2019 FIBA Basketball World Cup
As originally posted by BWBarefoot:
In 2019, FIBA - the organization that governs basketball around the world - staged the World Cup. Formerly known as the World Championships, the event was expanded to 32 countries and FIBA plans to market it as aggressively as FIFA does to the World Cup in soccer. To that end, FIBA extended the usual time between tournaments from four years to five, so the FIFA and FIBA events are no longer in the same year. The event was held between Aug. 31 and Sep. 15 in China.
Qualifying began late in 2017 and continued until early 2019. The United States team used players from the G League, coached by ESPN analyst Jeff Van Gundy. NBA superstars were available for the main tournament, and Gregg Popovich (Spurs) was the head coach.
ESPN showed every game of the main tournament on a variety of platforms.
Qualifying round 1
11/23/2017 - USA vs. Puerto Rico (Orlando, FL), 7:30, ESPN3 - No commentary
Moved from Puerto Rico due to the ongoing aftermath of hurricanes Irma and Maria.
11/26/2017 - Mexico vs. USA (Greensboro, NC), 5:00, ESPN3 - No commentary until 4:37 left in 3Q, then Marc Kestecher, P.J. Carlesimo
2/23/2018 - Cuba vs. USA (Santa Cruz, CA), 11:00, ESPNU - Marc Kestecher, P.J. Carlesimo
2/26/2018 - Puerto Rico vs. USA (Santa Cruz), 11:00, ESPN2 - Marc Kestecher, P.J. Carlesimo
6/28/2018 - USA vs. Mexico (Mexico City), 9:30, ESPN+ - No commentary
7/1/2018 - USA vs. Cuba (Havana), 4:00, ESPN+ - Unknown (Spanish language)
Qualifying round 2
9/14/2018 - Uruguay vs. USA (Las Vegas), 10:00, ESPN+ - David Resnick, P.J. Carlesimo
9/17/2018 - USA vs. Panama (Panama City), 9:00, ESPN+ - Josh Davis
11/29/2018 - USA vs. Argentina (La Rioja, ARG), 7:30, ESPN+ - Josh Davis
12/2/2018 - USA vs. Uruguay (Montevideo), 5:00, ESPN+ - Unknown
2/22/2019 - Panama vs. USA (Greensboro, NC), 7:00, ESPN+ - David Resnick, P.J. Carlesimo
2/25/2019 - Argentina vs. USA (Greensboro), 7:00, ESPN+ - David Resnick, P.J. Carlesimo
Pre-tournament exhibitions
8/9/2019 - Intrasquad blue vs. white (Las Vegas), 10:00, NBA TV - Matt Winer, Greg Anthony, Kristen Ledlow
8/16/2019 - USA vs. Spain (Anaheim, CA), 10:00, NBA TV - Casey Stern, Grant Hill, Jared Greenberg
8/22/2019 - USA vs. Australia (Melbourne), 5:30AM, NBA TV - John Casey, Shane Heal, Andrew Gaze, Corey Williams, Renae Ingles
8/24/2019 - USA vs. Australia (Melbourne), midnight, NBA TV - John Casey, Shane Heal, Andrew Gaze, Corey Williams, Abbey Gelmi
8/26/2019 - USA vs. Canada (Sydney), 5:30AM, NBA TV - John Casey, Shane Heal, Andrew Gaze, Corey Williams, Abbey Gelmi
Main tournament
First round - All games on ESPN+
Saturday 8/31
D: Angola vs. Serbia (Foshan), 3:30AM - Joaquin "Quinito" Henson, Josh Bett
A: Poland vs. Venezuela (Beijing), 4:00AM - Jeff Taylor, Josh Davis
B: Russia vs. Nigeria (Wuhan), 4:30AM - Adam Fielder, Graham Hiscock
C: Iran vs. Puerto Rico (Guangzhou), 4:30AM - Daniel Routledge, Joe Raso
D: Philippines vs. Italy (Foshan), 7:30AM - Joaquin "Quinito" Henson, Josh Bett
A: Ivory Coast vs. China (Beijing), 8:00AM - Jeff Taylor, Josh Davis
B: Argentina vs. South Korea (Wuhan), 8:30AM - Adam Fielder, Graham Hiscock
C: Spain vs. Tunisia (Guangzhou), 8:30AM - Daniel Routledge, Joe Raso
Sunday 9/1
