2016 Rio Olympic Basketball Tournaments Schedule: Dates, Location, Preview, More

Two months after groups were drawn for men's and women's basketball at the 2016 Summer Olympics in Rio de Janeiro, dates have been set for competitive play once the international spectacular gets underway. 

According to a release from the event's official website, Rio 2016, the women's and men's tournaments will both begin on August 6 and end August 20 and 21, respectively. Carioca Arena 1 in Barra Olympic Park is the "main basketball venue," according to the release, while Youth Arena in Deodoro Olympic Park is set to host the women's group games.   

Group A on the men's side consists of the United States, Venezuela, China, Australia and two qualifying teams that will be determined following tournaments in Italy, Serbia and the Philippines from July 4-10. 

According to the Associated Press (via ESPN.com), teams participating in the qualifying tournaments include Serbia, France, Greece, Italy, the Czech Republic, Canada, Mexico, Puerto Rico, Angola, Tunisia, Senegal, Philippines, Iran, Japan, New Zealand, Latvia, Croatia and Turkey. 

The other group on the men's side boasts Argentina, Spain, Brazil, Lithuania, Nigeria and the third and final qualifying team. 

Here's a look at the draw on the men's side, which features the United States gunning for a three-peat following gold-medal showings at the 2008 games in Beijing and the 2012 games in London: 

Date	Matchup	Time (ET)
Aug 6	Australia vs. Qualifying Team 1	2:15 p.m.
Aug 6	China vs. USA	7 p.m.
Aug 6	Venezuela vs. Olympic Qualifying Team 2	10:30 p.m.
Aug 7	Brazil vs. Lithuania	2:15 p.m.
Aug 7	Olympic Qualifying Team 3 vs. Spain	7 p.m.
Aug 7	Nigeria vs. Argentina	10:30 p.m.
Aug 8	Qualifying Team 2 vs. Australia	2:15 p.m.
Aug 8	USA vs. Venezuela	7 p.m.
Aug 8	Qualifying Team 1 vs. China	10:30 p.m.
Aug 9	Spain vs. Brazil	2:15 p.m.
Aug 9	Lithuania vs. Nigeria	7 p.m.
Aug 9	Argentina vs. Qualifying Team 3	10:30 p.m.
Aug 10	Qualifying Team 2 vs. Qualifying Team 1	2:15 p.m.
Aug 10	Australia vs. USA	7 p.m.
Aug 10	Venezuela vs. China	10:30 p.m.
Aug 11	Brazil vs. Qualifying Team 3	2:15 p.m.
Aug 11	Nigeria vs. Spain	7 p.m.
Aug 11	Lithuania vs. Argentina	10:30 p.m.
Aug 12	China vs. Australia	2:15 p.m.
Aug 12	USA vs. Qualifying Team 2	7 p.m.
Aug 12	Qualifying Team 1 vs. Venezuela	10:30 p.m.
Aug 13	Argentina vs. Brazil	2:15 p.m.
Aug 13	Spain vs. Lithuania	7 p.m.
Aug 13	Qualifying Team 3 vs. Nigeria	10:30 p.m.
Aug 14	USA vs. Qualifying Team 1	2:15 p.m.
Aug 14	Australia vs. Venezuela	7 p.m.
Aug 14	Qualifying Team 2 vs. China	10:30 p.m.
Aug 15	Nigeria vs. Brazil	2:15 p.m.
Aug 15	Spain vs. Argentina	7 p.m.
Aug 15	Lithuania vs. Qualifying Team 3	10:30 p.m.
Aug 17	Men's Quarterfinal	10 a.m.
Aug 17	Men's Quarterfinal	1:30 p.m.
Aug 17	Men's Quarterfinal	5:45 p.m.
Aug 17	Men's Quarterfinal	9:15 p.m.
Aug 19	Men's Semifinal	2:30 p.m.
Aug 19	Men's Semifinal	6 p.m.
Aug 21	Men's Bronze Medal Game	10:30 a.m.
Aug 21	Men's Gold Medal Game	2:45 p.m.

