Basketball at the 2012 Summer Olympics – Women's tournament

Basketball at the 2012 Summer Olympics – Women's tournament
Tournament details
Host countryLondon
Dates28 - July - 11 August 2012
Teams12 (from 5 confederations)
Venue(s)2 (in 1 host city)
Final positions
Champions United States (7th title)
Tournament statistics
Games played38
Top scorer de Souza
Leedham (16.2)
Top rebounds dos Santos (9.0)
Top assists Miao (6.5)
PPG (Team) United States (90.6)
RPG (Team) United States (50.5)
APG (Team) United States (23.1)

The women's basketball tournament at the 2012 Olympic Games in London began on 28 July and ended on 11 August. All preliminary and quarterfinal games were held at the Basketball Arena within the Olympic Park, and the semifinal and the medal games were held at the North Greenwich Arena (renamed from The O2 Arena due to the no commercialization policy).