2024 FIBA Men's Pre-Qualifying Olympic Qualifying Tournaments – Americas

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2024 FIBA Men's Pre-Qualifying Olympic Qualifying Tournaments
Tournament details
Host countryArgentina
CitySantiago del Estero
La Banda
Dates14–20 August 2023
Teams7 (from 1 confederation)
Venue(s)2 (in 2 host cities)
Final positions
Champions Bahamas
Tournament statistics
Top scorerThe Bahamas Eric Gordon (20.3 ppg)
Top reboundsThe Bahamas Deandre Ayton (13.8 rpg)
Top assistsArgentina Facundo Campazzo (11.8 apg)
Official website
OPQT Argentina

The 2024 FIBA Men's Pre-Qualifying Olympic Qualifying Tournaments in Americas was one of five 2024 FIBA Men's Pre-Qualifying Olympic Qualifying Tournaments. The tournament was held from 14 to 20 August 2023 in Santiago del Estero, Argentina.[1][2] Bahamas, as the winner, qualified for the 2024 FIBA Men's Olympic Qualifying Tournaments.[3]

Teams

Teams that missed out on the 2023 FIBA Basketball World Cup and the next best-ranked team will participate.[4]

Qualification method Places Qualified team
2023 FIBA World Cup Qualifiers – Americas 4th (worst-ranked) 1  Argentina
5th 2  Panama
 Uruguay
6th 2  Bahamas
 Colombia
FIBA World Rankings – Americas (November 2022) 3  Virgin Islands
 Chile
 Cuba
Total 8

Panama withdrew before the tournament.[5]

Draw

The draw took place on 1 May 2023.[6][7]

Seeding

The seedings were announced on 29 April 2023.[8]

Pot 1 Pot 2 Pot 3 Pot 4
 Argentina
 Uruguay 		 Panama
 Colombia 		 Bahamas
 Virgin Islands 		 Chile
 Cuba

Preliminary round

All times are local (UTC−3).

Group A

Pos Team Pld W L PF PA PD Pts Qualification
1  Bahamas 2 2 0 210 157 +53 4 Semi-finals
2  Argentina (H) 2 1 1 198 167 +31 3
3  Cuba 2 0 2 134 218 −84 2
Source: FIBA
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) head-to-head points; 3) head-to-head points difference; 4) head-to-head number of points scored.
(H) Hosts
14 August 2023
19:10
Cuba  68–109  Bahamas
Scoring by quarter: 16–20, 12–26, 18–33, 22–30
Pts: Guzmán 16
Rebs: Bombino 5
Asts: three players 3		 Pts: Hield 24
Rebs: Ayton 10
Asts: Nairn 7
Estadio Ciudad de Santiago del Estero, Santiago del Estero
Referees: Jesed Díaz (PUR), Nathaniel Saunders (CAN), Teresa Stuck (CAN)
16 August 2023
21:10
Bahamas  101–89  Argentina
Scoring by quarter: 25–37, 30–16, 27–14, 19–22
Pts: Gordon 24
Rebs: Ayton 15
Asts: Nairn 7		 Pts: Brussino 21
Rebs: Brussino 7
Asts: Campazzo 10
Estadio Ciudad de Santiago del Estero, Santiago del Estero
Referees: Krishna Domínguez (MEX), Alan Dos Santos (BRA), Carmelo De La Rosa (PUR)
17 August 2023
22:10
Cuba  66–109  Argentina
Scoring by quarter: 24–29, 17–21, 14–32, 11–27
Pts: Coutin 15
Rebs: Chacón 7
Asts: Chacón 4		 Pts: Redivo 20
Rebs: Vildoza 9
Asts: Campazzo 8
Estadio Vicente Rosales, La Banda
Referees: Alexis Mercado (PUR), Felipe Ibarra (CHI), Orlando Varela (HON)

