2024 FIBA Men's Pre-Qualifying Olympic Qualifying Tournaments

The 2024 FIBA Men's Pre-Qualifying Olympic Qualifying Tournaments were five basketball tournaments that were contested by 40 national teams, where the top teams earned a place in the 2024 FIBA Men's Olympic Qualifying Tournaments. The tournaments were held between 12 and 20 August 2023.[1][2]

2023 FIBA Olympic Pre-Qualifying Tournaments
For Men
Tournament details
Host country Argentina
 Estonia
 Nigeria
 Poland
 Syria
 Turkey
Dates12–20 August 2023
Teams35
Venue(s)7 (in 7 host cities)

Hosts selection

The tournaments were held in Nigeria, Argentina, Turkey, Poland, Estonia and an Asian country to be named, which was later announced to be Syria.[3][4]

Format

There were five qualifying tournaments with the teams split per their continent (Europe has two tournaments) and played a tournament in a single venue. The winning team advanced to the Olympic Qualification tournament.

Teams

Teams that missed out on the 2023 FIBA Basketball World Cup and the next best-ranked team(s) participated in these tournaments.[1]

FIBA AfricaFIBA AmericasFIBA Asia and FIBA OceaniaFIBA Europe
 Senegal  Argentina  Saudi Arabia  Turkey  Estonia
 Nigeria  Panama[lower-alpha 1]  Kazakhstan  Sweden  Czech Republic
 Tunisia  Uruguay  India  Hungary  Netherlands
 Guinea  Bahamas  Bahrain  Iceland  North Macedonia
 DR Congo[lower-alpha 2]  Colombia  South Korea[lower-alpha 3]  Belgium  Poland
 Uganda[lower-alpha 4]  Virgin Islands  Chinese Taipei[lower-alpha 5]  Israel  Portugal
 Cameroon  Chile  Indonesia  Bosnia and Herzegovina  Croatia[lower-alpha 6]
 Mali  Cuba  Syria  Ukraine  Bulgaria[lower-alpha 7]
  1. Panama withdrew before the tournament.[5]
  2. The Democratic Republic of the Congo withdrew before the tournament.[6]
  3. South Korea withdrew before the tournament.[7]
  4. Uganda withdrew before the tournament.[6]
  5. Chinese Taipei withdrew before the tournament.[7]
  6. Great Britain withdrew before the start of the tournament and Croatia was named their replacement.[8]
  7. A final decision was made in April, to decline Russia's entry due to the Russian invasion of Ukraine. Bulgaria was the next best ranked European team.[8]

Qualifying tournaments

Africa
Main article: 2024 FIBA Men's Pre-Qualifying Olympic Qualifying Tournaments – Africa

The tournament was held in Lagos, Nigeria.

Group A
Pos Team Pld W L PF PA PD Pts Qualification
1  Senegal 2 2 0 167 158 +9 4 Semi-finals
2  Mali 2 1 1 148 142 +6 3
3  Nigeria (H) 2 0 2 155 170 −15 2
Source: FIBA
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) head-to-head points; 3) head-to-head points difference; 4) head-to-head number of points scored.
(H) Hosts

Group B
Pos Team Pld W L PF PA PD Pts Qualification
1  Cameroon 2 2 0 187 144 +43 4 Semi-finals
2  Guinea 2 1 1 169 190 −21 3
3  Tunisia 2 0 2 156 178 −22 2
Source: FIBA
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) head-to-head points; 3) head-to-head points difference; 4) head-to-head number of points scored.

Bracket
 
Semi-finalsFinal
 
      
 
19 August
 
 
 Guinea60
 
20 August
 
 Senegal100
 
 Senegal74
 
19 August
 
 Cameroon80
 
 Cameroon87
 
 
 Mali70
 

Final standings
RankTeamRecord
 Cameroon4–0
 Senegal3–1
 Mali1–2
4 Guinea1–2
5 Nigeria0–2
6 Tunisia0–2
Qualified for the FIBA Men's Olympic qualifying tournaments

Americas
Main article: 2024 FIBA Men's Pre-Qualifying Olympic Qualifying Tournaments – Americas

The tournament was held in Santiago del Estero, Argentina.

Group A
Pos Team Pld W L PF PA PD Pts Qualification
1  Bahamas 2 2 0 210 157 +53 4 Semi-finals
2  Argentina (H) 2 1 1 198 167 +31 3
3  Cuba 2 0 2 134 218 −84 2
Source: FIBA
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) head-to-head points; 3) head-to-head points difference; 4) head-to-head number of points scored.
(H) Hosts

Group B
Pos Team Pld W L PF PA PD Pts Qualification
1  Chile 3 3 0 217 196 +21 6 Semi-finals
2  Uruguay 3 1 2 215 212 +3 4[lower-alpha 1]
3  Colombia 3 1 2 227 231 −4 4[lower-alpha 1]
4  Virgin Islands 3 1 2 204 224 −20 4[lower-alpha 1]
Source: FIBA
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) head-to-head points; 3) head-to-head points difference; 4) head-to-head number of points scored.
Notes:
  1. Tied on head to head points. Head to head points difference: Uruguay +11, Colombia +8, Virgin Islands −19.

Bracket
 
Semi-finalsFinal
 
      
 
19 August
 
 
 Uruguay62
 
20 August
 
 Bahamas78
 
 Bahamas82
 
19 August
 
 Argentina75
 
 Chile79
 
 
 Argentina87
 

Final standings
RankTeamRecord
 Bahamas4–0
 Argentina2–2
 Chile3–1
4 Uruguay1–3
5 Colombia1–2
6 Virgin Islands1–2
7 Cuba0–2
Qualified for the FIBA Men's Olympic qualifying tournaments

Asia
Main article: 2024 FIBA Men's Pre-Qualifying Olympic Qualifying Tournaments – Asia

The tournament was held in Damascus, Syria.

