In eight previous appearances at the Olympic Games, Norway have always finished between the top four sides, with two gold medals, two silver medals, three bronze medals and a fourth place, at Atlanta 1996. This makes the Scandinavian side the most consistent side in the history of the competition, a lock to make the semi-finals, which they always did when they took the court at the Olympic Games.

Angola are one of the teams with the largest appearance streaks at the Olympic Games, eight consecutive editions, dating back to Atlanta 1996. However, the African side has secured only one quarter-finals berths in their history, but has been a mainstay and the dominant force of the African continent over the last decades.