United States women's national basketball team

United States
FIBA ranking 1 Steady
FIBA zone FIBA Americas
National federation USA Basketball
Coach Geno Auriemma
Olympic Games
Appearances 9
Medals Gold: 1984, 1988, 1996, 2000, 2004, 2008, 2012
Silver: 1976
Bronze: 1992
Women's World Cup
Appearances 16
Medals Gold: 1953, 1957, 1979, 1986, 1990, 1998, 2002, 2010, 2014
Silver: 1983
Bronze:1994, 2006
Americas Championship
Appearances 4
Medals Gold: 1993, 2007
Silver: 1997
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The United States women's national basketball team are the defending Olympic and World champions in women's basketball. The team is composed of some of the top American players in the WNBA and the women's college tournaments.

The team has won seven Olympic gold medals and nine FIBA world championships, and did not lose an international match between 1994 and 2006. However, with longtime leaders Dawn Staley, Lisa Leslie, and Teresa Edwards absent, they lost to Russia in the semifinal of the 2006 world championship, eventually settling for the bronze.

On August 11, 2012, the team won their fifth straight gold medal at the 2012 Olympic Games in London, beating France in an 86–50 victory[1] and on October 5, 2014, beat Spain 77-64 in the final of the 2014 FIBA World Championship for Women for their second consecutive world title.[2]

Gold medals

In addition, the US team won silver medals at the 1976 Olympics and 1983 world championship, and bronze medals at the 1992 Olympics and 1994 and 2006 world championship.

Current roster

Tentative roster for the 2016 Summer Olympics.

The following is the United States roster for the women's basketball tournament of the 2016 Summer Olympics.[3]

United States women's national basketball team – 2016 Summer Olympics roster
Players Coaches
Pos. # Name Age – Date of birth Ht. Club Ctr.
G 4 Whalen, Lindsay 34 – (1982-05-09)May 9, 1982 5 ft 9 in (1.75 m) Minnesota Lynx United States
F 5 Augustus, Seimone 32 – (1984-04-30)April 30, 1984 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) Minnesota Lynx United States
G 6 Bird, Sue 35 – (1980-10-16)October 16, 1980 5 ft 9 in (1.75 m) Seattle Storm United States
F 7 Moore, Maya 27 – (1989-06-11)June 11, 1989 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) Minnesota Lynx United States
F 8 McCoughtry, Angel 29 – (1986-09-10)September 10, 1986 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) Atlanta Dream United States
F 10 Catchings, Tamika 37 – (1979-07-21)July 21, 1979 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) Indiana Fever United States
G 12 Taurasi, Diana 34 – (1982-06-11)June 11, 1982 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) Phoenix Mercury United States
C 13 Fowles, Sylvia 30 – (1985-10-06)October 6, 1985 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m) Minnesota Lynx United States
C 14 Charles, Tina 27 – (1988-12-05)December 5, 1988 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) New York Liberty United States
C 23 Griner, Brittney 25 – (1990-10-18)October 18, 1990 6 ft 8 in (2.03 m) Phoenix Mercury United States
G/F 25 Delle Donne, Elena 26 – (1989-09-05)September 5, 1989 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) Chicago Sky United States
F/C 43 Stewart, Breanna 21 – (1994-08-27)August 27, 1994 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) Seattle Storm United States
Head coach
Assistant coach(es)
Legend
  • Club – describes last
    club before the tournament
  • Age – describes age
    on August 6, 2016

Competitive Record

Olympic Games

Year Round Position Pld W L
Canada 1976 Second Place 2nd 5 3 2
Soviet Union 1980 Did not participate
United States 1984 Champions 1st 6 6 0
South Korea 1988 Champions 1st 5 5 0
Spain 1992 Third Place 3rd 5 4 1
United States 1996 Champions 1st 8 8 0
Australia 2000 Champions 1st 8 8 0
Greece 2004 Champions 1st 8 8 0
China 2008 Champions 1st 8 8 0
United Kingdom 2012 Champions 1st 8 8 0
Total7 Titles9/1061583

FIBA Women's World Cup

The USA women's national basketball team has competed in the FIBA Women's Basketball World Cup, known through the 2014 edition as the FIBA World Championship for Women, since the inaugural event in 1953, except for 1959, when the games were held in Moscow. The results of the competition for Team USA:[4]

