2016 FIBA World Olympic Qualifying Tournament – Belgrade

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.

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

Teams
TeamQualificationDate of qualificationFIBA World Ranking
 Serbia[1][note 1]Hosts, EuroBasket 2015 4th place19 January 20166
 Angola[2]AfroBasket 2015 runner-up30 August 201515
 Puerto Rico[3]2015 FIBA Americas Championship 5th place9 September 201516
 Japan[4]2015 FIBA Asia Championship 4th place3 October 201548
 Czech Republic[5]EuroBasket 2015 7th place18 September 201542
 Latvia[6][note 2]EuroBasket 2015 8th place18 September 2015T-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
Belgrade
2016 FIBA World Olympic Qualifying Tournament – Belgrade (Serbia)
Kombank Arena
Capacity: 25,000

Referees

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

  • Michael Weiland
  • Joseph Bissang
  • Carmelo Paternico
  • Samir Abaakil
  • Fernando Rocha
  • Daniel Hierrezuelo
  • Emin Moğulkoç
  • 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: Fernandes 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
#TeamW–LQualification
 Serbia4–0Qualified for the Olympics
 Puerto Rico2–2
 Latvia2–1
4 Czech Republic1–2
5 Angola0–2
6 Japan0–2

Statistical leaders

Players

Teams

Broadcasting

Below are the broadcasters of the participating teams

Country Broadcaster
 AngolaCanal + Sport
SuperSport
 Czech RepublicCzech TV
 JapanFuji TV
 LatviaTV6
 Puerto RicoTelemundo
 SerbiaSport 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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