2024 FIBA Men's Olympic Qualifying Tournaments – Riga

Main article: 2024 FIBA Men's Olympic Qualifying Tournaments

The 2024 FIBA Men's Olympic Qualifying Tournament in Riga was one of four 2024 FIBA Men's Olympic Qualifying Tournaments. The tournament was held at Riga, Latvia, from 2 to 7 July 2024.^[1] Six teams participated in two groups of three teams, where the first-and second-placed teams advanced to the semifinals. The winner of the tournament qualified for the 2024 Summer Olympics.^[2][3]

2024 FIBA World Olympic
Qualifying Tournament for Men

Tournament details
Host country	Latvia
City	Riga
Dates	2–7 July
Teams	6
Venue(s)	1 (in 1 host city)
Final positions
Champions	Brazil
Runners-up	Latvia
Third place	Philippines
Fourth place	Cameroon
Tournament statistics
Games played	9
Attendance	40,127 (4,459 per game)
MVP	Bruno Caboclo
Top scorer	Justin Brownlee (23.0 ppg)
Official website
Website

Brazil won the tournament after defeating Latvia in the final.^[4]

Teams

Team	Qualification	Date of qualification	WR
Latvia	One of top 16 eligible teams	10 September 2023	6
Brazil			12
Montenegro			17
Georgia			23
Philippines			37
Cameroon	Winner of 2024 African Pre-Qualifying Tournament	20 August 2023	68

Venue

Riga	Riga 2024 FIBA Men's Olympic Qualifying Tournaments – Riga (Latvia)
Arena Riga
Capacity: 11,200

Preliminary round

All times are local (UTC+3).^[5]

Group A

Pos	Team	Pld	W	L	PF	PA	PD	Pts	Qualification
1	Latvia (H)	2	1	1	163	144	+19	3	Semi-finals
2	Philippines	2	1	1	183	176	+7	3
3	Georgia	2	1	1	151	177	−26	3

Source: FIBA
(H) Hosts

2 July 2024 19:00

Boxscore

Georgia	55–83	Latvia
Scoring by quarter: 13–17, 11–28, 17–13, 14–25
Pts: Mamukelashvili 14 Rebs: Bitadze 6 Asts: three players 2		Pts: Strautiņš 18 Rebs: Mejeris, Šmits 7 Asts: Žagars 6

Arena Riga, Riga Attendance: 8,955 Referees: Omar Bermúdez (MEX), Wojciech Liszka (POL), Luis Castillo (ESP)

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3 July 2024 19:00

Boxscore

Latvia	80–89	Philippines
Scoring by quarter: 16–32, 22–22, 18–23, 24–12
Pts: Rodions 18 Rebs: Rodions 7 Asts: Strēlnieks, Zoriks 5		Pts: Brownlee 26 Rebs: Brownlee 9 Asts: Brownlee 9

Arena Riga, Riga Attendance: 8,835 Referees: Ademir Zurapović (BIH), Wojciech Liszka (POL), Kerem Baki (TUR)

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4 July 2024 15:30

Boxscore

Philippines	94–96	Georgia
Scoring by quarter: 17–28, 26–27, 31–19, 20–22
Pts: Brownlee 28 Rebs: Brownlee 8 Asts: Brownlee 8		Pts: Mamukelashvili 26 Rebs: Bitadze 11 Asts: Thomasson 8

Arena Riga, Riga Attendance: 531 Referees: Ademir Zurapović (BIH), Omar Bermúdez (MEX), Kerem Baki (TUR)

Group B

Pos	Team	Pld	W	L	PF	PA	PD	Pts	Qualification
1	Brazil	2	1	1	155	149	+6	3	Semi-finals
2	Cameroon	2	1	1	143	144	−1	3
3	Montenegro	2	1	1	142	147	−5	3

Source: FIBA

2 July 2024 15:30

Boxscore

Brazil	81–72	Montenegro
Scoring by quarter: 15–23, 21–19, 16–14, 29–16
Pts: Caboclo 25 Rebs: Caboclo 9 Asts: Yago 5		Pts: Vučević 17 Rebs: Vučević 13 Asts: Perry, Simonović 3

Arena Riga, Riga Attendance: 1,022 Referees: Ademir Zurapović (BIH), Takaki Kato (JPN), Jenna Jordan Reneau (USA)

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3 July 2024 15:30

Boxscore

Montenegro	70–66	Cameroon
Scoring by quarter: 16–13, 13–19, 20–10, 21–24
Pts: Simonović 18 Rebs: Vučević 14 Asts: Perry, Popović 5		Pts: Ateba, Bayehe 14 Rebs: Eyaga Bidias 6 Asts: Hill 10

Arena Riga, Riga Attendance: 622 Referees: Luis Castillo (ESP), Omar Bermúdez (MEX), Wael Mostafa (EGY)

