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 nation Argentina
 Estonia
 Nigeria
 Poland
 Syria
 Turkey
Dates12–20 August 2023
Teams35 (from 4 federations)
Venues7 (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

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
1st place, gold medalist(s) Cameroon4–0
2nd place, silver medalist(s) Senegal3–1
3rd place, bronze medalist(s) 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

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
1st place, gold medalist(s) Bahamas4–0
2nd place, silver medalist(s) Argentina2–2
3rd place, bronze medalist(s) 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

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

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.

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
1st place, gold medalist(s) Poland5–0
2nd place, silver medalist(s) Bosnia and Herzegovina3–2
3rd place, bronze medalist(s) 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

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
1st place, gold medalist(s) Croatia5–0
2nd place, silver medalist(s) Turkey4–1
3rd place, bronze medalist(s) 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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