Only 12 national teams will compete to win basketball gold at the 2024 Olympics in Paris and we already know eight of the competitors.
24 teams, however, are eligible to compete for the final four spots in the tournament. The following teams, many of which qualified based on their play at the 2023 FIBA World Cup, will be divided into four groups of six at the FIBA World Olympic Qualifying Tournament in July 2024.
Each tournament will be hosted by one of the six participating national federations. Each continent is expected to host one of the four FIBA Olympic Qualifying Tournaments.
The winner of each of these four tournaments will join the eight teams that have already qualified, including the USA and Canada, at the Paris Olympics.
Some of the national teams with the most medals in Olympic basketball history (e.g. Spain, Brazil, Lithuania and Italy) are among those who will have to fight for a spot in Paris.
Several notable players (e.g. Slovenia’s Luka Doncic, Greece’s Giannis Antetokounmpo, Dominican Republic’s Karl-Anthony Towns, Finland’s Lauri Markkanen and Latvia’s Kristaps Porzingis) will need to use this tournament to advance as well.
1
Spain
FIBA WORLD RANKING: 2
Qualified: Top 16 eligible teams remaining from FIBA World Cup
2
Latvia
FIBA WORLD RANKING: 8
Qualified: Top 16 eligible teams remaining from FIBA World Cup
3
Lithuania
FIBA WORLD RANKING: 10
Qualified: Top 16 eligible teams remaining from FIBA World Cup
4
Slovenia
FIBA WORLD RANKING: 11
Qualified: Top 16 eligible teams remaining from FIBA World Cup
5
Brazil
FIBA WORLD RANKING: 12
Qualified: Top 16 eligible teams remaining from FIBA World Cup
6
Italy
FIBA WORLD RANKING: 13
Qualified: Top 16 eligible teams remaining from FIBA World Cup
7
Greece
FIBA WORLD RANKING: 14
Qualified: Top 16 eligible teams remaining from FIBA World Cup
8
Poland
FIBA WORLD RANKING: 15
Qualified: FIBA Europe Olympic Pre-Qualifying Tournament Winner (Part 1)
9
Puerto Rico
FIBA WORLD RANKING: 16
Qualified: Highest-ranked FIBA Americas team remaining at World Cup
10
Montenegro
FIBA WORLD RANKING: 17
Qualified: Top 16 eligible teams remaining from FIBA World Cup
11
Dominican Republic
FIBA WORLD RANKING: 18
Qualified: Top 16 eligible teams remaining from FIBA World Cup
12
Finland
FIBA WORLD RANKING: 20
Qualified: Top 16 eligible teams remaining from FIBA World Cup
13
New Zealand
FIBA WORLD RANKING: 21
Qualified: Highest-ranked FIBA Oceania/Asia team remaining at World Cup
14
Georgia
FIBA WORLD RANKING: 23
Qualified: Top 16 eligible teams remaining from FIBA World Cup
15
Mexico
FIBA WORLD RANKING: 25
Qualified: Top 16 eligible teams remaining from FIBA World Cup
16
Lebanon
FIBA WORLD RANKING: 28
Qualified: Top 16 eligible teams remaining from FIBA World Cup
17
Croatia
FIBA WORLD RANKING: 30
Qualified: FIBA Europe Olympic Pre-Qualifying Tournament Winner (Part 2)
18
Ivory Coast
FIBA WORLD RANKING: 33
Qualified: Top 16 eligible teams remaining from FIBA World Cup
19
Angola
FIBA WORLD RANKING: 34
Qualified: Top 16 eligible teams remaining from FIBA World Cup
20
Philippines
FIBA WORLD RANKING: 38
Qualified: Top 16 eligible teams remaining from FIBA World Cup
21
Egypt
FIBA WORLD RANKING: 41
Qualified: Highest-ranked FIBA Africa team remaining at World Cup
22
Bahamas
FIBA WORLD RANKING: 57
Qualified: FIBA Americas Olympic Pre-Qualifying Tournament Winner
23
Cameroon
FIBA WORLD RANKING: 67
Qualified: FIBA Africa Olympic Pre-Qualifying Tournament Winner
24
Bahrain
FIBA WORLD RANKING: 69
Qualified: FIBA Asia Olympic Pre-Qualifying Tournament Winner
