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FIBA World Cup 2023: Schedule, news, Australian Boomers roster

As Australia prepares for the 2023 FIBA World Cup, so should you.

There's plenty of hype surrounding the team ahead of this tournament to be held in the Philippines, Japan, and Indonesia -- and rightly so. In 2021, the Boomers broke through for their first ever international medal when winning bronze at the Tokyo Olympics.

But more history is on the line. Australia are still in search of their first men's medal at a World Cup and, with a squad boasting nine players currently on NBA rosters, they should be confident of besting the fourth-placed finish from 2019.

Veterans Patty Mills and Joe Ingles headline the 12-man roster, but youngsters such as Josh Giddey, Dyson Daniels, and Josh Green inject a further element of excitement.

The Boomers aren't without their headaches, either, after Jock Landale was ruled out of the tournament after suffering an ankle injury in the warmup game win over South Sudan.

Australia play Finland, Germany, and Japan in the first round of the Group Phase as part of Group E, which began on Aug. 25.

How to watch Australia

The FIBA Men's World Cup 2023 began on Friday Aug. 25, when the Boomers defeated Finland in their tournament opener, LIVE on ESPN.

In total, ESPN will broadcast over 100 hours of LIVE international basketball with every game of the tournament live across ESPN, ESPN2 and the ESPN App*.

With the tournament being hosted in our region of the world, Aussie viewers will enjoy primetime international basketball every day of the tournament.

ESPN will again provide FIBA Minis and full game replays available On Demand -- ensuring basketball fans experience the biggest FIBA Men's Basketball World Cup Australia has ever seen.


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Patty Mills, Atlanta Hawks

Dante Exum, Dallas Mavericks

Chris Goulding, Melbourne United

Dyson Daniels, New Orleans Pelicans

Josh Green, Dallas Mavericks

Matisse Thybulle, Portland Trail Blazers

Joe Ingles, Orlando Magic

Xavier Cooks, Washington Wizards

Jack White, Oklahoma City Thunder

Nick Kay, Shimane Susanoo Magic

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Australian Boomers schedule

Warmup games

Australia 97, Venezuela 41

Australia 86, Brazil 90

Australia 88, South Sudan 67

Australia 78, France 74

Australia vs. Georgia - Tuesday, Aug. 22

FIBA Men's World Cup Group Phase

Group E

Australia 98, Finland 72

Australia 82, Germany 85

Australia 109, Japan 89

Group K

Slovenia 91, Australia 80

Australia 100, Georgia 84


Full FIBA Men's World Cup schedule

All games on ESPN, ESPN2 and the ESPN App*.

