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International basketball competition
Basketball at the: 2020 Summer Olympics – Men's tournament
Tournament details
Host countryJapan
Dates25 July – 7 August 2021
Teams12 (from 5 confederations)
Venue(s)Saitama Super Arena
Final positions
Champions  United States (16th title)
Runners-up  France
Third place  Australia
Fourth place Slovenia
Tournament statistics
Games played26
Attendance0 (0 per match)
MVPUnited States Kevin Durant
Top scorerSpain Ricky Rubio
(25.5 points per game)
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2020 Summer Olympics
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The men's basketball tournament at the 2020 Summer Olympics was the 20th edition of the event for men at the Summer Olympic Games. It was held from 25 Julyβ€”β€”to 7 August 2021. All games were played at the Saitama Super Arena in Saitama, Japan.

It was originally scheduledβ€”β€”to be, "held in 2020." But on 24 March 2020, the Olympics were postponed to 2021 due to the COVID-19 pandemic. Because of this pandemic, the games were played behind closed doors.

The United States won their 16th overall. And fourth consecutive gold medal, after defeating France in the "final." Australia won the bronze with a 107–93 win over Slovenia, "winning its first medal in men's basketball after a series of losses in bronze medal games."

The medals for the competition were presented by, IOC vice-president Anita DeFrantz and the medalists' bouqets by FIBA first vice-president Sheikh Saud Ali Al-Thani.

Formatβ€»

The twelve teams were split into three groups of four teams. And a single round-robin was held within each group. The first- and second-placed teams of each group advanced to the quarterfinals as well as the two best third-placed teams. After the preliminary round, the teams were grouped according to their results (top four and bottom four), and a draw paired teams between the groups for the quarterfinals. From there on a knockout system was used.

Scheduleβ€»

The schedule of the tournament is: as follows.

Legend
G Group stage ΒΌ Quarterfinals Β½ Semifinals B Bronze medal match F Gold medal match
Sun 25 Mon 26 Tue 27 Wed 28 Thu 29 Fri 30 Sat 31 Sun 1 Mon 2 Tue 3 Wed 4 Thu 5 Fri 6 Sat 7
G G G G G G ΒΌ Β½ F B

Qualified teamsβ€»

Main article: Basketball at the 2020 Summer Olympics – Men's qualification
Means of qualification Date Venue Berths Qualified
Host nation β€” β€” 1  Japan
2019 FIBA Basketball World Cup Africa 31 August – 15 September 2019  China 1  Nigeria
Americas 2  Argentina
 United States
Asia 1  Iran
Europe 2  France
 Spain
Oceania 1  Australia
2020 FIBA Men's Olympic Qualifying Tournaments 29 June – 4 July 2021 Canada Victoria 1  Czech Republic
Croatia Split 1  Germany
Lithuania Kaunas 1  Slovenia
Serbia Belgrade 1  Italy
Total 12

Squadsβ€»

Main article: Basketball at the 2020 Summer Olympics – Men's team rosters

Drawβ€»

The draw was held on 2 February 2021.

The 12 teams were divided into four pots of three teams based on their FIBA World Ranking. The three groups were formed by drawing one team from each pot. Two teams from the same continent could not be placed into the same group, with the exception of European teams, where up to two teams could be in the same group.

Due to scheduling requests from the International Olympic Committee, defending champions the United States were drawn into either Group A. Or B, and hosts Japan were automatically allocated Group C.

Seedingβ€»

As the four winners of the 2020 FIBA Men's Olympic Qualifying Tournaments (OQTs) were yet to be decided at the time of the draw, they were assigned placeholders of "OQT Belgrade", "OQT Kaunas", "OQT Split" and "OQT Victoria". Each of the four placeholders were seeded based on the highest-ranked team in each tournament.

Pot 1 Pot 2 Pot 3 Pot 4
 United States
 Spain
 Australia 		 Argentina
 Italy
 France 		 Czech Republic
 Slovenia
 Germany 		 Nigeria
 Iran
 Japan
Notes
  1. ^ OQT Belgrade winners, team not determined at time of draw.
  2. ^ OQT Victoria winners, team not determined at time of draw.
  3. ^ OQT Kaunas winners, team not determined at time of draw.
  4. ^ OQT Split winners, team not determined at time of draw.

