovakia
PF 10 Vladimír Brodziansky 30 – (1994-05-08)8 May 1994 2.10 m (6 ft 11 in) Murcia Spain
C 13 Tomáš Pavelka 24 – (2000-09-22)22 September 2000 2.14 m (7 ft 0 in) Neptūnas Lithuania
SG 14 Dávid Abrhám 28 – (1996-10-09)9 October 1996 1.93 m (6 ft 4 in) Patrioti Slovakia
PF 18 Jakub Mokráň 25 – (1999-05-03)3 May 1999 2.01 m (6 ft 7 in) Gipuzkoa Spain
F 21 Marek Doležaj 26 – (1998-04-13)13 April 1998 2.06 m (6 ft 9 in) Keflavík Iceland
SG 22 Dalibor Hlivák 29 – (1995-05-25)25 May 1995 1.91 m (6 ft 3 in) Prievidza Slovakia
G/F 24 Samuel Volárik 24 – (2000-01-18)18 January 2000 1.93 m (6 ft 4 in) Inter Bratislava Slovakia
PG 55 Šimon Krajčovič 30 – (1994-02-14)14 February 1994 1.88 m (6 ft 2 in) Bremerhaven Germany
G/F 88 Timotej Malovec 20 – (2004-04-25)25 April 2004 2.02 m (6 ft 8 in) Mega Serbia
Head coach
Assistant coach(es)
Legend
  • (C) Team captain
  • Club – describes last
    club before the competition
  • Age – describes age
    on 22 November 2024

Depth chart

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Pos. Starting 5 Bench 1 Bench 2 Bench 3
C Michael Fusek Boris Bojanovský Tomáš Pavelka Jakub Petráš
PF Vladimír Brodziansky Marek Doležaj Jakub Mokráň Martin Bachan
SF Dávid Abrhám Richard Körner Juraj Páleník Matúš Hronský
SG Mário Ihring Róbert Rožánek Timotej Malovec Marcel Bátovský
PG Šimon Krajčovič Andre Jones Matej Majerčák Tomáš Mrviš

Head coach position

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Results and fixtures

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  Win   Loss

2024

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22 February 2024 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)
25 February 2024 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)
22 November 2024 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)
25 November 2024 Spain  vs.  Slovakia Ourense, Spain
20:00 (UTC+1)
Boxscore Arena: Pazo dos Deportes Paco Paz

2025

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20 February 2025 Belgium  vs.  Slovakia Belgium
Boxscore
23 February 2025 Slovakia  vs.  Latvia Slovakia
Boxscore

See also

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References

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  1. ^ "FIBA Ranking Presented by Nike". FIBA. 15 August 2024. Retrieved 15 August 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.
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