Basketball at the 2014 Summer Youth Olympics

Basketball at the 2014 Summer Youth Olympics was held from 18 to 26 August at the Wutaishan Sports Center in Nanjing, China. As in 2010 the 3x3 format returned, along with a new event, the skill challenge.

Basketball
at the II Summer Youth Olympic Games
VenueWutaishan Sports Center
Dates18–26 August
No. of events4 (2 boys, 2 girls)
Basketball at the
2014 Summer Youth Olympics
Tournamentboysgirls
Dunkboys
Shoot-outgirls

Qualification

Each National Olympic Committee (NOC) can enter a maximum of 2 teams, 1 team of 4 athletes per each gender. As hosts, China was given 2 teams, 1 per each gender. 6 teams, 3 per each gender will qualify from the 2013 U18 3x3 World Championships and another 6 teams, 3 per each gender will qualify from the 2013 3x3 World Tour Final. The remaining 13 teams per gender will qualify based on the FIBA 3x3 National Federation Ranking updated on 1 June 2014. All continents must have at least one team present in each gender and no more than 10 from the same continent can participate. Also a minimum of 30 NOCs must participate across all events.[1]

To be eligible to participate at the Youth Olympics athletes must have been born between 1 January 1996 and 31 December 1997. Furthermore, all team members must have participated in two FIBA sanctioned 3x3 events between 1 April 2013 and 8 June 2014.[1]

Boys
EventLocationDateTotal PlacesQualified
Host Nation--1 China
2013 U18 3x3 World Championships[2][3] Jakarta26–29 September 20133 Argentina
 France
 Russia
2013 3x3 World Tour Final[2][3] Istanbul4–5 October 20133 Romania
 Slovenia
 Venezuela
FIBA 3x3 National Federation Ranking[2][3]-1 June 201413 Andorra
 Brazil
 Germany
 Guatemala
 Hungary
 Indonesia
 Lithuania
 New Zealand
 Poland
 Puerto Rico
 Spain
 Tunisia
 Uruguay
TOTAL20

Girls
EventLocationDateTotal PlacesQualified
Host Nation--1 China
2013 U18 3x3 World Championships[2][3] Jakarta27–29 September 20133 Estonia
 Spain
 United States
2013 3x3 World Tour Final[2][3] Istanbul4–5 October 20133 Romania
 Slovenia
 Venezuela
FIBA 3x3 National Federation Ranking[2][3]-1 June 201413 Andorra
 Belgium
 Brazil
 Chinese Taipei
 Czech Republic
 Egypt
 Germany
 Guam
 Hungary
 Indonesia
 Netherlands
 Syria
 Thailand
TOTAL20

Format

The boys' and girls' tournament will adopt a round robin group stage and a single-elimination medal round, where the 20 participating teams are split into 2 pools of 10. Each team will play once against the other teams in its pool, and the top 8 teams from each pool will qualify for the knock-out stages.

Boys
Pool APool B
 Hungary Andorra
 Germany Spain
 Uruguay Brazil
 Lithuania Romania
 Poland New Zealand
 France Guatemala
 Puerto Rico Venezuela
 Indonesia Argentina
 China Tunisia
 Slovenia Guam

Girls

Note: Guam entered a girls' basketball team into Group B of the competition; there was no Guam boys' team at the tournament

Pool APool B
 Hungary Belgium
 Spain Andorra
 Germany Chinese Taipei
 Brazil Czech Republic
 Netherlands United States
 China Romania
 Estonia India
 Venezuela Egypt
 Syria Thailand
 Slovenia Russia

Schedule

The schedule was released by the Nanjing Youth Olympic Games Organizing Committee.[4]

All times are CST (UTC+8)
Event DateEvent DayStarting TimeEvent Details
August 18Monday17:00Boys' Tournament: Group Stage
Girls' Tournament: Group Stage
August 19Tuesday17:00Boys' Tournament: Group Stage
Girls' Tournament: Group Stage
August 20Wednesday17:00Boys' Tournament: Group Stage
Girls' Tournament: Group Stage
August 21Thursday19:30Boys' Dunk Contest
Girls' Shoot-Out Contest
August 22Friday17:00Boys' Tournament: Group Stage
Girls' Tournament: Group Stage
August 23Saturday17:00Boys' Tournament: Group Stage
Girls' Tournament: Group Stage
August 24Sunday17:00Boys' Tournament: Group Stage
Girls' Tournament: Group Stage
August 25Monday17:00Boys' Tournament: Round of 16
Girls' Tournament: Round of 16
Boys' Tournament: Quarterfinals
Girls' Tournament: Quarterfinals
August 26Tuesday17:30Boys' Tournament: Semifinals
Girls' Tournament: Semifinals
Boys' Tournament: Medal Matches
Girls' Tournament: Medal Matches

Medal summary

Medal table

  *   Host nation (China)

RankNationGoldSilverBronzeTotal
1 France (FRA)1102
2 Spain (ESP)1012
 United States (USA)1012
4 Lithuania (LTU)1001
5 Slovenia (SLO)0202
6 Netherlands (NED)0101
7 Argentina (ARG)0011
 China (CHN)*0011
Totals (8 nations)44412

Events
Event Gold Silver Bronze
Boys' tournament
  Lithuania
Jonas Lekšas
Martynas Sajus
Justas Vazalis
Kristupas Žemaitis		  France
Teddy Cheremond
Lucas Dussoulier
Elie Fedensieu
Karim Mouliom		  Argentina
Michel Divoy
Rodrigo Gerhardt
Juan Pablo Lugrin
José Vildoza
Girls' tournament
  United States
De'Janae Boykin
Napheesa Collier
Arike Ogunbowale
Katie Samuelson		  Netherlands
Esther Fokke
Fleur Kuijt
Janis Ndiba
Charlotte van Kleef		  Spain
Ana Calvo
Laia Flores
Helena Orts
Lucía Togores
Boys' dunk contest
 Karim Mouliom
 France		 Žiga Lah
 Slovenia		 Fu Lei
 China
Girls' shoot-out contest
 Lucía Togores
 Spain		 Ela Mićunović
 Slovenia		 Katie Samuelson
 United States
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References
  1. "Qualification System: Basketball" (PDF). FIBA. May 2013. Archived from the original (PDF) on 2013-10-29. Retrieved 5 June 2014.
  2. "3x3 basketball". FIBA. 24 June 2014. Retrieved 7 July 2014.
  3. "3x3 - Pools unveiled for 3x3 event at 2014 Youth Olympic Games". FIBA. 24 June 2014. Retrieved 7 July 2014.
  4. "Sport Explanatory Brochure: Basketball" (PDF). Nanjing Youth Olympic Games Organizing Committee. 4 March 2014. Retrieved 5 June 2014.
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