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2024 FIBA Men's Olympic Qualifying Tournaments – Valencia

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2024 FIBA World Olympic
Qualifying Tournament for Men
Tournament details
Host countrySpain
CityValencia
Dates2–7 July
Teams6
Venue(s)1 (in 1 host city)
Final positions
Champions Spain
Runners-up Bahamas
Third place Finland
Fourth place Lebanon
Tournament statistics
Games played9
Attendance31,680 (3,520 per game)
MVPSpain Santi Aldama
Top scorerThe Bahamas 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

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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

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Valencia
2024 FIBA Men's Olympic Qualifying Tournaments – Valencia is located in Spain
Valencia
Valencia
2024 FIBA Men's Olympic Qualifying Tournaments – Valencia (Spain)
Pavelló Municipal Font de Sant Lluís
Capacity: 9,000

Preliminary round

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All times are local (UTC+2).[5]

Group A

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Pos Team Pld W L PF PA PD Pts Qualification
1  Spain (H) 2 2 0 193 140 +53 4 Semi-finals
2  Lebanon 2 1 1 133 174 −41 3
3  Angola 2 0 2 151 163 −12 2
Source: FIBA
(H) Hosts
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
1  Bahamas 2 2 0 186 166 +20 4 Semi-finals
2  Finland 2 1 1 174 184 −10 3
3  Poland 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

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Semi-finalsFinal
 
      
 
6 July
 
 
 Finland74
 
7 July
 
 Spain81
 
 Spain86
 
6 July
 
 Bahamas78
 
 Bahamas89
 
 
 Lebanon72
 

Semi-finals

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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

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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
1  Spain 4 4 0 Qualified for the Olympics
2  Bahamas 4 3 1
3  Finland 3 1 2
4  Lebanon 3 1 2
5  Poland 2 0 2
6  Angola 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
Forwards Centers
Finland Mikael Jantunen
Lebanon Omari Spellman
Spain Santi Aldama
Spain Willy Hernangómez
The Bahamas Deandre Ayton
MVP: Spain Santi Aldama

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. ^ "Next stop, Paris: Spain book 2024 Olympics ticket". 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. ^ "Aldama, Hernangomez, Ayton, Jantunen, Spellman in All-Star Five at 2024 OQT Spain". fiba.basketball. Retrieved 7 July 2024.
  9. ^ "Aldama earns TISSOT MVP award at the FIBA Olympic Qualifying Tournament 2024 Spain". fiba.basketball. Retrieved 7 July 2024.
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