Preliminary games occurred at Stade Pierre-Mauroy in Lille, with the final phase staged at the Accor Arena (referred to as the Bercy Arena due to IOC rules disallowing Olympic host venues to be named after corporate sponsors) in Paris.

[1][2] The United States won the gold medal after defeating France in the final.

[4] Diana Taurasi of the victorious American women's national team became the only basketball player with six Olympic gold medals, joining dressage equestrian Isabell Werth of Germany and Hungarian sabre fencer Aladar Gerevich as the only Olympians to win six gold medals in the same event.

For broadcast purposes, defending champions the United States and hosts France were both to be drawn into either Group B or C.[11] The seeding was announced on 15 March 2024.

The awards were announced by FIBA on 11 August 2024, following the conclusion of the tournament.