First round

Aug. 25

Angola vs. Italy, 6 p.m AEST - ESPN App*

Finland vs. Australia, 6 p.m. AEST - ESPN

Mexico vs. Montenegro, 6:45 p.m. AEST - ESPN App*

Latvia vs. Lebanon, 7:15 p.m. AEST - ESPN2

Dominican Republic vs. Philippines, 10 p.m. AEST - ESPN App*

Germany vs. Japan, 10:10 p.m. AEST - ESPN

Egypt vs. Lithuania, 10:30 p.m. AEST - ESPN App*

Canada vs. France, 11:30 p.m. AEST - ESPN2

Aug. 26

South Sudan vs. Puerto Rico, 6 p.m. AEST - ESPN App*

Cape Verde vs. Georgia, 6 p.m. AEST - ESPN App*

Jordan vs. Greece, 6:45 p.m. AEST - ESPN

Iran vs. Brazil, 7:45 p.m. AEST - ESPN App*

Slovenia vs. Venezuela, 9:30 p.m. AEST - ESPN App*

Serbia vs. China, 10 p.m. AEST - ESPN App*

United States vs. New Zealand, 10:40 p.m. AEST - ESPN

Spain vs. Cote D'Ivoire, 11:30 p.m. AEST - ESPN App*

Aug. 27

Italy vs. Dominican Republic, 6 p.m. AEST - ESPN App*

Australia vs. Germany, 6:30 p.m. AEST - ESPN

Montenegro vs. Egypt, 6:45 p.m. AEST - ESPN App*

Lebanon vs. Canada, 7:45 p.m. AEST - ESPN2

Philippines vs. Angola, 10 p.m. AEST - ESPN App*

Japan vs. Finland, 10:10 p.m. AEST - ESPN

Lithuania vs. Mexico, 10:30 p.m. AEST - ESPN App*

France vs. Latvia, 11:30 p.m. AEST - ESPN2

Aug. 28

China vs. South Sudan, 6 p.m. AEST - ESPN2

Venezuela vs. Cape Verde, 6 p.m. AEST - ESPN App*

New Zealand vs. Jordan, 6:45 p.m. AEST - ESPN

Cote D'Ivoire vs. Iran, 7:45 p.m. AEST - ESPN App*

Georgia vs. Slovenia, 9:30 p.m. AEST - ESPN2

Puerto Rico vs. Serbia, 10 p.m. AEST - ESPN App*

Greece vs. United States, 10:40 p.m. AEST - ESPN

Brazil vs. Spain, 11:30 p.m. AEST - ESPN App*

Aug. 29

Germany vs. Finland, 5:30 p.m. AEST - ESPN

Angola vs. Dominican Republic, 6 p.m. AEST - ESPN App*

Egypt vs. Mexico, 6:45 p.m. AEST - ESPN App*

Lebanon vs. France, 7:45 p.m. AEST - ESPN2

Australia vs. Japan, 9:10 p.m. AEST - ESPN

Philippines vs. Italy, 10 p.m. AEST - ESPN App*

Montenegro vs. Lithuania, 10:30 p.m. AEST - ESPN App*

Canada vs. Latvia, 11:30 p.m. AEST - ESPN2

Aug. 30

South Sudan vs. Serbia, 6 p.m. AEST - ESPN2

Georgia vs. Venezuela, 6 p.m. AEST - ESPN App*

United States vs. Jordan, 6:40 p.m. AEST - ESPN

Cote D'Ivoire vs. Brazil, 7:45 p.m. AEST - ESPN App*

Slovenia vs. Cape Verde, 9:30 p.m. AEST - ESPN2

China vs. Puerto Rico, 10 p.m. AEST - ESPN App*

Greece vs. New Zealand, 10:40 p.m. AEST - ESPN

Iran vs. Spain, 11:30 p.m. AEST - ESPN App*

Second round

Sept. 1

Serbia vs. Italy, 6 p.m. AEST - ESPN App*
Germany vs. Georgia, 6:30 p.m. AEST - ESPN
USA vs. Montenegro, 6:40 p.m. AEST - ESPN2
Spain vs. Latvia, 7:45 p.m. AEST - ESPN App*
Dominican Republic vs. Puerto Rico, 10 p.m. AEST - ESPN App*
Slovenia vs. Australia, 10:10 p.m. AEST - ESPN
Lithuania vs. Greece, 10:40 p.m. AEST - ESPN App*
Canada vs. Brazil, 11:30 p.m. AEST - ESPN2

Classification Round 17-32

Sept. 2

Finland vs Venezuela, 5:30 p.m. AEST - ESPN
Angola vs South Sudan, 6 p.m. AEST - ESPN App*
New Zealand vs Egypt, 6:45 p.m. AEST - ESPN2
Cote D'Ivoire vs France, 7:45 p.m. AEST - ESPN App*
Japan vs Cape Verde, 9:10 p.m. AEST - ESPN
Philippines vs China, 10 p.m. AEST - ESPN App*
Jordan vs Mexico, 10:30 p.m. AEST - ESPN2
Iran vs Lebanon, 11:30 p.m. AEST - ESPN App*

Second round

Sept. 3

Australia vs. Georgia, 5:30 p.m. AEST - ESPN
Italy vs. Puerto Rico, 6 p.m. AEST - ESPN App*
Greece vs. Montenegro, 6:40 p.m. AEST - ESPN2
Brazil vs. Latvia, 7:45 p.m. AEST - ESPN App*
Germany vs. Slovenia, 9:10 p.m. AEST - ESPN
Dominican Republic vs. Serbia, 10 p.m. AEST - ESPN App*
USA vs. Lithuania, 10:40 p.m. AEST - ESPN2
Spain vs. Canada, 11:30 p.m. AEST - ESPN App*

Quarterfinals

Sept. 5

Serbia vs. Lithuania, 6:45 p.m. AEST
USA vs. Italy, 10:40 p.m. AEST

Sept. 6

Germany vs. Latvia, 6:45 p.m. AEST
Canada vs. Slovenia, 10:30 p.m. AEST

Class Games 5-8

Sept 7.

Italy vs. Latvia, 6:45 p.m. AEST

Slovenia vs. Lithuania, 10:30 p. m. AEST

Semifinals

Sept. 8

Canada vs. Serbia, 6:45 p.m. AEST

USA vs. Germany, 10:40 p.m. AEST

Class Games 5-6

Sept. 9

Italy vs. Slovenia, 6:45 p.m. AEST
Latvia vs. Lithuania, 10:30 p.m. AEST

Finals

Sept. 10

Third place playoff

USA vs. Canada, 6:30 p.m. AEST

Final

Germany vs. Serbia, 10:40 p.m. AEST

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