The 2012 FIBA World Olympic Qualifying Tournament was a men's basketball tournament that consisted of 12 national teams, where the top three teams earned a place in the 2012 Olympics basketball tournament. It was held on 2–8 July 2012 in Caracas, Venezuela.
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| Tournament details | |
| Host country |  Venezuela |
| Dates | 2–8 July |
| Teams | 12 |
| Venue(s) | 1 (in 1 host city) |
| Official website | |
Lithuania, Russia and Nigeria qualified for the 2012 Olympics through this tournament.
Qualifying edit
The best non-champions from each of FIBA's 2011 continental championships qualified for this tournament.
Host selection edit
Only the teams that qualified were allowed to bid for hosting. Venezuela were chosen over Angola, Macedonia and Lithuania.[1] The host was determined on a meeting of the FIBA Central Board held on 10–11 December 2011 in Madrid, Spain.
Participating nations edit
The teams were divided into three pots, corresponding to their continental zones: The draw was held on 31 January 2012 in Caracas.[2]
| Pot 1 | Pot 2 | Pot 3 |
|---|---|---|
Format edit
- The teams were divided into four groups (Groups A-D) for the preliminary round.
- Round robin for the preliminary round; the top two teams from each group advanced to the quarterfinals. The last-placed team in each group was eliminated.
- A single-elimination tournament was then held; the quarterfinals pairings were:
- A1 vs. B2
- B1 vs. A2
- C1 vs. D2
- D1 vs. C2
- The semifinal pairings were A1/B2 vs. C1/D2 and B1/A2 vs. D1/C2. The semifinal winners qualified for the Olympics. No championship game was held.
- The semifinal losers played for the last Olympic qualifying berth.
Squads edit
Preliminary round edit
| Qualified for the quarterfinals |
All times are local (UTC−04:30)
Group A edit
| Team | W | L | PF | PA | Diff | Pts. |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 Greece |
2 | 0 | 205 | 147 | +58 | 4 |
 Puerto Rico |
1 | 1 | 177 | 150 | +27 | 3 |
 Jordan |
0 | 2 | 115 | 200 | −85 | 2 |
2 July
13:30 |
| Greece |
107–63 | Jordan |
| Scoring by quarter: 33–12, 23–11, 29–20, 22–20 | ||
| Pts: Papanikolaou 19 Rebs: Bourousis, Printezis 7 Asts: Spanoulis 7 |
Pts: Soobzokov 14 Rebs: Abbas 7 Asts: Soobzokov 4 | |
Poliedro de Caracas , Caracas
Referees: Vicente Bultó (ESP), Alejandro César Chiti (ARG), Qiao Longsheng (CHN) |
3 July
17:00 |
| Jordan |
52–93 | Puerto Rico |
| Scoring by quarter: 11–29, 11–25, 10–18, 20–21 | ||
| Pts: Daghles 17 Rebs: Daghles 7 Asts: Daghles 3 |
Pts: Ramos 20 Rebs: Ramos 9 Asts: Rodríguez 6 | |
Poliedro de Caracas, Caracas
Referees: Juan Carlos García González (ESP), Juan José Fernández (ARG), Nachid Messaoudi (ALG) |
4 July
19:30 |
| Puerto Rico |
84–98 | Greece |
| Scoring by quarter: 27–30, 20–19, 15–21, 22–28 | ||
| Pts: Ramos 15 Rebs: Ramos 7 Asts: Barea 4 |
Pts: Spanoulis 27 Rebs: four players 4 Asts: Spanoulis, Calathes 5 | |
Poliedro de Caracas, Caracas
Referees: Bradley Jon Giersch (AUS), Matej Boltauzer (SLO), Michael John Weiland (CAN) |
Group B edit
| Team | W | L | PF | PA | Diff | Pts. |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 Lithuania |
1 | 1 | 180 | 168 | +12 | 3 |
 Nigeria |
1 | 1 | 155 | 151 | +4 | 3 |
| Venezuela |
1 | 1 | 153 | 169 | –16 | 3 |
2 July
19:30 |
| Nigeria |
69–71 | Venezuela |
| Scoring by quarter: 18–17, 9–12, 23–22, 19–20 | ||
