Slovakia men's national basketball team

Slovakia
FIBA ranking70 Decrease 3 (13 July 2026)[1]
Joined FIBA1993
FIBA zoneFIBA Europe
National federationSBA
CoachOliver Vidin
Nickname(s)Repre
(The Representatives)
FIBA World Cup
AppearancesNone
EuroBasket
AppearancesNone
Home jersey
Team colours
Home
Away jersey
Team colours
Away
First international
 Bosnia 97–69 Slovakia 
(Wrocław, Poland; 30 May 1993)
Biggest win
 Slovakia 100–39 Malta 
(Levice, Slovakia; 7 September 2005)
Biggest defeat
 Belgium 102–59 Slovakia 
(Mons, Belgium; 30 June 2022)

The Slovakia men's national basketball team (Slovak: Slovenské národné basketbalové mužstvo) represents Slovakia in international basketball competition. The supervising body is the Slovak Basketball Association (SBA).

Slovakia is one of the newest national basketball teams in the world, having split from Czechoslovakia following the dissolution of the unified state in 1993. They joined FIBA later that year, and played in their first international match against Bosnia and Herzegovina. Slovakia to date does not have much history on the international level. Although they have attempted to qualify for major tournaments such as EuroBasket and the FIBA World Cup, but have yet to reach qualification.

History

The Czechoslovak era

Until 1993, Slovakia was a part of Czechoslovakia, with Slovak born players taking part on the Czechoslovakia national team. One of the most notable players who was born in Slovakia, and played for the Czechoslovakia national team to achieve success at the international level was Stanislav Kropilák. He helped lead Czechoslovakia to three medal finishes at the EuroBasket, in 1977, 1981, and 1985.

After independence

After gaining independence from Czechoslovakia, the Slovak national team on numerous attempts during their early years strived to qualify for EuroBasket, but ultimately came up short. In qualification to reach EuroBasket 2017, Slovakia was slotted into Group F to begin the qualifiers. Slovakia, however, would go on to struggle to a (1–5) record and missing their chance to qualify.[2]

For qualification to the 2019 FIBA World Cup, Slovakia took part in European Pre-Qualifiers, but were eventually eliminated after amassing a (1–5) record in their group.[3] Slovakia later went through EuroBasket 2022 Pre-Qualifiers, but were once again denied of making it to the continental stage, after finishing with a (3–5) record during pre-qualifying.[4]

Competitive record

Team

Current roster

Roster for the EuroBasket 2029 Pre-Qualifiers match on 5 July 2026 against Kosovo.[5][6]

Slovakia men's national basketball team roster
PlayersCoaches
Pos.No.NameAge – Date of birthHeightClubCtr.
PG 1 Peter Kováčik 21 – (2005-03-15)15 March 2005 1.90 m (6 ft 3 in) Handlová Slovakia
C 6 Michael Fusek 31 – (1995-06-05)5 June 1995 2.24 m (7 ft 4 in) Nitra Blue Wings Slovakia
PF 10 Vladimír Brodziansky 32 – (1994-05-08)8 May 1994 2.10 m (6 ft 11 in) Fujian Sturgeons China
SG 14 Dávid Abrhám 29 – (1996-10-09)9 October 1996 1.93 m (6 ft 4 in) Slovan Slovakia
SF 15 Matúš Hronský 23 – (2003-06-30)30 June 2003 2.03 m (6 ft 8 in) Prievidza Slovakia
PG 17 Robert Rožánek 30 – (1996-04-01)1 April 1996 1.90 m (6 ft 3 in) Iskra Svit Slovakia
C 20 Tomáš Pavelka 25 – (2000-09-22)22 September 2000 2.14 m (7 ft 0 in) Slovan Slovakia
F 21 Marek Doležaj 28 – (1998-04-13)13 April 1998 2.06 m (6 ft 9 in) Ármann Iceland
SG 22 Dalibor Hlivák 31 – (1995-05-25)25 May 1995 1.91 m (6 ft 3 in) Prievidza Slovakia
SF 26 Juraj Páleník 26 – (2000-04-04)4 April 2000 2.05 m (6 ft 9 in) Spišskí Rytieri Slovakia
G/F 41 Thomas Stanko 18 – (2007-11-28)28 November 2007 2.07 m (6 ft 9 in) Nymburk Czech Republic
SG 77 Lukáš Bolek 28 – (1997-08-11)11 August 1997 1.94 m (6 ft 4 in) Nitra Blue Wings Slovakia
Head coach
  • Serbia Oliver Vidin
Assistant coach(es)
  • Poland Wojciech Walich
  • Slovakia Maroš Helmecy
Legend
  • (C) Team captain
  • Club – describes last
    club before the competition
  • Age – describes age
    on 5 July 2026

Depth chart

Pos. Starting 5 Bench 1 Bench 2 Bench 3
C Tomáš Pavelka Michael Fusek Marek Dolezaj Maroš Zelizňák
PF Vladimír Brodziansky Jakub Mokráň Maroš Golian Thomas Stanko
SF Timotej Malovec Dávid Abrhám Matúš Hronský Sebastián Rančík
SG Mário Ihring Dalibor Hlivák Matúš Malovec Lukáš Bolek
PG David DeJulius Šimon Krajčovič Peter Kováčik Samuel Volárik

Head coach position

  • Slovakia Milan Černický – (2004–2010)
  • Slovakia Peter Bálint – (2011–2012)
  • Slovakia Miroslav Grznár – (2012–2013)
  • Slovakia Milan Černický – (2014–2015)
  • Croatia Ivan Rudež – (2016–2018)
  • Croatia Žan Tabak – (2019–2021)
  • Russia Oleg Meleshchenko – (2021–2022)
  • Croatia Aramis Naglić – (2022–2025)
  • Serbia Oliver Vidin – (2025–present)[7]

