2024 Paris Olympics: Men’s basketball group standings

Paris Olympics 2024 is waving on the internet, and men’s basketball games have started entertaining fans with NBA star players representing their countries in Paris, France.

Men’s basketball is divided into three groups, Group A, Group B, and Group C. Each group contains four countries.

This game is exciting because notable players from the world’s biggest basketball league, the NBA are participating and this year team USA ran after their fifth gold in the Olympics.

This year other teams are also claimant of the gold like last year’s FIBA champion team Germany, Canada with NBA star Shai Gilgeous-Alexander, Serbia with MVP Nikola Jokic, and Team South Sudan who gave tremendous tough to Team USA in the showcase game.

Men’s group basketball standings

Group A

CountryPointsWinsLosses
Australia210
Canada210
Greece101
Spain101

Group B

CountryPointsWinsLosses
Germany210
France210
Brazil101
Japan101

Group C

CountryPointsWinsLosses
USA210
South Sudan210
Puerto Rico101
Serbia101

Schedule of Men’s Basketball at the Paris Olympics

  • July 30:
    • Spain vs. Greece
    • Canada vs. Australia
    • Japan vs. France
    • Brazil vs. Germany
  • July 31:
    • Puerto Rico vs. Serbia
    • USA vs South Sudan
  • August, 1:
    • Japan vs Brazil
    • Australia vs Greece
    • Canada vs Spain
  • August, 2:
    • France vs Germany
  • August, 3:
    • Puerto Rico vs United States
    • Serbia vs South Sudan

The knockout phase begins on August 6, and the gold medal game is scheduled for August 10.

Countries in the men’s basketball tournament at the Paris 2024 Olympics

Group A:

  • Australia
  • Greece
  • Canada
  • Spain

Group B:

  • France
  • Germany
  • Japan
  • Brazil

Group C:

  • Serbia
  • South Sudan
  • Puerto Rico
  • United States (USA)

Players to watch in the men’s basketball at the Olympics

Kevin Durant (United States):

A legendary NBA player, Durant is known for his scoring ability, versatility, and clutch performances.

He’s a two-time NBA champion and has been an integral part of Team USA in previous Olympic games.

Even absent during the USA showcase games, his performance against Serbia was notable. Kevin Durant scored 23 points in his first game at Olympics 2024. It was tremendous to keep a 100% shooting rate of 3-pointers in this match.

Giannis Antetokounmpo (Greece):

The “Greek Freak” is a dominant force on both court ends.

As the reigning NBA Finals MVP, he was the main player who made Greece eligible for the Olympics 2024.

Despite if loss, Giannis Scored 34 points in the game of 33 mins in the first match of Greece against Canada in the Paris Olympics.

Victor Wembanyama (France):

7 feet 4 inches, Victor is one of the tallest active NBA players.

His remarkable rookie season in the NBA resulted in him being unanimously named the 2024 NBA Rookie of the Year

He scored 19 points in the 31 minutes of his play against Brazil at the Paris Olympics.

Nikola Jokic (Serbia):

A Serbian Professional basketball player who plays Denver Nuggets at the center position in the NBA.

His career is full of awards and success including NBA Finals MVP (2023), and 3× NBA Most Valuable Player (2021, 2022, 2024).

Dennis Schroeder(Germany):

Born in Germany, Dennis Schroeder is currently playing for the Brooklyn Nets in the NBA. Before joining the Nets, he played for several other NBA teams, including the Atlanta Hawks, Oklahoma City Thunder, Los Angeles Lakers, Boston Celtics, Houston Rockets, and Toronto Raptors.

In 2023, he led Germany to their first World Cup title at the FIBA Basketball World Cup and was named the FIBA World Cup MVP.

Some Facts

When 5 x 5 Basketball games added to Olympics?

5×5 men’s basketball games were added to the Olympics back in 1936 at the Berlin Olympics game, Where the USA was the first who write name in golden words.

  • The new 3×3 basketball variant made its Olympic debut at the Tokyo 2020 Olympics.
  • The United States has been the most successful team in Olympic basketball history. The USA men’s basketball team has won the gold medal a record 16 times, including an unbeaten streak from 1936 to 1968.
  •  Argentina’s basketball team, led by Manu Ginóbili, stunned the world by winning their first gold medal.
  • Australian player Liz Cambage became the first woman to dunk in Olympic basketball during the London 2012 Games.
  • In a controversial gold medal game, the Soviet Union upset the USA men’s team, ending their long-standing dominance, The USSR defeated the USA, Munich 1972.
    • Both teams reached the final undefeated. The U.S. team had an overall Olympic record of 63–0. In a tense match, the Soviets emerged victorious by a single point, marking the first-ever loss for Team USA in Olympic basketball.

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