MANILA, March 20 -- The draws for the men's and women's basketball competitions in the forthcoming Paris Olympics were held at the Patrick Baumann House of Basketball in Mies, Switzerland on Tuesday (Wednesday in Manila).

According to the FIBA press release, American Carmelo and Australian Penny Taylor participated in the draws shown on FIBA's YouTube channel.

The United States, the reigning men's champion, has been drawn into Group C with Serbia, South Sudan, and a team from an Olympic qualifying tournament in Puerto Rico.

Group B features 2020 Tokyo Olympics silver medal winner France, Germany, Japan, and a team from the Olympic qualifying tournament in Latvia.

Australia and Canada are in Group A alongside two teams still to be dete...