Let’s go Boomers! Get ready to watch Basketball from the FIBA Men’s World Cup live on ESPN.
The FIBA Men’s Basketball World Cup 2023 begins this Friday August 25 – where the Australian Boomers meet Finland in their tournament opener LIVE on ESPN at 6pm AEST.
Hoops fans will be able to catch every game of the FIBA Men’s World Cup 2023 LIVE across ESPN, ESPN2 and the ESPN App*, including every Boomers game live in primetime, and a dedicated FIBA World Cup wrap show, World Cup Live.
The FIBA Men’s World Cup 2023 will be staged jointly by The Philippines, Japan and Indonesia, and the Australian Boomers are among the favorites to claim the title.
Patty Mills and Joe Ingles will co-captain the Boomers, in what is arguably Australia’s strongest ever squad containing a host of NBA and NBL stars.
Australia finished fourth at the 2019 FIBA World Cup, falling to eventual winners Spain in a dramatic overtime defeat in the Semi Final. The Boomers hope to take a step further this campaign and create history.
Finland present the first test, with games against Germany (6.30pm AEST, Sunday) and Japan (9pm AEST, Tuesday) to follow in their FIBA World Cup Pool.
In a major win for Australian sporting fans, selected games from the tournament will be made available on Kayo Freebies.
Every Boomers game, every Team USA game and all Quarter Finals, Semi Finals, Third Place Game and the FIBA World Cup Final will be made available LIVE and FREE on ESPN via Kayo Freebies – which does not require a subscription. Kayo Freebies can be accessed by downloading the Kayo Sports app. Kayo Freebies is free to access, with no credit card details required.
ESPN’s broadcast team for the tournament will feature host Neroli Meadows, Andrew Gaze, Trevor Gleeson, John Casey, Bec Allen, Kane Pitman and Olgun Uluc.
The FIBA Men’s World Cup 2023 begins on Friday August 25 – with the first game LIVE at 5.45pm AEST on the ESPN App*, when Italy meet Angola.
Throughout the FIBA Men’s World Cup Pool stage, ESPN will have eight live games per day, broadcast over ESPN, ESPN2 and the ESPN App*.
All ESPN and ESPN2 listed games will be available to watch on Foxtel, Kayo Sports and Fetch TV.
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.
Every match of the FIBA World Cup 2023 will air live across ESPN, ESPN2 and ESPN App*.
FIBA World Cup 2023 on ESPN – Pool Stage Schedule
Friday August 25
5.45pm AEST. Italy vs Angola, ESPN App*
6pm AEST, Finland vs Australia, ESPN
7pm AEST, Latvia vs Lebanon, ESPN2
8pm AEST, World Cup Live, ESPN
8.30pm AEST, Montenegro vs Mexico, ESPN App*
9.45pm AEST, Philippines vs Dominican Rep, ESPN App*
10pm AEST, Germany vs Japan, ESPN
10.15pm AEST, Lithuania vs Egypt, ESPN App*
11.30pm AEST, Canada vs France, ESPN2
Saturday August 26
5.45pm AEST, Puerto Rico vs South Sudan, ESPN App*
6.30pm AEST, Jordan vs Greece, ESPN
6.45pm AEST, Georgia vs Cape Verde, ESPN App*
7.30pm AEST, Brazil vs Iran, ESPN App*
9.15pm AEST, Venezuela vs Slovenia, ESPN App*
9.45pm AEST, China vs Serbia, ESPN App*
10.30pm AEST, USA vs New Zealand, ESPN
11.15pm AEST, Cote D’Ivoire vs Spain, ESPN App*
Sunday August 27
5.45pm AEST, Dominican Rep vs Italy, ESPN App*
6pm AEST, World Cup Live, ESPN
6.30pm AEST, Australia vs Germany, ESPN
7.30pm AEST, Lebanon vs Canada, ESPN2
8.30pm AEST, World Cup Live, ESPN
8.30pm AEST, Egypt vs Montenegro, ESPN App*
9.45pm AEST, Angola vs Philippines, ESPN App*
10pm AEST, Japan vs Finland, ESPN
10.15pm AEST, Mexico vs Lithuania, ESPN App*
11pm AEST, France vs Latvia, ESPN2
Monday August 28
5.30pm AEST, China vs South Sudan, ESPN2
5.45pm AEST, Cape Verde vs Venezuela, ESPN App*
7.30pm AEST, Iran vs Cote D’Ivoire, ESPN App*
8.30pm AEST, New Zealand vs Jordan, ESPN
9.30pm AEST, Georgia vs Slovenia, ESPN2
9.45pm AEST, Serbia vs Puerto Rico, ESPN App*
10.25pm AEST, Greece vs USA, ESPN
11.15pm AEST, Spain vs Brazil, ESPN App*
Tuesday August 29
5.15pm AEST, Germany vs Finland, ESPN
5.45pm AEST, Dominican Rep vs Angola, ESPN App*
7.30pm AEST, Lebanon vs France, ESPN2
8.30pm AEST, World Cup Live, ESPN
8.30pm AEST, Mexico vs Egypt, ESPN App*
9pm AEST, Australia vs Japan, ESPN
9.45pm AEST, Italy vs Philippines, ESPN App*
10.15pm AEST, Lithuania vs Montenegro, ESPN App*
11pm AEST, World Cup Live, ESPN
11.15pm AEST, Canada vs Latvia, ESPN2
Wednesday August 30
5.30pm AEST, South Sudan vs Serbia, ESPN2
5.45pm AEST, Venezuela vs Georgia, ESPN App*
7.30pm AEST, Cote D’Ivoire vs Brazil, ESPN App*
8.25pm AEST, USA vs Jordan, ESPN
9.30pm AEST, Slovenia vs Cape Verde, ESPN2
9.45pm AEST, Puerto Rico vs China, ESPN App*
10.25pm AEST, Greece vs New Zealand, ESPN
11.15pm AEST, Spain vs Iran, ESPN App*
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