MANILA, Philippines—Team USA is out for redemption in the Paris Olympics 2024 men’s basketball tournament.
The Americans are, indeed, the defending kings of Olympic basketball with 16 overall titles but the 2024 Fiba World Cup saw Team USA fly back to home soil without any medals.
SCHEDULE: Men’s basketball at Paris Olympics 2024
So with a qualification in hand and redemption in mind, Team USA assembled what some called as “The Avengers” or the “Super-team of all super-teams” to bounce back from a poor showing in last year’s global competition.
Initially deemed as a complete lineup a few weeks back, Team USA had to pivot and make some changes with the departure of Los Angeles Clippers star Kawhi Leonard from the lineup.
The Final 12 for the Americans are:
Steve Kerr will call the shots with assistant coach Mark Few, Tyronn Lue and Erik Spoelstra.
The Pierre Mauroy Stadium will be the battleground for Team USA during the preliminary round in a bracket that promises to give the Americans a run for their money.
Team USA begins its bid for a five-peat Olympic crown on July 28 against World Cup silver medalist Serbia.
Full Team USA Basketball schedule below:
July 28, Sunday
August 1, Thursday
August 3, Saturday
August 6, Tuesday quarterfinals
August 7, Wednesday – quarterfinals
August 8, Thursday – semifinals
August 9, Friday – semifinals
August 10, Saturday -battle for bronze
August 11, Sunday – gold medal game
Before they could even think of tasting their 17th overall Olympics title, the Americans woild have to go through Pool C first.
And it’s not looking easy.
Here are their pool mates for the Paris Olympics:
Teams are allowed two losses in the group phase so long as they secure the top two spots.
After the pool games, as usual, the quarterfinals, semifinals and the gold medal match will all be knockout games.
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