The Olympics are right around the corner, and so too is the basketball portion of the proceedings. That means you need to know the Olympics basketball schedule.
This year’s event will be held in Tokyo, and that’s a fair bit away from the United States . All times on this Olympics basketball schedule will be displayed in Eastern Time, so don’t be surprised when you see a ton of contests set to tip in the middle of the night. We promise you that in Tokyo, it’ll be during the day.
Unlike in Olympics past, there will be more than the normal men’s and women’s basketball tournaments on the schedule. In these Games, a new discipline of basketball is being unveiled: 3×3 . Like in the five-on-five version that you know, there will be a men’s competition and separate women’s competition, with pool play coming before the knockout stage.
Now, let’s take a look at all the basketball we have to look forward to on the Olympics schedule.
Olympics Basketball Schedule: Tokyo 2020
All times Eastern. Not all events will air on TV, and even fewer will air live on TV. Basketball can be found on nbcolympics.com and/or Peacock if not on NBCSN, CNBC, or USA.
5×5 Olympics Basketball Schedule (Men’s & Women’s)
Saturday, July 24
Time Competition Team Team Stage 9 p.m. Men’s Iran Czech Republic Prelims – Group A
Sunday, July 25
Time Competition Team Team Stage 12:40 a.m. Men’s Germany Italy Prelims – Group B 4:20 a.m. Men’s Australia Nigeria Prelims – Group B 8 a.m. Men’s France USA Prelims – Group A 9 p.m. Women’s South Korea Spain Prelims – Group A
Monday, July 26
Time Competition Team Team Stage 12:40 a.m. Men’s Argentina Slovenia Prelims – Group C 4:20 a.m. Women’s Serbia Canada Prelims – Group A 8 a.m. Men’s Japan Spain Prelims – Group C 9 p.m. Women’s Japan France Prelims – Group B
Tuesday, July 27
Time Competition Team Team Stage 12:40 a.m. Women’s Nigeria USA Prelims – Group B 4:20 a.m. Women’s Australia Belgium Prelims – Group C 8 a.m. Women’s Puerto Rico China Prelims – Group C 9 p.m. Men’s Nigeria Germany Prelims – Group B
Wednesday, July 28
Time Competition Team Team Stage 12:40 a.m. Men’s USA Iran Prelims – Group A 4:20 a.m. Men’s Italy Australia Prelims – Group B 8 a.m. Men’s Czech Republic France Prelims – Group A 9 p.m. Women’s Canada South Korea Prelims – Group A
Thursday, July 29
Time Competition Team Team Stage 12:40 a.m. Men’s Slovenia Japan Prelims – Group C 4:20 a.m. Women’s Spain Serbia Prelims – Group A 8 a.m. Men’s Spain Argentina Prelims – Group C 9 p.m. Women’s Belgium Puerto Rico Prelims – Group C
Friday, July 30
Time Competition Team Team Stage 12:40 a.m. Women’s USA Japan Prelims – Group B 4:20 a.m. Women’s France Nigeria Prelims – Group B 8 a.m. Women’s China Australia Prelims – Group C 9 p.m. Men’s Iran France Prelims – Group A
Saturday, July 31
Time Competition Team Team Stage 12:40 a.m. Men’s Italy Nigeria Prelims – Group B 4:20 a.m. Men’s Australia Germany Prelims – Group B 8 a.m. Men’s USA Czech Republic Prelims – Group A 9 p.m. Women’s Canada Spain Prelims – Group A
Sunday, August 1
Time Competition Team Team Stage 12:40 a.m. Men’s Argentina Japan Prelims – Group C 4:20 a.m. Men’s Spain Slovenia Prelims – Group C 8 a.m. Women’s South Korea Serbia Prelims – Group A 9 p.m. Women’s Nigeria Japan Prelims – Group B
Monday, August 2