H: Canada vs. Australia (Dongguan), 3:30AM - Oscar Chamberlain, Shona Thorburn
F: New Zealand vs. Brazil (Nanjing), 4:00AM - Ryan Greco, Mark Mills
E: Turkey vs. Japan (Shanghai), 4:30AM - Carlan Gay, Mark Clark
G: Dominican Republic vs. Jordan (Shenzhen), 4:30AM - Tim Long, Andrew Gaze
H: Senegal vs. Lithuania (Dongguan), 7:30AM - Oscar Chamberlain, Shona Thorburn
F: Greece vs. Montenegro (Nanjing), 8:00AM - Ryan Greco, Mark Mills
E: Czech Republic vs. USA (Shanghai), 8:30AM - Carlan Gay, Mark Clark
G: France vs. Germany (Shenzhen), 8:30AM - Tim Long, Andrew Gaze
Monday 9/2
D: Italy vs. Angola (Foshan), 3:30AM - Joaquin "Quinito" Henson, Josh Bett
A: Venezuela vs. Ivory Coast (Beijing), 4:00AM - Jeff Taylor, Josh Davis
B: Nigeria vs. Argentina (Wuhan), 4:30AM - Adam Fielder, Graham Hiscock
C: Tunisia vs. Iran (Guangzhou), 4:30AM - Daniel Routledge, Joe Raso
D: Serbia vs. Philippines (Foshan), 7:30AM - Joaquin "Quinito" Henson, Josh Bett
A: China vs. Poland (Beijing), 8:00AM - Jeff Taylor, Josh Davis
B: South Korea vs. Russia (Wuhan), 8:30AM - Adam Fielder, Graham Hiscock
C: Puerto Rico vs. Spain (Guangzhou), 8:30AM - Daniel Routledge, Joe Raso
Tuesday 9/3
H: Australia vs. Senegal (Dongguan), 3:30AM - Oscar Chamberlain, Shona Thorburn
F: Montenegro vs. New Zealand (Nanjing), 4:00AM - Ryan Greco, Mark Mills
E: Japan vs. Czech Republic (Shanghai), 4:30AM - Carlan Gay, Mark Clark
G: Germany vs. Dominican Republic (Shenzhen), 4:30AM - Tim Long, Andrew Gaze
H: Lithuania vs. Canada (Dongguan), 7:30AM - Oscar Chamberlain, Shona Thorburn
F: Brazil vs. Greece (Nanjing), 8:00AM - Ryan Greco, Mark Mills
E: USA vs. Turkey (Shanghai), 8:30AM - Carlan Gay, Mark Clark
G: Jordan vs. France (Shenzhen), 8:30AM - Tim Long, Andrew Gaze
Wednesday 9/4
D: Angola vs. Philippines (Foshan), 3:30AM - Joaquin "Quinito" Henson, Josh Bett
A: Ivory Coast vs. Poland (Beijing), 4:00AM - Jeff Taylor, Josh Davis
B: South Korea vs. Nigeria (Wuhan), 4:30AM - Adam Fielder, Graham Hiscock
C: Puerto Rico vs. Tunisia (Guangzhou), 4:30AM - Daniel Routledge, Joe Raso
D: Italy vs. Serbia (Foshan), 7:30AM - Joaquin "Quinito" Henson, Josh Bett
A: Venezuela vs. China (Beijing), 8:00AM - Jeff Taylor, Josh Davis
B: Russia vs. Argentina (Wuhan), 8:30AM - Adam Fielder, Graham Hiscock
C: Spain vs. Iran (Guangzhou), 8:30AM - Daniel Routledge, Joe Raso
Thursday 9/5
H: Canada vs. Senegal (Dongguan), 3:30AM - Oscar Chamberlain, Shona Thorburn
F: Brazil vs. Montenegro (Nanjing), 4:00AM - Ryan Greco, Mark Mills
E: Turkey vs. Czech Republic (Shanghai), 4:30AM - Carlan Gay, Mark Clark
G: Germany vs. Jordan (Shenzhen), 4:30AM - Tim Long, Andrew Gaze
H: Lithuania vs. Australia (Dongguan), 7:30AM - Oscar Chamberlain, Shona Thorburn
F: Greece vs. New Zealand (Nanjing), 8:00AM - Ryan Greco, Mark Mills
E: USA vs. Japan (Shanghai), 8:30AM - Carlan Gay, Mark Clark
G: Dominican Republic vs. France (Shenzhen), 8:30AM - Tim Long, Andrew Gaze
Second round (I/J/K/L) and classification (M/N/O/P) - All games on ESPN+
Friday 9/6
I: Poland vs. Russia (Foshan), 4:00AM - Joaquin "Quinito" Henson, Josh Bett
N: Angola vs. Iran (Beijing), 4:00AM - Jeff Taylor, Josh Davis
M: Nigeria vs. Ivory Coast (Guangzhou), 4:00AM - Daniel Routledge, Joe Raso
J: Serbia vs. Puerto Rico (Wuhan), 4:30AM - Adam Fielder, Graham Hiscock
