Basketball at the 2016 Summer Olympics

19th Olympic Basketball Tournament
Rio de Janeiro 2016
Tournament details
Olympics 2016 Summer Olympics
Host nation Brazil
City Rio de Janeiro
Duration 6–21 August 2016
Men's tournament
Teams 12
Medals
1 Gold medalists  United States
2 Silver medalists Serbia
3 Bronze medalists  Spain
Women's tournament
Teams 12
Medals
1 Gold medalists  United States
2 Silver medalists Spain
3 Bronze medalists  Serbia
Official website
www.rio2016.com/en/basketball
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Basketball at the 2016 Summer Olympics in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil was held from 6 to 21 August 2016. The preliminary and knockout matches for men were played inside the Carioca Arena 1 in Olympic Park which seats up to 16,000 spectators, and the matches for women were played in Youth Arena. This marked the first time that the men's and women's Olympic tournaments were played in multiple/separate venues. Hosting country, Brazil, failed to make it to the quarterfinals of both the men's and women's division after being eliminated from the group stage. Three countries in both categories took all of the medals: United States (who took both gold medals), Serbia and Spain.

Competition schedule

GGroup stage ⅛Round of 16 ¼Quarter-finals ½Semi-finals BBronze medal match FFinal
Date
Event
 Sat 6 Sun 7 Mon 8 Tue 9 Wed 10 Thu 11 Fri 12 Sat 13 Sun 14 Mon 15 Tue 16 Wed 17 Thu 18 Fri 19 Sat 20 Sun 21
Men G G G G G G G G G G ¼ ½ B F
Women G G G G G G G G G ¼ ½ B F

Venues

Rio de Janeiro, Rio de Janeiro
Carioca Arena 1 Youth Arena
Capacity: 16,000 Capacity: 5,000

Carioca Arena 1, the largest among the three Carioca Arenas, and Youth Arena, are the arenas that are being used for the basketball tournaments. The Ginásio do Maracanãzinho, site of the 1954 FIBA World Championship and the 1963 FIBA World Championship, hosted the indoor volleyball tournaments instead.

Carioca Arena 1 hosted the entire men's tournament and the women's knockout stage, while Youth Arena hosted the women's preliminary round.

Qualification

The National Olympic Committees might enter up to one 12-player men's team and up to one 12-player women's team.

Hosts

Just as in 2012, the Olympic hosts were not guaranteed an Olympic berth. On 9 August 2015, it was announced that the Brazil men's and women's national teams would compete in the Olympic Basketball Tournament at the 2016 Rio Games after FIBA's Central Board decided to grant them automatic places at its meeting in Tokyo.[1]

Men's qualification

Means of qualification[2] Date Venue Berths Qualified
2014 FIBA Basketball World Cup 31 August – 14 September 2014  Spain 1  United States
Host nation[1] 9 August 2015 Japan Tokyo 1  Brazil
2015 FIBA Oceania Championship 15–18 August 2015 Various 1  Australia
AfroBasket 2015 19–30 August 2015 Tunisia Radès 1  Nigeria
2015 FIBA Americas Championship 31 August – 12 September 2015 Mexico Mexico City 2  Venezuela
 Argentina
EuroBasket 2015 5–20 September 2015 Various 2  Spain
 Lithuania
2015 FIBA Asia Championship 23 September – 3 October 2015 China Changsha 1  China
2016 FIBA World Olympic Qualifying Tournaments 4–10 July 2016 Serbia Belgrade[3] 1  Serbia
Philippines Pasay[3] 1  France
Italy Turin[3] 1  Croatia
Total 12

Women's qualification

Means of qualification[2] Date Venue Berths Qualified
2014 FIBA World Championship 27 September – 5 October 2014  Turkey 1  United States
EuroBasket Women 2015 11–28 June 2015 Various 1  Serbia
Host nation[1] 9 August 2015 Japan Tokyo 1  Brazil
2015 FIBA Americas Championship 9–16 August 2015 Canada Edmonton 1  Canada
2015 FIBA Oceania Championship 15–17 August 2015 Various 1  Australia
2015 FIBA Asia Championship 29 August – 5 September 2015 China Wuhan 1  Japan
AfroBasket Women 2015 24 September – 3 October 2015 Cameroon Yaoundé 1  Senegal
2016 FIBA World Olympic Qualifying Tournament 13–19 June 2016 France Nantes[3] 5  Belarus
 China
 France
 Spain
 Turkey
Total 12

Men's competition

The competition consisted of two stages; a group stage followed by a knockout stage.

