2024 FIBA Men's Pre-Qualifying Olympic Qualifying Tournaments
| For Men | |
|---|---|
| Tournament details | |
| Host country |  Argentina  Estonia  Nigeria  Poland .svg.png) Syria  Turkey | 
| Dates | 12–20 August 2023 | 
| Teams | 35 | 
| Venue(s) | 7 (in 7 host cities) | 
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]
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 had two tournaments) and played a tournament at 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 Africa | FIBA Americas | FIBA Asia and FIBA Oceania | FIBA Europe | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
|  Senegal |  Argentina |  Saudi Arabia |  Turkey |  Estonia | 
|  Nigeria |  Panama |  Kazakhstan |  Sweden |  Czech Republic | 
|  Tunisia |  Uruguay |  India |  Hungary |  Netherlands | 
|  Guinea |  Bahamas |  Bahrain |  Iceland |  North Macedonia | 
|  DR Congo |  Colombia |  South Korea | .svg.png) Belgium |  Poland | 
|  Uganda |  Virgin Islands |  Chinese Taipei |  Israel | .svg.png) Portugal | 
|  Cameroon |  Chile |  Indonesia |  Bosnia and Herzegovina |  Croatia[f] | 
|  Mali |  Cuba | .svg.png) Syria |  Ukraine |  Bulgaria[g] | 
- ^ Panama withdrew before the tournament.[5]
- ^ The Democratic Republic of the Congo withdrew before the tournament.[6]
- ^ South Korea withdrew before the tournament.[7]
- ^ Uganda withdrew before the tournament.[6]
- ^ Chinese Taipei withdrew before the tournament.[7]
- ^ Great Britain withdrew before the start of the tournament and Croatia was named their replacement.[8]
- ^ 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
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 | 
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 | 
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-finals | Final | |||||
| 19 August | ||||||
|  Guinea | 60 | |||||
| 20 August | ||||||
|  Senegal | 100 | |||||
|  Senegal | 74 | |||||
| 19 August | ||||||
|  Cameroon | 80 | |||||
|  Cameroon | 87 | |||||
|  Mali | 70 | |||||
Final standings
| Rank | Team | Record | 
|---|---|---|
|  |  Cameroon | 4–0 | 
|  |  Senegal | 3–1 | 
|  |  Mali | 1–2 | 
| 4 |  Guinea | 1–2 | 
| 5 |  Nigeria | 0–2 | 
| 6 |  Tunisia | 0–2 | 
| Qualified for the FIBA Men's 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 | 
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[a] | |
| 3 |  Colombia | 3 | 1 | 2 | 227 | 231 | −4 | 4[a] | |
| 4 |  Virgin Islands | 3 | 1 | 2 | 204 | 224 | −20 | 4[a] | 
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:
Bracket
| Semi-finals | Final | |||||
| 19 August | ||||||
|  Uruguay | 62 | |||||
| 20 August | ||||||
|  Bahamas | 78 | |||||
|  Bahamas | 82 | |||||
| 19 August | ||||||
|  Argentina | 75 | |||||
|  Chile | 79 | |||||
|  Argentina | 87 | |||||
Final standings
| Rank | Team | Record | 
|---|---|---|
|  |  Bahamas | 4–0 | 
|  |  Argentina | 2–2 | 
|  |  Chile | 3–1 | 
| 4 |  Uruguay | 1–3 | 
| 5 |  Colombia | 1–2 | 
| 6 |  Virgin Islands | 1–2 | 
| 7 |  Cuba | 0–2 | 
| Qualified for the FIBA Men's 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[a] | |
| 4 |  Kazakhstan | 5 | 2 | 3 | 373 | 414 | −41 | 7[a] | |
| 5 |  Indonesia | 5 | 2 | 3 | 393 | 431 | −38 | 7[a] | |
| 6 | .svg.png) Syria (H) | 5 | 1 | 4 | 355 | 416 | −61 | 6 | 
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:
Europe 1
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[a] | Semi-finals | 
| 2 |  Estonia (H) | 3 | 2 | 1 | 224 | 201 | +23 | 5[a] | |
| 3 |  Czech Republic | 3 | 2 | 1 | 238 | 236 | +2 | 5[a] | |
| 4 |  North Macedonia | 3 | 0 | 3 | 206 | 263 | −57 | 3 | 
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:
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 | .svg.png) Portugal | 3 | 1 | 2 | 226 | 236 | −10 | 4 | |
| 4 |  Hungary | 3 | 0 | 3 | 233 | 272 | −39 | 3 | 
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-finals | Final | |||||
| 18 August | ||||||
|  Bosnia and Herzegovina | 86 | |||||
| 20 August | ||||||
|  Israel | 77 | |||||
|  Bosnia and Herzegovina | 72 | |||||
| 18 August | ||||||
|  Poland | 76 | |||||
|  Poland | 93 | |||||
|  Estonia | 83 | |||||
Final standings
| Rank | Team | Record | 
|---|---|---|
|  |  Poland | 5–0 | 
|  |  Bosnia and Herzegovina | 3–2 | 
|  |  Israel | 2–2 | 
| 4 |  Estonia | 2–2 | 
| 5 |  Czech Republic | 2–1 | 
| 6 | .svg.png) Portugal | 1–2 | 
| 7 |  Hungary | 0–3 | 
| 8 |  North Macedonia | 0–3 | 
| 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 | 
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 | .svg.png) Belgium | 3 | 0 | 3 | 209 | 243 | −34 | 3 | 
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-finals | Final | |||||
| 18 August | ||||||
|  Sweden | 84 | |||||
| 20 August | ||||||
|  Turkey | 105 | |||||
|  Turkey | 71 | |||||
| 18 August | ||||||
|  Croatia | 84 | |||||
|  Croatia | 85 | |||||
|  Ukraine | 70 | |||||
Final standings
| Rank | Team | Record | 
|---|---|---|
|  |  Croatia | 5–0 | 
|  |  Turkey | 4–1 | 
|  |  Ukraine | 2–2 | 
| 4 |  Sweden | 2–2 | 
| 5 |  Netherlands | 1–2 | 
| 6 |  Iceland | 1–2 | 
| 7 | .svg.png) Belgium | 0–3 | 
| 8 |  Bulgaria | 0–3 | 
| Qualified for the FIBA Men's Olympic qualifying tournaments | 
See also
References
- ^ a b "FIBA Basketball World Cup 2023 field set". FIBA. Retrieved 27 February 2023.
- ^ "FIBA Olympic Pre-Qualifying Tournaments: 40 teams to fight for Paris 2024 spots in August 2023". olympics.com. Retrieved 19 April 2023.
- ^ "FIBA announce host countries for FIBA Olympic Pre-Qualifying Tournaments". FIBA. 29 April 2023.
- ^ "Host countries for the 2023 FIBA Olympic Pre-Qualifying Tournaments announced". eurohoops.net. 29 April 2023.
- ^ "FIBA statement on Panama participation to the FIBA Olympic Pre-Qualifying Tournament 2023 Argentina". fiba.basketball. Retrieved 10 August 2023.
- ^ a b "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.
- ^ a b "FIBA statement on Korea and Chinese Taipei participation to the FIBA Olympic Pre-Qualifying Tournament 2023 Syria". fiba.basketball. Retrieved 9 August 2023.
- ^ a b "Road to Paris 2024 still open for 40 teams missing out on FIBA Basketball World Cup 2023". FIBA. Retrieved 18 April 2023.