2024 FIBA Men's Olympic Qualifying Tournaments – Piraeus

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2024 FIBA World Olympic
Qualifying Tournament for Men
Tournament details
Host countryGreece
City Piraeus
Dates2–7 July
Teams 6
Venue(s)1 (in 1 host city)
Final positions
ChampionsFlag of Greece.svg  Greece
Runners-upFlag of Croatia.svg  Croatia
Third placeFlag of the Dominican Republic.svg  Dominican Republic
Fourth placeFlag of Slovenia.svg  Slovenia
Tournament statistics
Games played9
Attendance55,492 (6,166 per game)
MVP Flag of Greece.svg Giannis Antetokounmpo
Top scorer Flag of Slovenia.svg Luka Dončić (27.7  ppg)
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The 2024 FIBA Men's Olympic Qualifying Tournament in Piraeus was one of four 2024 FIBA Men's Olympic Qualifying Tournaments. The tournament was held at Piraeus, Greece, from 2 to 7 July 2024. [1] Six teams participated in two groups of three teams, where the first-and second-placed teams qualified for the semifinals. The winner of the tournament advanced to the 2024 Summer Olympics. [2] [3]

Contents

Greece won the tournament with a finals win over Croatia. [4]

Teams

TeamQualificationDate of qualification WR
Flag of Slovenia.svg  Slovenia One of top 16 eligible teams10 September 202311
Flag of Greece.svg  Greece 14
Flag of the Dominican Republic.svg  Dominican Republic 19
Flag of New Zealand.svg  New Zealand Highest-ranked eligible team – Asia and Oceania21
Flag of Croatia.svg  Croatia Winner of 2024 European Pre-Qualifying Tournament 2 20 August 202330
Flag of Egypt.svg  Egypt Highest-ranked eligible team – Africa10 September 202340

Venue

Piraeus
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Piraeus
2024 FIBA Men's Olympic Qualifying Tournaments – Piraeus (Greece)
Peace and Friendship Stadium
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Capacity: 11,640

Preliminary round

All times are local (UTC+3). [5]

Group A

PosTeamPldWLPFPAPDPtsQualification
1Flag of Croatia.svg  Croatia 211194182+123 Semi-finals
2Flag of Slovenia.svg  Slovenia 211196186+103
3Flag of New Zealand.svg  New Zealand 211168190−223
Source: FIBA
2 July 2024
21:00
Slovenia  Flag of Slovenia.svg92–108Flag of Croatia.svg  Croatia
Scoring by quarter: 16–31, 25–23, 27–39, 24–15
Pts: Dončić 26
Rebs: Dončić 11
Asts: Dončić 10		Pts: Filipović 21
Rebs: Šarić 10
Asts: Šarić 10
Peace and Friendship Stadium, Piraeus
Attendance: 4,109
Referees: Luis Vázquez (PUR), Gatis Saliņš (LAT), Daniel García (VEN)
3 July 2024
17:30
Croatia  Flag of Croatia.svg86–90Flag of New Zealand.svg  New Zealand
Scoring by quarter:29–28, 31–27, 19–19, 7–16
Pts: Zubac 29
Rebs: Zubac 16
Asts: Hezonja 6		Pts: Webster 21
Rebs: Delany 9
Asts: Ili 4
Peace and Friendship Stadium, Piraeus
Attendance: 396
Referees: Manuel Mazzoni (ITA), Julio Anaya (PAN), Ahmed Al-Shuwaili (IRQ)
4 July 2024
17:30
New Zealand  Flag of New Zealand.svg78–104Flag of Slovenia.svg  Slovenia
Scoring by quarter: 9–27, 30–19, 18–31, 21–27
Pts: Ili 28
Rebs: Ili 10
Asts: Ili 4		Pts: Dončić 36
Rebs: Nebo 12
Asts: Dončić 10
Peace and Friendship Stadium, Piraeus
Attendance: 1,885
Referees: Roberto Vázquez (PUR), Julio Anaya (PAN), Amy Bonner (USA)

