The television schedule for both men’s and women’s basketball coverage during the 2012 London Olympics, with timeslots for the individual games.
Men’s basketball coverage will primarily air on NBC Sports Network. Every United States game during pool play will air on NBCSN, starting with the team’s scheduled matchup against France on July 29 (9:30 AM ET).
The men’s basketball gold medal game will air live in all time zones on NBC August 12 (10 AM ET, 7 AM PT).
The women’s gold medal game will also air on NBC August 11. Unlike the men’s game, the women’s gold medal final will only be live in the Eastern and Central time zones (4 PM ET).
The full Olympic schedule can be found here.
2012 Olympic Basketball TV Schedule
| Time (ET) | Event | Net | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Start | End | ||
| Saturday, July 28 | |||
| 11:30 AM | 1:30 PM | Women’s Basketball: United States/Croatia | NBC |
| Sunday, July 29 | |||
| 6:00 AM | 8:00 AM | Men’s Basketball: Brazil/Australia | NBC Sports Network |
| 9:30 AM | 11:30 AM | Men’s Basketball: USA/France | |
| 11:30 AM | 1:30 PM | Men’s Basketball: Spain/China | |
| 5:45 PM | 7:00 PM | Men’s Basketball: Argentina/Lithuania (JIP) | |
| Monday, July 30 | |||
| 11:45 AM | 1:30 PM | Women’s Basketball: Russia/Brazil | MSNBC |
| Tuesday, July 31 | |||
| 4:00 AM | 6:00 AM | Men’s Basketball: China/Russia | NBC Sports Network |
| 3:00 PM | 4:45 PM | Men’s Basketball: France/Argentina | |
| 5:15 PM | 7:15 PM | Men’s Basketball: USA/Tunisia | |
| Wednesday, August 1 | |||
| 5:00 PM | 7:00 PM | Women’s Basketball: USA/Turkey | NBC Sports Network |
| Thursday, August 2 | |||
| 4:00 AM | 5:45 AM | Men’s Basketball: France/Lithuania | NBC Sports Network |
| 11:30 AM | 1:30 PM | Men’s Basketball: Brazil/Russia | |
| 5:15 PM | 7:15 PM | Men’s Basketball: USA/Nigeria | |
| Friday, August 3 | |||
| 5:00 PM | 7:00 PM | Women’s Basketball: USA/Czech Republic | NBC Sports Network |
| Saturday, August 4 | |||
| 6:15 AM | 8:00 AM | Men’s Basketball: Russia/Spain | NBC Sports Network |
| 9:30 AM | 11:30 AM | Men’s Basketball: USA/Lithuania | |
| Sunday, August 5 | |||
| 11:30 AM | 1:30 PM | Women’s Basketball: USA/China | NBC |
| Monday, August 6 | |||
| 4:00 AM | 6:15 AM | Men’s Basketball: Australia/Russia | NBC Sports Network |
| 3:30 PM | 5:00 PM | Men’s Basketball: Spain/Brazil | MSNBC |
| 5:15 PM | 7:15 PM | Men’s Basketball: USA/Argentina | NBC Sports Network |
| Tuesday, August 7 | |||
| 9:00 AM | 10:45 PM | Women’s Basketball: Quarterfinal | NBC Sports Network |
| 4:30 PM | 5:15 PM | Women’s Basketball: Quarterfinal (JIP) | |
| 5:15 PM | 7:00 PM | Women’s Basketball: Quarterfinal | |
| Wednesday, August 8 | |||
| 9:00 AM | 11:00 AM | Men’s Basketball: Quarterfinal | NBC Sports Network |
| 11:00 AM | 1:00 PM | Men’s Basketball: Quarterfinal | |
| 3:00 PM | 5:15 PM | Men’s Basketball: Quarterfinal | |
| 5:15 PM | 7:15 PM | Men’s Basketball: Quarterfinal | |
| Thursday, August 9 | |||
| 12:00 PM | 2:00 PM | Women’s Basketball: Semifinal | NBC Sports Network |
| 4:00 PM | 6:00 PM | Women’s Basketball: Semifinal | MSNBC |
| Friday, August 10 | |||
| 12:00 PM | 2:00 PM | Men’s Basketball: Semifinal | NBC Sports Network |
| 3:30 PM | 6:00 PM | Men’s Basketball: Semifinal | NBC Sports Network |
| Saturday, August 11 | |||
| 12:00 PM | 1:45 PM | Women’s Basketball: Bronze Medal Game | MSNBC |
| 4:00 PM | 6:00 PM | Women’s Basketball: Gold Medal Game | NBC |
| Sunday, August 12 | |||
| 6:00 AM | 7:45 AM | Men’s Basketball: Bronze Medal Game | NBC Sports Network |
| 10:00 AM | 12:30 PM | Men’s Basketball: Gold Medal Game (LIVE IN ALL TIME ZONES) | NBC |






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