The 2016 Brazil men's Olympic basketball team was the men's national basketball team of Brazil that competed at the 2016 Summer Olympics, in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil. They automatically qualified, after FIBA voted to allow them to qualify as hosts, in a meeting at Tokyo, in August 2015. The team's head coach since 2010 was Rubén Magnano, and had Gustavo de Conti (Paulistano Basketball), Demétrius Ferraciú (Bauru Basketball), and José Alves Neto (Flamengo Basketball) as assistant coaches.
Timeline June 10, 2016: 14-man roster announced June 24: Start of training camp July 23 – August 2: Exhibition games August 6–21: 2016 Summer Olympics
Roster
The following were also candidates to make the team: +Earlier candidatesPlayer NBA Team Added Removed Reason Chicago Bulls - Withdrew Toronto Raptors Brasília Basketball Players Invited Flamengo Basketball Paulistano Basketball Paulistano Basketball Bauru Basketball UCAM Murcia InjuredLarry Taylor Mogi das Cruzes Helbor 12-man roster cut Golden State Warriors Injured
Exhibition games
Olympic play
Preliminary round
Lithuania
Spain
Croatia
Argentina
Nigeria
References
Notes
External links Official site