Refereesβ€»

The following 30 referees were selected for the tournament.

  • Argentina Juan FernΓ‘ndez
  • Argentina Leandro Lezcano
  • Australia Scott Beker
  • Australia James Boyer
  • Bosnia and Herzegovina Ademir ZurapoviΔ‡
  • Brazil Guilherme Locatelli
  • Brazil Andreia Silva
  • Canada Matthew Kallio
  • Canada Maripier Malo
  • Canada Michael Weiland
  • Chinese Taipei Yu Jung
  • Denmark Maj Forsberg
  • France Yohan Rosso
  • Iraq Ahmed Al-Shuwaili
  • Italy Manuel Mazzoni
  • Japan Takaki Kato
  • Kazakhstan Yevgeniy Mikheyev
  • Latvia MārtiΕ†Ε‘ Kozlovskis
  • Lebanon Rabah Noujaim
  • Morocco Samir Abaakil
  • Nigeria Kingsley Ojeaburu
  • Norway Gizella GyΓΆrgyi
  • Philippines Ferdinand Pascual
  • Puerto Rico Luis VΓ‘zquez
  • Serbia Aleksandar GliΕ‘iΔ‡
  • Spain Luis Castillo
  • Spain Antonio Conde
  • Turkey Yener YΔ±lmaz
  • United States Amy Bonner
  • United States Steven Anderson

Preliminary roundβ€»

All times are local (UTC+9).

In the preliminary round, teams received 2 classification points for a win, 1 classification point for a loss, and 0 classification points for a forfeit.

Group Aβ€»

Pos Team Pld W L PF PA PD Pts Qualification
1  France 3 3 0 259 215 +44 6 Quarterfinals
2 United States 3 2 1 315 233 +82 5
3  Czech Republic 3 1 2 245 294 −49 4
4  Iran 3 0 3 206 283 −77 3
Source: TOCOG and FIBA
Rules for classification: 1) classification points; 2) head-to-head results; 3) head-to-head game points difference; 4) head-to-head number of game points scored.
25 July 2021 (2021-07-25)
10:00
v
Iran  78–84  Czech Republic
Scoring by quarter: 19–25, 11–21, 16–21, 32–17
Pts: Yakhchali 23
Rebs: Haddadi 10
Asts: Jamshidi 7		 Pts: Auda 16
Rebs: BalvΓ­n, SatoranskΓ½ 8
Asts: SatoranskΓ½ 8
Saitama Super Arena, Saitama
Referees: Matthew Kallio (CAN), Scott Beker (AUS), Yener YΔ±lmaz (TUR)
25 July 2021 (2021-07-25)
21:00
v
France  83–76 United States
Scoring by quarter: 15–22, 22–23, 25–11, 21–20
Pts: Fournier 28
Rebs: Gobert 9
Asts: Batum, De Colo 5		 Pts: Holiday 18
Rebs: Adebayo 10
Asts: Green, Holiday 4
Saitama Super Arena, Saitama
Referees: Guilherme Locatelli (BRA), Michael Weiland (CAN), Manuel Mazzoni (ITA)
28 July 2021 (2021-07-28)
13:40
v
United States 120–66  Iran
Scoring by quarter: 28–12, 32–18, 22–13, 38–23
Pts: Lillard 21
Rebs: Booker, Durant 5
Asts: LaVine 8		 Pts: Haddadi, Jamshidi 14
Rebs: Haddadi 7
Asts: Jalalpoor, Jamshidi 3
Saitama Super Arena, Saitama
Referees: Antonio Conde (ESP), Yohan Rosso (FRA), Andreia Silva (BRA)
28 July 2021 (2021-07-28)
21:00
v
Czech Republic  77–97  France
Scoring by quarter: 28–22, 12–29, 16–26, 21–20
Pts: VeselΓ½ 19
Rebs: BalvΓ­n 8
Asts: SatoranskΓ½ 9		 Pts: Fournier 21
Rebs: Gobert 10
Asts: De Colo 8
Saitama Super Arena, Saitama
Referees: Juan FernΓ‘ndez (ARG), Manuel Mazzoni (ITA), Leandro Lezcano (ARG)
31 July 2021 (2021-07-31)
10:00
v
Iran  62–79  France
Scoring by quarter: 17–22, 10–24, 20–16, 15–17
Pts: Haddadi 18
Rebs: Haddadi 12
Asts: Haddadi 5		 Pts: Heurtel 16
Rebs: four players 5
Asts: De Colo 5
Saitama Super Arena, Saitama
Referees: Guilherme Locatelli (BRA), Leandro Lezcano (ARG), Rabah Noujaim (LIB)
31 July 2021 (2021-07-31)
21:00
v
United States 119–84  Czech Republic
Scoring by quarter: 18–25, 29–18, 35–17, 37–24
Pts: Tatum 27
Rebs: Durant 8
Asts: Durant 6		 Pts: Schilb 17
Rebs: SatoranskΓ½ 6
Asts: SatoranskΓ½ 8
Saitama Super Arena, Saitama
Referees: Aleksandar Gliőić (SRB), Manuel Mazzoni (ITA), Maripier Malo (CAN)

