# Basketball at the 2012 Summer Olympics – Men's qualification

The basketball qualification for the Summer Olympics men's basketball tournament occurred from 2010 to 2012; all five FIBA (International Basketball Federation) zones sent in teams.
The first qualifying tournament was the 2010 FIBA World Championship in which the champion was guaranteed of a place in the Olympics. Throughout the next two years, several regional tournaments served as qualification for the zonal tournaments, which doubled as intercontinental championships, to determine which teams would participate in the 2012 London Summer Olympics.

## Qualification
### Outright qualification

A total of 12 teams took part in the Olympics, with each NOC sending in one team. The host nation (Great Britain) qualified automatically as hosts.
There were a total of 5 zonal tournaments (doubling as intercontinental championships) that determined the qualifying teams, with a total of 7 teams qualifying outright. Each zone was allocated with the following qualifying berths:
* FIBA Africa: 1 team (Champion)
* FIBA Americas: 2 teams (Champion and runner-up)
* FIBA Asia: 1 team (Champion)
* FIBA Europe: 2 teams (Champion and runner-up)
* FIBA Oceania: 1 team (Champion)
Furthermore, the current world champion, United States qualified automatically by winning at the 2010 FIBA World Championship.

### Qualification via the wild card tournament

The additional three teams were determined at the 2012 FIBA World Olympic Qualifying Tournament for Men, with the best non-qualifying teams participating from teams that did not qualify outright. Each zone was allocated with the following berths:
* FIBA Africa: 2 teams
* FIBA Americas: 3 teams
* FIBA Asia: 2 teams
* FIBA Europe: 4 teams
* FIBA Oceania: 1 team

## Summary

* Qualified for the Olympics outright
* Qualified automatically
* Qualified for the wild card tournament
These are the final standings of the different Olympic qualifying tournaments. The venues are as follows, with the city of the knockout stage mentioned first:
* 2010 FIBA World Championship: Turkey
* 2011 FIBA Africa Championship: Madagascar
* 2011 FIBA Americas Championship: Argentina
* 2011 FIBA Asia Championship: China
* FIBA EuroBasket 2011: Lithuania
* 2011 FIBA Oceania Championship: Australia
* 2012 FIBA World Olympic Qualifying Tournament for Men: Venezuela
| Rank | World | Africa | Americas | Asia | Europe | Oceania | Wild card |
| 1st | United States | Tunisia | Argentina | China | Spain | Australia | Lithuania Russia Ranked 1st |
| 2nd | Turkey | Angola | Brazil | Jordan | France | New Zealand | Lithuania Russia Ranked 1st |
| 3rd | Lithuania | Nigeria | Dominican Republic | South Korea | Russia | | Nigeria |
| 4th | Serbia | Ivory Coast | Puerto Rico | Philippines | North Macedonia | | Dominican Republic |
| 5th | Argentina | Senegal | Venezuela | Iran | Lithuania | | Angola Greece North Macedonia Puerto Rico Ranked 5th |
| 6th | Spain | C.A.R. | Canada | Lebanon | Greece | | Angola Greece North Macedonia Puerto Rico Ranked 5th |
| 7th | Russia | Cameroon | Uruguay | Japan | Slovenia | | Angola Greece North Macedonia Puerto Rico Ranked 5th |
| 8th | Slovenia | Morocco | Panama | Chinese Taipei | Serbia | | Angola Greece North Macedonia Puerto Rico Ranked 5th |
| 9th | Brazil | Mali | Paraguay | Syria | Germany Finland Ranked 9th | | Jordan Venezuela South Korea New Zealand Ranked 9th |
| 10th | Australia | Mozambique | Cuba | United Arab Emirates | Germany Finland Ranked 9th | | Jordan Venezuela South Korea New Zealand Ranked 9th |
| 11th | Greece | Egypt | | Malaysia | Turkey Georgia Ranked 11th | | Jordan Venezuela South Korea New Zealand Ranked 9th |
| 12th | New Zealand | Rwanda | | Uzbekistan | Turkey Georgia Ranked 11th | | Jordan Venezuela South Korea New Zealand Ranked 9th |
| 13th | France | Madagascar | | Indonesia | Croatia Bulgaria Great Britain Israel Ranked 13th | | |
| 14th | Croatia | South Africa | | India | Croatia Bulgaria Great Britain Israel Ranked 13th | | |
| 15th | Angola | Chad | | Bahrain | Croatia Bulgaria Great Britain Israel Ranked 13th | | |
| 16th | China | Togo | | Qatar | Croatia Bulgaria Great Britain Israel Ranked 13th | | |
| 17th | Germany | | | | Ukraine Poland Bosnia and Herzegovina Italy Ranked 17th | | |
| 18th | Puerto Rico | | | | Ukraine Poland Bosnia and Herzegovina Italy Ranked 17th | | |
| 19th | Iran | | | | Ukraine Poland Bosnia and Herzegovina Italy Ranked 17th | | |
| 20th | Lebanon | | | | Ukraine Poland Bosnia and Herzegovina Italy Ranked 17th | | |
| 21st | Ivory Coast | | | | Montenegro Latvia Belgium Portugal Ranked 21st | | |
| 22nd | Canada | | | | Montenegro Latvia Belgium Portugal Ranked 21st | | |
| 23rd | Jordan | | | | Montenegro Latvia Belgium Portugal Ranked 21st | | |
| 24th | Tunisia | | | | Montenegro Latvia Belgium Portugal Ranked 21st | | |