2024 FIBA Men's Olympic Qualifying Tournaments – Valencia
| Tournament details | |
|---|---|
| Host country | Spain |
| City | Valencia |
| Dates | 2–7 July |
| Teams | 6 |
| Venue(s) | 1 (in 1 host city) |
| Final positions | |
| Champions |  Spain |
| Runners-up |  Bahamas |
| Third place |  Finland |
| Fourth place |  Lebanon |
| Tournament statistics | |
| Games played | 9 |
| Attendance | 31,680 (3,520 per game) |
| MVP | Santi Aldama |
| Top scorer | Buddy Hield (19.8 ppg) |
| Official website | |
| Website | |
The 2024 FIBA Men's Olympic Qualifying Tournament in Valencia was one of four 2024 FIBA Men's Olympic Qualifying Tournaments. The tournament was held at Valencia, Spain, 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]
Spain won the tournament after defeating Bahamas in the final.[4]
Teams
[edit]| Team | Qualification | Date of qualification | WR |
|---|---|---|---|
| Spain |
One of top 16 eligible teams | 10 September 2023 | 2 |
 Poland |
Winner of 2024 European Pre-Qualifying Tournament 1 | 20 August 2023 | 15 |
| Finland |
One of top 16 eligible teams | 10 September 2023 | 20 |
| Lebanon |
28 | ||
 Angola |
34 | ||
| Bahamas |
Winner of 2024 Americas Pre-Qualifying Tournament | 20 August 2023 | 57 |
Venue
[edit]| Valencia |   Valencia 2024 FIBA Men's Olympic Qualifying Tournaments – Valencia (Spain) |
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| Pavelló Municipal Font de Sant Lluís | |
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| Capacity: 9,000 |
Preliminary round
[edit]All times are local (UTC+2).[5]
Group A
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| Pos | Team | Pld | W | L | PF | PA | PD | Pts | Qualification |
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| 1 | Spain (H)
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2 | 2 | 0 | 193 | 140 | +53 | 4 | Semi-finals |
| 2 | Lebanon
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2 | 1 | 1 | 133 | 174 | −41 | 3 | |
| 3 | Angola
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2 | 0 | 2 | 151 | 163 | −12 | 2 |
2 July 2024
20:30 |
| Lebanon |
59–104 | Spain |
| Scoring by quarter: 18–24, 13–27, 13–27, 15–26 | ||
| Pts: Khayat 20 Rebs: Khayat 6 Asts: Spellman 4 |
Pts: Aldama 17 Rebs: Aldama 9 Asts: Brown 9 | |
Pavelló Municipal Font de Sant Lluís, Valencia
Attendance: 4,153 Referees: Mārtiņš Kozlovskis (LAT), Johnny Batista (PUR), Blanca Burns (USA) |
3 July 2024
20:30 |
| Spain |
89–81 | Angola |
| Scoring by quarter: 22–17, 24–26, 22–16, 21–22 | ||
| Pts: Aldama 24 Rebs: W. Hernangómez 10 Asts: Brown 11 |
Pts: Bango 15 Rebs: Fernando 12 Asts: Gonçalves 5 | |
Pavelló Municipal Font de Sant Lluís, Valencia
Attendance: 4,581 Referees: Jorge Vázquez (PUR), Johnny Batista (PUR), Yevgeniy Mikheyev (KAZ) |
4 July 2024
17:30 |
| Angola |
70–74 | Lebanon |
| Scoring by quarter: 13–19, 11–16, 21–9, 25–30 | ||
| Pts: Gonçalves 13 Rebs: Bango 12 Asts: Fernando 4 |
Pts: Spellman 22 Rebs: Spellman 13 Asts: El Darwich 6 | |
Pavelló Municipal Font de Sant Lluís, Valencia
Attendance: 805 Referees: Mārtiņš Kozlovskis (LAT), Juan Fernández (ARG), Boris Krejić (SLO) |
Group B
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| Pos | Team | Pld | W | L | PF | PA | PD | Pts | Qualification |
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| 1 | Bahamas
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2 | 2 | 0 | 186 | 166 | +20 | 4 | Semi-finals |
| 2 | Finland
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2 | 1 | 1 | 174 | 184 | −10 | 3 | |
| 3 | Poland
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2 | 0 | 2 | 169 | 179 | −10 | 2 |
Source: FIBA
2 July 2024
17:30 |
| Finland |
85–96 | Bahamas |
| Scoring by quarter: 26–27, 28–20, 13–26, 18–23 | ||
| Pts: Jantunen, Maxhuni 20 Rebs: Jantunen 8 Asts: Maxhuni 6 |
