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 1 (1 March 2024)
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	10
Medals	None
Home Away
First international
Bosnia and Herzegovina 97–69 Slovakia (Wrocław, Poland; 30 May 1993)
Biggest win
Bosnia and Herzegovina 92–53 Cyprus (Sarajevo, Bosnia and Herzegovina; 21 November 2001) Cyprus 56–95 Bosnia and Herzegovina (Nicosia, Cyprus; 20 November 2002) Bosnia and Herzegovina 88–49 Bulgaria (Sarajevo, Bosnia and Herzegovina; 27 November 2020)
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. 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.

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.

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. Entering the first round of the qualifiers, the national team earned a tough win at home against Russia 81–76. 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.

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. Eventually, the federation received 150,000 convertible marks in financial aid from the Bosnian government, to ensure participation in the tournament.

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
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	To be determined					To be determined
Total	10/14	46	11	35		115	72	43

Results and fixtures

  Win   Loss

2023

Portugal v Bosnia and Herzegovina

13 August 2023 2024 Olympic Pre-Qualifying – Group stage	Portugal	75–84	Bosnia and Herzegovina	Gliwice, Poland
16:00 (UTC+2)	Scoring by quarter: 24–17, 16–20, 14–21, 21–26
	Pts: Lisboa 22 Rebs: Brito 8 Asts: three players 4	Boxscore	Pts: Musa 21 Rebs: Garza 12 Asts: Atić 10	Arena: Gliwice Arena Attendance: 1,263 Referees: Gvidas Gedvilas (LTU), Martin Horozov (BUL), Mehmet Karabilecen (TUR)

Bosnia and Herzegovina v Poland

14 August 2023 2024 Olympic Pre-Qualifying – Group stage	Bosnia and Herzegovina	76–85	Poland	Gliwice, Poland
20:30 (UTC+2)	Scoring by quarter: 19–27, 18–23, 18–20, 21–15
	Pts: Nurkić 17 Rebs: Nurkić 8 Asts: Atić 8	Boxscore	Pts: Ponitka, Sokołowski 22 Rebs: Ponitka 9 Asts: Ponitka 7	Arena: Gliwice Arena Attendance: 2,754 Referees: Nicolás Maestre (FRA), Kerem Baki (TUR), Gvidas Gedvilas (LTU)

Hungary v Bosnia and Herzegovina

16 August 2023 2024 Olympic Pre-Qualifying – Group stage	Hungary	78–103	Bosnia and Herzegovina	Gliwice, Poland
21:00 (UTC+2)	Scoring by quarter: 16–36, 12–21, 24–26, 26–20
	Pts: Perl 21 Rebs: Golomán 5 Asts: Perl 5	Boxscore	Pts: Musa 26 Rebs: Nurkić 10 Asts: Musa 7	Arena: Gliwice Arena Attendance: 764 Referees: Oskars Lucis (LAT), Sergii Zashchuk (UKR), Ariadna Chueca (ESP)

Bosnia and Herzegovina v Israel

18 August 2023 2024 Olympic Pre-Qualifying – Semi-finals	Bosnia and Herzegovina	86–77	Israel	Gliwice, Poland
20:30 (UTC+2)	Scoring by quarter: 20–22, 16–11, 23–19, 27–25
	Pts: Garza 24 Rebs: Nurkić 14 Asts: Musa 5	Boxscore	Pts: Sorkin 28 Rebs: Sorkin 9 Asts: Ziv 8	Arena: Gliwice Arena Attendance: 1,260 Referees: Oskars Lucis (LAT), Zafer Yılmaz (TUR), Sergii Zashchuk (UKR)

Bosnia and Herzegovina v Poland

20 August 2023 2024 Olympic Pre-Qualifying – Final	Bosnia and Herzegovina	72–76	Poland	Gliwice, Poland
14:15 (UTC+2)	Scoring by quarter: 23–23, 16–17, 15–14, 18–22
	Pts: Lazić 16 Rebs: Nurkić 12 Asts: Atić 9	Boxscore	Pts: Sokołowski 16 Rebs: Ponitka 8 Asts: Ponitka 5	Arena: Gliwice Arena Attendance: 5,256 Referees: Oskars Lucis (LAT), Nicolás Maestre (FRA), Zafer Yılmaz (TUR)

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	vs.	Bosnia and Herzegovina	Croatia
		Boxscore

Bosnia and Herzegovina v Croatia

24 November 2024 EuroBasket 2025 qualifiers	Bosnia and Herzegovina	vs.	Croatia	Bosnia and Herzegovina
		Boxscore

2025

Bosnia and Herzegovina v Cyprus

21 February 2025 EuroBasket 2025 qualifiers	Bosnia and Herzegovina	vs.	Cyprus	Bosnia and Herzegovina
		Boxscore

France v Bosnia and Herzegovina

24 February 2025 EuroBasket 2025 qualifiers	France	vs.	Bosnia and Herzegovina	France
		Boxscore

Team

Current roster

Roster for the EuroBasket 2025 Qualifiers matches on 23 and 26 February 2024 against Cyprus and France.

