Slovenia Men's Olympic basketball Team 2021

Slovenia, a country with a population of just 2.1 million, will be the smallest nation by current population to participate in an Olympic men’s basketball tournament since Estonia and Latvia in 1936. It is Slovenia’s first-ever ticket to the Olympics since the separation of Yugoslavia. Slovenia will compete in Group C alongside host nation Japan, Argentina and Spain. Their opening match is against Argentina, set to take place on 26th July in Saitama.

Player	Position
Luka Rupnik	Point guard
Aleksej Nikolic	Guard
Klemen Prepelic	Guard
Edo Muric	Forward
Mike Tobey	Center
Jaka Blazic	Shooting guard
Gregor Hrovat	Small forward
Ziga Dimec	Center
Zoran Dragic	Forward
Vlatko Cancar	Small forward
Jakob Cebasek	Guard/Forward
Luka Doncic	Guard

Slovenia led by Luka Doncic and head coached by Aleksander Sekulic is yet another basketball powerhouse to watch out for. They are the reigning EuroBasket champions. To seal their first ever Olympic basketball berth, Luka Doncic guided Slovenia with a triple-double in a 96-85 win over host Lithuania in the final of a last-chance qualifying tournament.

NBA Players in the Slovenia Olympic Basketball team

Luka Doncic - Dallas Mavericks

Vlatko Cancar - Denver Nuggets

Schedule

Date	Match	Time	Venue
July 26	Slovenia vs Argentina	12:40 a.m. ET	Saitama Super Arena, Japan
July 29	Slovenia vs Japan	12:40 a.m. ET	Saitama Super Arena, Japan
Aug 1	Slovenia vs Spain	4:20 a.m. ET	Saitama Super Arena, Japan