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2024 FIBA Men's Olympic Qualifying Tournaments – Piraeus

The 2024 FIBA Men's Olympic Qualifying Tournament in Piraeus was one of four 2024 FIBA Men's Olympic Qualifying Tournaments. The tournament was held at Piraeus, Greece, from 2 to 7 July 2024.[1] Six teams participated in two groups of three teams, where the first-and second-placed teams qualified for the semifinals. The winner of the tournament advanced to the 2024 Summer Olympics.[2][3]

2024 FIBA World Olympic
Qualifying Tournament for Men
Tournament details
Host countryGreece
CityPiraeus
Dates2–7 July
Teams6
Venue1 (in 1 host city)
Final positions
Champions Greece
Runners-up Croatia
Third place Dominican Republic
Fourth place Slovenia
Tournament statistics
Games played9
Attendance55,492 (6,166 per game)
MVPGreece Giannis Antetokounmpo
Top scorerSlovenia Luka Dončić (27.7 ppg)
Official website
Website

Greece won the tournament with a finals win over Croatia.[4]

Teams

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TeamQualificationDate of qualificationWR
 SloveniaOne of top 16 eligible teams10 September 202311
 Greece14
 Dominican Republic19
 New ZealandHighest-ranked eligible team – Asia and Oceania21
 CroatiaWinner of 2024 European Pre-Qualifying Tournament 220 August 202330
 EgyptHighest-ranked eligible team – Africa10 September 202340

Venue

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Piraeus
2024 FIBA Men's Olympic Qualifying Tournaments – Piraeus is located in Greece
Piraeus
Piraeus
2024 FIBA Men's Olympic Qualifying Tournaments – Piraeus (Greece)
Peace and Friendship Stadium
Capacity: 11,640

Preliminary round

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All times are local (UTC+3).[5]

Group A

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Pos Team Pld W L PF PA PD Pts Qualification
1  Croatia 2 1 1 194 182 +12 3 Semi-finals
2  Slovenia 2 1 1 196 186 +10 3
3  New Zealand 2 1 1 168 190 −22 3
Source: FIBA
2 July 2024
21:00
Slovenia  92–108  Croatia
Scoring by quarter: 16–31, 25–23, 27–39, 24–15
Pts: Dončić 26
Rebs: Dončić 11
Asts: Dončić 10		 Pts: Filipović 21
Rebs: Šarić 10
Asts: Šarić 10
Peace and Friendship Stadium, Piraeus
Attendance: 4,109
Referees: Luis Vázquez (PUR), Gatis Saliņš (LAT), Daniel García (VEN)
3 July 2024
17:30
Croatia  86–90  New Zealand
Scoring by quarter: 29–28, 31–27, 19–19, 7–16
Pts: Zubac 29
Rebs: Zubac 16
Asts: Hezonja 6		 Pts: Webster 21
Rebs: Delany 9
Asts: Ili 4
Peace and Friendship Stadium, Piraeus
Attendance: 396
Referees: Manuel Mazzoni (ITA), Julio Anaya (PAN), Ahmed Al-Shuwaili (IRQ)
4 July 2024
17:30
New Zealand  78–104  Slovenia
Scoring by quarter: 9–27, 30–19, 18–31, 21–27
Pts: Ili 28
Rebs: Ili 10
Asts: Ili 4		 Pts: Dončić 36
Rebs: Nebo 12
Asts: Dončić 10
Peace and Friendship Stadium, Piraeus
Attendance: 1,885
Referees: Roberto Vázquez (PUR), Julio Anaya (PAN), Amy Bonner (USA)

Group B

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Pos Team Pld W L PF PA PD Pts Qualification
1  Greece (H) 2 2 0 202 153 +49 4 Semi-finals
2  Dominican Republic 2 1 1 172 186 −14 3
3  Egypt 2 0 2 148 183 −35 2
Source: FIBA
(H) Hosts
2 July 2024
17:30
Egypt  77–90  Dominican Republic
Scoring by quarter: 22–16, 9–27, 17–25, 29–22
Pts: Metwaly 24
Rebs: El-Sheikh, Oraby 4
Asts: Gendy 4		 Pts: Montero 17
Rebs: Nunez 9
Asts: Feliz 5
Peace and Friendship Stadium, Piraeus
Attendance: 493
Referees: Julio Anaya (PAN), Manuel Mazzoni (ITA), Scott Beker (AUS)
3 July 2024
21:00
Dominican Republic  82–109  Greece
Scoring by quarter: 15–25, 26–31, 24–24, 17–29
Pts: Duarte 26
Rebs: Montero, Santos 5
Asts: Montero 5		 Pts: G. Antetokounmpo 32
Rebs: Mitoglou 6
Asts: Calathes 11
Peace and Friendship Stadium, Piraeus
Attendance: 11,648
Referees: Luis Vázquez (PUR), Gatis Saliņš (LAT), Amy Bonner (USA)
4 July 2024
21:00
Greece  93–71  Egypt
Scoring by quarter: 20–12, 22–26, 26–14, 25–19
Pts: Mitoglou, Papagiannis 16
Rebs: Calathes, Papagiannis 5
Asts: Calathes 9		 Pts: Metwaly 22
Rebs: Mahmoud, Oraby 6
Asts: Refaat 4
Peace and Friendship Stadium, Piraeus
Attendance: 11,216
Referees: Manuel Mazzoni (ITA), Daniel García (VEN), Scott Beker (AUS)

