Rishi Persad will present the Men's match live from Manchester with commentary for both matches from the BBC's Olympic basketball team Mike Carlson and John Amaechi.
This will be the first time viewers in the UK will have had the chance to see how the British teams, with the Men led by Chicago Bulls star Luol Deng, match up against their American counterparts. The Olympic basketball tournament begins on 28 July.
The USA Men and Women will be hot favourites going into the Olympics, with both teams reigning Olympic champions and the Men featuring a host of NBA superstars such as Lebron James, Kobe Bryant and Kevin Durant.
Full details of the broadcasts:
- GB Women v USA Women Wednesday 18 July, 19.00-21.30, BBC Red Button and bbc.co.uk/sport (commentary only)
- GB Men v USA Men Thursday 19 July, 19.00-21.30, BBC Three, Radio 5 live Sports Extra and bbc.co.uk/sport (presentation and commentary)
Zai Bennett, Controller, BBC Three said: "This exciting basketball fixture between the Great Britain and the USA is the perfect way for BBC Three to get ready for our comprehensive coverage of London 2012".
"To have the BBC support the GB versus USA men's and women's basketball games in Manchester is hugely significant for the on-going growth of the sport in the UK," said Dan Markham, Vice President NBA EMEA. "The cross-platform visibility the BBC coverage will provide is fitting for a sport that is enjoyed by millions of fans around the globe."
For the first time the BBC will be providing live coverage of every Olympic Sport from every venue throughout the day. This will amount to around 2,500 hours of live Olympic sporting action, over 1,000 hours more than Beijing 2008.
