2016 FIBA World Olympic Qualifying Tournament – Belgrade explained

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,,,, the, and were drawn into tournament. The winner qualified for the 2016 Summer Olympics.

Teams

Team	Qualification	Date of qualification	FIBA World Ranking
[1]	Hosts, EuroBasket 2015 4th place	19 January 2016	6
[2]	AfroBasket 2015 runner-up	30 August 2015	15
[3]	2015 FIBA Americas Championship 5th place	9 September 2015	16
[4]	2015 FIBA Asia Championship 4th place	3 October 2015	48
[5]	EuroBasket 2015 7th place	18 September 2015	42
[6]	EuroBasket 2015 8th place	18 September 2015	T-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
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

Group B

Knockout phase

Final

Final rankings

width=20px	!	width=160px	Team !	width=40px	W–L !	width=180px	Qualification
		4–0	Qualified for the Olympics
		2–2
		2–1
4		1–2
5		0–2
6		0–2

Statistical leaders

Players

Points^[8]

Pos.	Name	PPG
1		17.8
		17.8
3		16.3
4		16.0
5		14.5

Rebounds

Pos.	Name	RPG
1		7.5
2		6.3
3		5.7
		5.7
5		5.5

Assists

Pos.	Name	APG
1		7.3
2		6.0
3		5.5
4		5.0
5		4.5

Steals

Pos.	Name	SPG
1		2.5
2		2.3
3		1.8
		1.8
5		1.5

Blocks

Pos.	Name	BPG
1		1.5
2		1.3
		1.3
4		1.0
		1.0
		1.0

Other statistical leaders

Stat	Name	Avg.
Field goal percentage		69.0%
3-point FG percentage		66.7%
Free throw percentage	John Holland	93.8%
Turnovers		5.0
Fouls		4.0

Teams

Points^[9]

Pos.	Name	PPG
1		93.5
2		81.5
3		76.3
4		72.7
5		70.5

Rebounds

Pos.	Name	RPG
1		44.0
2		39.5
3		37.5
4		37.3
5		34.5

Assists

Pos.	Name	APG
1		28.5
2		23.7
3		18.3
4		15.3
5		12.0

Steals

Pos.	Name	SPG
1		9.0
2		8.5
3		7.3
4		6.5
5		5.3

Blocks

Pos.	Name	BPG
1		4.7
2		4.3
3		2.0
		2.0
5		1.8

Other statistical leaders

Stat	Name	Avg.
Field goal percentage		54.6%
3-point FG percentage		42.4%
Free throw percentage		79.2%
Turnovers		18.5
Fouls		26.0

Broadcasting

align=center	Country	align=center	Broadcaster
align=left		Canal + Sport SuperSport
align=left		Czech Television
align=left		Fuji TV
align=left		TV6
align=left		Telemundo
align=left		Sport Klub RTS

Sponsors

Sponsors of the 2016 FIBA World Olympic Qualifying Tournament in Belgrade
Presenting Partner Beograd
Global Sponsors Champion Japan Airlines Molten Corporation Peak Sport Products Tissot Wanda Group Yanjing Beer
Event Sponsors Komercijalna banka Roda mts Ministarstvo omladine i sporta Triglav osiguranje

See also

• 2016 Serbia OQT basketball team
• 2016 FIBA World Olympic Qualifying Tournaments for Men
• 2016 FIBA World Olympic Qualifying Tournament – Manila
• 2016 FIBA World Olympic Qualifying Tournament – Turin

External links

• Official website

Notes and References

1. Web site: 2016 FIBA Olympic Qualifying Tournament for Men - Serbia . https://web.archive.org/web/20160204053503/http://www.fiba.com/oqt/serbia/2016/Serbia. live. February 4, 2016. . 29 March 2016.
2. Web site: 2016 FIBA Olympic Qualifying Tournament for Men - Angola . https://web.archive.org/web/20160215092849/http://www.fiba.com/oqt/serbia/2016/Angola. live. February 15, 2016. . 29 March 2016.
3. Web site: 2016 FIBA Olympic Qualifying Tournament for Men - Puerto Rico . https://web.archive.org/web/20160215093507/http://www.fiba.com/oqt/serbia/2016/Puerto-Rico. live. February 15, 2016. . 29 March 2016.
4. Web site: 2016 FIBA Olympic Qualifying Tournament for Men - Japan . https://web.archive.org/web/20160215020039/http://www.fiba.com/oqt/serbia/2016/Japan. live. February 15, 2016. . 29 March 2016.
5. Web site: 2016 FIBA Olympic Qualifying Tournament for Men - Czech Republic . https://web.archive.org/web/20160215064841/http://www.fiba.com/oqt/serbia/2016/Czech-Republic. live. February 15, 2016. . 29 March 2016.
6. Web site: 2016 FIBA Olympic Qualifying Tournament for Men - Latvia . https://web.archive.org/web/20160204041828/http://www.fiba.com/oqt/serbia/2016/Latvia. live. February 4, 2016. . 29 March 2016.
7. https://www.fiba.basketball/oqt/serbia/2016/referees Referees
8. https://www.fiba.basketball/oqt/serbia/2016/playerstats Player statistics
9. https://www.fiba.basketball/oqt/serbia/2016/teamstats Team statistics