2024 FIBA Men's Pre-Qualifying Olympic Qualifying Tournaments

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2023 FIBA Olympic Pre-Qualifying Tournaments
For Men
Tournament details
Host countryFlag of Argentina.svg  Argentina
Flag of Estonia.svg  Estonia
Flag of Nigeria.svg  Nigeria
Flag of Poland.svg  Poland
Flag of Syria (2025-).svg  Syria
Flag of Turkey.svg  Turkey
Dates12–20 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]

Contents

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 AfricaFIBA AmericasFIBA Asia and FIBA OceaniaFIBA Europe
Flag of Senegal.svg  Senegal Flag of Argentina.svg  Argentina Flag of Saudi Arabia.svg  Saudi Arabia Flag of Turkey.svg  Turkey Flag of Estonia.svg  Estonia
Flag of Nigeria.svg  Nigeria Flag of Panama.svg  Panama [a] Flag of Kazakhstan.svg  Kazakhstan Flag of Sweden.svg  Sweden Flag of the Czech Republic.svg  Czech Republic
Flag of Tunisia.svg  Tunisia Flag of Uruguay.svg  Uruguay Flag of India.svg  India Flag of Hungary.svg  Hungary Flag of the Netherlands.svg  Netherlands
Flag of Guinea.svg  Guinea Flag of the Bahamas.svg  Bahamas Flag of Bahrain.svg  Bahrain Flag of Iceland.svg  Iceland Flag of North Macedonia.svg  North Macedonia
Flag of the Democratic Republic of the Congo.svg  DR Congo [b] Flag of Colombia.svg  Colombia Flag of South Korea.svg  South Korea [c] Flag of Belgium (civil).svg  Belgium Flag of Poland.svg  Poland
Flag of Uganda.svg  Uganda [d] Flag of the United States Virgin Islands.svg  Virgin Islands Flag of Chinese Taipei for Olympic games.svg  Chinese Taipei [e] Flag of Israel.svg  Israel Flag of Portugal (official).svg  Portugal
Flag of Cameroon.svg  Cameroon Flag of Chile.svg  Chile Flag of Indonesia.svg  Indonesia Flag of Bosnia and Herzegovina.svg  Bosnia and Herzegovina Flag of Croatia.svg  Croatia [f]
Flag of Mali.svg  Mali Flag of Cuba.svg  Cuba Flag of Syria (2025-).svg  Syria Flag of Ukraine.svg  Ukraine Flag of Bulgaria.svg  Bulgaria [g]
  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

The tournament was held in Lagos, Nigeria.

Group A

PosTeamPldWLPFPAPDPtsQualification
1Flag of Senegal.svg  Senegal 220167158+94 Semi-finals
2Flag of Mali.svg  Mali 211148142+63
3Flag of Nigeria.svg  Nigeria (H)202155170152
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

PosTeamPldWLPFPAPDPtsQualification
1Flag of Cameroon.svg  Cameroon 220187144+434 Semi-finals
2Flag of Guinea.svg  Guinea 211169190213
3Flag of Tunisia.svg  Tunisia 202156178222
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
 
 
Flag of Guinea.svg  Guinea 60
 
20 August
 
Flag of Senegal.svg  Senegal 100
 
Flag of Senegal.svg  Senegal 74
 
19 August
 
Flag of Cameroon.svg  Cameroon 80
 
Flag of Cameroon.svg  Cameroon 87
 
 
Flag of Mali.svg  Mali 70
 

Final standings

RankTeamRecord
Gold medal icon.svgFlag of Cameroon.svg  Cameroon 4–0
Silver medal icon.svgFlag of Senegal.svg  Senegal 3–1
Bronze medal icon.svgFlag of Mali.svg  Mali 1–2
4Flag of Guinea.svg  Guinea 1–2
5Flag of Nigeria.svg  Nigeria 0–2
6Flag of Tunisia.svg  Tunisia 0–2
Qualified for the FIBA Men's Olympic qualifying tournaments

Americas

The tournament was held in Santiago del Estero, Argentina.

Group A

PosTeamPldWLPFPAPDPtsQualification
1Flag of the Bahamas.svg  Bahamas 220210157+534 Semi-finals
2Flag of Argentina.svg  Argentina (H)211198167+313
3Flag of Cuba.svg  Cuba 202134218842
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

PosTeamPldWLPFPAPDPtsQualification
1Flag of Chile.svg  Chile 330217196+216 Semi-finals
2Flag of Uruguay.svg  Uruguay 312215212+34 [a]
3Flag of Colombia.svg  Colombia 31222723144 [a]
4Flag of the United States Virgin Islands.svg  Virgin Islands 312204224204 [a]
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. 1 2 3 Tied on head to head points. Head to head points difference: Uruguay +11, Colombia +8, Virgin Islands −19.

