2024 FIBA Men's Olympic Qualifying Tournaments

2024 FIBA Olympic
Qualifying Tournaments
For Men
Tournament details
Host country	Spain; Latvia; Greece; Puerto Rico
Dates	2–7 July 2024
Teams	24
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The 2024 FIBA Men's Olympic Qualifying Tournaments were basketball tournaments contested by 24 national teams, where the four top teams earned a place in the 2024 Summer Olympics basketball tournament.^[1] They took place from 2 to 7 July 2024 in Greece, Latvia, Puerto Rico, and Spain.^[2]

Brazil, Greece, Puerto Rico and Spain qualified for the Olympics.^[3]

Teams

The FIBA Olympic Qualifying Tournaments included the 16 best-placed non-qualified teams from the 2023 FIBA Basketball World Cup and three highest-ranked countries per region in the FIBA World Ranking.

The five other teams were determined through the Olympic Pre-Qualifying Tournaments.

Qualification method	Places	Qualified team
2023 FIBA Basketball World Cup
Highest-ranked eligible team – Africa	1	Egypt
Highest-ranked eligible team – Americas	1	Puerto Rico
Highest-ranked eligible team – Asia and Oceania	1	New Zealand
Top 16 eligible teams	16	Latvia
		Lithuania
		Slovenia
		Italy
		Spain
		Montenegro
		Brazil
		Dominican Republic
		Greece
		Georgia
		Finland
		Lebanon
		Philippines
		Mexico
		Angola
		Ivory Coast
2024 FIBA Olympic Pre-Qualifying Tournaments (OPQT)
Winner – FIBA Africa	1	Cameroon
Winner – FIBA Americas	1	Bahamas
Winner – FIBA Asia	1	Bahrain
Winner – FIBA Europe (OPQT1)	1	Poland
Winner – FIBA Europe (OPQT2)	1	Croatia
Total	24

Draw

The draw for the Olympic qualifiers took place in Mies, Switzerland on 27 November 2023 (19:00 CET).^[1]^[4]

Seeding

The latest ranking before the draw served as the basis to determine the pots for the draw (seeding in brackets).^[1]^[5]

There were four tournaments, with teams to be drawn into two groups of three teams per tournament. Group As drew teams from pots 1, 4, 5, while Group Bs had teams from pots 2, 3, 6.^[1]

Also for "geographical balance" purposes, a group could only have a maximum of two European teams and one Americas team. Each tournament could only have a maximum of three European teams, one Asia or Oceania team, and one African team.^[1]

Pot 1	Pot 2	Pot 3	Pot 4	Pot 5	Pot 6
Spain (2) Latvia (8) Lithuania (10) Slovenia (11)	Brazil (12) Italy (13) Greece (14) Poland (15)	Puerto Rico (16) Montenegro (17) Dominican Republic (18) Finland (20)	New Zealand (21) Georgia (23) Mexico (25) Lebanon (28)	Croatia (30) Ivory Coast (33) Angola (34) Philippines (38)	Egypt (41) Bahamas (57) Cameroon (67) Bahrain (69)

Squads

Qualifying tournaments

Tournament 1

The tournament was held in Valencia, Spain.

Preliminary round

Group A

Pos	Team v t e	Pld	W	L	PF	PA	PD	Pts	Qualification
1	Spain (H)	2	2	0	193	140	+53	4	Semi-finals
2	Lebanon	2	1	1	133	174	−41	3	Semi-finals
3	Angola	2	0	2	151	163	−12	2

Source: FIBA
(H) Hosts

Group B

Pos	Team v t e	Pld	W	L	PF	PA	PD	Pts	Qualification
1	Bahamas	2	2	0	186	166	+20	4	Semi-finals
2	Finland	2	1	1	174	184	−10	3	Semi-finals
3	Poland	2	0	2	169	179	−10	2

Source: FIBA

Final round

Semi-finals		Final

6 July

Finland	74
		7 July
Spain	81
		Spain	86
6 July
		Bahamas	78
Bahamas	89

Lebanon	72

Final ranking

Pos	Team v t e	Pld	W	L	Qualification
1	Spain	4	4	0	Qualified for the Olympics
2	Bahamas	4	3	1
3	Finland	3	1	2
4	Lebanon	3	1	2
5	Poland	2	0	2
6	Angola	2	0	2

Source: FIBA

Tournament 2

The tournament was held in Riga, Latvia.

Preliminary round

Group A

Pos	Team v t e	Pld	W	L	PF	PA	PD	Pts	Qualification
1	Latvia (H)	2	1	1	163	144	+19	3	Semi-finals
2	Philippines	2	1	1	183	176	+7	3	Semi-finals
3	Georgia	2	1	1	151	177	−26	3

Source: FIBA
(H) Hosts

Group B

Pos	Team v t e	Pld	W	L	PF	PA	PD	Pts	Qualification
1	Brazil	2	1	1	155	149	+6	3	Semi-finals
2	Cameroon	2	1	1	143	144	−1	3	Semi-finals
3	Montenegro	2	1	1	142	147	−5	3

Source: FIBA

Final round

Semi-finals		Final

6 July

Cameroon	59
		7 July
Latvia	72
		Latvia	69
6 July
		Brazil	94
Brazil	71

Philippines	60

Final ranking

Pos	Team v t e	Pld	W	L	Qualification
1	Brazil	4	3	1	Qualified for the Olympics
2	Latvia	4	2	2
3	Philippines	3	1	2
4	Cameroon	3	1	2
5	Montenegro	2	1	1
6	Georgia	2	1	1

Source: FIBA

Tournament 3

The tournament was held in Piraeus, Greece.

