2024 FIBA Men's Pre-Qualifying Olympic Qualifying Tournaments

2023 FIBA Olympic Pre-Qualifying Tournaments
For Men
Tournament details
Host country	Argentina ; Estonia ; Nigeria ; Poland ; Syria ; Turkey
Dates	12–20 August 2023
Teams	35
Venue(s)	7 (in 7 host cities)

Last updated June 19, 2024

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 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 Africa	FIBA Americas	FIBA Asia and FIBA Oceania	FIBA 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]}

↑ 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 v t e	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	Semi-finals
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 v t e	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	Semi-finals
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-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 v t e	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	Semi-finals
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 v t e	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]}	Semi-finals
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 2 3 Tied on head to head points. Head to head points difference: Uruguay +11, Colombia +8, Virgin Islands −19.

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 v t e	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 2 3 Head-to-head points difference: India +13, Kazakhstan −6, Indonesia −7.

Europe 1

The tournament was held in Tallinn, Estonia.

Group A

Pos	Team v t e	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]}	Semi-finals
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 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

Pos	Team v t e	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	Semi-finals
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-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	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 v t e	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	Semi-finals
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 v t e	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	Semi-finals
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-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	Belgium	0–3
8	Bulgaria	0–3

	Qualified for the FIBA Men's Olympic qualifying tournaments

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References

1 2 "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.
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.
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.
1 2 "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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[6] Panama withdrew before the tournament.^[5]

[8] The Democratic Republic of the Congo withdrew before the tournament.^[6]

[10] South Korea withdrew before the tournament.^[7]

[11] Uganda withdrew before the tournament.^[6]

[12] Chinese Taipei withdrew before the tournament.^[7]

[14] Great Britain withdrew before the start of the tournament and Croatia was named their replacement.^[8]

[15] 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]

[table_hth_URU0.039090446214699-16] 1 2 3 Tied on head to head points. Head to head points difference: Uruguay +11, Colombia +8, Virgin Islands −19.

[table_hth_IND0.80170475263228-17] 1 2 3 Head-to-head points difference: India +13, Kazakhstan −6, Indonesia −7.

[table_hth_ISR0.68412626007764-18] 1 2 3 Tied on head to head points. Head to head points difference: Israel +11, Estonia −1, Czech Republic −10.

[Teams-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.

[CODUGA-7] 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.

[KORTPE-9] 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.

[Road-13] 1 2 "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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v t e FIBA World Olympic Qualifying Tournament
Men's tournaments	Bologna 1960 Yokohama 1964 Monterrey 1968 Augsburg 1972 Hamilton 1976 Netherlands 1988 Spain 1992 Athens 2008 Caracas 2012 2016 Turin Manila Belgrade 2020 Victoria Split Kaunas Belgrade 2024 Pre-qualifying Valencia Riga Piraeus San Juan
Women's tournaments	Hamilton 1976 Varna 1980 Santiago 1984 Malaysia 1988 Vigo 1992 Madrid 2008 Ankara 2012 Nantes 2016 2020 Ostend Bourges Belgrade – Group A Belgrade – Group B 2024 Xi'an Antwerp Belém Sopron
Formerly: pre-Olympic basketball tournament (1960–1992)

2024 FIBA Men's Pre-Qualifying Olympic Qualifying Tournaments

Contents

Hosts selection

Format

Teams

Qualifying tournaments

Africa

Group A

Group B

Bracket

Final standings

Americas

Group A

Group B

Bracket

Final standings

Asia

Round robin

Europe 1

Group A

Group B

Bracket

Final standings

Europe 2

Group C

Group D

Bracket

Final standings

See also

Related Research Articles

References

For Men
Tournament details
Host country	Argentina Estonia Nigeria Poland Syria Turkey
Dates	12–20 August 2023
Teams	35
Venue(s)	7 (in 7 host cities)