Australian Men's Olympic Basketball Team Roster and Players

Currently ranked no.3 in the world, the Australian men’s national basketball team, nicknamed ‘The Boomers’ will head into Tokyo looking to claim their first ever Olympic Games basketball medal under head coach Brian Goorjian. The Boomers Tokyo 2020 Olympic squad features seven athletes who competed at the 2016 Rio Olympics. Also, there are six NBA players on the roster. Placed in Group B, their first game is against Nigeria in the opener on July 25 in Saitama, Japan.

Player	Position
Aron Baynes	Center
Matthew Dellavedova	Guard
Dante Exum	Guard
Chris Goulding	Guard
Josh Green	Guard
Joe Ingles	Forward
Nick Kay	Forward
Jock Landale	Forward - center
Patty Mills	Guard
Duop Reath	Center
Nathan Sobey	Guard
Matisse Thybulle	Guard/Forward

In September 2019, Australia was the first team to qualify for the Olympics, and is the most accomplished basketball nation yet to earn an Olympic men’s medal. It finished fourth in 1988, 1996, 2000 and 2016, going winless in eight games with a medal at stake. In 2019, Australia had its best-ever world championship finish of fourth, losing two games with a medal on the line.

NBA Players in the Australia Olympic Basketball team

Patty Mills - San Antonio Spurs

Aron Baynes - Toronto Raptors

Joe Ingles - Utah Jazz

Dante Exum- Houston Rockets

Josh Green - Dallas Mavericks

Matisse Thybulle - Philadelphia 76ers

Matthew Dellavedova (former)

Australian Men's Olympic Basketball Team 2021 Schedule

Date	Match	Time	Venue
July 25	Australia vs Nigeria,	1:50 p.m. IST	Saitama Super Arena, Japan
July 28	Australia vs Italy	1:50 p.m. IST	Saitama Super Arena, Japan
July 31	Australia vs Germany	1:50 p.m. IST	Saitama Super Arena, Japan