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In the 2020 Summer Olympics (postponed to 2021^[1] due to the COVID-19 pandemic), eight teams qualified for the Olympic 3x3 men's basketball tournament.

Format

Three teams qualified based on the 2019 world ranking list. Japan, as the host nation, was guaranteed one spot.^[2]

Three teams qualified through the 2020 FIBA Olympic Qualifying Tournament (OQT). This was a 20-team tournament. NOCs already qualified through the ranking list were not eligible to play in the OQT. The 20 teams for the OQT consisted of the OQT hosts, the three highest-placed teams at the 2019 FIBA 3x3 World Cup, and 16 teams on the world ranking list (with Japan being guaranteed a spot if not already qualified for the Olympics). The first ten quota spots for the OQT are open to any team that has not qualified for the men's Olympic tournament, but the remaining ten spots are subject to two restrictions. First, an NOC that has a team qualified for the women's tournament was excluded from these restricted quota places. Second, no more than ten NOCs from any given continent may compete at the OQT.^[2]

The final quota place was determined through the 2020 FIBA Universality Olympic Qualifying Tournament (UOQT). This was a 6-team tournament. NOCs already qualified through the ranking list or the OQT were not eligible to play in the UOQT. Further, any NOC that has had a men's or women's team play in the basketball at the 2012 Summer Olympics or basketball at the 2016 Summer Olympics tournaments is ineligible for the UOQT. The six teams for the UOQT consisted of the UOQT hosts and 5 teams on the world ranking list (with Japan being guaranteed a spot if not already qualified for the Olympics; Japan was eligible for the UOQT despite having a women's team play basketball in the 2016 Summer Olympics).^[2]

Table

Means of qualification	Date(s)	Location	Berth(s)	Qualifier(s)
Host nation	—	—	1	Japan
FIBA 3x3 World Ranking^[3]	1 November 2019	Utsunomiya	3	China ROC Serbia
2021 FIBA 3x3 Olympic Qualifying Tournament	26–30 May 2021	Graz	3	Poland Netherlands Latvia
2021 FIBA Universality Olympic Qualifying Tournament^[4]	4–6 June 2021	Debrecen	1	Belgium
Total			8

World ranking

The top four teams (three if Japan uses the host quota place in the men's tournament) on the FIBA 3x3 men's basketball ranking list on 1 November 2019 qualified for the Olympics. These rankings were also used to determine entrants to both the OQT and UOQT.

OQT

Teams already qualified for the Olympics were excluded. The hosts of the OQT, the top three teams from the World Cup, and 16 teams from the rankings (including Japan, if not already qualified) competed for three Olympic qualifying places. It was initially scheduled to be held from 18 to 22 March 2020.^[5] but was postponed due to the COVID-19 pandemic.^[6] The tournament was initially scheduled to be held in Bangalore, India^[5] but the tournament was moved to Graz, Austria and was held from 26 to 30 May 2021. Games were at a temporary makeshift 2,000-seat capacity at the Hauptplatz.^[7]

New Zealand withdrew from the OQT in February 2021.^[8]

Qualified teams

Means of qualification	Date	Venue	Berth(s)	Qualifier(s)
OQT hosts^[7]	—	—	1	Austria
2019 FIBA 3x3 World Cup	23 June 2019	Amsterdam	3	United States Latvia Poland
FIBA 3x3 World Ranking	1 November 2019	Utsunomiya	16	Mongolia Slovenia Netherlands France Lithuania Brazil Belgium Qatar Canada Croatia Philippines South Korea Turkey Czech Republic Dominican Republic Kazakhstan
Total			20

Final ranking

#	Team	Pld	W	L	PF	PA	PD
1st	Poland	6	5	1	110	93	+17
2nd	Netherlands	6	4	2	113	98	+15
3rd	Latvia	7	6	1	144	119	+25
4th	France	7	5	2	125	109	+16
Eliminated at the quarterfinals
5th	Lithuania	5	3	2	99	79	+20
6th	United States	5	3	2	96	83	+13
7th	Brazil	5	3	2	91	64	+27
8th	Slovenia	5	2	3	89	83	+6
Eliminated at the preliminary round
9th	Belgium	4	3	1	77	60	+17
10th	Mongolia	4	2	2	69	70	−1
11th	Canada	4	2	2	67	69	−2
12th	Austria	4	2	2	66	71	−5
13th	Dominican Republic	4	2	2	62	66	−4
14th	Qatar	4	2	2	59	63	−4
15th	Czech Republic	4	1	3	67	74	−7
16th	South Korea	4	1	3	50	78	−28
17th	Turkey	4	1	3	49	80	−31
18th	Croatia	4	0	4	65	79	−14
19th	Kazakhstan	4	0	4	54	83	−29
20th	Philippines	4	0	4	48	79	−31

	Qualified for the 2020 Summer Olympics

UOQT

Teams already qualified for the Olympics were excluded. NOCs which have had teams in either the men's or women's competitions at the 2012 or 2016 Olympics were also excluded, except for Japan. The hosts of the UOQT and five teams from the rankings (including Japan, if not already qualified) competed for one Olympic qualifying place.^[9]

Qualified teams

Means of qualification	Date	Venue	Berth(s)	Qualifier(s)
UOQT hosts	—	—	1	Hungary
FIBA 3x3 World Ranking	1 November 2019	—	5	Mongolia Slovenia Belgium Ukraine Romania
Total			6

Preliminary round

Pool A

Pos	Team	Pld	W	L	PF	PA	PD	Qualification
1	Belgium	2	2	0	39	32	+7	Semifinals
2	Slovenia	2	1	1	39	34	+5	Quarterfinals	18–20	21–14
3	Ukraine	2	0	2	28	40	−12	Quarterfinals	14–19

Source: FIBA
Rules for classification: 1) Wins; 2) Head-to-head record; 3) Points scored; 4) Higher seed.

Pool B

Pos	Team	Pld	W	L	PF	PA	PD	Qualification
1	Hungary (H)	2	2	0	42	24	+18	Semifinals		21–16
2	Mongolia	2	1	1	30	30	0	Quarterfinals	8–21	22–9
3	Romania	2	0	2	25	43	−18	Quarterfinals

Source: FIBA
Rules for classification: 1) Wins; 2) Head-to-head record; 3) Points scored; 4) Higher seed.
(H) Hosts

Knockout stage

Quarter-finals		Semi-finals		Final




		6 June

		Belgium	16
6 June
		Mongolia	15
Mongolia	19
				6 June
Ukraine	17
				Belgium	21

				Hungary	14

		6 June

		Hungary	19
6 June
		Slovenia	16
Slovenia	21

Romania	12