
Basketball at the 2008 Olympic Games will be held from August 9, 2008 to August 24, 2008. Competitions will be held at the Wukesong Indoor Stadium in Beijing, China.
2 sets of medals will be awarded in the following events:
An NOC may enter up to 1 men's team with 12 players and up to 1 women's team with 12 players. The reigning world champions and the host country qualify automatically, as do the winners of the five continental championships (plus the men's runners-up from Europe and the Americas).
The best teams from the continental championships that did not automatically qualify participated in the FIBA World Olympic Qualifying Tournament or FIBA World Olympic Qualifying Tournament for Women to determine the final spots in Beijing.
Italicized teams qualified via the wildcard tournaments.
| Africa | Americas | Asia | Europe |
|---|---|---|---|
| Angola | USA Argentina |
Iran | Russia Lithuania Croatia Greece Germany |
| Oceania | World champ | Host |
|---|---|---|
| Australia | Spain | China |
| Africa | Americas | Asia | Europe |
|---|---|---|---|
| Mali | USA Brazil |
Korea | Russia Spain Czech Rep. Latvia Belarus |
| Oceania | World champ | Host |
|---|---|---|
| New Zealand | Australia | China |
All times are China Standard Time (UTC+8)
| Qualified for the quarterfinals |
The four best teams from each group will advance to the quarterfinal round.
2008-08-10: Russia vs. Iran, Lithuania vs. Argentina, Australia vs. Croatia
2008-08-12: Iran vs. Lithuania, Croatia vs. Russia, Argentina vs.Australia
2008-08-14: Australia vs. Iran, Lithuania vs. Russia, Argentina vs. Croatia
2008-08-16: Russia vs. Australia, Croatia vs. Lithuania, Iran vs. Argentina
2008-08-18: Iran vs. Croatia, Australia vs. Lithuania, Argentina vs. Russia
2008-08-10: Germany vs. Angola, Spain vs. Greece, USA vs. China
2008-08-12: Germany vs. Greece, China vs. Spain, Angola vs. USA
2008-08-14: Germany vs. Spain, Angola vs. China, USA vs. Greece
2008-08-16: Greece vs. Angola, China vs. Germany, Spain vs. USA
2008-08-18: Greece vs. China, Angola vs. Spain, USA vs. Germany
All times are China Standard Time (UTC+8)
| Qualified for the quarterfinals |
The four best teams from each group will advance to the quarterfinal round.
2008-08-09: Belarus vs. Australia, Korea vs. Brazil, Latvia vs. Russia
2008-08-11: Korea vs. Russia, Latvia vs. Belarus, Australia vs. Brazil
2008-08-13: Belarus vs. Russia, Brazil vs. Latvia, Korea vs. Australia
2008-08-15: Latvia vs. Australia, Russia vs. Brazil, Korea vs. Belarus
2008-08-17: Australia vs. Russia, Korea vs. Latvia, Brazil vs. Belarus
2008-08-09: Mali vs. New Zealand, China vs. Spain, Czech Republic vs. USA
2008-08-11: New Zealand vs. Spain, Czech Republic vs. Mali, China vs. USA
2008-08-13: Spain vs. Czech Republic, China vs. New Zealand, Mali vs. USA
2008-08-15: Czech Republic vs. New Zealand, China vs. Mali, USA vs. Spain
2008-08-17: Mali vs. Spain, China vs. Czech Republic, New Zealand vs. USA
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