Preliminary round

Group A

Pos	Team v t e	Pld	W	L	PF	PA	PD	Pts	Qualification
1	Croatia	2	1	1	194	182	+12	3	Semi-finals
2	Slovenia	2	1	1	196	186	+10	3	Semi-finals
3	New Zealand	2	1	1	168	190	−22	3

Source: FIBA

Group B

Pos	Team v t e	Pld	W	L	PF	PA	PD	Pts	Qualification
1	Greece (H)	2	2	0	202	153	+49	4	Semi-finals
2	Dominican Republic	2	1	1	172	186	−14	3	Semi-finals
3	Egypt	2	0	2	148	183	−35	2

Source: FIBA
(H) Hosts

Final round

Semi-finals		Final

6 July

Dominican Republic	77
		7 July
Croatia	80
		Croatia	69
6 July
		Greece	80
Greece	96

Slovenia	68

Final ranking

Pos	Team v t e	Pld	W	L	Qualification
1	Greece	4	4	0	Qualified for the Olympics
2	Croatia	4	2	2
3	Dominican Republic	3	1	2
4	Slovenia	3	1	2
5	New Zealand	2	1	1
6	Egypt	2	0	2

Source: FIBA

Tournament 4

The tournament was held in San Juan, Puerto Rico.

Preliminary round

Group A

Pos	Team v t e	Pld	W	L	PF	PA	PD	Pts	Qualification
1	Lithuania	2	2	0	193	177	+16	4	Semi-finals
2	Mexico	2	1	1	176	177	−1	3	Semi-finals
3	Ivory Coast	2	0	2	174	189	−15	2

Source: FIBA

Group B

Pos	Team v t e	Pld	W	L	PF	PA	PD	Pts	Qualification
1	Puerto Rico (H)	2	2	0	179	125	+54	4	Semi-finals
2	Italy	2	1	1	183	133	+50	3	Semi-finals
3	Bahrain	2	0	2	109	213	−104	2

Source: FIBA
(H) Hosts

Final round

Semi-finals		Final

6 July

Italy	64
		7 July
Lithuania	88
		Lithuania	68
6 July
		Puerto Rico	79
Puerto Rico	98

Mexico	78

Final ranking

Pos	Team v t e	Pld	W	L	Qualification
1	Puerto Rico	4	4	0	Qualified for the Olympics
2	Lithuania	4	3	1
3	Italy	3	1	2
4	Mexico	3	1	2
5	Ivory Coast	2	0	2
6	Bahrain	2	0	2

Source: FIBA

References

^ ^a ^b ^c ^d ^e "Draw Principles announced for FIBA Olympic Qualifying Tournaments 2024 Draw". FIBA. 23 November 2023. Retrieved 26 November 2023.
^ "Greece, Latvia, Puerto Rico and Spain to host FIBA Olympic Qualifying Tournaments 2024". FIBA. 27 November 2023. Retrieved 27 November 2023.
^ "FIBA Olympic Qualifying Tournament Finals: Greece, Brazil, Spain and Puerto Rico qualify for Paris 2024". olympics.com. 7 July 2024. Retrieved 7 July 2024.
^ "FIBA Olympic Qualifying Tournaments 2024 Draw Completed at FIBA HQ". FIBA. 27 November 2023. Retrieved 27 November 2023.
^ "FIBA World Ranking presented by Nike, Men". FIBA. 10 September 2023. Archived from the original on 26 November 2023. Retrieved 26 November 2023.

[draw-principle-1] "Draw Principles announced for FIBA Olympic Qualifying Tournaments 2024 Draw". FIBA. 23 November 2023. Retrieved 26 November 2023.

[2] "Greece, Latvia, Puerto Rico and Spain to host FIBA Olympic Qualifying Tournaments 2024". FIBA. 27 November 2023. Retrieved 27 November 2023.

[3] "FIBA Olympic Qualifying Tournament Finals: Greece, Brazil, Spain and Puerto Rico qualify for Paris 2024". olympics.com. 7 July 2024. Retrieved 7 July 2024.

[4] "FIBA Olympic Qualifying Tournaments 2024 Draw Completed at FIBA HQ". FIBA. 27 November 2023. Retrieved 27 November 2023.

[5] "FIBA World Ranking presented by Nike, Men". FIBA. 10 September 2023. Archived from the original on 26 November 2023. Retrieved 26 November 2023.

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v t e FIBA World Olympic Qualifying Tournament
Men's tournaments	Bologna 1960 Yokohama 1964 Monterrey 1968 Augsburg 1972 Hamilton 1976 Netherlands 1988 Spain 1992 Athens 2008 Caracas 2012 2016 Turin Manila Belgrade 2020 Victoria Split Kaunas Belgrade 2024 Pre-qualifying Valencia Riga Piraeus San Juan
Women's tournaments	Hamilton 1976 Varna 1980 Santiago 1984 Malaysia 1988 Vigo 1992 Madrid 2008 Ankara 2012 Nantes 2016 2020 Ostend Bourges Belgrade – Group A Belgrade – Group B 2024 Xi'an Antwerp Belém Sopron
Formerly: pre-Olympic basketball tournament (1960–1992)