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The Turkey men's national basketball team (Turkish: Türkiye Millî Basketbol Takımı) represents Turkey in international basketball tournaments. They are governed by the Turkish Basketball Federation. Their nickname is the 12 Dev Adam, meaning 12 Giant Men. Turkey has competed at every major international basketball tournament.
A 20-player roster was announced on June 19, 2024. [7] Andrew Wiggins and Zach Edey withdrew on June 29 and 30 respectively. [8] Oshae Brissett and Kyle Alexander were released on July 3, 2024. [9]
Turkey, officially named Türkiye by the IOC, competed at the 2024 Summer Olympics in Paris from 26 July to 11 August 2024. Since the nation's official debut in 1908, Turkish athletes have appeared in every edition of the Summer Olympic Games, except for three occasions: Antwerp 1920, because of the sanction against the Central Powers including the Ottoman Empire, Los Angeles 1932 at the ...
The United States is the defending champion of both the men's and women's tournaments. As of the 2016 Summer Olympics, 90 medals (30 of each color) have been awarded to teams from 20 National Olympic Committees. Two gold medal-winning teams were inducted to the Naismith Memorial Basketball Hall of Fame in 2010.
Team USA has dominated men's 5x5 basketball at the Olympics, winning 16 of 20 gold medals since the event made its debut as a medal sport in 1936.
Pos. No. Name Age – Date of birth Height Club Ctr. G: 3 Mohammadsina Vahedi: 20 – () 8 January 2001 1.91 m (6 ft 3 in) Shahrdari Gorgan: PG: 5 Philip Jalalpoor: 28 – () 14 June 1993
Basketball at the 2020 Summer Olympics in Tokyo, Japan was held from 24 July to 8 August 2021. [1] The basketball competitions were held at the Saitama Super Arena in Saitama , while the debuting 3x3 competitions were held at the temporary Aomi Urban Sports Park in Tokyo.
Team USA will feature some heavy hitters in the upcoming Paris Olympics. USA Basketball is finalizing a roster for the Summer Games that features LeBron James, Stephen Curry and Joel Embiid, ESPN ...