New Zealand FIBA ​​Olympic Qualifying Schedule: Dates, Times, Schedules and How to Watch 2024 Tournament Matches

New Zealand’s national basketball team, the “Tall Blacks”, will be busy during the 2024 FIBA ​​Olympic Qualifying Tournament.

To win a “last chance” qualifier for the 2024 Olympic Games in Paris, New Zealand will first have to defeat Luka Doncic’s Slovenian team and Giannis Antetokounmpo’s Greek team — a tall order. So, does the underdog have any chance of reaching Paris?

In a word, yes. The “Tall Blacks” even had a two-fold lead over the United States And Greece at the FIBA ​​Basketball World Cup last year. So even though it’s been two decades since New Zealand made it to the Olympics, they have the talent to get there.

Interested in watching the “Tall Blacks” battle for their chance to reach Paris? Let us get you ready with the full schedule and New Zealand roster for the FIBA ​​Olympic Qualifying Tournament.

WATCH: Olympic Qualifying Tournaments at Courtside 1891

When are the FIBA ​​Olympic Qualifying Tournaments?

• Data: Tuesday July 2 – Sunday July 7

Each country participating in the FIBA ​​Olympic Qualifying Tournaments (OQTs) begins with group play throughout the week. The top two teams in each group then compete in the semifinals. The teams that survive the semifinals will compete in the final round, with the winner clinching a ticket to the Olympic Games in Paris.

Eight men’s basketball teams have already qualified for the Olympics. The four OQTs serve as a “last chance” for other teams to qualify. The four winning teams from the OQTs — in Greece, Latvia, Puerto Rico and Spain — will join the eight teams already competing in Paris.

New Zealand Schedule for FIBA ​​Olympic Qualifying Tournament

New Zealand are in Group A in the Greek OQT with Croatia and Slovenia. If New Zealand advances past the semi-finals, they will face the winner of Group B, which consists of the Dominican Republic, Egypt and Greece.

Below is the New Zealand schedule for the Greek OQT:

*If qualified

New Zealand squad for FIBA ​​Olympic Qualifying Tournament

Where to Watch FIBA ​​Olympic Qualifying Tournaments

• Data: Tuesday July 2 – Sunday July 7
• Livestream: Courtside 1891 on DAZN

Matches involving New Zealand and all other FIBA ​​Olympic Qualifying tournaments can be streamed on Courtside 1891 via DAZN.

FIBA Olympic Qualifying Tournament Greece 2024 groups

group A

• Croatia
• New Zealand
• Slovenia

Group B

• Dominican Republic
• Egypt
• Greece