# 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.

## 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 is the Brazil roster for the men's basketball tournament of the 2016 Summer Olympics.
On 27 July, Anderson Varejão left the squad due to injury and was replaced by Cristiano Felício.
The following were also candidates to make the team:
Earlier candidates :
| Player | NBA Team | Added | Removed | Reason |
| Cristiano Felício | Chicago Bulls | - | June 10, 2016 | Withdrew |
| Lucas Nogueira | Toronto Raptors | - | June 10, 2016 | Withdrew |
| Deryk Ramos | Brasília Basketball | June 24, 2016 | July 18, 2016 | Players Invited |
| Humberto Silva | Flamengo Basketball | June 24, 2016 | July 18, 2016 | Players Invited |
| Pedro Henrique | Paulistano Basketball | June 24, 2016 | July 18, 2016 | Players Invited |
| Guilherme Hubner | Paulistano Basketball | June 24, 2016 | July 18, 2016 | Players Invited |
| Wesley Sena | Bauru Basketball | June 24, 2016 | July 18, 2016 | Players Invited |
| Vítor Faverani | UCAM Murcia | June 10, 2016 | July 1, 2016 | Injured |
| Larry Taylor | Mogi das Cruzes Helbor | June 10, 2016 | July 20, 2016 | 12-man roster cut |
| Anderson Varejão | Golden State Warriors | June 10, 2016 | July 27, 2016 | Injured |

## Exhibition games

* July 22, 2016
* Report
| 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
* Report
| 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
* Report
| 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
* Report
| 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
* Report
| 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
* Report
| 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

| Pos | Teamvte | Pld | W | L | PF | PA | PD | Pts | Qualification |
| 1 | Croatia | 5 | 3 | 2 | 400 | 407 | −7 | 8 | Quarterfinals |
| 2 | Spain | 5 | 3 | 2 | 432 | 357 | +75 | 8 | Quarterfinals |
| 3 | Lithuania | 5 | 3 | 2 | 392 | 428 | −36 | 8 | Quarterfinals |
| 4 | Argentina | 5 | 3 | 2 | 441 | 428 | +13 | 8 | Quarterfinals |
| 5 | Brazil (H) | 5 | 2 | 3 | 411 | 407 | +4 | 7 | |
| 6 | Nigeria | 5 | 1 | 4 | 392 | 441 | −49 | 6 | |
* ↑ Team at the time player was a candidate
* 1 2 3 4 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
* Boxscore
| 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
* Boxscore
| 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
* Boxscore
| 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
* Boxscore
| 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
* Boxscore
| 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)