2016 FIBA World Olympic Qualifying Tournaments for Men

2016 FIBA World Olympic
Qualifying Tournaments
For Men
Tournament details
Host nations  Serbia
 Philippines
 Italy
Dates 4–10 July
Teams 18 (6 per host nation)
Venues 3 (in 3 host cities)
MVP Serbia Nikola Jokić (OQT Belgrade)
France Nando de Colo (OQT Manila)
Croatia Dario Šarić (OQT Turin)
Tournament leaders
PlayersTeams
Points Philippines Andray Blatche (25.5)  Serbia (93.5)
Rebounds Senegal Maurice Ndour (10.5)  Senegal (52)
Assists Czech Republic Tomáš Satoranský (7.3)  Serbia (28.5)
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The 2016 FIBA World Olympic Qualifying Tournament were three international men's basketball tournaments, each producing a team which qualified for the 2016 Summer Olympics. They were held on 4–10 July 2016 in Italy, the Philippines and Serbia.[1] Serbia, Croatia and France qualified for the Olympics as a result of these tournaments.

The format consisted of 18 national teams divided into three tournaments of six teams each, with the winning team from each event qualifying for the Olympics.

Hosts selection

On 12 November 2015, the day after bidding deadline, FIBA announced six candidates to co-host the 3 men's qualification tournaments:[2]

  • Czech Republic (Prague)[3]
  • Germany (Berlin)[4]
  • Italy (Turin)[5]
  • Philippines (Pasay)[6]
  • Serbia (Belgrade)[7]
  • Turkey (Istanbul)[8]

An evaluation of all bids took place,[2] and Italy, the Philippines, and Serbia were announced as hosts of the three Olympic qualifiers on 19 January 2016.[9]

Qualification

Competition Vacancies Qualified
Host Nations[note 1] 3 teams  Serbia
 Philippines
 Italy
EuroBasket 2015 6 teams  France
 Greece
 Czech Republic
 Latvia
 Croatia
 Turkey[note 2]
2015 FIBA Americas Championship 3 teams  Canada
 Mexico
 Puerto Rico
AfroBasket 2015 3 teams  Angola
 Tunisia
 Senegal
2015 FIBA Asia Championship 2 teams  Iran
 Japan
 Lebanon[note 2]
2015 FIBA Oceania Championship 1 team  New Zealand

Draw

The draw for the Olympic qualifiers took place at The House of Basketball in Mies, Switzerland on 26 January 2016.[9] The teams were divided into six pots. The draw had three parts. The first part determined in which of the three qualifying tournaments would each team participate, except for the host countries. The second part determined the grouping of each team (Group A or Group B) and the third part determined their position from 1 to 3, which would be used to determine the fixtures.[11]

The teams' FIBA World Rankings on the day of the draw are shown in brackets.[12]

Pot 1Pot 2Pot 3Pot 4Pot 5Pot 6

 France (5)
 Serbia (6) (host)
 Greece (10)

 Italy (35) (host)
 Czech Republic (42)
 Canada (26)

 Philippines (28) (host)
 Iran (17)
 Japan (48)

 Angola (15)
 Tunisia (23)
 Senegal (31)

 Latvia (35)
 Croatia (12)
 Turkey (8)

 Mexico (19)
 Puerto Rico (16)
 New Zealand (21)

Source: FIBA [11]

Venues

Serbia Belgrade Philippines Pasay[note 3] Italy Turin
Kombank Arena Mall of Asia Arena Pala Alpitour
Capacity: 18,300 Capacity: 15,000 Capacity: 16,600

Squads

Olympic Qualifying Tournaments

OQT Belgrade (Serbia)

Matches were played at Kombank Arena in Belgrade.

Preliminary Round

Group A
Pos Team Pld W L PF PA PD Pts Qualification
1  Serbia (H) 2 2 0 170 141 +29 4 Semifinals
2  Puerto Rico 2 1 1 172 168 +4 3
3  Angola 2 0 2 141 174 −33 2
Source: FIBA
Rules for classification: 1) Points; 2) Head-to-head results; 3) Points difference; 4) Points scored.
(H) Host.
Group B
Pos Team Pld W L PF PA PD Pts Qualification
1  Latvia 2 2 0 159 107 +52 4 Semifinals
2  Czech Republic 2 1 1 146 142 +4 3
3  Japan 2 0 2 119 175 −56 2
Source: FIBA
Rules for classification: 1) Points; 2) Head-to-head results; 3) Points difference; 4) Points scored.