Round robin
Pos Team Pld W L PF PA PD Pts Qualification
1  Bahrain 5 5 0 458 339 +119 10 Olympic Qualifying Tournaments
2  Saudi Arabia 5 3 2 402 375 +27 8
3  India 5 2 3 386 392 −6 7[lower-alpha 1]
4  Kazakhstan 5 2 3 373 414 −41 7[lower-alpha 1]
5  Indonesia 5 2 3 393 431 −38 7[lower-alpha 1]
6  Syria (H) 5 1 4 355 416 −61 6
Source: FIBA
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) head-to-head points; 3) head-to-head points difference; 4) head-to-head number of points scored.
(H) Hosts
Notes:
  1. Head-to-head points difference: India +13, Kazakhstan −6, Indonesia −7.

Europe 1
Main article: 2024 FIBA Men's Pre-Qualifying Olympic Qualifying Tournaments – Europe

The tournament was held in Tallinn, Estonia.

Group A
Pos Team Pld W L PF PA PD Pts Qualification
1  Israel 3 2 1 231 199 +32 5[lower-alpha 1] Semi-finals
2  Estonia (H) 3 2 1 224 201 +23 5[lower-alpha 1]
3  Czech Republic 3 2 1 238 236 +2 5[lower-alpha 1]
4  North Macedonia 3 0 3 206 263 −57 3
Source: FIBA
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) head-to-head points; 3) head-to-head points difference; 4) head-to-head number of points scored.
(H) Hosts
Notes:
  1. Tied on head to head points. Head to head points difference: Israel +11, Estonia −1, Czech Republic −10.

The tournament was held in Gliwice, Poland.

Group B
Pos Team Pld W L PF PA PD Pts Qualification
1  Poland (H) 3 3 0 246 222 +24 6 Semi-finals
2  Bosnia and Herzegovina 3 2 1 263 238 +25 5
3  Portugal 3 1 2 226 236 −10 4
4  Hungary 3 0 3 233 272 −39 3
Source: FIBA
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) head-to-head points; 3) head-to-head points difference; 4) head-to-head number of points scored.
(H) Hosts

Bracket
 
Semi-finalsFinal
 
      
 
18 August
 
 
 Bosnia and Herzegovina86
 
20 August
 
 Israel77
 
 Bosnia and Herzegovina72
 
18 August
 
 Poland76
 
 Poland93
 
 
 Estonia83
 

Final standings
RankTeamRecord
 Poland5–0
 Bosnia and Herzegovina3–2
 Israel2–2
4 Estonia2–2
5 Czech Republic2–1
6 Portugal1–2
7 Hungary0–3
8 North Macedonia0–3
Qualified for the FIBA Men's Olympic qualifying tournaments

Europe 2

The tournament was held in Istanbul, Turkey.

Group C
Pos Team Pld W L PF PA PD Pts Qualification
1  Turkey (H) 3 3 0 288 210 +78 6 Semi-finals
2  Ukraine 3 2 1 234 225 +9 5
3  Iceland 3 1 2 234 257 −23 4
4  Bulgaria 3 0 3 213 277 −64 3
Source: FIBA
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) head-to-head points; 3) head-to-head points difference; 4) head-to-head number of points scored.
(H) Hosts

Group D
Pos Team Pld W L PF PA PD Pts Qualification
1  Croatia 3 3 0 274 203 +71 6 Semi-finals
2  Sweden 3 2 1 237 266 −29 5
3  Netherlands 3 1 2 248 256 −8 4
4  Belgium 3 0 3 209 243 −34 3
Source: FIBA
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) head-to-head points; 3) head-to-head points difference; 4) head-to-head number of points scored.

Bracket
 
Semi-finalsFinal
 
      
 
18 August
 
 
 Sweden84
 
20 August
 
 Turkey105
 
 Turkey71
 
18 August
 
 Croatia84
 
 Croatia85
 
 
 Ukraine70
 

Final standings
RankTeamRecord
 Croatia5–0
 Turkey4–1
 Ukraine2–2
4 Sweden2–2
5 Netherlands1–2
6 Iceland1–2
7 Belgium0–3
8 Bulgaria0–3
Qualified for the FIBA Men's Olympic qualifying tournaments

See also

References
  1. "FIBA Basketball World Cup 2023 field set". FIBA. Retrieved 27 February 2023.
  2. "FIBA Olympic Pre-Qualifying Tournaments: 40 teams to fight for Paris 2024 spots in August 2023". olympics.com. Retrieved 19 April 2023.
  3. "FIBA announce host countries for FIBA Olympic Pre-Qualifying Tournaments". FIBA. 29 April 2023.
  4. "Host countries for the 2023 FIBA Olympic Pre-Qualifying Tournaments announced". eurohoops.net. 29 April 2023.
  5. "FIBA statement on Panama participation to the FIBA Olympic Pre-Qualifying Tournament 2023 Argentina". fiba.basketball. Retrieved 10 August 2023.
  6. "FIBA statement on Democratic Republic of the Congo and Uganda participation to the FIBA Olympic Pre-Qualifying Tournament 2023 Nigeria". fiba.basketball. Retrieved 13 August 2023.
  7. "FIBA statement on Korea and Chinese Taipei participation to the FIBA Olympic Pre-Qualifying Tournament 2023 Syria". fiba.basketball. Retrieved 9 August 2023.
  8. "Road to Paris 2024 still open for 40 teams missing out on FIBA Basketball World Cup 2023". FIBA. Retrieved 18 April 2023.
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