Serbia call up top names for high-stakes November games
BELGRADE (Serbia) - Veteran leaders Vladimir Lucic, Vasilije Micic and Nikola Kalinic were among 24 players nominated by Svetislav Pesic for Serbia's roster for the crucial European Qualifiers Window 5.
BELGRADE (Serbia) - Veteran leaders Vladimir Lucic, Vasilije Micic and Nikola Kalinic highlight the list of 24 players nominated by Svetislav Pesic for Serbia's roster for the crucial Window 5 of the FIBA Basketball World Cup 2023 European Qualifiers.
The head coach hopes to have the strongest roster possible for the next games - at Great Britain on November 11 and home versus Turkey on November 14 - as Serbia face a stern challenge to qualify for next summer's showcase in Philippines, Japan and Indonesia.
Selektor Pešić odredio 24 kandidata za nacionalni tim 🇷🇸 Srbije u novembarskom kvalifikacionom "prozoru"
— Košarkaški savez SRB (@KSSrbije) November 1, 2022
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Serbia currently sit fourth in their Second Round Group I with a 3-3 record, even with Belgium, who defeated the Serbs twice in First Round action. With only the top three teams from each group qualifying, Serbia face a must-win game against Great Britain who are 1-5 in the group. The showdown with Turkey will be just as crucial as the Turks enter the window with a 2-4 mark.
| Serbia squad for the November window | ||||
| Danilo Andjusic | Nemanja Dangubic | Dejan Davidovac | Ognjen Dobric | Marko Guduric |
| Marko Jagodic-Kuridza | Ognjen Jaramaz | Marko Jeremic | Stefan Jovic | Nikola Kalinic |
| Balsa Koprivica | Vladimir Lucic | Vanja Marinkovic | Vasilije Micic | Dusan Miletic |
| Luka Mitrovic | Nemanja Nedovic | Marko Pecarski | Aleksa Radanov | Dusan Ristic |
| Borisa Simanic | Nikola Topic, | Uros Trifunovic | Aleksa Uskokovic | |
Other top players included in the nominations are Marko Guduric, Marko Jagodic-Kuridza, Ognjen Jaramaz and Nemanja Nedovic.
Serbia's final two games in Group I will be at Greece on February 24 and home versus Great Britain on February 27.
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