FIBA World Cup 2023: Schedule, news, Team USA roster
As Team USA prepares for the 2023 FIBA World Cup, so should you.
Team USA played five games making up the USA Basketball Showcase ahead of the World Cup.
The 12-player squad, which features NBA stars such as Anthony Edwards, Jalen Brunson and Austin Reaves, will round out the showcase with upcoming games against Greece and Germany.
Team USA enters the tournament with new leadership under Grant Hill, who is running his first major international event as executive director, and first-time national team coach Steve Kerr.
The United States will play Greece, Jordan and New Zealand in the first round of the Group Phase as part of Group C beginning Aug. 26.
How to watch Team USA
When the tournament begins Aug. 25, six games will air on ESPN2, including all three of Team USA’s first-round games. The other games from the World Cup will be on ESPN+.
All World Cup games will also be available on the ESPN App.
In the showcase, Team USA will play the remaining two exhibition games against Greece and Germany, and those games will be broadcast on either Fox or FS1.
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News
Team USA roster
Paolo Banchero, Forward, Orlando Magic
Mikal Bridges, Forward, Brooklyn Nets
Jalen Brunson, Guard, New York Knicks
Anthony Edwards, Guard, Minnesota Timberwolves
Tyrese Haliburton, Guard, Indiana Pacers
Josh Hart, Guard, New York Knicks
Brandon Ingram, Forward, New Orleans Pelicans
Jaren Jackson Jr., Center, Memphis Grizzlies
Cam Johnson, Forward, Brooklyn Nets
Walker Kessler, Center, Utah Jazz
Bobby Portis, Forward, Milwaukee Bucks
Austin Reaves, Guard, Los Angeles Lakers
Coaches: Steve Kerr, Erik Spoelstra, Tyronn Lue, Mark Few
Team USA schedule
Showcase
FIBA Men’s World Cup First Round
Aug. 26 vs. New Zealand, 8:30 a.m. ET | ESPN2
Aug. 28 vs. Greece, 8:30 a.m. ET | ESPN2
Aug. 30 vs. Jordan, 4:30 a.m. ET | ESPN2
Full FIBA Men’s World Cup schedule
All games on ESPN+
First round
Aug. 25
Angola vs. Italy, 4 a.m. ET
Finland vs. Australia, 4 a.m. ET
Mexico vs. Montenegro, 4:45 a.m. ET
Latvia vs. Lebanon, 5:15 a.m. ET
Dominican Republic vs. Philippines, 8 a.m. ET
Germany vs. Japan, 8:10 a.m. ET
Egypt vs. Lithuania, 8:30 a.m. ET
Canada vs. France, 9:30 a.m. ET
Aug. 26
South Sudan vs. Puerto Rico, 4 a.m. ET
Cape Verde vs. Georgia, 4 a.m. ET
Jordan vs. Greece, 4:45 a.m. ET
Iran vs. Brazil, 5:45 a.m. ET
Slovenia vs. Venezuela, 7:30 a.m. ET
Serbia vs. China, 8 a.m. ET
United States vs. New Zealand, 8:30 a.m. ET | ESPN2
Spain vs. Cote D’Ivoire, 9:30 a.m. ET
Aug. 27
Italy vs. Dominican Republic, 4 a.m. ET
Australia vs. Germany, 4:30 a.m. ET
Montenegro vs. Egypt, 4:45 a.m. ET
Lebanon vs. Canada, 5:45 a.m. ET
Philippines vs. Angola, 8 a.m. ET
Japan vs. Finland, 8:10 a.m. ET
Lithuania vs. Mexico, 8:30 a.m. ET
France vs. Latvia, 9:30 a.m. ET
Aug. 28
China vs. South Sudan, 4 a.m. ET
Venezuela vs. Cape Verde, 4 a.m. ET
New Zealand vs. Jordan, 4:45 a.m. ET
Cote D’Ivoire vs. Iran, 5:45 a.m. ET
Georgia vs. Slovenia, 7:30 a.m. ET
Puerto Rico vs. Serbia, 8 a.m. ET
Greece vs. United States, 8:30 a.m. ET | ESPN2
Brazil vs. Spain, 9:30 a.m. ET
Aug. 29
Germany vs. Finland, 3:30 a.m. ET
Angola vs. Dominican Republic, 4 a.m. ET
Egypt vs. Mexico, 4:45 a.m. ET
Lebanon vs. France, 5:45 a.m. ET
Australia vs. Japan, 7:10 a.m. ET
Philippines vs. Italy, 8 a.m. ET
Montenegro vs. Lithuania, 8:30 a.m. ET
Canada vs. Latvia, 9:30 a.m. ET
Aug. 30
South Sudan vs. Serbia, 4 a.m. ET
Georgia vs. Venezuela, 4 a.m. ET
United States vs. Jordan, 4:40 a.m. ET | ESPN2
Cote D’Ivoire vs. Brazil, 5:45 a.m. ET
Slovenia vs. Cape Verde, 7:30 a.m. ET
China vs. Puerto Rico, 8 a.m. ET
Greece vs. New Zealand, 8:30 a.m. ET
Iran vs. Spain, 9:30 a.m. ET
Second round
Sept. 1-3
Quarterfinals
Sept. 5-6
Semifinals
Sept. 8
Finals
Sept. 10, 8:30 a.m. ET | ESPN2
