Bosnia and Herzegovina men's national basketball team

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

The Bosnia and Herzegovina men's national basketball team (Bosnian: Košarkaška reprezentacija Bosne i Hercegovine / Кошаркашка репрезентација Босне и Херцеговине) represents Bosnia and Herzegovina in international basketball competitions, and is governed by the Basketball Federation of Bosnia and Herzegovina. Until 1992, Bosnian basketballers played for Yugoslavia.

Bosnia and Herzegovina

FIBA ranking	41 (25 February 2025)[1]
Joined FIBA	1992
FIBA zone	FIBA Europe
National federation	KSBIH
Coach	Adis Bećiragić
Nickname(s)	Zmajevi (The Dragons) Zlatni ljiljani (The Golden Lilies)
FIBA World Cup
Appearances	None
EuroBasket
Appearances	11
Medals	None
Home Away
First international
Bosnia and Herzegovina 97–69 Slovakia  (Wrocław, Poland; 30 May 1993)
Biggest win
Bosnia and Herzegovina 108–62 Cyprus  (Tuzla, Bosnia and Herzegovina; 21 February 2025)
Biggest defeat
Bosnia and Herzegovina 52–102 France  (Tuzla, Bosnia and Herzegovina; 29 June 2018)

Bosnia and Herzegovina reached their first international tournament at the EuroBasket in 1993. They have competed ten times at the event overall. The team has yet to qualify on the global level to play at the FIBA World Cup.

History

Until 1992, Bosnia and Herzegovina was a part of Yugoslavia, which meant players born in Bosnia and Herzegovina played for the Yugoslavia national team. Between 1947 and 1992, the following Bosnia-born players were selected to play for the Yugoslavia national team at the biggest competitions (Olympics, World Cup, and EuroBasket) at least once: Mirza Delibašić, Dražen Dalipagić, Predrag Danilović, Zoran Savić, Ratko Radovanović, Borislav Stanković, Milan Bjegojević, Dragiša Vučinić, Sabit Hadžić, Emir Mutapčić, and Mario Primorac. During this time, Bosnia and Herzegovina's capital city, Sarajevo, was one of five locations where games were played during the 1970 FIBA World Cup; where Yugoslavia finished in first place, the team's first gold medal at the FIBA World Cup.

After gaining its independence from Yugoslavia, Bosnia and Herzegovina qualified to the EuroBasket for the first time in 1993. Entering the tournament, Bosnia and Herzegovina earned their first ever EuroBasket victory in their final Group A match against Sweden.^[2] The team would go on to make it to the quarter-finals before losing to the eventual bronze medalists Croatia, which sent the team into the classification phase to finish out the competition.^[3]

After a positive showing for the national team in their first EuroBasket appearance, they would fail to qualify for the tournament in 1995. However, Bosnia and Herzegovina would turn around to qualify for the continental showpiece five consecutive times (1997, 1999, 2001, 2003, 2005). Although after that stretch for the national team, they would only qualify for the Euros three times after 2005 until 2015. Heading toward qualification for EuroBasket 2017, Bosnia and Herzegovina came up short in their attempt to qualify to the EuroBasket for the first time since 2009.^[4]

For qualification to reach the 2019 FIBA World Cup, Bosnia and Herzegovina first went through European Pre-Qualifiers, where the team won four out of their six matches (4–2) to advance.^[5] Entering the first round of the qualifiers, the national team earned a tough win at home against Russia 81–76.^[6] After the win, Bosnia and Herzegovina would pull out one more victory during the rest of the first round of qualifying to position itself to advance. In the second and final round of 2019 World Cup qualifying, the team lost its first five matches by single digits before defeating Bulgaria. However, the five crucial losses ultimately eliminated the team from clinching qualification.^[7]

In 2022, Bosnia and Herzegovina were set to play in the EuroBasket 2022 but were in danger on missing out on the tournament due to a lack of funds, just weeks before the start.^[8] Eventually, the federation received 150,000 convertible marks in financial aid from the Bosnian government, to ensure participation in the tournament.^[9]

