2011 FIBA Americas Championship for Women
The 2011 FIBA Americas Championship for Women was the qualifying tournament for FIBA Americas at the women's basketball tournament at the 2012 Summer Olympics in London. The tournament was held at Coliseo Álvaro Sánchez Silva in Neiva, Colombia from September 24 to October 1. It was the first FIBA Americas Championship for Women to have 10 countries competing.
Qualification
Qualification was done via FIBA Americas' sub-zones. USA Basketball chose not to enter its national team, which sat atop the FIBA World Rankings going into the tournament, because the team had already qualified for the 2012 Olympics by winning the 2010 World Championship. The qualified teams are:- South American Sub-Zone :
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- North America Sub-Zone:
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- Central American and Caribbean Zone :
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Draw
| Group A | Group B |
25. 10. 13. 33. 72. | 49. 6. 12. 27. 72. |
Note: Colombia and Paraguay had 0 ranking points and was therefore ranked after the last ranked team.
Format
- The top two teams from each group advance to the semifinals.
- The winners in the knockout semifinals advance to the Final. The losers play for third place.
Tie-breaking criteria
- Head to head results
- Goal average between the tied teams
- Goal average of the tied teams for all teams in its group
Preliminary round
Group A
| Team | Pts | Pld | W | L | PF | PA | PD |
| 8 | 4 | 4 | 0 | 277 | 215 | +62 | |
| 7 | 4 | 3 | 1 | 263 | 222 | +41 | |
| 6 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 243 | 228 | +15 | |
| 5 | 4 | 1 | 3 | 225 | 259 | –34 | |
| 4 | 4 | 0 | 4 | 191 | 275 | –84 |
All times local
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Group B
| Team | Pts | Pld | W | L | PF | PA | PD | Tie |
| 8 | 4 | 4 | 0 | 334 | 184 | +150 | ||
| 7 | 4 | 3 | 1 | 254 | 176 | +78 | ||
| 5 | 4 | 1 | 3 | 257 | 273 | –16 | 1–1, 1.336 | |
| 5 | 4 | 1 | 3 | 237 | 274 | –37 | 1–1, 1.022 | |
| 5 | 4 | 1 | 3 | 175 | 350 | –175 | 1–1, 0.737 |
All times local
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Final round
Semifinals
----Third place game
Final
Awards
Statistical Leaders
Individual Tournament Highs
Points| Pos. | Name | PPG |
| 1 |  Javiera Novión | 18.8 |
| 1 |  Nicole Louden | 18.8 |
| 3 |  Erika Gómez | 18.5 |
| 4 | Vanessa Gidden | 18.3 |
| 5 |  Érika de Souza | 16.2 |
| 6 |  Cynthia Valentín | 14.8 |
| 7 |  Erika Valek | 14.5 |
| 8 |  Erika Sánchez | 14.3 |
| 9 |  Oyanaisis Gelis | 12.0 |
| 10 | Clenia Noblet | 11.5 |
Rebounds
| Pos. | Name | RPG |
| 1 | Vanessa Gidden | 8.3 |
| 1 | Erika Gómez | 8.3 |
| 3 | Érika de Souza | 8.0 |
| 4 | Alexis Castro | 8.0 |
| 5 | Marlen Cepeda | 7.8 |
| 6 | Simone Edwards | 6.8 |
| 7 | Clenia Noblet | 6.5 |
| 8 | Agostina Burani | 6.0 |
| 9 | Damiris Dantas | 5.8 |
| 10 | Sandra Pavón | 5.3 |
Assists
| Pos. | Name | APG |
| 1 | Erika Valek | 5.8 |
| 2 | Adriana Moisés Pinto | 5.2 |
| 3 |  Shona Thorburn | 3.3 |
| 4 | Oyanaisis Gelis | 3.0 |
| 5 | Carla Cortijo | 3.0 |
| 6 | Taine Ramírez | 2.8 |
| 7 | Teresa Gabriele | 2.7 |
| 8 | Sandra Pavón | 2.3 |
| 9 | Patrícia de Oliveira | 2.2 |
| 10 | Débora González | 2.0 |
Steals
| Pos. | Name | SPG |
| 1 | Erika Valek | 2.3 |
| 2 | Patrícia de Oliveira | 2.0 |
| 3 | Courtnay Pilypaitis | 1.8 |
| 4 | Adriana Moisés Pinto | 1.7 |
| 5 | Ineidis Casanova | 1.7 |
| 6 | Sandra Pavón | 1.7 |
| 7 | Palmira Marçal | 1.5 |
| 8 | Yamara Amargo | 1.3 |
| 9 | Clenia Noblet | 1.3 |
| 10 | Micaela Jacintho | 1.3 |
Blocks
| Pos. | Name | BPG |
| 1 | Miranda Ayin | 1.2 |
| 2 | Tathiana Mosquera | 1.0 |
| 3 | Esmary Vargas | 1.0 |
| 4 | Érika de Souza | 0.8 |
| 5 | María Plácido | 0.8 |
| 6 |  Lida Fernández | 0.8 |
| 7 | Levys Torres | 0.8 |
| 8 | Agostina Burani | 0.7 |
| 9 | Damiris Dantas | 0.7 |
| 10 | Oyanaisis Gelis | 0.5 |
Final ranking
| Rank | Team | Record |
| 6–0 | ||
| 5–1 | ||
| 4–2 | ||
| 4 | 3–3 | |
| 5 | 2–2 | |
| 6 | 1–3 | |
| 7 | 1–3 | |
| 8 | 1–3 | |
| 9 | 1–3 | |
| 10 | 0–4 |
- Cuba renounced to compete in the World Olympic Qualifying Tournament for Women. In these circumstances, the FIBA has chosen Puerto Rico, the best team in the Americas Championship after Cuba.
| Adriana Moisés Pinto Palmira Marçal Patrícia "Chuca" de Oliveira Micaela Jacintho Bárbara Generoso Franciele Nascimento Silvia Cristina Gustavo Clarissa dos Santos Damiris Dantas Nádia Colhado Érika de Souza Gilmara Justino | Stephany Thomas Ornella Santana Paula Reggiardo Diana Cabrera Débora González Marina Cava Agostina Burani Melisa Gretter Sandra Pavón Melani Soriani Erica Sánchez Melisa Pavicich | Krista Phillips Teresa Gabriele Shona Thorburn Courtnay Pilypaitis Kim Smith Kadie Riverin Alisha Tathan Kalisha Keane Lizanne Murphy Tamara Tathan Chelsea Aubry Miranda Ayim | Islen Carbonell Ineidis Casanova Lisdeyvis Martínez Oyanaisis Gelis Edith Thompson Yamara Amargo Lazara Moises Marlen Cepeda Clenia Noblet Taimy Fernández Leidys Oquendo Suchitel Ávila |