The 2020 FIBA Men's Olympic Qualifying Tournament in Kaunas was one of four 2020 FIBA Men's Olympic Qualifying Tournaments. The tournament was held in Kaunas, Lithuania.[1] It was originally scheduled to take place from 23 to 28 June 2020 but was postponed due to the COVID-19 pandemic, to 29 June to 4 July 2021.[2]
Kaunas, Lithuania | |
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Tournament details | |
Host country | Lithuania |
Dates | 29 June – 4 July |
Teams | 6 |
Venue(s) | 1 (in 1 host city) |
Final positions | |
Champions | Slovenia |
Tournament statistics | |
MVP | Luka Dončić |
Top scorer | Ra Gun-ah (21.5) |
Top rebounds | Jonas Valančiūnas (9.5) |
Top assists | Luka Dončić (11.3) |
PPG (Team) | Slovenia (106.0) |
RPG (Team) | Slovenia (44.3) |
APG (Team) | Slovenia (26.8) |
Official website | |
WOQT Lithuania |
Teams
editTeam | Qualification | Date of qualification | FIBA World Ranking |
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Lithuania | 9th at the 2019 FIBA Basketball World Cup | 15 September 2019 | 8th |
Poland | 8th at the 2019 FIBA Basketball World Cup | 15 September 2019 | 13th |
Slovenia | Wild card | 19 September 2019 | 16th |
Venezuela | 14th at the 2019 FIBA Basketball World Cup | 15 September 2019 | 20th |
South Korea | Wild card | 19 September 2019 | 30th |
Angola | Wild card | 19 September 2019 | 33rd |
Venue
editKaunas | |
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Žalgiris Arena | |
Capacity: 15,415 |
Squads
editPreliminary round
editAll times are local (UTC+3).[3]
Group A
editPos | Team | Pld | W | L | PF | PA | PD | Pts | Qualification |
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1 | Lithuania (H) | 2 | 2 | 0 | 172 | 122 | +50 | 4 | Semi-finals |
2 | Venezuela | 2 | 1 | 1 | 159 | 156 | +3 | 3 | |
3 | South Korea | 2 | 0 | 2 | 137 | 190 | −53 | 2 |
Source: FIBA
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) head-to-head points; 3) head-to-head points difference; 4) head-to-head number of points scored.
(H) Hosts
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) head-to-head points; 3) head-to-head points difference; 4) head-to-head number of points scored.
(H) Hosts
29 June 2021
19:30 |
Lithuania | 76–65 | Venezuela |
Scoring by quarter: 11–10, 25–18, 19–16, 21–21 | ||
Pts: Valančiūnas 20 Rebs: Valančiūnas 11 Asts: Jokubaitis 5 |
Pts: Cubillán 11 Rebs: Carrera 6 Asts: Vargas 4 |
Žalgiris Arena, Kaunas
Attendance: 2,892 Referees: Roberto Vázquez (PUR), Saverio Lanzarini (ITA), Yevgeniy Mikheyev (KAZ) |
30 June 2021
19:30 |
Venezuela | 94–80 | South Korea |
Scoring by quarter: 27–18, 29–20, 14–28, 24–14 | ||
Pts: Guillent 17 Rebs: Carrera 12 Asts: four players 4 |
Pts: Lee H. 18 Rebs: Ra 6 Asts: Lee D. 8 |
Žalgiris Arena, Kaunas
Attendance: 245 Referees: Juan Fernández (ARG), Yu Jung (TPE), Scott Beker (AUS) |
1 July 2021
19:30 |
South Korea | 57–96 | Lithuania |
Scoring by quarter: 16–28, 18–21, 9–27, 14–20 | ||
Pts: Ra 26 Rebs: Ra 8 Asts: Lee D., Lee H. 4 |
Pts: Valančiūnas 15 Rebs: Valančiūnas 13 Asts: Kalnietis 9 |
Žalgiris Arena, Kaunas
Attendance: 3,903 Referees: Roberto Vázquez (PUR), Saverio Lanzarini (ITA), Samir Abaakil (MAR) |
Group B
editPos | Team | Pld | W | L | PF | PA | PD | Pts | Qualification |
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1 | Slovenia | 2 | 2 | 0 | 230 | 145 | +85 | 4 | Semi-finals |
2 | Poland | 2 | 1 | 1 | 160 | 176 | −16 | 3 | |
3 | Angola | 2 | 0 | 2 | 132 | 201 | −69 | 2 |
Source: FIBA
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) head-to-head points; 3) head-to-head points difference; 4) head-to-head number of points scored.
