Wheelchair basketball at the 2024 Summer Paralympics – Men's tournament

Wheelchair basketball
at the XVII Paralympic Games
VenueBercy Arena
Dates29 August – 7 September 2024
Competitors96 from 8 nations
Medalists
1st place, gold medalist(s)  United States
2nd place, silver medalist(s)  Great Britain
3rd place, bronze medalist(s)  Germany
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Wheelchair basketball at the
2024 Summer Paralympics
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The 2024 Summer Paralympics men's tournament in Paris began on 29 August and ended on 7 September 2024.[1][2][3] The matches were played at the Bercy Arena.[4] This was the fifteenth edition of the tournament since the tournament debut at the 1968 Summer Paralympics in Tel Aviv.[4]

Eight teams were separated into two groups of four to determine the ranking for matches in the knockout stage of the competition. From there it was a knockout format which would lead to the gold medal match.[1]

Competition schedule

G Group stage ¼ Quarter-finals ½ Semi-finals B Bronze medal match GM Gold medal match
Date
Event
 Thu 29
Aug 		Fri 30
Aug 		Sat 31
Aug 		Sun 1
Sep 		Mon 2
Sep 		Tue 3
Sep 		Wed 4
Sep 		Thu 5
Sep 		Fri 6
Sep 		Sat 7
Sep
Men G G G G G 1/4 1/2 B GM

Qualification

The top four nations earn sports for their Zones, the winners of the zonal championships will qualify for the Paralympics. Teams are invited to the repechage tournament if the team hasn't earned a quota based on their zonal place rankings via the World Championships. The host nation and the repechage host are also invited to this tournament if they haven't already qualified.[5][6]

Means of qualification Date Venue Berths Qualified
2023 European Para Championships 8–20 August 2023 Netherlands Rotterdam 2  Great Britain
 Spain
2023 Parapan American Games 17–26 November 2023 Chile Santiago 1  United States
2024 IWBF Asia-Oceania Championships 12–20 January 2024 Thailand Bangkok 1  Australia
2024 IWBF Men's Repechage 12–15 April 2024 France Antibes 4  Canada
 France
 Germany
 Netherlands
Total 8

Squads

Main article: Wheelchair basketball at the 2024 Summer Paralympics – Men's team rosters

Preliminary round

Group A

Pos Team Pld W L PF PA PD Pts Qualification
1  Great Britain 3 3 0 249 163 +86 6 Quarter-finals
2  Canada 3 2 1 209 208 +1 5
3  Germany 3 1 2 179 208 −29 4
4  France (H) 3 0 3 182 240 −58 3
Source: Paris 2024
Rules for classification: 1) Points; 2) Head-to-head results; 3) Points difference; 4) Points scored.
(H) Hosts
29 August 2024
10:30
Great Britain  76–55  Germany
Scoring by quarter: 18–8, 14–17, 20–17, 24–13
Pts: Warburton 24
Rebs: Manning 10
Asts: Pratt 18		 Pts: Güntner 19
Rebs: Halouski 9
Asts: Böhme 10
 
Bercy Arena, Paris
Attendance: 12.799
Referees: Darrell Hargreaves
30 August 2024
18:15
France  68–83  Canada
Scoring by quarter: 20–26, 21–13, 13–22, 14–22
Pts: Jouanserre 38
Rebs: Bayle, Jouanserre 6
Asts: Mehiaoui 6		 Pts: Higgins 38
Rebs: Anderson 12
Asts: Anderson 13
 
Bercy Arena, Paris
Attendance: 12.726
Referees: Krunoslav Peić
31 August 2024
12:45
Canada  58–88  Great Britain
Scoring by quarter: 14–29, 19–21, 15–24, 10–14
Pts: Higgins 14
Rebs: Gončin 6
Asts: three players 3		 Pts: Pratt 20
Rebs: Manning 9
Asts: Warburton, Pratt 10
 
Bercy Arena, Paris
Attendance: 12.761
Referees: Linas Radykas
31 August 2024
21:30
Germany  72–64  France
Scoring by quarter: 17–19, 19–15, 14–17, 22–13
Pts: Güntner 22
Rebs: Güntner 11
Asts: Böhme 8		 Pts: Jouanserre 22
Rebs: Mehiaoui 8
Asts: Mehiaoui 10
 
Bercy Arena, Paris
Attendance: 12.778
Referees: Gustavo Mathias
2 September 2024
16:00
Germany  52–68  Canada
Scoring by quarter: 11-16, 13-21, 18-27, 10-4
Pts: Güntner, Böhme 17
Rebs: Güntner 11
Asts: Böhme 4		 Pts: Anderson 17
Rebs: Gončin 9
Asts: Higgins 6
 
Bercy Arena, Paris
Attendance: 8,891
Referees: Shunsuke Nikaido
2 September 2024
19:15
France  50–85  Great Britain
Scoring by quarter: 13-21, 14-16, 15-24, 8-24
Pts: Carlier 10
Rebs: Carlier 8
Asts: Mehiaoui 7		 Pts: Warburton 20
Rebs: Manning 9
Asts: Pratt 13
 