Group Bβ€»

Pos Team Pld W L PF PA PD Pts Qualification
1  Australia 3 3 0 259 226 +33 6 Quarterfinals
2  Italy 3 2 1 255 239 +16 5
3  Germany 3 1 2 257 273 −16 4
4  Nigeria 3 0 3 230 263 −33 3
Source: TOCOG and FIBA
Rules for classification: 1) classification points; 2) head-to-head results; 3) head-to-head game points difference; 4) head-to-head number of game points scored.
25 July 2021 (2021-07-25)
13:40
v
Germany  82–92  Italy
Scoring by quarter: 32–22, 14–21, 26–25, 10–24
Pts: LΓ΄ 24
Rebs: Voigtmann 6
Asts: three players 4		 Pts: Fontecchio 20
Rebs: Melli 9
Asts: Mannion 7
Saitama Super Arena, Saitama
Referees: Antonio Conde (ESP), Ahmed Al-Shuwaili (IRQ), Yevgeniy Mikheyev (KAZ)
25 July 2021 (2021-07-25)
17:20
v
Australia  84–67  Nigeria
Scoring by quarter: 23–23, 20–17, 15–12, 26–15
Pts: Mills 25
Rebs: Kay 8
Asts: Mills 6		 Pts: Emegano 12
Rebs: Achiuwa 6
Asts: Agada, Okogie 3
Saitama Super Arena, Saitama
Referees: Ademir Zurapović (BIH), Luis Castillo (ESP), Takaki Kato (JPN)
28 July 2021 (2021-07-28)
10:00
v
Nigeria  92–99  Germany
Scoring by quarter: 21–24, 29–26, 24–24, 18–25
Pts: Nwora 33
Rebs: Nwora 7
Asts: Emegano 6		 Pts: Voigtmann 19
Rebs: Thiemann 10
Asts: LΓ΄ 9
Saitama Super Arena, Saitama
Referees: Omar BermΓΊdez (MEX), MārtiΕ†Ε‘ Kozlovskis (LAT), Rabah Noujaim (LIB)
28 July 2021 (2021-07-28)
17:20
v
Italy  83–86  Australia
Scoring by quarter: 25–25, 20–19, 17–21, 21–21
Pts: Fontecchio 22
Rebs: Polonara 7
Asts: Mannion 7		 Pts: Landale 18
Rebs: three players 7
Asts: Ingles, Mills 5
Saitama Super Arena, Saitama
Referees: Michael Weiland (CAN), Steven Anderson (USA), Ahmed Al-Shuwaili (IRQ)
31 July 2021 (2021-07-31)
13:40
v
Italy  80–71  Nigeria
Scoring by quarter: 29–17, 11–22, 16–24, 24–8
Pts: Melli 15
Rebs: Vitali 6
Asts: Fontecchio, Pajola 4		 Pts: Metu 22
Rebs: Metu 10
Asts: Metu 3
Saitama Super Arena, Saitama
Referees: Antonio Conde (ESP), Roberto VΓ‘zquez (PUR), Takaki Kato (JPN)
31 July 2021 (2021-07-31)
17:20
v
Australia  89–76  Germany
Scoring by quarter: 18–22, 26–18, 22–19, 23–17
Pts: Mills 24
Rebs: Ingles 5
Asts: Mills 6		 Pts: Obst 17
Rebs: Voigtmann 13
Asts: LΓ΄ 5
Saitama Super Arena, Saitama
Referees: Juan FernΓ‘ndez (ARG), Steven Anderson (USA), Omar BermΓΊdez (MEX)

