The Rio Olympic basketball groups were drawn on March 11th and Spain’s rivals and schedule is set. Spain is in Group B and games will begin on August 6th, 2016. The first round will be held from August 6th and 15th. The quarterfinals will be held on August 17th, the semifinals will be played on August 19th. The medal games and final will be held on August 21st 2016.
Group B
- Argentina
- Spain
- Brazil
- Lithuania
- OQT 3
- Nigeria
First Round Schedule
- OQ3 vs Spain (August 7th)
- Spain vs Brazil (August 9th)
- Nigeria vs Spain (August 11th)
- Spain vs Lituania (August 13th)
- Spain vs Argentina (August 15th)
With the marks of top Spanish National teams and figures such as Rafael Nadal who just won the Wimbledon after a 44 year drought for Spanish Players and the Spanish Soccer team who also won the Euro2008 after not winning in the 40s. The national teams for Spain both women and men are hoping to follow in those footsteps in Pekin during the Olympic Summer Basketball Games!