The 2024 FIBA Men's Olympic Qualifying Tournament in Riga was one of four 2024 FIBA Men's Olympic Qualifying Tournaments. The tournament was held at Riga, Latvia, from 2 to 7 July 2024.[1] Six teams participated in two groups of three teams, where the first-and second-placed teams advanced to the semifinals. The winner of the tournament qualified for the 2024 Summer Olympics.[2][3]
Tournament details | |
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Host country | Latvia |
City | Riga |
Dates | 2–7 July |
Teams | 6 |
Venue(s) | 1 (in 1 host city) |
Final positions | |
Champions | ![]() |
Runners-up | ![]() |
Third place | ![]() |
Fourth place | ![]() |
Tournament statistics | |
Games played | 9 |
Attendance | 40,127 (4,459 per game) |
MVP | ![]() |
Top scorer | ![]() |
Official website | |
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Brazil won the tournament after defeating Latvia in the final.[4]
Teams
editTeam | Qualification | Date of qualification | WR |
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Latvia | One of top 16 eligible teams | 10 September 2023 | 6 |
Brazil | 12 | ||
Montenegro | 17 | ||
Georgia | 23 | ||
Philippines | 37 | ||
Cameroon | Winner of 2024 African Pre-Qualifying Tournament | 20 August 2023 | 68 |
Venue
editRiga | |
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Arena Riga | |
Capacity: 11,200 |
Preliminary round
editAll times are local (UTC+3).[5]
Group A
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Pos | Team | Pld | W | L | PF | PA | PD | Pts | Qualification |
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1 | Latvia (H) | 2 | 1 | 1 | 163 | 144 | +19 | 3 | Semi-finals |
2 | Philippines | 2 | 1 | 1 | 183 | 176 | +7 | 3 | |
3 | Georgia | 2 | 1 | 1 | 151 | 177 | −26 | 3 |
2 July 2024
19:00 |
Georgia | 55–83 | Latvia |
Scoring by quarter: 13–17, 11–28, 17–13, 14–25 | ||
Pts: Mamukelashvili 14 Rebs: Bitadze 6 Asts: three players 2 |
Pts: Strautiņš 18 Rebs: Mejeris, Šmits 7 Asts: Žagars 6 |
Arena Riga, Riga
Attendance: 8,955 Referees: Omar Bermúdez (MEX), Wojciech Liszka (POL), Luis Castillo (ESP) |
3 July 2024
19:00 |
Latvia | 80–89 | Philippines |
Scoring by quarter: 16–32, 22–22, 18–23, 24–12 | ||
Pts: Rodions 18 Rebs: Rodions 7 Asts: Strēlnieks, Zoriks 5 |
Pts: Brownlee 26 Rebs: Brownlee 9 Asts: Brownlee 9 |
Arena Riga, Riga
Attendance: 8,835 Referees: Ademir Zurapović (BIH), Wojciech Liszka (POL), Kerem Baki (TUR) |
4 July 2024
15:30 |
Philippines | 94–96 | Georgia |
Scoring by quarter: 17–28, 26–27, 31–19, 20–22 | ||
Pts: Brownlee 28 Rebs: Brownlee 8 Asts: Brownlee 8 |
Pts: Mamukelashvili 26 Rebs: Bitadze 11 Asts: Thomasson 8 |
Arena Riga, Riga
Attendance: 531 Referees: Ademir Zurapović (BIH), Omar Bermúdez (MEX), Kerem Baki (TUR) |
Group B
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Pos | Team | Pld | W | L | PF | PA | PD | Pts | Qualification |
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1 | Brazil | 2 | 1 | 1 | 155 | 149 | +6 | 3 | Semi-finals |
2 | Cameroon | 2 | 1 | 1 | 143 | 144 | −1 | 3 | |
3 | Montenegro | 2 | 1 | 1 | 142 | 147 | −5 | 3 |
Source: FIBA
2 July 2024
15:30 |
Brazil | 81–72 | Montenegro |
Scoring by quarter: 15–23, 21–19, 16–14, 29–16 | ||
