2024 FIBA Men's Olympic Qualifying Tournaments – Riga

2024 FIBA World Olympic
Qualifying Tournament for Men
Tournament details
Host country	Latvia
City	Riga
Dates	2–7 July
Teams	6
Venue(s)	1 (in 1 host city)
Final positions
Champions	Brazil
Runners-up	Latvia
Third place	Philippines
Fourth place	Cameroon
Tournament statistics
Games played	9
Attendance	40,127 (4,459 per game)
MVP	Bruno Caboclo
Top scorer	Justin Brownlee (23.0 ppg)
Official website
	Website

The 2024 FIBA Men's Olympic Qualifying Tournament in Riga was one of four 2024 FIBA Men's Olympic Qualifying Tournaments. The tournament was held at Riga, Latvia, from 2 to 7 July 2024.^[1] Six teams participated in two groups of three teams, where the first-and second-placed teams advanced to the semifinals. The winner of the tournament qualified for the 2024 Summer Olympics.^[2]^[3]

Brazil won the tournament after defeating Latvia in the final.^[4]

Teams

Team	Qualification	Date of qualification	WR
Latvia	One of top 16 eligible teams	10 September 2023	6
Brazil			12
Montenegro			17
Georgia			23
Philippines			37
Cameroon	Winner of 2024 African Pre-Qualifying Tournament	20 August 2023	68

Venue

Riga	Riga 2024 FIBA Men's Olympic Qualifying Tournaments – Riga (Latvia)
Arena Riga

Capacity: 11,200

Preliminary round

All times are local (UTC+3).^[5]

Group A

Pos	Team	Pld	W	L	PF	PA	PD	Pts	Qualification
1	Latvia (H)	2	1	1	163	144	+19	3	Semi-finals
2	Philippines	2	1	1	183	176	+7	3	Semi-finals
3	Georgia	2	1	1	151	177	−26	3

Source: FIBA
(H) Hosts

2 July 2024
19:00

Boxscore

Georgia	55–83	Latvia
Scoring by quarter: 13–17, 11–28, 17–13, 14–25
Pts: Mamukelashvili 14 Rebs: Bitadze 6 Asts: three players 2		Pts: Strautiņš 18 Rebs: Mejeris, Šmits 7 Asts: Žagars 6

Arena Riga, Riga
Attendance: 8,955
Referees: Omar Bermúdez (MEX), Wojciech Liszka (POL), Luis Castillo (ESP)

3 July 2024
19:00

Boxscore

Latvia	80–89	Philippines
Scoring by quarter: 16–32, 22–22, 18–23, 24–12
Pts: Rodions 18 Rebs: Rodions 7 Asts: Strēlnieks, Zoriks 5		Pts: Brownlee 26 Rebs: Brownlee 9 Asts: Brownlee 9

Arena Riga, Riga
Attendance: 8,835
Referees: Ademir Zurapović (BIH), Wojciech Liszka (POL), Kerem Baki (TUR)

4 July 2024
15:30

Boxscore

Philippines	94–96	Georgia
Scoring by quarter: 17–28, 26–27, 31–19, 20–22
Pts: Brownlee 28 Rebs: Brownlee 8 Asts: Brownlee 8		Pts: Mamukelashvili 26 Rebs: Bitadze 11 Asts: Thomasson 8

Arena Riga, Riga
Attendance: 531
Referees: Ademir Zurapović (BIH), Omar Bermúdez (MEX), Kerem Baki (TUR)

Group B

Pos	Team	Pld	W	L	PF	PA	PD	Pts	Qualification
1	Brazil	2	1	1	155	149	+6	3	Semi-finals
2	Cameroon	2	1	1	143	144	−1	3	Semi-finals
3	Montenegro	2	1	1	142	147	−5	3

Source: FIBA

2 July 2024
15:30

Boxscore

Brazil	81–72	Montenegro
Scoring by quarter: 15–23, 21–19, 16–14, 29–16
Pts: Caboclo 25 Rebs: Caboclo 9 Asts: Yago 5		Pts: Vučević 17 Rebs: Vučević 13 Asts: Perry, Simonović 3