Bercy Arena, Paris
Attendance: 12.721
Referees: Cristian Colombatti

Group B

Pos Team Pld W L PF PA PD Pts Qualification
1  United States 3 3 0 202 159 +43 6 Quarter-finals
2  Spain 3 2 1 192 179 +13 5
3  Netherlands 3 1 2 153 183 −30 4
4  Australia 3 0 3 184 210 −26 3
Source: Paris 2024
Rules for classification: 1) Points; 2) Head-to-head results; 3) Points difference; 4) Points scored.
29 August 2024
16:00
United States  66–56  Spain
Scoring by quarter: 18–17, 14–12, 14–11, 20–16
Pts: Williams 22
Rebs: Serio 11
Asts: Serio 12		 Pts: Ortega 17
Rebs: Sánchez, Lorenzo 8
Asts: Ortega 6
 
Bercy Arena, Paris
Attendance: 12.682
Referees: Shu-Fei Hsieh
29 August 2024
21:30
Australia  55–66  Netherlands
Scoring by quarter: 16–12, 14–16, 10–16, 15–22
Pts: Latham 16
Rebs: Latham 13
Asts: Norris, Knowles 5		 Pts: Op den Orth 26
Rebs: Op den Orth 12
Asts: Zantinge 9
 
Bercy Arena, Paris
Attendance: 11.029
Referees: Sébastien Gauthier
30 August 2024
12:45
Spain  68–60  Australia
Scoring by quarter: 19–12, 14–13, 19–5, 16–30
Pts: A. Zarzuela 25
Rebs: A. Zarzuela 9
Asts: Ortega 9		 Pts: Brown 22
Rebs: Knowles, Brown 6
Asts: Knowles 8
 
Bercy Arena, Paris
Attendance: 10.147
Referees: Erik Etzelmüller
31 August 2024
16:00
Netherlands  34–60  United States
Scoring by quarter: 4–17, 15–12, 13–14, 2–17
Pts: Op den Orth 26
Rebs: Op den Orth 9
Asts: Poggenwisch 10		 Pts: Bell 18
Rebs: Bell 11
Asts: Serio 8
 
Bercy Arena, Paris
Attendance: 12.741
Referees: Cristian Colombatti
1 September 2024
10:30
Australia  69–76  United States
Scoring by quarter: 21–22, 18–23, 18–23, 12–8
Pts: O'Neill-Thorne 14
Rebs: Latham 9
Asts: Leard, Knowles 5		 Pts: Williams 24
Rebs: Bell, Fitzpatrick 5
Asts: Serio 9
 
Bercy Arena, Paris
Attendance: 12.679
Referees: Tomáš Pajer
1 September 2024
18:15
Netherlands  53–68  Spain
Scoring by quarter: 18–14, 13–21, 15–14, 7–19
Pts: Bellers 22
Rebs: Bellers 11
Asts: Poggenwisch 7		 Pts: Ortega 19
Rebs: A. Zarzuela 10
Asts: Ortega 7
 
Bercy Arena, Paris
Attendance: 12.725
Referees: Sébastien Gauthier

Knockout stage

 
Quarter-finalsSemi-finalsGold medal match
 
          
 
3 September - 19:15
 
 
 Great Britain84
 
5 September - 16:00
 
 Australia64
 
 Great Britain71
 
3 September - 13:45
 
 Germany43
 
 Spain49
 
7 September - 21:30
 
 Germany57
 
 Great Britain69
 
3 September - 16:00
 
 United States73
 
 Canada79
 
5 September - 21:30
 
 Netherlands67
 
 Canada43
 
3 September - 21:30
 
 United States80 Bronze medal match
 
 United States82
 
7 September - 16:00
 
 France47
 
 Germany75
 
 
 Canada62
 

Quarter-finals

3 September 2024
13:45
Spain  49–57  Germany
Scoring by quarter: 13–12, 6–14, 20–17, 10–14
Pts: Ortega 21
Rebs: A. Zarzuela 9
Asts: Ortega 5		 Pts: Böhme 26
Rebs: Böhme 15
Asts: Böhme 7
 
Bercy Arena, Paris
Attendance: 11.279
Referees: Sébastien Gauthier
3 September 2024
16:00
Canada  79–67  Netherlands
Scoring by quarter: 18–19, 26–10, 21–22, 14–16
Pts: Anderson 20
Rebs: Anderson 20
Asts: Gončin 7		 Pts: Op den Orth 18
Rebs: Poggenwisch 9
Asts: Poggenwisch 12
 
Bercy Arena, Paris
Attendance: 11.279
Referees: Shu-Fei Hsieh
3 September 2024
19:15
Great Britain  84–64  Australia
Scoring by quarter: 17-16, 21-19, 18-16, 28-13
Pts: Fox 26
Rebs: Manning 16
Asts: Pratt 18		 Pts: Latham 20
Rebs: Latham 7
Asts: Knowles 5
 