Pts: Caboclo 25 Rebs: Caboclo 9 Asts: Yago 5 |
Pts: Vučević 17 Rebs: Vučević 13 Asts: Perry, Simonović 3 |
Arena Riga, Riga
Attendance: 1,022 Referees: Ademir Zurapović (BIH), Takaki Kato (JPN), Jenna Jordan Reneau (USA) |
3 July 2024
15:30 |
Montenegro | 70–66 | Cameroon |
Scoring by quarter: 16–13, 13–19, 20–10, 21–24 | ||
Pts: Simonović 18 Rebs: Vučević 14 Asts: Perry, Popović 5 |
Pts: Ateba, Bayehe 14 Rebs: Eyaga Bidias 6 Asts: Hill 10 |
Arena Riga, Riga
Attendance: 622 Referees: Luis Castillo (ESP), Omar Bermúdez (MEX), Wael Mostafa (EGY) |
Final round
editSemi-finals | Final | |||||
6 July | ||||||
Cameroon | 59 | |||||
7 July | ||||||
Latvia | 72 | |||||
Latvia | 69 | |||||
6 July | ||||||
Brazil | 94 | |||||
Brazil | 71 | |||||
Philippines | 60 | |||||
Semi-finals
edit6 July 2024
15:30 |
Brazil | 71–60 | Philippines |
Scoring by quarter: 12–22, 15–11, 24–6, 20–21 | ||
Pts: Caboclo 15 Rebs: Caboclo 11 Asts: Huertas 7 |
Pts: Brownlee 15 Rebs: Fajardo 10 Asts: Ramos 3 |
Arena Riga, Riga
Attendance: 837 Referees: Omar Bermúdez (MEX), Wojciech Liszka (POL), Kerem Baki (TUR) |
6 July 2024
19:00 |
Cameroon | 59–72 | Latvia |
Scoring by quarter: 19–23, 16–15, 15–15, 9–19 | ||
Pts: Narace 14 Rebs: Bayehe, Choh 7 Asts: Hill 3 |
Pts: Lomažs 20 Rebs: Mejeris 10 Asts: Žagars 5 |
Arena Riga, Riga
Attendance: 9,329 Referees: Ademir Zurapović (BIH), Luis Castillo (ESP), Takaki Kato (JPN) |
Final
editFinal ranking
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Pos | Team | Pld | W | L | Qualification |
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1 | Brazil | 4 | 3 | 1 | Qualified for the Olympics |
2 | Latvia | 4 | 2 | 2 | |
3 | Philippines | 3 | 1 | 2 | |
4 | Cameroon | 3 | 1 | 2 | |
5 | Montenegro | 2 | 1 | 1 | |
6 | Georgia | 2 | 1 | 1 |
Source: FIBA
Statistics and awards
editStatistical leaders
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Awards
editThe all star-team and MVP were announced on 7 July 2024.[8][9]
All-Star Team | ||
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Guards | Forwards | Centers |
Rihards Lomažs Jeremiah Hill |
Justin Brownlee Léo Meindl |
Bruno Caboclo |
MVP: Bruno Caboclo |
References
edit- ^ "Greece, Latvia, Puerto Rico and Spain to host FIBA Olympic Qualifying Tournaments 2024". FIBA. 27 November 2023. Retrieved 27 November 2023.
- ^ "FIBA Olympic Qualifying Tournaments hosts announced". basketnews.com. 27 November 2023. Retrieved 27 November 2023.
- ^ "Qualification System – Games of the XXXIII Olympiad – Basketball" (PDF). olympics.com. 21 January 2023. Retrieved 21 January 2023.
- ^ "Brilliant Brazil power past Latvia to qualify for Paris 2024". fiba.basketball. 7 July 2024. Retrieved 7 July 2024.
- ^ "Thrilling showdowns revealed: FIBA releases Olympic Qualifying Tournaments schedules". fiba.basketball. 14 February 2024. Retrieved 14 February 2024.
- ^ "Statistical leaders (Players)". FIBA. Retrieved 7 July 2024.
- ^ "Teams statistical leaders". FIBA. Retrieved 7 July 2024.
- ^ "Caboclo, Meindl, Lomazs, Brownlee, Hill make All-Star Five at OQT 2024 Latvia". fiba.basketball. Retrieved 7 July 2024.
- ^ "Caboclo claims TISSOT MVP award at the FIBA Olympic Qualifying Tournament 2024 Latvia". fiba.basketball. Retrieved 7 July 2024.