The 2016 Serbia OQT basketball team represented Serbia and won the spot for the 2016 Summer Olympics at the FIBA World Olympic Qualifying Tournament in their capital, Belgrade. They were qualified for the Qualification tournament by taking the 4th place in the EuroBasket 2015. 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 May 30: 16-man roster announcement June 16: 15-man roster announcement June 21–28: Exhibition games July 3: 12-man roster announcement July 4–9: Olympic Qualifying Tournament
Roster The following is the Serbia roster in the Olympic Qualifying Tournament
The following were candidates to make the team: +Earlier candidatesPlayer Team Added Removed Reason Mega Leks 16-man roster cut Lavrio Panathinaikos Valencia Crvena zvezda Alba Berlin Minnesota Timberwolves Injured Olympiacos Withdrew San Antonio Spurs Withdrew Crvena zvezda Final roster cut Mega Leks Olimpia Milano Injured
Notes
Exhibition games
Tournament
Preliminary round – Group A All times are local (UTC+2).
Puerto Rico
Angola
Knockout round Semifinal – Czech Republic
Final – Puerto Rico
See also 2016 Serbia men's Olympic basketball team
References
External links Official website Olympic Qualifying Tournament Profile at FIBA Website