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:
Player | NBA Team | Added | Removed | Reason |
| Chicago Bulls | - | | Withdrew |
| Toronto Raptors | - | | Withdrew |
| Brasília Basketball | | | Players Invited |
| Flamengo Basketball | | | Players Invited |
| Paulistano Basketball | | | Players Invited |
| Paulistano Basketball | | | Players Invited |
| Bauru Basketball | | | Players Invited |
| UCAM Murcia | | | Injured |
Larry Taylor | Mogi das Cruzes Helbor | | | 12-man roster cut |
| Golden State Warriors | | | Injured |
Exhibition games
Olympic play
Preliminary round
Lithuania
Spain
Croatia
Argentina
Nigeria