France, Serbia, Germany, Australia, South Sudan, Japan, Team USA, Canada, Brazil, Greece, Spain, and Puerto Rico are teams that will participate in the 2024 Paris Olympics basketball tournament.

Credit: IMAGO/Wolter - Scanpix, USA Basketball, FIBA
Credit IMAGO/Wolter - Scanpix, USA Basketball, FIBA

Brazil, Greece, Spain, and Puerto Rico became the latest countries that will participate in the 2024 Paris Olympics and its basketball tournament.

Latvia became the FIBA World Cup Qualifying Tournament winners in Riga, Latvia. Greece won the tournament in Piraeus, and Spain went unbeaten in Valencia, Spain, while Puerto Rico claimed the last spot after beating Lithuania.

Latvia, Greece, Spain, and Puerto Rico joined France, Serbia, Germany, Australia, South Sudan, Japan, Team USA, and Canada in the 2024 Paris Olympics basketball tournament.

France secured its place as the host nation despite being eliminated early from the FIBA World Cup 2023 title contention.

Meanwhile, Australia, South Sudan, Japan, Team USA, Canada, Serbia, and Germany got their Olympic berths, becoming the best teams in the 2023 FIBA World Cup from Oceania, Africa, Asia, the Americas, and Europe, respectively.

Basketball teams in 2024 Paris Olympics

Country
France (host nation)
Team USA
Canada
Australia
South Sudan
Japan
Serbia
Germany
Brazil
Greece
Spain
Puerto Rico

The Qualifying tournament winners also finalized the groups in the 2024 Paris Olympics basketball tournament.

Olympic Basketball Tournament groups

Group A

No. Teams
1. Australia
2. Greece
3. Canada
4. Spain

Group B

No. Teams
1. France (hosts)
2. Germany
3. Japan
4. Brazil

Group C

No. Teams
1. Serbia
2. South Sudan
3. Puerto Rico
4. USA
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