Basketball at the 2012 Summer Olympics was the eighteenth appearance of the sport of basketball as an official Olympic medal event. It was held from 28 July to 12 August 2012. The preliminary matches and the women's quarterfinal matches were played in the new Basketball Arena in Olympic Park, which seated up to 12,000 spectators. The men's knockout games and the women's games, from semifinals onward were played in the North Greenwich Arena.

The US men's and US women's teams both successfully defended their Olympic basketball championships of 2008.

Settings Two settings in London were used for the basketball tournaments: The O2 Arena (referred to as the "North Greenwich Arena" during the Olympics) and the Basketball Arena in Olympic Park at Stratford. The North Greenwich Arena was the setting for the knockout stages for the men, and also from the semifinal games onward for the women, whereas the Basketball Arena was the setting for the preliminary rounds and the women's quarterfinals. Greenwich, LondonStratford, LondonNorth Greenwich ArenaBasketball ArenaCapacity: 20,000Capacity: 12,000

Qualification

The National Olympic Committees may enter up to one 12-player men's team and up to one 12-player women's team.

Host Initially, basketball was the only team sport in which the host country was not automatically awarded a team in the tournament. This was because the British basketball teams did not exist until 2006, and hence FIBA, the world's regulatory body of basketball, was concerned about the future of the British national basketball teams after 2012, as well as the probable lack of competitiveness of the British teams. However, in a meeting held in Lyon, France, on 13 March 2011, the FIBA's executive board agreed to allow the two British teams to enter automatically after all.

Men's qualification

Means of qualification Date Venue Berths Qualified Host nation 6 July 2005 1 2010 FIBA World Championship 28 August – 12 September 2010 1 2011 FIBA Africa Championship 17–28 August 2011 1 2011 FIBA Americas Championship 30 August – 11 September 2011 2 2011 FIBA Oceania Championship 7–11 September 2011 1 2011 FIBA Europe Championship 31 August – 18 September 2011 2 2011 FIBA Asia Championship 15–25 September 2011 1 2012 FIBA World Olympic Qualifying Tournament 2–8 July 2012 3

Women's qualification

Means of qualification Date Venue Berths Qualified Host nation 6 July 2005 1 2010 FIBA World Championship 23 September – 3 October 2010 1 2011 FIBA Europe Championship 18 June – 3 July 2011 1 2011 FIBA Asia Championship 21–28 August 2011 1 2011 FIBA Oceania Championship 7–11 September 2011 1 2011 FIBA Americas Championship 24 September – 1 October 2011 1 2011 FIBA Africa Championship 23 September – 2 October 2011 1 2012 FIBA World Olympic Qualifying Tournament 25 June – 1 July 2012 5 Total 12

Competition format Twelve qualified nations were drawn into two groups, each consisting of six teams. Each game result merits a corresponding point: Result PointsWin 2Loss, or loss by default 1Loss via forfeiture** 0*The team has less than two players available to play on the court.**A team cannot present five players at the start of the game, or its actions prevent play from being resumed. In case teams are tied on points, the tiebreaking criteria are, in order of first application: Results of the games involving the tied teams (head-to-head records) Goal average of the games involving the tied teams Goal average of all of the games played Points scored Drawing of lots

The teams with the four best records qualified for the knockout stage, which was a single-elimination tournament. The semifinal winners contested for the gold medal, while the losers played for the bronze medal.

Calendar

PPreliminaries¼Quarterfinals½SemifinalsFFinal Event↓/Date → Sat 28 Sun 29 Mon 30 Tue 31 Wed 1 Thu 2 Fri 3 Sat 4 Sun 5 Mon 6 Tue 7 Wed 8 Thu 9 Fri 10 Sat 11 Sun 12 Men P P P P P ¼ ½ F Women P P P P P ¼ ½ F

Men's competition

The draw for the groups of the men's tournament was made on 30 April 2012. Included are the teams' FIBA World Rankings prior to the tournament.

Group A Group B (3) (9) (12) (13) (5) (10) (21) (43) (32) (11) United States (1) (2)

Women's competition

The draw for the groups of the women's tournament was made on 30 April 2012. Included are the teams' FIBA World Rankings before the tournament.

Group A Group B (27) (2) (7) (6) (31) (11) (4) (8) (21) (49) (1) (3)

Referees The International Basketball Federation (FIBA) named the following 30 referees to officiate the basketball games at the 2012 Olympics.

Samir Abaakil Recep Ankaralı Juan Carlos Arteaga Michael Aylen Ilija Belošević Snehal Bendke José Anibal Carrion Guerrino Cerebuch Elena Chernova Christos Christodoulou Carole Delauné Pablo Alberto Estévez Marcos Fornies Benito Vitalis Odhiambo Gode Felicia Andrea Grinter Carl Jungebrand William Gene Kennedy Luigi Lamonica Oļegs Latiševs Robert Lottermoser Cristiano Jesus Maranho Vaughan Charles Mayberry Rabah Noujaim Peng Ling Saša Pukl Borys Ryschyk Fernando Jorge Sampietro Stephen Seibel Shoko Sugruro Jorge Vázquez

Medal summary

Medal table

Events MenTyson Chandler Kevin Durant LeBron James Russell Westbrook Deron Williams Andre Iguodala Kobe Bryant Kevin Love James Harden Chris Paul Anthony Davis Carmelo AnthonyPau Gasol Rudy Fernández Sergio Rodríguez Juan Carlos Navarro José Calderón Felipe Reyes Víctor Claver Fernando San Emeterio Sergio Llull Marc Gasol Serge Ibaka Víctor SadaAlexey Shved Timofey Mozgov Sergey Karasev Vitaly Fridzon Alexander Kaun Evgeny Voronov Victor Khryapa Semyon Antonov Sergey Monya Dmitry Khvostov Anton Ponkrashov Andrei KirilenkoWomenLindsay Whalen Seimone Augustus Sue Bird Maya Moore Angel McCoughtry Asjha Jones Tamika Catchings Swin Cash Diana Taurasi Sylvia Fowles Tina Charles Candace ParkerIsabelle Yacoubou Endéné Miyem Clémence Beikes Sandrine Gruda Edwige Lawson-Wade Céline Dumerc Florence Lepron Émilie Gomis Marion Laborde Élodie Godin Emmeline Ndongue Jennifer DigbeuJenna O'Hea Samantha Richards Jennifer Screen Abby Bishop Suzy Batkovic Kathleen MacLeod Kristi Harrower Laura Summerton Belinda Snell Rachel Jarry Liz Cambage Lauren Jackson

Final standings

Rank Men WomenTeam Pld W L Team Pld W L United States 8 8 0 8 8 0 8 5 3 8 7 1 8 6 2 8 6 2 4th 8 4 4 8 5 3Eliminated at the quarterfinals 5th 6 4 2 6 4 2 6th 6 4 2 6 3 3 7th 6 3 3 6 2 4 8th 6 2 4 6 2 4Preliminary round 5th placers 9th 5 1 4 5 1 4 10th 5 1 4 5 1 4Preliminary round 6th placers 11th 5 0 5 5 0 5 12th 5 0 5 5 0 5

See also Wheelchair basketball at the 2012 Summer Paralympics

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