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Slovenia women's national basketball team

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Slovenia
FIBA ranking22 Increase 3 (9 February 2025)[1]
FIBA zoneFIBA Europe
National federationKZS
CoachGeorge Dikeoulakos
Nickname(s)Rakete (The Rockets)
EuroBasket
Appearances5
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 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.

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

Competitive record

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

Team

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Current roster

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Roster for the EuroBasket Women 2025.[2][3]

Slovenia women's national basketball team roster
Players Coaches
Pos. No. Name Age – Date of birth Height Club Ctr.
C 1 Eva Lisec 30 – (1995-06-17)17 June 1995 1.92 m (6 ft 4 in) UMMC Ekaterinburg Russia
SG 3 Teja Oblak (C) 34 – (1990-12-20)20 December 1990 1.72 m (5 ft 8 in) Galatasaray Turkey
SG 5 Tina Cvijanovič 27 – (1998-03-04)4 March 1998 1.78 m (5 ft 10 in) San Martino di Lupari Italy
PF 7 Maruša Seničar 28 – (1997-05-05)5 May 1997 1.87 m (6 ft 2 in) Saarlouis Royals Germany
C 10 Teja Goršič 25 – (1999-07-07)7 July 1999 1.89 m (6 ft 2 in) CSM Constanța Romania
SG 13 Zala Friškovec 25 – (1999-10-10)10 October 1999 1.80 m (5 ft 11 in) Sopron Basket Hungary
PF 15 Mojca Jelenc 22 – (2003-01-04)4 January 2003 1.97 m (6 ft 6 in) Valencia Basket Spain
SF 17 Ajša Sivka 19 – (2005-11-23)23 November 2005 1.92 m (6 ft 4 in) Tarbes Gespe Bigorre France
SG 20 Lea Debeljak 23 – (2001-10-25)25 October 2001 1.77 m (5 ft 10 in) Kangoeroes Basket Mechelen Belgium
C 23 Jessica Shepard 28 – (1996-09-11)11 September 1996 1.95 m (6 ft 5 in) Athinaikos Greece
PG 33 Sara Sambolić 21 – (2004-05-31)31 May 2004 1.70 m (5 ft 7 in) KD Ilirija Slovenia
PG 71 Lea Bartelme 19 – (2005-12-30)30 December 2005 1.76 m (5 ft 9 in) UMBC Retrievers United States
Head coach
Assistant coach(es)
Legend
  • (C) Team captain
  • Club – describes last
    club before the tournament
  • Age – describes age
    on 18 June 2025

Head coaches

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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

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  1. ^ "FIBA Ranking Presented by Nike". FIBA. 9 February 2025. Retrieved 9 February 2025.
  2. ^ "Znana dvanajsterica Slovenk za EuroBasket" (in Sinhala). kzs.si. Retrieved 16 June 2025.
  3. ^ "Team roster: Slovenia" (PDF). fiba.basketball. p. 12. Retrieved 17 June 2025.
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