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2024 Paris Olympics: How to watch Team Canada basketball, roster, schedule

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The Canadian men’s basketball team is set to compete in the 2024 Paris Olympics.

Team Canada, which is headlined by OKC Thunder guards Shai Gilgeous-Alexander and Lu Dort, will compete in Group A with Greece, Australia and Spain. It’ll begin with a game against Greece at 2 p.m. CT Saturday.

Here’s everything you need to know.

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Team Canada basketball roster

2024 Paris Olympics basketball groups

  • Group A: Australia, Canada, Greece and Spain
  • Group B: France, Germany, Japan and Brazil
  • Group C: Serbia, South Sudan, United States and Latvia

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Team Canada 2024 Paris Olympics Group A schedule

All times are Central Standard Time. All games are at Pierre Mauroy Stadium in Villeneuve-d’Ascq, France.

  • Saturday, July 27: vs. Greece at 2 p.m.
  • Tuesday, July 30: vs. Australia at 6:30 p.m.
  • Friday, Aug. 2: vs. Spain at 10:15 a.m.

How to watch Team Canada in 2024 Paris Olympics

All the action from the 2024 Paris Olympics can be watched on NBC.

2024 Paris Olympics basketball group phase format

Each team will play the other three teams in its group once. It’ll earn two points for a win, one point for a loss and zero points for a loss by forfeit.

At the end of the group phase, the top two teams in each group will automatically advance to the quarterfinals. The two best third-place teams will also advance, and the remaining teams will be eliminated.

In the event of a tie in the standings between two teams in the same group, head-to-head results will be used as the tiebreaker. In the event of a tie between three or more teams, there is a list of further criteria that will be used to break the tie, starting with the highest point differential in games between the tied teams.

2024 Paris Olympics basketball knockout round format

Once the field of eight teams is finalized, a random draw will determine the matchups for the quarterfinals.

The two highest-ranked teams will be placed in the same pot and therefore end up on opposite sides of the bracket. Teams from the same group can’t be drawn against each other in the quarterfinals.

The tournament is a single-elimination format. Winners of the semifinal round will face each other in the gold medal game, while losers of the semifinal round will play in the bronze medal game. Both medal games will be on Aug. 10.

Team Canada Olympic basketball history

Canada has made nine Olympic appearances. It won the silver medal in the 1936 Berlin Olympics and has not earned a medal since then.

Here’s a complete look at Canada’s appearances and finishes:

  • 1936 Berlin Olympics: Silver
  • 1948 London Olympics: Ninth
  • 1952 Helsinki Olympics: Ninth
  • 1956 Melbourne Olympics: Ninth
  • 1964 Tokyo Olympics: 14th
  • 1976 Montreal Olympics: Fourth
  • 1984 Los Angeles Olympics: Fourth
  • 1988 Seoul Olympics: Sixth
  • 2000 Sydney Olympics: Seventh

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