Mexico men's national basketball team
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The Mexico national basketball team represents Mexico in men's international basketball competitions, The team has made five appearances in FIBA World Cup, The governing body of the team is the Asociación Deportiva Mexicana de Básquetbol (ADEMEBA).
Fans of Team Mexico at the 2014 Basketball World Cup
Team Mexico celebrating a victory.
Members of the 2014 Team Mexico, which reached the World Cup's playoffs for the first time.
Román Martínez and Marco Ramos helped Mexico secure the gold medal at the 2014 Centrobasket
Basketball at the 1936 Summer Olympics
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Basketball at the 1936 Summer Olympics was the first appearance of the sport of basketball as an official Olympic medal event. The tournament was played between 7 August and 14 August 1936 in Berlin, Germany. 23 nations entered the competition, making basketball the largest tournament of the team sports, but Hungary and Spain withdrew, meaning 21 competed.
The Berlin Arena for the 1936 Basketball Olympics
Dr. James Naismith, the inventor of basketball