Basketball at the 2016 Summer Olympics – Men's qualification
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The basketball qualification for the Summer Olympics men's basketball tournament occurred from 2014 to 2016; all five FIBA (International Basketball Federation) zones sent in teams.
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Host country | Italy Philippines Serbia |
Dates | 4 – 10 July 2016 |
Teams | 18 |
Venue(s) | 3 (in 3 host cities) |
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The first qualifying tournament was the 2014 FIBA Basketball World Cup in which the champion was guaranteed of a place in the Olympics. Throughout the next two years, several regional tournaments served as qualification for the zonal tournaments, which doubled as intercontinental championships, to determine which teams would participate in the 2016 Rio de Janeiro Summer Olympics.