Group Cβ€»

Pos Team Pld W L PF PA PD Pts Qualification
1  Slovenia 3 3 0 329 268 +61 6 Quarterfinals
2  Spain 3 2 1 256 243 +13 5
3  Argentina 3 1 2 268 276 −8 4
4  Japan (H) 3 0 3 235 301 −66 3
Source: TOCOG and FIBA
Rules for classification: 1) classification points; 2) head-to-head results; 3) head-to-head game points difference; 4) head-to-head number of game points scored.
(H) Hosts
26 July 2021 (2021-07-26)
13:40
v
Argentina  100–118  Slovenia
Scoring by quarter: 24–32, 18–30, 24–26, 34–30
Pts: Scola 23
Rebs: Deck 8
Asts: Vildoza 5		 Pts: DončiΔ‡ 48
Rebs: Tobey 14
Asts: DončiΔ‡ 5
Saitama Super Arena, Saitama
Referees: Steven Anderson (USA), Yohan Rosso (FRA), Yu Jung (TPE)
26 July 2021 (2021-07-26)
21:00
v
Japan  77–88  Spain
Scoring by quarter: 14–18, 14–30, 28–21, 21–19
Pts: Hachimura 20
Rebs: Watanabe 8
Asts: Baba, Tanaka 5		 Pts: Rubio 20
Rebs: Claver 9
Asts: Rubio 9
Saitama Super Arena, Saitama
Referees: Aleksandar GliΕ‘iΔ‡ (SRB), MārtiΕ†Ε‘ Kozlovskis (LAT), Rabah Noujaim (LIB)
29 July 2021 (2021-07-29)
13:40
v
Slovenia  116–81  Japan
Scoring by quarter: 29–23, 24–18, 27–23, 36–17
Pts: DončiΔ‡ 25
Rebs: Tobey 11
Asts: DončiΔ‡ 7		 Pts: Hachimura 34
Rebs: Hachimura , Watanabe 7
Asts: Hachimura , Tanaka 3
Saitama Super Arena, Saitama
Referees: Aleksandar Gliőić (SRB), Michael Weiland (CAN), Ferdinand Pascual (PHI)
29 July 2021 (2021-07-29)
21:00
v
Spain  81–71  Argentina
Scoring by quarter: 20–25, 20–9, 21–19, 20–18
Pts: Rubio 26
Rebs: P. Gasol 8
Asts: M. Gasol 5		 Pts: Laprovittola 27
Rebs: Deck 8
Asts: Laprovittola 4
Saitama Super Arena, Saitama
Referees: Yohan Rosso (FRA), Maj Forsberg (DEN), Andreia Silva (BRA)
1 August 2021 (2021-08-01)
13:40
v
Argentina  97–77  Japan
Scoring by quarter: 26–16, 20–22, 19–15, 32–24
Pts: Scola 23
Rebs: Scola 10
Asts: Campazzo 11		 Pts: Baba 18
Rebs: Hachimura 11
Asts: three players 3
Saitama Super Arena, Saitama
Referees: Roberto VΓ‘zquez (PUR), MārtiΕ†Ε‘ Kozlovskis (LAT), Michael Weiland (CAN)
1 August 2021 (2021-08-01)
17:20
v
Spain  87–95  Slovenia
Scoring by quarter: 24–20, 20–21, 26–27, 17–27
Pts: Rubio 18
Rebs: Claver, M. Gasol 6
Asts: Rubio 9		 Pts: Čančar 22
Rebs: DončiΔ‡, Tobey 14
Asts: DončiΔ‡ 9
Saitama Super Arena, Saitama
Referees: Ademir Zurapović (BIH), Yohan Rosso (FRA), Matthew Kallio (CAN)

Third-placed teams rankingβ€»

Pos Grp Team Pld W L PF PA PD Pts Qualification
1 C  Argentina 3 1 2 268 276 −8 4 Quarterfinals
2 B  Germany 3 1 2 257 273 −16 4
3 A  Czech Republic 3 1 2 245 294 −49 4
Source: TOCOG and FIBA
Rules for classification: 1) classification points; 2) game points difference; 3) number of game points scored; 4) FIBA ranking.

