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The basketball tournament in the Olympic Games features tournaments for men's and women's basketball, with 12 countries broken up into groups of four. The Olympic basketball tournament combines group play to establish initial rankings with a single-elimination format to determine the ultimate champion. Each team will play the other three teams in its group and will earn two points for a win, one point for a loss, and zero points for a loss by forfeit. At the end of the group phase, the top two teams in each group will automatically advance to the quarterfinals. The winners of the quarterfinal matchups will have at least the opportunity to play for a medal, while the losers go home with nothing.
| Characteristics | Values |
|---|---|
| Number of teams | 12 |
| Group size | 4 |
| Points for a win | 2 |
| Points for a loss | 1 |
| Points for a loss by forfeit | 0 |
| Teams advancing to quarterfinals | Top 2 teams in each group, plus 2 best third-place teams |
| Tiebreaker | Head-to-head results |
| Tournament format | Group play followed by single-elimination |
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Group stage
The Olympic basketball tournament combines group play to establish initial rankings. In the group stage, each team plays the other three teams in its group. They earn two points for a win, one point for a loss, and zero points for a loss by forfeit.
At the 2024 Paris Olympics, the men's and women's tournaments will each have a total of 12 teams competing, broken up into groups of four. The group phase runs from Saturday, July 27 through Sunday, August 4. At the end of the group phase, the top two teams in each group will automatically advance to the quarterfinals. Additionally, the two best third-place teams will also move on to the quarterfinals. All other teams are eliminated from the competition.
In the event of a tie in the standings between two teams in the same group, head-to-head results will be used as the tiebreaker. In the event of a tie between three or more teams, there is a list of further criteria that will be used to break the tie, starting with the highest point differential in games between the tied teams.
The pairings for the quarterfinals are then determined by a draw. The three teams finishing first in Groups A, B, and C will be put together in a new group to determine positions 1, 2, and 3. The three teams finishing second in Groups A, B, and C will be put together in a new group to determine positions 4, 5, and 6. The three teams finishing third in Groups A, B, and C will be put together in a new group to determine positions 7, 8, and 9. The team in 9th position is eliminated from the competition.
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Points system
The Olympic basketball tournament has a straightforward points system in the group phase. Each win earns a team two classification points, while a loss earns one point. If a team forfeits a game, they receive zero points, and the score is recorded as 20-0 for the winning team.
In the group stage, each team plays the others in their group once, for a total of three games. The first- and second-place teams in each group and the two best third-place teams advance to the eight-team knockout round. A draw determines the quarterfinal matchups, with teams from the same group unable to play each other in the first round of the knockout stage.
In the quarterfinals, the winners advance to the semifinals, while the losers are eliminated. The winners of the semifinal round advance to the gold medal game, and the losers play for bronze.
In the event of a tie between three or more teams, there are additional criteria to break the tie, starting with the highest point differential in games between the tied teams.
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Single-elimination format
The Olympic basketball tournament combines group play to establish initial rankings with a single-elimination format to determine the ultimate champion. The group phase runs from Saturday, July 27 through Sunday, August 4, with 12 countries broken up into groups of four. Each team plays the other three teams in its group and earns two points for a win, one point for a loss, and zero points for a loss by forfeit.
At the end of the group phase, the top two teams in each group automatically advance to the quarterfinals. Additionally, the two best third-place teams also move on to the quarterfinals, while all other teams are eliminated. The knockout rounds then follow from Tuesday, August 6 through Sunday, August 11.
In the single-elimination format, the winners of the quarterfinal round advance to the semifinals, while the losers are eliminated. The winners of the semifinal round advance to the gold medal game, and the losers play in the bronze medal game. The two highest-ranked teams are placed in the same pot and thus end up on opposite sides of the bracket. Teams from the same group cannot be drawn against each other in the quarterfinals.
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Quarterfinals
The Olympic basketball tournament combines group play to establish initial rankings with a single-elimination format to determine the ultimate champion. The group phase runs from Saturday, July 27 through Sunday, August 4. The knockout rounds then follow from Tuesday, August 6 through Sunday, August 11. The men's and women's tournaments each have a total of 12 teams competing, broken up into groups of four.
At the end of the group phase, the top two teams in each group automatically advance to the quarterfinals. Additionally, the two best third-place teams also move on to the quarterfinals. The pairings for the quarterfinals are determined by a draw following the conclusion of the group phase. The three teams finishing first in Groups A, B, and C are put together in a new group to determine positions 1, 2, and 3. The three teams finishing second in Groups A, B, and C are also put together to determine positions 4, 5, and 6. The three teams finishing third in Groups A, B, and C are grouped to determine positions 7, 8, and 9, with the 9th-placed team being eliminated.
In the quarterfinal round, the winners advance to the semifinals, while the losers are eliminated. The winners of the quarterfinal matchups will have at least the opportunity to play for a medal. For example, in the 2024 Paris Olympics, the quarterfinal matchups were between Germany and France, and Serbia and Team USA.
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Semifinals
The Olympic basketball tournament combines group play to establish initial rankings with a single-elimination format to determine the ultimate champion. The group phase runs from Saturday, July 27 through Sunday, August 4. The knockout rounds then follow from Tuesday, August 6 through Sunday, August 11.
During the knockout rounds, the basketball competition moves to the Bercy Arena in Paris. The knockout rounds begin with eight teams in the quarterfinals. The winners of the quarterfinals advance to the semifinals, while the losers are eliminated.
In the semifinals, the winners advance to the gold medal game, and the losers play in the bronze medal game. In the 2024 Paris Olympics, Team USA faced Serbia in the semifinals on Thursday, having previously beaten them in the group stage.
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Frequently asked questions
The tournament takes place in two phases. The first is the group phase, where each team plays the other three teams in its group. The top two teams in each group automatically advance to the quarterfinals, along with the two best third-place teams. The second phase is the knockout phase, where the winners of each quarterfinal advance to the semifinals, and the losers are eliminated.
Teams earn two points for a win, one point for a loss, and zero points for a loss by forfeit. In the event of a tie, head-to-head results are used as the tiebreaker. If three or more teams are tied, the tiebreaker criteria include point differential and the highest point differential in games between the tied teams.
The knockout phase is a single-elimination format. The winners of the quarterfinals advance to the semifinals, and the losers are eliminated. The winners of the semifinals advance to the gold medal game, and the losers play in the bronze medal game.
The men's and women's tournaments each have 12 teams competing, broken up into groups of four.
