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2016 Brazil men's Olympic basketball team

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.[1]

Timeline

  • June 10, 2016: 14-man roster announced[2]
  • June 24: Start of training camp[3]
  • July 23 – August 2: Exhibition games
  • August 6–21: 2016 Summer Olympics

Roster

The following is the Brazil roster for the men's basketball tournament of the 2016 Summer Olympics.[4]

Brazil men's national basketball team – 2016 Summer Olympics roster
PlayersCoaches
Pos.No.NameAge – Date of birthHeightClubCtr.
PG5Raulzinho Neto24 – (1992-05-19)19 May 19921.92 m (6 ft 4 in)Utah Jazz
C6Cristiano Felício24 – (1992-07-07)7 July 19922.08 m (6 ft 10 in)Chicago Bulls
SG8Vítor Benite26 – (1990-02-20)20 February 19901.90 m (6 ft 3 in)UCAM Murcia
PG9Marcelinho Huertas33 – (1983-05-25)25 May 19831.91 m (6 ft 3 in)Los Angeles Lakers
G/F10Alex Garcia36 – (1980-03-04)4 March 19801.92 m (6 ft 4 in)Bauru
F12Guilherme Giovannoni36 – (1980-06-02)2 June 19802.04 m (6 ft 8 in)Brasília
F/C13Nenê 33 – (1982-09-13)13 September 19822.11 m (6 ft 11 in)Washington Wizards
SF14Marquinhos Vieira32 – (1984-05-31)31 May 19842.07 m (6 ft 9 in)Flamengo
SG19Leandro Barbosa33 – (1982-11-28)28 November 19821.94 m (6 ft 4 in)Golden State Warriors
F/C23Augusto Lima24 – (1991-09-17)17 September 19912.06 m (6 ft 9 in)Real Madrid
F/C30Rafael Hettsheimeir30 – (1986-06-16)16 June 19862.08 m (6 ft 10 in)Bauru
PG55Rafael Luz24 – (1992-02-11)11 February 19921.88 m (6 ft 2 in)Flamengo
Head coach
Assistant coach(es)
Legend
  • Club – describes last
    club before the tournament
  • Age – describes age
    on 6 August 2016

On 27 July, Anderson Varejão left the squad due to injury and was replaced by Cristiano Felício.[5]

The following were also candidates to make the team:

Earlier candidates
PlayerNBA Team[a]AddedRemovedReason
Cristiano FelícioChicago Bulls-June 10, 2016Withdrew
Lucas NogueiraToronto Raptors
Deryk RamosBrasília BasketballJune 24, 2016July 18, 2016Players Invited
Humberto SilvaFlamengo Basketball
Pedro HenriquePaulistano Basketball
Guilherme HubnerPaulistano Basketball
Wesley SenaBauru Basketball
Vítor FaveraniUCAM MurciaJune 10, 2016July 1, 2016Injured
Larry TaylorMogi das Cruzes HelborJuly 20, 201612-man roster cut
Anderson VarejãoGolden State WarriorsJuly 27, 2016Injured

Exhibition games

July 22, 2016
Romania  45–90  Brazil
Scoring by quarter: 6–32, 9–24, 16–24, 14–31
Pts: Ray 14
Rebs: Olah 6
Asts: Ray, Aktas 3		Pts: Barbosa 22
Rebs: Hettsheimeir 8
Asts: Neto 7
Arena Hebraica
São Paulo, São Paulo
Attendance: 1,861
July 25, 2016
Romania  50–96  Brazil
Scoring by quarter: 11–24, 12–18, 15–33, 12–21
Pts: Olah 18
Rebs: Corpodean 5
Asts: Mihail 4		Pts: Nenê 22
Rebs: Hettsheimeir 8
Asts: Huertas 7
Arena Hebraica
São Paulo, São Paulo
Attendance: 1,960
July 28, 2016
Australia  67–96  Brazil
Scoring by quarter: 19–21, 10–23, 23–20, 15–32
Pts: Mills 18
Rebs: Baynes 6
Asts: Mills, Dellavedova 5		Pts: Neto 17
Rebs: Lima 7
Asts: Huertas 7
Arena Hugo Ramos
Mogi das Cruzes, São Paulo
Attendance: 2,864
July 30, 2016
China  52–91  Brazil
Scoring by quarter: 10–19, 12–28, 11–22, 19–22
Pts: Jiwei 13
Rebs: Yuchen 6
Asts: Ran 4		Pts: Lima 16
Rebs: Giovannoni, Huertas, Lima 5
Asts: Neto 6
Arena Hugo Ramos
Mogi das Cruzes, São Paulo
Attendance: 4,782
July 31, 2016
Lithuania  62–64  Brazil
Scoring by quarter: 19–24, 19–12, 12–11, 12–17
Pts: Kalnietis 13
Rebs: Valančiūnas 9
Asts: Five Players 5		Pts: Marquinhos 14
Rebs: Lima, Nenê 7
Asts: Huertas 4
Arena Hugo Ramos
Mogi das Cruzes, São Paulo
Attendance: 5,024
August 2, 2016
China  69–83  Brazil
Scoring by quarter: 25–15, 17–24, 10–21, 17–23
Pts: Jianlian 21
Rebs: Jianlian 6
Asts: Jiwei, Ran 3		Pts: Benite 13
Rebs: Barbosa, Lima, Nenê 6
Asts: Huertas 10
Arena Hugo Ramos
Mogi das Cruzes, São Paulo
Attendance: 3,096

