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    Who qualified for Paris 2024? Updates, results, highlights from 2024 FIBA Olympic Qualifying Tournament Spain

    By Sloan Piva,

    12 hours ago

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    Sunday will cap off an exciting week in Valencia, Spain, where six teams entered in the Olympic Qualifying Tournament (OQT) but only one will advance to the 2024 Summer Olympics in Paris.

    After Saturday's semifinals, the Final for the Spain OQT has been set: Santi Aldama and the host-team Spain will take on Eric Gordon, Buddy Hield, DeAndre Ayton and the Bahamas for one of the four remaining Olympic berths.

    Eight hoops teams have already qualified for the Paris games, most notably the United States and Canada. The four Finals from this week's OQTs — in Spain, Greece, Latvia, and Puerto Rico — will join those other eight teams in the Olympic basketball tournament.

    Nobody much doubted Spain's ability to advance to the Final. They were listed on most sportsbooks as much as 16.5-point favorites to beat Finland in the semis on Saturday. But this should be the toughest test of the host team's week, as the Bahamas come in with plenty of firepower at the hoop and outside the arc.

    Let's take a closer look at the Olympic Qualifying Tournament Final between Spain and the Bahamas, providing the game time, streaming information, and full rosters for both teams.

    WATCH: Olympic Qualifying Tournaments on Courtside 1891

    Where to watch Spain vs. Bahamas FIBA Olympic Qualifying game

    • Date: Sunday, July 7
    • Time: 2:30 p.m. ET
    • Live stream: Courtside 1891 on DAZN

    International hoops fans can enjoy Spain vs. the Bahamas on Courtside 1891, the exclusive streaming platform for FIBA, on DAZN .

    The winner of the Valencia tournament — along with the winners of the Greece, Latvia, and Puerto Rico tournaments — will join the other eight teams previously qualified for the 2024 Olympics.

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    Courtside 1891 can be found on DAZN , a global distributor of Courtside 1891. Thanks to the partnership, fans can watch Courtside 1891 as a standalone offering on DAZN .

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    Spain roster for FIBA Olympic Qualifying Tournament

    No. Player Position
    2 Lorenzo Brown Guard
    4 Jaime Pradilla Center
    5 Rudy Fernandez Forward
    6 Xabi Lopez-Arostegui Forward
    7 Santi Aldama Forward
    8 Dario Brizuela Guard
    9 Alberto Diaz Guard
    10 Juancho Hernangomez Forward
    14 Willy Hernangomez Forward
    16 Usman Garuba Forward
    23 Sergio Llull Guard
    24 Juan Nunez Guard

    Spain might not have the experience it used to enjoy, but it still has plenty of firepower from top to bottom. Leading the charge has been Aldama, who entered the weekend averaging 20.5 points per game on over 60-percent shooting. The host team plays tough and keeps the tempo up, and their length and strength make them very capable of second-chance opportunities. The Spaniards should make the most of their last-chance opportunity to get into Paris.

    Bahamas roster for FIBA Olympic Qualifying Tournament

    No. Player Position
    1 Deandre Ayton Center
    3 Franco Miller Guard
    6 Travis Munnings Forward
    7 Buddy Hield Guard
    8 Valdez Edgecombe Jr. Guard
    9 Donavan Freeman Forward
    10 Eric Gordon Guard
    11 Lourawls Nairn Guard
    12 Kentwan Smith Forward
    13 Deyton Albury Guard
    14 Samuel Hunter Forward
    15 Jaraun Burrows Center

    The Bahamas could very well be the strongest underdog of the Sunday OQTs slate. Buddy Hield and Eric Gordon provide plenty of three-point shooting, while DeAndre Ayton continues to wreak havoc on the interior on both ends of the floor.

    Hield and company entered the weekend shooting a deadly 44-percent from deep, and they have been getting awesome contributions from breakout 18-year-old VJ Edgecombe. The Baylor commit has played incredible defense and put his athleticism on display with his dunks. This game should be one for the ages.

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