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United States women's national basketball team

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United States
FIBA ranking1 Steady (August 26, 2024)[1]
FIBA zoneFIBA Americas
National federationUSA Basketball
CoachCheryl Reeve
Nickname(s)Team USA
USBWNT
Olympic Games
Appearances12
MedalsGold Gold: (1984, 1988, 1996, 2000, 2004, 2008, 2012, 2016, 2020, 2024)
Silver Silver: (1976)
Bronze Bronze: (1992)
World Cup
Appearances18
MedalsGold Gold: (1953, 1957, 1979, 1986, 1990, 1998, 2002, 2010, 2014, 2018, 2022)
Silver Silver: (1983)
Bronze Bronze: (1994, 2006)
FIBA AmeriCup
Appearances7
Medals Gold: (1993, 2007, 2019, 2021)
Silver: (1997, 2023)
Home jersey
Team colours
Home
Away jersey
Team colours
Away
First international
 Paraguay 28–60 United States 
(Santiago, Chile; March 8, 1953)
Biggest win
 South Korea 69–145 United States 
(Sydney, Australia; September 26, 2022)
Biggest defeat
 United States 77–112 Soviet Union 
(Montreal, Canada; July 23, 1976)

The USA Basketball Women's National Team,[2] commonly known as Team USA, is governed by USA Basketball and competes in FIBA Americas. The team is by far the most successful in international women's basketball, having won 10 out of the 12 Olympic tournaments it has entered. It has also won 9 of the last 12 World Cups (including the last 4), and 11 titles overall. The team is currently ranked first in the FIBA World Rankings.

In 2016, it was named the USA Basketball Team of the Year for a record sixth time (having been previously honored in 1996, 2000, 2004, 2008, and 2012). It was also named the USOC Team of the Year in 1996.[3]

The team is one of the most dominant in all Olympic sports, with a 78–3 record in Olympic play, and a record eight consecutive titles. They have no Olympic losses since 1992, no losses in any major tournament since 2006, and their gold medal in 2024 broke the U.S. men's basketball team's record (1936–1968) for the most consecutive Olympic team victories in all Olympic sports.[4]

Competitive record

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Olympic Games

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Olympic Games record
Year Result Position Pld W L PF PA PD
Canada 1976 Silver medalists 2nd of 6 5 3 2 415 417 −2
Soviet Union 1980 Withdrew
United States 1984 Gold medalists 1st of 6 6 6 0 516 320 +196
South Korea 1988 Gold medalists 1st of 8 5 5 0 461 392 +69
Spain 1992 Bronze medalists 3rd of 8 5 4 1 479 334 +145
United States 1996 Gold medalists 1st of 12 8 8 0 819 590 +229
Australia 2000 Gold medalists 1st of 12 8 8 0 648 474 +174
Greece 2004 Gold medalists 1st of 12 8 8 0 672 482 +190
China 2008 Gold medalists 1st of 12 8 8 0 754 453 +301
United Kingdom 2012 Gold medalists 1st of 12 8 8 0 725 450 +275
Brazil 2016 Gold medalists 1st of 12 8 8 0 817 519 +298
Japan 2020 Gold medalists 1st of 12 6 6 0 528 412 +116
France 2024 Gold medalists 1st of 12 6 6 0 516 422 +94
United States 2028 To be determined
Total 10 titles 12/14 81 78 3 7350 5265 +2085

FIBA Women's World Cup

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FIBA Women's World Cup record
Year Result Position Pld W L PF PA PD
Chile 1953 Champions 1st of 10 6 5 1 248 183 +65
Brazil 1957 Champions 1st of 12 9 8 1 555 409 +146
Soviet Union 1959 Withdrew
Peru 1964 Fourth place 4th of 13 9 5 4 411 422 −11
Czechoslovakia 1967 Eleventh place 11th of 11 6 1 5 251 347 −96
Brazil 1971 Eighth place 8th of 13 8 6 2 534 470 +64
Colombia 1975 Eighth place 8th of 13 7 4 3 540 425 +115
South Korea 1979 Champions 1st of 12 6 5 1 463 402 +61
Brazil 1983 Runners-up 2nd of 14 8 6 2 731 593 +138
Soviet Union 1986 Champions 1st of 12 7 7 0 637 447 +190
Malaysia 1990 Champions 1st of 16 8 8 0 729 507 +222
Australia 1994 Third place 3rd of 16 8 7 1 793 618 +175
Germany 1998 Champions 1st of 16 9 9 0 757 586 +171
China 2002 Champions 1st of 16 9 9 0 797 493 +304
Brazil 2006 Third place 3rd of 16 9 8 1 774 529 +245
Czech Republic 2010 Champions 1st of 16 9 9 0 866 550 +316
Turkey 2014 Champions 1st of 16 6 6 0 553 380 +173
Spain 2018 Champions 1st of 16 6 6 0 526 404 +122
Australia 2022 Champions 1st of 12 8 8 0 790 464 +326
Germany 2026 To be determined
Total 11 titles 18/20 138 117 21 10.955 8229 +2726

FIBA Women's AmeriCup

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The U.S. team often does not participate in the tournament as it usually qualifies for major tournaments by virtue of winning the Olympic Games and World Cup.

