Basketball at the 2024 Summer Olympics – Men's 3x3 tournament explained
The 2024 Summer Olympics men's 3x3 basketball tournament in Paris, France, began on 30 July and ended on 5 August 2024. All games were played at the Place de la Concorde.[1] It was the second time the 3x3 basketball men's event was held at the Olympic Games.
The Netherlands defeated France 18–17 in a closely contested final to win the gold medal, while France took home the silver in front of a home crowd. In the battle for bronze, Lithuania overcame Latvia, who were the top seed from the pool stage, to secure the third-place finish.[2]
Competition format
The eight teams played a round robin. The teams placed first and second qualified for the semifinals. The teams three to six played a playoff. After that, a knockout system was used. Additionally, the games could be won in two ways: by being the first team to score 21 points or having the highest score through 10 minutes.
Qualification
See main article: Basketball at the 2024 Summer Olympics – Men's 3x3 qualification. Eight teams participated in the men's basketball tournament, with each National Olympic Committee (NOC) sending a roster of three players and a substitute. The qualification process consisted of four phases one based in the FIBA ranking list and three olympic qualifiers:[3] [4]
- The first phase gave three quota places to the highest ranked NOCs on the FIBA ranking list of 1 November. However, not more than two NOCs from a continent could qualify in this phase. Also a quota place was guaranteed to the host nation for only one of the 3x3 events which was given to the women's 3x3 tournament at the 2024 Summer Olympics.
- The second phase consisted of the first of three FIBA Universality-driven Olympic tournament where one quota place was awarded to the highest positioned NOC were the seven highest ranked NOCs that have not been qualified yet as well as France (for being the host nation) participated.
- The third phase was an Olympic tournament which awarded one place to the highest positioned team were the highest placed NOC's of each continental tournament and the hosts of both the tournament and the olympics, if not qualified, participated.
- The fourth phase saw the sixteen highest-ranked eligible NOCs based on the FIBA global standings, including the tournament host and host nation France, if not yet qualified, participated in another Olympic qualifier with the top three securing the remaining berths for Paris 2024.[5]
Rosters
Referees
The following referees were selected for the tournament.[23]
- Shi Qirong
- Najib Chajiddine
- Edmond Ho
- Brigitta Csabai-Kaskötő
- Marek Maliszewski
- Vlad Ghizdareanu
- Jasmina Juras
- Kim Ga-in
- Eric Bertrand
- Markos Michaelides
- Deanna Jackson
Pool
Standings
Results
All times are local (UTC+2).[24]
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Knockout stage
Bracket
Play-in
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Semifinals
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Bronze medal game
Gold medal game
Final ranking
Statistics and awards
Points leaders
Rank | Name | Points[25] |
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1 | | 67 |
2 | | 65 |
3 | | 63 |
align=center rowspan=2 | 4 | | align=center rowspan=2 | 59 |
Canyon Barry | |
Awards
The awards were announced on 7 August 2024.[26]
External links
Notes and References
- Web site: Basketball 3x3 at the 2024 Paris Olympic Games NBC Olympics . 14 December 2023 . www.nbcolympics.com . en.
- Web site: Netherlands and Germany win gold at 3x3 Basketball in Paris 2024 Olympic Games. 6 August 2024. fiba3x3.basketball.
- Web site: What is the 3x3 basketball qualification pathway for Paris 2024? . 13 December 2023 . Olympics.
- Web site: QUALIFICATION SYSTEM – GAMES OF THE XXXIII OLYMPIAD – PARIS 2024 . 13 December 2023 . FIBA.
- Web site: Teams confirmed for Paris 2024 Olympics after last 3x3 Olympic Qualifying Tournament. 19 May 2024. fiba3x3.com.
- Web site: 3x3 Basketball schedule. 30 May 2024. olympics.com.
- Web site: Познат састав 3х3 репрезентације Србије за ОИ у Паризу. kss.rs. 8 July 2024. 8 July 2024.
- Web site: Team roster: Serbia. Olympics.com. 29 July 2024. 29 July 2024.
- Web site: 3x3 Men’s National Team provides insight on Olympic selection prior to 2024 Summer Games. usab.com. 27 March 2024. 27 March 2024.
- Web site: Team roster: United States. Olympics.com. 29 July 2024. 29 July 2024.
- Web site: Paskelbta Lietuvos olimpinės 3×3 krepšinio rinktinės sudėtis. ltu.basketball. 11 July 2024. 11 July 2024.
- Web site: Team roster: Lithuania. Olympics.com. 29 July 2024. 29 July 2024.
- Web site: Chinese delegation members for Paris 2024 (part 2). english.news.cn. 13 July 2024. 13 July 2024.
- Web site: Team roster: China. Olympics.com. 29 July 2024. 29 July 2024.
- Web site: Netherlands 3x3 Basketball men's national team for Paris 2024 Olympics Announced. fiba.basketball. 3 July 2024. 3 July 2024.
- Web site: Team roster: Netherlands. Olympics.com. 29 July 2024. 29 July 2024.
- Web site: Les 4 sélectionnés pour Paris 2024. 3x3ffbb.com. 8 July 2024. 8 July 2024.
- Web site: Team roster: France. Olympics.com. 29 July 2024. 29 July 2024.
- Web site: Apstiprināts Latvijas olimpiskās izlases sastāvs 3×3 basketbolā. basket.lv. 8 July 2024. 8 July 2024.
- Web site: Team roster: Latvia. Olympics.com. 29 July 2024. 29 July 2024.
- Web site: 6 July 2024. Skład reprezentacji Polski 3x3 na IO ogłoszony!. 6 July 2024. PZKosz.pl.
- Web site: Team roster: Poland. Olympics.com. 29 July 2024. 29 July 2024.
- Web site: Competition Officials. olympics.com. 23 July 2024. 23 July 2024.
- Web site: 3x3 Basketball Paris 2024 Olympic Games Schedule Announced. fiba.basketball. 17 June 2024.
- Web site: Paris Olympics: Stats Men. fiba3x3.com. 7 August 2024.
- Web site: Worthy De Jong named 3x3 Basketball Paris 2024 Olympics MVP. fiba.basketball. 7 August 2023.