Helena Frye
The Olympic basketball qualifiers for the Paris 2024 games are comprised of a series of tournaments, with 288 players (24 teams) competing in total. The men's and women's basketball tournaments will each host 12 teams. The qualification process differs for the men's and women's fields. The host country, France, is guaranteed a spot in both tournaments. The 2023 FIBA Basketball World Cup qualified seven nations into the Olympics tournament, with two teams from the Americas, two from Europe, one from Africa, one from Asia, and one from Oceania earning direct spots. The final four countries were determined at four Olympic Qualifying Tournaments held in July.
| Characteristics | Values |
|---|---|
| Number of players | 288 (144 men and 144 women) |
| Number of teams | 24 (12 men's teams and 12 women's teams) |
| Host country | France |
| First competition for direct qualification | FIBA Basketball World Cup 2023 |
| Number of quota places from the first competition | 7 |
| Number of final quota places | 4 |
| Number of teams competing for the final quota places | 40 |
| Number of teams from Europe | 16 |
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What You'll Learn
Qualification spots for host nations
For the Los Angeles 2028 Olympics, the USA will be the host nation. The winner of the FIBA Women's Basketball World Cup 2026 will qualify directly, along with the USA as the host country. The FIBA Women's Basketball World Cup 2026 will be held in Germany and feature 16 teams securing their spots through four global Qualifying Tournaments in March 2026. The Women's Olympic Basketball Tournament Los Angeles 2028 will be held in July and will feature 12 nations.
The FIBA Basketball World Cup 2027 will directly qualify seven national teams, with the USA as the host nation for the 2028 Olympics. The remaining teams will claim their spots through the FIBA Olympic Qualifying Tournaments.
It is important to note that the qualification process for the Olympics can vary for each host nation and is determined by the FIBA Central Board. The host country is not always guaranteed a qualification spot and must sometimes go through the regular qualification process.
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FIBA Basketball World Cup
The FIBA Basketball World Cup is a qualifier for the Olympic Games. The 2023 FIBA Basketball World Cup produced seven directly qualified national teams for the 2024 Olympic Games, with the host nation, France, receiving an automatic berth. The FIBA Olympic Qualifying Tournaments 2024 determined the final four countries that would compete in the 2024 Paris Olympics.
The FIBA Olympic Qualifying Tournaments 2024 comprised four tournaments (OQTs): three in Europe and one in the Americas. Twenty-four nations competed in total, with each group consisting of four teams. The teams in each group played against each other in a single round-robin format. The top two teams from each group after the Group Phase advanced to the Final Phase. The first-place team played against the second-place team from the other group in the semi-finals. The winners of each semi-final advanced to the Final, with the four winners of the OQTs securing a spot at the 2024 Paris Olympics.
The FIBA Olympic Qualifying Tournaments 2024 were hosted by Puerto Rico in the Americas and Greece, Latvia, and Spain in Europe. The teams that qualified from these tournaments were Greece, Spain, Brazil, and Puerto Rico. These teams joined the twelve-team Olympic field, divided into three groups (A, B, and C) of four teams each for the Group Phase.
The FIBA Women's Olympic Qualifying Tournament will feature a different format, with four tournaments of four teams each. The three best teams, including the host team, will qualify for the Olympics.
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FIBA World Olympic Qualifying Tournaments
The FIBA World Olympic Qualifying Tournaments (FOQTs) are an integral part of the Olympic qualification process for basketball. The tournaments determine the final teams that will compete in the Olympic basketball tournaments, finalising the list of nations participating in the Olympic Games.
The 2024 FOQTs, for example, featured 24 national teams, with the top four teams earning a spot in the Olympic basketball tournament. These tournaments took place in Greece, Latvia, Puerto Rico, and Spain, with Brazil, Greece, Puerto Rico, and Spain qualifying.
