# Basketball at the 2024 Summer Olympics – Men's tournament
The men's basketball tournament at the 2024 Summer Olympics was a 12-team competition organized by FIBA in Paris, France, from July 27 to August 10, 2024, won by the United States, which defeated host France 98-87 in the gold medal game.[1](https://www.nba.com/news/mens-5x5-paris-olympics-standings-schedule-and-results) It was the United States' fifth consecutive Olympic title and its 16th men's Olympic gold medal overall.[2](https://www.fiba.basketball/en/events/mens-olympic-basketball-tournament-paris-2024/news/olympics-men-2024-news-qualified-team-focus-usa-the-americans-determined-to-win-fifth-straight-gold) Serbia took the bronze medal by beating Germany 93-83.[1](https://www.nba.com/news/mens-5x5-paris-olympics-standings-schedule-and-results)
| Key fact | Detail |
|---|---|
| Dates | July 27 to August 10, 2024[1](https://www.nba.com/news/mens-5x5-paris-olympics-standings-schedule-and-results) |
| Teams | 12 national teams[3](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wk9SK5sQxT4) |
| Venues | Group Phase at Pierre Mauroy Stadium, Lille; quarterfinals, semifinals and finals at Bercy Arena, Paris[1](https://www.nba.com/news/mens-5x5-paris-olympics-standings-schedule-and-results) |
| Champion | United States, 98-87 over France in the final[1](https://www.nba.com/news/mens-5x5-paris-olympics-standings-schedule-and-results) |
| Silver / Bronze | France; Serbia (93-83 over Germany)[1](https://www.nba.com/news/mens-5x5-paris-olympics-standings-schedule-and-results) |
| Qualification | 8 teams direct (host or 2023 FIBA World Cup results), 4 via Olympic Qualifying Tournaments[3](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wk9SK5sQxT4) |
| Format | Three round-robin group games per team; top two per group plus two best third-place teams to a single-elimination quarterfinal round[4](https://apnews.com/article/87e0bf00bc4a1272fb40cdb88c63293e) |
## Qualification
Eight teams were already qualified before the summer of 2024: host France, plus the United States, Canada, Australia, South Sudan, Japan, Serbia, and Germany, the last seven earning places through their results at the [FIBA Basketball World Cup](https://www.edgepedia.org/fiba-basketball-world-cup) 2023.[5](https://www.nba.com/news/2024-olympic-qualifying-tournaments-explained) The remaining four spots went to the winners of the four FIBA Olympic Qualifying Tournaments held July 2-7, 2024, in Piraeus (Greece), Riga (Latvia), San Juan (Puerto Rico), and Valencia (Spain).[3](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wk9SK5sQxT4) Greece, Brazil, Puerto Rico, and Spain won those tournaments to complete the 12-team field.[6](https://www.fiba.basketball/en/news/greece-brazil-puerto-rico-and-spain-qualify-for-last-spots-at-men-s-olympic-basketball-tournament-paris-2024) For Giannis Antetokounmpo, who scored 23 points in Greece's 80-69 final win over Croatia, the tournament was his first Olympic appearance.[7](https://www.nba.com/news/2024-olympic-qualifying-tournament-final-spots)
## Format and draw
The tournament used the same format as the women's event. Each team played three group-stage games in a round-robin against the other teams in its group, and the top two finishers in each group, plus the two best third-place teams, advanced to the quarterfinals.[4](https://apnews.com/article/87e0bf00bc4a1272fb40cdb88c63293e) After the Group Phase, a draw determined the quarterfinal pairings, with the eight qualifiers ranked 1st through 8th by a cumulative ranking across the three groups under FIBA Official Basketball Rules, Chapter D - Classification of Teams.[8](https://www.fiba.basketball/en/events/mens-olympic-basketball-tournament-paris-2024/news/olympics-men-2024-news-the-road-to-gold-men-s-olympic-basketball-tournament-s-competition-system4/)
The draw placed the teams in three groups:[4](https://apnews.com/article/87e0bf00bc4a1272fb40cdb88c63293e)
- **Group A**: Australia (world ranking 5), Canada (7), Spain, Greece
- **Group B**: Germany (3), France (9), Japan (26), Brazil
- **Group C**: United States (1), Serbia (4), [South Sudan](https://www.edgepedia.org/south-sudan) (33), Puerto Rico
## Group Phase
Group Phase games were played at Pierre Mauroy Stadium in Lille, France, beginning July 27.[1](https://www.nba.com/news/mens-5x5-paris-olympics-standings-schedule-and-results) France defeated the United States 83-76 in their opening game at Tokyo 2020, held in 2021, ending the Americans' 25-game Olympic winning streak; this was not a Paris 2024 result.[2](https://www.fiba.basketball/en/events/mens-olympic-basketball-tournament-paris-2024/news/olympics-men-2024-news-qualified-team-focus-usa-the-americans-determined-to-win-fifth-straight-gold) • [13](https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/olympics/58125670)
