# 2016 FIBA World Olympic Qualifying Tournament – Belgrade

The 2016 FIBA World Olympic Qualifying Tournament in Belgrade was one of three 2016 FIBA World Olympic Qualifying Tournaments for Men. The tournament was held at the Kombank Arena in Belgrade, Serbia, from 4 to 9 July 2016. The national teams of hosts Serbia, Angola, Puerto Rico, Japan, the Czech Republic, and Latvia were drawn into tournament. The winner qualified for the 2016 Summer Olympics.

## Teams

| Team | Qualification | Date of qualification | FIBA World Ranking |
| Serbia | Hosts, EuroBasket 2015 4th place | 19 January 2016 | 6 |
| Angola | AfroBasket 2015 runner-up | 30 August 2015 | 15 |
| Puerto Rico | 2015 FIBA Americas Championship 5th place | 9 September 2015 | 16 |
| Japan | 2015 FIBA Asia Championship 4th place | 3 October 2015 | 48 |
| Czech Republic | EuroBasket 2015 7th place | 18 September 2015 | 42 |
| Latvia | EuroBasket 2015 8th place | 18 September 2015 | T-35 |

## Venue

The Kombank Arena was chosen as the main venue for the tournament. The arena's location is in New Belgrade, but the host city will be designated as "Belgrade", since it is one of the city municipalities of the Serbian capital. The arena hosted the EuroBasket 2005.
| Belgrade | Belgrade2016 FIBA World Olympic Qualifying Tournament – Belgrade (Serbia) |
| Kombank Arena | Belgrade2016 FIBA World Olympic Qualifying Tournament – Belgrade (Serbia) |
| Capacity: 25,000 | Belgrade2016 FIBA World Olympic Qualifying Tournament – Belgrade (Serbia) |

## Referees

The following referees were selected for the tournament.
* Michael Weiland
* Joseph Bissang
* Carmelo Paternico
* Samir Abaakil
* Fernando Rocha
* Daniel Hierrezuelo
* Emin Moğulkoç
* Anthony Jordan

## Preliminary round

All times are local (UTC+2).

### Group A

| Pos | Team | Pld | W | L | PF | PA | PD | Pts | Qualification |
| 1 | Serbia (H) | 2 | 2 | 0 | 170 | 141 | +29 | 4 | Semifinals |
| 2 | Puerto Rico | 2 | 1 | 1 | 172 | 168 | +4 | 3 | Semifinals |
| 3 | Angola | 2 | 0 | 2 | 141 | 174 | −33 | 2 | |
* 4 July 2016 21:00
* Boxscore
| Serbia | 87–81 | Puerto Rico |
| Scoring by quarter: 21–22, 20–9, 28–20, 18–30 |||
| Pts: Nedović 14 Rebs: Jokić 8 Asts: Teodosić 6 | | Pts: Holland 21 Rebs: Ramos 7 Asts: Barea 3 |
* Kombank Arena, Belgrade Attendance: 13,872 Referees: Daniel Hierrezuelo (ESP), Joseph Bissang (FRA), Michael Weiland (CAN)
* 5 July 2016 18:00
* Boxscore
| Puerto Rico | 91–81 | Angola |
| Scoring by quarter: 20–18, 26–15, 33–19, 12–29 |||
| Pts: Arroyo, Barea 18 Rebs: three players 5 Asts: Barea 7 | | Pts: Morais 21 Rebs: Ambrósio, Moore 6 Asts: four players 2 |
* Kombank Arena, Belgrade Attendance: 483 Referees: Daniel Hierrezuelo (ESP), Emin Moğulkoç (TUR), Michael Weiland (CAN)
* 6 July 2016 18:00
* Boxscore
| Angola | 60–83 | Serbia |
| Scoring by quarter: 23–30, 15–17, 13–22, 9–14 |||
| Pts: Moore 10 Rebs: Fernandes 6 Asts: Domingos, Santos 2 | | Pts: Jokić 17 Rebs: Jokić 6 Asts: Bogdanović 8 |
* Kombank Arena, Belgrade Attendance: 10,422 Referees: Joseph Bissang (FRA), Carmelo Paternico (ITA), Fernando Rocha (POR)