Group B

PosTeamPldWLPFPAPDPtsQualification
1Flag of Greece.svg  Greece (H)220202153+494 Semi-finals
2Flag of the Dominican Republic.svg  Dominican Republic 211172186−143
3Flag of Egypt.svg  Egypt 202148183−352
Source: FIBA
(H) Hosts
2 July 2024
17:30
Egypt  Flag of Egypt.svg77–90Flag of the Dominican Republic.svg  Dominican Republic
Scoring by quarter:22–16, 9–27, 17–25, 29–22
Pts: Metwaly 24
Rebs: El-Sheikh, Oraby 4
Asts: Gendy 4		Pts: Montero 17
Rebs: Nunez 9
Asts: Feliz 5
Peace and Friendship Stadium, Piraeus
Attendance: 493
Referees: Julio Anaya (PAN), Manuel Mazzoni (ITA), Scott Beker (AUS)
3 July 2024
21:00
Dominican Republic  Flag of the Dominican Republic.svg82–109Flag of Greece.svg  Greece
Scoring by quarter: 15–25, 26–31, 24–24, 17–29
Pts: Duarte 26
Rebs: Montero, Santos 5
Asts: Montero 5		Pts: G. Antetokounmpo 32
Rebs: Mitoglou 6
Asts: Calathes 11
Peace and Friendship Stadium, Piraeus
Attendance: 11,648
Referees: Luis Vázquez (PUR), Gatis Saliņš (LAT), Amy Bonner (USA)
4 July 2024
21:00
Greece  Flag of Greece.svg93–71Flag of Egypt.svg  Egypt
Scoring by quarter:20–12, 22–26, 26–14, 25–19
Pts: Mitoglou, Papagiannis 16
Rebs: Calathes, Papagiannis 5
Asts: Calathes 9		Pts: Metwaly 22
Rebs: Mahmoud, Oraby 6
Asts: Refaat 4
Peace and Friendship Stadium, Piraeus
Attendance: 11,216
Referees: Manuel Mazzoni (ITA), Daniel García (VEN), Scott Beker (AUS)

Final round

 
Semi-finalsFinal
 
      
 
6 July
 
 
Flag of the Dominican Republic.svg  Dominican Republic 77
 
7 July
 
Flag of Croatia.svg  Croatia 80
 
Flag of Croatia.svg  Croatia 69
 
6 July
 
Flag of Greece.svg  Greece 80
 
Flag of Greece.svg  Greece 96
 
 
Flag of Slovenia.svg  Slovenia 68
 

Semi-finals

6 July 2024
17:30
Greece  Flag of Greece.svg96–68Flag of Slovenia.svg  Slovenia
Scoring by quarter:32–14, 15–19, 19–17, 30–18
Pts: Walkup 19
Rebs: Papagiannis 10
Asts: Calathes 11		Pts: Dončić 21
Rebs: Dončić, Nebo 7
Asts: Dončić 5
Peace and Friendship Stadium, Piraeus
Attendance: 11,998
Referees: Luis Vázquez (PUR), Gatis Saliņš (LAT), Amy Bonner (USA)
6 July 2024
21:00
Dominican Republic  Flag of the Dominican Republic.svg77–80Flag of Croatia.svg  Croatia
Scoring by quarter: 15–16, 17–21, 21–16, 24–27
Pts: Duarte 17
Rebs: Montero, Santos 5
Asts: Duarte, Montero 4		Pts: Zubac 25
Rebs: Zubac 9
Asts: Hezonja 4
Peace and Friendship Stadium, Piraeus
Attendance: 1,907
Referees: Julio Anaya (PAN), Manuel Mazzoni (ITA), Ahmed Al-Shuwaili (IRQ)

Final

7 July 2024
21:00
Croatia  Flag of Croatia.svg69–80Flag of Greece.svg  Greece
Scoring by quarter: 22–22, 17–23, 14–21, 16–14
Pts: Zubac 19
Rebs: Šarić, Zubac 12
Asts: Smith 7		Pts: G. Antetokounmpo 23
Rebs: G. Antetokounmpo 8
Asts: Calathes 11
Peace and Friendship Stadium, Piraeus
Attendance: 11,810
Referees: Roberto Vázquez (PUR), Gatis Saliņš (LAT), Julio Anaya (PAN)

Final ranking

PosTeamPldWLQualification
1Flag of Greece.svg  Greece 440Qualified for the Olympics
2Flag of Croatia.svg  Croatia 422
3Flag of the Dominican Republic.svg  Dominican Republic 312
4Flag of Slovenia.svg  Slovenia 312
5Flag of New Zealand.svg  New Zealand 211
6Flag of Egypt.svg  Egypt 202
Source: FIBA

Statistics and awards

Statistical leaders

Players

Teams

Awards

The all star-team and MVP were announced on 7 July 2024. [8] [9]

All-Star Team
GuardsForwardsCenters
Flag of the Dominican Republic.svg Chris Duarte
Flag of Slovenia.svg Luka Dončić
Flag of Greece.svg Nick Calathes 		Flag of Greece.svg Giannis Antetokounmpo Flag of Croatia.svg Ivica Zubac
MVP: Flag of Greece.svg Giannis Antetokounmpo

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