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

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

Three quota places will be awarded to the top-ranked teams, including the host nation France, based on the total points calculated in the FIBA 3x3 Ranking List of 1 November 2023, with the remainder attributed to the eligible 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 edit

Eight teams will participate in the men's basketball tournament, with each NOC sending a roster of 3 players and a substitute.

Host nation edit

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

Qualification via world rankings edit

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

Qualification via the wild card tournaments edit

The five remaining quota places are 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 will be selected based on the following criteria:^[3]

UOQT 1 – The top eight eligible NOCs, including the tournament host, from the FIBA world ranking list, will participate 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, will participate in the second leg of the UOQT with the winner obtaining a direct spot for Paris 2024. If the eight-team roster remains vacant, teams will 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, will participate in the FIBA OQT with the top three securing the remaining berths for Paris 2024. The sixteen-team roster in the OQT must 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 edit

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
2024 FIBA Olympic Qualifying Tournament	16–19 May 2024	Debrecen	3
Total			8

FIBA Universality-driven Olympic Qualifying Tournament 1 (UOQT1) edit

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 edit

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 edit

Pool A edit

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	Semifinals	17–18			17–11
3	Switzerland	3	2	1	55	59	−4			15–22
4	Hong Kong (H)	3	0	3	40	59	−19				13 Apr

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

Pool B edit

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	Semifinals			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 edit

Semi-finals		Final

14 April

Austria	20
		14 April
New Zealand	18
		Austria	14
14 April
		Latvia	19
Latvia	15

Netherlands	14

FIBA Universality-driven Olympic Qualifying Tournament 2 (UOQT2) edit

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

Qualified teams edit

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 edit

Pool A edit

Pos	Team	Pld	W	L	PF	PA	PD	Qualification
1	Netherlands (Q)	2	2	0	42	34	+8	Semifinals			21–16	4 May
2	Lithuania	2	1	1	39	35	+4	Semifinals	18–21			21–14
3	Puerto Rico	2	1	1	37	40	−3			4 May
4	Brazil (E)	2	0	2	33	42	−9				19–21

First match(es) will be played: 3 May 2024. Source: FIBA
Rules for classification: 1) Wins; 2) Points scored; 3) Head-to-head record.
(E) Eliminated; (Q) Qualified for the phase indicated

Pool B edit

Pos	Team	Pld	W	L	PF	PA	PD	Qualification
1	France	1	1	0	21	8	+13	Semifinals			4 May	21–8
2	Japan (H)	1	1	0	22	12	+10	Semifinals	4 May
3	Mongolia	1	0	1	12	22	−10			12–22		4 May
4	Egypt	1	0	1	8	21	−13			4 May

First match(es) will be played: 3 May 2024. Source: FIBA
Rules for classification: 1) Wins; 2) Points scored; 3) Head-to-head record.
(H) Hosts

Bracket edit

	Semi-finals				Final

	5 May

	Netherlands
					5 May
	B2

	5 May

	B1

	A2

FIBA Olympic Qualifying Tournament (OQT) edit

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

Qualified teams edit

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 Netherlands Belgium Austria Switzerland Germany Poland Spain
Total			16

Preliminary round edit

Pool A edit

Pos	Team
1	Lithuania		16 May		16 May
2	Switzerland			16 May	18 May
3	Germany	18 May
4	Madagascar			16 May

First match(es) will be played: 16 May 2024. Source: FIBA
Rules for classification: 1) Wins; 2) Points scored; 3) Head-to-head record.

Pool B edit

Pos	Team
1	Netherlands		17 May		17 May
2	Austria			17 May	18 May
3	Puerto Rico	18 May
4	Hungary (H)			17 May

First match(es) will be played: 16 May 2024. Source: FIBA
Rules for classification: 1) Wins; 2) Points scored; 3) Head-to-head record.
(H) Hosts

Pool C edit

Pos	Team
1	France		16 May		16 May
2	Spain			16 May	18 May
3	Canada	18 May
4	Egypt			16 May

First match(es) will be played: 16 May 2024. Source: FIBA
Rules for classification: 1) Wins; 2) Points scored; 3) Head-to-head record.

Pool D edit

Pos	Team
1	Mongolia		17 May		17 May
2	Belgium			17 May	18 May
3	Japan	18 May
4	Poland			17 May

First match(es) will be played: 16 May 2024. Source: FIBA
Rules for classification: 1) Wins; 2) Points scored; 3) Head-to-head record.

Bracket edit

Quarter-finals	Semi-finals	Final

19 May

A1
	19 May
C2

19 May

D1
		19 May
B2

19 May

B1
	19 May
D2

19 May
		Third place
C1
		19 May
A2

References edit

^ ^a ^b ^c "Qualification System – Games of the XXXIII Olympiad – Basketball" (PDF). FIBA. Retrieved 21 January 2023.
^ "Calendar". FIBA. Retrieved 13 November 2022.
^ ^a ^b ^c ^d 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.
^ "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.
^ ^a ^b ^c "Pools announced for trio of FIBA 3x3 Olympic Qualifying tournaments". fiba.basketball. 22 January 2024. Retrieved 22 January 2024.
^ ^a ^b "FIBA Announces Hosts of 3x3 Olympic Qualifying Tournaments for Paris 2024". fiba.basketball. 29 November 2022. Retrieved 29 November 2022.

[basketball_qual-1] "Qualification System – Games of the XXXIII Olympiad – Basketball" (PDF). FIBA. Retrieved 21 January 2023.

[calendarn-2] "Calendar". FIBA. Retrieved 13 November 2022.

[3-on-3-bkm-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.

[Pools-5] "Pools announced for trio of FIBA 3x3 Olympic Qualifying tournaments". fiba.basketball. 22 January 2024. Retrieved 22 January 2024.

[UQT-6] "FIBA Announces Hosts of 3x3 Olympic Qualifying Tournaments for Paris 2024". fiba.basketball. 29 November 2022. Retrieved 29 November 2022.

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