Tournament details | |
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Host country | Greece |
City | Piraeus |
Dates | 2–7 July |
Teams | 6 |
Venue(s) | 1 (in 1 host city) |
Official website | |
OQT Greece |
The 2024 FIBA Men's Olympic Qualifying Tournament in Piraeus will be one of four 2024 FIBA Men's Olympic Qualifying Tournaments. The tournament will be held at Piraeus, Greece, from 2 to 7 July 2024. [1] Six teams will participate in two groups of three teams, where the first-and second-placed teams qualify for the semifinals. The winner of the tournament will advance to the 2024 Summer Olympics. [2] [3]
Team | Qualification | Date of qualification | WR |
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Slovenia | One of top 16 eligible teams | 10 September 2023 | 11 |
Greece | 14 | ||
Dominican Republic | 19 | ||
New Zealand | Highest-ranked eligible team – Asia and Oceania | 21 | |
Croatia | Winner of 2024 European Pre-Qualifying Tournament 2 | 20 August 2023 | 30 |
Egypt | Highest-ranked eligible team – Africa | 10 September 2023 | 40 |
Piraeus | |
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Peace and Friendship Stadium | |
Capacity: 11,640 |
All times are local (UTC+3). [4]
Pos | Team | Pld | W | L | PF | PA | PD | Pts | Qualification |
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1 | Slovenia | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | Semi-finals |
2 | New Zealand | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
3 | Croatia | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Pos | Team | Pld | W | L | PF | PA | PD | Pts | Qualification |
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1 | Egypt | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | Semi-finals |
2 | Greece (H) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
3 | Dominican Republic | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Semi-finals | Final | |||||
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7 July | ||||||
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6 July | ||||||
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A2 | ||||||
# | Team | W–L | Qualification |
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1 | Qualified for the Olympics | ||
2 | |||
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