### Group B

| Pos | Team | Pld | W | L | PF | PA | PD | Pts | Qualification |
| 1 | Latvia | 2 | 2 | 0 | 159 | 107 | +52 | 4 | Semifinals |
| 2 | Czech Republic | 2 | 1 | 1 | 146 | 142 | +4 | 3 | Semifinals |
| 3 | Japan | 2 | 0 | 2 | 119 | 175 | −56 | 2 | |
* 4 July 2016 18:00
* Boxscore
| Japan | 48–88 | Latvia |
| Scoring by quarter: 11–26, 12–20, 15–18, 10–24 |||
| Pts: K. Takeuchi 12 Rebs: four players 4 Asts: Tabuse 4 | | Pts: Bertāns 20 Rebs: J. Bērziņš 8 Asts: J. Bērziņš 6 |
* Kombank Arena, Belgrade Attendance: 1,352 Referees: Fernando Rocha (POR), Samir Abaakil (MAR), Emin Moğulkoç (TUR)
* 5 July 2016 21:00
* Boxscore
| Latvia | 71–59 | Czech Republic |
| Scoring by quarter: 13–20, 18–10, 20–15, 20–14 |||
| Pts: Bertāns 18 Rebs: four players 5 Asts: Strēlnieks 5 | | Pts: Schilb, Veselý 10 Rebs: Satoranský 8 Asts: Satoranský 8 |
* Kombank Arena, Belgrade Attendance: 1,473 Referees: Joseph Bissang (FRA), Fernando Rocha (POR), Carmelo Paternico (ITA)
* 6 July 2016 21:00
* Boxscore
| Czech Republic | 87–71 | Japan |
| Scoring by quarter: 23–14, 25–21, 21–16, 18–20 |||
| Pts: Palyza 22 Rebs: Auda 6 Asts: Satoranský 7 | | Pts: Tsuji 18 Rebs: J. Takeuchi, Watanabe 7 Asts: Tabuse 6 |
* Kombank Arena, Belgrade Attendance: 627 Referees: Daniel Hierrezuelo (ESP), Samir Abaakil (MAR), Michael Weiland (CAN)

## Knockout phase

| Semifinals | Semifinals | Final | Final |
| 8 July | 8 July |
| Serbia | 96 |
| Serbia | 96 | 9 July | 9 July |
| Czech Republic | 72 | 9 July | 9 July |
| Czech Republic | 72 | Serbia | 108 |
| 8 July | 8 July | | Serbia | 108 |
| 8 July | 8 July | Puerto Rico | 77 |
| Latvia | 70 | Puerto Rico | 77 |
| Puerto Rico | 77 | | |

### Semifinals

* 8 July 2016 18:00
* Boxscore
| Latvia | 70–77 | Puerto Rico |
| Scoring by quarter: 13–17, 17–16, 20–18, 20–26 |||
| Pts: Timma 16 Rebs: Pasečņiks 9 Asts: Bertāns 7 | | Pts: Holland 15 Rebs: Balkman 10 Asts: Arroyo, Barea 5 |
* Kombank Arena, Belgrade Attendance: 2,739 Referees: Joseph Bissang (FRA), Michael Weiland (CAN), Carmelo Paternico (ITA)
* 8 July 2016 21:00
* Boxscore
| Serbia | 96–72 | Czech Republic |
| Scoring by quarter: 26–17, 19–19, 28–22, 23–14 |||
| Pts: Bogdanović 21 Rebs: Bogdanović, Jokić 8 Asts: Raduljica, Teodosić 6 | | Pts: Satoranský 14 Rebs: Satoranský 7 Asts: Satoranský 7 |
* Kombank Arena, Belgrade Attendance: 12,793 Referees: Daniel Hierrezuelo (ESP), Fernando Rocha (POR), Emin Moğulkoç (TUR)

### Final

* 9 July 2016 21:00
* Boxscore
| Serbia | 108–77 | Puerto Rico |
| Scoring by quarter: 37–11, 23–16, 22–29, 26–21 |||
| Pts: Bogdanović 26 Rebs: Jokić 8 Asts: Bogdanović 8 | | Pts: Barea 22 Rebs: Huertas, Vassallo 4 Asts: Arroyo 6 |
* Kombank Arena, Belgrade Attendance: 17,123 Referees: Daniel Hierrezuelo (ESP), Joseph Bissang (FRA), Michael Weiland (CAN)

## Final rankings

| # | Team | W–L | Qualification |
| | Serbia | 4–0 | Qualified for the Olympics |
| | Puerto Rico | 2–2 | |
| | Latvia | 2–1 | |
| 4 | Czech Republic | 1–2 | |
| 5 | Angola | 0–2 | |
| 6 | Japan | 0–2 | |

