ESPN To Televise USA Basketball Men’s And Women’s National Team Exhibition Games Presented By Nike+
Colorado Springs, Colo. • July 11, 2012
• USA Men's National Team Roster
• USA Women's National Team Roster
ESPN, ESPN2 and ESPN3 will combine to air seven USA Basketball Men’s and Women’s National Team exhibition games presented by Nike+ – five men’s and two women’s – beginning with the USA Basketball Men’s National Team vs. the Dominican Republic on Thursday, July 12, at 9 p.m. ET. All games will be available on WatchESPN and generally carried on ESPN Mobile TV.
Mark Jones will provide play-by-play for all ESPN and ESPN2 telecasts with international basketball expert and analyst Fran Fraschilla. In addition, ESPN will provide extensive coverage of USA Basketball on SportsCenter, espnW.com, ESPN.com’s NBA section and ESPN’s NBA Facebook page.
Date |
Time (ET) |
Game |
Network(s) |
Location |
Thurs, July 12 |
9 p.m. |
USA Men’s National Team vs. Dominican Republic presented by Nike+ |
ESPN, ESPN3, WatchESPN, ESPN Mobile TV |
Las Vegas |
Mon, July 16 |
5:30 p.m. |
USA Women’s National Team vs. Brazil presented by Nike+ |
ESPN2, ESPN3, WatchESPN, ESPN Mobile TV |
Washington, D.C. |
Mon, July 16 |
8 p.m. |
USA Men’s National Team vs. Brazil presented by Nike+ |
ESPN2, ESPN3, WatchESPN |
Washington, D.C. |
Wed, July 18 |
2 p.m. |
USA Women’s National Team vs. Great Britain presented by Nike+ |
Manchester, England |
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Thurs, July 19 |
2 p.m. |
USA Men’s National Team vs. Great Britain presented by Nike+ |
ESPN2, ESPN3, WatchESPN, ESPN Mobile TV |
Manchester, England |
Mon, July 23 |
12 a.m. (Midnight) |
USA Men’s National Team vs. Argentina presented by Nike+ |
ESPN2, ESPN3, WatchESPN, ESPN Mobile TV |
Barcelona, Spain |
Tues, July 24 |
4:30 p.m. |
USA Men’s National Team vs. Spain presented by Nike+ |
ESPN2, ESPN3, WatchESPN, ESPN Mobile TV |
Barcelona, Spain |
About USA Basketball
Based in Colorado Springs, Colo., USA Basketball is a nonprofit organization and the national governing body for men's and women's basketball in the United States. As the recognized governing body for basketball in the United States by the International Basketball Federation (FIBA) and the United States Olympic Committee (USOC), USA Basketball is responsible for the selection, training and fielding of USA teams that compete in FIBA sponsored international basketball competitions, as well as for some national competitions.
Since 2008, USA Basketball men’s and women’s teams have compiled a sterling 134-6 win-loss record in FIBA or FIBA Americas competitions. USA teams are the current men’s and women’s champions of the Olympics and FIBA World Championship; FIBA women’s U19 world champions; the men’s and women’s title holders for the FIBA U17 World Championship; and the men’s and women’s U18 and U16 FIBA Americas champions. USA Basketball currently ranks No. 1 in all five of FIBA's world ranking categories, including combined, men's, women's, boys and girls.
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