Basketball at the 2016 Summer Olympics – Men's tournament explained

Size:150
City:Rio de Janeiro
Country:Brazil
Dates:6–21 August
Num Teams:12
Confederations:5
Venues:Carioca Arena 1
Champion Other: United States
Count:15
Second:SRB
Third:ESP
Fourth:AUS
Games:38
Top Scorer: Bojan Bogdanović
(25.3 points per game)
Prevseason:London 2012
Nextseason:Tokyo 2020

The men's basketball tournament at the 2016 Summer Olympics in Rio de Janeiro, began on 6 August and ended on 21 August.[1] The gold medal game in this discipline was the final competitive event before the Closing Ceremony.[2]

The United States won their fifteenth gold medal, after defeating Serbia, 96–66, in the gold medal match,[3] [4] [5] [6] which was the largest margin of victory in a gold medal game since the 1992 Summer Olympics. Spain won the bronze medal, after an 89–88 win over Australia.[7]

The medals were presented by Patrick Baumann of Switzerland, Dr. René Fasel of Switzerland, Kirsty Coventry of Zimbabwe, and members of the International Olympic Committee, while the gifts were presented by Horacio Muratore, the President of FIBA, Hamine Niang, the first vice-president of FIBA, and Jerry Colangelo, the chairman of USA Basketball.

Competition schedule

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
G G G G G G G G G G ¼ ½ B F

Qualification

width=30%Means of qualification[8] !width=27%Date !width=20%Venue !width=5%Berths !width=18%Qualified
31 August – 14 September 2014 1
Host nation[9] 9 August 2015 N/A 1
15–18 August 2015 Various 1
19–30 August 2015 1
31 August – 12 September 2015 2
5–20 September 2015 Various 2
23 September – 3 October 2015 1
4–10 July 2016 Belgrade[10] 1
1
1
Total 12

Squads

See main article: Basketball at the 2016 Summer Olympics – Men's team rosters. Each NOC was limited to one team per tournament. Each team had a roster of twelve players, one of which could be a naturalized player.

Referees

The following referees were selected for the tournament.[11]

Draw

The draw was held at the FIBA Headquarters, also known as the "House of Basketball" in Mies, Switzerland, on 11 March 2016. As the three winners of the 2016 FIBA World Olympic Qualifying Tournaments for Men (OQT) were yet to be known, they were assigned placeholders as "OQT 1", "OQT 2" and "OQT 3". These were the pot assignments:

width=16.7%Pot 1 !width=16.7%Pot 2 !width=16.7%Pot 3 !width=16.7%Pot 4 !width=16.7%Pot 5 !width=16.7%Pot 6





OQT 1		OQT 2
OQT 3
Group A was assigned with OQT 1 and OQT 2, while Group B had OQT 3.[12]

After the World Olympic Qualifying Tournament on 10 July 2016, another draw was held at the Mall of Asia Arena in Pasay, Philippines, to determine which among the teams would be assigned to which group. This was a straight draw: there were two pots containing three balls each. One pot had the names of the teams that won the Olympic Qualifying Tournaments (OQT), while the other pot had the name of the placeholders.[13]

Team Placeholder Group
OQT 1 Group A
OQT 2 Group A
OQT 3 Group B

Group stage

All times are local (UTC−3).[14]

Group A

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Group B

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Knockout stage

Bracket

Quarterfinals

Semifinals

Bronze medal game

Gold medal game

Statistical leaders

Source[15] [16]

Individual tournament highs

Points
Name GP PPG
6 25.3
7 21.3
5 20.4
8 19.5
8 19.4
Rebounds
Name GP RPG
8 8.9
5 8.6
6 8.3
6 7.2
6 7.0
Assists
Name GP APG
6 7.5
8 7.0
5 6.6
6 5.8
8 5.4
Blocks
Name GP BPG
5 2.4
8 1.9
6 1.8
7 1.4
5 1.2
Steals
Name GP SPG
6 2.8
5 2.2
5 2.0
8 1.9
align=center rowspan=28 align=center rowspan=21.5
Minutes
Name GP MPG
6 35.3
6 33.1
5 32.8
align=center rowspan=26 align=center rowspan=231.7

Individual game highs

Statistic Name Total Opponent
Points37
Total Rebounds16
Assists13
Blocks5
Steals5
Minutes47:23
Field goal percentage90% (9/10)
2-point field goal percentage100% (7/7)
3-point field goal percentage100% (5/5)
Free throw percentage



100% (8/8)



Turnovers

6

Statistic Name Total Opponent
Field goals made12
Field goals attempted
22
2-point field goals made
11
2-point field goals attempted17
3-point field goals made9
3-point field goals attempted15
Free throws made11
Free throws attempted17
Offensive Rebounds8
Defensive Rebounds13

Team tournament highs

Points
Team GP PPG
8 100.9
6 86.5
8 86.1
8 85.4
8 83.1
Rebounds
Team GP RPG
8 45.5
8 38.3
5 align=center rowspan=338.2
align=center rowspan=26
Assists
TeamGP APG
8 24.3
8 24.0
8 22.1
6 21.2
8 20.5
Blocks
TeamGP BPG
5 5.0
8 align=center rowspan=33.5
align=center rowspan=26
8 3.0
Steals
TeamGP SPG
8 8.8
6 8.7
8 8.4
5 7.8
8 align=center rowspan=27.6
5

Team game highs

Statistic TeamTotal Opponent
Points119
Total rebounds54
Assists34
Blocked shots8
Steals15
Field goal percentage61.2%
2-point field goal percentage69.4%
3-point field goal percentage57.9%
Free throws percentage88.2%
Turnovers24
Statistic Team Total Opponent
Field goals made

