The Yugoslavia men's national basketball team represented the Socialist Federal Republic of Yugoslavia from 1943 until 1992 in international basketball, and was controlled by the Basketball Federation
Yugoslav roster at EuroBasket 1961 on home soil in Belgrade. Though losing the final versus the Soviet Union, Yugoslavia's silver was its very first major competition medal.
Krešimir Ćosić and Pau Gasol are the only players who were awarded the EuroBasket MVP twice.
Andro Knego going up for a rebound against Italy's Renzo Vecchiato during the Olympic final in Moscow. The 1980 games was Yugoslavia's first (and only) Olympic title.
Yugoslavia team that dominantly won EuroBasket 1989 on home soil in Zagreb, a major title after nine years of failing to do so ever since the 1980 Olympics.
Dražen Petrović
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Dražen Petrović was a Yugoslav and Croatian professional basketball player. A shooting guard, he initially achieved success playing professional basketball in Europe in the 1980s with Cibona and Real
Yugoslavia men's national basketball team
…the Yugoslav national team: Krešimir Ćosić, Dražen Dalipagić, Ivo Daneu, Mirza Delibašić, Vlade Divac, Dragan Kićanović, Radivoj Korać, Toni Kukoč, Dražen Petrović, Zoran Slavnić, Jure Zdovc and Dino Rađa. Yugoslavia made its European championship debut in EuroBasket 1947, the fifth edition of the tournament. The…
Petrović with the New Jersey Nets in 1992
Petrović's Nets jersey; his number 3 was retired by the team following his death.
Petrović's No. 3 hanging along with other notable Nets players, pictured in October 2018
Petrović playing for Croatia