FIBA Women's AmeriCup record
Year Result Position Pld W L PF PA PD
Brazil 1989 Fourth place 4th of 8 7 3 4 590 511 +79
Brazil 1993 Gold medalists 1st of 8 7 6 1 665 499 +166
Canada 1995 Did not participate
Brazil 1997 Silver medalists 2nd of 8 6 4 2 553 450 +103
Cuba 1999 Did not participate
Brazil 2001
Mexico 2003
Dominican Republic 2005
Chile 2007 Gold medalists 1st of 8 5 5 0 490 287 +203
Brazil 2009 Did not participate
Colombia 2011
Mexico 2013
Canada 2015
Argentina 2017
Puerto Rico 2019 Gold medalists 1st of 10 6 6 0 532 300 +232
Puerto Rico 2021 Gold medalists 1st of 9 6 6 0 533 322 +211
Mexico 2023 Silver medalists 2nd of 8 7 5 2 498 402 +96
Chile 2025 Qualified
Total 4 titles 7/18 44 35 9 3861 2771 +1090

Team

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Current roster

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Roster for the 2024 Summer Olympics.

United States women's national basketball team – 2024 Summer Olympics roster
Players Coaches
Pos. No. Name Age – Date of birth Height Club Ctr.
G 4 Jewell Loyd 30 – (1993-10-05)5 October 1993 1.78 m (5 ft 10 in) Seattle Storm United States
G 5 Kelsey Plum 29 – (1994-08-24)24 August 1994 1.73 m (5 ft 8 in) Las Vegas Aces United States
G 6 Sabrina Ionescu 26 – (1997-12-06)6 December 1997 1.80 m (5 ft 11 in) New York Liberty United States
SF 7 Kahleah Copper 29 – (1994-08-28)28 August 1994 1.85 m (6 ft 1 in) Phoenix Mercury United States
G 8 Chelsea Gray 31 – (1992-10-08)8 October 1992 1.80 m (5 ft 11 in) Las Vegas Aces United States
C 9 A'ja Wilson 27 – (1996-08-08)8 August 1996 1.91 m (6 ft 3 in) Las Vegas Aces United States
PF 10 Breanna Stewart 29 – (1994-08-27)27 August 1994 1.91 m (6 ft 3 in) New York Liberty United States
SF 11 Napheesa Collier 27 – (1996-09-23)23 September 1996 1.86 m (6 ft 1 in) Minnesota Lynx United States
G 12 Diana Taurasi 42 – (1982-06-11)11 June 1982 1.82 m (6 ft 0 in) Phoenix Mercury United States
G 13 Jackie Young 26 – (1997-09-16)16 September 1997 1.83 m (6 ft 0 in) Las Vegas Aces United States
PF 14 Alyssa Thomas 32 – (1992-04-12)12 April 1992 1.88 m (6 ft 2 in) Connecticut Sun United States
C 15 Brittney Griner 33 – (1990-10-18)18 October 1990 2.03 m (6 ft 8 in) Phoenix Mercury United States
Head coach
Assistant coach(es)
Legend
  • (C) Team captain
  • Club – describes last
    club before the tournament
  • Age – describes age
    on 28 July 2024

Past rosters

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Records

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Olympic Games

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Players medal leaders

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Player United States career Gold Silver Bronze Total (min. 3 medals)
Diana Taurasi 2004–2024 Gold Gold Gold Gold Gold Gold 6
Sue Bird 2004–2020 Gold Gold Gold Gold Gold 5
Teresa Edwards 1984–2000 Gold Gold Gold Gold Bronze 5
Lisa Leslie 1996–2008 Gold Gold Gold Gold 4
Tamika Catchings 2004–2016 Gold Gold Gold Gold 4
Sylvia Fowles 2008–2020 Gold Gold Gold Gold 4
Sheryl Swoopes 1996–2004 Gold Gold Gold 3
Dawn Staley 1996–2004 Gold Gold Gold 3
Katie Smith 2000–2008 Gold Gold Gold 3
Seimone Augustus 2008–2016 Gold Gold Gold 3
Tina Charles 2012–2020 Gold Gold Gold 3
Brittney Griner 2016–2024 Gold Gold Gold 3
Breanna Stewart 2016–2024 Gold Gold Gold 3
Katrina McClain 1988–1996 Gold Gold Bronze 3

