Both the men's and women's teams of the United States qualified for the basketball tournament automatically.
Men Instead of sending college-level basketball players to represent the United States,
USA Basketball has decided to work with the
NBA Development League (NBA D-League), the minor league of the NBA, to send D-League players to represent the United States in the men's tournament. The men's team will be headed by coach
Nate Tibbetts, the head coach of the
Tulsa 66ers. The men's basketball team will compete in
Group B.
Team The roster of the men's basketball team is as follows: {{FIBA roster header|team=United States National Basketball Team ; Head coach • ; Assistant coaches • • ;Athletic trainer • ;Team physician • ---- ;Legend: •
nat field describes country of last club before the tournament •
Age field is age on October 12, 2011
Standings Preliminary round results Semifinals Bronze medal match Final rank: Women The women's basketball team will compete in
Group A.
Team The roster of the women's basketball team is as follows: {{FIBA roster header|team=United States National Basketball Team ; Head coach • ; Assistant coaches • • ;Athletic trainer • ;Team physician • ---- ;Legend: •
nat field describes country of last club before the tournament •
Age field is age on October 12, 2011
Preliminary round Seventh place game Final rank: 7 ==Basque pelota==