| Pts: Diogu 14 Rebs: Diogu 10 Asts: Skinn, Dagunduro 4 |
Pts: Vásquez 24 Rebs: Echenique 9 Asts: Cubillan 6 | |
Poliedro de Caracas, Caracas
Referees: Juan Carlos García González (ESP), Matej Boltauzer (SLO), Rüştü Nuran (TUR) |
3 July
19:30 |
| Venezuela |
82–100 | Lithuania |
| Scoring by quarter: 21–23, 15–26, 28–31, 18–20 | ||
| Pts: Vásquez 24 Rebs: Graterol 8 Asts: Vásquez 7 |
Pts: Kleiza 28 Rebs: Mačiulis 8 Asts: Kalnietis 8 | |
Poliedro de Caracas, Caracas
Referees: Bradley Jon Giersch (AUS), Milivoje Jovčić (SRB), Michael John Weiland (CAN) |
4 July
17:00 |
| Lithuania |
80–86 | Nigeria |
| Scoring by quarter: 20–20, 18–21, 19–26, 23–19 | ||
| Pts: Kleiza 22 Rebs: Mačiulis, Valančiūnas 5 Asts: Kalnietis 8 |
Pts: Obasohan 20 Rebs: Aminu 9 Asts: Skinn, Oyedeji 3 | |
Poliedro de Caracas, Caracas
Referees: Vicente Bultó (ESP), Yuji Hirahara (JPN), Nachid Messaoudi (ALG) |
Group C edit
| Team | W | L | PF | PA | Diff | Pts. |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 Russia |
2 | 0 | 175 | 125 | +50 | 4 |
 Dominican Republic |
1 | 1 | 164 | 169 | −5 | 3 |
 South Korea |
0 | 2 | 141 | 186 | −45 | 2 |
2 July
11:00 |
| Russia |
91–56 | South Korea |
| Scoring by quarter: 27–16, 18–10, 22–16, 24–14 | ||
| Pts: Kirilenko 16 Rebs: Khryapa 9 Asts: Shved 4 |
Pts: Lee S-J. 15 Rebs: Kim J-K., Kim T-S. 5 Asts: Kim S-H., Kim T-S. 4 | |
Poliedro de Caracas, Caracas
Referees: Bradley Jon Giersch (AUS), Milivoje Jovčić (SRB), Nachid Messaoudi (ALG) |
3 July
11:00 |
| South Korea |
85–95 | Dominican Republic |
| Scoring by quarter: 19–17, 22–20, 24–34, 20–24 | ||
| Pts: Lee S-J. 21 Rebs: three players 6 Asts: Kim T-S. 6 |
Pts: Horford 30 Rebs: Martínez 25 Asts: Horford, Ramon 4 | |
Poliedro de Caracas, Caracas
Referees: Matej Boltauzer (SLO), Alejandro César Chiti (ARG), Qiao Longsheng (CHN) |
4 July
13:30 |
| Dominican Republic |
69–84 | Russia |
| Scoring by quarter: 18–23, 20–21, 15–21, 16–19 | ||
| Pts: Horford 22 Rebs: Martínez 12 Asts: Coronado 5 |
Pts: Fridzon, Kirilenko 16 Rebs: Kirilenko 13 Asts: Kirilenko 7 | |
Poliedro de Caracas, Caracas
Referees: Rüştü Nuran (TUR), Juan José Fernández (ARG), Roberto Oliveros (VEN) |
Group D edit
| Team | W | L | PF | PA | Diff | Pts. |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 Macedonia |
1 | 1 | 168 | 150 | +18 | 3 |
 Angola |
1 | 1 | 152 | 152 | 0 | 3 |
 New Zealand |
1 | 1 | 130 | 148 | −18 | 3 |
2 July
16:30 |
| Angola |
88–84 | Macedonia |
| Scoring by quarter: 32–21, 21–19, 19–19, 16–25 | ||
| Pts: Mingas 24 Rebs: Gomes 11 Asts: Mingas 6 |
Pts: McCalebb 21 Rebs: Samardžiski 7 Asts: Ilievski, McCalebb 5 | |
Poliedro de Caracas, Caracas
Referees: Michael John Weiland (CAN), Juan José Fernández (ARG), Yuji Hirahara (JPN) |
3 July
13:30 |
| Macedonia |
84–62 | New Zealand |
| Scoring by quarter: 26–11, 18–20, 16–17, 24–14 | ||
| Pts: McCalebb 23 Rebs: Antić 10 Asts: McCalebb 11 |
Pts: Pledger 11 Rebs: Pledger 11 Asts: Kenny 6 | |
Poliedro de Caracas, Caracas
Referees: Vicente Bultó (ESP), Roberto Oliveros (VEN), Rüştü Nuran (TUR) |
Knockout stage edit
| Quarterfinals | Semifinals | ||||||||||||
| A1 | Greece | 79 | |||||||||||
| B2 | Nigeria | 80 | |||||||||||
| B2 | Nigeria | 77 | |||||||||||
| C1 | Russia | 85 | |||||||||||
| C1 | Russia | 80 | |||||||||||
| D2 | Angola | 65 | |||||||||||
| B1 | Lithuania | 76 | |||||||||||
| A2 | Puerto Rico | 72 | |||||||||||
