United States women's national basketball team

 United States
FIBA ranking 1 Steady (August 27, 2018)
FIBA zone FIBA Americas
National federation USA Basketball
Coach Dawn Staley
Nickname(s) Team USA
USBWNT
Olympic Games
Appearances 10
Medals Gold Gold: (1984, 1988, 1996, 2000, 2004, 2008, 2012, 2016)
Silver Silver: (1976)
Bronze Bronze: (1992)
FIBA World Cup
Appearances 17
Medals Gold Gold: (1953, 1957, 1979, 1986, 1990, 1998, 2002, 2010, 2014, 2018)
Silver Silver: (1983)
Bronze Bronze: (1994, 2006)
Medal record
Olympic Games
1984 Los AngelesTeam
1988 SeoulTeam
1996 AtlantaTeam
2000 SydneyTeam
2004 AthensTeam
2008 BeijingTeam
2012 LondonTeam
2016 Rio de JaneiroTeam
1976 MontrealTeam
1992 BarcelonaTeam
FIBA World Cup
1953 Chile
1957 Brazil
1979 South Korea
1986 Soviet Union
1990 Malaysia
1998 Germany
2002 China
2010 Czech Republic
2014 Turkey
2018 Spain
1983 Brazil
1994 Australia
2006 Brazil

The USA Basketball Women's National Team[1], 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 dominant in international women's basketball, winning eight out of ten Olympic tournaments it had entered. It also won seven of the last ten World Cups, and nine titles overall. The team is currently ranked first in the FIBA World Rankings.

Following the team’s sixth consecutive Olympic victory, it was named USA Basketball Team of the Year for a record sixth time (having been previously named in 1996, 2000, 2004, 2008, and 2012). It was also named the USOC Team of the Year in 1996.[2]

Competitive record

Olympic Games

Olympic Games record Olympic Games qualification record Manager(s)
Year Round Position Pld W L PF PA PD Pld W L PF PA PD
Canada 1976 Runners-up 2nd of 6 5 3 2 415 417 −2 5 5 0 400 330 +70 Moore
Soviet Union 1980 withdrew 7 6 1 632 508 +124 Gunter
United States 1984 Champions 1st of 6 6 6 0 516 320 +196 – Summitt
South Korea 1988 Champions 1st of 8 5 5 0 461 392 +69 – Yow
Spain 1992 Third place 3rd of 8 5 4 1 479 334 +145 – Grentz
United States 1996 Champions 1st of 12 8 8 0 819 590 +229 – VanDerveer
Australia 2000 Champions 1st of 12 8 8 0 648 474 +174 – Fortner
Greece 2004 Champions 1st of 12 8 8 0 672 482 +190 – Chancellor
China 2008 Champions 1st of 12 8 8 0 754 453 +301 5[3] 5 0 490 287 +203 Donovan
United Kingdom 2012 Champions 1st of 12 8 8 0 725 450 +275 – Auriemma
Brazil 2016 Champions 1st of 12 8 8 0 817 519 +298 –
Japan 2020 Qualified –
Total 8 titles 11/12 69 66 3 6306 4431 +1875 17 16 1 1522 1125 +397

FIBA World Cup

FIBA World Cup record FIBA World Cup qualification record Manager(s)
Year Round Position Pld W L PF PA PD Pld W L PF PA PD
Chile 1953 Champions 1st of 10 6 5 1 248 183 +65 – Head
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 – Redin
Czechoslovakia 1967 Eleventh place 11th of 11 6 1 5 251 347 −96 – Cox
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 – Rush
South Korea 1979 Champions 1st of 12 6 5 1 463 402 +61 – Summitt
Brazil 1983 Runners-up 2nd of 14 8 6 2 731 593 +138 – Summitt
Soviet Union 1986 Champions 1st of 12 7 7 0 637 447 +190 – Yow
Malaysia 1990 Champions 1st of 16 8 8 0 729 507 +222 7[4] 3 4 590 511 +79 Vivian Stringer, Grentz[5]
Australia 1994 Third place 3rd of 16 8 7 1 793 618 +175 7[6] 6 1 657 502 +155 VanDerveer
Germany 1998 Champions 1st of 16 9 9 0 757 586 +171 6*[7] 4* 2 447* 397* +50* Fortner
China 2002 Champions 1st of 16 9 9 0 797 493 +304 – Chancellor
Brazil 2006 Third place 3rd of 16 9 8 1 774 529 +245 – Donovan
Czech Republic 2010 Champions 1st of 16 9 9 0 866 550 +316 – Auriemma
Turkey 2014 Champions 1st of 16 6 6 0 553 380 +173 –
Spain 2018 Champions 1st of 16 6 6 0 588 470 +72 – Staley
Total 10 titles 17/18 130 109 20 7227 7531 +2350 20 13 7 1694 1410 284
*Includes a 2–0 win over the Dominican Republic by a forfeit.

