Basketball at the 2024 Summer Olympics – Men's tournament facts for kids

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Basketball at the 2024 Summer Olympics – Men's tournament

Tournament details
Host country	France
Dates	27 July – 10 August
Teams	12 (from 5 confederations)
Venue(s)	Stade Pierre-Mauroy Accor Arena (in 2 host cities)
Final positions
Champions	United States (17th title)
Runners-up	France
Third place	Serbia
Fourth place	Germany
Tournament statistics
Games played	26
Attendance	564,474 (21,711 per match)
MVP	LeBron James
Top scorer	Giannis Antetokounmpo (25.8 ppg)
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The men's 5x5 basketball tournament at the 2024 Summer Olympics was a super exciting event! It was the 21st time men's basketball was played at the Summer Olympic Games. The games took place from July 27 to August 10, 2024.

The first games were held at Stade Pierre-Mauroy in Lille, France. The final games, where the medals were decided, happened at the Accor Arena in Paris. This arena was called the Bercy Arena during the Olympics.

The United States team was amazing! They won every single game. They took home their 17th gold medal overall, and their fifth in a row! They beat France 98–87 in the final game. Serbia won the bronze medal. They beat Germany 93–83. This was Serbia's second medal in men's basketball as an independent country.

How the Tournament Worked

The tournament started with twelve teams. They were divided into three groups, with four teams in each group. Every team in a group played against each other once.

After these first games, the top two teams from each group moved on. The two best third-placed teams also got to advance. These eight teams then played in the knockout stage. This meant if they lost, they were out of the tournament.

Quarterfinals Draw

For the knockout stage, teams were ranked based on their group results. A special draw decided who played whom. This made sure the strongest teams didn't play each other too early.

• Pot D: The two best first-placed teams.
• Pot E: The third first-placed team and the best second-placed team.
• Pot F: The other second-placed teams.
• Pot G: The two best third-placed teams.

Teams from Pot D played a team from Pot G. Teams from Pot E played a team from Pot F. Teams from the same group could not play each other again in the quarterfinals.

Teams That Played

Many great teams qualified for the Olympics. They earned their spots through different tournaments around the world.

Player Rosters

Each team had 12 players on its roster. These were the best basketball players from each country.

The Draw for Groups

The draw to decide the groups happened on March 19, 2024. Teams were placed into four "pots" based on their FIBA World Ranking. This ranking shows how good teams are.

One team from each pot was drawn to form the three groups. To make it fair, teams from the same continent usually weren't put in the same group. However, there had to be at least two, but no more than three, European teams in each group.

The United States, as the defending champions, were automatically placed in Group C. France, as the host country, could only be drawn into Group A or B.

Team Seeding

The seeding was announced on March 15, 2024. Some teams had not yet qualified. So, placeholders were used for the winners of the Olympic Qualifying Tournaments. These placeholders were seeded based on the highest-ranked team in each tournament.

Pot 1	Pot 2	Pot 3	Pot 4
United States  Spain (ESP)  Germany	Serbia  Australia  Brazil (LAT)	Canada  France  Puerto Rico (PUR)	Greece (GRE)  Japan  South Sudan

Referees for the Games

Thirty referees from all over the world were chosen to officiate the tournament. They made sure the games were played fairly.

Group Stage Games

The preliminary round games were played in Lille. All times listed are local time in France (UTC+2).

Group A Matches

27 July 2024 11:00

Australia	92–80	Spain
Scoring by quarter: 31–21, 18–21, 20–18, 23–20
Pts: Landale 20 Rebs: Landale 9 Asts: Giddey 8		Pts: Aldama 27 Rebs: Garuba 7 Asts: Brown 7

Stade Pierre-Mauroy, Lille Attendance: 26,991 Referees: Gatis Saliņš (LAT), Omar Bermúdez (MEX), Juan Fernández (ARG)

27 July 2024 21:00

Greece	79–86	Canada
Scoring by quarter: 22–26, 16–22, 22–20, 19–18
Pts: Antetokounmpo 34 Rebs: Mitoglou 8 Asts: Calathes 7		Pts: Barrett 23 Rebs: Olynyk 6 Asts: Gilgeous-Alexander 7

