| Event: | Basketball |
| Games: | 2015 |
| Venue: | Ryerson Athletic Centre |
| Dates: | July 16–25 |
| Competitors: | 191 |
| Nations: | 9 |
| Num Events: | 2 (1 men, 1 women) |
| Prev: | 2011 |
| Next: | 2019 |
Basketball competitions at the 2015 Pan American Games in Toronto were held from July 16 to 25 at the Ryerson Athletic Centre.[1] [2] A total of eight men's and women's teams competed in each tournament respectively.[3]
The following is the competition schedule for the basketball competitions:[4]
| Event↓/Date → | Thu 16 | Fri 17 | Sat 18 | Sun 19 | Mon 20 | Tue 21 | Wed 22 | Thu 23 | Fri 24 | Sat 25 | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Men | P | P | P | ½ | B | F | |||||||
| Women | P | P | P | ½ | B | F | |||||||
A total of eight men's teams and eight women's team will qualify to compete at the games. The top three teams at the South American and Central American and Caribbean Championships will qualify for each respective tournament. The host nation (Canada) along with the United States automatically qualifies teams in both events. Each nation may enter one team in each tournament (12 athletes per team) for a maximum total of 24 athletes.[5]
| Event | Date | Location | Vacancies | Qualified | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Host Nation | align=center | 1 | |||
| Qualified automatically | align=center | 1 | |||
| 2014 South American Basketball Championship | July 23–28 | Isla Margarita | align=center | 3 | |
| 2014 Centrobasket | August 1–7 |  Tepic | align=center | 3 | |
| Total | 8 | ||||
| Event | Date | Location | Vacancies | Qualified | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Host Nation | align=center | 1 | |||
| Qualified automatically | align=center | 1 | |||
| 2014 Centrobasket Women | align=center | 3 | |||
| align=center | 3 | ||||
| Total | 8 | ||||
A total of nine countries have qualified basketball teams.