Basketball at the 2024 Summer Olympics – Men's 3x3 qualification

The men's 3x3 qualification for the Olympic basketball tournament took place between November 2022 and June 2024, ^[2] allocating eight teams for the final tournament.

Three quota places were awarded to the top-ranked teams, including the host nation France, based on the total points calculated in the FIBA 3x3 Rankings of 1 November 2023, with the remainder attributed to the eligible National Olympic Committees (NOCs) in separate wildcard tournaments (two winners of the universality-driven Olympic qualifying tournaments and the top three of the FIBA Olympic Qualifying Tournament). ^[3]

Method

Eight teams participated in the men's basketball tournament, with each NOC sending a roster of three players and a substitute.

Host nation

As the host nation, France reserved a quota place in the men's 3x3 basketball subject to the FIBA 3x3 Ranking of 1 November 2023. If the host country failed to enter the team within the ranking list, the number of teams qualified through the regular process would be increased accordingly. ^[3]

Qualification via world rankings

Similar to the 2021 format, the top three teams (two if France obtained the host quota place in the men's tournament) on the FIBA 3x3 men's basketball ranking list on 1 November 2023, qualified for the Olympics. These rankings were also used to determine entrants to both the OQT and UOQT. ^[3]

Qualification via the wild card tournaments

The five remaining quota places were attributed to the eligible NOCs, including the host nation France if unqualified, through three separate wildcard tournaments: two universality-driven Olympic qualifying tournaments (UOQT) and the FIBA Olympic qualifying tournament (OQT). Teams were selected based on the following criteria: ^[3]

• UOQT 1 – The top eight eligible NOCs, including the tournament host, from the FIBA world ranking list, participated in the first leg of the UOQT with the winner obtaining a direct spot for Paris 2024.
• UOQT 2 – The highest-ranked eligible NOC in the standings from each of the 2023 FIBA Continental Cup (Asia and Oceania, Americas, Europe, and Africa), the tournament host vying for qualification, and the host nation France, if unqualified, participated in the second leg of the UOQT with the winner obtaining a direct spot for Paris 2024. If the eight-team roster remained vacant, teams would be selected from a maximum of eight highest-ranked eligible NOCs based on the standings from 2023 FIBA 3x3 World Cup. ^[1]
• OQT – The sixteen highest-ranked eligible NOCs based on the FIBA global standings, including the tournament host and host nation France, if unqualified, participated in the FIBA OQT with the top three securing the remaining berths for Paris 2024. The sixteen-team roster in the OQT had to field a minimum of two NOCs to a maximum of ten from the same continental zone (Asia and Oceania, Americas, Europe, and Africa). ^[1]

Qualified teams

Qualification method	Date	Venue	Berths	Qualified team
Host nation	—	—	0	—
FIBA 3x3 World Ranking	1 November 2023	—	3	Serbia   United States   China
2024 FIBA Universality Olympic Qualifying Tournament 1	12–14 April 2024	Hong Kong	1	Latvia
2024 FIBA Universality Olympic Qualifying Tournament 2	3–5 May 2024	Utsunomiya	1	Netherlands
2024 FIBA Olympic Qualifying Tournament	16–19 May 2024	Debrecen	3	France   Lithuania   Poland
Total			8

FIBA Universality-driven Olympic Qualifying Tournament 1 (UOQT1)

The tournament was held in Hong Kong between 12 and 14 April 2024. ^[4] The pools were revealed on 22 January 2024. ^[5]

Qualified teams

Qualification method	Date	Venue	Berths	Qualified team
UOQT hosts	22 December 2023	—	1	Hong Kong
FIBA 3x3 World Rankings	1 November 2023	—	7	Netherlands   Mongolia   Latvia   Austria    Switzerland   Egypt   New Zealand
Total			8

Preliminary round

Pool A

Pos	Team	Pld	W	L	PF	PA	PD	Qualification
1	Austria	3	2	1	57	46	+11	Semifinals				18–19	21–10
2	Netherlands	3	2	1	56	44	+12			17–18			17–11
3	Switzerland	3	2	1	55	59	−4				15–22
4	Hong Kong (H)	3	0	3	40	59	−19					19–21

Source: FIBA
Rules for classification: 1) Wins; 2) Points scored; 3) Head-to-head record.
(H) Hosts

Pool B

Pos	Team	Pld	W	L	PF	PA	PD	Qualification
1	Latvia	3	3	0	63	38	+25	Semifinals			21–10	21–12
2	New Zealand	3	2	1	39	44	−5					17–13
3	Egypt	3	1	2	45	56	−11						20–18
4	Mongolia	3	0	3	44	53	−9			16–21	10–12

Source: FIBA
Rules for classification: 1) Wins; 2) Points scored; 3) Head-to-head record.

Bracket

	Semi-finals				Final
	14 April
	Austria	20
					14 April
	New Zealand	18
					Austria	14
	14 April
					Latvia	19
	Latvia (OT)	15
	Netherlands	14

FIBA Universality-driven Olympic Qualifying Tournament 2 (UOQT2)

The tournament was held in Utsunomiya, Japan between 3 and 5 May 2024. ^[6] The pools were revealed on 22 January 2024. ^[5]

Qualified teams

Qualification method		Date	Venue	Berths	Qualified team
UOQT hosts		29 November 2023	—	1	Japan
2023 FIBA 3x3 Continental Cup	Africa	1–3 December 2023	Cairo	1	Egypt
	Americas	1–3 December 2023	San Juan	1	Puerto Rico
	Asia and Oceania	29 March – 2 April 2023	Singapore	1	Mongolia
	Europe	5–7 September 2023	Jerusalem	1	Lithuania
2024 Olympics hosts		—	—	1	France
2023 FIBA 3x3 World Cup		30 May – 4 June 2023	Vienna	2	Brazil   Netherlands
Total				8

Preliminary round

Pool A

Pos	Team	Pld	W	L	PF	PA	PD	Qualification
1	Netherlands	3	3	0	64	49	+15	Semifinals				21–16	22–15
2	Lithuania	3	2	1	60	47	+13			18–21			21–14
3	Puerto Rico	3	1	2	49	61	−12				12–21
4	Brazil	3	0	3	48	64	−16					19–21

Source: FIBA
Rules for classification: 1) Wins; 2) Points scored; 3) Head-to-head record.

