Türkiye's head coach Ergin Ataman gestures during the first round group C match between Serbia and Türkiye at the FIBA Basketball World Cup 2027 European Qualifiers in Belgrade, Serbia, on Feb. 27, 2026. (Photo by Predrag Milosavljevic/Xinhua)

Türkiye's Omer Yurtseven (R) vies with Serbia's Luka Mitrovic during the first round group C match between Serbia and Türkiye at the FIBA Basketball World Cup 2027 European Qualifiers in Belgrade, Serbia, on Feb. 27, 2026. (Photo by Predrag Milosavljevic/Xinhua)

Serbia's head coach Dusan Alimpijevic gestures during the first round group C match between Serbia and Türkiye at the FIBA Basketball World Cup 2027 European Qualifiers in Belgrade, Serbia, on Feb. 27, 2026. (Photo by Predrag Milosavljevic/Xinhua)

Serbia's Nikola Kalinic (L) vies with Türkiye's Metecan Birsen during the first round group C match between Serbia and Türkiye at the FIBA Basketball World Cup 2027 European Qualifiers in Belgrade, Serbia, on Feb. 27, 2026. (Photo by Predrag Milosavljevic/Xinhua)

Türkiye's Tarik Biberovic (R) vies with Serbia's Nikola Kalinic during the first round group C match between Serbia and Türkiye at the FIBA Basketball World Cup 2027 European Qualifiers in Belgrade, Serbia, on Feb. 27, 2026. (Photo by Predrag Milosavljevic/Xinhua)