I: Argentina vs. Venezuela (Foshan), 8:00AM - Joaquin "Quinito" Henson, Josh Bett
M: China vs. South Korea (Guangzhou), 8:00AM - Daniel Routledge, Joe Raso
N: Tunisia vs. Philippines (Beijing), 8:00AM - Jeff Taylor, Josh Davis
J: Spain vs. Italy (Wuhan), 8:30AM - Adam Fielder, Graham Hiscock
Saturday 9/7
O: New Zealand vs. Japan (Dongguan), 3:30AM - Oscar Chamberlain, Shona Thorburn
L: Australia vs. Dominican Republic (Nanjing), 4:00AM - Ryan Greco, Mark Mills
P: Canada vs. Jordan (Shanghai), 4:00AM - Carlan Gay, Mark Clark
K: Brazil vs. Czech Republic (Shenzhen), 4:30AM - Tim Long, Andrew Gaze
O: Turkey vs. Montenegro (Dongguan), 7:30AM - Oscar Chamberlain, Shona Thorburn
L: France vs. Lithuania (Nanjing), 8:00AM - Ryan Greco, Mark Mills
P: Germany vs. Senegal (Shanghai), 8:00AM - Carlan Gay, Mark Clark
K: USA vs. Greece (Shenzhen), 8:30AM - Tim Long, Andrew Gaze
Sunday 9/8
M: Ivory Coast vs. South Korea (Guangzhou), 2:00AM - Daniel Routledge, Joe Raso
I: Venezuela vs. Russia (Foshan), 4:00AM - Joaquin "Quinito" Henson, Josh Bett
N: Tunisia vs. Angola (Beijing), 4:00AM - Jeff Taylor, Josh Davis
J: Puerto Rico vs. Italy (Wuhan), 4:30AM - Adam Fielder, Graham Hiscock
I: Poland vs. Argentina (Foshan), 8:00AM - Joaquin "Quinito" Henson, Josh Bett
M: China vs. Nigeria (Guangzhou), 8:00AM - Daniel Routledge, Joe Raso
N: Iran vs. Philippines (Beijing), 8:00AM - Jeff Taylor, Josh Davis
J: Spain vs. Serbia (Wuhan), 8:30AM - Adam Fielder, Graham Hiscock
Monday 9/9
O: Japan vs. Montenegro (Dongguan), 3:30AM - Oscar Chamberlain, Shona Thorburn
L: Dominican Republic vs. Lithuania (Nanjing), 4:00AM - Ryan Greco, Mark Mills
P: Jordan vs. Senegal (Shanghai), 4:00AM - Carlan Gay, Mark Clark
K: Czech Republic vs. Greece (Shenzhen), 4:30AM - Tim Long, Andrew Gaze
O: Turkey vs. New Zealand (Dongguan), 7:30AM - Oscar Chamberlain, Shona Thorburn
L: France vs. Australia (Nanjing), 8:00AM - Ryan Greco, Mark Mills
P: Germany vs. Canada (Shanghai), 8:00AM - Carlan Gay, Mark Clark
K: USA vs. Brazil (Shenzhen), 8:30AM - Tim Long, Andrew Gaze
Quarterfinals
Tuesday 9/10
Argentina vs. Serbia (Dongguan), 7:00AM, ESPN+ - Jeff Taylor, Josh Davis
Spain vs. Poland (Shanghai), 9:00AM, ESPN+ - Carlan Gay, Mark Clark
Wednesday 9/11
USA vs. France (Dongguan), 7:00AM, ESPN2 - John Brickley, Tom Thibodeau, Brian Windhorst
Brickley and Thibodeau called off-monitor, Windhorst was on site; re-air at 1 AM Thu., ESPN2
Australia vs. Czech Republic (Shanghai), 9:00AM, ESPN+ - Carlan Gay, Mark Clark
Classification
Thursday 9/12
Serbia vs. USA (Dongguan), 7:00AM, ESPN+ - Jeff Taylor, Josh Davis
Poland vs. Czech Republic (Shanghai), 9:00AM, ESPN+ - Carlan Gay, Mark Clark
Saturday 9/14
7th pl.: USA vs. Poland (Beijing), 4:00AM, ESPN+ - Oscar Chamberlain, Shona Thorburn
5th pl.: Serbia vs. Czech Republic (Beijing), 8:00AM, ESPN+ - Carlan Gay, Mark Clark
Semifinals
Friday 9/13
Spain vs. Australia (Beijing), 4:00AM, ESPN - John Brickley, Tom Thibodeau, Brian Windhorst
Argentina vs. France (Beijing), 8:00AM, ESPNEWS - John Brickley, Tom Thibodeau, Brian Windhorst
Final day
Sunday 9/15
3rd pl.: France vs. Australia (Beijing), 4:00AM, ESPN2 - John Brickley, Tom Thibodeau, Brian Windhorst
Champ.: Argentina vs. Spain (Beijing), 8:00AM, ESPN2 - John Brickley, Tom Thibodeau, Brian Windhorst