Stade Pierre-Mauroy, Lille Attendance: 26,421 Referees: Roberto Vázquez (PUR), Johnny Batista (PUR), Wojciech Liszka (POL)

30 July 2024 11:00

Spain	84–77	Greece
Scoring by quarter: 21–22, 28–13, 13–21, 22–21
Pts: Aldama 19 Rebs: Aldama 12 Asts: Brown 10		Pts: Antetokounmpo 27 Rebs: Antetokounmpo 11 Asts: Calathes 7

Stade Pierre-Mauroy, Lille Attendance: 26,980 Referees: Ademir Zurapović (BIH), Mārtiņš Kozlovskis (LAT), Julio Anaya (PAN)

30 July 2024 13:30

Canada	93–83	Australia
Scoring by quarter: 26–28, 19–21, 27–21, 21–13
Pts: Barrett 24 Rebs: Powell 9 Asts: Barrett, Murray 5		Pts: Giddey 19 Rebs: Landale 12 Asts: Giddey 6

Stade Pierre-Mauroy, Lille Attendance: 26,980 Referees: Yohan Rosso (FRA), Johnny Batista (PUR), Takaki Kato (JPN)

2 August 2024 13:30

Australia	71–77	Greece
Scoring by quarter: 24–25, 12–28, 14–9, 21–15
Pts: Landale 17 Rebs: Giddey 11 Asts: Daniels 8		Pts: Antetokounmpo 20 Rebs: three players 7 Asts: Calathes 8

Stade Pierre-Mauroy, Lille Attendance: 26,850 Referees: Roberto Vázquez (PUR), Mārtiņš Kozlovskis (LAT), Johnny Batista (PUR)

2 August 2024 17:15

Canada	88–85	Spain
Scoring by quarter: 19–19, 30–19, 15–18, 24–29
Pts: Gilgeous-Alexander 20 Rebs: Brooks, Murray 4 Asts: Murray 6		Pts: Brizuela 17 Rebs: Aldama 11 Asts: three players 4

Stade Pierre-Mauroy, Lille Attendance: 26,133 Referees: Ademir Zurapović (BIH), Julio Anaya (PAN), Gatis Saliņš (LAT)

Group B Matches

27 July 2024 13:30

Germany	97–77	Japan
Scoring by quarter: 28–21, 24–23, 22–17, 23–16
Pts: F. Wagner 22 Rebs: Theis 7 Asts: Schröder 12		Pts: Hachimura 20 Rebs: Hawkinson 11 Asts: Kawamura 7

Stade Pierre-Mauroy, Lille Attendance: 26,991 Referees: Antonio Conde (ESP), Boris Krejić (SLO), Amy Bonner (USA)

27 July 2024 17:15

France	78–66	Brazil
Scoring by quarter: 15–23, 24–13, 18–9, 21–21
Pts: Batum, Wembanyama 19 Rebs: Wembanyama 9 Asts: Albicy 4		Pts: Felício, Meindl 14 Rebs: Felício 6 Asts: Dos Santos 6

Stade Pierre-Mauroy, Lille Attendance: 26,766 Referees: Matthew Kallio (CAN), Luis Castillo (ESP), Carlos Peralta (ECU)

30 July 2024 17:15

Japan	90–94	France	OT
Scoring by quarter: 25–32, 19–17, 20–20, 20–15, OT: 6–10
Pts: Kawamura 29 Rebs: Hawkinson, Watanabe 8 Asts: Fournier, Wembanyama 6		Pts: Wembanyama 18 Rebs: Gobert 15

Stade Pierre-Mauroy, Lille Attendance: 26,900 Referees: Matthew Kallio (CAN), Wojciech Liszka (POL), Blanca Burns (USA)

30 July 2024 21:00

Brazil	73–86	Germany
Scoring by quarter: 10–22, 30–18, 11–20, 22–26
Pts: Dos Santos 18 Rebs: Meindl 6 Asts: Schröder 6		Pts: Schröder 20 Rebs: Voigtmann 8

Stade Pierre-Mauroy, Lille Attendance: 23,884 Referees: Antonio Conde (ESP), Omar Bermúdez (MEX), Gatis Saliņš (LAT)

