2024 FIBA Men's Olympic Qualifying Tournaments – San Juan

Main article: 2024 FIBA Men's Olympic Qualifying Tournaments
2024 FIBA World Olympic
Qualifying Tournament for Men
Tournament details
Host countryPuerto Rico
CitySan Juan
Dates2–7 July
Teams6
Venue(s)1 (in 1 host city)
Final positions
Champions Puerto Rico
Runners-up Lithuania
Third place Italy
Fourth place Mexico
Tournament statistics
Games played9
Attendance64,592 (7,177 per game)
MVPPuerto Rico Jose Alvarado
Top scorerLithuania Marius Grigonis (17.5 ppg)
Official website
Website

The 2024 FIBA Men's Olympic Qualifying Tournament in San Juan was one of four 2024 FIBA Men's Olympic Qualifying Tournaments. The tournament was held at San Juan, Puerto Rico, 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]

Puerto Rico won the tournament after defeating Lithuania in the final.[4]

Teams

Team Qualification Date of qualification WR
 Lithuania One of top 16 eligible teams 10 September 2023 10
 Italy 13
 Puerto Rico Highest-ranked eligible team – Americas 16
 Mexico One of top 16 eligible teams 25
 Ivory Coast 31
 Bahrain Winner of 2024 Asian Pre-Qualifying Tournament 20 August 2023 67

Venue

San Juan
2024 FIBA Men's Olympic Qualifying Tournaments – San Juan is located in Puerto Rico
San Juan
San Juan
2024 FIBA Men's Olympic Qualifying Tournaments – San Juan (Puerto Rico)
José Miguel Agrelot Coliseum
Capacity: 18,500

Preliminary round

All times are local (UTC−4).[5]

Group A

Pos Team Pld W L PF PA PD Pts Qualification
1  Lithuania 2 2 0 193 177 +16 4 Semi-finals
2  Mexico 2 1 1 176 177 −1 3
3  Ivory Coast 2 0 2 174 189 −15 2
Source: FIBA
2 July 2024
20:30
Mexico  84–96  Lithuania
Scoring by quarter: 26–29, 18–20, 17–34, 23–13
Pts: Ibarra 18
Rebs: Girón, Ibarra 6
Asts: Stoll 12		 Pts: Grigonis 21
Rebs: Sabonis 11
Asts: Jokubaitis 6
José Miguel Agrelot Coliseum, San Juan
Attendance: 2,485
Referees: Antonio Conde (ESP), Andrés Bartel (URU), Kristian Páez (ECU)
3 July 2024
17:30
Lithuania  97–93  Ivory Coast
Scoring by quarter: 24–18, 23–24, 18–30, 32–21
Pts: Sabonis 22
Rebs: Sabonis 9
Asts: Grigonis 7		 Pts: Thompson 18
Rebs: Kouadio, Moularé 5
Asts: Moularé 7
José Miguel Agrelot Coliseum, San Juan
Attendance: 3,227
Referees: Yohan Rosso (FRA), Rabah Noujaim (LBN), James Boyer (AUS)
4 July 2024
17:30
Ivory Coast  81–92  Mexico
Scoring by quarter: 25–22, 21–22, 23–24, 12–24
Pts: Fofana, Zouzoua 16
Rebs: Fofana, Thompson 8
Asts: Diabate 6		 Pts: Stoll 23
Rebs: Jaimes 12
Asts: Stoll 11
José Miguel Agrelot Coliseum, San Juan
Attendance: 3,758
Referees: Antonio Conde (ESP), Kristian Páez (ECU), Péter Praksch (HUN)

