Olympic tournament in London
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| Host nation |
 United Kingdom
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| Dates | July 29 – August 12 | ||||||||||||
| Teams | 12 (from 5 federations) | ||||||||||||
| Venues | 2 (in 1 host city) | ||||||||||||
| Champions |
 United States (14th title)
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| Qualified for the quarterfinals |
| Qualified for the quarterfinals |
The men's tournament in basketball at the 2012 Olympic Games in London began on 29 July and ended on 12 August. All preliminary games were held at the Basketball Arena within the Olympic Park, while the knockout matches took place at The O2 Arena (renamed North Greenwich Arena due to IOC's no-commercialisation policy).
Twelve qualified nations were drawn into two groups, each consisting of six teams. Each game result merits a corresponding point:
*The team has fewer than two players available to play on the court at some point during the game.
**A team cannot put forward at least five players at the start of the game, or its own actions prevent play from being resumed.
In case teams are tied on points, the tiebreaking criteria are used, in order of first application:
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).
Points
Rebounds
Assists
Blocks
Steals
Minutes
Offensive PPG
Defensive PPG
Rebounds
Assists
Steals
Blocks
Honorable Mentions:
Rankings are determined by:
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