2016 FIBA World Olympic Qualifying Tournament – Manila
| 2016 FIBA World Olympic Qualifying Tournament for Men |
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| Host nation |
 Philippines
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| Dates | 5–10 July | ||||||||||||
| Teams | 6 (from 5 federations) | ||||||||||||
| Venues | 1 (in 1 host city) | ||||||||||||
| Champions |  France |
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| MVP |
Nando de Colo
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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 Turkey, Senegal, Canada, France, New Zealand, and hosts Philippines were drawn into the tournament. The winner qualified for the 2016 Summer Olympics.
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.
The following referees were selected for the tournament.
All times are local (UTC+8).
Before the match between the host country Philippines and New Zealand, O Canada was mistakenly played instead of God Defend New Zealand.
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."
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