section_path: National team career/Senior national team/EuroBasket 2017
section_name: EuroBasket 2017
paragraph_text: EuroBasket 2017
  
  On September 22, 2016, Dončić announced that he would represent the senior men's Slovenian national team for the rest of his career. Dončić was previously linked with several other national teams, including Serbia and Spain. His national team roommate became Goran Dragić, whom he met at age seven and has been cited as his mentor and friend.
  
  Dončić was a Slovenian squad member for EuroBasket 2017, where his country won its first gold medal after going undefeated (9–0) in the tournament. In Slovenia's 103–97 victory over Latvia in the quarterfinals, he scored 27 points and grabbed nine rebounds. Dončić recorded 11 points, 12 rebounds, and eight assists, in the 92–72 semifinal win over Spain. In the final, Slovenia won by a score of 93–85 over Serbia. He had eight points and seven rebounds, before falling out of the game, due to an injury, in the game's third quarter. Dončić was also named to the competition's All-Tournament Team, joining teammate Goran Dragić, who was voted the EuroBasket MVP.
  
  On September 22, 2016, Dončić announced that he would represent the senior men's Slovenian national team for the rest of his career. Dončić was previously linked with several other national teams, including Serbia and Spain. His national team roommate became Goran Dragić, whom he met at age seven and has been cited as his mentor and friend.
  
  Dončić was a Slovenian squad member for EuroBasket 2017, where his country won its first gold medal after going undefeated (9–0) in the tournament. In Slovenia's 103–97 victory over Latvia in the quarterfinals, he scored 27 points and grabbed nine rebounds. Dončić recorded 11 points, 12 rebounds, and eight assists, in the 92–72 semifinal win over Spain. In the final, Slovenia won by a score of 93–85 over Serbia. He had eight points and seven rebounds, before falling out of the game, due to an injury, in the game's third quarter. Dončić was also named to the competition's All-Tournament Team, joining teammate Goran Dragić, who was voted the EuroBasket MVP.