The 2016 FIBA World Olympic Qualifying Tournament in Manila was one of three 2016 FIBA World Olympic Qualifying Tournaments for Men. The tournament was held at the Mall of Asia Arena in Pasay, Philippines, from 5 to 10 July 2016. The national teams of , , , , , and hosts were drawn into the tournament. The winner qualified for the 2016 Summer Olympics.

Teams Team Qualification Date of qualification FIBA World Ranking Wild card selection 19 January 2016 8 AfroBasket 2015 4th place 30 August 2015 31 2015 FIBA Americas Championship 3rd place 12 September 2015 26 EuroBasket 2015 3rd place 20 September 2015 5 2015 FIBA Oceania Championship runner-up 18 August 2015 21 Hosts, FIBA Asian Championship 2nd place 19 January 2016 28

Venue The Mall of Asia Arena was chosen as the main venue for the tournament. Since the arena's location, Pasay, is part of Metro Manila, the host city of the Philippine qualifiers is designated as "Manila" for marketing purposes. The Arena hosted the 2013 FIBA Asia Championship.

Pasay Mall of Asia Arena Capacity: 15,000

Referees The following referees were selected for the tournament.Referees

Sofiane Si Youcef Michael Aylen Elias Koromilas Luigi Lamonica Ferdinand Pascual José Carrion Saša Pukl Miguel Pérez

Preliminary round All times are local (UTC+8).

Group A

Group B

Knockout phase

Semifinals

Final

Final rankings # Team W–L Qualification 4–0 Qualified for the Olympics 3–1 1–2 4 1–2 5 0–2 6 0–2

Statistical leaders Players

PointsPlayer statistics Pos. Name PPG1 Andray Blatche 25.52 Corey Webster 21.73 Cory Joseph 19.34 Nando De Colo 17.35 Tai Webster 16.3

Rebounds Pos. Name RPG1 Maurice Ndour 10.52 Tai Webster 9.73 Semih Erden 8.74 Tristan Thompson 8.35 Mika Vukona 7.5

Assists Pos. Name APG1 Cory Joseph 4.32 Clevin Hannah 4.03 Tony Parker 3.5 Thierno Niang5 Boris Diaw 3.3

Steals Pos. Name SPG1 Nando De Colo 2.32 Sinan Güler 1.73 Andray Blatche 1.54 Semih Erden 1.3 Boris Diaw Thomas Heurtel Cory Joseph Blocks Pos. Name BPG1 Maurice Ndour 2.52 Cheikh Mbodj 2.03 Melvin Ejim 1.0 Thomas Abercrombie Khem Birch Andray Blatche

Other statistical leaders Stat Name Avg.Field goal percentage Nando de Colo 58.5%3-point FG percentage Isaac Fotu 57.1%Free throw percentage Corey Webster100.0%Turnovers Andray Blatche Cory Joseph3.5Fouls Mika Vukona 5.0

Teams

PointsTeam statistics Pos. Name PPG1 82.02 79.33 73.34 71.85 66.7

Rebounds Pos. Name RPG1 52.02 41.73 41.54 37.75 36.0

Assists Pos. Name APG1 15.32 14.0 4 12.85 12.0

Steals Pos. Name SPG1 8.52 6.03 5.04 4.05 3.8

Blocks Pos. Name BPG1 5.02 3.33 3.04 2.05 1.3

Other statistical leaders Stat Name Avg.Field goal percentage 41.0%3-point FG percentage 40.0%Free throw percentage 83.1%Turnovers 17.5Fouls 26.5

Issues Reception to the Haka There was mixed reception of the fans' reaction to the New Zealand squad while performing their Haka in which fans reacted with boos. However, the New Zealand team stated that there was no issue with it as "Different people react in different ways to it."

Marketing Broadcasting Below are the broadcasters of the participating teams Country Broadcaster TSN Canal+ Māori TV TV5 Canal + SportSuperSport NTV

Side Events The March to MOA On the afternoon of July 5, day 1 of the tournament, a colorful street parade called The March to MOA (Mall of Asia Arena) was held to kick off the OQT Manila event festivities. It was a giant street party as the parade winds its way through the precinct streets of the SM Mall of Asia towards the Mall of Asia Arena. The parade was highlighted Filipino culture and feature attractive floats representing the six participating nations and FIBA as well as showcasing cultural dance and drummer groups from all over the Philippines.

The Global Village A Global Village fan zone was erected beside the Mall of Asia Arena where fans were able to check various booths representing each of the participating countries including food, Music and Culture.

The Village Central was consisted of the registration area, passport for the village, get money or chits to buy food from the village, and avail of merchandise souvenirs from all the six participating countries.

See also 2016 FIBA World Olympic Qualifying Tournaments for Men 2016 FIBA World Olympic Qualifying Tournament – Belgrade 2016 FIBA World Olympic Qualifying Tournament – Turin

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References

External links Official website