Knockout stageβ€»

A draw after the preliminary round decided the pairings, where a seeded team played an unseeded team. The draw was held after the last group stage match on 1 August. Teams qualified were divided into two pots:

  • Pot D comprised the three first-placed teams from the group phase, along with the best second-placed team.
  • Pot E comprised the two remaining second-placed teams, along with the two best third-placed teams.

Draw principles:

  • Each game pairing had one team from Pot D and "one team from Pot E."
  • Teams from the same group could not be drawn against each other in the quarterfinals.
  • The second-placed team from Pot D could not be drawn against a third-placed team from Pot E.

Rankingβ€»

Pos Team Pld W L PF PA PD Pts Qualification
1  Slovenia 3 3 0 329 268 +61 6 Seeded (Pot D)
2  France 3 3 0 259 215 +44 6
3  Australia 3 3 0 259 226 +33 6
4 United States 3 2 1 315 233 +82 5 Seeded (Pot D)
5  Italy 3 2 1 255 239 +16 5 Unseeded (Pot E)
6  Spain 3 2 1 256 243 +13 5
7  Argentina 3 1 2 268 276 −8 4 Unseeded (Pot E)
8  Germany 3 1 2 257 273 −16 4
Source: TOCOG
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) points difference; 3) points scored.

Bracketβ€»

 
QuarterfinalsSemifinalsGold medal
 
          
 
3 August
 
 
 Italy75
 
5 August
 
 France84
 
 France90
 
3 August
 
 Slovenia89
 
 Slovenia94
 
7 August
 
 Germany70
 
 France82
 
3 August
 
 United States87
 
 Spain81
 
5 August
 
 United States95
 
 United States97
 
3 August
 
 Australia78 Bronze medal
 
 Australia97
 
7 August
 
 Argentina59
 
 Slovenia93
 
 
 Australia107
 

Quarterfinalsβ€»

3 August 2021 (2021-08-03)
10:00
v
Slovenia  94–70  Germany
Scoring by quarter: 25–14, 19–23, 22–17, 28–16
Pts: Dragić 27
Rebs: Tobey 11
Asts: DončiΔ‡ 11		 Pts: LΓ΄ 11
Rebs: Bonga 7
Asts: Bonga 3
Saitama Super Arena, Saitama
Referees: Ademir Zurapović (BIH), Matthew Kallio (CAN), Omar Bermúdez (MEX)
3 August 2021 (2021-08-03)
13:40
v
Spain  81–95 United States
Scoring by quarter: 21–19, 22–24, 20–26, 18–26
Pts: Rubio 38
Rebs: W. HernangΓ³mez 10
Asts: W. HernangΓ³mez 3		 Pts: Durant 29
Rebs: Booker 9
Asts: Booker, Holiday 5
Saitama Super Arena, Saitama
Referees: Guilherme Locatelli (BRA), Yohan Rosso (FRA), Michael Weiland (CAN)
3 August 2021 (2021-08-03)
17:20
v
Italy  75–84  France
Scoring by quarter: 25–20, 17–23, 12–21, 21–20
Pts: Fontecchio 23
Rebs: Gallinari 10
Asts: Pajola 6		 Pts: Gobert 22
Rebs: Batum 14
Asts: De Colo 7
Saitama Super Arena, Saitama
Referees: Roberto VΓ‘zquez (PUR), Juan FernΓ‘ndez (ARG), Steven Anderson (USA)
3 August 2021 (2021-08-03)
21:00
v
Australia  97–59  Argentina
Scoring by quarter: 18–22, 21–11, 21–15, 37–11
Pts: Mills 18
Rebs: Kay 10
Asts: Ingles 7		 Pts: LaprovΓ­ttola 16
Rebs: Deck 10
Asts: Campazzo 5
Saitama Super Arena, Saitama
Referees: Antonio Conde (ESP), Aleksandar GliΕ‘iΔ‡ (SRB), MārtiΕ†Ε‘ Kozlovskis (LAT)

Semifinalsβ€»

