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MEDIA GUIDE Vodič za novinare Content OFFICIAL GREETINGS 4 Zvanična dobrodošlica Welcome messages to media 4 Saopštenje dobrodošlice predstavnicima medija INTRODUCTION 6 Uvodni odeljak Belgrade & Belgrade Arena 6 Beograd & Beogradska Arena Competition schedule 7 Raspored takmičenja Qualifying Process Rio 2016 & 8 Proces kvalifikacija za Rio 2016. & Competition System & Regulations sistem takmičenja & pravila Road to Rio (qualification to the Olympics) 10 Put za Rio (kvalifikacije za Olimpijske igre) Website and social media info 12 Veb-sajt i informacije putem društvenih medija Rio 2016 Basketball Tournament 13 Raspored takmičenja Olimpijskog košarkaškog competition schedule turnira u Riju 2016. godine Group A 14 Grupa A Greece 16 Srbija Mexico 20 Angola Iran 24 Portoriko Group B 28 Grupa B Japan 30 Japan Czech Republic 34 Češka Republika Latvia 38 Letonija ABOUT 42 About List of referees 42 Spisak sudija FIBA Events History 43 Istorija FIBA takmičenja FIBA Events Final Standings 49 Konačni rezultati FIBA takmičenja Men’s Olympic History 54 Istorija Olimpijskih igara u muškoj kategoriji Men’s Olympics Facts 56 Kategorizacija rezultata Olimpijskih igara Head-to-Head 57 Uporedni prikaz rezultata FIBA Ranking 58 FIBA rang lista If you have any questions, please contact FIBA Communications at [email protected] Publisher: FIBA Production: Telekom Srbija Designer & Layout: WORKS LTD Copyright FIBA 2016. The reproduction and photocopying, even of extracts, or the use of articles for commercial purposes without written prior approval by FIBA is prohibited. FIBA – Fédération Internationale de Basketball - Route de Suisse 5 – P.O. Box 29 – 1295 Mies – Switzerland – Tel : +41 22 545 00 00 Email : [email protected] fiba.com FIBA OLYMPIC QUALIFYING TOURNAMENT 2016 4 BELGRADE, SERBIA | 4-9 JULY HORACIO MURATORE Dear Members of the Media, Welcome to Belgrade, Serbia, for one of the three 2016 FIBA Olympic Qualifying Tournaments (OQTs) and among the final stops on the Road to Rio 2016. Over the next six days, you will witness six (6) teams from around the world competing for the right to represent their country at the Olympic Basketball Tournament taking place in Brazil from 6-21 August. In this media guide, you will find in-depth information on all of the participating teams and players. For your reference, we have also included a historical section, which outlines the final standings at past FIBA events and at the Olympic Games. The OQTs are high-level competitions. Both in 2008 and 2012, when the tournament was held as a single 12-team event, two of the three teams that earned the spots on offer for the Summer Games then went on to reach the Quarter-Finals of the Olympic Basketball Tournament in Beijing and London respectively. Serbia, our hosts, will be aiming to qualify for the Olympics for the very first time. They head into this tournament on the back of impressive performances, including reaching the Final at the 2014 FIBA Basketball World Cup and finishing fourth at EuroBasket 2015. Enjoy one of the highlights of world basketball in 2016. FIBA OLYMPIC QUALIFYING TOURNAMENT 2016 BELGRADE, SERBIA | 4-9 JULY 5 PATRICK BAUMANN Poštovani predstavnici medija, Dobro došli u Beograd, prestonicu Srbije, na jedan od tri Olimpijska kvalifikaciona turnira FIBA 2016 (OKT) kao i jednu od poslednje tri stanice pred put u Rio na Olimpijske igre 2016. godine. Tokom narednih šest dana imaćete čast da uživate u igri šest (6) timova sa različitih krajeva planete koji će boriti za priliku da predstave svoju zemlju na Olimpijskom košarkaškom turniru koji se održava u Brazilu od 06. do 21. avgusta 2016. godine. Ovaj vodič pružiće vam detaljne informacije u vezi sa učesnicima – kompletan sastav timova i prikaz igrača. Vodič će Vam umnogome biti koristan budući da sadrži odeljak Istorijskog pregleda, zapravo čitavog nacrta konačnih rezultata proteklih događaja u organizaciji Fibe u okviru Olimpijskih igara. Olimpijski kvalifikacioni turniri predstavljaju prestižna takmičenja. Ovi turniri su 2008. i 2012. godine imali drugačiji koncept – bilo je to takmičenje 12 timova. Dva tima od tri kvalifikovana na Letnje olimpijske igre stigla su do četvrtfinala Olimpijskog košarkaškog turnira u Pekingu, odnosno, u Londonu. Srbija se kao naš domaćin takođe nalazi u borbenim redovima ovih kvalifikacija i nada se svom prvom učešću na Olimpijskim igrama. Hrabro juriša na parket ovog turnira s vetrom u leđa koji sa sobom nosi izvanredne učinke – učešće u finalnoj utakmici FIBA Svetskog prvenstva u košarci 2014. godine kao i četvrto mesto na Evropskom prvenstvu u košarci 2015. godine. Dobro došli na OKT – biće to briljantan ugođaj svetske košarke tokom 2016. godine. Horacio Muratore Patrick Baumann FIBA President FIBA Secretary General International Olympic Committee Member (IOC) FIBA OLYMPIC QUALIFYING