Steph Curry withdraws from USA Olympic contention
Golden State Warriors guard Stephen Curry has withdrawn his name from the USA men's Olympic roster. The Warriors public relations staff revealed Curry's decision, complete...
Rio 2016 Men’s Basketball Tournament (day 2)
Day two of the Olympic men's basketball tournament saw Group B begin their campaigns with Spain, Lithuania and the hosts Brazil in action. Group A...
Senegal outplay Cameroon to claim AfroBasket Women’s title and a spot in Rio
Senegal have won their first Afrobasket Women's title since 2009 after outclassing tournament hosts Cameroon 81-66 in Yaounde. Their 11th continental title win earns them a...
Rio 2016 Mens basketball tournament – an analytics look – Day 5
Day 5 Serbia - France 75 - 76 Simple Quarterly break down of the game: Brief notes of the game: Surprise player for France : N. DECOLO Surprise player for Serbia : B. BOGDANOVIC Turning...
Brazil given automatic Olympic spots
Brazil’s men’s and women’s national teams will compete in the Olympic Basketball Tournament at the 2016 Rio Games after FIBA’s Central Board decided to...
Spain reach women’s Olympic basketball final
Spain have reached the Olympic summit for the first time ever. Led by the dynamic duo of Alba Torrens and Astou Ndour, plus a dominant...
Rio 2016 Women’s Basketball Tournament (day 9)
Today saw the final day of group stage action in the women's basketball tournament. The USA looked to make it 5-0 when they faced...
Turkey name final squad for Olympic Qualifiers
Turkey have named their final squad for the FIBA Olympic Qualifiers next week. New Orleans Pelicans center Omer Asik features as the Turks head to...
France and Canada to square off in Manila
France will face off against Canada in Sunday's FIBA Olympic Qualifying finale to determine who grabs the Rio 2016 birth via the Manila qualifiers. France...
France prevail over brave hosts, Canada impressive in Manila
It took a while to get going but France hit their stride when it mattered and eventually got the better of hosts Philippines 93-84...
Venezuela set roster for Rio 2016
Venezuela coach Nestor Garcia named his final 12-man roster for next week's Olympic basketball tournament in Rio following their most recent warm-up game, an...
Brief history of Olympic basketball
Basketball in the Olympics debuted during the Berlin games of 1936. Now in 2016, we are celebrating its 80th year in this much awaited...
Rio 2016 Mens basketball tournament – an analytics look – Day 6
Day 6 Brazil - Croatia 76 - 80 Simple Quarterly break down of the game: Key Stats: Lineup Analysis Nigeria - Spain 87 - 96 Simple Quarterly break down of...
Rio 2016 Men’s Basketball Tournament (day 6)
Croatia take on hosts Brazil and Lithuania face-off against Argentina in a battle of the undefeated teams in Group B of the Olympic basketball...
Rio 2016 Mens basketball tournament – an analytics look – The Semi Finals
The games of the day and the semi finals Australia - Serbia 61 - 87 Simple Quarterly break down of the game: Key Stats: Lineup Analysis Spain - USA...
