Tracker: Preparation games for the Men’s Olympic Basketball Tournament Paris 2024

To prepare for that, they will be looking to fine-tune their play in a series of preparation games heading toward the event.

We will be tracking where, when, and how the participating teams will prepare for the Olympic Games in preparation games and how they perform leading up to the games later this year.

Preparation games ahead of Men’s Olympic Basketball Tournament Paris 2024

Australia (6-2)

Date	Venue	Event	Fixture	Score	Notes	Watch live on Courtside 1891
22 June 2024	Hokkaido Prefectural Sports Center (Hokkaido, Japan)	Nippon Life Cup 2024	AUS vs JPN	90-89	Game report
23 June 2024	Hokkaido Prefectural Sports Center (Hokkaido, Japan)	Nippon Life Cup 2024	AUS vs JPN	95-95
2 July 2024	John Cain Arena (Melbourne, Australia)	Ford BALLIN'24	AUS vs CHN	107-87	Game Report
4 July 2024	John Cain Arena (Melbourne, Australia)	Ford BALLIN'24	AUS vs CHN	91-58	Game Report
15 July 2024	Etihad Arena (Abu Dhabi, UAE)	USA Basketball Showcase	AUS vs USA	92-98	Game report
16 July 2024	Etihad Arena (Abu Dhabi, UAE)	USA Basketball Showcase	AUS vs SRB	84-73	Game report
19 July 2024	Co'Met Arena (Orleans, France)	Friendly Game	AUS vs PUR	90-75	Game report	Yes
21 July 2024	Co'Met Arena (Orleans, France)	France Preparation Games	AUS vs FRA	83-82	Game report	Yes

Canada (2-1)

Date	Venue	Event	Fixture	Score	Notes	Watch live on Courtside 1891
10 July 2024	T-Mobile Arena (Las Vegas, USA)	USA Basketball Showcase	CAN vs USA	72-86	Game Report
19 July 2024	Co'Met Arena (Orleans, France)	France Preparation Games	CAN vs FRA	85-73	Game report	Yes
21 July	Co'Met Arena (Orleans, France)	Friendly Game	CAN vs PUR	103-93	Game Report	Yes

France (2-4)

Date	Venue	Event	Fixture	Score	Notes	Watch live on Courtside 1891
3 July 2024	Kindarena (Rouen, France)	France Preparation Games	FRA vs TUR	96-46	Game report	Yes
6 July 2024	Lanxess Arena (Cologne, Germany)	France Preparation Games	FRA vs GER	90-66	Game report
8 July 2024	Sud de France Arena (Montpellier, France)	France Preparation Games	FRA vs GER	65-70	Game report	Yes
12 July 2024	LDLC Arena (Lyon-Decines, France)	France Preparation Games	FRA vs SRB	67-79	Game report	Yes
19 July 2024	Co'Met Arena (Orleans, France)	France Preparation Games	FRA vs CAN	73-85	Game report	Yes
21 July 2024	Co'Met Arena (Orleans, France)	France Preparation Games	FRA vs AUS	82-83	Game report	Yes

Germany (3-2)

Date	Venue	Event	Fixture	Score	Notes	Watch live on Courtside 1891
6 July 2024	Lanxess Arena (Cologne, Germany)	France Preparation Games	GER vs FRA	66-90	Game report
8 July 2024	Sud de France Arena (Montpellier, France)	France Preparation Games	GER vs FRA	70-65	Game report	Yes
13 July 2024	Hambourg	Friendly Game	GER vs NED	95-50	Game report
19 July 2024	Uber Arena (Berlin, Germany)	Berlin Basketball Festival	GER vs JPN	104-83	Game report
22 July 2024	O2 Arena (London, Great Britain)	USA Basketball Showcase	GER vs USA	88-92	Game report

Greece (1-1)

Date	Venue	Event	Fixture	Score	Notes	Watch live on Courtside 1891
16 July 2024	PAOK Arena (Thessaloniki, Greece)	Friendly game	GRE vs PUR	67-65	Game report
22 July 2024	Beogradskoj Arena (Belgrade, Serbia)	Friendly game	GRE vs SRB	72-94	Game report

Japan (1-1-3)

