| Ppg P: |  de Souza Leedham (16.2) |
| Ppg T: | (90.6) |
| Rpg P: | dos Santos (9.0) |
| Rpg T: | (50.5) |
| Apg P: |  Miao (6.5) |
| Apg T: | (23.1) |
| Gender: | women |
| Champions: | USA |
| Title Number: | 7 |
| Dates: | 28 - July - 11 August 2012 |
| Venues: | 2 |
| Cities: | 1 |
| Games: | 38 |
| Host: | London |
| Teams: | 12 |
| Confederations: | 5 |
| Prevseason: | Beijing 2008 |
| Nextseason: | Rio 2016 |
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).
See main article: Basketball at the 2012 Summer Olympics – Women's qualification.
| Means of qualification[1] | Date | Venue | Berths | Qualified | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Host nation | 6 July 2005 | 1 | |||
| 23 September – 3 October 2010 | 1 | ||||
| 18 June – 3 July 2011 | 1 | ||||
| 21–28 August 2011 |  Japan[2] | 1 | |||
| 7–11 September 2011 | 1 | ||||
| 24 September – 1 October 2011 |  Colombia[3] | 1 | |||
| 23 September – 2 October 2011 | 1 | ||||
| 25 June – 1 July 2012 | 5 | ||||
| Total | 12 | ||||
See main article: Basketball at the 2012 Summer Olympics – Women's team rosters.
Twelve qualified nations were drawn into two groups, each consisting of six teams. Each game result merits a corresponding point:
| Result | Points | |
|---|---|---|
| Win | 2 | |
| Loss | 1 | |
| Loss via default* | 1 | |
| Loss via forfeiture** | 0 |
In case teams are tied on points, the tiebreaking criteria are, in order of first application:[4]
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.
All times are British Summer Time (UTC+1).
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| Pos. | Name | G | Pts | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Érika de Souza | 5 | 81 | 16.2 | |
| Jo Leedham | 5 | 81 | 16.2 | ||
| 3 |  Lauren Jackson | 8 | 127 | 15.9 | |
| 4 | Chen Nan | 6 | 94 | 15.7 | |
| 5 | Natalie Stafford | 5 | 78 | 15.6 | |
| 6 |  Eva Vítečková | 6 | 91 | 15.2 | |
| 7 |  Céline Dumerc | 8 | 114 | 14.3 | |
| 8 | Sandra Mandir | 5 | 70 | 14.0 | |
| 9 |  Kim Smith | 6 | 83 | 13.8 | |
| 10 | Liz Cambage | 8 | 109 | 13.6 |
| Pos. | Name | G | Reb. | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Clarissa dos Santos | 5 | 45 | 9.0 |
| 2 | Érika de Souza | 5 | 44 | 8.8 |
| 3 | Lauren Jackson | 8 | 63 | 7.9 |
| 4 |  Candace Parker | 8 | 62 | 7.8 |
| 5 | Tina Charles | 8 | 59 | 7.4 |
| 6 |  Nevriye Yılmaz | 6 | 43 | 7.2 |
| 7 | Nadir Manuel | 5 | 35 | 7.0 |
| 8 |  Irina Osipova | 8 | 54 | 6.8 |
| 9 | Chen Nan | 6 | 41 | 6.8 |
| Hana Horáková | 6 | 40 | 6.7 |
| Pos. | Name | G | Ass. | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Miao Lijie | 6 | 39 | 6.5 |
| 2 | Sue Bird | 8 | 36 | 4.5 |
| Shona Thorburn | 6 | 27 | 4.5 | |
| Birsel Vardarlı | 6 | 27 | 4.5 | |
| 5 | Adriana Pinto | 5 | 22 | 4.4 |
| 6 | Becky Hammon | 8 | 32 | 4.0 |
| 7 | Jenna O'Hea | 8 | 28 | 3.5 |
| 8 | Céline Dumerc | 8 | 27 | 3.4 |
| 9 | Ana Lelas | 5 | 16 | 3.2 |
| Joice Rodrigues | 5 | 16 | 3.2 |
| Pos. | Name | G | Blocks | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Sandrine Gruda | 8 | 17 | 2.1 | |
| 2 | Ilona Burgrová | 6 | 10 | 1.7 | |
| 3 | Liz Cambage | 8 | 13 | 1.6 | |
| Érika de Souza | 5 | 8 | 1.6 | ||
| 5 | Luca Ivanković | 5 | 7 | 1.4 | |
| Azania Stewart | 5 | 7 | 1.4 | ||
| 7 | Candace Parker | 8 | 10 | 1.3 | |
| 8 | Temi Fagbenle | 5 | 6 | 1.2 | |
| 9 | Irina Osipova | 8 | 9 | 1.1 | |
| 10 | Petra Kulichová | 6 | 6 | 1.0 |
| Pos. | Name | G | Stls | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Jelena Ivezić | 5 | 14 | 2.8 | |
| 2 | Angel McCoughtry | 8 | 20 | 2.5 | |
| 3 | Jo Leedham | 5 | 12 | 2.4 | |
| 4 | Hana Horáková | 6 | 12 | 2.0 | |
| 5 | Işıl Alben | 6 | 11 | 1.8 | |
| 6 | Tamika Catchings | 8 | 13 | 1.6 | |
| Céline Dumerc | 8 | 13 | 1.6 | ||
| 8 | Maya Moore | 8 | 12 | 1.5 | |
| Nevriye Yılmaz | 6 | 9 | 1.5 | ||
| 10 | Joice Rodrigues | 5 | 7 | 1.4 |
| Pos. | Name | PPG | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 90.6 | ||
| 2 | 73.0 | ||
| 3 | 69.8 | ||
| 4 | 69.0 | ||
| align=center rowspan=2 | 5 | 67.7 | |
| 67.7 |
| Pos. | Name | RPG | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 50.5 | ||
| 2 | 42.1 | ||
| 3 | 40.4 | ||
| 4 | 40.0 | ||
| 5 | 39.4 |
| Pos. | Name | APG | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 23.1 | ||
| 2 | 17.7 | ||
| 3 | 17.6 | ||
| 4 | 17.2 | ||
| 5 | 17.0 |
| Pos. | Name | SPG | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 10.5 | ||
| 2 | 8.8 | ||
| 3 | 8.5 | ||
| 4 | 6.9 | ||
| 5 | 6.8 |
| Pos. | Name | BPG | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 5.1 | ||
| 2 | 5.0 | ||
| 3 | 4.9 | ||
| 4 | 4.5 | ||
| 5 | 4.0 |