Year Round Position Pld W L
Chile 1953 Champions 1st 6 5 1
Brazil 1957 Champions 1st 9 8 1
Soviet Union 1959 Did not participate
Peru 1964 Fourth Place 4th 9 5 4
Czechoslovakia 1967 11th 6 1 5
Brazil 1971 8th 8 6 2
Colombia 1975 8th 7 4 3
South Korea 1979 Champions 1st 6 5 1
Brazil 1983 Second Place 2nd 8 6 2
Soviet Union 1986 Champions 1st 7 7 0
Malaysia 1990 Champions 1st 8 8 0
Australia 1994 Third Place 3rd 8 7 1
Germany 1998 Champions 1st 9 9 0
China 2002 Champions 1st 9 9 0
Brazil 2006 Third Place 3rd 9 8 1
Czech Republic 2010 Champions 1st 9 9 0
Turkey 2014 Champions 1st 6 6 0
Total9 Titles16/1712410321

Coaches

Olympics

Name Position Coached at Year W–L Results
Billie Jean Moore Head Coach Cal State – Fullerton 1976 3–2 Silver
Sue Gunter Assistant Coach Stephen F. Austin State (TX) 1976 3–2 Silver
Jeanne Rowlands Manager/Administrative assistant Northeastern (MA) 1976 3–2 Silver
Sue Gunter Head Coach Stephen F. Austin State 1980 DNC  
Pat Head Assistant Coach Tennessee 1980 DNC  
Lea Plarski Manager/Administrative assistant St. Louis C.C.-Florissant Valley (MO) 1980 DNC  
Pat Summitt Head Coach Tennessee 1984 6–0 Gold
Nancy Darsch Assistant Coach Tennessee 1984 6–0 Gold
Betty Jo Graber Manager/Administrative assistant Weathersford College (TX) 1984 6–0 Gold
Kay Yow Assistant Coach North Carolina State 1984 6–0 Gold
Kay Yow Head Coach North Carolina State 1988 5–0 Gold
Barbara Gill Manager/Administrative assistant Johnson County C.C. (KS) 1988 5–0 Gold
Sylvia Hatchell Assistant Coach North Carolina 1988 5–0 Gold
Susan Yow Assistant Coach Drake (IA) 1988 5–0 Gold
Theresa Grentz Head Coach Rutgers 1992 4–1 Bronze
Lin Dunn Assistant Coach Purdue (IN) 1992 4–1 Bronze
Jim Foster Assistant Coach Vanderbilt (TN) 1992 4–1 Bronze
Linda Hargrove Assistant Coach Wichita State (KS) 1992 4–1 Bronze
Tara VanDerveer Head Coach Stanford 1996 8–0 Gold
Ceal Barry Assistant Coach Colorado 1996 8–0 Gold
Nancy Darsch Assistant Coach Ohio State 1996 8–0 Gold
Marian Washington Assistant Coach Kansas 1996 8–0 Gold
Nell Fortner Head Coach USA Basketball 2000 8–0 Gold
Geno Auriemma Assistant Coach Connecticut 2000 8–0 Gold
Peggy Gillom Assistant Coach Texas A&M 2000 8–0 Gold
Van Chancellor Head Coach Houston Comets 2004 8–0 Gold
Anne Donovan Assistant Coach Seattle Storm 2004 8–0 Gold
Gail Goestenkors Assistant Coach Duke (NC) 2004 8–0 Gold
C. Vivian Stringer Assistant Coach Rutgers 2004 8–0 Gold
Anne Donovan Head Coach USA Basketball 2008 8–0 Gold
Gail Goestenkors Assistant Coach Duke (NC) 2008 8–0 Gold
Dawn Staley Assistant Coach Temple 2008 8–0 Gold
Mike Thibault Assistant Coach Connecticut Sun 2008 8–0 Gold
Geno Auriemma Head Coach Connecticut 2012 8–0 Gold
Doug Bruno Assistant Coach DePaul 2012 8–0 Gold
Jennifer Gillom Assistant Coach USA Basketball 2012 8–0 Gold
Marynell Meadors Assistant Coach Atlanta Dream 2012 8–0 Gold

