Yugoslavia women's national under-16 basketball team

 Yugoslavia

FIBA zone	FIBA Europe
National federation	Basketball Federation of Yugoslavia
Europe Championship
Appearances	9
Medals	Silver: 1982, 1991 Bronze: 1985, 1987
Home Away

The Yugoslavia women's national under-16 basketball team (Serbo-Croatian: Kadetska košarkaška reprezentacija Jugoslavije) was the girls' basketball team, administered by Basketball Federation of Yugoslavia, that represented SFR Yugoslavia in international under-16 (under age 16) women's basketball competitions, consisted mainly of the European Championship for Cadettes, nowadays known as the FIBA Europe Under-16 Championship for Women.

After the dissolution of SFR Yugoslavia in 1991, the successor countries all set up their own national under-16 teams.

Individual awards

Top Scorer^[1]

• Zagorka Počeković – 1982
• Danira Nakić – 1985
• Žana Lelas – 1987
• Vedrana Grgin – 1991

European Championship competitive record

Year	Pos.	GP	W	L	Ref.
1976	7th	6	5	1	[2]
1978	6th	8	5	3	[3]
1980	7th	8	5	3	[4]
1982		7	6	1	[5]
1984	7th	7	4	3	[6]
1985		7	6	1	[7]
1987		7	4	3	[8]
1989	7th	7	4	3	[9]
1991		7	6	1	[10]
Total	9/9	64	45	19

Coaches

New national teams

After the dissolution of SFR Yugoslavia in 1991, five new countries were created: Bosnia and Herzegovina, Croatia, FYR Macedonia, FR Yugoslavia (in 2003, renamed to Serbia and Montenegro) and Slovenia. In 2006, Montenegro became an independent nation and Serbia became the legal successor of Serbia and Montenegro. In 2008, Kosovo declared independence from Serbia and became a FIBA member in 2015.

Here is a list of women's national under-16 teams on the SFR Yugoslavia area:

•  Bosnia and Herzegovina (1992–present)
•  Croatia (1992–present)
•  North Macedonia (1993–present)
•  Serbia and Montenegro (1992–2006)
  •  Montenegro (2006–present)
  •  Serbia (2006–present)
    •  Kosovo (2015–present)
•  Slovenia (1992–present)

See also

• Yugoslavia women's national under-19 basketball team
• Yugoslavia women's national under-18 basketball team

References

This page was last edited on 11 July 2023, at 16:31