Competitive record

FIBA World Cup World Cup Qualification Year Position Pld W L Pld W L 1950 to 1990 Part of Yugoslavia Part of Yugoslavia 1994 Did not qualify EuroBasket served as qualifiers 1998 2002 2006 2010 2014 2019 18 7 11 2023 12 6 6 2027 To be determined To be determined Total 0/8 30 13 17 Olympic Games Olympic Games Qualifying Year Position Pld W L Pld W L 1936 to 1988 Part of Yugoslavia Part of Yugoslavia 1992 Did not enter Did not enter 1996 Did not qualify Did not qualify 2000 2004 2008 2012 2016 2020 2024 5 3 2 2028 To be determined To be determined Total 0/9 5 3 2

EuroBasket EuroBasket Qualification Year Position Pld W L Pld W L 1935 to 1991 Part of Yugoslavia Part of Yugoslavia 1993 8th 9 2 7 7 5 2 1995 Did not qualify 10 4 6 1997 15th 5 1 4 10 7 3 1999 15th 3 0 3 10 9 1 2001 13th 3 0 3 10 6 4 2003 15th 3 0 3 10 6 4 2005 15th 3 0 3 6 4 2 2007 Did not qualify 12 5 7 2009 10 6 4 2011 19th 5 2 3 8 3 5 2013 13th 5 3 2 8 6 2 2015 23rd 5 1 4 4 4 0 2017 Did not qualify 4 2 2 2022 18th 5 2 3 6 5 1 2025 Qualified 6 3 3 2029 To be determined To be determined Total 11/15 46 11 35 121 75 46

Results and fixtures

Further information: Bosnia and Herzegovina men's national basketball team results (2020–present)

  Win   Loss

2024

Cyprus  v  Bosnia and Herzegovina

23 February 2024 EuroBasket 2025 qualifiers	Cyprus	66–99	Bosnia and Herzegovina	Nicosia, Cyprus
19:00 (UTC+2)	Scoring by quarter: 27–28, 11–23, 18–26, 10–22
	Pts: Willis 22 Rebs: Willis 13 Asts: Stylianou 3	Boxscore	Pts: Musa 26 Rebs: Kamenjaš 10 Asts: Atić, Musa 8	Arena: Eleftheria Indoor Hall Attendance: 3,000 Referees: Martin Horozov (BUL), Ofer Manheim (ISR), Marek Kúkelčík (SVK)

Bosnia and Herzegovina  v  France

26 February 2024 EuroBasket 2025 qualifiers	Bosnia and Herzegovina	64–74	France	Tuzla, Bosnia and Herzegovina
19:00 (UTC+1)	Scoring by quarter: 15–16, 17–18, 16–23, 16–17
	Pts: Musa 15 Rebs: Kamenjaš 6 Asts: Musa 3	Boxscore	Pts: Yabusele 16 Rebs: Yabusele 9 Asts: Yabusele 3	Arena: Dvorana Mejdan Attendance: 4,500 Referees: Luis Castillo (ESP), Kerem Baki (TUR), Dariusz Zapolski (POL)

Croatia  v  Bosnia and Herzegovina

21 November 2024 EuroBasket 2025 qualifiers	Croatia	89–76	Bosnia and Herzegovina	Zagreb, Croatia
20:00 (UTC+1)	Scoring by quarter: 30–19, 20–29, 23–12, 16–16
	Pts: Božić 25 Rebs: Božić 9 Asts: Smith 4	Boxscore	Pts: Gegić 18 Rebs: Gegić 8 Asts: Atić 6	Arena: Dražen Petrović Basketball Hall Attendance: 4,000 Referees: Mārtiņš Kozlovskis (LAT), Marius Ciulin (ROU), Gintaras Mačiulis (LTU)

Bosnia and Herzegovina  v  Croatia

24 November 2024 EuroBasket 2025 qualifiers	Bosnia and Herzegovina	110–90	Croatia	Sarajevo, Bosnia and Herzegovina
18:00 (UTC+1)	Scoring by quarter: 22–21, 28–29, 33–13, 27–27
	Pts: Kamenjaš 21 Rebs: Kamenjaš 10 Asts: Musa 5	Boxscore	Pts: Hezonja 28 Rebs: Hezonja 6 Asts: Božić 6	Arena: Mirza Delibašić Hall Attendance: 5,500 Referees: Antonio Conde (ESP), Wojciech Liszka (POL), Gvidas Gedvilas (LTU)