Olympic play

Preliminary round

PosTeam
PldWLPFPAPDPtsQualification
1  Croatia532400407−78[b]Quarterfinals
2  Spain532432357+758[b]
3  Lithuania532392428−368[b]
4  Argentina532441428+138[b]
5  Brazil (H)523411407+47
6  Nigeria514392441−496
Source: FIBA
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) head-to-head points; 3) head-to-head points difference; 4) head-to-head number of points scored.
(H) Hosts
Notes:

Lithuania

7 August 2016 (2016-08-07)
14:15
Brazil  76–82  Lithuania
Scoring by quarter: 17–27, 12–31, 23–12, 24–12
Pts: Barbosa 21
Rebs: Nenê 8
Asts: Huertas 3		Pts: Kalnietis 16
Rebs: Jankūnas 7
Asts: Kalnietis 8
Carioca Arena 1, Rio de Janeiro
Attendance: 7,990
Referees: Eddie Viator (FRA), Steven Anderson (USA), José Reyes (MEX)

Spain

9 August 2016 (2016-08-09)
14:15
Spain  65–66  Brazil
Scoring by quarter: 13–18, 18–16, 14–19, 20–13
Pts: Gasol 13
Rebs: Gasol 10
Asts: Rodríguez 5		Pts: Huertas 11
Rebs: Lima 10
Asts: Huertas 7
Carioca Arena 1, Rio de Janeiro
Attendance: 10,761
Referees: Ilija Belošević (SRB), Roberto Vázquez (PUR), Damir Javor (SLO)

Croatia

11 August 2016 (2016-08-11)
14:15
Brazil  76–80  Croatia
Scoring by quarter: 17–19, 14–22, 19–18, 26–21
Pts: Barbosa 16
Rebs: Lima 6
Asts: Huertas 9		Pts: Bogdanović 33
Rebs: Šarić 7
Asts: Ukić 4
Carioca Arena 1, Rio de Janeiro
Attendance: 10,756
Referees: Borys Ryzhyk (UKR), Roberto Vázquez (PUR), Oļegs Latiševs (LAT)

Argentina

13 August 2016 (2016-08-13)
14:15
Argentina  111–107 (2OT)  Brazil
Scoring by quarter: 28–19, 16–33, 23–20, 18–13, Overtime: 10–10, 16–12
Pts: Nocioni 37
Rebs: Nocioni 11
Asts: Campazzo 11		Pts: Nenê 24
Rebs: Nenê 10
Asts: Neto 4
Carioca Arena 1, Rio de Janeiro
Attendance: 11,701
Referees: Christos Christodoulou (GRE), Stephen Seibel (CAN), José Reyes (MEX)

Nigeria

15 August 2016 (2016-08-15)
14:15
Nigeria  69–86  Brazil
Scoring by quarter: 16–15, 15–27, 21–17, 17–27
Pts: Akognon 16
Rebs: Aminu 7
Asts: four players 2		Pts: Nenê 19
Rebs: Nenê 7
Asts: Huertas 11
Carioca Arena 1, Rio de Janeiro
Attendance: 11,173
Referees: Ilija Belošević (SRB), Ferdinand Pascual (PHI), Robert Lottermoser (GER)

References

Notes

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