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Bosnia and Herzegovina men's national under-16 and under-17 basketball team

Bosnia and Herzegovina men's national under-16 and under-17 basketball team

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The Bosnia and Herzegovina national under-16 and under-17 basketball team is the national representative for Bosnia and Herzegovina in international under-18 and under-19 basketball competitions. They are organized by the Basketball Federation of Bosnia and Herzegovina.[1] The team competes at the FIBA U16 European Championship, with the opportunity to qualify for the FIBA Under-17 World Cup.[2][3][4][5][6]

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FIBA U16 European Championship

On 27 July 2007, in the first game of the Division B 2007 FIBA U16 European Championship, Bosnia and Herzegovina defeated Armenia by the score of 236–27, becoming one of the highest margin wins ever in any international game.[7]

Bosnia and Herzegovina won two gold medals in 2015, winning both the 2015 European Youth Summer Olympic Festival as well as the 2015 FIBA U16 European Championship. [8][9] Winning the European Under-16 Championship caused massive celebrations throughout the streets of Bosnia. [10][11][12][13]

On 17 August 2015 in Sarajevo, close to 50,000 Bosnia and Herzegovina national team supporters welcomed the under-16 European champions home.[14][15][16][17]

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FIBA Under-17 World Cup

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References

  1. "Bosnia and Herzegovina (U16-U17)". Retrieved 30 September 2019.
  2. "Boxscore BIH 236–27 ARM". FIBA Europe. 27 July 2007. Retrieved 2 April 2016.
  3. "Musa Leads Bosnians To Historic Triumph". fibaeurope.com. Archived from the original on 20 August 2015. Retrieved 17 August 2015.
  4. "Musa leads Bosnia and Herzegovina to historic triumph at U16 European Championship". fiba.com. Archived from the original on September 28, 2022. Retrieved 17 August 2015.
  5. "Titula prvaka Europe slavi se na ulicama diljem BiH" (in Bosnian). reprezentacija.ba. Retrieved 16 August 2015.
  6. "Nacija u deliriju: Slavlje uspjeha bh. košarkaša i na ulicama" (in Bosnian). klix.ba. Retrieved 16 August 2015.
  7. "Veliko slavlje u BiH nakon pobjede i osvojenog zlata u Litvaniji" (in Bosnian). avaz.ba. Retrieved 16 August 2015.
  8. "Ludnica na dočeku zlatnih kadeta" (in Montenegrin). rtcg.me. Retrieved 17 August 2015.

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