Date	Venue	Event	Fixture	Score	Notes	Watch live on Courtside 1891
22 June 2024	Hokkaido Prefectural Sports Center (Hokkaido, Japan)	Nippon Life Cup 2024	JPN vs AUS	89-90	Game report
23 June 2024	Hokkaido Prefectural Sports Center (Hokkaido, Japan)	Nippon Life Cup 2024	JPN vs AUS	95-95
5 July 2024	Ariake Arena (Tokyo, Japan)	SoftBank Cup 2024 (Tokyo Tournament)	JPN vs KOR	84-85	Game Report
7 July 2024	Ariake Arena (Tokyo, Japan)	SoftBank Cup 2024 (Tokyo Tournament)	JPN vs KOR	88-80
19 July 2024	Uber Arena (Berlin, Germany)	Berlin Basketball Festival	JPN vs GER	83-104	Game report

Puerto Rico (0-4)

Date	Venue	Event	Fixture	Score	Notes	Watch live on Courtside 1891
July 16 2024	PAOK Arena (Thessaloniki, Greece)	Friendly Game	PUR vs GRE	65-67	Game report
19 July 2024	Co'Met Arena (Orleans, France)	Friendly Game	PUR vs AUS	75-90	Game report	Yes
21 July 2024	Co'Met Arena (Orleans, France)	Friendly Game	PUR vs CAN	93-103	Game Report	Yes
23 July 2024	Wizink Center (Madrid, Spain)	Friendly Game	PUR vs ESP	84-107	Game report	Yes

Serbia (2-2)

Date	Venue	Event	Fixture	Score	Notes	Watch live on Courtside 1891
12 July 2024	LDLC Arena (Lyon-Decines, France)	France Preparation Games	SRB vs FRA	79-67	Game report	Yes
16 July 2024	Etihad Arena (Abu Dhabi, UAE)	USA Basketball Showcase	SRB vs AUS	73-84	Game report
17 July 2024	Etihad Arena (Abu Dhabi, UAE)	USA Basketball Showcase	SRB vs USA	79-105	Game report
22 July 2024	Beogradskoj Arena (Belgrade, Serbia)	Friendly Game	SRB vs GRE	94-72	Game report

Spain (2-0)

Date	Venue	Event	Fixture	Score	Notes	Watch live on Courtside 1891
19 July 2023	Palacio Multiusos (Guadalajara, Spain)beogradskoj	Friendly game	ESP vs ARG	76-72		Yes
23 July 2024	Wizink Center (Madrid, Spain)	Friendly Game	ESP vs PUR	107-84	Game report	Yes

South Sudan (2-2)

Date	Venue	Event	Fixture	Score	Notes	Watch live on Courtside 1891
15 July 2024	TBA (Madrid, Spain)	Friendly Games	SSD vs ARG	72-81	Game report (EuroHooops)
16 July 2024	TBA (Madrid, Spain)	Friendly Games	SSD vs POR	80-72
18 July 2024	O2 Arena (London, Great Britain)	Friendly Game	SSD vs GBR	84-81	Game report
20 July 2024	O2 Arena (London, Great Britain)	USA Basketball Showcase	SSD vs USA	100-101	Game report

USA (5-0)

Date	Venue	Event	Fixture	Score	Notes	Watch live on Courtside 1891
10 July 2024	T-Mobile Arena (Las Vegas, USA)	USA Basketball Showcase	USA vs CAN	86-72	Game Report
15 July 2024	Etihad Arena (Abu Dhabi, UAE)	USA Basketball Showcase	USA vs AUS	98-92	Game report
17 July 2024	Etihad Arena (Abu Dhabi, UAE)	USA Basketball Showcase	USA vs SRB	105-79	Game report
20 July 2024	O2 Arena (London, Great Britain)	USA Basketball Showcase	USA vs SSD	101-100	Game report
22 July 2024	O2 Arena (London, Great Britain)	USA Basketball Showcase	USA vs GER	92-88	Game report

June 22 - 28

Date	Venue	Event	Fixture	Score	Notes	Watch live on Courtside 1891
22 June 2024	Hokkaido Prefectural Sports Center (Hokkaido, Japan)	Nippon Life Cup 2024	JPN vs AUS	89-90	Game report
23 June 2024	Hokkaido Prefectural Sports Center (Hokkaido, Japan)	Nippon Life Cup 2024	JPN vs AUS	95-95