Final group standings:[1](https://www.nba.com/news/mens-5x5-paris-olympics-standings-schedule-and-results)
| Group | 1st | 2nd | 3rd | 4th |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| A | Canada (3-0, +20) | Australia (1-2, -4) | Greece (1-2, -8) | Spain (1-2, -8) |
| B | Germany (3-0, +47) | France (2-1, +2) | Brazil (1-2, -7) | Japan (0-3, -42) |
| C | USA (3-0, +64) | Serbia (2-1, +26) | South Sudan (1-2, -17) | Puerto Rico (0-3, -73) |
Greece and Brazil advanced as the two best third-place teams; Spain, South Sudan, Japan, and Puerto Rico were eliminated.[1](https://www.nba.com/news/mens-5x5-paris-olympics-standings-schedule-and-results)
## Final Phase
The knockout rounds were played at Bercy Arena in Paris. In the quarterfinals on August 6, the United States beat Brazil 122-87, Germany beat Greece 76-63, Serbia beat Australia 95-90 in overtime, and France beat Canada 82-73.[1](https://www.nba.com/news/mens-5x5-paris-olympics-standings-schedule-and-results)
The semifinals on August 8 sent the United States and France to the final. France edged Germany 73-69, while the United States came back from a 17-point deficit against Serbia to win 95-91, with [Stephen Curry](https://www.edgepedia.org/stephen-curry) scoring 36 points in the comeback.[1](https://www.nba.com/news/mens-5x5-paris-olympics-standings-schedule-and-results) • [9](https://www.axios.com/local/san-francisco/2024/08/13/paris-olympics-steph-curry-photos)
**The final** on August 10 was a rematch of the Tokyo 2020 gold medal game, and the United States again prevailed, 98-87.[10](https://time.com/7009828/usa-france-gold/) Curry, who had missed previous Olympics in part due to injury, was crucial for Team USA in both the semifinal and the gold medal game.[9](https://www.axios.com/local/san-francisco/2024/08/13/paris-olympics-steph-curry-photos) The American roster, led by [LeBron James](https://www.edgepedia.org/lebron-james), Stephen Curry, and [Kevin Durant](https://www.edgepedia.org/kevin-durant), and including [Jayson Tatum](https://www.edgepedia.org/jayson-tatum), Anthony Edwards, Anthony Davis, Devin Booker, and Joel Embiid, had been described before the tournament as one of the greatest concentrations of talent in basketball history.[11](https://www.lemonde.fr/en/sports/article/2024/07/28/paris-2024-how-the-us-put-together-a-new-dream-team_6702194_9.html) For France, the loss was its fourth Olympic final defeat.[12](https://as.com/juegos_olimpicos/el-oro-brilla-mas-con-curry-n/)
## References
1. [Men's 5x5 Paris Olympics: Standings, schedule and results, NBA.com](https://www.nba.com/news/mens-5x5-paris-olympics-standings-schedule-and-results)
2. [Qualified Team Focus - USA, FIBA Basketball](https://www.fiba.basketball/en/events/mens-olympic-basketball-tournament-paris-2024/news/olympics-men-2024-news-qualified-team-focus-usa-the-americans-determined-to-win-fifth-straight-gold)
3. [Paris 2024 Men's Olympic Basketball Tournament Draw Principles, FIBA Basketball (YouTube)](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wk9SK5sQxT4)
4. [USA Basketball learns its groupings for the Paris Olympics, AP News](https://apnews.com/article/87e0bf00bc4a1272fb40cdb88c63293e)
5. [2024 Olympic Qualifying Tournaments explained, NBA.com](https://www.nba.com/news/2024-olympic-qualifying-tournaments-explained)
6. [Greece, Brazil, Puerto Rico and Spain qualify for last spots at Men's Olympic Basketball Tournament Paris 2024, FIBA Basketball](https://www.fiba.basketball/en/news/greece-brazil-puerto-rico-and-spain-qualify-for-last-spots-at-men-s-olympic-basketball-tournament-paris-2024)
7. [2024 Olympic Qualifying Tournaments: Greece, Brazil, Spain, Puerto Rico secure spots, NBA.com](https://www.nba.com/news/2024-olympic-qualifying-tournament-final-spots)
8. [The road to Gold: Men's Olympic Basketball Tournament's competition system, FIBA Basketball](https://www.fiba.basketball/en/events/mens-olympic-basketball-tournament-paris-2024/news/olympics-men-2024-news-the-road-to-gold-men-s-olympic-basketball-tournament-s-competition-system4/)
9. [In photos: The Warriors' Steph Curry triumphs in Paris, Axios](https://www.axios.com/local/san-francisco/2024/08/13/paris-olympics-steph-curry-photos)
10. [Team USA Men's Basketball Team Defeats France for Gold at Paris Olympics, Time](https://time.com/7009828/usa-france-gold/)
11. [Paris 2024: How the US put together a new Dream Team, Le Monde](https://www.lemonde.fr/en/sports/article/2024/07/28/paris-2024-how-the-us-put-together-a-new-dream-team_6702194_9.html)
12. [El oro brilla más con Curry, AS](https://as.com/juegos_olimpicos/el-oro-brilla-mas-con-curry-n/)
13. [Tokyo Olympics: Team USA beat France 87-82 to claim fourth straight gold medal](https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/olympics/58125670)
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