Arena Riga, Riga
Attendance: 1,022
Referees: Ademir Zurapović (BIH), Takaki Kato (JPN), Jenna Jordan Reneau (USA)

3 July 2024
15:30

Boxscore

Montenegro	70–66	Cameroon
Scoring by quarter: 16–13, 13–19, 20–10, 21–24
Pts: Simonović 18 Rebs: Vučević 14 Asts: Perry, Popović 5		Pts: Ateba, Bayehe 14 Rebs: Eyaga Bidias 6 Asts: Hill 10

Arena Riga, Riga
Attendance: 622
Referees: Luis Castillo (ESP), Omar Bermúdez (MEX), Wael Mostafa (EGY)

4 July 2024
19:00

Boxscore

Cameroon	77–74	Brazil
Scoring by quarter: 29–27, 27–12, 12–16, 9–19
Pts: Hill 22 Rebs: Hill 6 Asts: Hill 6		Pts: Meindl 19 Rebs: Dias, Yago 6 Asts: Huertas, Yago 7

Arena Riga, Riga
Attendance: 656
Referees: Takaki Kato (JPN), Wojciech Liszka (POL), Jenna Jordan Reneau (USA)

Final round

Semi-finals		Final

6 July

Cameroon	59
		7 July
Latvia	72
		Latvia	69
6 July
		Brazil	94
Brazil	71

Philippines	60

Semi-finals

6 July 2024
15:30

Boxscore

Brazil	71–60	Philippines
Scoring by quarter: 12–22, 15–11, 24–6, 20–21
Pts: Caboclo 15 Rebs: Caboclo 11 Asts: Huertas 7		Pts: Brownlee 15 Rebs: Fajardo 10 Asts: Ramos 3

Arena Riga, Riga
Attendance: 837
Referees: Omar Bermúdez (MEX), Wojciech Liszka (POL), Kerem Baki (TUR)

6 July 2024
19:00

Boxscore

Cameroon	59–72	Latvia
Scoring by quarter: 19–23, 16–15, 15–15, 9–19
Pts: Narace 14 Rebs: Bayehe, Choh 7 Asts: Hill 3		Pts: Lomažs 20 Rebs: Mejeris 10 Asts: Žagars 5

Arena Riga, Riga
Attendance: 9,329
Referees: Ademir Zurapović (BIH), Luis Castillo (ESP), Takaki Kato (JPN)

Final

7 July 2024
19:00

Boxscore

Latvia	69–94	Brazil
Scoring by quarter: 11–34, 22–15, 13–23, 23–22
Pts: Lomažs 15 Rebs: Mejeris 6 Asts: Žagars 4		Pts: Caboclo 21 Rebs: Meindl 9 Asts: Huertas 7

Arena Riga, Riga
Attendance: 9,430
Referees: Omar Bermúdez (MEX), Wojciech Liszka (POL), Luis Castillo (ESP)

Final ranking

Pos	Team	Pld	W	L	Qualification
1	Brazil	4	3	1	Qualified for the Olympics
2	Latvia	4	2	2
3	Philippines	3	1	2
4	Cameroon	3	1	2
5	Montenegro	2	1	1
6	Georgia	2	1	1

Source: FIBA

Statistics and awards

Statistical leaders

Players

Points

Name	PPG^[6]
Justin Brownlee	23.0
Sandro Mamukelashvili	20.0
Bruno Caboclo	17.8
Marko Simonović	16.5
three players	14.0

Rebounds

Name	RPG
Nikola Vučević	13.5
Goga Bitadze	8.5
Justin Brownlee	8.3
June Mar Fajardo	7.3
Bruno Caboclo	7.0

Assists

Name	APG
Jeremiah Hill	6.3
Justin Brownlee	6.3
Marcelo Huertas	5.3
Joe Thomasson	5.0
Artūrs Žagars	5.0

Blocks

Name	BPG
Goga Bitadze	3.0
Bruno Caboclo	2.0
Brice Eyaga Bidias	1.7
Kai Sotto	1.5
Dāvis Bertāns	1.0
Japeth Aguilar	1.0

