The 2006

2006 FIBA World Championship for Women

The 2006 FIBA World Championship for Women took place in Brazil from September 12 to September 23, 2006. It was co-organised by the International Basketball Federation and Confederação Brasileira de Basketball, the Brazilian national federation....

 FIBA World Championship for Women

FIBA World Championship for Women

The FIBA World Championship for Women is a world basketball tournament for women's national teams held quadrennially...

held in Brazil had the following squads. The list includes the 12-women rosters of the 16 participating countries, totaling 172 players.

 Argentina Argentina

Argentina women's national basketball team

The Argentina women's national basketball team is the women's basketball side that represents Argentina in international competitions.-Current roster:Roster for the 2011 Pan American Games -FIBA World Championship:...

Head coach: Eduardo Pinto

Eduardo Pinto

Eduardo Pinto is a Chilean footballer currently, , playing for Curicó Unido of the Primera B Chilena.-Teams: Rangers 1994-2001 Coquimbo Unido 2002 Unión San Felipe 2003 Rangers 2004-2009 Curicó Unido 2010–present...

#	Pos	Name	Height(m)	Year Born	Team
4	Guard	Laura Betiana Nicolli	1.76	1975	Argentina Union Florida
5	Forward/Guard	Verónica Liliana Soberón	1.78	1977	Argentina Union Florida
6	Guard	Cecília Alejandra Peters Lineira	1.80	1986	Argentina Lanús Club Atlético Lanús Club Atlético Lanús is a sports club from Lanús, Buenos Aires Province, Argentina. Founded on 3 January 1915, the club's main sports are football and basketball. In both sports, Lanús plays in Argentina's top divisions: Primera División and Liga Nacional de Básquet...
7	Guard	Natalia Romina Ríos	1.76	1980	Italy Lenzi Prof. Bolzano
8	Forward	Sandra Carolina Pavón	1.71	1985	Argentina Vélez Sársfield Club Atlético Vélez Sársfield Club Atlético Vélez Sársfield is a sports club based in the Liniers neighborhood of western Buenos Aires, Argentina. Vélez is best known for its football team, that plays in the Argentine Primera División, the top level of the Argentine league system...
9	Guard	Alejandra Ethel Chesta	1.86	1982	Spain C. B. Olesa
10	Forward/Guard	Paula Erica Gatti	1.73	1978	Argentina Vélez Sársfield Club Atlético Vélez Sársfield Club Atlético Vélez Sársfield is a sports club based in the Liniers neighborhood of western Buenos Aires, Argentina. Vélez is best known for its football team, that plays in the Argentine Primera División, the top level of the Argentine league system...
11	Guard	Marcela Julia Paoletta	1.64	1979	Argentina Vélez Sársfield Club Atlético Vélez Sársfield Club Atlético Vélez Sársfield is a sports club based in the Liniers neighborhood of western Buenos Aires, Argentina. Vélez is best known for its football team, that plays in the Argentine Primera División, the top level of the Argentine league system...
12	Center	María Alejandra Fernández	1.86	1976	Argentina Vélez Sársfield Club Atlético Vélez Sársfield Club Atlético Vélez Sársfield is a sports club based in the Liniers neighborhood of western Buenos Aires, Argentina. Vélez is best known for its football team, that plays in the Argentine Primera División, the top level of the Argentine league system...
13	Center	María Gimena Landra	1.88	1983	Argentina Lanús Club Atlético Lanús Club Atlético Lanús is a sports club from Lanús, Buenos Aires Province, Argentina. Founded on 3 January 1915, the club's main sports are football and basketball. In both sports, Lanús plays in Argentina's top divisions: Primera División and Liga Nacional de Básquet...
14	Center	Erica Carolina Sánchez	1.83	1976	Portugal Vagos Vagos Vagos is a municipality in Aveiro District, belonging to Centro Region of Portugal. The district capital which goes by the same name, Aveiro, is the nearest largest city to Vagos....
15	Center	Gisela Verónica Vega	1.88	1982	Spain Real Canoe

 Brazil Brazil

Brazil women's national basketball team

Brazil women's national basketball team is the official women's basketball team for Brazil. They won the 1994 FIBA World Championship for Women in Australia.-Olympic Games:* 1992: 7th place* 1996: 2nd place * 2000: 3rd place...