Coaching staff

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List of head coaches
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Olympic records
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Manager United States career Coached Won Lost Win % Honors
Cheryl Reeve 2024 6 6 0 100 Gold Gold medal: Olympic Games 2024
Dawn Staley 2020 6 6 0 100 Gold Gold medal: Olympic Games 2020
Geno Auriemma 2012, 2016 16 16 0 100 Gold Gold 2 Gold medals: Olympic Games (2012, 2016)
Tara VanDerveer 1996 8 8 0 100 Gold Gold medal: Olympic Games 1996
Nell Fortner 2000 8 8 0 100 Gold Gold medal: Olympic Games 2000
Van Chancellor 2004 8 8 0 100 Gold Gold medal: Olympic Games 2004
Anne Donovan 2008 8 8 0 100 Gold Gold medal: Olympic Games 2008
Pat Summitt 1984 6 6 0 100 Gold Gold medal: Olympic Games 1984
Kay Yow 1988 5 5 0 100 Gold Gold medal: Olympic Games 1988
Billie Moore 1976 5 3 2 60 Silver Silver medal: Olympic Games 1976
Theresa Grentz 1992 5 4 1 80 Bronze Bronze medal: Olympic Games 1992

Statistics

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All-time results

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Opponents Played Won Lost % Won Biggest victory Biggest defeat
 Angola 1 1 0 100% +52 (90:38)
 Australia 7 7 0 100% +34 (81:47)
 Brazil 1 1 0 100% +24 (111:87)
 Bulgaria 1 1 0 100% +16 (95:79)
 Canada 4 4 0 100% +43 (91:48)
 China 7 7 0 100% +48 (114:66)
 Croatia 1 1 0 100% +25 (81:56)
 Cuba 3 3 0 100% +29 (90:61)
 Czechoslovakia 3 3 0 100% +60 (115:55)
 Czech Republic 3 3 0 100% +40 (97:57)
 France 2 2 0 100% +36 (86:50)
 Greece 1 1 0 100% +30 (102:72)
 Japan 3 2 1 66.6% +46 (110:64) −13 (71:84)
 Mali 1 1 0 100% +56 (97:41)
 New Zealand 3 3 0 100% +52 (99:47)
 Poland 1 1 0 100% +19 (76:57)
 Russia 3 3 0 100% +15 (67:52)
 Senegal 1 1 0 100% +65 (121:56)
 Serbia 1 1 0 100% +26 (110:84)
 Slovakia 1 1 0 100% +15 (58:43)
 South Korea 7 7 0 100% +54 (104:50)
 Soviet Union 2 1 1 50% +14 (102:88) −35 (77:112)
 Spain 5 5 0 100% +55 (114:59)
 Turkey 1 1 0 100% +31 (89:58)
 Ukraine 1 1 0 100% +33 (98:65)
 Unified Team 1 0 1 0% −6 (73:79)
 Yugoslavia 3 3 0 100% +28 (83:55)
 Zaire 1 1 0 100% +60 (107:47)
Total 69 66 3 95.66%

Women's World Cup

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All-time results

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Opponents Played Won Lost % Won Biggest victory Biggest defeat
 Angola 1 1 0 100% +75 (119:44)
 Argentina 3 3 0 100% +25 (64:39)
 Australia 10 10 0 100% +18 (88:70)
 Belarus 1 1 0 100% +46 (107:61)
 Brazil 9 6 3 66.6% +40 (99:59) −12 (44:56)
 Bulgaria 5 2 3 40% +22 (99:77) −28 (40:68)
 Canada 7 6 1 85.7% +41 (87:46) −6 (68:74)
 Chile 2 2 0 100% +29 (76:47)
 China 5 5 0 100% +47 (119:72)

See also

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References

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  1. ^ "FIBA Ranking Presented by Nike". FIBA. August 26, 2024. Retrieved August 26, 2024.
  2. ^ "USA Basketball Women's National Team". USA Basketball.
  3. ^ "USA Basketball Annual Awards". USA Basketball. Archived from the original on March 13, 2015.
  4. ^ "USA Basketball Women's National Team: Tokyo 2020". USA Basketball. Retrieved August 19, 2021.
  5. ^ "Team roster: United States" (PDF). fiba.basketball. p. 12. Retrieved July 26, 2024.
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