Group B

Pos Team Pld W L PF PA PD Pts Qualification
1  Chile 3 3 0 217 196 +21 6 Semi-finals
2  Uruguay 3 1 2 215 212 +3 4[a]
3  Colombia 3 1 2 227 231 −4 4[a]
4  Virgin Islands 3 1 2 204 224 −20 4[a]
Source: FIBA
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) head-to-head points; 3) head-to-head points difference; 4) head-to-head number of points scored.
Notes:
  1. ^ a b c Tied on head to head points. Head to head points difference: Uruguay +11, Colombia +8, Virgin Islands −19.
14 August 2023
17:10
Virgin Islands  61–62  Chile
Scoring by quarter: 17–18, 11–19, 22–13, 11–12
Pts: Corbett 22
Rebs: Smith 13
Asts: Arnold, Nesbitt 3		 Pts: Carvacho 23
Rebs: Carvacho 8
Asts: Haase 8
Estadio Vicente Rosales, La Banda
Referees: Grant Todey (USA), Carmelo De La Rosa (PUR), Franco Anselmo (ARG)
14 August 2023
19:40
Uruguay  80–65  Colombia
Scoring by quarter: 19–27, 19–12, 12–13, 30–13
Pts: Rodríguez 19
Rebs: Rojas 12
Asts: Pomoli 11		 Pts: Jackson 28
Rebs: Echenique 8
Asts: three players 3
Estadio Vicente Rosales, La Banda
Referees: Krishna Domínguez (MEX), Alan Dos Santos (BRA), Franco Ronconi (ARG)
15 August 2023
18:10
Colombia  97–74  Virgin Islands
Scoring by quarter: 17–31, 25–9, 26–16, 29–18
Pts: Echenique 20
Rebs: Echenique 8
Asts: Roque 4		 Pts: Corbett 19
Rebs: Corbett, Jules 6
Asts: Smith 4
Estadio Vicente Rosales, La Banda
Referees: Alexis Mercado (PUR), Orlando Varela (HON), Fernando Leite (BRA)
15 August 2023
20:40
Chile  78–70  Uruguay
Scoring by quarter: 18–14, 27–28, 16–19, 17–9
Pts: Haase, Herrera 18
Rebs: Carvacho 7
Asts: Arroyo 4		 Pts: Pomoli 19
Rebs: three players 6
Asts: Rodríguez 5
Estadio Vicente Rosales, La Banda
Referees: Jesed Díaz (PUR), Nathaniel Saunders (CAN), Samuel Hidalgo (DOM)
17 August 2023
17:10
Chile  77–65  Colombia
Scoring by quarter: 18–24, 19–22, 23–6, 17–13
Pts: Carvacho 17
Rebs: Carvacho 6
Asts: Herrera 5		 Pts: Jackson 19
Rebs: Echenique, Ibargüen 7
Asts: Atencia, Jackson 3
Estadio Vicente Rosales, La Banda
Referees: Krishna Domínguez (MEX), Franco Ronconi (ARG), Fernando Leite (BRA)
17 August 2023
19:40
Uruguay  65–69  Virgin Islands
Scoring by quarter: 16–13, 16–22, 16–12, 17–22
Pts: Serres 16
Rebs: Calfani 9
Asts: Wachsmann 4		 Pts: Arnold 14
Rebs: Hansen 7
Asts: Arnold 4
Estadio Vicente Rosales, La Banda
Referees: Grant Todey (USA), José Fernández (CRC), Teresa Stuck (CAN)

Final round

 
Semi-finalsFinal
 
      
 
19 August
 
 
 Uruguay62
 
20 August
 
 Bahamas78
 
 Bahamas82
 
19 August
 
 Argentina75
 
 Chile79
 
 
 Argentina87
 

Semi-finals

19 August 2023
18:10
Chile  79–87  Argentina
Scoring by quarter: 20–25, 20–21, 16–22, 23–19
Pts: Carvacho 23
Rebs: Carvacho, Herrera 5
Asts: Arroyo 7		 Pts: Deck 24
Rebs: Brussino 12
Asts: Campazzo 12
Estadio Ciudad de Santiago del Estero, Santiago del Estero
Referees: Jesed Díaz (PUR), Nathaniel Saunders (CAN), Alan Dos Santos (BRA)
19 August 2023
21:10
Uruguay  62–78  Bahamas
Scoring by quarter: 12–23, 11–20, 11–16, 28–19
Pts: Iglesias 20
Rebs: three players 5
Asts: Zanotta 4		 Pts: Hield 17
Rebs: Ayton 9
Asts: Miller 4
Estadio Ciudad de Santiago del Estero, Santiago del Estero
Referees: Krishna Domínguez (MEX), Alexis Mercado (PUR), Teresa Stuck (CAN)

Final

20 August 2023
21:10
Bahamas  82–75  Argentina
Scoring by quarter: 22–26, 20–16, 17–21, 23–12
Pts: Gordon 27
Rebs: Ayton 21
Asts: Hield, Nairn 3		 Pts: Deck 21
Rebs: Brussino 9
Asts: Campazzo 17
Estadio Ciudad de Santiago del Estero, Santiago del Estero
Referees: Krishna Domínguez (MEX), Grant Todey (USA), Carmelo De La Rosa (PUR)

Final standings

Rank Team Record
1st place, gold medalist(s)  Bahamas 4–0
2nd place, silver medalist(s)  Argentina 2–2
3rd place, bronze medalist(s)  Chile 3–1
4  Uruguay 1–3
5  Colombia 1–2
6  Virgin Islands 1–2
7  Cuba 0–2
Qualified for the FIBA Men's Olympic qualifying tournaments

References

  1. ^ "FIBA Basketball World Cup 2023 field set". FIBA. Retrieved 27 February 2023.
  2. ^ "Host countries for the 2023 FIBA Olympic Pre-Qualifying Tournaments announced". eurohoops.net. 29 April 2023.
  3. ^ "Bahamas shock Argentina, qualify for FIBA OQT next year". fiba.basketball. 20 August 2023.
  4. ^ "FIBA Olympic Pre-Qualifying Tournaments: 40 teams to fight for Paris 2024 spots in August 2023". olympics.com. Retrieved 19 April 2023.
  5. ^ "FIBA statement on Panama participation to the FIBA Olympic Pre-Qualifying Tournament 2023 Argentina". fiba.basketball. Retrieved 10 August 2023.
  6. ^ "Road to Paris 2024 still open for 40 teams missing out on FIBA Basketball World Cup 2023". FIBA. Retrieved 18 April 2023.
  7. ^ "Lineups for FIBA Olympic Pre-Qualifying Tournaments confirmed". FIBA. Retrieved 1 May 2023.
  8. ^ "FIBA announce host countries for FIBA Olympic Pre-Qualifying Tournaments". FIBA. Retrieved 29 April 2023.