. ▁The ▁ 2 0 ▁teams ▁for ▁the ▁O Q T ▁will ▁consist ▁of ▁the ▁O Q T ▁hosts , ▁the ▁three ▁highest - pla ced ▁teams ▁at ▁the ▁ 2 0 1 9 ▁FI BA ▁ 3 x 3 ▁World ▁Cup , ▁and ▁ 1 6 ▁teams ▁on ▁the ▁world ▁ranking ▁list ▁( with ▁Japan ▁being ▁guaranteed ▁a ▁spot ▁if ▁not ▁already ▁qualified ▁for ▁the ▁Olympics ). ▁The ▁first ▁ 1 0 ▁qu ota ▁sp ots ▁for ▁the ▁O Q T ▁are ▁open ▁to ▁any ▁team ▁that ▁has ▁not ▁qualified ▁for ▁the ▁women ' s ▁Olympic ▁tournament , ▁but ▁the ▁remaining ▁ 1 0 ▁sp ots ▁are ▁subject ▁to ▁two ▁restrictions . ▁First , ▁an ▁NO C ▁that ▁has ▁a ▁team ▁qualified ▁for ▁the ▁men ' s ▁tournament ▁is ▁ex cluded ▁from ▁these ▁restricted ▁qu ota ▁places . ▁Second , ▁no ▁more ▁than ▁ 1 0 ▁NO C s ▁from ▁any ▁given ▁continent ▁may ▁comp ete ▁at ▁the ▁O Q T . ▁ ▁The ▁final ▁qu ota ▁place ▁will ▁be ▁determined ▁through ▁the ▁ 2 0 2 0 ▁FI BA ▁Univers ality ▁Olympic ▁Qual ifying ▁Tournament ▁( U O Q T ). ▁This ▁will ▁be ▁a ▁ 6 - team ▁tournament . ▁NO C s ▁already ▁qualified ▁through ▁the ▁ranking ▁list ▁or ▁the ▁O Q T ▁will ▁not ▁be ▁el ig ible ▁to ▁play ▁in ▁the ▁U O Q T . ▁Further , ▁any ▁NO C ▁that ▁has ▁had ▁a ▁men ' s ▁or ▁women ' s ▁team ▁play ▁in ▁the ▁basketball