Men’s Basketball

What: Canada Senior Men’s National Team vs Australia

When: 7:30 a.m. ET/4:30 a.m. PT

Where: Pierre Mauroy Stadium, Lille, France

Watch: TSN & CBC Gem

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Women’s 3x3 Basketball

What: Canada Women’s 3x3 Team vs Australia

When: 12 p.m. ET/9 a.m. PT

Where: Place de la Concorde, Paris, France

Watch: TSN & CBC Gem

Canadian Men looking for second victory in Paris:

When they take on No. 5 ranked Australia on Tuesday, the Senior Men’s National Team are hoping to pick up where they left off on Saturday after defeating Greece 86-79. While Canada started their Olympics campaign strong, Australia did the same, defeating Spain 92-80 behind a 20-point, nine-rebound effort from Jock Landale and 19 points from Patty Mills. Josh Giddey finished with 17 points, eight rebounds and eight assists in his Olympics debut. Prior to being traded to the Chicago Bulls this past June, Giddey spent the first three years of his NBA career playing alongside Shai Gilgeous-Alexander in Oklahoma City. Gilgeous-Alexander led Canada in their win against Greece, finishing with 21 points, five rebounds and seven assists. “Obviously, we spent a lot of years together in the backcourt playing together,” Gilgeous-Alexander said. “I know his game like the back of my hand, and I'm sure he knows mine the same way. So, it's going to be a fun matchup.”

Women’s 3x3 Team ready to hit the court:

Kacie Bosch, Paige Crozon and sisters Katherine and Michelle Plouffe are ready to make Canadian Olympics history when they take to the court to take on Australia on Tuesday. They will be the first Canadian 3x3 team to compete in an Olympics and they are ready to go. The two-time defending FIBA 3x3 Women’s Series champs enter Paris after a dominant weekend in Edmonton, Alberta where they went undefeated in five games to win the series stop title. Canada’s 3x3 squad is loaded with talent as they boast the top three players in the world with Katherine Plouffe (1st), Paige Crozon (2) and Michelle Plouffe (3).

Play the best to be the best:

Much has been made of Group A where the Senior Men’s National Team are slotted alongside Australia, Spain and Greece, but Team Canada head coach Jordi Fernández is turning the challenge into a positive. “It's a tough one, but I think at the end of the day that just helps you prepare for what's coming after,” Fernández said. “I think that when you survive a group like this, it just makes you better. It happened last year [in the FIBA Basketball World Cup], we were playing France. We had no experience, [and had to face] Spain, Brazil, and I think coming out of that group just helped us prepare for the tournament and I believe in this case, right now in the Olympics, it's going to be very similar. We played against one of the best players in the world in Giannis, he put on a show out there. We tried, we couldn't stop him and we found a way [to win]. The next game is going to be Australia with a very good team, a very connected team that plays very physical and very fast. I'm excited to play against them, and we'll be ready.”

Growing the game:

The members of Canada’s Women’s 3x3 Team have been focused on growing the sport in Canada since the team was founded by Crozon and the Plouffes in 2019. After missing out on the Tokyo 2020 Olympics, to now becoming the first Canadian 3x3 team to compete in an Olympics is something the team doesn’t take for granted. For Bosch, who was the final piece to their 3x3 roster, getting to watch her teammates be rewarded for those early days means everything. “To be a part of the first team [to make it to an Olympics], with really, the pioneers of the women's game in Canada, it means so, so much to me,” Bosch said. “To be a part of that and to be the first step for other people to lean on and build from there and get bigger and bigger and bigger and bigger? To be the first team is awesome because I feel like we're laying a great foundation for the future. “

Keeping tabs:

Fans can catch all of the action from Paris 2024 live on CBC. In addition to TV broadcasts on CBC and partner networks TSN and Sportsnet, audiences will be able to watch live events daily on the free CBC Gem streaming service, CBC’s Paris 2024 website and the CBC Paris 2024 app for Android and iOS devices. The website and app will also house full event schedules, results, athlete bios and features, daily updates and more. Plus, exclusive coverage will be provided by CBC Sports including in-depth reports, highlights, digital series and on-demand replays of the biggest moments and events. Fans can also keep track of everything Canada Basketball by following @canadabasketball on instagram, @CanBball on Twitter, Canada Basketball on Facebook and @canbball on TikTok.

Up next: The Women’s 3x3 Team will continue play on Wednesday, taking on China at 12 p.m. ET/9 a.m. PT.