The USA Basketball Women's National Team,[2] commonly known as the United States women's national basketball team, is governed by USA Basketball and competes in FIBA Americas. The team is by far the most successful in international women's basketball, winning nine out of eleven Olympic tournaments it had entered. It also won eight of the last eleven World Cups (including the last three), and ten titles overall. The team is currently ranked first in the FIBA World Rankings.
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FIBA ranking | 1 ![]() | ||
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FIBA zone | FIBA Americas | ||
National federation | USA Basketball | ||
Coach | Cheryl Reeve | ||
Nickname(s) | Team USA USBWNT | ||
Olympic Games | |||
Appearances | 11 | ||
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FIBA World Cup | |||
Appearances | 17 | ||
Medals | ![]() ![]() ![]() | ||
FIBA AmeriCup | |||
Appearances | 6 | ||
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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 70–3 record in Olympic play, and a record seven consecutive titles. They have no Olympic losses since 1992, no losses in any tournament since 2006, and their gold medal in 2021 tied the US men's basketball team's record (1936–1968) for the most consecutive Olympic team victories in all Olympic sports.[4]
Competitive recordEdit
Olympic GamesEdit
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FIBA World CupEdit
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TeamEdit
2020 Olympic rosterEdit
The roster was announced on 21 June 2021.[5]
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Past rostersEdit
RecordsEdit
OlympicEdit
Players medal leadersEdit
Player | United States career | Gold | Silver | Bronze | Total (min. 3 medals) |
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Sue Bird | 2004–2020 | 5 | |||
Diana Taurasi | 2004–2020 | 5 | |||
Teresa Edwards | 1984–2000 | 5 | |||
Lisa Leslie | 1996–2008 | 4 | |||
Tamika Catchings | 2004–2016 | 4 | |||
Sylvia Fowles | 2008–2020 | 4 | |||
Sheryl Swoopes | 1996–2004 | 3 | |||
Dawn Staley | 1996–2004 | 3 | |||
Katie Smith | 2000–2008 | 3 | |||
Seimone Augustus | 2008–2016 | 3 | |||
Tina Charles | 2012-2020 | 3 | |||
Katrina McClain | 1988–1996 | 3 |
Coaching staffEdit
List of head coachesEdit
- Billie Moore (1975 PAG, 1976 Oly)
- Pat Summitt (1979 PAG, 1979 WC, 1979 JC, 1983 WC, 1984 Oly, 1984 JC)
- Kay Yow (1981 WUG, 1986 Good, 1986 WC, 1988 Oly)
- Theresa Grentz (1985 JC, 1990 Good, 1990 WC, 1992 Oly)
- Tara VanDerveer (1991 WUG, 1994 Good, 1994 WC, 1996 Oly)
- Nell Fortner (1998 JC, 1998 WC, 1999 PAG, 2000 Oly)
- Van Chancellor (2002 WC, 2004 Oly)
- Anne Donovan (2006 WC, 2008 Oly)
- Geno Auriemma (2010 WC, 2012 Oly, 2014 WC, 2016 Oly)
- Dawn Staley (2007 PAG, 2018 WC, 2019 Amer, 2021 Amer, 2021 Oly)
Olympic recordsEdit
Manager | United States career | Coached | Won | Lost | Win % | Honors |
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Dawn Staley | 2020 | 6 | 6 | 0 | 100 | Gold medal: Olympic Games 2020 |
Geno Auriemma | 2012, 2016 | 16 | 16 | 0 | 100 | 2 Gold medals: Olympic Games (2012, 2016) |
Tara VanDerveer | 1996 | 8 | 8 | 0 | 100 | Gold medal: Olympic Games 1996 |
Nell Fortner | 2000 | 8 | 8 | 0 | 100 | Gold medal: Olympic Games 2000 |
Van Chancellor | 2004 | 8 | 8 | 0 | 100 | Gold medal: Olympic Games 2004 |
Anne Donovan | 2008 | 8 | 8 | 0 | 100 | Gold medal: Olympic Games 2008 |
Pat Summitt | 1984 | 6 | 6 | 0 | 100 | Gold medal: Olympic Games 1984 |
Kay Yow | 1988 | 5 | 5 | 0 | 100 | Gold medal: Olympic Games 1988 |
Billie Moore | 1976 | 5 | 3 | 2 | 60 | Silver medal: Olympic Games 1976 |
Theresa Grentz | 1992 | 5 | 4 | 1 | 80 | Bronze medal: Olympic Games 1992 |
StatisticsEdit
GamesEdit
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PointsEdit
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Highest field goal percentageEdit
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Highest 3-point field goal percentageEdit
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Highest free throw percentageEdit
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ReboundsEdit
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AssistsEdit
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StealsEdit
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BlocksEdit
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Most points averagedEdit
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Players records for a gameEdit
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Team records (in a game)Edit
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All-time resultsEdit
Opponents | Played | Won | Lost | % Won | Biggest victory | Biggest defeat |
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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% |
World CupEdit
All-time resultsEdit
Opponents | Played | Won | Lost | % Won | Biggest victory | Biggest defeat |
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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 alsoEdit
- United States women's national under-19 basketball team
- United States women's national under-17 basketball team
- United States women's Pan American basketball team
- United States women's World University Games basketball team
- United States women's William Jones Cup basketball team
- United States women's national 3x3 team
- Timeline of women's basketball
- United States men's national basketball team
- United States men's national under-19 basketball team
- United States men's national under-17 basketball team
- USA Basketball
- Basketball in the United States
ReferencesEdit
- ^ "FIBA Ranking Presented by Nike". FIBA. February 15, 2022. Retrieved February 15, 2022.
- ^ "USA Basketball Women's National Team". USA Basketball.
- ^ "USA Basketball Annual Awards". USA Basketball.
- ^ "USA Basketball Women's National Team: Tokyo 2020". USA Basketball. Retrieved August 19, 2021.
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: CS1 maint: url-status (link) - ^ "2020 U.S. Olympic Women's Basketball Team Unveiled". USA Basketball. Retrieved June 22, 2021.
- ^ "Team Roster United States" (PDF). olympics.com. Archived from the original (PDF) on July 27, 2021. Retrieved July 26, 2021.