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4 July 2024 19:00

Boxscore

Cameroon	77–74	Brazil
Scoring by quarter: 29–27, 27–12, 12–16, 9–19
Pts: Hill 22 Rebs: Hill 6 Asts: Hill 6		Pts: Meindl 19 Rebs: Dias, Yago 6 Asts: Huertas, Yago 7

Arena Riga, Riga Attendance: 656 Referees: Takaki Kato (JPN), Wojciech Liszka (POL), Jenna Jordan Reneau (USA)

Final round

	Semi-finals				Final
	6 July
	Cameroon	59
					7 July
	Latvia	72
					Latvia	69
	6 July
					Brazil	94
	Brazil	71
	Philippines	60

Semi-finals

6 July 2024 15:30

Boxscore

Brazil	71–60	Philippines
Scoring by quarter: 12–22, 15–11, 24–6, 20–21
Pts: Caboclo 15 Rebs: Caboclo 11 Asts: Huertas 7		Pts: Brownlee 15 Rebs: Fajardo 10 Asts: Ramos 3

Arena Riga, Riga Attendance: 837 Referees: Omar Bermúdez (MEX), Wojciech Liszka (POL), Kerem Baki (TUR)

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6 July 2024 19:00

Boxscore

Cameroon	59–72	Latvia
Scoring by quarter: 19–23, 16–15, 15–15, 9–19
Pts: Narace 14 Rebs: Bayehe, Choh 7 Asts: Hill 3		Pts: Lomažs 20 Rebs: Mejeris 10 Asts: Žagars 5

Arena Riga, Riga Attendance: 9,329 Referees: Ademir Zurapović (BIH), Luis Castillo (ESP), Takaki Kato (JPN)

Final

7 July 2024 19:00

Boxscore

Latvia	69–94	Brazil
Scoring by quarter: 11–34, 22–15, 13–23, 23–22
Pts: Lomažs 15 Rebs: Mejeris 6 Asts: Žagars 4		Pts: Caboclo 21 Rebs: Meindl 9 Asts: Huertas 7

Arena Riga, Riga Attendance: 9,430 Referees: Omar Bermúdez (MEX), Wojciech Liszka (POL), Luis Castillo (ESP)

Final ranking

Pos	Team	Pld	W	L	Qualification
1	Brazil	4	3	1	Qualified for the Olympics
2	Latvia	4	2	2
3	Philippines	3	1	2
4	Cameroon	3	1	2
5	Montenegro	2	1	1
6	Georgia	2	1	1

Source: FIBA

Statistics and awards

Statistical leaders

Players

Points Name PPG[6] Justin Brownlee 23.0 Sandro Mamukelashvili 20.0 Bruno Caboclo 17.8 Marko Simonović 16.5 three players 14.0

Rebounds Name RPG Nikola Vučević 13.5 Goga Bitadze 8.5 Justin Brownlee 8.3 June Mar Fajardo 7.3 Bruno Caboclo 7.0

Assists Name APG Jeremiah Hill 6.3 Justin Brownlee Marcelo Huertas 5.3 Joe Thomasson 5.0 Artūrs Žagars

Blocks Name BPG Goga Bitadze 3.0 Bruno Caboclo 2.0 Brice Eyaga Bidias 1.7 Kai Sotto 1.5 Dāvis Bertāns 1.0 Japeth Aguilar

Steals Name SPG Rati Andronikashvili 1.5 Sandro Mamukelashvili Giorgi Ochkhikidze Joe Thomasson Kendrick Perry Nikola Vučević

Efficiency Name EFFPG Justin Brownlee 27.0 Bruno Caboclo 22.5 Goga Bitadze Sandro Mamukelashvili 20.0 Nikola Vučević 20.0

Teams

Points Team PPG[7]  Philippines 81.0  Brazil 80.0  Latvia 76.0  Georgia 75.5  Montenegro 71.0

Rebounds Team RPG  Montenegro 44.5  Philippines 39.7  Brazil 39.0  Cameroon 37.7  Latvia 36.5

Assists Team APG  Georgia 19.0  Latvia 18.5  Montenegro 18.0  Philippines  Brazil 17.3

Blocks Team BPG  Brazil 3.8  Philippines 3.7  Georgia 3.5  Cameroon 3.3  Latvia 2.8

Steals Team SPG  Brazil 7.0  Georgia  Cameroon 6.7  Montenegro 6.5  Latvia 6.3

Efficiency Team EFFPG  Philippines 95.0  Brazil 93.0  Latvia 82.5  Montenegro 80.5  Georgia 77.5

Awards

The all star-team and MVP were announced on 7 July 2024.^[8][9]

All-Star Team
Guards	Forwards	Centers
Rihards Lomažs Jeremiah Hill	Justin Brownlee Léo Meindl	Bruno Caboclo
MVP: Bruno Caboclo