But just looking at the three we know today, we’re going to have some tough competition right off the bat. “I think we’ll have five very good opponents once we know who the last two teams are. “You know, I don’t think you can say that one group is stronger than the other,” said USA and University of Connecticut head coach Geno Auriemma. 12, and the USA concludes preliminary round play on Aug. 4 team from the Olympic qualifier on Aug. 7 (all game times to be announced by FIBA at a later date), followed by the No. will open play against against Senegal on either Aug. The top five finishing teams from the Olympic qualifier will earn a berth to Rio, with the second and fourth best teams included in Group B. The United States (2014 FIBA World Championship gold medalist) was placed in Group B along with Canada (2015 FIBA Americas gold medalist), Senegal (2015 FIBA Africa gold medalist), Serbia (2015 EuroBasket gold medalist) and two teams that will earn their berths at the 2016 FIBA World Olympic Qualifying Tournament, June 13-19, in Nantes, France. The 2016 Olympic Games women’s basketball competition will feature national teams from 12 countries competing Aug. FIBA (International Basketball Federation) conducted the 2016 Olympic Games women’s basketball draw today in Mies, Switzerland, determining three of the USA’s five opponents for the Aug.
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