LOS ANGELES 2028 OLYMPIC GAMES
The LA 2028 Olympic Basketball Tournament will feature 12 teams and will be held in July. Seven teams will earn direct qualification through the FIBA Basketball World Cup 2027, while the USA directly qualifies as host.*
The remaining Olympic spots will be decided through the FIBA Olympic Qualifying Tournaments, which will include 24 teams selected via the World Cup 2027 results and the Olympic Pre-Qualifying Tournaments.
The qualification pathway for the LA 2028 Olympic Games continues to uphold FIBA's commitment to universality, guaranteeing that each continent is represented in the Olympic field.
MEN'S OLYMPIC BASKETBALL TOURNAMENT LOS ANGELES 2028 QUALIFICATION
Qualification for the Olympic Games is through the FIBA Basketball World Cup. Universality remains in place for the qualifying process to the Olympic Games, thereby ensuring that each continent is represented.
The FIBA Basketball World Cup 2027 will produce seven directly qualified teams for the 2028 Los Angeles in addition to the host, the USA*.
The four remaining places in the 12-team LA 2028 Olympic field are reserved for the winners of each of the four FIBA Olympic Qualifying Tournaments 2028, which will take place from 26 June to 2 July 2028.
The FIBA Olympic Qualifying Tournaments 2028 will include the 19 best-placed non-qualified teams from the FIBA Basketball World Cup 2027 and the five winners of the FIBA Olympic Pre-Qualifying Tournament 2027. The winner of each tournament will qualify for the Los Angeles 2028 Olympics.
The five FIBA Olympic Pre-Qualifying Tournaments 2027 will take place as follows:
One FIBA Olympic Pre-Qualifying Tournament 2027 for Africa will feature 6 teams from 17 to 22 August 2027
One FIBA Olympic Pre-Qualifying Tournament 2027 for Americas will feature 6 teams from 17 to 22 August 2027
One FIBA Olympic Pre-Qualifying Tournament 2027 for Asia will feature 6 teams from 17 to 22 August 2027
Two FIBA Olympic Pre-Qualifying Tournaments 2027 for Europe will feature 16 teams in total (8 per tournament) from 14 to 22 August 2027
For more information on the Qualification System, click here.
* subject to FIBA Central Board decision.
OLYMPIC GAMES MEDALLIST TABLE
Year | City | Gold | Silver | Bronze |
2024 | Paris | USA | France | Serbia |
2020 | Tokyo | USA | France | Australia |
2016 | Rio | USA | Serbia | Spain |
2012 | London | USA | Spain | Russia |
2008 | Beijing | USA | Spain | Argentina |
2004 | Athens | Argentina | Italy | USA |
2000 | Sydney | USA | France | Lithuania |
1996 | Atlanta | USA | Yugoslavia | Lithuania |
1992 | Barcelona | USA | Croatia | Lithuania |
For information on the previous Olympic Games hosted in Paris, click here.