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.
PG 5 Neto, Raulzinho 24 – (1992-05-19)19 May 1992 1.92 m (6 ft 4 in) Utah Jazz
C 6 Felício, Cristiano 24 – (1992-07-07)7 July 1992 2.08 m (6 ft 10 in) Chicago Bulls
SG 8 Benite, Vítor 26 – (1990-02-20)20 February 1990 1.90 m (6 ft 3 in) UCAM Murcia
PG 9 Huertas, Marcelinho 33 – (1983-05-25)25 May 1983 1.91 m (6 ft 3 in) Los Angeles Lakers
G/F 10 Garcia, Alex 36 – (1980-03-04)4 March 1980 1.92 m (6 ft 4 in) Bauru
F 12 Giovannoni, Guilherme 36 – (1980-06-02)2 June 1980 2.04 m (6 ft 8 in) Brasília
F/C 13 Nenê 33 – (1982-09-13)13 September 1982 2.11 m (6 ft 11 in) Washington Wizards
SF 14 Vieira, Marquinhos 32 – (1984-05-31)31 May 1984 2.07 m (6 ft 9 in) Flamengo
SG 19 Barbosa, Leandro 33 – (1982-11-28)28 November 1982 1.94 m (6 ft 4 in) Golden State Warriors
F/C 23 Lima, Augusto 24 – (1991-09-17)17 September 1991 2.06 m (6 ft 9 in) Real Madrid
F/C 30 Hettsheimeir, Rafael 30 – (1986-06-16)16 June 1986 2.08 m (6 ft 10 in) Bauru
PG 55 Luz, Rafael 24 – (1992-02-11)11 February 1992 1.88 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
Player NBA Team[lower-alpha 1] Added Removed Reason
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
Further information: Basketball at the 2016 Summer Olympics – Men's tournament

Preliminary round
Pos Team Pld W L PF PA PD Pts Qualification
1  Croatia 5 3 2 400 407 −7 8[lower-alpha 2] Quarter-finals
2  Spain 5 3 2 432 357 +75 8[lower-alpha 2]
3  Lithuania 5 3 2 392 428 −36 8[lower-alpha 2]
4  Argentina 5 3 2 441 428 +13 8[lower-alpha 2]
5  Brazil (H) 5 2 3 411 407 +4 7
6  Nigeria 5 1 4 392 441 −49 6
Source: FIBA
Rules for classification: 1) Points; 2) Head-to-head results; 3) Points difference; 4) Points scored.
(H) Host.
Notes:
  1. Team at the time player was a candidate
  2. In games among the four teams at 3–2, Croatia and Spain were 2–1 while Argentina and Lithuania were 1–2. Croatia beat Spain 72–70, and Lithuania beat Argentina 81–73.

Lithuania
August 7, 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
August 9, 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
August 11, 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
August 13, 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
August 15, 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
  1. "Definida a Seleção Brasileira masculina de basquete para os Jogos Rio 2016". www.esporte.gov.br. Retrieved 2016-06-20.
  2. "Seleção brasileira de basquete tem cinco da NBA na pré-lista da Rio-2016". O Globo. June 10, 2016.
  3. Stein, Marc (April 25, 2016). "Vamos aos treinos". lnb.com.br.
  4. "Definida a Seleção Brasileira para os Jogos Rio 2016" [The Brazilian national team set for the Rio 2016 Games]. Brazilian Basketball Confederation. 20 July 2016. Retrieved 20 July 2016.
  5. "Cristiano Felicio to replace Anderson Varejao at Rio Olympics". CBS Sports. 27 July 2016. Retrieved 27 July 2016.

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