International Basketball

USA Basketball's preliminary roster for the 2012 Olympic Men's Basketball team, and some educated guesses as to what the final twelve-man roster will look like.

Injuries to Derrick Rose and especially Dwight Howard will have a big impact on USA Basketball's plans for the London Olympics.

A look at the twelve teams that will compete for Men's basketball gold at the 2012 London Olympics.

Twelve teams will compete for gold in men's basketball at the 2012 Olympic Games in London. How are those teams selected? The process takes years.

Understanding the format of the twelve-team Olympic men's and women's basketball tournaments.

The 27 NBA players chosen by USA Basketball to represent the United States at the FIBA World Championships in 2010 and the 2012 Olympic Games in London.

Team USA will invite all twelve members of the gold medal-winning 2008 "Redeem Team" to participate in the FIBA World Championships in 2010 -- and thus far, only Jason Kidd has announced he'll pass. Who would you choose to fill out the Team USA roster?

Team USA's first opponent at the World Championships in Turkey will be Croatia. But their biggest opponent could be free agency.

The groups are set for the 2010 FIBA World Championships, to be played in August and September, 2010 in Turkey. Team USA was placed in Group B, along with Brazil, Croatia, Iran, Slovenia and Tunisia.

From the amateur teams of the 30s, 40s and 50s to the Dream Team and Redeem Team -- the men who have coached America's Olympic men's basketball teams, from 1936 through today.

The 1936 LIU Blackbirds were the top team in college basketball, but they declined a chance to try out for the Berlin Olympics as a protest against Nazi Germany.

Congratulations to Mike Krzyzewski, Jim Boeheim, and the rest of the players and staff of Team USA, who beat Spain 118-107, re-claiming the gold medal for the United States.

Official rankings of men's national teams, as determined by basketball's international governing body.

The official site of USA Basketball - the national governing body for men's and women's basketball in the United States.

Team USA's first opponent at the World Championships in Turkey will be Croatia. But their biggest opponent could be inexperience.

USA Basketball brought a squad mostly comprised of second-tier players -- with the obvious exception of Kevin Durant -- to the 2010 FIBA World Championships in Turkey, and brought home the gold medal. How many players from this year's roster will be on the squad Mike Krzyzewski brings to London in 2012?

USA Basketball assembled a roster for the 2010 World Championships without any member of the 2008 Olympic team, and still won gold. What will Mike Krzyzewski do with the roster for 2010, when LeBron, Dwyane Wade, Dwight Howard and others are expected to return?

The 1936 LIU Blackbirds were the top team in college basketball, but they declined a chance to try out for the Berlin Olympics as a protest against Nazi Germany.

The gold-medal game of the 1972 basketball tournament stands as the most controversial in Olympic history - and quite possibly, the worst display of end-game officiating ever.

The history of basketball at the Olympic Games, from its humble start at the Berlin Games to the preparations for London 2012.