2016 Serbia Olympic basketball team
The 2016 Serbia Olympic basketball team represented Serbia and won the silver medal at the 2016 Summer Olympics in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil. They were qualified for the Summer Olympics by winning the FIBA World Olympic Qualifying Tournament in Belgrade. The team was coached by Aleksandar Đorđević, with assistant coaches Miroslav Nikolić, Milan Minić, and Jovica Antonić. Timeline May 20: 24-player preliminary roster announced June 16: 15-man roster announcement July 4–9: Olympic Qualifying Tournament July 15: Start of a training camp on Kopaonik mountain July 22: 12-man roster announcement July 23: The end of the training camp July 29–August 1: Exhibition games August 6–21: 2016 Summer Olympics Roster The following were candidates to make the team: Notes Exhibition games The Serbia roster has participated at the Super 4 in Córdoba, Argentina (July 29 – August 1), together with Argentina, Croatia and France. Super 4 Olympic play Preliminary round Venezuela Australia France United States China Knockout round Quarterfinal – Croatia There was little to separate the two teams in the first half, with Serbia up 20-19 at the end of the opening period and Croatia taking a 38-32 advantage at the break. Serbia took control thanks to a third quarter in