2025

Bosnia and Herzegovina  v  Cyprus

21 February 2025 EuroBasket 2025 qualifiers	Bosnia and Herzegovina	108–62	Cyprus	Tuzla, Bosnia and Herzegovina
20:00 (UTC+1)	Scoring by quarter: 28–14, 25–15, 29–21, 26–12
	Pts: Musa 31 Rebs: Vrabac 8 Asts: Atić 8	Boxscore	Pts: Michail 11 Rebs: Jung 6 Asts: Michail 3	Arena: SKPC Mejdan Attendance: 4,500 Referees: Saverio Lanzarini (ITA), Gintaras Mačiulis (LTU), Cecília Montgomery-Tóth (HUN)

France  v  Bosnia and Herzegovina

24 February 2025 EuroBasket 2025 qualifiers	France	76–74	Bosnia and Herzegovina	Orléans, France
21:10 (UTC+1)	Scoring by quarter: 18–21, 16–11, 17–25, 25–17
	Pts: Makoundou, Strazel 15 Rebs: Cornelie 6 Asts: Okobo 4	Boxscore	Pts: Castañeda 16 Rebs: Kamenjaš 11 Asts: three players 3	Arena: CO'Met Arena Attendance: 6,769 Referees: Wojciech Liszka (POL), Lorenzo Baldini (ITA), Ivor Matějek (CZE)

China  v  Bosnia and Herzegovina

27 July 2025 Friendly 0	China	90–70	Bosnia and Herzegovina	Nanjing, China
	Scoring by quarter: 25–16, 23–27, 18–3, 24–24
	Pts: Sanning, Shuaipeng 13	Boxscore	Pts: Atić 17	Arena: Nanjing Olympic Sports Center Gymnasium

China  v  Bosnia and Herzegovina

29 July 2025 Friendly 0	China	75–72	Bosnia and Herzegovina	Nanjing, China
	Scoring by quarter: 29–15, 13–20, 11–4, 22–33
	Pts: Jinqiu 16	Boxscore	Pts: Pjanić 15	Arena: Nanjing Olympic Sports Center Gymnasium

Bosnia and Herzegovina  v  Cyprus

28 August 2025 EuroBasket 2025 – Group stage	Bosnia and Herzegovina	vs.	Cyprus	Limassol, Cyprus
18:15 (UTC+3)
		Boxscore		Arena: Spyros Kyprianou Athletic Center

Spain  v  Bosnia and Herzegovina

30 August 2025 EuroBasket 2025 – Group stage	Spain	vs.	Bosnia and Herzegovina	Limassol, Cyprus
21:30 (UTC+3)
		Boxscore		Arena: Spyros Kyprianou Athletic Center

Bosnia and Herzegovina  v  Italy

31 August 2025 EuroBasket 2025 – Group stage	Bosnia and Herzegovina	vs.	Italy	Limassol, Cyprus
21:30 (UTC+3)
		Boxscore		Arena: Spyros Kyprianou Athletic Center

Greece  v  Bosnia and Herzegovina

2 September 2025 EuroBasket 2025 – Group stage	Greece	vs.	Bosnia and Herzegovina	Limassol, Cyprus
15:00 (UTC+3)
		Boxscore		Arena: Spyros Kyprianou Athletic Center

Bosnia and Herzegovina  v  Georgia

4 September 2025 EuroBasket 2025 – Group stage	Bosnia and Herzegovina	vs.	Georgia	Limassol, Cyprus
15:00 (UTC+3)
		Boxscore		Arena: Spyros Kyprianou Athletic Center

Turkey  v  Bosnia and Herzegovina

27 November 2025 2027 FIBA World Cup qualifiers – 1st round	Turkey	vs.	Bosnia and Herzegovina	Turkey
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		Boxscore

Bosnia and Herzegovina  v  Serbia

30 November 2025 2027 FIBA World Cup qualifiers – 1st round	Bosnia and Herzegovina	vs.	Serbia	Bosnia and Herzegovina
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		Boxscore

