Starting in just a few hours, the USA Men’s National Basketball Team sets out on their journey for FIBA World Cup gold and an automatic spot to the 2016 Olympics to be held in Brazil.
The 12-man team filled with young NBA players like Kyrie Irving, James Harden, Steph Curry, and Anthony Davis is in Group C with five other national teams from around the world.
Matched up against the Dominican Republic, Finland, New Zealand, Turkey and Ukraine in the first round, you can watch all five of Team USA’s round robin games on TV.
Where to Watch USA Basketball on TV
You have a couple of options to catch team USA on TV. You can watch the games live on ESPN or ESPN3, or if you’re running late, NBATV will be broadcasting the games one hour later on tape delay:
USA Basketball FIBA World Cup TV Schedule
| Date | Round | Match | Location | Time | TV |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Aug. 30 | Group | Team USA vs Finland | Bilbao | 2:30 p.m. EST | ESPN/ESPN3 |
| Aug. 30 | Group play | USA vs. Finland | Bilbao | 3:30PM ET | NBATV |
| Aug. 31 | Group | Team USA vs Turkey | Bilbao | 2:30 p.m. EST | ESPN/ESPN3 |
| Aug. 31 | Group play | Turkey vs. USA | Bilbao | 3:30PM ET | NBATV |
| Sept. 2 | Group | Team USA vs New Zealand | Bilbao | 10:30 a.m. EST | ESPN/ESPN3 |
| Sept. 2 | Group play | USA vs. New Zealand | Bilbao | 11:30 a.m. ET | NBATV |
| Sept. 3 | Group | Team USA vs Dominican Republic | Bilbao | 2:30 p.m. EST | ESPN/ESPN3 |
| Sept. 3 | Group play | Dominican Republic vs. USA | Bilbao | 3:30 p.m. EST | NBATV |
| Sept. 4 | Group | Team USA vs Ukraine | Bilbao | 10:30 a.m. EST | ESPN/ESPN3 |
| Sept. 4 | Group play | Ukraine vs. USA | Bilbao | 11:30 a.m. ET | NBATV |
If Derrick Rose, Davis, Kenneth Faried, and Harden are able to place in the top four of the group, then they’ll advance to the next round. As the team advances, we’ll have a more updated view of the television schedule. It looks as if ESPN/ESPN3 has the rights to broadcast the early rounds and NBATV will show the quarterfinals and beyond? Stay tuned.
See the full TV schedule for the FIBA World Cup at PrinterFriend.ly.
You can also watch all the FIBA World Cup games live online and follow the action in our FIBA World Cup forum with thousands of like-minded hoop fans from across the globe.
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