GILAS Pilipinas will know its opponents in the Fiba Olympic Qualifying Tournament 2024 during a draw ceremony to be held on Monday (Tuesday Manila time) in the federation's headquarters in Mies, Switzerland.
Twenty-four teams including the Philippines will vie for the last four remaining berths to the 2024 Paris Olympics through four tournaments to be held simultaneously from July 2 to 7 in still-to-be-determined venues.
Gilas' possible opponents
Each of the four tournaments will have six teams to be divided into two groups, to determine the top team that will punch a ticket to Paris.
The road to the Olympics, however, is expected to be a difficult one for Gilas Pilipinas, which will be pitted against countries from other continents.
Under the draw principles, there can be a maximum of two European teams in each group, but not more than three European squads in each tournament.
Also, there can only be a maximum of one Americas team in each group, a maximum of one Asia/Oceania team in each tournament, and a maximum of one Africa team in each tournament.
Gilas draw position
Gilas Pilipinas is in Pot 5 under the draw seeding, will join teams from Pots 1 and 4 in Group A of the tournament.
Pot 1 squads are Spain, Latvia, Lithuania, and Slovenia, while Pot 4 nations are New Zealand, Georgia, Mexico, and Lebanon.
Among the possible scenarios is that Gilas will be grouped with either two European teams or one European team and one Americas squad in their tournament, just like in the 2020 OQT where they played against Serbia and Dominican Republic.
Meanwhile, teams in Group Bs of the four tournaments will be from Pots 2, 3, and 6.
Pot 2 has Brazil, Italy, Greece, and Poland, while Pot 3 has Puerto Rico, Montenegro, Dominican Republic, and Finland.
Pot 6 has Egypt, Bahamas, Cameroon, and Bahrain.
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