2016 FIBA World Olympic Qualifying Tournament – Turin

The 2016 FIBA World Olympic Qualifying Tournament in Turin was one of three 2016 FIBA World Olympic Qualifying Tournaments for Men. The tournament was held at the Pala Alpitour in Turin, Italy, from 4 to 9 July 2016. The national teams of Greece, Mexico, Iran, Tunisia, Croatia, and hosts Italy were drawn into the tournament. Croatia qualified for the 2016 Summer Olympics after defeating hosts Italy in the final.

2016 FIBA World Olympic
Qualifying Tournament for Men
Turin, Italy
Tournament details
Host nation Italy
Dates4–9 July
Teams6 
(from 4 federations)
Venues1 
(in 1 host city)
Champions Croatia
MVP Giannis Antetokounmpo
Tournament leaders
PlayersTeams
Points Bojan Bogdanović (24.3)  Greece (75.0)
Rebounds Dario Šarić (10.0)  Italy (42.8)
Assists Nick Calathes (5.3)  Greece (17.0)
Official website

Teams
TeamQualificationDate of qualificationFIBA World Ranking
 Greece[1]EuroBasket 2015 5th place15 September 201510
 Mexico[2]2015 FIBA Americas Championship 4th place12 September 201519
 Iran[3]2015 FIBA Asia Championship 3rd place3 October 201517
 Tunisia[4]AfroBasket 2015 3rd place30 August 201523
 Croatia[5][note 1]EuroBasket 2015 9th place18 August 201512
 Italy[6][note 2]Hosts, EuroBasket 2015 6th place19 January 2016T-35

Venue

The Pala Alpitour was chosen as the main venue for the tournament. The arena hosted the ice hockey events at the 2006 Winter Olympics

Turin
Turin
2016 FIBA World Olympic Qualifying Tournament – Turin (Italy)
Pala Alpitour
Capacity: 16,600

Referees

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

  • Arnaud Kom Njilo
  • Yevgeniy Mikheyev
  • Jurgis Laurinavičius
  • Jorge Vázquez
  • Matej Boltauzer
  • Emilio Pérez
  • Milivoje Jovčić
  • Borys Shulga

Preliminary round

All times are local (UTC+2).

Group A
Pos Team Pld W L PF PA PD Pts Qualification
1  Greece 2 2 0 164 123 +41 4 Semifinals
2  Mexico 2 1 1 145 156 −11 3
3  Iran 2 0 2 123 153 −30 2
Source: FIBA
Rules for classification: 1) Points; 2) Head-to-head results; 3) Points difference; 4) Points scored.
4 July 2016
18:00
Greece  78–53  Iran
Scoring by quarter: 27–21, 21–10, 18–16, 12–6
Pts: G. Antetokounmpo 16
Rebs: Papapetrou 6
Asts: Calathes 6		 Pts: Haddadi 16
Rebs: Sahakian 8
Asts: Jamshidi 5
Pala Alpitour, Turin
Attendance: 7,500
Referees: Jorge Vázquez (PUR), Emilio Pérez (ESP), Borys Shulga (UKR)
5 July 2016
18:00
Iran  70–75  Mexico
Scoring by quarter: 14–17, 12–19, 21–17, 23–22
Pts: Yakhchali 20
Rebs: Kazemi 9
Asts: four players 3		 Pts: Cruz 18
Rebs: Hernández 8
Asts: Stoll 4
Pala Alpitour, Turin
Attendance: 7,150
Referees: Matej Boltauzer (SLO), Jurgis Laurinavičius (LTU), Yevgeniy Mikheyev (KAZ)
6 July 2016
18:00
Mexico  70–86  Greece
Scoring by quarter: 16–15, 19–18, 13–27, 22–26
Pts: Cruz 19
Rebs: I. Gutiérrez 11
Asts: Méndez 5		 Pts: G. Antetokounmpo 21
Rebs: Bourousis 9
Asts: Calathes 7
Pala Alpitour, Turin
Attendance: 1,728
Referees: Jorge Vázquez (PUR), Milivoje Jovčić (SRB), Borys Shulga (UKR)

