Brazil announces extended list for Paris Olympics Qualifiers / News - Basketnews.com

Raul Neto, who suffered a season-ending injury in last year's FIBA World Cup, has been included in Brazil's extended 17-man list.

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With over a month left until the Olympic Qualifying Tournaments, Brazil announced an extended 17-man list for the competition.

Golden State Warriors forward Gui Santos leads the way alongside former NBA players Bruno Caboclo and Raul Neto, who are joined by well-known names in Europe, Marcelinho Huertas and Yago dos Santos.

The team will be coached by Aleksandar Petrovic, who returned to lead the squad for the third time in his career. One of his assistant coaches will be former Brazilian national team great Tiago Splitter.

Brazil will compete in OQT Latvia in Riga. They are placed in Group B with Cameroon and Montenegro. If Brazil advances to the next round of the OQT, it will play against either Georgia, Latvia, or the Philippines.

OQT Latvia shapes up to be the first Raul Neto's official tournament since he suffered a season-ending injury in the 2023 FIBA World Cup last August.

Brazil's Olympics squad

Player Team Marcelinho Huertas Lenovo Tenerife (Spain) Alexey Borges Crailsheim Merlins (Germany) Yago dos Santos Crvena Zvezda (Serbia) Elinho Corazza Corinthians (Brazil) Raul Neto Fenerbahce (Turkiye) Georginho De Paula ratiopharm Ulm (Germany) Didi Louzada Flamengo (Brazil) Vitor Benite Zunder Palencia (Spain) Leo Meindl Alvark Tokyo (Japan) Gui Deodato Flamengo (Brazil) Gui Santos Golden State Warriors (NBA) Lucas Dias Sesi Franca (Brazil) Gabriel Jau Flamengo (Brazil) Tim Soares Nagoya Diamond Dolphins (Japan) Bruno Caboclo Partizan (Serbia) Joao Marcelo Free agent Cristiano Felicio Coviran Granada (Spain) Thank you for being with us! Subscribe to BN+ and browse ad-free.