Pts: Hield 24 Rebs: Ayton 9 Asts: Gordon 4 | |
Pavelló Municipal Font de Sant Lluís, Valencia
Attendance: 2,731 Referees: Jorge Vázquez (PUR), Boris Krejić (SLO), Martin Vulić (CRO) |
3 July 2024
17:30 |
| Bahamas |
90–81 | Poland |
| Scoring by quarter: 30–20, 20–18, 23–21, 17–22 | ||
| Pts: Edgecombe 21 Rebs: Ayton 9 Asts: Hield 10 |
Pts: Balcerowski 22 Rebs: Sochan 10 Asts: Ponitka, Slaughter 4 | |
Pavelló Municipal Font de Sant Lluís, Valencia
Attendance: 2,574 Referees: Mārtiņš Kozlovskis (LAT), Juan Fernández (ARG), Blanca Burns (USA) |
4 July 2024
20:30 |
| Poland |
88–89 | Finland |
| Scoring by quarter: 24–24, 23–14, 24–22, 17–29 | ||
| Pts: Slaughter 21 Rebs: Sochan 8 Asts: Pontika 7 |
Pts: Jantunen 20 Rebs: Nkamhoua 6 Asts: Maxhuni, Salin 6 | |
Pavelló Municipal Font de Sant Lluís, Valencia
Attendance: 2,470 Referees: Jorge Vázquez (PUR), Johnny Batista (PUR), Martin Vulić (CRO) |
Final round
[edit]| Semi-finals | Final | |||||
| 6 July | ||||||
| Finland | 74 | |||||
| 7 July | ||||||
| Spain | 81 | |||||
| Spain | 86 | |||||
| 6 July | ||||||
| Bahamas | 78 | |||||
| Bahamas | 89 | |||||
| Lebanon | 72 | |||||
Semi-finals
[edit]6 July 2024
15:30 |
| Bahamas |
89–72 | Lebanon |
| Scoring by quarter: 31–16, 19–20, 13–18, 26–18 | ||
| Pts: Ayton 24 Rebs: Ayton 15 Asts: Hield 10 |
Pts: El Darwich 22 Rebs: Mansour 6 Asts: Mansour 7 | |
Pavelló Municipal Font de Sant Lluís, Valencia
Attendance: 2,199 Referees: Jorge Vázquez (PUR), Juan Fernández (ARG), Boris Krejić (SLO) |
6 July 2024
20:30 |
| Finland |
74–81 | Spain |
| Scoring by quarter: 20–17, 10–21, 29–18, 15–25 | ||
| Pts: Gustavson 15 Rebs: Jantunen 9 Asts: Little 4 |
Pts: W. Hernangómez 28 Rebs: Aldama 8 Asts: Brown 7 | |
Pavelló Municipal Font de Sant Lluís, Valencia
Attendance: 5,132 Referees: Mārtiņš Kozlovskis (LAT), Johnny Batista (PUR), Blanca Burns (USA) |
Final
[edit]7 July 2024
20:30 |
| Spain |
86–78 | Bahamas |
| Scoring by quarter: 17–17, 25–17, 23–22, 21–22 | ||
| Pts: Brown 18 Rebs: Aldama, W. Hernangómez 7 Asts: Díaz 4 |
Pts: Hield 19 Rebs: Ayton 14 Asts: Edgecombe 5 | |
Pavelló Municipal Font de Sant Lluís, Valencia
Attendance: 7,035 Referees: Mārtiņš Kozlovskis (LAT), Johnny Batista (PUR), Boris Krejić (SLO) |
Final ranking
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| Pos | Team | Pld | W | L | Qualification |
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| 1 | Spain
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4 | 4 | 0 | Qualified for the Olympics |
| 2 | Bahamas
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4 | 3 | 1 | |
| 3 | Finland
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3 | 1 | 2 | |
| 4 | Lebanon
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3 | 1 | 2 | |
| 5 | Poland
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2 | 0 | 2 | |
| 6 | Angola
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2 | 0 | 2 |
Source: FIBA
Statistics and awards
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Awards
[edit]The all star-team and MVP were announced on 7 July 2024.[8][9]
| All-Star Team | ||
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| Forwards | Centers | |
| Mikael Jantunen Omari Spellman Santi Aldama
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Willy Hernangómez Deandre Ayton
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| MVP: Santi Aldama
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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.
- ^ "Next stop, Paris: Spain book 2024 Olympics ticket". 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.
- ^ "Aldama, Hernangomez, Ayton, Jantunen, Spellman in All-Star Five at 2024 OQT Spain". fiba.basketball. Retrieved 7 July 2024.
- ^ "Aldama earns TISSOT MVP award at the FIBA Olympic Qualifying Tournament 2024 Spain". fiba.basketball. Retrieved 7 July 2024.