Bercy Arena, Paris
Attendance: 12,652
Referees: Gustavo Mathias
3 September 2024
21:30
United States  82–47  France
Scoring by quarter: 24-12, 17-15, 27-10, 14-10
Pts: Williams 23
Rebs: Bell 14
Asts: Williams 10		 Pts: Carlier 11
Rebs: Carlier 10
Asts: Ramonet 5
 
Bercy Arena, Paris
Attendance: 12,652
Referees: Blaine Krapljanov

Classification matches

Classification qualifying
4 September 2024
10:30
Spain  74–78  Australia
Scoring by quarter: 24–16, 18–22, 16–21, 16–19
Pts: A. Zarzuela 16
Rebs: A. Zarzuela 8
Asts: P. Zarzuela, Ortega 10		 Pts: Latham 33
Rebs: Latham 6
Asts: Norris, O'Neill-Thorne 8
 
Bercy Arena, Paris
Attendance: 11.430
Referees: Adam Fronczak
5 September 2024
18:15
Netherlands  72–63  France
Scoring by quarter: 20–6, 19–22, 19–19, 14–16
Pts: Op den Orth 23
Rebs: Poggenwisch 11
Asts: Poggenwisch 19		 Pts: Jouenserre 21
Rebs: Carlier 10
Asts: Mehiaoui 13
 
Bercy Arena, Paris
Attendance: 11.470
Referees: Gustavo Mathias
7th–8th classification match
6 September 2024
13:45
Spain  72–57  France
Scoring by quarter: 16–12, 17–16, 22–13, 17–16
Pts: Ortega 16
Rebs: A. Zarzuela 8
Asts: García 8		 Pts: Ramonet 15
Rebs: Bayle 7
Asts: Mehiaoui 7
 
Bercy Arena, Paris
Attendance: 12.527
Referees: Blaine Krapljanov
5th–6th classification match
6 September 2024
19:15
Netherlands  75–82  Australia
Scoring by quarter: 20–22, 18–25, 18–19, 19–16
Pts: Op den Orth 22
Rebs: Op den Orth 13
Asts: Poggenwisch 12		 Pts: Knowles 21
Rebs: Latham 8
Asts: Norris 8
 
Bercy Arena, Paris
Attendance: 12.514
Referees: Yekta Koç

Semi-finals

5 September 2024
16:00
Great Britain  71–43  Germany
Scoring by quarter: 10-11, 18-13, 20-8, 23-11
Pts: Warburton 35
Rebs: Manning 14
Asts: Pratt 14		 Pts: Böhme 11
Rebs: Halouski 6
Asts: Böhme 6
 
Bercy Arena, Paris
Attendance: 11,470
5 September 2024
21:30
United States  80–43  Canada
Scoring by quarter: 15–16, 25–16, 19–7, 21–4
Pts: Bell 31
Rebs: Bell 10
Asts: Williams 11		 Pts: Anderson 16
Rebs: Anderson 6
Asts: Higgins 7
 
Bercy Arena, Paris
Attendance: 12.524
Referees: Linas Radykas

Bronze medal match

7 September 2024
16:00
Canada  62–75  Germany
Scoring by quarter: 17–11, 18–16, 13–20, 14–28
Pts: Anderson 31
Rebs: Anderson 11
Asts: Anderson, Gončin 4		 Pts: Böhme 36
Rebs: Güntner 10
Asts: three players 5
 
Bercy Arena, Paris
Attendance: 12.419
Referees: Krunoslav Peić

Gold medal match

7 September 2024
21:30
Great Britain  69–73  United States
Scoring by quarter: 18–23, 13–15, 12–15, 26–20
Pts: Manning 21
Rebs: Manning 16
Asts: Pratt 16		 Pts: Williams 26
Rebs: Serio 10
Asts: Serio, Williams 8
 
Bercy Arena, Paris
Attendance: 12,611
Referees: Sébastien Gauthier

Rankings

Rank Team
1st place, gold medalist(s)  United States
2nd place, silver medalist(s)  Great Britain
3rd place, bronze medalist(s)  Germany
4  Canada
5  Australia
6  Netherlands
7  Spain
8  France

References

  1. ^ a b "Paris 2024: Competition schedule for wheelchair basketball announced". paralympic.org. 21 June 2024.
  2. ^ "Competition Schedule for Wheelchair Basketball at Paris 2024 Paralympic Games Revealed". iwbf.org. 20 June 2024.
  3. ^ "Paris 2024 - Wheelchair Basketball Competition Schedule" (PDF). iwbf.org. 21 June 2024.
  4. ^ a b "Wheelchair Basketball". International Paralympic Committee. Retrieved 29 August 2024.
  5. ^ "Qualification process for Paris 2024" (PDF). International Wheelchair Basketball Federation. 28 April 2024.
  6. ^ "2024 Summer Paralympics Qualification Guide" (PDF). International Paralympic Committee. 30 November 2023.