Time Competition Team Team Stage 12:40 a.m. Women’s France USA Prelims – Group B 4:20 a.m. Women’s China Belgium Prelims – Group C 8 a.m. Women’s Australia Puerto Rico Prelims – Group C 9 p.m. Men’s Quarterfinal
Tuesday, August 3
Time Competition Team Team Stage 12:40 a.m. Men’s Quarterfinal 4:20 a.m. Men’s Quarterfinal 8 a.m. Men’s Quarterfinal 9 p.m. Women’s Quarterfinal
Wednesday, August 4
Time Competition Team Team Stage 12:40 a.m. Women’s Quarterfinal 4:20 a.m. Women’s Quarterfinal 8 a.m. Women’s Quarterfinal
Thursday, August 5
Time Competition Team Team Stage 12:15 a.m. Men’s Semifinal 7 a.m. Men’s Semifinal
Friday, August 6
Time Competition Team Team Stage 12:40 a.m. Women’s Semifinal 7 a.m. Women’s Semifinal 10:30 p.m. Men’s Gold
Saturday, August 7
Time Competition Team Team Stage 3 a.m. Women’s Bronze 7 a.m. Men’s Bronze 10:30 p.m. Women’s Gold
3×3 Olympics Basketball Schedule (Men’s & Women’s)
Friday, July 23
Time Competition Team Team Stage 9:15 p.m. Women’s ROC Japan Pool 9:40 p.m. Women’s China Romania Pool 10:35 p.m. Men’s Poland Latvia Pool 11 p.m. Men’s China Serbia Pool
Saturday, July 24
Time Competition Team Team Stage 1 a.m. Women’s ROC China Pool 1:25 a.m. Women’s Romania Japan Pool 2 a.m. Men’s ROC China Pool 2:25 a.m. Men’s Serbia Netherlands Pool 4:30 a.m. Women’s Italy Mongolia Pool 4:55 a.m. Women’s USA France Pool 5:40 a.m. Men’s Latvia Belgium Pool 6:05 a.m. Men’s Japan Poland Pool 8 a.m. Women’s Mongolia USA Pool 8:25 a.m. Women’s France Italy Pool 9 a.m. Men’s Netherlands ROC Pool 9:25 a.m. Men’s Belgium Japan Pool 9:15 p.m. Women’s Japan Mongolia Pool 9:40 p.m. Women’s Romania Italy Pool 10:35 p.m. Men’s ROC Belgium Pool 11 p.m. Men’s Poland Serbia Pool
Sunday, July 25
Time Competition Team Team Stage 1 a.m. Women’s Mongolia ROC Pool 1:25 a.m. Women’s China Italy Pool 2 a.m. Men’s China Latvia Pool 2:25 a.m. Men’s Serbia Belgium Pool 4:30 a.m. Women’s Romania USA Pool 4:55 a.m. Women’s Japan France Pool 5:40 a.m. Men’s ROC Poland Pool 6:05 a.m. Men’s Japan Netherlands Pool 8 a.m. Women’s China France Pool 8:25 a.m. Women’s ROC USA Pool 9 a.m. Men’s Netherlands China Pool 9:25 a.m. Men’s Latvia Japan Pool 9:15 p.m. Women’s Japan China Pool 9:40 p.m. Women’s Mongolia Romania Pool 10:35 p.m. Men’s Belgium China Pool 11 p.m. Men’s Serbia Japan Pool
Monday, July 26
Time Competition Team Team Stage 1 a.m. Women’s Romania ROC Pool 1:25 a.m. Women’s Italy Japan Pool 2 a.m. Men’s Japan ROC Pool 2:25 a.m. Men’s Latvia Serbia Pool 4:30 a.m. Women’s France Mongolia Pool 4:55 a.m. Women’s Italy USA Pool 5:40 a.m. Men’s Netherlands Belgium Pool 6:05 a.m. Men’s Poland China Pool 8 a.m. Women’s USA China Pool 8:25 a.m. Women’s France ROC Pool 9 a.m. Men’s ROC Latvia Pool 9:25 a.m. Men’s Netherlands Poland Pool
Tuesday, July 27
Time Competition Team Team Stage 12:30 a.m. Women’s USA Japan Pool 12:55 a.m. Women’s China Mongolia Pool 1:40 a.m. Men’s Belgium Poland Pool 2:05 a.m. Men’s China Japan Pool 4 a.m. Women’s France Romania Pool 4:25 a.m. Women’s ROC Italy Pool 5 a.m. Men’s Serbia ROC Pool 5:25 a.m. Men’s Latvia Netherlands Pool 7:30 a.m. Women’s Quarterfinal 8 a.m. Men’s Quarterfinal 8:50 a.m. Women’s Quarterfinal 9:20 a.m. Men’s Quarterfinal
Wednesday, July 28
Time Competition Team Team Stage 4 a.m. Women’s Semifinal 4:30 a.m. Men’s Semifinal 5:10 a.m. Women’s Semifinal 5:40 a.m. Men’s Semifinal 7:45 a.m. Women’s Bronze 8:15 a.m. Men’s Bronze 8:55 a.m. Women’s Gold 9:25 a.m. Men’s Gold