On the women's side, the top-ranked Red, White and Blue squad will be aiming for its sixth consecutive gold medal. The headliners in Group B, Team USA will be joined by Canada, Senegal, Serbia and two qualifying teams during the round-robin stage. 

Group A on the women's side currently features Japan, Brazil, Australia and three teams that have yet to be determined. According to FIBA's official website, Argentina, Belarus, Cameroon, China, Cuba, France, Korea, New Zealand, Nigeria, Spain, Turkey and Venezuela will vie for the final five Olympic posts.  

A complete overview of the women's schedule can be viewed below: 

Date	Matchup	Time (ET)
Aug 6	Qualifying Team 1 vs. Qualifying Team 5	11 a.m.
Aug 6	Qualifying Team 2 vs. Canada	After Game 1
Aug 6	Brazil vs. Australia	4:30 p.m.
Aug 6	China vs. USA	After Game 3
Aug 7	USA vs. Sengal	11 a.m.
Aug 7	Serbia vs. Qualifying Team 4	After Game 1
Aug 7	Australia vs. Qualifying Team 1	4:30 p.m.
Aug 7	Qualifying Team 5 vs. Qualifying Team 3	After Game 3
Aug 8	Qualifying Team 4 vs. USA	11 a.m.
Aug 8	Canada vs. Serbia	After Game 1
Aug 8	Japan vs. Brazil	4:30 p.m.
Aug 8	Senegal vs. Qualifying Team 2	After Game 3
Aug 9	Australia vs. Qualifying Team 5	11:15 a.m.
Aug 9	Brazil vs. Qualifying Team 3	4:30 p.m.
Aug 9	Qualifying Team 1 vs. Japan	After Game 2
Aug 10	Qualifying Team 2 vs. Qualifying Team 4	11:15 a.m.
Aug 10	USA vs. Serbia	4:30 p.m.
Aug 10	Senegal vs. Canada	After Game 2
Aug 11	Qualifying Team 3 vs. Qualifying Team 1	11:15 a.m.
Aug 11	Qualifying Team 5 vs. Brazil	4:30 p.m.
Aug 11	Japan vs. Australia	After Game 2
Aug 12	Serbia vs. Qualifying Team 2	11:15 a.m.
Aug 12	Canada vs. USA	4:30 p.m.
Aug 12	Qualifying Team 4 vs. Senegal	After Game 2
Aug 13	Australia vs. Qualifying Team 3	11:15 a.m.
Aug 13	Qualifying Team 1 vs. Brazil	4:30 p.m.
Aug 13	Japan vs. Qualifying Team 5	After Game 2
Aug 14	Qualifying Team 2 vs. USA	11:15 a.m.
Aug 14	Senegal vs. Serbia	4:30 p.m.
Aug 14	Qualifying Team 4 vs. Canada	After Game 2
Aug 16	Women's Quarterfinal	10 a.m.
Aug 16	Women's Quarterfinal	1:30 p.m.
Aug 16	Women's Quarterfinal	5:45 p.m.
Aug 16	Women's Quarterfinal	9:15 p.m.
Aug 18	Women's Semifinal	2 p.m.
Aug 18	Women's Semifinal	6 p.m.
Aug 20	Women's Bronze Medal Game	10:30 a.m.
Aug 20	Women's Gold Medal Game	2:30 p.m.

All eyes, of course, will be on the men and women donning the stars and stripes. 

The United States' dominance on the international stage has been well-documented, and it would be a tremendous upset if either the men's or women's team settled for anything less than another gold medal.

Argentina and Spain have proved to be worthy challengers of the United States men, but head coach Mike Krzyzewski's squad won't have to face either power until the knockout rounds at the earliest.

And given the way the groups shook out, the Red, White and Blue men should have no problem coasting through the round-robin portion of the competition and maintaining fresh legs entering the quarterfinals.