Group stage

The teams were divided into two groups of six countries, playing every team in their group once. Two points were awarded for a victory, one for a loss. The top four teams per group qualified for the quarter-finals.

Group A

Pos Team Pld W L PF PA PD Pts Qualification
1 United States 5 5 0 524 407 +117 10 Quarter-finals
2  Australia 5 4 1 444 368 +76 9
3  France 5 3 2 423 378 +45 8
4  Serbia 5 2 3 426 387 +39 7
5  Venezuela 5 1 4 315 444 −129 6
6  China 5 0 5 318 466 −148 5
Source: FIBA
Rules for classification: 1) Points; 2) Head-to-head results; 3) Points difference; 4) Points scored.

Group B

Pos Team Pld W L PF PA PD Pts Qualification
1  Croatia 5 3 2 400 407 −7 8[lower-alpha 1] Quarter-finals
2  Spain 5 3 2 432 357 +75 8[lower-alpha 1]
3  Lithuania 5 3 2 392 428 −36 8[lower-alpha 1]
4  Argentina 5 3 2 441 428 +13 8[lower-alpha 1]
5  Brazil (H) 5 2 3 411 407 +4 7
6  Nigeria 5 1 4 392 441 −49 6
Source: FIBA
Rules for classification: 1) Points; 2) Head-to-head results; 3) Points difference; 4) Points scored.
(H) Host.
Notes:
  1. 1 2 3 4 In games among the four teams at 3–2, Croatia and Spain were 2–1 while Argentina and Lithuania were 1–2. Croatia beat Spain 72–70, and Lithuania beat Argentina 81–73.

Knockout stage

The knockout stage was a single-elimination tournament consisting of three rounds. Semi-final losers played for the bronze medal.

 
QuarterfinalsSemifinalsGold medal
 
          
 
17 August
 
 
 Australia90
 
19 August
 
 Lithuania64
 
 Australia61
 
17 August
 
 Serbia87
 
 Croatia83
 
21 August
 
 Serbia86
 
 Serbia66
 
17 August
 
 United States96
 
 Spain92
 
19 August
 
 France67
 
 Spain76
 
17 August
 
 United States82 Bronze medal
 
 United States105
 
21 August
 
 Argentina78
 
 Australia88
 
 
 Spain89
 

Women's competition

The competition consisted of two stages; a group stage followed by a knockout stage.

Group stage

The teams were divided into two groups of six countries, playing every team in their group once. Two points were awarded for a victory, one for a loss. The top four teams per group qualified for the quarter-finals.

Group A

Pos Team Pld W L PF PA PD Pts Qualification
1  Australia 5 5 0 400 345 +55 10 Quarter-finals
2  France 5 3 2 344 343 +1 8[lower-alpha 1]
3  Turkey 5 3 2 324 325 −1 8[lower-alpha 1]
4  Japan 5 3 2 386 378 +8 8[lower-alpha 1]
5  Belarus 5 1 4 347 361 −14 6
6  Brazil (H) 5 0 5 335 384 −49 5
Source: FIBA
Rules for classification: 1) Points; 2) Head-to-head results; 3) Points difference; 4) Points scored.
(H) Host.
Notes:
  1. 1 2 3 Head-to-head record: France 3 pts, +8 PD; Turkey 3 pts, −2 PD; Japan 3 pts, −6 PD

Group B

Pos Team Pld W L PF PA PD Pts Qualification
1  United States 5 5 0 520 316 +204 10 Quarter-finals
2  Spain 5 4 1 387 333 +54 9
3  Canada 5 3 2 340 347 −7 8
4  Serbia 5 2 3 385 406 −21 7
5  China 5 1 4 371 428 −57 6
6  Senegal 5 0 5 309 482 −173 5
Source: FIBA
Rules for classification: 1) Points; 2) Head-to-head results; 3) Points difference; 4) Points scored.

Knockout stage

The knockout stage was a single-elimination tournament consisting of three rounds. Semi-final losers played for the bronze medal.