2 August 2024 11:00

Japan	84–102	Brazil
Scoring by quarter: 20–31, 24–24, 29–22, 11–25
Pts: Hawkinson 26 Rebs: Hawkinson 10 Asts: Huertas 8		Pts: Caboclo 33 Rebs: Caboclo 17

Stade Pierre-Mauroy, Lille Attendance: 26,850 Referees: Matthew Kallio (CAN), Boris Krejić (SLO), Wojciech Liszka (POL)

2 August 2024 21:00

France	71–85	Germany
Scoring by quarter: 18–24, 9–24, 19–21, 25–16
Pts: Wembanyama 14 Rebs: Wembanyama 12 Asts: Schröder 9		Pts: Schröder, F. Wagner 26 Rebs: Theis 8

Stade Pierre-Mauroy, Lille Attendance: 26,860 Referees: Antonio Conde (ESP), Juan Fernández (ARG), Andrés Bartel (URU)

Group C Matches

28 July 2024 11:00

South Sudan	90–79	Puerto Rico
Scoring by quarter: 20–28, 28–26, 23–15, 19–10
Pts: Jones 19 Rebs: Gabriel 9 Asts: Alvarado 5		Pts: Alvarado 26 Rebs: Conditt IV, Romero 6

Stade Pierre-Mauroy, Lille Attendance: 27,021 Referees: Ademir Zurapović (BIH), Takaki Kato (JPN), Martin Vulić (CRO)

28 July 2024 17:15

Serbia	84–110	United States
Scoring by quarter: 20–25, 29–33, 16–26, 19–26
Pts: Jokić 20 Rebs: Bogdanović 6 Asts: James 9		Pts: Durant 23 Rebs: Davis 8

Stade Pierre-Mauroy, Lille Attendance: 27,328 Referees: Yohan Rosso (FRA), Julio Anaya (PAN), Mārtiņš Kozlovskis (LAT)

31 July 2024 17:15

Puerto Rico	66–107	Serbia
Scoring by quarter: 12–24, 23–28, 16–27, 15–28
Pts: Ortiz 19 Rebs: Ortiz 6 Asts: Jokić 9		Pts: Petrušev 15 Rebs: Jokić 15

Stade Pierre-Mauroy, Lille Attendance: 17,882 Referees: Julio Anaya (PAN), Juan Fernández (ARG), Boris Krejić (SLO)

31 July 2024 21:00

United States	103–86	South Sudan
Scoring by quarter: 26–14, 29–22, 18–21, 30–29
Pts: Adebayo 18 Rebs: three players 7 Asts: Jones 7		Pts: Omot 24 Rebs: Gabriel 10

Stade Pierre-Mauroy, Lille Attendance: 27,056 Referees: Antonio Conde (ESP), Mārtiņš Kozlovskis (LAT), Takaki Kato (JPN)

3 August 2024 17:15

Puerto Rico	83–104	United States
Scoring by quarter: 29–25, 16–39, 14–23, 24–17
Pts: Alvarado 18 Rebs: Romero 10 Asts: James 8		Pts: Edwards 26 Rebs: Tatum 10

Stade Pierre-Mauroy, Lille Attendance: 27,244 Referees: Julio Anaya (PAN), Gatis Saliņš (LAT), Martin Vulić (CRO)

3 August 2024 21:00

Serbia	96–85	South Sudan
Scoring by quarter: 23–22, 24–22, 25–23, 24–18
Pts: Bogdanović 30 Rebs: Gabriel 8 Asts: Jones 10		Pts: Jones, Shayok 17

Stade Pierre-Mauroy, Lille Attendance: 20,916 Referees: Ademir Zurapović (BIH), Yohan Rosso (FRA), Juan Fernández (ARG)

Third-Placed Teams Ranking

The two best third-placed teams from all groups also moved on to the quarterfinals. Their ranking was based on points, point difference, and points scored.

Knockout Stage: Who Played Whom

After the group stage, a draw decided the matchups for the knockout games. The teams were put into four groups based on how well they did.

• Pot D: The top two first-place teams.
• Pot E: The remaining first-place team and the best second-place team.
• Pot F: The other second-place teams.
• Pot G: The two best third-place teams.