## Statistical leaders
### Players

| Pos. | Name | PPG |
| 1 | Bogdan Bogdanović | 17.8 |
| 1 | Nikola Jokić | 17.8 |
| 3 | Dairis Bertāns | 16.3 |
| 4 | Jose Juan Barea | 16.0 |
| 5 | Naoto Tsuji | 14.5 |
| Pos. | Name | RPG |
| 1 | Nikola Jokić | 7.5 |
| 2 | Tomáš Satoranský | 6.3 |
| 3 | Anžejs Pasečņiks | 5.7 |
| 3 | Jānis Timma | 5.7 |
| 5 | Joji Takeuchi | 5.5 |
| Pos. | Name | APG |
| 1 | Tomáš Satoranský | 7.3 |
| 2 | Bogdan Bogdanović | 6.0 |
| 3 | Miloš Teodosić | 5.5 |
| 4 | Yuta Tabuse | 5.0 |
| 5 | Carlos Arroyo | 4.5 |
| Pos. | Name | SPG |
| 1 | Carlos Morais | 2.5 |
| 2 | John Holland | 2.3 |
| 3 | Stefan Jović | 1.8 |
| 3 | Nikola Kalinić | 1.8 |
| 5 | Yuta Watanabe | 1.5 |
| Pos. | Name | BPG |
| 1 | Yuta Watanabe | 1.5 |
| 2 | Anžejs Pasečņiks | 1.3 |
| 2 | Jan Veselý | 1.3 |
| 4 | Renaldo Balkman | 1.0 |
| 4 | Ojārs Siliņš | 1.0 |
| 4 | Jānis Timma | 1.0 |
| Stat | Name | Avg. |
| Field goal percentage | Nikola Jokić | 69.0% |
| 3-point FG percentage | Carlos Arroyo | 66.7% |
| Free throw percentage | John Holland | 93.8% |
| Turnovers | Carlos Morais | 5.0 |
| Fouls | Ricky Sánchez | 4.0 |

### Teams

| Pos. | Name | PPG |
| 1 | Serbia | 93.5 |
| 2 | Puerto Rico | 81.5 |
| 3 | Latvia | 76.3 |
| 4 | Czech Republic | 72.7 |
| 5 | Angola | 70.5 |
| Pos. | Name | RPG |
| 1 | Latvia | 44.0 |
| 2 | Angola | 39.5 |
| 3 | Puerto Rico | 37.5 |
| 4 | Czech Republic | 37.3 |
| 5 | Serbia | 34.5 |
| Pos. | Name | APG |
| 1 | Serbia | 28.5 |
| 2 | Czech Republic | 23.7 |
| 3 | Latvia | 18.3 |
| 4 | Puerto Rico | 15.3 |
| 5 | Japan | 12.0 |
| Pos. | Name | SPG |
| 1 | Serbia | 9.0 |
| 2 | Puerto Rico | 8.5 |
| 3 | Latvia | 7.3 |
| 4 | Angola | 6.5 |
| 5 | Czech Republic | 5.3 |
| Pos. | Name | BPG |
| 1 | Latvia | 4.7 |
| 2 | Czech Republic | 4.3 |
| 3 | Puerto Rico | 2.0 |
| 3 | Japan | 2.0 |
| 5 | Serbia | 1.8 |
| Stat | Name | Avg. |
| Field goal percentage | Serbia | 54.6% |
| 3-point FG percentage | Serbia | 42.4% |
| Free throw percentage | Japan | 79.2% |
| Turnovers | Angola | 18.5 |
| Fouls | Angola | 26.0 |

## Broadcasting

| Country | Broadcaster |
| Angola | Canal + Sport SuperSport |
| Czech Republic | Czech Television |
| Japan | Fuji TV |
| Latvia | TV6 |
| Puerto Rico | Telemundo |
| Serbia | Sport Klub RTS |

## Sponsors

* Sponsors of the 2016 FIBA World Olympic Qualifying Tournament in Belgrade
* Presenting Partner
* Beograd
* Global Sponsors
* Champion
* Japan Airlines
* Molten Corporation
* Peak Sport Products
* Tissot
* Wanda Group
* Yanjing Beer
* Event Sponsors
* Komercijalna banka
* Roda
* mts
* Ministarstvo omladine i sporta
* Triglav osiguranje