Basketball at the 2016 Summer Olympics – Men's tournament Men's basketball tournament at the 2016 Rio Summer Olympics
International basketball competition
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
G
Group stage
¼
Quarter-finals
½
Semi-finals
B
Bronze medal match
F
Final
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
Squads
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]
Carlos Júlio
Leandro Lezcano
Scott Beker
Vaughan Mayberry
Guilherme Locatelli
Cristiano Maranho
Karen Lasuik
Stephen Seibel
Duan Zhu
Sreten Radović
Natalia Cuello
Eddie Viator
Robert Lottermoser
Anne Panther
Christos Christodoulou
Nadege Zouzou
Hwang In-tae
Oļegs Latiševs
José Reyes
Chahinaz Boussetta
Ahmed Al-Bulushi
Ferdinand Pascual
Piotr Pastusiak
Roberto Vázquez
Ilija Belošević
Damir Javor
Juan Carlos García
Carlos Peruga
Borys Ryzhyk
Steven Anderson
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:
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]
Group stage
All times are local (UTC−3 ). [ 14]
Group A
Source:
FIBA Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) head-to-head points; 3) head-to-head points difference; 4) head-to-head number of points scored.
6 August 2016 (2016-08-06 ) 14:15
6 August 2016 (2016-08-06 ) 19:00
6 August 2016 (2016-08-06 ) 22:30
8 August 2016 (2016-08-08 ) 14:15
8 August 2016 (2016-08-08 ) 19:00
8 August 2016 (2016-08-08 ) 22:30
10 August 2016 (2016-08-10 ) 14:15
10 August 2016 (2016-08-10 ) 19:00
10 August 2016 (2016-08-10 ) 22:30
12 August 2016 (2016-08-12 ) 14:15
12 August 2016 (2016-08-12 ) 19:00
12 August 2016 (2016-08-12 ) 22:30
14 August 2016 (2016-08-14 ) 14:15
14 August 2016 (2016-08-14 ) 19:00
14 August 2016 (2016-08-14 ) 22:30
Group B
Source:
FIBA Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) head-to-head points; 3) head-to-head points difference; 4) head-to-head number of points scored.
(H) Hosts
Notes:
^ a b c d In games among the four teams at 3–2, Croatia and Spain were 2–1 while Argentina and Lithuania were 1–2. Croatia beat Spain 72–70, and Lithuania beat Argentina 81–73.
7 August 2016 (2016-08-07 ) 14:15
7 August 2016 (2016-08-07 ) 19:00
7 August 2016 (2016-08-07 ) 22:30
9 August 2016 (2016-08-09 ) 14:15
9 August 2016 (2016-08-09 ) 19:00
9 August 2016 (2016-08-09 ) 22:30
11 August 2016 (2016-08-11 ) 14:15
11 August 2016 (2016-08-11 ) 19:00
11 August 2016 (2016-08-11 ) 22:30
13 August 2016 (2016-08-13 ) 14:15
13 August 2016 (2016-08-13 ) 19:00
13 August 2016 (2016-08-13 ) 22:30
15 August 2016 (2016-08-15 ) 14:15
15 August 2016 (2016-08-15 ) 19:00
15 August 2016 (2016-08-15 ) 22:30
Knockout stage
Bracket
Quarterfinals
17 August 2016 (2016-08-17 ) 11:00
17 August 2016 (2016-08-17 ) 14:30
17 August 2016 (2016-08-17 ) 18:45
17 August 2016 (2016-08-17 ) 22:15
Semifinals
19 August 2016 (2016-08-19 ) 15:30
19 August 2016 (2016-08-19 ) 19:00
Bronze medal game
21 August 2016 (2016-08-21 ) 11:30
Gold medal game
21 August 2016 (2016-08-21 ) 15:45
Awards
Statistical leaders
Source[ 15] [ 16]
Individual tournament highs
Individual game highs
Team tournament highs
Team game highs
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
Team
Pld
W
L
PF
PA
PD
Standing
New rank
United States
8
8
0
807
627
+180
1 ( )
Serbia
8
4
4
665
627
+38
3 ( 3)
Spain
8
5
3
689
594
+95
2 ( )
4th
Australia
8
5
3
683
608
+75
10 ( 1)
Eliminated at the quarterfinals
5th
Croatia
6
3
3
483
493
−10
B–1st
11 ( 1)
6th
France
6
3
3
490
470
+20
A–3rd
4 ( 1)
7th
Lithuania
6
3
3
456
518
−62
B–3rd
5 ( 2)
8th
Argentina
6
3
3
519
533
−14
B–4th
6 ( 2)
Preliminary round 5th placers
9th
Brazil
5
2
3
411
407
+4
7 ( 2)
10th
Venezuela
5
1
4
315
444
−129
15 ( 7)
Preliminary round 6th placers
11th
Nigeria
5
1
4
392
441
–49
16 ( 9)
12th
China
5
0
5
318
466
−148
14 ( )
References
^ "Draw results in for Rio 2016 Olympic Basketball Tournaments" . FIBA. 11 March 2016. Archived from the original on February 19, 2018. Retrieved 12 March 2016 .
^ "Rio 2016 Basketball - Results & Videos" . Rio2016.com . 26 January 2017. Archived from the original on 22 September 2016. Retrieved 7 May 2017 .
^ "USA beat Serbia to take third gold medal in a row" . fiba.com . 21 August 2016. Archived from the original on July 10, 2018.
^ "United States win gold" . BBC Sport. 21 August 2016. Retrieved 22 August 2016 .
^ "USA vs Serbia men's basketball final: Kevin Durant leads US to gold in dominant performance" . Daily Telegraph . 21 August 2016. Retrieved 22 August 2016 .
^ "Kevin Durant leads US men's basketball team to third straight Olympic gold" . Guardian . 21 August 2016. Retrieved 22 August 2016 .
^ "Spain edge out Australia in thriller to take bronze" . fiba.com . 21 August 2016. Archived from the original on July 20, 2021.
^ "Qualification System – Games of the XXXI Olympiad" (PDF) . FIBA . February 2014. Retrieved 29 August 2014 .
^ "Brazil's national teams granted automatic places at 2016 Olympic Basketball Tournament" . FIBA . 9 August 2015. Archived from the original on September 8, 2017. Retrieved 9 August 2015 .
^ a b c "Italy, Philippines and Serbia to host Olympic Qualifying Tournaments; France to stage Women's Tournament" . FIBA . 19 January 2016. Archived from the original on November 17, 2017. Retrieved 19 January 2016 .
^ "Referees of the Rio 2016 - Olympic Basketball Tournament (Men) 2016 - FIBA.com" . FIBA.com . Archived from the original on October 26, 2017. Retrieved 7 May 2017 .
^ "Draw results in for Rio 2016 Olympic Basketball Tournaments" . FIBA.com . 11 March 2016. Archived from the original on February 19, 2018. Retrieved 10 July 2016 .
^ "Serbia, Croatia and France complete line-up for Rio 2016 Olympic Basketball Tournament" . fiba.com . 10 July 2016. Archived from the original on May 19, 2019.
^ "Full schedule revealed for Rio 2016 Olympic Basketball Tournament" . fiba.com . 20 May 2016. Archived from the original on September 27, 2018.
^ Team Statistics , fiba.com
^ Players Statistics , fiba.com
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