Head coach: Antônio Carlos Barbosa

#	Pos	Name	Height(m)	Year Born	Team
4	Guard	Adriana Moisés Pinto Adriana Moisés Pinto Adriana "Adrianinha" Moisés Pinto is a Brazilian female basketball player. She has participated in two Summer Olympics and won a medal in one . In August 2008, Pinto will compete at the 2008 Summer Olympics. Has daughter Aaliyah on May 27, 2006 her boyfriend of A.J. Guyton-References:...	1.70	1979	no club
5	Guard	Helen Cristina Santos Luz	1.76	1972	Spain Barcelona UB-Barça Universitat de Barcelona-FC Barcelona is a Catalan women’s basketball team. Initially belonging just to the Universitat de Barcelona, they're now part of the FC Barcelona family...
6	Forward	Karen Gustavo Rocha	1.77	1984	Brazil Ourinhos Ourinhos Ourinhos is a municipality/county in the state of São Paulo in Brazil. The population in 2010 is 103,026 and the area is . The elevation is .The city of Ourinhos was emancipated from Salto Grande in the 1910s...
7	Forward	Micaela Martins Jacintho	1.80	1979	Poland MTK Polfa Pabiance PZU Polfa Pabianice PZU Polfa Pabianice was a Polish women's basketball team based in Pabianice that played in the Sharp Torell Basket Liga.- 2003/2004 season :...
8	Forward/Guard	Iziane Castro Marques Iziane Castro Marques Iziane "Izi" Castro Marques is a Brazilian professional basketball player. The six-foot forward is a mainstay of the Brazil women's national basketball team, and a starting small forward on the Atlanta Dream of the WNBA.The undrafted Castro Marques was signed by the Miami Sol as a free agent out...	1.82	1982	United States Seattle Storm Seattle Storm The Seattle Storm is a professional basketball team based in Seattle, Washington, playing in the Western Conference in the Women's National Basketball Association . The team was founded before the 2000 season began...
9	Forward	Janeth dos Santos Arcain Janeth Arcain Janeth dos Santos Arcain is a retired Brazilian professional women's basketball player. She played in the United States for the Houston Comets in the Women's National Basketball Association from 1997–2005.-WNBA career:Arcain was one of the original players selected from the WNBA's inaugural...	1.82	1969	no club
10	Forward	Sílvia Cristina Gustavo Rocha	1.83	1982	Brazil Ponte Preta Associação Atlética Ponte Preta Ponte Preta is a Brazilian football club located in Campinas, São Paulo. Ponte Preta is also known as Macaca. Ponte Preta's biggest rival is from the same city: Guarani. The games between Ponte Preta and Guarani are known as derby . They are known as "pontepretanos"...
11	Center	Soeli Garvão Zakrzeski	1.87	1977	Brazil São Caetano Associação Desportiva São Caetano Associação Desportiva São Caetano, commonly known as São Caetano, is a Brazilian football team based in the city of São Caetano, Brazil, part of the São Paulo greater metropolitan area. The team is dubbed Azulão , after the shirt colour. The sponsor is Consul, a well known Brazilian producer of...
12	Center	Érika Cristina de Souza	1.97	1982	Spain Ros Casares Valencia Ros Casares Valencia Ros Casares Valencia is a women's professional Basketball team based in Valencia, Spain. The team currently plays in league Liga Femenina de Baloncesto.-Club names:* Dorna Godella* Costa Naranja* Ros Casares Godella* Ros Casares Valencia...
13	Center	Alessandra Santos de Oliveira	2.00	1973	South Korea Woori Bank Woori Bank Woori Bank is a bank headquartered in Seoul, Korea. The bank changed its name in 2002, and includes the former Commercial Bank of Korea, Hanil Bank, and Peace Bank. It was known from 1999 through 2002 as Hanvit Bank...
14	Center	Cíntia Silva dos Santos	1.94	1975	Italy Famila Schio
15	Center	Kelly da Silva Santos	1.92	1979	Brazil Santo André

 Senegal Senegal

Senegal women's national basketball team

The Senegal women's national basketball team is the nationally-controlled basketball team representing Senegal at world basketball competitions for women...

