The men's national basketball team of Serbia competed at the 2024 Summer Olympics in Paris, France, where they earned a bronze medal. They qualified for the Olympics as one of the top two FIBA Basketball World Cup finishers from Europe in 2023. Serbia last competed in the 2016 Summer Olympics, securing a silver medal.
A 16-player roster was announced on 11 June 2024. Several active EuroLeague or NBA players who have previously won medals with the Serbia national team, including Miloà ¡ TeodosiÃÂ, Nikola KaliniÃÂ, Stefan JoviÃÂ, Boban MarjanoviÃÂ, and Nemanja NedoviÃÂ, were not included in the call-up or declined the invitation for various reasons.
The roster also did not feature young talents who were drafted into the NBA this year, such as Nikola Topiàand Nikola ÃÂurià ¡iÃÂ, nor did it include Washington Wizards rookie Tristan VukÃÂeviÃÂ.
Borià ¡a SimaniÃÂ, who was part of the team at the 2023 FIBA Basketball World Cup that secured participation in the 2024 Summer Olympics in Paris, has not fully recovered and was also not part of the broader list. On 30 August 2023, while playing against South Sudan, Simaniàwas struck in the kidney by Nuni Omot while defending the basket. This blow resulted in a major injury which required his kidney to be removed.
Due to unavailability, Vladimir LuÃÂiÃÂ was replaced by Aleksa Radanov on 24 June 2024.
The final squad was announced on 23 July 2024. The roster, which includes nine players who participated in last year's World Cup, features the return of stars Nikola Jokiàand Vasilije MiciÃÂ, while newcomer Uroà ¡ Plavà ¡iàmade his debut representing Serbia.
The following were candidates to make the team:
<small>Source: KSS</small>
Serbia was placed in Group C.
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