Most often, the men’s basketball tournament at the Olympics is a crowning achievement for the United States. The U.S. team has won gold in seven of the eight Olympic Games since 1990. National Basketball Association The players were allowed to participate, and indeed, they opened the 2024 Olympic Games in Paris as the favorites to win the gold medal again. But don’t expect it to come easy.
The 2024 Olympics will undoubtedly host the strongest group of teams ever assembled for a single international tournament. Host nation France, silver medalists at the last two Olympics, is led by veteran Rudy Gobert and rookie Victor Wembanya. Canada features the star duo of Shai Gilgeous-Alexander and Jamal Murray. Germany is the current World Cup champion.
Even South Sudan, the world’s youngest nation, pushed the U.S. team to the brink in an exhibition match. The Americans have not dominated their warm-up matches. Steve Kerr may have led the U.S. team to an undefeated record, but poor performances against both South Sudan and Australia have left the U.S. team vulnerable. South Sudan And Germany They created a sense that anyone could win this tournament.
The tournament will feature 12 teams. They are divided into three groups, with the four teams in each group playing each other once. The top two teams from each group will qualify for the tournament, along with two teams that gain a spot. From here, the tournament will be a single elimination tournament. A poor shot, questionable decision, or a bad whistle could result in your elimination.
Below, we’ll help you keep up with the men’s basketball competition at the 2024 Olympics with updated standings and schedules.
All times are in US/Eastern Time.
Arrangement
Group stage results and schedule
All times are Eastern Time.
Saturday, July 27
Australia 92, Spain 80
Germany 97, Japan 77
France 78, Brazil 66
Canada 86, Canada 79
Sunday, July 28
South Sudan 90, Puerto Rico 79
USA 110, Serbia 84
Tuesday, July 30
Spain vs. Greece, 5 a.m. (Channel E, Peacock, NBCOlympics.com)
Canada vs. Australia, 9 a.m. (USA, Peacock, NBCOlympics.com)
Japan vs. France, 11:15 a.m. (Peacock, NBCOlympics.com)
Brazil vs. Germany, 3 p.m. (Peacock, NBCOlympics.com)
Wednesday, July 31
Puerto Rico vs. Serbia, 11:15 a.m. (Peacock, NBCOlympics.com)
USA vs. South Sudan, 3 p.m. (USA, Peacock, NBCOlympics.com)
Friday, August 2
Japan vs. Brazil, 5 a.m. (Peacock, NBCOlympics.com)
Australia vs. Greece, 7:30 a.m. (USA, Peacock, NBCOlympics.com)
Canada vs. Spain, 11:15 a.m. (Peacock, NBCOlympics.com)
France vs. Germany, 3:50 p.m. (Netflix, Peacock, NBCOlympics.com)
Saturday, August 3
Puerto Rico vs. USA, 11:15 a.m. (NBC, Peacock, NBCOlympics.com)
Serbia vs. South Sudan, 3 p.m. (CNBC, Peacock, NBCOlympics.com)
Quarter-finals
Tuesday, August 6
Teams will be determined at 5 a.m. (E Channel, Peacock, NBCOlympics.com)
Teams will be decided at 8:30 a.m. (USA, Peacock, NBCOlympics.com)
Teams will be determined later, at noon. (Peacock, NBCOlympics.com)
Teams will be decided at 3:30 p.m. (USA, Peacock, NBCOlympics.com)
Semi-finals
Thursday, August 8
TBD vs TBD, 11:30 a.m. (USA, Peacock, NBCOlympics.com)
TBD vs TBD, 3 p.m. (USA, Peacock, NBCOlympics.com)
Bronze Medal Match
Saturday, August 10
Loser of Semifinal 1 vs. Loser of Semifinal 2, 5 a.m. (USA, Peacock, NBCOlympics.com)
gold medal match
Saturday, August 10
Winner of Semifinal 1 vs. Winner of Semifinal 2, 3:30 p.m. (NBC, Peacock, NBCOlympics.com)
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