The men’s basketball tournament at the Olympics is usually 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 compete, and indeed, they opened the 2024 Olympics in Paris as favorites to win another gold medal. But don’t expect it to be easy.

The 2024 Olympics will undoubtedly host the strongest group of teams ever for a single international tournament. Host nation France, silver medallists at the last two Olympics, will be led by veteran Rudy Gobert and rookie Victor Wembanya. Canada will have the star duo of Shai Gilgeous-Alexander and Jamal Murray. Germany are the reigning world champions.

Even South Sudan, the world’s youngest nation, took the U.S. team to the brink in an exhibition game. The Americans have not dominated their exhibition games. 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. Southern Sudan And Germany They created the feeling that anyone could win this tournament.

The tournament will feature 12 teams. They will be 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 secure a spot. From here on, the tournament will be a single elimination tournament. A bad shot, questionable call, or bad whistle could result in your elimination.

Below, we’ll help you stay up to date on the men’s basketball competition at the 2024 Olympic Games, with updated standings and schedules.

All times are in US/Eastern Time.

Regulation

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
US 110, Serbia 84

Tuesday July 30
Spain vs. Greece, 5:00 a.m. (Channel E, Peacock, NBCOlympics.com)
Canada vs. Australia, 9:00 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 31st
Puerto Rico vs. Serbia, 11:15 a.m. (Peacock, NBCOlympics.com)
USA vs. South Sudan, 3 p.m. (USA, Peacock, NBCOlympics.com)

Friday August 2nd
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 3rd
Puerto Rico vs. USA, 11:15 am (NBC, Peacock, NBCOlympics.com)
Serbia vs. South Sudan, 3 p.m. (CNBC, Peacock, NBCOlympics.com)

Quarterfinals

Tuesday August 6th
Teams will be determined at 5 a.m. (E Channel, Peacock, NBCOlympics.com)
Teams will be determined at 8:30 a.m. (USA, Peacock, NBCOlympics.com)
The teams will be determined later in the afternoon. (Peacock, NBCOlympics.com)
The teams will be determined at 3:30 p.m. (USA, Peacock, NBCOlympics.com)

Semi-finals

Thursday August 8th
TBD vs TBD, 11:30 am (USA, Peacock, NBCOlympics.com)
TBD vs TBD, 3 p.m. (USA, Peacock, NBCOlympics.com)

Bronze Medal Competition

Saturday August 10th
Loser of Semi-Final 1 vs. Loser of Semi-Final 2, 5:00 AM (USA, Peacock, NBCOlympics.com)

gold medal match

Saturday August 10th
Winner of Semifinal 1 vs. Winner of Semifinal 2, 3:30 p.m. (NBC, Peacock, NBCOlympics.com)

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