Basketball at the 1984 Summer Olympics was the eleventh appearance of the sport of basketball as an official Olympic medal event. It took place at The Forum in Inglewood, California, United States from July 29 to August 10. The United States won the gold medal in both events, with the women's team's victory marking their first-ever gold medal. Due to the boycott, the Soviet Union and Hungary withdrew from the tournament. The former, having already qualified for both events was replaced by West Germany in the men's competition, while both nations' women's teams were replaced by Australia and South Korea.

Medal summary

Qualification

A NOC may enter up to one men's team with 12 players and up to one women's team with 12 players. Automatic qualifications were granted to the host country for both events plus the gold and silver medal winners from the previous Olympic Games in the men's tournament, and the champion at the 1983 FIBA World Championship in the women's tournament. Additional spots for the men's tournament were decided via the continental championships held by FIBA, while additional spots for the women's competition were assigned to the top six teams in a tournament held in Havana, Cuba.

Men

Women

Format

Men's tournament: Women's tournament: Tie-breaking criteria:

Men's tournament

Preliminary round

The top four places in each of the preliminary round groups advanced to the eight team, single-elimination knockout stage, where Group A teams would meet Group B teams. Both hosts United States and reigning Olympic Champions Yugoslavia advanced undefeated to the knockout phase. China, Egypt, Brazil, and France placed fifth and sixth in their respective groups and competed in the classification round.

Group A

<section begin=MenA /><section end=MenA /> <section begin=MA1 /><section end=MA1 /> <section begin=MA2 /><section end=MA2 /> <section begin=MA3 /><section end=MA3 /> <section begin=MA4 /><section end=MA4 /> <section begin=MA5 /><section end=MA5 /> <section begin=MA6 /><section end=MA6 /> <section begin=MA7 /><section end=MA7 /> <section begin=MA8 /><section end=MA8 /> <section begin=MA9 /><section end=MA9 /> <section begin=MA10 /><section end=MA10 /> <section begin=MA11 /><section end=MA11 /> <section begin=MA12 /><section end=MA12 /> <section begin=MA13 /><section end=MA13 /> <section begin=MA14 /><section end=MA14 /> <section begin=MA15 /><section end=MA15 />

Group B

<section begin=MenB /><section end=MenB /> <section begin=MB1 /><section end=MB1 /> <section begin=MB2 /><section end=MB2 /> <section begin=MB3 /><section begin=MB3 /> <section begin=MB4 /><section end=MB4 /> <section begin=MB5 /><section end=MB5 /> <section begin=MB6 /><section end=MB6 /> <section begin=MB7 /><section end=MB7 /> <section begin=MB8 /><section end=MB8 /> <section begin=MB9 /><section end=MB9 /> <section begin=MB10 /><section end=MB10 /> <section begin=MB11 /><section end=MB11 /> <section begin=MB12 /><section end=MB12 /> <section begin=MB13 /><section end=MB13 /> <section begin=MB14 /><section end=MB14 /> <section begin=MB15 /><section end=MB15 />

Knockout stage

Championship bracket

Classification brackets

5th–8th Place 9th–12th Place

Women's tournament

Preliminary round

The first two places in the preliminary group compete for the gold medal, while the third and fourth places compete for the bronze. The remaining teams' group ranking determines their positions in the final standings. With the withdrawal of the Soviet Union's women's team, a new Olympic champion was to be crowned in Los Angeles. The host nation's team went through the first round undefeated and won their first gold medal against South Korea, one of the teams invited to replace the Soviet Union and Hungary. China, the other Asian representative, earned a bronze medal by defeating Canada. Yugoslavia's team couldn't repeat their bronze medal performance from the previous tournament and finished at the bottom of the rankings.

<section begin=WomenA /><section end=WomenA /> <section begin=WA1 /><section end=WA1 /> <section begin=WA2 /><section end=WA2 /> <section begin=WA3 /><section end=WA 3/> <section begin=WA4 /><section end=WA4 /> <section begin=WA5 /><section end=WA5 /> <section begin=WA6 /><section end=WA6 /> <section begin=WA7 /><section end=WA7 /> <section begin=WA8 /><section end=WA8 /> <section begin=WA9 /><section end=WA9 /> <section begin=WA10 /><section end=WA10 /> <section begin=WA11 /><section end=WA11 /> <section begin=WA12 /><section end=WA12 /> <section begin=WA13 /><section end=WA13 /> <section begin=WA14 /><section end=WA14 /> <section begin=WA15 /><section end=WA15 />

Bronze medal game

<section begin=WBM /><section end=WBM />

Gold medal game

<section begin=WGM /><section end=WGM />

Final standings