2016 FIBA World Olympic Qualifying Tournament – Manila
The 2016 FIBA World Olympic Qualifying Tournament in Manila was one of three 2016 FIBA World Olympic Qualifying Tournaments for Men. The tournament was held at the Mall of Asia Arena in Pasay, Philippines, from 5 to 10 July 2016. The national teams of,,,,, and hosts were drawn into the tournament. The winner qualified for the 2016 Summer Olympics.
Teams
Venue
The Mall of Asia Arena was chosen as the main venue for the tournament. Since the arena's location, Pasay, is part of Metro Manila, the host city of the Philippine qualifiers is designated as "Manila" for marketing purposes. The Arena hosted the 2013 FIBA Asia Championship.| Pasay | |
| Mall of Asia Arena | |
| Capacity: 15,000 | |
Referees
The following referees were selected for the tournament.- Sofiane Si Youcef
- Michael Aylen
- Elias Koromilas
- Luigi Lamonica
- Ferdinand Pascual
- José Carrion
- Saša Pukl
- Miguel Pérez
Preliminary round
Group A
Group B
Knockout phase
Semifinals
Final
Final rankings
Statistical leaders
Players
;Points| Pos. | Name | PPG |
| 1 |  Andray Blatche | 25.5 |
| 2 |  Corey Webster | 21.7 |
| 3 |  Cory Joseph | 19.3 |
| 4 |  Nando De Colo | 17.3 |
| 5 | Tai Webster | 16.3 |
;Rebounds
| Pos. | Name | RPG |
| 1 |  Maurice Ndour | 10.5 |
| 2 | Tai Webster | 9.7 |
| 3 |  Semih Erden | 8.7 |
| 4 | Tristan Thompson | 8.3 |
| 5 | Mika Vukona | 7.5 |
;Assists
| Pos. | Name | APG |
| 1 | Cory Joseph | 4.3 |
| 2 | Clevin Hannah | 4.0 |
| 3 | Tony Parker | 3.5 |
| 3 | Thierno Niang | 3.5 |
| 5 | Boris Diaw | 3.3 |
;Steals
| Pos. | Name | SPG |
| 1 | Nando De Colo | 2.3 |
| 2 | Sinan Güler | 1.7 |
| 3 | Andray Blatche | 1.5 |
| 4 | Semih Erden | 1.3 |
| 4 | Boris Diaw | 1.3 |
| 4 | Thomas Heurtel | 1.3 |
| 4 | Cory Joseph | 1.3 |
;Blocks
| Pos. | Name | BPG |
| 1 | Maurice Ndour | 2.5 |
| 2 | Cheikh Mbodj | 2.0 |
| 3 | Melvin Ejim | 1.0 |
| 3 | Thomas Abercrombie | 1.0 |
| 3 | Khem Birch | 1.0 |
| 3 | Andray Blatche | 1.0 |
;Other statistical leaders
| Stat | Name | Avg. |
| Field goal percentage | Nando de Colo | 58.5% |
| 3-point FG percentage | Isaac Fotu | 57.1% |
| Free throw percentage | Corey Webster | 100.0% |
| Turnovers | Andray Blatche Cory Joseph | 3.5 |
| Fouls | Mika Vukona | 5.0 |
Teams
;Points| Pos. | Name | PPG |
| 1 | 82.0 | |
| 2 | 79.3 | |
| 3 | 73.3 | |
| 4 | 71.8 | |
| 5 | 66.7 |
;Rebounds
| Pos. | Name | RPG |
| 1 | 52.0 | |
| 2 | 41.7 | |
| 3 | 41.5 | |
| 4 | 37.7 | |
| 5 | 36.0 |
;Assists
| Pos. | Name | APG |
| 1 | 15.3 | |
| 2 | 14.0 | |
| 2 | 14.0 | |
| 4 | 12.8 | |
| 5 | 12.0 |
;Steals
| Pos. | Name | SPG |
| 1 | 8.5 | |
| 2 | 6.0 | |
| 3 | 5.0 | |
| 4 | 4.0 | |
| 5 | 3.8 |
;Blocks
| Pos. | Name | BPG |
| 1 | 5.0 | |
| 2 | 3.3 | |
| 3 | 3.0 | |
| 4 | 2.0 | |
| 5 | 1.3 |
;Other statistical leaders
| Stat | Name | Avg. |
| Field goal percentage | 41.0% | |
| 3-point FG percentage | 40.0% | |
| Free throw percentage | 83.1% | |
| Turnovers | 17.5 | |
| Fouls | 26.5 |
Issues
Organizational issues
Before the match between the host country Philippines and New Zealand, O Canada was mistakenly played instead of God Defend New Zealand.Reception to the Haka
There was mixed reception of the fans' reaction to the New Zealand squad while performing their Haka in which fans reacted with boos. However, the New Zealand team stated that there was no issue with it as "Different people react in different ways to it."Marketing
Broadcasting
Below are the broadcasters of the participating teams| Country | Broadcaster |
| TSN | |
| Canal+ | |
| Māori TV | |
| TV5 | |
| Canal + Sport SuperSport | |
| NTV |
Side Events
The March to MOA
On the afternoon of July 5, day 1 of the tournament, a colorful street parade called The March to MOA was held to kick off the OQT Manila event festivities. It was a giant street party as the parade winds its way through the precinct streets of the SM Mall of Asia towards the Mall of Asia Arena. The parade was highlighted Filipino culture and feature attractive floats representing the six participating nations and FIBA as well as showcasing cultural dance and drummer groups from all over the Philippines.The Global Village
A Global Village fan zone was erected beside the Mall of Asia Arena where fans were able to check various booths representing each of the participating countries including food, Music and Culture.The Village Central was consisted of the registration area, passport for the village, get money or chits to buy food from the village, and avail of merchandise souvenirs from all the six participating countries.