| B1 | Lithuania | 109 | Third place | ||||||||||
| C2 | Dominican Republic | 83 | |||||||||||
| D1 | Macedonia | 76 | |||||||||||
| B2 | Nigeria | 88 | |||||||||||
| C2 | Dominican Republic | 86 | |||||||||||
| C2 | Dominican Republic | 73 | |||||||||||
Quarterfinals edit
6 July
11:00 |
| Russia |
80–65 | Angola |
| Scoring by quarter: 25–21, 18–5, 17–16, 20–23 | ||
| Pts: Fridzon 18 Rebs: Monia 6 Asts: Kirilenko, Shved 5 |
Pts: Mingas 20 Rebs: Paulo 9 Asts: Barros 4 | |
Poliedro de Caracas, Caracas
Referees: Matej Boltauzer (SLO), Bradley Jon Giersch (AUS), Nachid Messaoudi (ALG) |
6 July
13:30 |
| Greece |
79–80 | Nigeria |
| Scoring by quarter: 21–21, 21–9, 14–20, 23–30 | ||
| Pts: Spanoulis 25 Rebs: Spanoulis 7 Asts: Spanoulis 5 |
Pts: Diogu 17 Rebs: Diogu 12 Asts: Aminu 2 | |
Poliedro de Caracas, Caracas
Referees: Vicente Bultó (ESP), Juan José Fernández (ARG), Roberto Oliveros (VEN) |
6 July
17:00 |
| Macedonia |
76–86 | Dominican Republic |
| Scoring by quarter: 23–10, 18–18, 15–26, 20–32 | ||
| Pts: McCalebb 35 Rebs: Samardžiski 13 Asts: Ilievski, V. Stojanovski 3 |
Pts: García 28 Rebs: Horford 15 Asts: Coronado 5 | |
Poliedro de Caracas, Caracas
Referees: Michael John Weiland (CAN), Rüştü Nuran (TUR), Yuji Hirahara (JPN) |
6 July
19:30 |
| Lithuania |
76–72 | Puerto Rico |
| Scoring by quarter: 16–22, 24–16, 17–17, 19–17 | ||
| Pts: Kalnietis, Kleiza 14 Rebs: Mačiulis 11 Asts: Jasikevičius, Kalnietis 3 |
Pts: Galindo 17 Rebs: Peavy 12 Asts: Arroyo 8 | |
Poliedro de Caracas, Caracas
Referees: Juan Carlos García González (ESP), Alejandro César Chiti (ARG), Milivoje Jovčić (SRB) |
Semifinals edit
7 July
17:00 |
| Nigeria |
77–85 | Russia |
| Scoring by quarter: 23–26, 8–20, 22–22, 24–17 | ||
| Pts: Diogu, Dagunduro 16 Rebs: Diogu 14 Asts: Dagunduro 5 |
Pts: Shved 22 Rebs: Kirilenko 8 Asts: Shved 6 | |
Poliedro de Caracas, Caracas
Referees: Michael John Weiland (CAN), Milivoje Jovčić (SRB), Yuji Hirahara (JPN) |
7 July
19:30 |
| Lithuania |
109–83 | Dominican Republic |
| Scoring by quarter: 21–16, 31–20, 23–25, 34–22 | ||
| Pts: Mačiulis 19 Rebs: Valančiūnas 7 Asts: Kalnietis 9 |
Pts: Martínez 13 Rebs: Martínez 10 Asts: Coronado 4 | |
Poliedro de Caracas, Caracas
Referees: Vicente Bultó (ESP), Juan José Fernández (ARG), Bradley Jon Giersch (AUS) |
Third place match edit
8 July
19:30 |
| Nigeria |
88–73 | Dominican Republic |
| Scoring by quarter: 24–18, 23–21, 12–18, 29–16 | ||
| Pts: Diogu 25 Rebs: Diogu 10 Asts: Skinn, Dagunduro 5 |
Pts: García 17 Rebs: Ramon, Martínez 9 Asts: Coronado 3 | |
Poliedro de Caracas, Caracas
Referees: Juan Carlos García González (ESP), Matej Boltauzer (SLO), Rüştü Nuran (TUR) |
Final standings edit
| # | Team | W–L | Qualification |
|---|---|---|---|
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Russia |
4-0 | Qualify to the Olympics |
| Lithuania |
3-1 | ||
 |
Nigeria |
3-2 | |
| 4 | Dominican Republic |
2-3 | |
| 5 | Greece |
2-1 | |
| 6 | Puerto Rico |
1-2 | |
| 7 | Macedonia |
1-2 | |
| 8 | Angola |
1-2 | |
| 9 | Venezuela |
1-1 | |
| 10 | New Zealand |
1-1 | |
| 11 | South Korea |
0-2 | |
| 12 | Jordan |
0-2 |
See also edit
References edit
- ^ "Seven countries from three continents bid to host FIBA Olympic Qualifying Tournaments". fiba.com. Archived from the original on November 3, 2011. Retrieved 1 November 2011.
- ^ "FIBA.com - Events calendar". fiba.com. Archived from the original on August 27, 2007.