Knockout phase

 
SemifinalsFinal
 
      
 
8 July
 
 
 Serbia96
 
9 July
 
 Czech Republic72
 
 Serbia108
 
8 July
 
 Puerto Rico77
 
 Latvia70
 
 
 Puerto Rico77
 

OQT Manila (Philippines)

Matches were played at the Mall of Asia Arena in Pasay.[note 3]

Preliminary Round

Group A
Pos Team Pld W L PF PA PD Pts Qualification
1  Canada 2 2 0 135 124 +11 4 Semifinals
2  Turkey 2 1 1 137 139 −2 3
3  Senegal 2 0 2 117 126 −9 2
Source: FIBA
Rules for classification: 1) Points; 2) Head-to-head results; 3) Points difference; 4) Points scored.
Group B
Pos Team Pld W L PF PA PD Pts Qualification
1  France 2 2 0 159 143 +16 4 Semifinals
2  New Zealand 2 1 1 148 146 +2 3
3  Philippines (H) 2 0 2 164 182 −18 2
Source: FIBA
Rules for classification: 1) Points; 2) Head-to-head results; 3) Points difference; 4) Points scored.
(H) Host.

Knockout phase

 
SemifinalsFinal
 
      
 
9 July
 
 
 Canada78
 
10 July
 
 New Zealand72
 
 Canada74
 
9 July
 
 France83
 
 France75
 
 
 Turkey63
 

OQT Turin (Italy)

Matches were played at Pala Alpitour in Turin.

Preliminary Round

Group A
Pos Team Pld W L PF PA PD Pts Qualification
1  Greece 2 2 0 164 123 +41 4 Semifinals
2  Mexico 2 1 1 145 156 −11 3
3  Iran 2 0 2 123 153 −30 2
Source: FIBA
Rules for classification: 1) Points; 2) Head-to-head results; 3) Points difference; 4) Points scored.
Group B
Pos Team Pld W L PF PA PD Pts Qualification
1  Italy (H) 2 2 0 135 101 +34 4 Semifinals
2  Croatia 2 1 1 132 119 +13 3
3  Tunisia 2 0 2 93 140 −47 2
Source: FIBA
Rules for classification: 1) Points; 2) Head-to-head results; 3) Points difference; 4) Points scored.
(H) Host.

Knockout phase

 
SemifinalsFinal
 
      
 
8 July
 
 
 Greece61
 
9 July
 
 Croatia66
 
 Croatia (OT)84
 
8 July
 
 Italy78
 
 Italy79
 
 
 Mexico54
 

Final results

OQT Belgrade (Serbia)
# Team W–L Qualification
1st, gold medalist(s)  Serbia 4–0Qualified for the Olympics
2nd, silver medalist(s)  Puerto Rico 2–2
3rd, bronze medalist(s)  Latvia2–1
4  Czech Republic1–2
5  Angola0–2
6  Japan0–2
OQT Manila (Philippines)
# Team W–L Qualification
1st, gold medalist(s)  France 4–0 Qualified for the Olympics
2nd, silver medalist(s)  Canada 3–1
3rd, bronze medalist(s)  New Zealand1–2
4  Turkey1–2
5  Senegal0–2
6  Philippines0–2
OQT Turin (Italy)
# Team W–L Qualification
1st, gold medalist(s)  Croatia 3–1Qualified for the Olympics
2nd, silver medalist(s)  Italy 3–1
3rd, bronze medalist(s)  Greece2–1
4  Mexico1–2
5  Iran0–2
6  Tunisia0–2

Statistical leaders

Player tournament averages

Team tournament averages

Points
Pos. Name PPG
1  Serbia 93.5
2  Philippines 82.0
3  Puerto Rico 81.5
4  France 79.3
5  Latvia 76.3
Rebounds
Pos. Name RPG
1  Senegal 52.0
2  Latvia 44.0
3  Italy 42.8
4  Croatia 42.5
5  New Zealand 41.7
Assists
Pos. Name APG
1  Serbia 28.5
2  Czech Republic 23.7
3  Latvia 18.3
4  Greece 17.0
5  Italy 16.3

Steals
Pos. Name SPG
1  Serbia 9.0
2  France 8.5
 Puerto Rico
4  Greece 8.3
 Mexico