FIBA World Cups

Name Position Coached at Year W–L Results
John Head Head Coach Nashville Business College 1953 5-1 Gold
Tennie McGhee Assistant Coach AAU 1953 4-1 Gold
John Head Head Coach Nashville Business College 1957 8-1 Gold
Tennie McGhee Assistant Coach AAU 1957 6-0 Gold
Harley Redin Head Coach Wayland Baptist College 1964 4-4 Fourth
Ruth Webster Manager/Administrative assistant Topeka, KS 1964 3-3 Fourth
Alberta Cox Head Coach Raytown Piperettes 1967 1-5 Eleventh
Alberta Cox Head Coach Raytown Piperettes 1971 5-3 Eighth
Carolyn Moffatt Assistant Coach Ouachita Baptist (AR) 1971 4-1 Eighth
Mauriece Smith Manager/Administrative assistant Univ. of Missouri-Kansas City 1971 4-1 Eighth
Cathy Rush Head Coach Immaculata College 1975 4-3 Eighth
Billie Jean Moore Assistant Coach California State-Fullerton 1975 4-3 Eighth
Jeanne Rowlands Manager/Administrative assistant Northeastern (MA) 1975 4-3 Eighth
Pat Head Summitt Head Coach Tennessee 1979 5-1 Gold
Betty Jo Crumm Assistant Coach Weatherford College (TX) 1979 5-1 Gold
Lea Plarski Manager/Administrative assistant St. Louis C.C.-Florissant Valley (MO) 1979 5-1 Gold
Pat Head Summitt Head Coach Tennessee 1983 6-2 Silver
Kay Yow Head Coach North Carolina State 1986 4-0 Gold
Barbara Gill Manager/Administrative assistant Johnson County C.C. (KS) 1986 7-0 Gold
Sylvia Hatchell Assistant Coach Francis Marion College (SC) 1986 7-0 Gold
Marianne Stanley Assistant Coach Old Dominion (VA) 1986 7-0 Gold
Theresa Grentz Head Coach Rutgers 1990 8-0 Gold
Lin Dunn Assistant Coach Purdue (IN) 1990 8-0 Gold
Jim Foster Assistant Coach Vanderbilt (TN) 1990 8-0 Gold
Linda Hargrove Assistant Coach Wichita State (KS) 1990 8-0 Gold
Tara VanDerveer Head Coach Stanford 1994 7-1 Bronze
Ceal Barry Assistant Coach Colorado 1994 7-1 Bronze
Charlene Curtis Assistant Coach Temple (PA) 1994 7-1 Bronze
Nancy Darsch Assistant Coach Ohio State 1994 7-1 Bronze
Fran Garmon Assistant Coach Texas Christian 1996 6-2 Silver
Phyllis Holmes Manager/Administrative assistant Greenville College (IL) 1996 6-2 Silver
Nell Fortner Head Coach USA Basketball 1998 9-0 Gold
Anne Donovan Assistant Coach Philadelphia Rage 1998 9-0 Gold
Bernadette Mattox Assistant Coach Kentucky 1998 9-0 Gold
Deb Patterson Assistant Coach Kansas State 1998 9-0 Gold
Van Chancellor Head Coach Houston Comets 2002 9-0 Gold
Anne Donovan Assistant Coach Seattle Storm 2002 9-0 Gold
Marianna Freeman Assistant Coach Syracuse (NY) 2002 9-0 Gold
Gail Goestenkors Assistant Coach Duke (NC) 2002 9-0 Gold
Anne Donovan Head Coach Seattle Storm 2006 8-1 Bronze
Gail Goestenkors Assistant Coach Duke (NC) 2006 8-1 Bronze
Dawn Staley Assistant Coach Temple (PA) 2006 8-1 Bronze
Mike Thibault Assistant Coach Connecticut Sun 2006 8-1 Bronze
Geno Auriemma Head Coach Connecticut 2010 9–0 Gold
Doug Bruno Assistant Coach DePaul 2010 9–0 Gold
Jennifer Gillom Assistant Coach Los Angeles Sparks 2010 9–0 Gold
Marynell Meadors Assistant Coach Atlanta Dream 2010 9–0 Gold
Geno Auriemma Head Coach Connecticut 2014 6–0 Gold
Doug Bruno Assistant Coach DePaul 2014 6–0 Gold
Cheryl Reeve Assistant Coach Minnesota Lynx 2014 6–0 Gold
Dawn Staley Assistant Coach South Carolina 2014 6–0 Gold

See also

References

  1. ↑ Liz Clarke. "U.S. women win fifth straight Olympic gold in basketball". Washington Post. Retrieved 2012-08-12.
  2. ↑ "2014 FIBA World Championship for Women". Retrieved 2014-10-14.
  3. ↑ "2016 U.S. Olympic Women’s Basketball Team Roster". USA Basketball. April 27, 2016.
  4. ↑ "USA Women's World Championship All-Time Results & Standings". Retrieved 2009-05-17.

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