Teams from Pot D played a team from Pot G. Teams from Pot E played a team from Pot F. Teams that were in the same group during the first round could not play each other again in the quarterfinals.

Knockout Stage Ranking

Tournament Bracket

This shows how the teams played in the knockout stage, leading to the medal games.

	Quarterfinals				Semifinals				Gold medal
	6 August
	France	82
					8 August
	Canada	73
					France	73
	6 August
					Germany	69
	Germany	76
									10 August
	Greece	63
									France	87
	6 August
									United States	98
	Brazil	87
					8 August
	United States	122
					United States	95
	6 August
					Serbia	91			Bronze medal
	Serbia (OT)	95
									10 August
	Australia	90
									Germany	83
									Serbia	93

Quarterfinal Games

These games were played on August 6, 2024, in Paris. The winners moved on to the semifinals.

6 August 2024 11:00

Germany	76–63	Greece
Scoring by quarter: 11–21, 25–15, 23–16, 17–11
Pts: F. Wagner 18 Rebs: Papanikolaou 9 Asts: Antetokounmpo 3		Pts: Antetokounmpo 22

Accor Arena, Paris Attendance: 12,288 Referees: Roberto Vázquez (PUR), Mārtiņš Kozlovskis (LAT), Johnny Batista (PUR)

6 August 2024 14:30

Serbia	95–90	Australia	OT
Scoring by quarter: 17–31, 25–23, 25–11, 15–17, OT: 13–8
Pts: Jokić 21 Rebs: Landale, Magnay 6 Asts: Exum 5		Pts: Mills 26

Accor Arena, Paris Attendance: 12,317 Referees: Yohan Rosso (FRA), Julio Anaya (PAN), Wojciech Liszka (POL)

6 August 2024 18:00

France	82–73	Canada
Scoring by quarter: 23–10, 22–19, 16–21, 21–23
Pts: Yabusele 22 Rebs: Powell 9 Asts: Gilgeous-Alexander 4		Pts: Gilgeous-Alexander 27

Accor Arena, Paris Attendance: 12,258 Referees: Ademir Zurapović (BIH), Omar Bermúdez (MEX), Gatis Saliņš (LAT)

6 August 2024 21:30

Brazil	87–122	United States
Scoring by quarter: 21–33, 15–30, 35–31, 16–28
Pts: Caboclo 30 Rebs: Davis 8 Asts: James 9		Pts: Booker 18

Accor Arena, Paris Attendance: 12,364 Referees: Antonio Conde (ESP), Luis Castillo (ESP), Yevgeniy Mikheyev (KAZ)

Semifinal Games

These exciting games were played on August 8, 2024, in Paris. The winners went on to play for the gold medal.

8 August 2024 17:30

France	73–69	Germany
Scoring by quarter: 18–25, 15–8, 23–17, 17–19
Pts: Yabusele 17 Rebs: Theis 11 Asts: Theis 6		Pts: Schröder 18

Accor Arena, Paris Attendance: 12,454 Referees: Antonio Conde (ESP), Boris Krejić (SLO), Wojciech Liszka (POL)

8 August 2024 21:00

United States	95–91	Serbia
Scoring by quarter: 23–31, 20–23, 20–22, 32–15
Pts: Curry 36 Rebs: three players 5 Asts: Jokić 11		Pts: Bogdanović 20

Accor Arena, Paris Attendance: 12,213 Referees: Ademir Zurapović (BIH), Julio Anaya (PAN), Mārtiņš Kozlovskis (LAT)

Bronze Medal Game

This game was played on August 10, 2024, to decide who would win the bronze medal.

10 August 2024 11:00

Germany	83–93	Serbia
Scoring by quarter: 21–30, 17–16, 25–26, 20–21
Pts: F. Wagner 18 Rebs: Jokić 12 Asts: Jokić 11		Pts: Jokić, Micić 19

Accor Arena, Paris Attendance: 12,406 Referees: Matthew Kallio (CAN), Yohan Rosso (FRA), Johnny Batista (PUR)

Gold Medal Game

This was the final game of the tournament, played on August 10, 2024, to decide the Olympic champion!