Pool B

Pos	Team	Pld	W	L	PF	PA	PD	Qualification
1	France	3	2	1	59	39	+20	Semifinals			17–21		21–8
2	Mongolia	3	2	1	54	56	−2					12–22	21–17
3	Japan (H)	3	2	1	53	53	0			10–21
4	Egypt	3	0	3	45	63	−18					20–21

Source: FIBA
Rules for classification: 1) Wins; 2) Points scored; 3) Head-to-head record.
(H) Hosts

Bracket

	Semi-finals				Final
	5 May
	Netherlands	21
					5 May
	Mongolia	11
					Netherlands	19
	5 May
					Lithuania	15
	France	15
	Lithuania	21

FIBA Olympic Qualifying Tournament (OQT)

The tournament was held in Debrecen, Hungary between 16 and 19 May 2024. ^[6] The pools were revealed on 22 January 2024. ^[5]

Qualified teams

Qualification method	Date	Venue	Berths	Qualified team
OQT hosts	29 November 2023	—	1	Hungary
FIBA 3x3 World Rankings	1 November 2023	—	15	France   Egypt   Madagascar   Puerto Rico   Canada   Mongolia   Japan   Lithuania   Belgium   Austria    Switzerland   Germany   Poland   Spain   Israel
Total			16

Preliminary round

Pool A

Pos	Team	Pld	W	L	PF	PA	PD	Qualification
1	Germany	3	2 [a]	1	53	51	+2	Quarterfinals			18–16
2	Lithuania	3	2 [a]	1	58	49	+9					21–13	21–18
3	Madagascar	3	1 [b]	2	50	54	−4			16–17
4	Switzerland	3	1 [b]	2	53	60	−7			19–18		16–21

Source: FIBA
Rules for classification: 1) Wins; 2) Head-to-head record; 3) Points scored.
Notes:

1. Germany 18–16 Lithuania
2. Switzerland 16–21 Madagascar

Pool B

Pos	Team	Pld	W	L	PF	PA	PD	Qualification
1	Austria	3	2 [a]	1	54	50	+4	Quarterfinals				14–21	21–13
2	Israel	3	2 [a]	1	55	46	+9			16–19			21–14
3	Puerto Rico	3	1 [b]	2	53	53	0				13–18
4	Hungary (H)	3	1 [b]	2	48	61	−13					21–19

Source: FIBA
Rules for classification: 1) Wins; 2) Head-to-head record; 3) Points scored.
(H) Hosts
Notes:

1. Israel 16–19 Austria
2. Hungary 21–19 Puerto Rico

Pool C

Pos	Team	Pld	W	L	PF	PA	PD	Qualification
1	Spain	3	2 [a]	1	52	49	+3	Quarterfinals				18–13	14–18
2	France	3	2 [a]	1	60	44	+16			18–20		21–13
3	Egypt	3	1 [b]	2	47	57	−10						21–18
4	Canada	3	1 [b]	2	47	56	−9				11–21

Source: FIBA
Rules for classification: 1) Wins; 2) Head-to-head record; 3) Points scored.
Notes:

1. France 18–20 Spain
2. Egypt 21–18 Canada

Pool D

Pos	Team	Pld	W	L	PF	PA	PD	Qualification
1	Mongolia	3	3	0	62	49	+13	Quarterfinals			21–14		21–17
2	Poland	3	2	1	55	60	−5					21–20
3	Japan	3	1	2	59	60	−1			18–20
4	Belgium	3	0	3	55	62	−7				19–20	19–21

Source: FIBA
Rules for classification: 1) Wins; 2) Head-to-head record; 3) Points scored.

Bracket

	Quarter-finals				Semi-finals				Final
	19 May
	Germany	17
					19 May
	France (OT)	19
					France	21
	19 May
					Mongolia	20
	Mongolia	15
									19 May
	Israel	12
									France	Q
	19 May
									Lithuania	Q
	Austria	19
					19 May
	Poland	21
					Poland	15
	19 May
					Lithuania	21			Third place
	Spain	9
									19 May
	Lithuania	21
									Mongolia	20
									Poland (OT)	22

Note: By winning their semi-final matches both France and Lithuania qualified for the Olympics, thus the final match was not played.

References

1. "Qualification System – Games of the XXXIII Olympiad – Basketball" (PDF). FIBA . Retrieved 21 January 2023.
2. "Calendar". FIBA . Retrieved 13 November 2022.
3. Depasse, Guillaume (13 December 2022). "How to qualify for 3x3 basketball at Paris 2024. The Olympics qualification system explained". International Olympic Committee . Retrieved 8 October 2022.
4. "FIBA 3x3 OQTs Participating Teams Unveiled and Hong Kong, China Confirmed as Host for UOQT 1". fiba.basketball. 22 January 2024. Retrieved 22 January 2024.
5. "Pools announced for trio of FIBA 3x3 Olympic Qualifying tournaments". fiba.basketball. 22 January 2024. Retrieved 22 January 2024.
6. "FIBA Announces Hosts of 3x3 Olympic Qualifying Tournaments for Paris 2024". fiba.basketball. 29 November 2022. Retrieved 29 November 2022.