Check out when all the Zags representing USA, Canada, Japan, and Serbia will be on your local listings.
The opening ceremony for the Paris Olympics starts tomorrow at 10:30 AM PDT on NBC and will last three hours. Rui Hachimura was a flag bearer for Japan in the 2020 Tokyo Olympics but no Zags will have that honor this summer.
USA – *Mark Few (Group C)
July 28th vs Serbia at 8:15 AM PDT on NBC
July 31st vs South Sudan at 12:00 PM PDT on USA Network
August 3rd vs Puerto Rico at 8:15 AM PDT on NBC
Canada – Andrew Nembhard, Kelly Olynyk, *Connor Griffin (Group A)
July 27th vs Greece at 12:00 PM PDT on CNBC
July 30th vs Australia at 4:30 AM on USA Network
August 2nd vs Spain at 8:15 AM PDT on Peacock
Japan – Rui Hachimura (Group B)
July 27th vs Germany at 4:30 AM PDT on Peacock
July 30th vs France at 8:15 AM PDT on Peacock
August 2nd vs Brazil at 2 AM on Peacock
Serbia – Filip Petrusev (Group C)
July 28th vs USA at 8:15 AM PDT on NBC
July 31st vs Puerto Rico at 8:15 AM PDT on Peacock
August 3rd vs South Sudan at 5 PM PT on USA Network
* – assistant coach
The top two teams from each group, and the two best third-placed teams, will advance to the quarterfinals. The knockout rounds will begin on August 6th.
Arden Cravalho is a Gonzaga University graduate from the Bay Area… Follow him on Twitter @a_cravalho