The 2012 FIBA World Olympic Qualifying Tournament was a men's basketball tournament that consisted of 12 national teams, where the top three teams earned a place in the 2012 Olympics basketball tournament. It was held on 2–8 July 2012 in Caracas, Venezuela.

Lithuania, Russia and Nigeria qualified for the 2012 Olympics through this tournament.

Qualifying The best non-champions from each of FIBA's 2011 continental championships qualified for this tournament.

2011 FIBA Africa Championship

2011 FIBA Americas Championship

2011 FIBA Asia Championship

2011 FIBA EuroBasket

2011 FIBA Oceania Championship

Host selection Only the teams that qualified were allowed to bid for hosting. Venezuela were chosen over Angola, Macedonia and Lithuania. The host was determined on a meeting of the FIBA Central Board held on 10–11 December 2011 in Madrid, Spain.

Participating nations The teams were divided into three pots, corresponding to their continental zones: The draw was held on 31 January 2012 in Caracas.

Pot 1Pot 2Pot 3

Format The teams were divided into four groups (Groups A-D) for the preliminary round. Round robin for the preliminary round; the top two teams from each group advanced to the quarterfinals. The last-placed team in each group was eliminated. A single-elimination tournament was then held; the quarterfinals pairings were: A1 vs. B2 B1 vs. A2 C1 vs. D2 D1 vs. C2 The semifinal pairings were A1/B2 vs. C1/D2 and B1/A2 vs. D1/C2. The semifinal winners qualified for the Olympics. No championship game was held. The semifinal losers played for the last Olympic qualifying berth.

Squads

Preliminary round Qualified for the quarterfinals

All times are local (UTC−04:30)

Group A Team W L PF PA Diff Pts. 2 0 205 147 +58 4 1 1 177 150 +27 3 0 2 115 200 −85 2

Group B Team W L PF PA Diff Pts. 1 1 180 168 +12 3 1 1 155 151 +4 3 1 1 153 169 –16 3

Group C Team W L PF PA Diff Pts. 2 0 175 125 +50 4 1 1 164 169 −5 3 0 2 141 186 −45 2

Group D Team W L PF PA Diff Pts. 1 1 168 150 +18 3 1 1 152 152 0 3 1 1 130 148 −18 3

Knockout stage

Quarterfinals

Semifinals

Third place match

Final standings # Team W–L Qualification 4-0 Qualify to the Olympics 3-1 3-2 4 2-3 5 2-1 6 1-2 7 1-2 8 1-2 9 1-1 10 1-1 11 0-2 12 0-2

See also Basketball at the 2012 Summer Olympics 2012 FIBA World Olympic Qualifying Tournament for Women

References

External links Olympic Basketball Tournament Road to London 2012 2012 FIBA World Olympic Qualifying Tournament - Group Standings