Group B
Pos Team Pld W L PF PA PD Pts Qualification
1  Italy (H) 2 2 0 135 101 +34 4 Semifinals
2  Croatia 2 1 1 132 119 +13 3
3  Tunisia 2 0 2 93 140 −47 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
Tunisia  41–68  Italy
Scoring by quarter: 12–19, 15–13, 2–22, 12–14
Pts: El Mabrouk 11
Rebs: Braa 9
Asts: Roll 5		 Pts: Bargnani 15
Rebs: Gallinari 9
Asts: Cusin, Melli 3
Pala Alpitour, Turin
Attendance: 9,834
Referees: Matej Boltauzer (SLO), Milivoje Jovčić (SRB), Arnaud Kom Njilo (CMR)
5 July 2016
21:00
Italy  67–60  Croatia
Scoring by quarter: 21–23, 12–12, 21–12, 13–13
Pts: Belinelli 19
Rebs: Gallinari, Hackett 8
Asts: Gentile 4		 Pts: Bogdanović 26
Rebs: Šarić 10
Asts: Šarić, Ukić 3
Pala Alpitour, Turin
Attendance: 11,872
Referees: Emilio Pérez (ESP), Milivoje Jovčić (SRB), Jorge Vázquez (PUR)
6 July 2016
21:00
Croatia  72–52  Tunisia
Scoring by quarter: 12–12, 17–12, 22–12, 21–16
Pts: Bogdanović 25
Rebs: Šarić 9
Asts: three players 3		 Pts: Roll 21
Rebs: Ben Romdhane 9
Asts: Roll 5
Pala Alpitour, Turin
Attendance: 3,682
Referees: Matej Boltauzer (SLO), Jurgis Laurinavičius (LTU), Emilio Pérez (ESP)

Knockout phase
 
SemifinalsFinal
 
      
 
8 July
 
 
 Greece61
 
9 July
 
 Croatia66
 
 Croatia (OT)84
 
8 July
 
 Italy78
 
 Italy79
 
 
 Mexico54
 

Semifinals
8 July 2016
16:30
Greece  61–66  Croatia
Scoring by quarter: 13–31, 21–13, 15–8, 12–14
Pts: Perperoglou 13
Rebs: G. Antetokounmpo 9
Asts: G. Antetokounmpo 4		 Pts: Bogdanović 20
Rebs: Šarić, Simon 8
Asts: Ukić 5
Pala Alpitour, Turin
Attendance: 5,618
Referees: Matej Boltauzer (SLO), Emilio Pérez (ESP), Borys Shulga (UKR)
8 July 2016
21:00
Italy  79–54  Mexico
Scoring by quarter: 19–13, 19–15, 20–13, 21–13
Pts: Gallinari 15
Rebs: Melli 6
Asts: Belinelli 4		 Pts: Cruz 20
Rebs: Cruz 7
Asts: J. Gutiérrez 4
Pala Alpitour, Turin
Attendance: 10,083
Referees: Jorge Vázquez (PUR), Milivoje Jovčić (SRB), Jurgis Laurinavičius (LTU)

Final
9 July 2016
21:00
Croatia  84–78 (OT)  Italy
Scoring by quarter: 19–12, 20–22, 15–18, 16–18, Overtime: 14–8
Pts: Bogdanović 26
Rebs: Šarić 13
Asts: Hezonja 4		 Pts: Belinelli 18
Rebs: Gallinari, Melli 8
Asts: three players 4
Pala Alpitour, Turin
Attendance: 12,074
Referees: Matej Boltauzer (SLO), Emilio Pérez (ESP), Jorge Vázquez (PUR)

Final rankings
#TeamW–LQualification
 Croatia3–1Qualified for the Olympics
 Italy3–1
 Greece2–1
4 Mexico1–2
5 Iran0–2
6 Tunisia0–2

Statistical leaders

Players

Teams

Sponsors
Sponsors of the 2016 FIBA World Olympic Qualifying Tournament in Turin
Presenting Partner
  • Barilla Group
Global Sponsors

See also

Notes
  1. Croatia later qualified for the tournament, together with Latvia, when Italy and Serbia were announced as two of the Olympic qualifying tournament hosts.
  2. Italy also qualified by virtue of being the 6th placers at EuroBasket 2015.

References
  1. "2016 FIBA Olympic Qualifying Tournament for Men - Greece". FIBA. Retrieved 29 March 2016.
  2. "2016 FIBA Olympic Qualifying Tournament for Men - Mexico". FIBA. Retrieved 29 March 2016.
  3. "2016 FIBA Olympic Qualifying Tournament for Men - Iran". FIBA. Retrieved 29 March 2016.
  4. "2016 FIBA Olympic Qualifying Tournament for Men - Tunisia". FIBA. Retrieved 29 March 2016.
  5. "2016 FIBA Olympic Qualifying Tournament for Men - Croatia". FIBA. Retrieved 29 March 2016.
  6. "2016 FIBA Olympic Qualifying Tournament for Men - Italy". FIBA. Retrieved 29 March 2016.
  7. Referees
  8. Player statistics
  9. Team statistics
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