Lithuania, Russia and Nigeria qualified for the 2012 Olympics through this tournament.

The best non-champions from each of FIBA's 2011 continental championships qualified for this tournament.

[1] The host was determined on a meeting of the FIBA Central Board held on 10–11 December 2011 in Madrid, Spain.

The teams were divided into three pots, corresponding to their continental zones: The draw was held on 31 January 2012 in Caracas.

[2] Russia Macedonia Lithuania Greece Dominican Republic Puerto Rico Venezuela New Zealand Angola Nigeria Jordan South Korea All times are local (UTC−04:30)