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, Demétrius Ferraciú, and José Alves Neto as assistant coaches.

Timeline

The following were also candidates to make the team:
PlayerNBA TeamAddedRemovedReason
Chicago Bulls-Withdrew
Toronto Raptors-Withdrew
Brasília BasketballPlayers Invited
Flamengo BasketballPlayers Invited
Paulistano BasketballPlayers Invited
Paulistano BasketballPlayers Invited
Bauru BasketballPlayers Invited
UCAM MurciaInjured
Larry TaylorMogi das Cruzes Helbor12-man roster cut
Golden State WarriorsInjured

Exhibition games

Olympic play

Preliminary round

Lithuania

Spain

Croatia

Argentina

Nigeria