The women's 5x5 basketball tournament at the 2024 Summer Olympics was the 21st edition of the event for women at the Summer Olympic Games. It was held from 28 July to 11 August 2024. Preliminary games occurred at Stade Pierre-Mauroy in Lille, with the final phase staged at the Accor Arena (referred to as the Bercy Arena due to IOC rules disallowing Olympic host venues to be named after non-IOC sponsors) in Paris.
The United States won the gold medal after defeating France in the final. Australia captured the bronze medal with a win over Belgium. Diana Taurasi of the victorious American women's national team became the only basketball player with six Olympic gold medals, joining dressage equestrian Isabell Werth of Germany and Hungarian sabre fencer Aladar Gerevich as the only Olympians to win six gold medals in the same event.
Format The twelve teams were split into three groups of four teams, and a single round-robin was held within each group. The first- and second-placed teams of each group advanced to the quarterfinals as well as the two best third-placed teams. After the preliminary round, the teams were grouped according to their results, and a draw paired teams between the groups for the quarterfinals. For the draw the teams were seeded in four pots, with the top two-ranked teams (Pot D), 3rd–4th ranked teams (Pot E), 5–6th ranked teams (Pot F) and 7–8th ranked teams (Pot G). Teams from Pot D faced a team from Pot G and teams from Pot E a team from Pot F. Teams from the same group could not face each other again. If both teams from Pot D qualified for the semifinals, they could not play against each other.
Schedule The schedule of the tournament was as follows.
Sun 28Mon 29Tue 30Wed 31Thu 1Fri 2Sat 3Sun 4Mon 5Tue 6Wed 7Thu 8Fri 9Sat 10Sun 11GGGGGG¼½BF
Qualified teams
Squads
Each roster consisted of 12 players.
Draw The draw was held on 19 March 2024.
The 12 teams were divided into four pots of three teams based on their FIBA World Ranking. The three groups were formed by drawing one team from each pot. Two teams from the same continent could not be placed into the same group, with the exception of European teams, where up to two teams could be in the same group.
For broadcast purposes, defending champions the United States and hosts France were both to be drawn into either Group B or C.
Seeding The seeding was announced on 15 March 2024.
Pot 1Pot 2Pot 3Pot 4
Referees The following 30 referees were selected for the tournament.
Juan Fernández James Boyer Ademir Zurapović Matthew Kallio Maripier Malo Martin Vulić Maj Forsberg Carlos Peralta Yohan Rosso Péter Praksch Takaki Kato Yevgeniy Mikheyev Mārtiņš Kozlovskis Gatis Saliņš Rabah Noujaim Yann Davidson Omar Bermúdez Viola Györgyi Julio Anaya Wojciech Liszka Johnny Batista Roberto Vázquez Boris Krejić Luis Castillo Ariadna Chueca Antonio Conde Andrés Bartel Amy Bonner Blanca Burns Jenna Reneau
Preliminary round All times are local (UTC+2).
Group A
Group B
Group C
Third-placed teams ranking
Knockout stage A draw after the preliminary round decided the pairings, where a seeded team played an unseeded team. Teams qualified were divided into four pots:
Pot D comprised the top two-ranked first-placed teams from the group phase. Pot E comprised the lowest ranked first-placed team and the best-ranked second-placed team from the group phase. Pot F comprised the remaining second-placed teams from the group phase. Pot G comprised the two best third-placed teams.
Draw principles:
Teams from Pot D were drawn against a team from Pot G and a team from Pot E against a team of Pot F. Teams from the same group could not be drawn against each other in the quarterfinals.
Ranking
Bracket
Quarterfinals
Semifinals
Bronze medal game
Gold medal game
Team details PF 6 Alexia Chery SG 10 Sarah Michel (c) C 12 Iliana Rupert C 14 Dominique Malonga SG 23 Marine Johannès G 42 Leïla Lacan PG 47 Romane Bernies PG 4 Marine Fauthoux SF 11 Valériane Ayayi F 13 Janelle Salaün F 15 Gabby Williams C 22 Marième Badiane Did not play: -->Head Coach: Jean-Aimé Toupane G 4 Jewell Loyd G 5 Kelsey Plum G 6 Sabrina Ionescu SF 7 Kahleah Copper SG 12 Diana Taurasi PF 14 Alyssa Thomas C 15 Brittney Griner G 8 Chelsea Gray C 9 A'ja Wilson PF 10 Breanna Stewart SF 11 Napheesa Collier G 13 Jackie Young Did not play: -->Head Coach: Cheryl Reeve
Result 2024 Women's Olympic Basketball Champions United States Tenth title
Final ranking
Statistical leaders Players Source:
Points Player PPG Emma Meesseman 23.3 Satou Sabally 18.8 A'ja Wilson 18.7 Ezinne Kalu 18.5 Megan Gustafson 18.0
Rebounds Player RPG Li Yueru 11.0 A'ja Wilson 10.2 Megan Gustafson 9.3 Mya Hollingshed 8.7 Alanna Smith 8.0
Assists Player APG Julie Vanloo 6.8 Yvonne Anderson 6.5 Li Meng 6.0 Yang Liwei Rui Machida
Blocks Player BPG A'ja Wilson 2.7 Emma Meesseman 2.5 Breanna Stewart 1.7 Ezi Magbegor 1.5 Dragana Stanković 1.3 Kyara Linskens Marième Badiane
Steals Player SPG Trinity San Antonio 3.0 Promise Amukamara Gabby Williams 2.8 Yvonne Anderson 2.5 Ezinne Kalu Leonie Fiebich
Efficiency Player EFFPG Emma Meesseman 28.5 A'ja Wilson 25.7 Megan Gustafson 23.0 Li Yueru 21.7 Breanna Stewart 20.3
Teams Source:
Points Team PPG 86.0 77.2 76.0 75.5 74.3
Rebounds Team RPG 47.5 42.7 40.2 39.7 39.3
Assists Team APG 27.7 24.2 24.0 21.3 20.8
Blocks Team BPG 6.0 5.2 4.2 3.7 3.0
Steals Team SPG 12.0 11.7 11.5 9.5 8.7
Efficiency Team EFFPG 115.8 92.7 89.0 88.2 86.2
Awards The awards were announced by FIBA on 11 August 2024, following the conclusion of the tournament.
FIBA All-Star FiveForwardsCenter Breanna Stewart Gabby Williams Alanna Smith Emma Meesseman A'ja WilsonFIBA All-Second TeamGuardsForwardsCenters Ezinne Kalu Julie Vanloo Satou Sabally Valériane Ayayi Ezi MagbegorMVP: A'ja WilsonRising Star: Jade MelbourneBest Defensive Player: Gabby WilliamsBest Coach: Rena Wakama
See also Basketball at the 2024 Summer Olympics – Men's tournament
References
External links Official website Tournament summary