Team

Current roster

Roster for the 2018 FIBA Women's Basketball World Cup.[8]

United States women's national basketball team – 2018 FIBA Women's Basketball World Cup roster
PlayersCoaches
Pos.No.NameAge – Date of birthHeightClub
G 4 Loyd, Jewell 24 – (1993-10-05)5 October 1993 1.78 m (5 ft 10 in) Seattle Storm United States
G 5 Plum, Kelsey 24 – (1994-08-24)24 August 1994 1.73 m (5 ft 8 in) Las Vegas Aces United States
G 6 Bird, Sue 37 – (1980-10-16)16 October 1980 1.75 m (5 ft 9 in) Seattle Storm United States
G 7 Clarendon, Layshia 27 – (1991-05-02)2 May 1991 1.75 m (5 ft 9 in) Connecticut Sun United States
F 8 Tuck, Morgan 24 – (1994-04-30)30 April 1994 1.88 m (6 ft 2 in) Connecticut Sun United States
F 9 Wilson, A'ja 22 – (1996-08-08)8 August 1996 1.96 m (6 ft 5 in) Las Vegas Aces United States
F/C 10 Stewart, Breanna 24 – (1994-08-27)27 August 1994 1.93 m (6 ft 4 in) Seattle Storm United States
F 11 Delle Donne, Elena 29 – (1989-09-05)5 September 1989 1.96 m (6 ft 5 in) Washington Mystics United States
G 12 Taurasi, Diana 36 – (1982-06-11)11 June 1982 1.83 m (6 ft 0 in) Phoenix Mercury United States
F 13 Ogwumike, Nneka 28 – (1990-07-02)2 July 1990 1.88 m (6 ft 2 in) Los Angeles Sparks United States
C 14 Charles, Tina 29 – (1988-12-05)5 December 1988 1.93 m (6 ft 4 in) New York Liberty United States
C 15 Griner, Brittney 27 – (1990-10-18)18 October 1990 2.06 m (6 ft 9 in) Phoenix Mercury United States
Head coach
Assistant coach(es)
Legend
  • Club – describes last
    club before the tournament
  • Age – describes age
    on 22 September 2018

See also

References

  1. ↑ "USA Basketball Women's National Team". USA Basketball.
  2. ↑ "USA Basketball Annual Awards". USA Basketball.
  3. ↑ 2007 FIBA Americas Championship served as a continental qualifier for the 2008 Olympics. The U.S. was represented by senior team and won the tournament, clinching berth in the 2008 Olympics.
  4. ↑ 1989 FIBA Americas Championship served as a continental qualifier for the 1990 World Championship. The U.S. was represented by a second-tier team and placed fourth, clinching berth in the 1990 World Championship.
  5. ↑ Vivian Stringer coached the qualifying team; Grentz coached the senior team.
  6. ↑ 1993 FIBA Americas Championship served as a continental qualifier for the 1994 World Championship. The U.S. was represented by a senior "B team" and won the tournament, clinching berth in the 1994 World Championship.
  7. ↑ 1997 FIBA Americas Championship served as a continental qualifier for the 1998 World Championship. The U.S. was represented by a senior "B team" and placed second, clinching berth in the 1998 World Championship.
  8. ↑ 2018 FIBA Women's Basketball World Cup roster
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