Canada women's basketball schedule: How to watch 2021 Olympic women's tournament from Tokyo

Jackie Spiegel

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It's go time.

Team Canada women's basketball begins its 2021 Olympics on July 26 with a group-play matchup against Serbia. The team has its sights set on earning its first Olympic medal. The men's team, which failed to qualify for 2021, has the lone basketball medal — a silver way back in 1936.

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Canada's women's team shares a group with world No. 3-ranked Spain but should make it out of the group stage easily. It's ranked fourth in the world and has a number of notable names on the roster, including WNBA stars Kia Nurse, Bridget Carleton and Natalie Achonwa. Miranda Ayim, Canada's co-flag bearer from the opening ceremony, is also set to play a key role.

One player to keep an eye on is Aaliyah Edwards. The 19-year-old is coming off her freshman year at UConn, where she was the 2021 Big East Sixth-Woman of the Year and named to the All-Freshman Team.

Here's everything you need to know as Team Canada goes for gold at the 2021 Summer Olympics:

Canada women's basketball roster

Head coach: Lisa Thomaidis

NO. NAME HOMETOWN POS.
1 Shaina Pellington Pickering, Ont. Guard
5 Kia Nurse Hamilton, Ont. Guard
6 Bridget Carleton Chatham, Ont. Guard
7 Nayo Raincock-Ekunwe Toronto, Ont. Forward
8 Kim Gaucher Mission, B.C. Shooting guard
9 Miranda Ayim London, Ont. Forward
11 Natalie Achonwa Guelph, Ont. Power forward
13 Shay Colley Brampton, Ont. Guard
14 Kayla Alexander Milton, Ont. Forward
15 Laeticia Amihere Mississauga, Ont. Forward
21 Nirra Fields Montreal, Que. Guard
24 Aaliyah Edwards Kingston, Ont. Forward

Alternates: Sami Hill (Toronto, Ont.), Aislinn Konig (Langley, B.C.), Merissah Russell (Ottawa, Ont.), Jamie Scott (Pasco, Wash.)

How to watch Canada women's basketball team

CBC will be the broadcast home of the Tokyo Olympics in Canada. The coverage will be 'round the clock, as the network will air four, six-hour programs covering all things Olympics and events featuring Team Canada. CBC will show live and tape-delayed coverage of the major events. Partners TSN and Sportsnet will also have select events.

Streamers will also have plenty of ways to watch the games in Canada. CBC Gem and the CBC Olympics app will both provide streaming options for Canadians and CBC.ca will provide live events, highlights and replays of various CBC-aired sports throughout the Olympics. 

Audiences will also be able to watch CBC’s coverage through Amazon Prime Video, television service providers Bell, Rogers, Shaw and Telus and through connected TV devices Apple TV, FireTV, Google Chromecast and Roku TV (via the CBC TV and CBC Gem apps).

Canada women's basketball schedule

Team Canada begins group play on Monday, July 26. The top two teams from each group and the two best third-place teams advance to the quarterfinals based on seeding and will play in the knockout stage.

Date Matchup Time (ET) Result
Mon., July 26 vs. Serbia 4:20 a.m. L, 72-68
Wed., July 28 vs. South Korea 9 p.m. W, 74-53
Sat., July 31 vs. Spain 9 p.m. L, 76-66
Tue., Aug. 3/Wed., Aug. 4 Quarterfinal TBD  
Fri., Aug. 6 Semifinal TBD  
Sat., Aug. 7 Bronze/Gold TBD  

Full women's basketball Olympic schedule

Group play schedule

Date Group Matchup Time  (ET) Result
Sun., July 25 A South Korea vs. Spain 9 p.m. Spain, 73-69
Mon., July 26 A Serbia vs. Canada 4:20 a.m. Serbia, 72-68
Mon., July 26 B Japan vs. France 9 p.m. Japan, 74-70
Tues. July 27 B Nigeria vs. United States 12:40 a.m. USA, 81-72
Tues. July 27 C Australia vs. Belgium 4:20 a.m. Belgium, 85-70
Tues., July 27 C Puerto Rico vs. China 8 a.m. China, 97-55
Wed., July 28 A Canada vs. South Korea 9 p.m. Canada, 74-53
Thu., July 29 A Spain vs. Serbia 4:20 a.m. Spain, 85-70
Thu., July 29 C Belgium vs. Puerto Rico 9 p.m. Belgium, 87-52
Fri., July 30 B United States vs. Japan 12:40 a.m. USA, 86-69
Fri., July 30 B France vs. Nigeria 4:20 a.m. France, 87-62
Fri., July 30 C China vs. Australia 8 a.m. China, 76-74
Sat., July 31 A Canada vs. Spain 9 p.m. Spain, 76-66
Sun., Aug. 1 A South Korea vs. Serbia 8 a.m. TBD
Sun., Aug. 1 B Nigeria vs. Japan 9 p.m. TBD
Mon., Aug. 2 B France vs. United States 12:40 a.m. TBD
Mon., Aug. 2 C China vs. Belgium 4:20 a.m. TBD
Mon., Aug. 2 C Australia vs. Puerto Rico 8 a.m. TBD

Quarterfinals

Date Matchup Time (ET) Result
Tue., Aug. 3 TBD 9 p.m. TBD
Wed., Aug. 4 TBD 12:40 a.m. TBD
Wed., Aug. 4 TBD 4:20 a.m. TBD
Wed., Aug. 4 TBD 8 a.m. TBD

Semifinals

Date Matchup Time (ET) Result
Fri., Aug. 6 QF 1 winner vs. QF  2winner 12:40 a.m. TBD
Fri., Aug. 6 QF 3 winner vs. QF 4 winner 7 a.m. TBD

Bronze-, gold-medal games

Date Matchup Start time (ET) Result
Sat. Aug. 7 Bronze-medal game 3 a.m. TBD
Sat., Aug. 7 Gold-medal game 10:30 p.m. TBD

Joe Rivera contributed to this story.

Jackie Spiegel