2016 FIBA World Olympic Qualifying Tournament – Belgrade

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2016 FIBA World Olympic
Qualifying Tournament for Men
Belgrade, Serbia
OQT BELGRADE.png
Tournament details
Host nation Serbia
Dates4–9 July
Teams6 
(from 4 federations)
Venues1 
(in 1 host city)
Champions Serbia
MVPSerbia Nikola Jokić
Tournament leaders
PlayersTeams
Points Serbia Bogdan Bogdanović
Serbia Nikola Jokić (17.8)		  Serbia (93.5)
Rebounds Serbia Nikola Jokić (7.5)  Latvia (44.0)
Assists Czech Republic Tomáš Satoranský (7.3)  Serbia (28.5)
Official website

The 2016 FIBA World Olympic Qualifying Tournament in Belgrade was one of three 2016 FIBA World Olympic Qualifying Tournaments for Men. The tournament was held at the Kombank Arena in Belgrade, Serbia, from 4 to 9 July 2016. The national teams of hosts Serbia, Angola, Puerto Rico, Japan, the Czech Republic, and Latvia were drawn into tournament. The winner qualified for the 2016 Summer Olympics.

Teams[]

Team Qualification Date of qualification FIBA World Ranking
 Serbia[1][note 1] Hosts, EuroBasket 2015 4th place 19 January 2016 6
 Angola[2] AfroBasket 2015 runner-up 30 August 2015 15
 Puerto Rico[3] 2015 FIBA Americas Championship 5th place 9 September 2015 16
 Japan[4] 2015 FIBA Asia Championship 4th place 3 October 2015 48
 Czech Republic[5] EuroBasket 2015 7th place 18 September 2015 42
 Latvia[6][note 2] EuroBasket 2015 8th place 18 September 2015 T-35

Venue[]

The Kombank Arena was chosen as the main venue for the tournament. The arena's location is in New Belgrade, but the host city will be designated as "Belgrade", since it is one of the city municipalities of the Serbian capital. The arena hosted the EuroBasket 2005.

Belgrade
2016 FIBA World Olympic Qualifying Tournament – Belgrade is located in Serbia
Belgrade
Belgrade
2016 FIBA World Olympic Qualifying Tournament – Belgrade (Serbia)
Kombank Arena
Capacity: 25,000
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Referees[]

The following referees were selected for the tournament.[7]

  • Canada Michael Weiland
  • France Joseph Bissang
  • Italy Carmelo Paternico
  • Morocco Samir Abaakil
  • Portugal Fernando Rocha
  • Spain Daniel Hierrezuelo
  • Turkey Emin Moğulkoç
  • United States Anthony Jordan

Preliminary round[]

All times are local (UTC+2).

Group A[]

Pos Team Pld W L PF PA PD Pts Qualification
1  Serbia (H) 2 2 0 170 141 +29 4 Semifinals
2  Puerto Rico 2 1 1 172 168 +4 3
3  Angola 2 0 2 141 174 −33 2
Source: FIBA
Rules for classification: 1) Points; 2) Head-to-head results; 3) Points difference; 4) Points scored.
(H) Host
4 July 2016
21:00
Serbia  87–81  Puerto Rico
Scoring by quarter: 21–22, 20–9, 28–20, 18–30
Pts: Nedović 14
Rebs: Jokić 8
Asts: Teodosić 6		 Pts: Holland 21
Rebs: Ramos 7
Asts: Barea 3
Kombank Arena, Belgrade
Attendance: 13,872
Referees: Daniel Hierrezuelo (ESP), Joseph Bissang (FRA), Michael Weiland (CAN)
5 July 2016
18:00
Puerto Rico  91–81  Angola
Scoring by quarter: 20–18, 26–15, 33–19, 12–29
Pts: Arroyo, Barea 18
Rebs: three players 5
Asts: Barea 7		 Pts: Morais 21
Rebs: Ambrósio, Moore 6
Asts: four players 2
Kombank Arena, Belgrade
Attendance: 483
Referees: Daniel Hierrezuelo (ESP), Emin Moğulkoç (TUR), Michael Weiland (CAN)
6 July 2016
18:00
Angola  60–83  Serbia
Scoring by quarter: 23–30, 15–17, 13–22, 9–14
Pts: Moore 10
Rebs: 6
Asts: Domingos, Santos 2		 Pts: Jokić 17
Rebs: Jokić 6
Asts: Bogdanović 8
Kombank Arena, Belgrade
Attendance: 10,422
Referees: Joseph Bissang (FRA), Carmelo Paternico (ITA), Fernando Rocha (POR)

Group B[]