10 August 2024 21:30

France	87–98	United States
Scoring by quarter: 15–20, 26–29, 25–23, 21–26
Pts: Wembanyama 26 Rebs: Davis 9 Asts: James 10		Pts: Curry 24

Accor Arena, Paris Attendance: 12,121 Referees: Antonio Conde (ESP), Julio Anaya (PAN), Wojciech Liszka (POL)

Team details

France United States PG 1 Frank Ntilikina SF 5 Nicolas Batum PF 7 Guerschon Yabusele G 8 Isaïa Cordinier C 32 Victor Wembanyama SG 10 Evan Fournier G 12 Nando de Colo C 27 Rudy Gobert SF 99 Bilal Coulibaly C 26 Mathias Lessort Head Coach: Vincent Collet PG 4 Stephen Curry (c) F 6 LeBron James F 7 Kevin Durant C 11 Joel Embiid SG 15 Devin Booker SG 5 Anthony Edwards F 10 Jayson Tatum C 12 Jrue Holiday F 13 Bam Adebayo C 14 Anthony Davis Head Coach: Steve Kerr

Top Players and Awards

Here are some of the best players and teams based on their stats and the awards given out after the tournament.

Player Stats Leaders

These players led the tournament in different categories.

Points Player PPG (Points Per Game) Giannis Antetokounmpo 25.8 Shai Gilgeous-Alexander 21.0 Yuki Kawamura 20.3 RJ Barrett 19.8 Nikola Jokić 18.8

Rebounds Player RPG (Rebounds Per Game) Nikola Jokić 10.7 Josh Hawkinson 9.7 Victor Wembanyama Santi Aldama 9.3 Wenyen Gabriel 9.0

Assists Player APG (Assists Per Game) Nikola Jokić 8.7 LeBron James 8.5 Yuki Kawamura 7.7 Carlik Jones Dennis Schröder 7.5

Blocks Player BPG (Blocks Per Game) Wenyen Gabriel 2.0 Santi Aldama 1.7 Yuta Watanabe Victor Wembanyama Anthony Davis 1.5

Steals Player SPG (Steals Per Game) Franz Wagner 2.0 Victor Wembanyama Nuni Omot Nikola Jokić Bul Kuol 1.7 Aleksa Avramović

Efficiency Player EFFPG (Efficiency Per Game) Nikola Jokić 31 Giannis Antetokounmpo 26.5 Josh Hawkinson 24.7 LeBron James 23.5 Santi Aldama 22.7

Team Stats Leaders

These teams led the tournament in different categories.

Points Team PPG United States 105.3 Serbia 94.3  South Sudan 87.0  Canada 85.0  Australia 84.0

Rebounds Team RPG  South Sudan 42.7  Australia 40.3 United States 39.8 Serbia 38.8  Japan 38.0

Assists Team APG United States 28.0 Serbia 24.2  Spain 21.3  Brazil 20.8  Australia 19.8  France

Blocks Team BPG United States 5.2  France 4.8  Japan 4.3  South Sudan 3.3  Spain

Steals Team SPG  South Sudan 9.3 United States Serbia 8.7  Puerto Rico  Brazil 8.0

Efficiency Team EFFPG United States 137.8 Serbia 114.5  Germany 97.7  South Sudan 97.0  France 92.7

Tournament Awards

The best players and coaches received special awards after the tournament ended on August 10, 2024.

FIBA All-Star Five
Guards	Forward	Centers
Stephen Curry Dennis Schröder	LeBron James	Nikola Jokić Victor Wembanyama
FIBA All-Second Team
Guards	Forwards
Bogdan Bogdanović Shai Gilgeous-Alexander	Giannis Antetokounmpo Franz Wagner Guerschon Yabusele
MVP: LeBron James
Rising Star: Victor Wembanyama
Best Defensive Player: Aleksa Avramović
Best Coach: Vincent Collet

2024 Olympic Basketball champions
United States Seventeenth title

Final Team Rankings

Here's how all the teams finished in the tournament:

• 1st–4th: Ranked by their results in the gold and bronze medal games.
• 5th–8th: Ranked by their wins and losses in the quarterfinals.
• 9th–12th: Ranked by their wins and losses in the preliminary group stage.

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