Day 1 Game Results of the 2016 Rio Olympics Basketball (Men and Women) on August 6 in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil.
Rio Olympics Basketball Day 1 Results
Men’s Basketball
Game 1: Australia defeated France, 87-66
Patty Mills with 21 points while Andre Bogut scored 18 points, 5 assists and 4 rebounds as Australia beat France. Tony Parker led France with 18 points.
Game 2: USA defeated China, 119-62
USA defeated China, 119-62 in Day 1 of the 2016 Rio Olympics Basketball led by Kevin Durant with 25 points. DeMarcus Cousins played well for Team USA with 17 points and 5 rebounds. Yi Jianlian led China with 25 points.
Watch: USA vs China Rio Olympics Game Highlights
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2016 Rio Olympic Basketball Tournaments Draw Results
Group A: OQT1, USA, Venezuela, OQT2, China, Australia
FIBA posted that the 2016 FIBA Olympic Qualifying Tournament in Manila will be the toughest draw with around 20 NBA players expected to play at the Mall of Asia Arena from July 5-10.
Teams that will compete in the FIBA OQT Manila:
Philippine Basketball in International Tournaments this 2016
2016 FIBA World Olympic Qualifying Tournament (Gilas Pilipinas)
Venues: Manila, Serbia and Turin
Dates: July 4-10, 2016
2016 FIBA World Olympic Qualifying Tournament will be held from July 5-10, 2016. 18 teams divided into 3 tournaments with 6 teams each and the winner of each tournament gets a slot in the 2016 Rio Olympics.
Teams Qualified for the 2016 FIBA World Olympic Qualifiers
EuroBasket 2015
-France
Congratulations Spain and Pau Gasol for qualifying in the 2016 Rio Olympics by beating France and will play in the EuroBasket 2015 Finals. Pau Gasol with 40 points, 11 rebounds and 3 blocks to lead Spain.
Watch Pau Gasol Highlights vs France Video
In order for Gilas Pilipinas to automatically qualify for the 2016 Olympics Basketball in Rio de Janeiro, they must win the Gold Medal in the 2015 FIBA Asia Championship in Changsha, China from September 23-October 3, 2015.
USA Basketball is preparing for the 2016 Rio Olympics and they recently held their mini camp with the top US players from the NBA including MVP Stephen Curry, Kevin Durant, Lebron James, Carmelo Anthony, Blake Griffin, Chris Paul and a lot more.
Watch USA Basketball Mini Camp Day 1 Video
Watch USA Basketball Mini Camp Day 2 Video