TOURNAMENT 2016 6 BELGRADE, SERBIA | 4-9 JULY citY & venue Belgrade & Belgrade Arena City • Belgrade, the capital of the Republic of Serbia, is the third largest capital of Southeast Europe, following Istanbul and Athens. • Also known as The Gate of the East and the Doors of the West, standing at the crossroads of Eastern and Western Europe • Population: over 1.7 million. More than 40% of the population is between 15 and 44 years old, hence Belgrade is a city of bloomers Venue • Belgrade Arena is an indoor arena located in Novi Beograd, Belgrade • Universal hall for sport, cultural events and other programs • Basketball set-up capacity: 18,000 seats Address: Bulevar Arsenija Čarnojevića 58, Beograd, Serbia Venue Railway Station Airport Media Hotel FIBA OLYMPIC QUALIFYING TOURNAMENT 2016 8 BELGRADE, SERBIA | 4-9 JULY Qualifying Process for Rio 2016 Men’s Olympic Basketball Tournament Proces kvalifikacija za Rio 2016 According to the FIBA Internal Regulations: Olympic Qualification is achieved as follows: Twelve (12) teams will take part in the Rio 2016 Men’s Olympic Basketball Tournament, from 6 to 21 August. Eighteen (18) teams shall participate in the FIBA Olympic Qualifying Tournaments. Three (3) FIBA Olympic Qualifying Tournaments will be held in three different locations to qualify one (1) team each to the Rio 2016 Men’s Olympic Basketball Tournament. The following teams, representing all five (5) Zones, are eligible to participate in the FIBA Men’s Olympic Qualifying Tournament, as they are the best placed teams of those not directly qualified for the Olympic Games from each Zone. Zone Eligible teams Best placed teams per Zone (not directly qualified for the Olympic Games) Africa 3 3 teams from AfroBasket 2015 (rank 2-4) Angola, Tunisia, Senegal Americas 3 3 teams from 2015 FIBA Americas Championship (rank 2-4) Canada, Mexico, Puerto Rico Asia 3 3 teams from 2015 FIBA Asia Championship (rank 2-3) Philippines, Iran, Japan Europe 5 +2 +1 5 teams from EuroBasket 2015 (rank 3-7) France, Serbia, Greece, Italy, Czech Republic 2 invited teams (rank 8-9)*: Latvia, Croatia Wildcard: Turkey Oceania 1 1 team from 2015 FIBA Oceania Championship (runner-up) New Zealand *Teams invited as Serbia and Italy will participate as organisers of the FIBA Olympic Qualifying Tournaments. All teams listed above have been divided into three tournaments through a draw that established the groups and positions in the groups. Nine (9) teams have already qualified for the Rio 2016 Men’s Olympic Basketball Tournament: • Brazil (Host) • USA (FIBA Basketball World Cup Champion) • Nigeria (AfroBasket 2015 Champion) • Venezuela & Argentina (2015 FIBA Americas Champion and runner up) • China (2015 FIBA Asia Champion) • Spain & Lithuania (EuroBasket 2015 Champion and runner up) • Australia (2015 FIBA Oceania Champion) FIBA OLYMPIC QUALIFYING TOURNAMENT 2016 BELGRADE, SERBIA | 4-9 JULY 9 Olympic Regulations for Qualifying Classification of teams Tournament pravila - System of Teams shall be classified according to their win-loss records, namely two (2) points for each game won, one (1) point for each game lost (including lost by Competition default) and zero (0) points for a game lost by forfeit. sistem takmičenja If 2 or more teams have the same win-loss record of all games in the group, the game(s) between these 2 or more teams shall decide on the classification. If the 2 or more teams have the same win-loss record of the games between them, GROUP PHASE further criteria will be applied in the following order: • Higher goal difference of the games between them GROUP A GROUP B • Higher number of goals scored in the games between them A1 B1 • Higher goal difference of all games in the group • Higher number of goals scored in all games in the group A2 B2 If these criteria still cannot decide, a draw shall decide on the classification. A3 B3 Example 1 A1 - A3 Day 1 B1 - B3 A vs. B 100 – 55 B vs. C 100 – 95 A vs. C 90 – 85 B vs. D 80 – 75 A vs. D 75 – 80 C vs. D 60 – 55 Team Games played Wins Losses Points Goals Goal difference Day 2 A3 - A2 B3 - B2 A 3 2 1 5 265 : 220 +45 B 3 2 1 5 235 : 270 -35 A2 - A1 Day 3 B2 - B1 C 3 1 2 4 240 : 245 -5 D 3 1 2 4 210 : 215 -5 Therefore: 1st A – winner against B, 3rd C - winner against D, 2nd B, 4th D FINAL PHASE Example 2 A vs. B 100 – 55 B vs. C 100 – 85 A vs. C 90 – 85 GROUP A GROUP B B vs. D 75 – 80 A vs. D 120 – 75 C vs. D 65 – 55 1st A 1st B Team Games played Wins Losses Points Goals Goal difference A 3 3 0 6 310 : 215 +95 B 3 1 2 4 210 : 265 -35 nd nd 2 A 2 B C 3 1 2 4 235 : 245 -10 D 3 1 2 4 210 : 260 -50 3rd A 3rd B Therefore: 1st A Classification of the games between B, C, D: SEMI-FINALS Team Games played Wins Losses Points Goals Goal difference B 2 1 1 3 175 : 165 +10 st nd st nd C 2 1 1 3 150 : 155 -5 1 A - 2 B Day 5 1 B - 2 A D 2 1 1 3 135 : 140 -5 (7) (8) Therefore 2nd B, 3rd C - winner against D, 4th D.