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 30 – (1993-09-07)7 September 1993 2.08 m (6 ft 10 in) Sloboda Tuzla C 1 Markus Lončar 27 – (1996-04-08)8 April 1996 2.13 m (7 ft 0 in) Al Taawoun F 3 Amar Alibegović 28 – (1995-03-31)31 March 1995 2.02 m (6 ft 8 in) Çağdaş Bodrumspor PG 4 Adnan Arslanagić 26 – (1997-08-26)26 August 1997 1.83 m (6 ft 0 in) Ilirija SG 5 Edin Atić 27 – (1997-01-19)19 January 1997 2.01 m (6 ft 7 in) Igokea G/F 9 Amar Gegić 26 – (1998-02-14)14 February 1998 2.00 m (6 ft 7 in) Gran Canaria F 10 Vojin Ilić 23 – (2000-08-09)9 August 2000 2.00 m (6 ft 7 in) Bosna Meridianbet PF 11 Ajdin Penava 26 – (1997-03-11)11 March 1997 2.06 m (6 ft 9 in) Juventus G/F 13 Džanan Musa 24 – (1999-05-08)8 May 1999 2.06 m (6 ft 9 in) Real Madrid SG 17 Aleksandar Lazić 27 – (1996-06-10)10 June 1996 2.01 m (6 ft 7 in) Spartak SF 27 Adin Vrabac 30 – (1994-01-27)27 January 1994 2.05 m (6 ft 9 in) Évreux C 34 Kenan Kamenjaš 24 – (2000-01-17)17 January 2000 2.07 m (6 ft 9 in) Budućnost	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 23 February 2024

Depth chart

Pos.	Starting 5	Bench 1	Bench 2
C	Jusuf Nurkić	Kenan Kamenjaš
PF	Miralem Halilović	Emir Sulejmanović	Ajdin Penava
SF	Adin Vrabac	Aleksandar Lazić
SG	Džanan Musa	Edin Atić
PG	John Roberson	Amar Gegić	Sani Čampara

Notable players

Current notable players who have played for the national team:

Notable players roster
Players	Coaches
Pos. No. Name Age – Date of birth Height Club Ctr. PG Filip Adamović 35 – (1988-12-15)15 December 1988 1.80 m (5 ft 11 in) Gries-Soufel F Rijad Avdić 25 – (1998-07-02)2 July 1998 2.01 m (6 ft 7 in) Focșani F Nedim Buza 28 – (1995-05-10)10 May 1995 2.02 m (6 ft 8 in) Bosna Meridianbet G Sani Čampara 24 – (1999-03-03)3 March 1999 1.90 m (6 ft 3 in) Mons-Hainaut F Nedim Đedović 27 – (1997-02-16)16 February 1997 2.03 m (6 ft 8 in) Real Betis F Amsel Delalić 20 – (2003-07-24)24 July 2003 2.02 m (6 ft 8 in) Borac Banja Luka F Haris Delalić 29 – (1994-04-24)24 April 1994 2.04 m (6 ft 8 in) MZT Skopje C Ibrahim Durmo 27 – (1997-01-15)15 January 1997 2.00 m (6 ft 7 in) PEAC-Pécs C Luka Garza 25 – (1998-12-27)27 December 1998 2.10 m (6 ft 11 in) Minnesota Timberwolves G Nemanja Gordić 35 – (1988-08-25)25 August 1988 1.94 m (6 ft 4 in) Spartak PF Miralem Halilović 32 – (1991-07-22)22 July 1991 2.05 m (6 ft 9 in) Galatasaray G Almir Hasandić 33 – (1990-10-19)19 October 1990 1.91 m (6 ft 3 in) Unattached PG Draško Knežević 31 – (1993-02-03)3 February 1993 1.88 m (6 ft 2 in) Patrioti Levice F Milan Milošević 38 – (1985-09-26)26 September 1985 2.02 m (6 ft 8 in) Mladost Zemun SG Zinedin Mulić 20 – (2004-01-15)15 January 2004 1.99 m (6 ft 6 in) Spars F Lazar Mutić 24 – (1999-06-01)1 June 1999 2.03 m (6 ft 8 in) Aalst C Jusuf Nurkić 29 – (1994-08-23)23 August 1994 2.13 m (7 ft 0 in) Phoenix Suns G Muhamed Pašalić 36 – (1987-08-27)27 August 1987 1.92 m (6 ft 4 in) Bosna Meridianbet C Imran Polutak 27 – (1996-07-09)9 July 1996 2.09 m (6 ft 10 in) OSE Lions PG John Roberson 35 – (1988-10-28)28 October 1988 1.80 m (5 ft 11 in) Manisa F Njegoš Sikiraš 24 – (1999-04-11)11 April 1999 2.06 m (6 ft 9 in) Rogaška C Andrija Stipanović 37 – (1986-12-18)18 December 1986 2.09 m (6 ft 10 in) Cluj Napoca F/C Emir Sulejmanović 28 – (1995-07-13)13 July 1995 2.04 m (6 ft 8 in) Zaragoza G Darko Talić 26 – (1998-02-23)23 February 1998 1.92 m (6 ft 4 in) Borac Čačak C Obrad Tomić 30 – (1993-08-04)4 August 1993 2.08 m (6 ft 10 in) Rapla C Đorđe Topolović 22 – (2001-07-07)7 July 2001 2.08 m (6 ft 10 in) Šibenka G Tihomir Vranješ 28 – (1995-10-24)24 October 1995 1.96 m (6 ft 5 in) Raiders PG Adi Zahiragić 28 – (1995-02-24)24 February 1995 1.87 m (6 ft 2 in) Zlatibor F Jure Zubac 28 – (1995-03-15)15 March 1995 2.04 m (6 ft 8 in) Bosna Meridianbet	Legend Club – describes current club Age – describes age on 23 February 2024

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–	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–	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: Ibrahim Krehić)

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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
NAAI	2015
Haad	2015
No1	2016–present

See also

• 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

External links

• Official website (in Bosnian)
• Bosnia and Herzegovina FIBA profile
• Bosnia and Herzegovina National Team – Men at Eurobasket.com
• Bosnia and Herzegovina Basketball Records at FIBA Archive