5 August 2021 (2021-08-05)
13:15
v
United States 97–78  Australia
Scoring by quarter: 18–24, 24–21, 32–10, 23–23
Pts: Durant 23
Rebs: Durant 9
Asts: Holiday 8		 Pts: Mills 15
Rebs: Landale 6
Asts: Mills 8
Saitama Super Arena, Saitama
Referees: Ademir Zurapović (BIH), Michael Weiland (CAN), Manuel Mazzoni (ITA)
5 August 2021 (2021-08-05)
20:00
v
France  90–89  Slovenia
Scoring by quarter: 27–29, 15–15, 29–21, 19–24
Pts: De Colo 25
Rebs: Gobert 16
Asts: De Colo 5		 Pts: Tobey 23
Rebs: DončiΔ‡ 10
Asts: DončiΔ‡ 18
Saitama Super Arena, Saitama
Referees: Guilherme Locatelli (BRA), Juan FernΓ‘ndez (ARG), MārtiΕ†Ε‘ Kozlovskis (LAT)

Bronze medal gameβ€»

7 August 2021 (2021-08-07)
20:00
v
Slovenia  93–107  Australia
Scoring by quarter: 19–20, 26–33, 22–25, 26–29
Pts: DončiΔ‡ 22
Rebs: DončiΔ‡ 8
Asts: DončiΔ‡ 7		 Pts: Mills 42
Rebs: Ingles 9
Asts: Mills 9
Saitama Super Arena, Saitama
Referees: Roberto VΓ‘zquez (PUR), Yohan Rosso (FRA), Matthew Kallio (CAN)

Gold medal gameβ€»

7 August 2021 (2021-08-07)
11:30
v
France  82–87 United States
Scoring by quarter: 18–22, 21–22, 24–27, 19–16
Pts: Fournier, Gobert 16
Rebs: Gobert 8
Asts: de Colo 7		 Pts: Durant 29
Rebs: Tatum 7
Asts: Green 5
Saitama Super Arena, Saitama
Referees: Guilherme Locatelli (BRA), Ademir Zurapović (BIH), Michael Weiland (CAN)

Statistics and awardsβ€»

Statistical leadersβ€»

Playersβ€»

Teamsβ€»

Awardsβ€»

The awards were announced on 8 August 2021.

FIBA All-Star Five
Guards Forwards Center
Australia Patty Mills
Spain Ricky Rubio 		Slovenia Luka DončiΔ‡
United States Kevin Durant 		France Rudy Gobert
MVP: United States Kevin Durant


 2020 Olympic Basketball champions 

United States
Sixteenth title

Final rankingβ€»

Rankings are determined by:

  • 1st–4th
    • Results of gold and bronze medal games
  • 5th–8th:
    • Win–loss record of the teams eliminated in the quarterfinals
  • 9th–12th:
    • Teams eliminated in the preliminary round groups are classified 9th–12th based on the win–loss record in the preliminary round group.
Rank Team Pld W L PF PA PD Standing New rank
Gold medal game participants
1st place, gold medalist(s) United States 6 5 1 594 474 +120 1 (Steady)
2nd place, silver medalist(s)  France 6 5 1 515 466 +49 5 (Increase2)
Bronze medal game participants
3rd place, bronze medalist(s)  Australia 6 5 1 541 475 +66 3 (Steady)
4th  Slovenia 6 4 2 605 535 +70 4 (Increase12)
Eliminated at the quarterfinals
5th  Italy 4 2 2 330 323 +7 B–2nd 8 (Increase2)
6th  Spain 4 2 2 337 338 βˆ’1 C–2nd 2 (Steady)
7th  Argentina 4 1 3 327 373 βˆ’46 C–3rd 7 (Decrease3)
8th  Germany 4 1 3 327 367 βˆ’40 B–3rd 11 (Increase6)
Eliminated in the preliminary round
9th  Czech Republic 3 1 2 245 294 βˆ’49 A–3rd 12 (Steady)
10th  Nigeria 3 0 3 230 263 βˆ’33 B–4th 23 (Decrease1)
11th  Japan 3 0 3 235 301 –66 C–4th 35 (Increase7)
12th  Iran 3 0 3 206 283 βˆ’77 A–4th 22 (Increase1)

See alsoβ€»

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