41

Field goals attempted89
Two-point field goals made
36
Two-point field goals attempted57
Three-point field goals made

17

Three-point field goal attempted42
Free throws made
33
Free throws attempted45
Offensive rebounds
21
Defensive rebounds40

Final ranking

Rankings are determined by:

  • 1st–4th
    • Results of gold and bronze medal games
  • 5th–8th:
    • Win–loss record in the preliminary round group
    • Standings in the preliminary round group (i.e. Group A's 3rd is ranked higher than Group B's 4th.)
  • 9th–10th and 11th–12th:
    • 5th placers in the preliminary round groups are classified 9th–10th; 6th placers classified 11th–12th
    • Win–loss record in the preliminary round group
Rank width=150pxTeam !width=20pxPld !width=20pxW !width=20pxL !width=30pxPF !width=30pxPA !width=30pxPD !Standing New rank
Gold medal game participants
8 8 0 807 627 +180 1
8 4 4 665 627 +38 3 (3)
Bronze medal game participants
8 5 3 689 594 +95 2
4th 8 5 3 683 608 +75 10 (1)
Eliminated at the quarterfinals
5th 6 3 3 483 493 −10 B–1st 11 (1)
6th 6 3 3 490 470 +20 A–3rd 4 (1)
7th 6 3 3 456 518 −62 B–3rd 5 (2)
8th 6 3 3 519 533 −14 B–4th 6 (2)
Preliminary round 5th placers
9th 5 2 3 411 407 +4 7 (2)
10th 5 1 4 315 444 −129 15 (7)
Preliminary round 6th placers
11th 5 1 4 392 441 –49 16 (9)
12th 5 0 5 318 466 −148 14

External links

Notes and References

  1. News: Draw results in for Rio 2016 Olympic Basketball Tournaments. https://web.archive.org/web/20180219031346/http://www.fiba.basketball/olympics/2016/news/draw-results-in-for-rio-2016-olympic-basketball-tournaments. live. February 19, 2018. 12 March 2016. FIBA. 11 March 2016.
  2. Web site: Rio 2016 Basketball - Results & Videos . 26 January 2017 . Rio2016.com . 7 May 2017 . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20160922175429/https://www.rio2016.com/en/basketball-schedule-and-results/day-21 . 22 September 2016 .
  3. Web site: USA beat Serbia to take third gold medal in a row. https://web.archive.org/web/20180710133818/http://www.fiba.basketball/olympics/2016/news/usa-beat-serbia-to-take-third-gold-medal-in-a-row. live. July 10, 2018. 21 August 2016. fiba.com.
  4. Web site: United States win gold. 21 August 2016. BBC Sport. 22 August 2016.
  5. Web site: USA vs Serbia men's basketball final: Kevin Durant leads US to gold in dominant performance. 21 August 2016. Daily Telegraph. 22 August 2016.
  6. Web site: Kevin Durant leads US men's basketball team to third straight Olympic gold. 21 August 2016. Guardian. 22 August 2016.
  7. Web site: Spain edge out Australia in thriller to take bronze. https://web.archive.org/web/20210720230155/http://www.fiba.basketball/olympics/2016/news/spain-edge-out-australia-in-thriller-to-take-bronze. live. July 20, 2021. 21 August 2016. fiba.com.
  8. Web site: Qualification System – Games of the XXXI Olympiad. FIBA. February 2014. 29 August 2014.
  9. News: Brazil's national teams granted automatic places at 2016 Olympic Basketball Tournament. https://web.archive.org/web/20170908071748/http://www.fiba.basketball/pr-n34-brazils-national-teams-granted-automatic-places-at-2016-olympic-basketball-tournament. live. September 8, 2017. FIBA. 9 August 2015. 9 August 2015.
  10. News: Italy, Philippines and Serbia to host Olympic Qualifying Tournaments; France to stage Women's Tournament. https://web.archive.org/web/20171117140133/http://www.fiba.basketball/news/italy-philippines-and-serbia-to-host-olympic-qualifying-tournaments-france-to-stage-womens-tournament. live. November 17, 2017. 19 January 2016. FIBA. 19 January 2016.
  11. Web site: Referees of the Rio 2016 - Olympic Basketball Tournament (Men) 2016 - FIBA.com. https://web.archive.org/web/20171026221847/http://www.fiba.basketball/olympics/2016/referees. live. October 26, 2017. FIBA.com. 7 May 2017.
  12. Web site: Draw results in for Rio 2016 Olympic Basketball Tournaments. https://web.archive.org/web/20180219031346/http://www.fiba.basketball/olympics/2016/news/draw-results-in-for-rio-2016-olympic-basketball-tournaments. live. February 19, 2018. FIBA.com. 10 July 2016. 11 March 2016.
  13. Web site: Serbia, Croatia and France complete line-up for Rio 2016 Olympic Basketball Tournament. https://web.archive.org/web/20190519080654/http://www.fiba.basketball/olympics/2016/news/serbia-croatia-and-france-complete-line-up-for-rio-2016-olympic-basketball-tournament. live. May 19, 2019. 10 July 2016. fiba.com.
  14. Web site: Full schedule revealed for Rio 2016 Olympic Basketball Tournament. https://web.archive.org/web/20180927165326/http://www.fiba.basketball/olympics/2016/news/full-schedule-revealed-for-rio-2016-olympic-basketball-tournament. live. September 27, 2018. 20 May 2016. fiba.com.
  15. https://www.fiba.basketball/olympics/2016/teamstats Team Statistics
  16. https://www.fiba.basketball/olympics/2016/playerstats Players Statistics

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