2026

Bosnia and Herzegovina  v   Switzerland

27 February 2026 2027 FIBA World Cup qualifiers – 1st round	Bosnia and Herzegovina	vs.	Switzerland	Bosnia and Herzegovina
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		Boxscore

Switzerland  v  Bosnia and Herzegovina

2 March 2026 2027 FIBA World Cup qualifiers – 1st round	Switzerland	vs.	Bosnia and Herzegovina	Switzerland
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		Boxscore

Bosnia and Herzegovina  v  Turkey

2 July 2026 2027 FIBA World Cup qualifiers – 1st round	Bosnia and Herzegovina	vs.	Turkey	Bosnia and Herzegovina
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		Boxscore

Serbia  v  Bosnia and Herzegovina

5 July 2026 2027 FIBA World Cup qualifiers – 1st round	Serbia	vs.	Bosnia and Herzegovina	Serbia
--:-- (UTC+2)
		Boxscore

Team

Current roster

The head coach released an extended 24-player squad ahead of EuroBasket 2025 ^[10]

Bosnia and Herzegovina men's national basketball team roster
Players	Coaches
Pos. No. Name Age – Date of birth Height Club Ctr. C 0 Ismet Sejfić 31 – (1993-09-07)7 September 1993 2.08 m (6 ft 10 in) OSE Lions F 3 Amar Alibegović 29 – (1995-03-31)31 March 1995 2.02 m (6 ft 8 in) Trapani Shark PG 4 Adnan Arslanagić 27 – (1997-08-26)26 August 1997 1.83 m (6 ft 0 in) Free Agent SG 5 Edin Atić 28 – (1997-01-19)19 January 1997 2.01 m (6 ft 7 in) Bosna Visit Sarajevo PF 7 Miralem Halilović 33 – (1991-07-22)22 July 1991 2.08 m (6 ft 10 in) Bosna Visit Sarajevo F 10 Vojin Ilić 24 – (2000-08-09)9 August 2000 2.00 m (6 ft 7 in) Igokea PF 11 Ajdin Penava 27 – (1997-03-11)11 March 1997 2.06 m (6 ft 9 in) Śląsk Wrocław G/F 13 Džanan Musa 25 – (1999-05-08)8 May 1999 2.06 m (6 ft 9 in) Dubai BC SG 17 Aleksandar Lazić 28 – (1996-06-10)10 June 1996 2.01 m (6 ft 7 in) Hangzhou 3x3 SG 24 Asim Gutić 23 – (2001-12-12)12 December 2001 1.90 m (6 ft 3 in) Bosna Visit Sarajevo SF 27 Adin Vrabac 31 – (1994-01-27)27 January 1994 2.05 m (6 ft 9 in) Szolnoki Olaj KK PG 31 Xavier Castañeda 24 – (2000-03-26)26 March 2000 1.85 m (6 ft 1 in) Unicaja C 34 Kenan Kamenjaš 25 – (2000-01-17)17 January 2000 2.07 m (6 ft 9 in) Dubai BC C 0 Jusuf Nurkić 30 – (1994-08-23)23 August 1994 2.13 m (7 ft 0 in) Utah Jazz C 55 Luka Garza 26 – (1998-12-27)27 December 1998 2.08 m (6 ft 10 in) Boston Celtics PG Kosta Kondić 23 – (2001-08-05)5 August 2001 1.93 m (6 ft 4 in) Mega Basket PF Njegoš Sikiraš 25 – (1999-04-11)11 April 1999 2.06 m (6 ft 9 in) Spirou Basket C Fahrudin Manjgafić 28 – (1997-01-21)21 January 1997 2.07 m (6 ft 9 in) Sopron KC SF Haris Delalić 30 – (1994-04-24)24 April 1994 2.02 m (6 ft 8 in) Bosna Visit Sarajevo SG Tarik Hrelja 18 – (2006-05-09)9 May 2006 1.94 m (6 ft 4 in) Igokea m:tel C Markus Lončar 28 – (1996-04-08)8 April 1996 2.14 m (7 ft 0 in) Formosa Dreamers PG Sani Čampara 25 – (1999-03-03)3 March 1999 1.90 m (6 ft 3 in) Sloboda Tuzla SG Amsal Delalić 21 – (2003-07-24)24 July 2003 2.00 m (6 ft 7 in) University of Pittsburgh SG Amar Gegić 27 – (1998-02-14)14 February 1998 2.00 m (6 ft 7 in) Free Agent SF Alen Pjanić 28 – (1997-03-05)5 March 1997 1.99 m (6 ft 6 in) Würzburg Baskets	Head coach Adis Bećiragić Assistant coach(es) Gordan Firić Hajrudin Prolić Azur Sakić Legend (C) Team captain Club – describes last club before the competition Age – describes age on 04 July 2025

