The head coach of Serbia, Sasha Djordjevic, admitted that the goal of the national team is to win a medal in the 2019 Basketball World Cup.
Here is what coach Djordjevic told reporters during the press conference in Belgrade:
On the team’s target in the World Cup: “I hope we can avoid injuries and travel to China with the strongest squad possible. All of the players desire a medal. It is always our goal, our obligation as well. We will do our best to return with one of the medals.”
On leaving Nikola Kalinic and Nemanja Nedovic out of the preliminary roster: “I carry the responsibility for those decisions. Looking at the team, I think we are ready and full in every position. It was a tough decision.”
Serbia will face Angola, the Philippines and Italy in the Group Stage.
