3×3 basketball stars to watch at Paris 2024 Olympics

Sitting on top of the FIBA world rankings for men’s and women’s 3×3 basketball going into Paris is the United States of America.

The women won the gold medal in Tokyo and are looking strong ahead of Paris, where they will fight to defend their title. They took the 2023 FIBA World Cup title in May of last year, with France coming in second and Australia in third.

The Australian women sit ranked as world number three and will make their Olympic debut in Paris. The Aussies are topped by the People’s Republic of China on the world leaderboard, sitting in second place. The Chinese women took the bronze medal at the Olympic Games in Tokyo and just missed the podium at the World Cup to take fourth behind USA, Australia and France.

The American men failed to qualify for Tokyo, but will head to Paris in search of a medal after finishing in second place at the 2024 World Cup, behind Serbia, which currently sits in fourth on the world leaderboard and took the bronze medal in Tokyo. Reigning Olympic Champions Latvia are also strong contenders for the gold medal after finishing in third at the 2023 World Cup.