Steals

Name	SPG
Rati Andronikashvili	1.5
Sandro Mamukelashvili
Giorgi Ochkhikidze
Joe Thomasson
Kendrick Perry
Nikola Vučević

Efficiency

Name	EFFPG
Justin Brownlee	27.0
Bruno Caboclo	22.5
Goga Bitadze	22.5
Sandro Mamukelashvili	20.0
Nikola Vučević	20.0

Teams

Points

Team	PPG^[7]
Philippines	81.0
Brazil	80.0
Latvia	76.0
Georgia	75.5
Montenegro	71.0

Rebounds

Team	RPG
Montenegro	44.5
Philippines	39.7
Brazil	39.0
Cameroon	37.7
Latvia	36.5

Assists

Team	APG
Georgia	19.0
Latvia	18.5
Montenegro	18.0
Philippines	18.0
Brazil	17.3

Blocks

Team	BPG
Brazil	3.8
Philippines	3.7
Georgia	3.5
Cameroon	3.3
Latvia	2.8

Steals

Team	SPG
Brazil	7.0
Georgia	7.0
Cameroon	6.7
Montenegro	6.5
Latvia	6.3

Efficiency

Team	EFFPG
Philippines	95.0
Brazil	93.0
Latvia	82.5
Montenegro	80.5
Georgia	77.5

Awards

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

All-Star Team
Guards	Forwards	Centers
Rihards Lomažs Jeremiah Hill	Justin Brownlee Léo Meindl	Bruno Caboclo
MVP: Bruno Caboclo

References

^ "Greece, Latvia, Puerto Rico and Spain to host FIBA Olympic Qualifying Tournaments 2024". FIBA. 27 November 2023. Retrieved 27 November 2023.
^ "FIBA Olympic Qualifying Tournaments hosts announced". basketnews.com. 27 November 2023. Retrieved 27 November 2023.
^ "Qualification System – Games of the XXXIII Olympiad – Basketball" (PDF). olympics.com. 21 January 2023. Retrieved 21 January 2023.
^ "Brilliant Brazil power past Latvia to qualify for Paris 2024". fiba.basketball. 7 July 2024. Retrieved 7 July 2024.
^ "Thrilling showdowns revealed: FIBA releases Olympic Qualifying Tournaments schedules". fiba.basketball. 14 February 2024. Retrieved 14 February 2024.
^ "Statistical leaders (Players)". FIBA. Retrieved 7 July 2024.
^ "Teams statistical leaders". FIBA. Retrieved 7 July 2024.
^ "Caboclo, Meindl, Lomazs, Brownlee, Hill make All-Star Five at OQT 2024 Latvia". fiba.basketball. Retrieved 7 July 2024.
^ "Caboclo claims TISSOT MVP award at the FIBA Olympic Qualifying Tournament 2024 Latvia". fiba.basketball. Retrieved 7 July 2024.

External links

Official website

[1] "Greece, Latvia, Puerto Rico and Spain to host FIBA Olympic Qualifying Tournaments 2024". FIBA. 27 November 2023. Retrieved 27 November 2023.

[2] "FIBA Olympic Qualifying Tournaments hosts announced". basketnews.com. 27 November 2023. Retrieved 27 November 2023.

[3] "Qualification System – Games of the XXXIII Olympiad – Basketball" (PDF). olympics.com. 21 January 2023. Retrieved 21 January 2023.

[4] "Brilliant Brazil power past Latvia to qualify for Paris 2024". fiba.basketball. 7 July 2024. Retrieved 7 July 2024.

[5] "Thrilling showdowns revealed: FIBA releases Olympic Qualifying Tournaments schedules". fiba.basketball. 14 February 2024. Retrieved 14 February 2024.

[6] "Statistical leaders (Players)". FIBA. Retrieved 7 July 2024.

[7] "Teams statistical leaders". FIBA. Retrieved 7 July 2024.

[8] "Caboclo, Meindl, Lomazs, Brownlee, Hill make All-Star Five at OQT 2024 Latvia". fiba.basketball. Retrieved 7 July 2024.

[9] "Caboclo claims TISSOT MVP award at the FIBA Olympic Qualifying Tournament 2024 Latvia". fiba.basketball. Retrieved 7 July 2024.

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