Depth chart

Pos.	Starting 5	Bench 1	Bench 2
C	Jusuf Nurkić	Kenan Kamenjaš	Markus Lončar
PF	Luka Garza	Amar Alibegović	Miralem Halilović
SF	Džanan Musa	Aleksandar Lazić	Adin Vrabac
SG	Kosta Kondić	Amar Gegić	Vojin Ilić
PG	Xavier Castañeda	Edin Atić	Sani Čampara

Records

Players in bold are still active.

Most appearances Rank Player NT Career Games 1. Gordan Firić 1993–2006 63 2. Samir Lerić 1993–2005 61 3. Elmedin Kikanović (C) 2006–2018 59 4. Jasmin Hukić (C) 1998–2005 54 5. Kenan Bajramović (C) 2001–2011 52 6. Mirza Teletović (C) 2003–2014 51 7. Adis Bećiragić 1993–1999 45 8. Nenad Marković (C) 1994–2001 43 9. Elvir Ovčina 1997–2005 40 10. Ermin Jazvin 2001–2011 39

Most points scored Rank Player NT Career Points 1. Nenad Marković (C) 1994–2001 840 2. Mirza Teletović (C) 2003–2014 655 3. Gordan Firić 1993–2006 639 4. Jasmin Hukić (C) 1998–2005 581 5. Elmedin Kikanović (C) 2006–2018 500 6. Samir Avdić 1993–1997 390 7. Samir Lerić 1993–2005 388 8. Elvir Ovčina 1997–2005 376 9. Damir Mršić 2000–2006 345 10. Kenan Bajramović (C) 2001–2011 342

Head coach history

• Ibrahim Krehić – (1993)
• Mirza Delibašić – (1993)
• Faruk Kulenović – (1993–1995)
• Sabit Hadžić – (1995–2001)
• Draško Prodanović – (2001–2003)
• Mensur Bajramović – (2004–2006)
• Nenad Marković – (2006–2008)
• Mensur Bajramović – (2008–2010)
• Sabit Hadžić – (2010–2012)
• Aleksandar Petrović – (2012–2013)
• Duško Ivanović – (2014–2015)
• Damir Mulaomerović – (2016)
• Duško Vujošević – (2017–2018)
• Jasmin Repeša – (2018)
• Vedran Bosnić – (2018–2022)
• Adis Bećiragić – (2022–present)

Past rosters

1993 EuroBasket: finished 8th among 16 teams

4 Samir Selešković, 5 Gordan Firić, 6 Adis Bećiragić, 8 Senad Begović, 9 Ilijas Masnić, 10 Mario Primorac, 11 Samir Avdić,
12 Emir Mutapčić, 13 Emir Halimić, 14 Sabahudin Bilalović (Coach: Mirza Delibašić; assistant Ibrahim Krehić)^[11]

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1997 EuroBasket: finished 15th among 16 teams

4 Nenad Marković, 5 Gordan Firić, 6 Adis Bećiragić, 7 Samir Lerić, 8 Azur Korlatović, 9 Sejo Bukva, 10 Samir Selešković,
11 Samir Avdić, 12 Elvir Ovčina, 13 Dževad Alihodžić, 14 Adnan Hodžić, 15 Haris Mujezinović (Coach: Sabit Hadžić)

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1999 EuroBasket: finished 15th among 16 teams