Final round

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Semi-finalsFinal
 
      
 
6 July
 
 
 Dominican Republic77
 
7 July
 
 Croatia80
 
 Croatia69
 
6 July
 
 Greece80
 
 Greece96
 
 
 Slovenia68
 

Semi-finals

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6 July 2024
17:30
Greece  96–68  Slovenia
Scoring by quarter: 32–14, 15–19, 19–17, 30–18
Pts: Walkup 19
Rebs: Papagiannis 10
Asts: Calathes 11		 Pts: Dončić 21
Rebs: Dončić, Nebo 7
Asts: Dončić 5
Peace and Friendship Stadium, Piraeus
Attendance: 11,998
Referees: Luis Vázquez (PUR), Gatis Saliņš (LAT), Amy Bonner (USA)
6 July 2024
21:00
Dominican Republic  77–80  Croatia
Scoring by quarter: 15–16, 17–21, 21–16, 24–27
Pts: Duarte 17
Rebs: Montero, Santos 5
Asts: Duarte, Montero 4		 Pts: Zubac 25
Rebs: Zubac 9
Asts: Hezonja 4
Peace and Friendship Stadium, Piraeus
Attendance: 1,907
Referees: Julio Anaya (PAN), Manuel Mazzoni (ITA), Ahmed Al-Shuwaili (IRQ)

Final

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7 July 2024
21:00
Croatia  69–80  Greece
Scoring by quarter: 22–22, 17–23, 14–21, 16–14
Pts: Zubac 19
Rebs: Šarić, Zubac 12
Asts: Smith 7		 Pts: G. Antetokounmpo 23
Rebs: G. Antetokounmpo 8
Asts: Calathes 11
Peace and Friendship Stadium, Piraeus
Attendance: 11,810
Referees: Roberto Vázquez (PUR), Gatis Saliņš (LAT), Julio Anaya (PAN)

Final ranking

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Pos Team Pld W L Qualification
1  Greece 4 4 0 Qualified for the Olympics
2  Croatia 4 2 2
3  Dominican Republic 3 1 2
4  Slovenia 3 1 2
5  New Zealand 2 1 1
6  Egypt 2 0 2
Source: FIBA

Statistics and awards

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Statistical leaders

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Players

Teams

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Awards

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The all star-team and MVP were announced on 7 July 2024.[8][9]

All-Star Team
Guards Forwards Centers
Dominican Republic Chris Duarte
Slovenia Luka Dončić
Greece Nick Calathes		 Greece Giannis Antetokounmpo Croatia Ivica Zubac
MVP: Greece Giannis Antetokounmpo

References

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  1. ↑ "Greece, Latvia, Puerto Rico and Spain to host FIBA Olympic Qualifying Tournaments 2024". FIBA. 27 November 2023. Retrieved 27 November 2023.
  2. ↑ "FIBA Olympic Qualifying Tournaments hosts announced". basketnews.com. 27 November 2023. Retrieved 27 November 2023.
  3. ↑ "Qualification System – Games of the XXXIII Olympiad – Basketball" (PDF). olympics.com. 21 January 2023. Retrieved 21 January 2023.
  4. ↑ "Antetokounmpo, Greece triumph at home FIBA Olympic Qualifying Tournament to seal return to Olympics after 16 years". fiba.basketball. 7 July 2024. Retrieved 7 July 2024.
  5. ↑ "Thrilling showdowns revealed: FIBA releases Olympic Qualifying Tournaments schedules". fiba.basketball. 14 February 2024. Retrieved 14 February 2024.
  6. ↑ "Statistical leaders (Players)". FIBA. Retrieved 7 July 2024.
  7. ↑ "Teams statistical leaders". FIBA. Retrieved 7 July 2024.
  8. ↑ "Antetokounmpo, Calathes, Doncic, Duarte and Zubac make All-Star Five at OQT 2024 Greece". fiba.basketball. Retrieved 7 July 2024.
  9. ↑ "Giannis Antetokounmpo named TISSOT MVP at FIBA Olympic Qualifying Tournament 2024 Greece". fiba.basketball. Retrieved 7 July 2024.
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