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
Players Coaches
Pos. No. Name Age – Date of birth Height Club Ctr.
PG 5 Raulzinho Neto 24 – (1992-05-19)19 May 1992 1.92 m (6 ft 4 in) Utah Jazz United States
C 6 Cristiano Felício 24 – (1992-07-07)7 July 1992 2.08 m (6 ft 10 in) Chicago Bulls United States
SG 8 Vítor Benite 26 – (1990-02-20)20 February 1990 1.90 m (6 ft 3 in) UCAM Murcia Spain
PG 9 Marcelinho Huertas 33 – (1983-05-25)25 May 1983 1.91 m (6 ft 3 in) Los Angeles Lakers United States
G/F 10 Alex Garcia 36 – (1980-03-04)4 March 1980 1.92 m (6 ft 4 in) Bauru Brazil
F 12 Guilherme Giovannoni 36 – (1980-06-02)2 June 1980 2.04 m (6 ft 8 in) Brasília Brazil
F/C 13 Nenê 33 – (1982-09-13)13 September 1982 2.11 m (6 ft 11 in) Houston Rockets United States
SF 14 Marquinhos Vieira 32 – (1984-05-31)31 May 1984 2.07 m (6 ft 9 in) Flamengo Brazil
SG 19 Leandro Barbosa 33 – (1982-11-28)28 November 1982 1.94 m (6 ft 4 in) Phoenix Suns United States
F/C 23 Augusto Lima 24 – (1991-09-17)17 September 1991 2.06 m (6 ft 9 in) Real Madrid Spain
F/C 30 Rafael Hettsheimeir 30 – (1986-06-16)16 June 1986 2.08 m (6 ft 10 in) Bauru Brazil
PG 55 Rafael Luz 24 – (1992-02-11)11 February 1992 1.88 m (6 ft 2 in) Flamengo Brazil
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[a] Added Removed Reason
Cristiano Felício Chicago Bulls - June 10, 2016 Withdrew
Lucas Nogueira Toronto Raptors
Deryk Ramos Brasília Basketball June 24, 2016 July 18, 2016 Players Invited
Humberto Silva Flamengo Basketball
Pedro Henrique Paulistano Basketball
Guilherme Hubner Paulistano Basketball
Wesley Sena Bauru Basketball
Vítor Faverani UCAM Murcia June 10, 2016 July 1, 2016 Injured
Larry Taylor Mogi das Cruzes Helbor July 20, 2016 12-man roster cut
Anderson Varejão Golden State Warriors July 27, 2016 Injured

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[b] Quarterfinals
2  Spain 5 3 2 432 357 +75 8[b]
3  Lithuania 5 3 2 392 428 −36 8[b]
4  Argentina 5 3 2 441 428 +13 8[b]
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 points; 3) head-to-head points difference; 4) head-to-head number of points scored.
(H) Hosts
Notes:
  1. ^ Team at the time player was a candidate
  2. ^ a b c d 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

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

  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. Archived from the original on 23 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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