The first two days of Olympic basketball are in the books. See how your favorite ex-Mountain West players faired in their 2016 Rio openers.
The first two days of 2016 Rio basketball preliminaries are complete, which means four ex-Mountain West players have made their first Olympic appearances. Six games were played in the past 48 hours, and three included former MW hoopers. Details of the first segment of 2016 Olympic basketball are highlighted below.
Group A (Saturday): Australia 87, France 66
The Aussies tipped of the 2016 Rio basketball preliminaries with some flare, pulling off a decisive upset over the French Saturday.