The 2024 Canada Olympic basketball schedule starts on July 27th, 2024, with group play against Team Greece. The Canada national team has completed three exhibition games ahead of Paris. They have won their last two after losing their first to LeBron James and company with Team USA. We have their schedule, roster, and matchups for you to follow during the Paris Summer Olympics.
2024 Canada Olympic Basketball Roster
The final 2024 Canada Olympic basketball roster is set. They are extremely heavy on NBA talent on the roster. They have 10 of their 12 players from the league playing for the 2024 Summer Olympics. You can check out the team’s name and location for each player on the Canada Olympic basketball roster. They are led by star guards Jamal Murray from the Denver Nuggets and Shai Gilgeous-Alexander from the OKC Thunder. Coincidentally with Trey Lyles, they have 3 players that went to the University of Kentucky. Similar to Team USA have a number of Wildcats on their squad.
Player | Team |
Nickeil Alexander-Walker | Minnesota Timberwolves (NBA) |
RJ Barrett | Toronto Raptors (NBA) |
Khem Birch | Basquet Girona (Spain) |
Dillon Brooks | Houston Rockets (NBA) |
Lugentz Dort | Oklahoma City Thunder (NBA) |
Shai Gilgeous-Alexander | Oklahoma City Thunder (NBA) |
Trey Lyles | Sacramento Kings (NBA) |
Jamal Murray | Denver Nuggets (NBA) |
Andrew Nembhard | Indiana Pacers (NBA) |
Kelly Olynyk | Toronto Raptors (NBA) |
Dwight Powell | Dallas Mavericks (NBA) |
Melvin Ejim | Unicaja Malaga (Spain) |
Canada Pre-Olympic Basketball Exhibition Results
Team Canada played three exhibition games before the Olympics start up. They took on Team USA, then beat Wemby and France. Their last game was a win over Puerto Rico. Canada is the team having the second best odds to win the Gold medal in the 2024 games. They are the favorites to win their group in Paris.
Game | Date | Score |
vs USA | July 11 | 72-86 |
vs France | July 19 | 85-73 |
vs Puerto Rico | July 21 | 103-93 |
2024 Canada Olympic Basketball Schedule – Group Stage
The 2024 Canada Olympic basketball schedule kicks off against Team Greece on July 27th, 2024 in Group Play. They are the favorites to win their group. They have to take on a strong Australia team and SPain to round out this round of play. The game times are listed in Eastern and local Paris time. Make sure to check when the games will be broadcast for your location as those times might differ somewhat from my experience. The complete 2024 Paris Olympic men’s basketball schedule is up here for you to check out.
Game | Time | Date |
Greece | 3:15 PM ET/ 9:15 PM CET | July 27 |
Australia | 7:30 AM ET/ 1:30 PM CET | July 30 |
Spain | 11:15 am ET / 5:15 PM CET | August 2 |
Team Canada Olympic Exhibition Highlights (vs France)