ESPN2 And ESPN Classic To Televise USA Basketball Men's Senior National Team Games From FIBA Americas Championship 2007

August 16, 2007 � Colorado Springs, Colorado

USA Basketball announced today a comprehensive television broadcast plan for the USA Men�s Senior National Team and the FIBA Americas Championship 2007. Included in the plans, ESPN2 and ESPN Classic will show live all of the USA Basketball Men�s Senior National Team�s games through the semifinals; NBA TV will televise 40 FIBA Americas Championship 2007 games; and Fox Sports Net will present 12 games, including the Sept. 2 gold and bronze medal games.

The FIBA Americas Championship, featuring 10 national teamsfrom North America, South America, Central America and the Caribbean, is one of five FIBA Olympic qualifying zone tournaments and will determine the two men�s teams from the Americas zone who will earn a qualification spot for the 2008 Olympic Games.

The FIBA Americas Championship is being held Aug. 22-Sept. 2 in Las Vegas, Nev., and will feature the top two ranked teams in the FIBA world rankings and all 10 teams competing rank among FIBA�s top 40. Countries competing include 2004 Olympic gold medal champion Argentina, the 2007 Pan America Games champion Brazil, Canada, Mexico, Panama, Puerto Rico, the U.S. Virgin Islands, host United States, Uruguay and Venezuela.

ESPN2, ESPN2 HD, ESPN Classic and ESPN360.com will televise live all of the USA games through the semifinals and NBA TV will replay the USA games on a tape delayed basis.

Fox Sports Net will broadcast 12 games, including the gold and bronze medal games on Sunday, Sept. 2, starting at 4 p.m. (EDT). FSN's coverage will tip off when Canada meets Brazil on Wednesday, Aug. 22, at 8:30 p.m. (EDT).

NBA TV will televise a total of 40 FIBA Americas Championship 2007 games beginning on Wednesday, Aug. 22, when it presents four match ups tipping off with Uruguay against Panama at 3:30 p.m. (EDT). NBA TV will also simulcast all of the FSN televised games, including the bronze and gold medal games.

The event is expected to showcase numerous NBA stars, including possible USA Team members Carmelo Anthony (Denver Nuggets), Kobe Bryant (Los Angeles Lakers), LeBron James (Cleveland Cavaliers) and Jason Kidd (New Jersey Nets); Carlos Delfino (Toronto Raptors) of Argentina; Leandro Barbosa (Phoenix Suns) of Brazil; Carlos Arroyo (Orlando Magic) and Jose Juan Barea (Dallas Mavericks) of Puerto Rico; Raja Bell (Phoenix Suns) of the U.S. Virgin Islands; Samuel Dalembert (Phoenix Suns) of Canada, and Esteban Batista (Atlanta Hawks) of Uruguay.