4 Nenad Marković, 5 Gordan Firić, 6 Adis Bećiragić, 7 Samir Lerić, 8 Ivan Opačak, 9 Jasmin Hukić, 10 Damir Mirković, 11 Tarik Valjevac,
12 Dževad Alihodžić, 13 Elvir Ovčina, 15 Haris Mujezinović (Coach: Sabit Hadžić)

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2001 EuroBasket: finished 13th among 16 teams

4 Nenad Marković, 5 Gordan Firić, 6 Goran Terzić, 7 Samir Lerić, 8 Ivan Opačak, 9 Jasmin Hukić, 10 Siniša Kovačević, 11 Bariša Krasić,
12 Damir Mršić, 13 Ramiz Suljanović, 14 Elvir Ovčina, 15 Haris Mujezinović (Coach: Sabit Hadžić)

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2003 EuroBasket: finished 15th among 16 teams

4 Terrel Castle, 5 Elvir Ovčina, 6 Damir Krupalija, 7 Samir Lerić, 8 Želimir Stevanović, 9 Jasmin Hukić, 10 Siniša Kovačević,
11 Bariša Krasić, 12 Damir Mršić, 13 Kenan Bajramović, 14 Mirza Teletović, 15 Haris Mujezinović (Coach: Draško Prodanović)

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2005 EuroBasket: finished 15th among 16 teams

4 Vedran Princ, 5 Elvir Ovčina, 6 Mirza Teletović, 7 Samir Lerić, 8 Edin Bavčić, 9 Henry Domercant, 10 Siniša Kovačević,
11 Mujo Tuljković, 12 Damir Mršić, 13 Jasmin Hukić, 14 Aleksandar Radojević, 15 Kenan Bajramović (Coach: Mensur Bajramović)

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2011 EuroBasket: finished 19th among 24 teams

4 Nemanja Gordić, 5 Aleksej Nešović, 6 Ermin Jazvin, 7 Goran Ikonić, 8 Milan Milošević, 9 Edin Bavčić, 10 Saša Vasiljević,
11 Elmedin Kikanović, 12 Mirza Teletović, 13 Henry Domercant, 14 Nihad Đedović, 15 Kenan Bajramović (Coach: Sabit Hadžić)

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2013 EuroBasket: finished 12th among 24 teams

4 Muhamed Pašalić, 5 Ante Mašić, 6 Andrija Stipanović, 7 Marko Šutalo, 8 Zack Wright, 9 Edin Bavčić, 10 Nemanja Gordić,
11 Elmedin Kikanović, 12 Mirza Teletović, 13 Dalibor Peršić, 14 Nihad Đedović, 15 Nedžad Sinanović (Coach: Aleksandar Petrović)

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2015 EuroBasket: finished 23rd among 24 teams

4 Muhamed Pašalić, 5 Nedim Buza, 6 Andrija Stipanović, 7 Marko Šutalo, 9 Edin Bavčić, 10 Nemanja Gordić, 11 Elmedin Kikanović (C),
13 Dalibor Peršić, 15 Milan Milošević, 20 Alex Renfroe, 23 Adin Vrabac, 30 Draško Albijanić (Coach: Duško Ivanović)

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2022 EuroBasket: finished 18th among 24 teams

0 Jusuf Nurkić, 2 John Roberson, 5 Edin Atić, 7 Miralem Halilović (C), 9 Amar Gegić, 11 Kenan Kamenjaš, 12 Sani Čampara,
13 Džanan Musa, 15 Ajdin Penava, 17 Aleksandar Lazić, 22 Emir Sulejmanović, 27 Adin Vrabac (Coach: Adis Bećiragić)

Kit

Supplier	Period	Sponsor
NAAI	2015
Haad	2015	BH Telecom
No1	2016–2021	Telemach, bh t
XGB3	2021–present	Telemach, EPBiH

See also

• Sports portal
• Bosnia and Herzegovina portal

• Sport in Bosnia and Herzegovina
• Bosnia and Herzegovina women's national basketball team
• Bosnia and Herzegovina men's national under-20 basketball team
• Bosnia and Herzegovina men's national under-18 and under-19 basketball team
• Bosnia and Herzegovina men's national under-16 and under-17 basketball team