Blocks
Pos. Name BPG
1  Greece 6.0
2  Senegal 5.0
3  Latvia 4.7
4  Czech Republic 4.3
5  Italy 3.8
Other statistical leaders
Stat Name Avg.
Field goal percentage  Serbia 54.6%
3-point FG percentage  Iran 42.5%
Free throw percentage  France 83.1%
Turnovers  Iran 23.5
Fouls  Senegal 26.5

Broadcasting

FIBA announced that French broadcaster Canal+ would be the official French broadcaster of the tournament.[13] They also announced that Filipino broadcaster TV5 would be broadcasting the tournament in the Philippines.[14] TSN also broadcast the tournament in Canada.[15] Sport Klub broadcast the tournament in Serbia, Croatia, Bosnia and Herzegovina, Montenegro, Macedonia. Šport TV (Slovenia) broadcast the tournament in Slovenia. RTS broadcast the tournament in Serbia. Only the Serbian matches were broadcast.

See also

Notes

  1. ↑ If the tournament is hosted by a team that has already qualified, the next-best team from the host country's federation will also qualify.[10]
  2. 1 2 Lebanon qualified as fifth placers at the 2015 FIBA Asia Championship with the Philippines named as one of the hosts of the Olympic qualifying tournaments. However, FIBA stated that Lebanon is not "in good standing" or behind in payments with FIBA Asia and the FIBA Executive decided to invite Turkey as replacement taking its FIBA World Ranking and final standings at the 2015 EuroBasket in consideration.[8][9]
  3. 1 2 The venue of the qualifying tournament, the Mall of Asia Arena is in Pasay which is part of Metro Manila.[6] For marketing purposes the host city of the Philippine qualifiers is designated as "Manila"

References

  1. ↑ Dy, Adrian (19 January 2016). "FIBA awards Philippines, Italy, Serbia, hosting rights to Olympic Qualifiers". Slam. Retrieved 20 January 2016.
  2. 1 2 PR N°71 - Eight countries bidding to host the 2016 FIBA Olympic Qualifying Tournaments
  3. ↑ "Basketbalová federace chce v Praze hostit olympijskou kvalifikaci" (in Czech). sport.cz. 11 November 2015. Retrieved 13 December 2015.
  4. ↑ "DBB-Präsident Weiss: "Werden mit Berlin in die Runde gehen"" (in German). Handelsblatt. 18 January 2016. Retrieved 19 January 2016.
  5. ↑ "Preolimpico in Italia, è pronta Torino" (in Italian). Corriere dello Sport. 16 September 2015. Retrieved 13 December 2015.
  6. 1 2 "Basketball FIBA SBP has 'positive expectations' as Fiba names hosts of Olympic wildcard qualifiers". Sports Interactive Network Philippines. 14 January 2016. Retrieved 14 January 2016.
  7. ↑ "Borba za Rio u Beogradu? Teško, ali..." (in Serbian). mondo. 26 October 2015. Retrieved 13 December 2015.
  8. 1 2 Feldman, Dan (20 January 2016). "Turkey, not Lebanon, keeps its Olympic basketball dream alive". NBC Sports. Retrieved 21 January 2016.
  9. 1 2 3 "Italy, Philippines and Serbia to host Olympic Qualifying Tournaments; France to stage Women's Tournament". FIBA. 19 January 2016. Retrieved 19 January 2016.
  10. ↑ "Road to Rio - 2016 Men's Olympic Basketball Tournament". Mexico 2015 FIBA Americas Championship Official Website. FIBA. Retrieved 24 September 2015.
  11. 1 2 "Procedures for Official Draws of the 2016 FIBA Olympic Qualifying Tournaments for Men and Women to the Rio 2016 Olympic Games". FIBA. 25 January 2016. Retrieved 26 January 2016.
  12. ↑ "FIBA World Ranking for Men". FIBA. Retrieved 26 January 2016.
  13. ↑ "FIBA and French broadcaster Canal+ strike up exclusive deal for 2016 FIBA Olympic Qualifying Tournaments". FIBA. 21 January 2016. Retrieved 9 February 2016.
  14. ↑ "TV5 to serve as the official national broadcast partner of 2016 FIBA Olympic Qualifying Tournament - Philippines". FIBA. 8 February 2016. Retrieved 9 February 2016.
  15. ↑ "Canadian broadcaster TSN to showcase Team Canada's Road to Rio 2016". FIBA. 18 June 2015. Retrieved 9 February 2016.

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