Bracket

 
Semi-finalsFinal
 
      
 
19 August
 
 
Flag of Uruguay.svg  Uruguay 62
 
20 August
 
Flag of the Bahamas.svg  Bahamas 78
 
Flag of the Bahamas.svg  Bahamas 82
 
19 August
 
Flag of Argentina.svg  Argentina 75
 
Flag of Chile.svg  Chile 79
 
 
Flag of Argentina.svg  Argentina 87
 

Final standings

RankTeamRecord
Gold medal icon.svgFlag of the Bahamas.svg  Bahamas 4–0
Silver medal icon.svgFlag of Argentina.svg  Argentina 2–2
Bronze medal icon.svgFlag of Chile.svg  Chile 3–1
4Flag of Uruguay.svg  Uruguay 1–3
5Flag of Colombia.svg  Colombia 1–2
6Flag of the United States Virgin Islands.svg  Virgin Islands 1–2
7Flag of Cuba.svg  Cuba 0–2
Qualified for the FIBA Men's Olympic qualifying tournaments

Asia

The tournament was held in Damascus, Syria.

Round robin

PosTeamPldWLPFPAPDPtsQualification
1Flag of Bahrain.svg  Bahrain 550458339+11910 Olympic Qualifying Tournaments
2Flag of Saudi Arabia.svg  Saudi Arabia 532402375+278
3Flag of India.svg  India 52338639267 [a]
4Flag of Kazakhstan.svg  Kazakhstan 523373414417 [a]
5Flag of Indonesia.svg  Indonesia 523393431387 [a]
6Flag of Syria (2025-).svg  Syria (H)514355416616
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. 1 2 3 Head-to-head points difference: India +13, Kazakhstan −6, Indonesia −7.

Europe 1

The tournament was held in Tallinn, Estonia.

Group A

PosTeamPldWLPFPAPDPtsQualification
1Flag of Israel.svg  Israel 321231199+325 [a] Semi-finals
2Flag of Estonia.svg  Estonia (H)321224201+235 [a]
3Flag of the Czech Republic.svg  Czech Republic 321238236+25 [a]
4Flag of North Macedonia.svg  North Macedonia 303206263573
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. 1 2 3 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

PosTeamPldWLPFPAPDPtsQualification
1Flag of Poland.svg  Poland (H)330246222+246 Semi-finals
2Flag of Bosnia and Herzegovina.svg  Bosnia and Herzegovina 321263238+255
3Flag of Portugal (official).svg  Portugal 312226236104
4Flag of Hungary.svg  Hungary 303233272393
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
 
 
Flag of Bosnia and Herzegovina.svg  Bosnia and Herzegovina 86
 
20 August
 
Flag of Israel.svg  Israel 77
 
Flag of Bosnia and Herzegovina.svg  Bosnia and Herzegovina 72
 
18 August
 
Flag of Poland.svg  Poland 76
 
Flag of Poland.svg  Poland 93
 
 
Flag of Estonia.svg  Estonia 83
 

Final standings

RankTeamRecord
Gold medal icon.svgFlag of Poland.svg  Poland 5–0
Silver medal icon.svgFlag of Bosnia and Herzegovina.svg  Bosnia and Herzegovina 3–2
Bronze medal icon.svgFlag of Israel.svg  Israel 2–2
4Flag of Estonia.svg  Estonia 2–2
5Flag of the Czech Republic.svg  Czech Republic 2–1
6Flag of Portugal (official).svg  Portugal 1–2
7Flag of Hungary.svg  Hungary 0–3
8Flag of North Macedonia.svg  North Macedonia 0–3
Qualified for the FIBA Men's Olympic qualifying tournaments

Europe 2

The tournament was held in Istanbul, Turkey.

Group C

PosTeamPldWLPFPAPDPtsQualification
1Flag of Turkey.svg  Turkey (H)330288210+786 Semi-finals
2Flag of Ukraine.svg  Ukraine 321234225+95
3Flag of Iceland.svg  Iceland 312234257234
4Flag of Bulgaria.svg  Bulgaria 303213277643
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

PosTeamPldWLPFPAPDPtsQualification
1Flag of Croatia.svg  Croatia 330274203+716 Semi-finals
2Flag of Sweden.svg  Sweden 321237266295
3Flag of the Netherlands.svg  Netherlands 31224825684
4Flag of Belgium (civil).svg  Belgium 303209243343
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
 
 
Flag of Sweden.svg  Sweden 84
 
20 August
 
Flag of Turkey.svg  Turkey 105
 
Flag of Turkey.svg  Turkey 71
 
18 August
 
Flag of Croatia.svg  Croatia 84
 
Flag of Croatia.svg  Croatia 85
 
 
Flag of Ukraine.svg  Ukraine 70
 

Final standings

RankTeamRecord
Gold medal icon.svgFlag of Croatia.svg  Croatia 5–0
Silver medal icon.svgFlag of Turkey.svg  Turkey 4–1
Bronze medal icon.svgFlag of Ukraine.svg  Ukraine 2–2
4Flag of Sweden.svg  Sweden 2–2
5Flag of the Netherlands.svg  Netherlands 1–2
6Flag of Iceland.svg  Iceland 1–2
7Flag of Belgium (civil).svg  Belgium 0–3
8Flag of Bulgaria.svg  Bulgaria 0–3
Qualified for the FIBA Men's Olympic qualifying tournaments

See also

References

  1. 1 2 "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. 1 2 "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. 1 2 "FIBA statement on Korea and Chinese Taipei participation to the FIBA Olympic Pre-Qualifying Tournament 2023 Syria". fiba.basketball. Retrieved 9 August 2023.
  8. 1 2 "Road to Paris 2024 still open for 40 teams missing out on FIBA Basketball World Cup 2023". FIBA . Retrieved 18 April 2023.