Basketball at the 2011 Pan American Games – Women's tournament

Basketball – Women's tournament at the XVI Pan American Games
Venue	CODE Dome
Dates	October 21 – October 25
Competitors	95 from 8 nations
Medalists
Puerto Rico    Mexico    Brazil
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Basketball at the 2011 Pan American Games
Tournament
men  women
Rosters
men  women

Qualified for the quarterfinals

The women's tournament of basketball at the 2011 Pan American Games in Guadalajara, Mexico began on October 21 and ended on October 25, when Puerto Rico defeated Mexico 85–67 for the gold medal. All games were held at the CODE Dome. The defending champions was the United States.

Three teams automatically qualified to compete in this tournament, the hosts Mexico, Canada and the United States. The rest qualified through two regional tournaments.

Ties are broken via the following the criteria, with the first option used first, all the way down to the last option:

At the start of tournament, all eight participating countries had 12 players on their rosters. Final squads for the tournament were due on September 14, 2011, a month before the start of the 2011 Pan American Games.

The draw for the tournament was held at the Weightlifting Forum, the venue for the Weightlifting at the games in Guadalajara on June 26 and was conducted by FIBA Americas Technical Director, Mr. Anibal García.

The competing are drawn to each group by couples to secure a balance in the competition. The first team selected randomly in the draw goes to group A and the second to Group B. Mexico as host nation got to choose which team from the first pot it played, the United States.

Each team is listed with their world ranking before the draw. NR = Not ranked

All times are local Central Daylight Time (UTC-5)

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