Results and fixtures

  Win   Loss

2025

2 August 2025 Slovakia  73–60   Switzerland Bratislava, Slovakia
18:00 (UTC+2) Scoring by quarter: 13–17, 28–16, 19–7, 13–20
Pts: Malovec 21
Rebs: Malovec 9
Asts: Krajčovič 5		 Boxscore Pts: T. Ročak 13
Rebs: T. Ročak 7
Asts: Fofana 5		 Arena: Gopass Arena
Attendance: 1,826
Referees: Ademir Zurapović (BIH), Martin Vulić (CRO), Geert Jacobs (BEL)
9 August 2025 Ukraine  80–71  Slovakia Riga, Latvia
17:00 (UTC+3) Scoring by quarter: 24–24, 21–14, 17–14, 18–19
Pts: Sanon 23
Rebs: Bobrov, Lypovyy 8
Asts: Sanon 6		 Boxscore Pts: Malovec 19
Rebs: Pavelka 9
Asts: Krajčovič 4		 Arena: Olympic Sports Centre
Attendance: 500
Referees: Andris Aunkrogers (LAT), Georgios Poursanidis (GRE), Viola Györgyi (NOR)
13 August 2025 Switzerland  85–72  Slovakia Winterthur, Switzerland
19:00 (UTC+2) Scoring by quarter: 17–21, 28–15, 14–17, 26–19
Pts: Fofana 24
Rebs: three players 6
Asts: Fofana 8		 Boxscore Pts: Malovec 22
Rebs: Pavelka 13
Asts: Kováčik 4		 Arena: AXA Arena
Attendance: 1,432
Referees: Ariadna Chueca (ESP), Gatis Saliņš (LAT), Alberto Sánchez (ESP)
20 August 2025 Slovakia  86–98  Ukraine Bratislava, Slovakia
18:00 (UTC+2) Scoring by quarter: 20–17, 20–32, 27–20, 19–29
Pts: Malovec 28
Rebs: Pavelka 9
Asts: Krajčovič 9		 Boxscore Pts: Kovliar 33
Rebs: Lypovyy 8
Asts: Kovliar 6		 Arena: Gopass Arena
Attendance: 2,376
Referees: Marius Ciulin (ROU), Péter Praksch (HUN), Siniša Prpa (SRB)
27 November 2025 Slovakia  73–63  Albania Prievidza, Slovakia
18:00 (UTC+1) Scoring by quarter: 19–23, 22–12, 16–17, 16–11
Pts: Kováčik 13
Rebs: Golian 8
Asts: Ihring 5		 Boxscore Pts: Tola 16
Rebs: Hamati 10
Asts: Dusha, Hysa 3		 Arena: Športová Hala Prievidza
Attendance: 1,764
Referees: Zoran Mitrovski (MKD), Viktor Nagy (HUN), Nermin Hodžić (GER)

2026

27 February 2025 Kosovo  78–89  Slovakia Prizren, Kosovo
19:00 (UTC+1) Scoring by quarter: 27–18, 15–30, 24–26, 12–15
Pts: Myles 21
Rebs: Shoshi 6
Asts: Myles 5		 Boxscore Pts: DeJulius 26
Rebs: Golian 18
Asts: DeJulius 8		 Arena: Sezai Surroi Sports Hall
Attendance: 700
Referees: Ali Şakacı (TUR), Alija Ferevski (MKD), Alin Faur (ROU)
2 March 2026 Albania  68–94  Slovakia Shkodër, Albania
18:00 (UTC+1) Scoring by quarter: 15–17, 20–30, 22–17, 11–30
Pts: Taflaj, Tola 16
Rebs: Krypci 8
Asts: Tola 4		 Boxscore Pts: DeJulius 26
Rebs: Pavelka 10
Asts: S. Krajčovič 7		 Arena: Pallati i Sportit Qazim Dervishi
Attendance: 300
Referees: Mehmet Karabilecen (TUR), Sava Ćetković (MNE), Goran Grbić (SVN)
5 July 2026 Slovakia  86–83  Kosovo Spišská Nová Ves, Slovakia
18:00 (UTC+2) Scoring by quarter: 33–22, 17–20, 20–21, 16–20
Pts: Hronský 20
Rebs: Brodziansky 11
Asts: Hlivák 8		 Boxscore Pts: Hajrizi 20
Rebs: Shoshi 13
Asts: Hajrizi, Myles 4		 Arena: Spiš Aréna
Attendance: 3,509
Referees: Viktor Nagy (HUN), Gabrielius Simonavičius (LTU), Martin Van Howe (BEL)

2027

See also

References

  1. ↑ "FIBA World Ranking Presented by Nike". FIBA. 13 July 2026. Retrieved 13 July 2026.
  2. ↑ "Slovakia during the EuroBasket 2017 Qualifiers". Retrieved 17 September 2016.
  3. ↑ "Slovakia during the 2019 FIBA World Cup European Pre-Qualifiers". Retrieved 2 August 2017.
  4. ↑ "Slovakia during the EuroBasket 2022 Pre-Qualifiers". Retrieved 21 August 2019.
  5. ↑ "V slovenskom drese sa znovu objaví Vladimír Brodziansky. Užšia nominácia trénera Vidina pred zápasom s Kosovom na Spiši" (in Slovak). Retrieved 15 June 2026.
  6. ↑ "Slovakia during the EuroBasket 2029 Pre-Qualifiers in July 2026". Retrieved 2 July 2026.
  7. ↑ "Štartuje éra mužskej reprezentácie s novým trénerom a bez viacerých opôr. Oliver Vidin: Prvoradý je postup do kvalifikácie". slovakbasket.sk (in Slovak). Retrieved 9 July 2025.
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