RIO DE JANEIRO (2015 FIBA Americas Championship) - The dust is just settling on Brazil's title triumph last weekend at the Pan American Games in Toronto.

Ruben Magnano's team went unbeaten at the tournament and capped a memorable week with a victory over hosts Canada in the championship game on Saturday.

Now the attention has turned to the FIBA Americas Championship (31 August-12 September), and how many of the players that reached the top of the podium in Canada will be involved because national team stalwarts like Tiago Splitter and Marcelinho Huertas will join the team.

One of those to impress in Toronto was 32-year-old forward Carlos Olivinha, who had 10 points in the win over the Canadians.

All the participants at the Games in Toronto have the desire to join the team. - Olivinha

"In the coming days, we will know the players that are called," Olivinha said.

"What I am sure of is that all the players that were in Toronto have what it takes to help the team that will feature the leading players from Brazil.

"And together, we will fight for our next goal, which is winning the FIBA ​​Americas Championship, as we did at the Pan American Games."

Olivinha says there was an overriding factor to their success in Canada.

"I am convinced that much of our merit has been the work we did in our defense," Olivinha said.

"Magnano from the first day of training told us that the defense could help a lot in this tournament and that was what happened.

"We ended up with the best defense of the championship and with it, we put Brazil at the highest spot of the podium."

Brazil have had more highs than lows the past several years.

After winning the 2009 FIBA Americas Championship, they reached the Round of 16 at the FIBA Basketball World Cup in Turkey.

They followed with a runners-up finish at the 2011 FIBA Americas Championship in Argentina to qualify for the Olympics and once in London, made it to the Quarter-Finals.

In 2013, Brazil lost all four games at the FIBA Americas Championship and needed a wild card to play at last year's World Cup.

Once there, they advanced to the Quarter-Finals.

Surely this continental [Pan American Games] conquest leaves the group confident for the FIBA Americas Championship. -Olivinha

The Brazilians crashed out of the tournament after a heavy defeat to Serbia, though.

The Pan American Games success, Brazil are hoping, will serve as a launchpad for a run to the Final of the FIBA Americas Championship.

The sides that make it that far clinch places in the Rio de Janeiro Games and the sides that end up third, fourth and fifth will play at the FIBA Olympic Qualifying Tournament.

"This is a great moment for basketball in Brazil," Olivinha said of their success in Canada.

"It is a positive time, because the sport is growing, both at club level and with the national team.

"This medal comes to help popularize and further develop this development in Brazil.

"Although we do not yet know which of us are going to play in Mexico, this gold medal causes the other national teams to look at our team with more respect."

Go to fiba.com/Americas2015 for complete coverage of the 2015 FIBA Americas Championship.

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