# 2016 FIBA 3x3 World Championships – Men's tournament

The 2016 FIBA 3x3 World Championships was held in Guangzhou, China, and was contested by 20 teams.

## Participating teams

All five FIBA zones were represented. The top 20 teams, including the hosts, based on the FIBA National Federation ranking qualified for the tournament.
FIBA Africa :
| FIBA Africa Team  Egypt (18) | FIBA Americas Team  United States (4)  Uruguay (7) | FIBA Asia and FIBA Oceania Team  Japan (12)  Indonesia (15)  Qatar (16)  New Zealand (17)  Philippines (19)  China (20) {hosts} | FIBA Europe Team  Serbia (1)  Slovenia (2)  Poland (3)  Netherlands (5)  Romania (6)  Russia (8)  Italy (9)  Andorra (10)  Spain (11)  Turkey (13)  Hungary (14) |

## Preliminary round
### Pool A

| Pos | Team | Pld | W | L | PF | PA | PD | Qualification | | | | | |
| 1 | Serbia | 4 | 4 | 0 | 78 | 60 | +18 | Knockout stage | — | 21–16 | 21–14 | 16–13 | 20–17 |
| 2 | Qatar | 4 | 3 | 1 | 76 | 69 | +7 | Knockout stage | 16–21 | — | 20–17 | 19–15 | 21–16 |
| 3 | Russia | 4 | 2 | 2 | 73 | 70 | +3 | | 14–21 | 17–20 | — | 20–17 | 22–12 |
| 4 | Italy | 4 | 1 | 3 | 66 | 66 | 0 | | 13–16 | 15–19 | 17–20 | — | 21–11 |
| 5 | New Zealand | 4 | 0 | 4 | 56 | 84 | −28 | | 17–20 | 16–21 | 12–22 | 11–21 | — |

### Pool B

| Pos | Team | Pld | W | L | PF | PA | PD | Qualification | | | | | |
| 1 | Slovenia | 4 | 4 | 0 | 82 | 43 | +39 | Knockout stage | — | 21–9 | 21–7 | 19–13 | 21–14 |
| 2 | Uruguay | 4 | 2 | 2 | 57 | 66 | −9 | Knockout stage | 9–21 | — | 21–15 | 18–14 | 9–16 |
| 3 | Indonesia | 4 | 2 | 2 | 63 | 81 | −18 | | 7–21 | 15–21 | — | 20–19 | 21–20 |
| 4 | Andorra | 4 | 1 | 3 | 67 | 71 | −4 | | 13–19 | 14–18 | 19–20 | — | 21–14 |
| 5 | Egypt | 4 | 1 | 3 | 64 | 72 | −8 | | 14–21 | 16–9 | 20–21 | 14–21 | — |

### Pool C

| Pos | Team | Pld | W | L | PF | PA | PD | Qualification | | | | | |
| 1 | Spain | 4 | 4 | 0 | 78 | 52 | +26 | Knockout stage | — | 16–12 | 21–16 | 21–16 | 20–8 |
| 2 | Hungary | 4 | 3 | 1 | 57 | 56 | +1 | Knockout stage | 12–16 | — | 18–16 | 13–11 | 14–13 |
| 3 | Philippines | 4 | 2 | 2 | 74 | 66 | +8 | | 16–21 | 16–18 | — | 21–19 | 21–8 |
| 4 | Romania | 4 | 1 | 3 | 66 | 71 | −5 | | 16–21 | 11–13 | 19–21 | — | 20–16 |
| 5 | Poland | 4 | 0 | 4 | 45 | 75 | −30 | | 8–20 | 13–14 | 8–21 | 16–20 | — |

### Pool D

| Pos | Team | Pld | W | L | PF | PA | PD | Qualification | | | | | |
| 1 | United States | 4 | 4 | 0 | 77 | 50 | +27 | Knockout stage | — | 15–11 | 21–12 | 20–12 | 21–15 |
| 2 | Netherlands | 4 | 3 | 1 | 65 | 51 | +14 | Knockout stage | 11–15 | — | 21–12 | 14–8 | 19–16 |
| 3 | Japan | 4 | 2 | 2 | 64 | 72 | −8 | | 12–21 | 12–21 | — | 21–16 | 19–14 |
| 4 | Turkey | 4 | 1 | 3 | 58 | 74 | −16 | | 12–20 | 8–14 | 16–21 | — | 22–19 |
| 5 | China (H) | 4 | 0 | 4 | 64 | 81 | −17 | | 15–21 | 16–19 | 14–19 | 19–22 | — |

## Knockout stage

| Quarter-finals | Quarter-finals | Semi-finals | Semi-finals | Final | Final |
| Serbia | 22 | | |
| Netherlands | 10 | | |
| Netherlands | 10 | Serbia | 17 |
| | | Spain | 13 |
| Spain | 22 | Spain | 13 |
| Uruguay | 6 | | | | |
| Uruguay | 6 | | | Serbia | 21 |
| | | | | United States | 16 |
| Slovenia | 21 | | | United States | 16 |
| Hungary | 10 | | | | |
| Hungary | 10 | Slovenia | 15 | | |
| | | United States | 17 | Bronze Final | Bronze Final |
| United States | 12 | United States | 17 | Bronze Final | Bronze Final |
| Qatar | 11 | | | | |
| Qatar | 11 | | | Spain | 16 |
| | | | | Slovenia | 17 |

## Final standings

| # | Team | Pld | W | L | PF | PA | PD |
| | Serbia | 7 | 7 | 0 | 138 | 99 | +39 |
| | United States | 7 | 6 | 1 | 122 | 97 | +25 |
| | Slovenia | 7 | 6 | 1 | 135 | 86 | +49 |
| 4th | Spain | 7 | 5 | 2 | 129 | 92 | +37 |
| Eliminated in the quarterfinals ||||||||
| 5th | Qatar | 5 | 4 | 1 | 87 | 81 | +6 |
| 6th | Netherlands | 5 | 4 | 1 | 75 | 73 | +2 |
| 7th | Hungary | 5 | 4 | 1 | 67 | 77 | –10 |
| 8th | Uruguay | 5 | 3 | 2 | 63 | 88 | –25 |
| Eliminated in the preliminary round ||||||||
| 9th | Philippines | 4 | 2 | 2 | 74 | 66 | +8 |
| 10th | Russia | 4 | 2 | 2 | 73 | 70 | +3 |
| 11th | Japan | 4 | 2 | 2 | 64 | 72 | –8 |
| 12th | Indonesia | 4 | 2 | 2 | 63 | 81 | –18 |
| 13th | Italy | 4 | 1 | 3 | 66 | 66 | 0 |
| 14th | Andorra | 4 | 1 | 3 | 67 | 71 | –4 |
| 15th | Romania | 4 | 1 | 3 | 66 | 71 | –5 |
| 16th | Egypt | 4 | 1 | 3 | 64 | 72 | –8 |
| 17th | Turkey | 4 | 1 | 3 | 58 | 74 | –16 |
| 18th | China | 4 | 0 | 4 | 64 | 81 | –17 |
| 19th | New Zealand | 4 | 0 | 4 | 56 | 84 | –28 |
| 20th | Poland | 4 | 0 | 4 | 45 | 75 | –30 |

## Awards

* 2016 FIBA 3x3 World Champions – Men's
* Serbia 2nd title

### Individual awards
#### Most Valuable Player

* Dušan Bulut (SRB)

#### Team of the Tournament

* Dušan Bulut (SRB)
* Myke Henry (USA)
* Gašper Ovnik (SLO)

#### Dunk Contest Champion

* Dmytro Krivenko (UKR)