Slovenia women's national basketball team

The Slovenia women's national basketball team (Slovene: Slovenska ženska košarkarska reprezentanca) represents Slovenia in international women's basketball competition and is organized by the Basketball Federation of Slovenia (KZS). In 2023, Slovenia co-hosted the 39th FIBA Women's EuroBasket along with Israel.

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

Slovenia
FIBA ranking26 Decrease 7 (21 August 2023)[1]
FIBA zoneFIBA Europe
National federationKZS
CoachGeorge Dikeoulakos
Nickname(s)Rakete (The Rockets)
EuroBasket
Appearances4
Home jersey
Team colours
Home
Away jersey
Team colours
Away
First international
 Slovenia 82–61 Georgia 
(Slovenske Konjice, Slovenia; 15 May 1993)
Biggest win
 Slovenia 127–28 Albania 
(Durrës, Albania; 14 November 2021)

The women's national team made their debut at the EuroBasket Women 2017.

Competitive record

For results before 1993, see Yugoslavia women's national basketball team.

Team

Current roster

Roster for the EuroBasket Women 2023.[2][3]

Slovenia women's national basketball team roster
PlayersCoaches
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Pos.No.NameAge – Date of birthHeightClubCtr.
C 1 Eva Lisec 27 – (1995-06-17)17 June 1995 1.92 m (6 ft 4 in) Nika Syktyvkar Russia
SG 3 Teja Oblak (C) 32 – (1990-12-20)20 December 1990 1.72 m (5 ft 8 in) USK Praha Czech Republic
SG 5 Tina Cvijanovič 25 – (1998-03-04)4 March 1998 1.78 m (5 ft 10 in) Faenza Futura Basket Italy
PF 9 Hana Ivanusa 18 – (2004-09-06)6 September 2004 1.86 m (6 ft 1 in) ŽKD Ježica Slovenia
PF 10 Tina Jakovina 30 – (1992-08-11)11 August 1992 1.82 m (6 ft 0 in) Crvena zvezda Serbia
SG 11 Eva Rupnik 30 – (1992-10-18)18 October 1992 1.76 m (5 ft 9 in) Namur Belgium
SG 13 Zala Friškovec 23 – (1999-10-10)10 October 1999 1.80 m (5 ft 11 in) CCC Polkowice Poland
C 14 Lara Kozina Bubnič 23 – (1999-08-02)2 August 1999 1.90 m (6 ft 3 in) KK Triglav Kranj Slovenia
SF 17 Ajša Sivka 17 – (2005-11-23)23 November 2005 1.92 m (6 ft 4 in) PF Schio Italy
SG 20 Lea Debeljak 21 – (2001-10-25)25 October 2001 1.77 m (5 ft 10 in) ŽKK Celje Slovenia
F 21 Gala Kramzar 24 – (1999-03-30)30 March 1999 1.81 m (5 ft 11 in) KK Triglav Kranj Slovenia
PG 55 Blaza Ceh 19 – (2003-12-09)9 December 2003 1.81 m (5 ft 11 in) ŽKK Celje Slovenia
Head coach
Assistant coach(es)
Legend
  • (C) Team captain
  • Club – describes last
    club before the tournament
  • Age – describes age
    on 15 June 2023

Head coaches
Years Name Competition
1992–1994 Slovenia Sergej Ravnikar
1995 Slovenia Tone Corel
1997 Slovenia Branko Lah
1999 Slovenia Sergej Ravnikar
2001–2003 Serbia and Montenegro Dragomir Bukvić
May 2004–Dec 2007 Slovenia Boris Zrinski Eurobasket Women 2005 - Division B
Dec 2007–Aug 2008 Croatia Željko Ciglar
Aug 2008–Feb 2010 Slovenia Goran Jovanović Eurobasket Women 2009 - Division B
Feb 2010–Feb 2013 Slovenia Boris Zrinski Eurobasket Women 2011 - Division B
Feb 2013–Dec 2014 Slovenia Tomo Orešnik
Dec 2014–Oct 2021 SloveniaDamir Grgić EuroBasket Women 2017 (14th place)
EuroBasket Women 2019 (10th place)
EuroBasket Women 2021 (10th place)
Oct 2021–present GreeceGeorge Dikeoulakos EuroBasket Women 2023

References
  1. "FIBA Ranking Presented by Nike". FIBA. 21 August 2023. Retrieved 21 August 2023.
  2. "Znana dvanajsterica Slovenk za EuroBasket" (in Slovenian). kzs.si. 13 June 2023. Retrieved 13 June 2023.
  3. "Team Roster: Slovenia" (PDF). fiba.basketball. 15 June 2023. p. 14. Retrieved 15 June 2023.
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