 
Quarter-finalsSemi-finalsGold medal
 
          
 
16 August
 
 
 France68
 
18 August
 
 Canada63
 
 France67
 
16 August
 
 United States86
 
 United States110
 
20 August
 
 Japan64
 
 United States101
 
16 August
 
 Spain72
 
 Spain64
 
18 August
 
 Turkey62
 
 Spain68
 
16 August
 
 Serbia54 Bronze medal
 
 Australia71
 
20 August
 
 Serbia73
 
 France63
 
 
 Serbia70
 

Medal summary

Medal table

Rank Nation Gold Silver Bronze Total
1 United States 2 0 0 2
2 Serbia 0 1 1 2
Spain 0 1 1 2
Total 3 NOCs 2 2 2 6

Events

Event Gold Silver Bronze
Men
  United States (USA)
Jimmy Butler
Kevin Durant
DeAndre Jordan
Kyle Lowry
Harrison Barnes
DeMar DeRozan
Kyrie Irving
Klay Thompson
DeMarcus Cousins
Paul George
Draymond Green
Carmelo Anthony		  Serbia (SRB)
Miloš Teodosić
Marko Simonović
Bogdan Bogdanović
Stefan Marković
Nikola Kalinić
Nemanja Nedović
Stefan Birčević
Miroslav Raduljica
Nikola Jokić
Vladimir Štimac
Stefan Jović
Milan Mačvan		  Spain (ESP)
Pau Gasol
Rudy Fernández
Sergio Rodríguez
Juan Carlos Navarro
José Calderón
Felipe Reyes
Víctor Claver
Willy Hernangómez
Álex Abrines
Sergio Llull
Nikola Mirotić
Ricky Rubio
Women
  United States (USA)
Lindsay Whalen
Seimone Augustus
Sue Bird
Maya Moore
Angel McCoughtry
Breanna Stewart
Tamika Catchings
Elena Delle Donne
Diana Taurasi
Sylvia Fowles
Tina Charles
Brittney Griner		  Spain (ESP)
Leticia Romero
Laura Nicholls
Silvia Domínguez
Alba Torrens
Laia Palau
Marta Xargay
Leonor Rodríguez
Lucila Pascua
Anna Cruz
Laura Quevedo
Laura Gil
Astou Ndour		  Serbia (SRB)
Tamara Radočaj
Sonja Petrović
Saša Čađo
Sara Krnjić
Nevena Jovanović
Jelena Milovanović
Dajana Butulija
Dragana Stanković
Aleksandra Crvendakić
Milica Dabović
Ana Dabović
Danielle Page

Referees

The following referees were selected for the tournament.[4]

  • Oman Ahmed Al-Bulushi
  • United States Steven Anderson
  • Australia Scott Paul Beker
  • Serbia Ilija Belošević
  • Morocco Chahinaz Boussetta
  • Greece Christos Christodoulou
  • Dominican Republic Natalia Cuello Cuello
  • China Duan Zhu
  • Spain Juan González
  • United States Lauren Holtkamp
  • South Korea Hwang In-tae
  • Slovenia Damir Javor
  • Angola Carlos Julio
  • Canada Karen Lasuik
  • Latvia Olegs Latisevs
  • Argentina Leandro Lezcano
  • Brazil Guilherme Locatelli
  • Germany Robert Lottermoser
  • Brazil Cristiano Maranho
  • Australia Vaughan Mayberry
  • Germany Anne Panther
  • Philippines Ferdinand Pascual
  • Poland Piotr Pastusiak
  • Croatia Sreten Radović
  • Mexico José Reyes
  • Ukraine Borys Ryzhyk
  • Canada Stephen Seibel
  • Puerto Rico Roberto Vázquez
  • France Eddie Viator
  • Ivory Coast Nadege Anaize Zouzou

See also

References

  1. 1 2 3 "Brazil's national teams granted automatic places at 2016 Olympic Basketball Tournament". FIBA. 9 August 2015. Retrieved 9 August 2015.
  2. 1 2 "Qualification System – Games of the XXXI Olympiad" (PDF). FIBA. February 2014. Retrieved 29 August 2014.
  3. 1 2 3 4 "Italy, Philippines and Serbia to host Olympic Qualifying Tournaments; France to stage Women's Tournament". FIBA. 19 January 2016. Retrieved 19 January 2016.
  4. ↑ Referees

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