Jun 29 - July 5

Date	Venue	Event	Fixture	Score	Notes	Watch live on Courtside 1891
2 July 2024	John Cain Arena (Melbourne, Australia)	Ford BALLIN'24	AUS vs CHN	107-87	Game Report
3 July 2024	Kindarena (Rouen, France)	France Preparation Games	FRA vs TUR	96-46	Game report	Yes
4 July 2024	John Cain Arena (Melbourne, Australia)	Ford BALLIN'24	AUS vs CHN	91-58	Game Report
5 July 2024	Ariake Arena (Tokyo, Japan)	SoftBank Cup 2024 (Tokyo Tournament)	JPN vs KOR	84-85	Game Report

July 6 - 12

Date	Venue	Event	Fixture	Score	Notes	Watch live on Courtside 1891
6 July 2024	Lanxess Arena (Cologne, Germany)	France Preparation Games	GER vs FRA	66-90	Game report
7 July 2024	Ariake Arena (Tokyo, Japan)	SoftBank Cup 2024 (Tokyo Tournament)	JPN vs KOR	88-80
8 July 2024	Sud de France Arena (Montpellier, France)	France Preparation Games	FRA vs GER	65-70	Game report	Yes
10 July 2024	T-Mobile Arena (Las Vegas, USA)	USA Basketball Showcase	USA vs CAN	86-72	Game Report
12 July 2024	LDLC Arena (Lyon-Decines, France)	France Preparation Games	FRA vs SRB	67-79	Game report	Yes

July 13 - 19

Date	Venue	Event	Fixture	Score	Notes	Watch live on Courtside 1891
13 July 2024	Hambourg, Germany	Friendly Game	GER vs NED	95-50	Game report
15 July 2024	TBA (Madrid, Spain)	Friendly Games	SSD vs ARG	72-81	Game report (EuroHooops)
15 July 2024	Etihad Arena (Abu Dhabi, UAE)	USA Basketball Showcase	USA vs AUS	98-92	Game report
16 July 2024	TBA (Madrid, Spain)	Friendly Games	SSD vs POR	80-72
16 July 2024	PAOK Arena (Thessaloniki, Greece)	Friendly game	GRE vs PUR	67-65	Game report
16 July 2024	Etihad Arena (Abu Dhabi, UAE)	USA Basketball Showcase	AUS vs SRB	84-73	Game report
17 July 2024	Etihad Arena (Abu Dhabi, UAE)	USA Basketball Showcase	SRB vs USA	79-105	Game report
18 July 2024	O2 Arena (London, Great Britain)	Friendly Game	SSD vs GBR	84-81	Game report
19 July 2024	Co'Met Arena (Orleans, France)	France Preparation Games	FRA vs CAN	73-85	Game report	Yes
19 July 2024	Uber Arena (Berlin, Germany)	Berlin Basketball Festival	GER vs JPN	104-83	Game report
19 July 2024	Palacio Multiusos (Guadalajara, Spain)	Friendly game	ESP vs ARG	76-72		Yes
19 July 2024	Co'Met Arena (Orleans, France)	Friendly Game	AUS vs PUR	90-75	Game report	Yes

July 20 - 26

Date	Venue	Event	Fixture	Score	Notes	Watch live on Courtside 1891
20 July 2024	O2 Arena (London, Great Britain)	USA Basketball Showcase	USA vs SSD	101-100	Game report
21 July 2024	Co'Met Arena (Orleans, France)	France Preparation Games	FRA vs AUS	82-83	Game report	Yes
21 July 2024	Co'Met Arena (Orleans, France)	Friendly Game	CAN vs PUR	103-93	Game report	Yes
22 July 2024	O2 Arena (London, Great Britain)	USA Basketball Showcase	USA vs GER	92-88	Game report
22 July 2024	Beogradskoj Arena (Belgrade, Serbia)	Friendly Game	SRB vs GRE	94-72	Game report
23 July 2024	Wizink Center (Madrid, Spain)	Friendly Game	ESP vs PUR	107-84	Game report	Yes

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