Group B

Pos Team Pld W L PF PA PD Pts Qualification
1  Puerto Rico (H) 2 2 0 179 125 +54 4 Semi-finals
2  Italy 2 1 1 183 133 +50 3
3  Bahrain 2 0 2 109 213 −104 2
Source: FIBA
(H) Hosts
2 July 2024
17:30
Italy  114–53  Bahrain
Scoring by quarter: 19–9, 28–16, 29–17, 38–11
Pts: Melli, Gallinari 14
Rebs: Polonara 8
Asts: Spissu 7		 Pts: Haji 12
Rebs: three players 3
Asts: M. Hamoda, Z. Hamoda 3
José Miguel Agrelot Coliseum, San Juan
Attendance: 1,560
Referees: Yohan Rosso (FRA), Carlos Peralta (ECU), Rabah Noujaim (LBN)
3 July 2024
20:30
Bahrain  56–99  Puerto Rico
Scoring by quarter: 4–19, 15–20, 23–31, 14–29
Pts: Z. Hamooda 15
Rebs: Chism 7
Asts: Haji, Melad 3		 Pts: Thompson 20
Rebs: Toro 12
Asts: Alvarado 6
José Miguel Agrelot Coliseum, San Juan
Attendance: 10,043
Referees: Antonio Conde (ESP), Andrés Bartel (URU), Péter Praksch (HUN)
4 July 2024
20:30
Puerto Rico  80–69  Italy
Scoring by quarter: 15–14, 20–26, 22–17, 23–12
Pts: Alvarado 29
Rebs: Ortiz 8
Asts: Waters 12		 Pts: Gallinari 14
Rebs: Melli 11
Asts: Spissu 5
José Miguel Agrelot Coliseum, San Juan
Attendance: 12,519
Referees: Yohan Rosso (FRA), Andrés Bartel (URU), Carlos Peralta (ECU)

Final round

 
Semi-finalsFinal
 
      
 
6 July
 
 
 Italy64
 
7 July
 
 Lithuania88
 
 Lithuania68
 
6 July
 
 Puerto Rico79
 
 Puerto Rico98
 
 
 Mexico78
 

Semi-finals

6 July 2024
16:00
Italy  64–88  Lithuania
Scoring by quarter: 21–25, 17–22, 15–21, 11–20
Pts: Gallinari 15
Rebs: Melli 4
Asts: Tonut 7		 Pts: Grigonis 23
Rebs: Butkevičius, Sabonis 8
Asts: Jokubaitis, Sabonis 4
José Miguel Agrelot Coliseum, San Juan
Attendance: 4,766
Referees: Antonio Conde (ESP), Péter Praksch (HUN), James Boyer (AUS)
6 July 2024
19:00
Puerto Rico  98–78  Mexico
Scoring by quarter: 20–25, 27–14, 30–20, 21–19
Pts: Waters 24
Rebs: Toro 9
Asts: Waters 4		 Pts: Jaimes 23
Rebs: Jaimes 13
Asts: Stoll 8
José Miguel Agrelot Coliseum, San Juan
Attendance: 12,730
Referees: Yohan Rosso (FRA), Andrés Bartel (URU), Carlos Peralta (ECU)

Final

7 July 2024
18:00
Lithuania  68–79  Puerto Rico
Scoring by quarter: 19–19, 16–20, 15–23, 18–17
Pts: Jokubaitis 16
Rebs: Sabonis 9
Asts: Grigonis 6		 Pts: Alvarado 23
Rebs: Alvarado, Ortiz 6
Asts: Conditt 4
José Miguel Agrelot Coliseum, San Juan
Attendance: 13,504
Referees: Antonio Conde (ESP), Yohan Rosso (FRA), Andrés Bartel (URU)

Final ranking

Pos Team Pld W L Qualification
1  Puerto Rico 4 4 0 Qualified for the Olympics
2  Lithuania 4 3 1
3  Italy 3 1 2
4  Mexico 3 1 2
5  Ivory Coast 2 0 2
6  Bahrain 2 0 2
Source: FIBA

Statistics and awards

Statistical leaders

Players

Teams

Awards

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

All-Star Team
Guards Forwards Centers
Puerto Rico Tremont Waters
Puerto Rico Jose Alvarado 		Italy Danilo Gallinari
Lithuania Marius Grigonis 		Mexico Joshua Ibarra
MVP: Puerto Rico Jose Alvarado

References

  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. ^ "Puerto Rico ends 20-year Olympic drought with historic win over Lithuania". 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. ^ "Alvarado, Waters, Grigonis, Gallinari and Ibarra make the All-Star Five". fiba.basketball. Retrieved 7 July 2024.
  9. ^ "Alvarado earns TISSOT MVP honors at the FIBA Olympic Qualifying Tournament in San Juan". fiba.basketball. Retrieved 7 July 2024.