Basketball at the 2024 Summer Olympics

Lore & Background

The 2024 Summer Olympics basketball events featured both 5x5 and 3x3 competitions. The 5x5 tournaments included men's and women's events, each with 12-player teams. Preliminary rounds for 5x5 were held at Stade Pierre-Mauroy in Lille, while the final phase moved to the Bercy Arena in Paris, which was not referred to as the Accor Arena due to IOC rules disallowing corporate sponsor names. The 3x3 competitions, retaining their position in the program, were played at Place de la Concorde.

Reader's Guide

The basketball competitions at the 2024 Summer Olympics represent a continuation of the sport's long Olympic tradition, with both 5x5 and 3x3 formats included. The 5x5 tournaments followed a standard format of preliminary groups and knockout stages, with the men's and women's events each featuring 12 teams. The 3x3 tournaments, held for the second time in Olympic history, featured eight teams per gender, with teams of four players (three on court, one substitute). The venue split between Lille and Paris highlighted the geographic scope of the Games. The Bercy Arena's naming restriction under IOC rules underscores the organization's policy against corporate sponsorship of Olympic venues. The event's schedule from 27 July to 11 August 2024 placed basketball across much of the Olympic period.

Did You Know?

• The Bercy Arena was not referred to as the Accor Arena due to IOC rules disallowing corporate sponsor names.
• Preliminary 5x5 matches were held at Stade Pierre-Mauroy in Lille, not in Paris.
• The 3x3 competitions were played at Place de la Concorde.
• Each 3x3 team consisted of three players on the court and one substitute.