Basketball at the 1996 Summer Olympics – Men's tournament
The men's tournament of basketball at the 1996 Olympics at Atlanta, United States began on July 20 and ended on August 4, when the United States defeated FR Yugoslavia 95–69 for the gold medal.Participants
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- FR Yugoslavia
Format
- Twelve teams are split into 2 preliminary round groups of 6 teams each. The top 4 teams from each group qualify for the knockout stage.
- Fifth and sixth-placed teams from each group are ranked 9th–12th in two additional matches.
- In the quarterfinals, the matchups are as follows: A1 vs. B4, A2 vs. B3, A3 vs. B2 and A4 vs. B1.
- *The eliminated teams at the quarterfinals are ranked 5th–8th in two additional matches.
- The winning teams from the quarterfinals meet in the semifinals as follows: A3/B2 vs. A1/B4 and A2/B3 vs. A4/B1.
- The winning teams from the semifinals dispute the gold medal. The losing teams dispute the bronze.
Ties are broken via the following the criteria, with the first option used first, all the way down to the last option:
- Head to head results
- Goal average between the tied teams
- Goal average of the tied teams for all teams in its group
Squads
Preliminary round
Group A
Group B
Tournament bracket
Quarterfinals
All times are localClassification round
Placement Matches (9–12th Place)
11th–12th
9th–10th
Placement Matches (5–8th Place)
7th–8th
5th–6th
Semifinals
Finals
Awards
