2024 FIBA Men's Olympic Qualifying Tournaments – San Juan explained

See main article: 2024 FIBA Men's Olympic Qualifying Tournaments.

Tourney Name:2024 FIBA World Olympic
Qualifying Tournament for Men
City:San Juan
Country:Puerto Rico
Dates:2–7 July
Num Teams:6
Venues:1
Cities:1
Champion:PUR
Second:LTU
Third:ITA
Fourth:MEX
Games:9
Mvp: Jose Alvarado
Top Scorer: Marius Grigonis
Ppg:17.5
Website:Website

The 2024 FIBA Men's Olympic Qualifying Tournament in San Juan was one of four 2024 FIBA Men's Olympic Qualifying Tournaments. The tournament was held at San Juan, Puerto Rico, 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]

Puerto Rico won the tournament after defeating Lithuania in the final.[4]

Teams

Team Qualification Date of qualification WR
One of top 16 eligible teams align=center rowspan=510 September 2023 10
13
Highest-ranked eligible team – Americas 16
One of top 16 eligible teams 25
31
20 August 2023 67

Venue

San Juan
José Miguel Agrelot Coliseum
Capacity: 18,500

Preliminary round

All times are local (UTC−4).[5]

Group A

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Group B

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Final round

Semi-finals

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Final

Final ranking

Statistics and awards

Statistical leaders

PlayersPoints

Name PPG[6]
17.5
17.0
align=center rowspan=216.0
Jose Alvarado
15.3
Rebounds
Name RPG
align=center rowspan=39.3
Joshua Ibarra
Fabián Jaimes
7.0
6.5
Assists
Name APG
10.3
align=center rowspan=25.5
Tremont Waters
4.7
align=center rowspan=24.0
Rokas Jokubaitis

Blocks

Name BPG
1.5
align=center rowspan=21.3
Joshua Ibarra
1.0
align=center rowspan=20.8
Arnaldo Toro Barea
Steals
Name SPG
4.0
2.3
align=center rowspan=22.0
Marco Spissu
1.8
Efficiency
Name EFFPG
align=center rowspan=221.0
Fabián Jaimes
17.7
17.5
17.0

Teams

Points

Team PPG[7]
89.0
87.3
87.0
84.7
82.3

Rebounds

Team RPG
40.7
40.5
36.5
33.3
32.0

Assists

Team APG
27.0
22.3
21.3
17.5
16.5

Blocks

Team BPG
3.3
2.8
2.5
2.0
align=center rowspan=21.5

Steals

Team SPG
11.7
10.5
8.0
7.8
7.7

Efficiency

Team EFFPG
106.7
104.8
104.0
100.7
88.5

Awards

The all star-team and MVP were announced on 7 July 2024.[8] [9]

All-Star Team
GuardsForwardsCenters
Tremont Waters
Jose Alvarado
Danilo Gallinari
Marius Grigonis
Joshua Ibarra
MVP

Jose Alvarado

External links

Notes and References

  1. News: Greece, Latvia, Puerto Rico and Spain to host FIBA Olympic Qualifying Tournaments 2024. 27 November 2023 . FIBA . 27 November 2023 .
  2. News: FIBA Olympic Qualifying Tournaments hosts announced. 27 November 2023 . basketnews.com . 27 November 2023 .
  3. News: Qualification System – Games of the XXXIII Olympiad – Basketball. 21 January 2023. olympics.com. 21 January 2023.
  4. News: Puerto Rico ends 20-year Olympic drought with historic win over Lithuania. 7 July 2024. fiba.basketball. 7 July 2024.
  5. News: Thrilling showdowns revealed: FIBA releases Olympic Qualifying Tournaments schedules. 14 February 2024. fiba.basketball. 14 February 2024.
  6. Web site: Statistical leaders (Players). FIBA. 7 July 2024.
  7. Web site: Teams statistical leaders. FIBA. 7 July 2024.
  8. Web site: Alvarado, Waters, Grigonis, Gallinari and Ibarra make the All-Star Five. fiba.basketball . 7 July 2024.
  9. Web site: Alvarado earns TISSOT MVP honors at the FIBA Olympic Qualifying Tournament in San Juan. fiba.basketball . 7 July 2024.