The U.S. men's basketball team will begin the long road to the 2020 Olympics when it opens FIBA AmeriCup 2017 preliminary-round play in Montevideo, Uruguay. The Americans were drawn into Group C on Thursday along with host Uruguay, Panama and the Dominican Republic. The semifinals and finals of the 12-team tournament for teams in the Americas will be Sept. 2-3 in Cordoba, Argentina. The U.S. will likely send a team of NBA Development League players as it competes in the former FIBA Americas tournament for the first time since 2007. Argentina will host Group B in Bahia Blanca " Manu Ginobili's hometown " and face Canada, the U.S. Virgin Islands and Venezuela.

Source: New Zealand Herald April 20, 2017 18:20 UTC