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) head-to-head points; 3) head-to-head points difference; 4) head-to-head number of points scored.
29 June 2021
16:30 |
Poland | 83–64 | Angola |
Scoring by quarter: 24–19, 19–12, 19–14, 21–19 | ||
Pts: Ponitka 22 Rebs: four players 4 Asts: Slaughter 6 |
Pts: Moreira 27 Rebs: Moreira 7 Asts: Bastos 4 |
Žalgiris Arena, Kaunas
Attendance: 311 Referees: Juan Fernández (ARG), Manuel Mazzoni (ITA), Scott Beker (AUS) |
30 June 2021
16:30 |
Angola | 68–118 | Slovenia |
Scoring by quarter: 9–33, 21–31, 14–26, 24–28 | ||
Pts: Moreira 15 Rebs: Gakou, Moreira 6 Asts: Ndoniema 3 |
Pts: Dragić 16 Rebs: Dimec, Dončić 6 Asts: Dončić 9 |
Žalgiris Arena, Kaunas
Attendance: 262 Referees: Roberto Vázquez (PUR), Manuel Mazzoni (ITA), Samir Abaakil (MAR) |
Final round
editSemi-finals | Final | |||||
3 July | ||||||
Lithuania | 88 | |||||
4 July | ||||||
Poland | 69 | |||||
Lithuania | 85 | |||||
3 July | ||||||
Slovenia | 96 | |||||
Slovenia | 98 | |||||
Venezuela | 70 | |||||
Semi-finals
edit3 July 2021
16:30 |
Slovenia | 98–70 | Venezuela |
Scoring by quarter: 26–21, 22–20, 23–14, 27–15 | ||
Pts: Tobey 27 Rebs: Tobey 12 Asts: Dončić 13 |
Pts: Carrera, Chourio 16 Rebs: Carrera 6 Asts: Guillent, Vargas 3 |
Žalgiris Arena, Kaunas
Attendance: 3,128 Referees: Roberto Vázquez (PUR), Yu Jung (TPE), Saverio Lanzarini (ITA) |
3 July 2021
19:30 |
Lithuania | 88–69 | Poland |
Scoring by quarter: 23–19, 23–26, 16–6, 26–18 | ||
Pts: Sabonis 17 Rebs: Sabonis, Valančiūnas 8 Asts: Kalnietis 4 |
Pts: Slaughter 19 Rebs: Balcerowski, Hrycaniuk 3 Asts: four players 3 |
Žalgiris Arena, Kaunas
Attendance: 5,353 Referees: Juan Fernández (ARG), Manuel Mazzoni (ITA), Scott Beker (AUS) |
Final
edit4 July 2021
19:30 |
Lithuania | 85–96 | Slovenia |
Scoring by quarter: 24–28, 28–24, 17–28, 16–16 | ||
Pts: three players 14 Rebs: Sabonis, Valančiūnas 6 Asts: Grigonis 6 |
Pts: Dončić 31 Rebs: Dončić 11 Asts: Dončić 13 |
Žalgiris Arena, Kaunas
Attendance: 11,562 Referees: Roberto Vázquez (PUR), Juan Fernández (ARG), Manuel Mazzoni (ITA) |
Final ranking
edit# | Team | W–L | Qualification |
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1 | Slovenia | 4–0 | Qualified for the Olympics |
2 | Lithuania | 3–1 | |
3 | Venezuela | 1–2 | |
4 | Poland | 1–2 | |
5 | South Korea | 0–2 | |
6 | Angola | 0–2 |
References
edit- ^ "FIBA Olympic Qualifying Tournaments hosts announced for 2020". FIBA. 15 November 2019.
- ^ "FIBA's Executive Committee confirms global calendar update". FIBA. 9 April 2020.
- ^ "Tip-off times confirmed for FIBA Olympic Qualifying Tournaments". FIBA. 19 February 2020.