Pos Team Pld W L PF PA PD Pts Qualification
1  Latvia 2 2 0 159 107 +52 4 Semifinals
2  Czech Republic 2 1 1 146 142 +4 3
3  Japan 2 0 2 119 175 −56 2
Source: FIBA
Rules for classification: 1) Points; 2) Head-to-head results; 3) Points difference; 4) Points scored.
4 July 2016
18:00
Japan  48–88  Latvia
Scoring by quarter: 11–26, 12–20, 15–18, 10–24
Pts: K. Takeuchi 12
Rebs: four players 4
Asts: Tabuse 4		 Pts: Bertāns 20
Rebs: J. Bērziņš 8
Asts: J. Bērziņš 6
Kombank Arena, Belgrade
Attendance: 1,352
Referees: Fernando Rocha (POR), Samir Abaakil (MAR), Emin Moğulkoç (TUR)
5 July 2016
21:00
Latvia  71–59  Czech Republic
Scoring by quarter: 13–20, 18–10, 20–15, 20–14
Pts: Bertāns 18
Rebs: four players 5
Asts: Strēlnieks 5		 Pts: Schilb, Veselý 10
Rebs: Satoranský 8
Asts: Satoranský 8
Kombank Arena, Belgrade
Attendance: 1,473
Referees: Joseph Bissang (FRA), Fernando Rocha (POR), Carmelo Paternico (ITA)
6 July 2016
21:00
Czech Republic  87–71  Japan
Scoring by quarter: 23–14, 25–21, 21–16, 18–20
Pts: Palyza 22
Rebs: Auda 6
Asts: Satoranský 7		 Pts: Tsuji 18
Rebs: J. Takeuchi, Watanabe 7
Asts: Tabuse 6
Kombank Arena, Belgrade
Attendance: 627
Referees: Daniel Hierrezuelo (ESP), Samir Abaakil (MAR), Michael Weiland (CAN)

Knockout phase[]

 
SemifinalsFinal
 
      
 
8 July
 
 
 Serbia96
 
9 July
 
 Czech Republic72
 
 Serbia108
 
8 July
 
 Puerto Rico77
 
 Latvia70
 
 
 Puerto Rico77
 

Semifinals[]

8 July 2016
18:00
Latvia  70–77  Puerto Rico
Scoring by quarter: 13–17, 17–16, 20–18, 20–26
Pts: Timma 16
Rebs: Pasečņiks 9
Asts: Bertāns 7		 Pts: Holland 15
Rebs: Balkman 10
Asts: Arroyo, Barea 5
Kombank Arena, Belgrade
Attendance: 2,739
Referees: Joseph Bissang (FRA), Michael Weiland (CAN), Carmelo Paternico (ITA)
8 July 2016
21:00
Serbia  96–72  Czech Republic
Scoring by quarter: 26–17, 19–19, 28–22, 23–14
Pts: Bogdanović 21
Rebs: Bogdanović, Jokić 8
Asts: Raduljica, Teodosić 6		 Pts: Satoranský 14
Rebs: Satoranský 7
Asts: Satoranský 7
Kombank Arena, Belgrade
Attendance: 12,793
Referees: Daniel Hierrezuelo (ESP), Fernando Rocha (POR), Emin Moğulkoç (TUR)

Final[]

9 July 2016
21:00
Serbia  108–77  Puerto Rico
Scoring by quarter: 37–11, 23–16, 22–29, 26–21
Pts: Bogdanović 26
Rebs: Jokić 8
Asts: Bogdanović 8		 Pts: Barea 22
Rebs: Huertas, Vassallo 4
Asts: Arroyo 6
Kombank Arena, Belgrade
Attendance: 17,123
Referees: Daniel Hierrezuelo (ESP), Joseph Bissang (FRA), Michael Weiland (CAN)

Final rankings[]

# Team W–L Qualification
1st place, gold medalist(s)  Serbia 4–0 Qualified for the Olympics
2nd place, silver medalist(s)  Puerto Rico 2–2
3rd place, bronze medalist(s)  Latvia 2–1
4  Czech Republic 1–2
5  Angola 0–2
6  Japan 0–2

Statistical leaders[]

Players[]

Teams[]

Broadcasting[]

Below are the broadcasters of the participating teams

Country Broadcaster
 Angola Canal + Sport
SuperSport
 Czech Republic Czech TV
 Japan Fuji TV
 Latvia TV6
 Puerto Rico Telemundo
 Serbia Sport Klub
RTS

Sponsors[]

Sponsors of the 2016 FIBA World Olympic Qualifying Tournament in Belgrade
Presenting Partner
  • Beograd
Global Sponsors
Event Sponsors

See also[]

Notes[]

  1. ^ Serbia also qualified by virtue of being the 4th placers at EuroBasket 2015.
  2. ^ Latvia later qualified for the tournament, together with Croatia, when Italy and Serbia were announced as two of the Olympic qualifying tournament hosts.

References[]

  1. ^ "2016 FIBA Olympic Qualifying Tournament for Men - Serbia". FIBA. Retrieved 29 March 2016.
  2. ^ "2016 FIBA Olympic Qualifying Tournament for Men - Angola". FIBA. Retrieved 29 March 2016.
  3. ^ "2016 FIBA Olympic Qualifying Tournament for Men - Puerto Rico". FIBA. Retrieved 29 March 2016.
  4. ^ "2016 FIBA Olympic Qualifying Tournament for Men - Japan". FIBA. Retrieved 29 March 2016.
  5. ^ "2016 FIBA Olympic Qualifying Tournament for Men - Czech Republic". FIBA. Retrieved 29 March 2016.
  6. ^ "2016 FIBA Olympic Qualifying Tournament for Men - Latvia". FIBA. Retrieved 29 March 2016.
  7. ^ Referees
  8. ^ Player statistics
  9. ^ Team statistics

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