The teams participating in the FOQTs are determined through a comprehensive process. The FIBA Olympic Qualifying Tournaments include the 16 best-placed non-qualified teams from the FIBA Basketball World Cup and the three highest-ranked countries per region in the FIBA World Ranking. Additionally, five other teams are selected through the Pre-Qualifying Tournaments (FOPQTs).
The Pre-Qualifying Tournaments play a crucial role in selecting these teams. A total of 40 teams compete in the FOPQTs, comprising 28 teams that participated in the second round of the FIBA Basketball World Cup Qualifiers but did not qualify, along with the 12 highest-ranked teams that did not advance to the second round.
The FOQTs feature four tournaments, with teams divided into two groups of three teams per tournament. Each group is carefully constructed to ensure geographical balance, with a maximum of two European teams and one team from the Americas in each group. Overall, each tournament has a maximum of three European teams, one Asia or Oceania team, and one African team.
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FIBA Continental Cups
FIBA, the International Basketball Federation, is responsible for organising the qualification process for basketball at the Olympic Games. For the Paris 2024 Olympics, the qualification process began with the FIBA Women's World Cup in 2022 and concluded with four Men's Olympic Qualifying Tournaments in July 2024.
The FIBA Basketball World Cup 2023, held in the Philippines, Japan, and Indonesia, provided the first opportunity for teams to qualify directly for the Paris 2024 Olympics. A total of seven quota places were allocated during this tournament, with two teams from the Americas, two from Europe, and one each from Africa, Asia, and Oceania earning direct spots. The FIBA World Cup qualification process involves continental cups, such as FIBA Africa, FIBA Americas, FIBA Asia, and FIBA Oceania, from which the highest-ranked teams apart from direct qualifiers advance to the FIBA World Cup.
The remaining four quota places for the Olympics were determined through the FIBA Olympic Qualifying Tournaments (FOQTs), which consisted of two rounds: the FIBA Olympic Pre-Qualifying Tournaments (FOPQTs) and the FOQTs. The FOPQTs were played at the continental level, and the FOQTs were played at the global level. Forty teams that did not qualify for the FIBA Basketball World Cup were eligible to participate in the FOPQTs, with teams selected based on their performance in the previous FIBA Basketball World Cup qualification rounds or certain ranking criteria. The winners of the FOQTs earned the last four berths at the Olympics.
In total, 24 teams will compete in the Olympic basketball tournaments, with 12 teams each for the men's and women's competitions. France, as the host country, is guaranteed a spot in both tournaments.
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Number of teams competing
The men's and women's basketball tournaments at the Paris 2024 Olympics will each feature 12 teams. This means that a total of 288 players (24 teams) will compete in the Olympic basketball tournaments, with 144 athletes for each gender. The host country, France, has been automatically allocated a quota place for each gender.
The first competition to provide direct spots for the Paris 2024 Olympics was the FIBA Basketball World Cup 2023, which took place from 25 August to 10 September 2023 in the Philippines, Japan, and Indonesia. This World Cup distributed seven quota places to the top teams from different continents based on their final ranking. Two teams from the Americas, two from Europe, and one each from Africa, Asia, and Oceania earned direct spots to Paris through this process.
The remaining four quota places for each gender were determined through the Olympic Qualifying Tournaments (OQTs). These tournaments featured a total of 40 teams that did not qualify for the FIBA Basketball World Cup. The teams were selected based on their performance in the second round of the FIBA Basketball World Cup Qualifiers or through certain ranking criteria. Each OQT consisted of six teams divided into two groups of three, with the top two teams from each group advancing to the semifinals and then the final of each tournament.
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Frequently asked questions
288 players (24 teams) will compete in the Paris 2024 Olympic basketball tournaments.
Each country can have a maximum of 12 players on its roster.
Both the men's and women's tournaments will have 12 teams competing.
Two teams from the Americas, two teams from Europe, one team from Africa, one team from Asia, and one team from Oceania will qualify for the Paris 2024 Olympics.
Over 40 NBA players are expected to compete in the Paris 2024 Olympics.
