China Basketball Olympic Tournament Preview

The Basketball Olympic 2008 took place in Beijing. Nine out of the 12 qualified teams were split into two groups that will compete in preliminary round play from Aug 10-18. The three remaining slots in the competition will be determined in a 12-team tournament held in Greece from July 14-20.

Group A:
Argentina
Australia
Croatia
Iran
Lithuania
Russia

Group B:
Angola
China
Germany
Greece
Spain
USA

The 12 teams still fighting for an Olympic berth include: Brazil, Canada, Cameroon, Cape Verde, Croatia, Germany, Greece, Korea, Lebanon, New Zealand, Puerto Rico and Slovenia.