Head coach: Maguette Diop

#	Pos	Name	Height(m)	Year Born	Team
4	Guard	Fatou balayara Ndiaye	1.70	1979	Early Modern France
5	Guard	Mame diodio Diouf Mame Diodio Diouf Mame Diodio Diouf is a Senegalese women's basketball player.-Career:She began her career in DUC, the university club of Dakar. She was voted Queen of the Season 2005-2006 for her play with the club of DUC....	1.73	1981	Senegal
6	Forward	Awa Gueye Awa Gueye Awa Gueye is a Senegalese women's basketball player. She plays internationally with the Senegal women's national basketball team. She competed with Senegal at the 2006 and 2010 FIBA World Championships for Women as well as at the 2008 World Qualifying Tournament for the Summer Olympics.-References:...	1.78	1983	Early Modern France
7	Forward	Adama Diakhate	1.80	1975	Senegal DUC
8	Forward	Awa Doumbouya	1.80	1984	Early Modern France Rouen Rouen Rouen , in northern France on the River Seine, is the capital of the Haute-Normandie region and the historic capital city of Normandy. Once one of the largest and most prosperous cities of medieval Europe , it was the seat of the Exchequer of Normandy in the Middle Ages...
9	Forward	Aya Traore Aya Traore Aya Traore is a Senegalese female basketball forward with Polfa in the Torell Basket Liga in Poland.-Personal:Traore was born in Dakar, Senegal to Seydu Traore and Bineta Camara on 27 July 1983. She has 2 brothers and 1 sister...	1.87	1985	Purdue
10	Forward	Salimata Diatta	1.80	1983	Mozambique Associação Atlética Desportivo
11	Center	Astou Ndiaye	1.92	1975	United States
12	Center	Ndèye Ndiaye Ndèye Ndiaye Ndèye Ndiaye is a Senegalese professional women's basketball player with Tarbes GB of the Ligue Féminine de Basketball. Ndiaye is an alumnus of Southern Nazarene University in Oklahoma, USA....	1.93	1982	Early Modern France
13	Center	Aufelia Ndiaye	1.88	1988	United StatesChicago Bulls Chicago Bulls The Chicago Bulls are an American professional basketball team based in Chicago, Illinois, playing in the Central Division of the Eastern Conference in the National Basketball Association . The team was founded in 1966. They play their home games at the United Center...
14	Center	Jeanne Senghor	1.95	1983	Early Modern France
15	Center	Binta Diouf	1.82	1983	Early Modern France

 South Korea South Korea

Head coach: Soo Jong Yoo

#	Pos	Name	Height(m)	Year Born	Team
4	Center	Young Suk Kang	1.87	1981	South Korea Shinham Bank
5	Guard	Youn Ah Choi	1.70	1985	no club
6	Forward	Se Long Kim	1.77	1986	South Korea Samsung Life
7	Forward	Eun Hye Kim	1.82	1982	South Korea Woori Bank Woori Bank Woori Bank is a bank headquartered in Seoul, Korea. The bank changed its name in 2002, and includes the former Commercial Bank of Korea, Hanil Bank, and Peace Bank. It was known from 1999 through 2002 as Hanvit Bank...
8	Guard	Ktung Eun Lee	1.76	1987	South Korea Woori Bank Woori Bank Woori Bank is a bank headquartered in Seoul, Korea. The bank changed its name in 2002, and includes the former Commercial Bank of Korea, Hanil Bank, and Peace Bank. It was known from 1999 through 2002 as Hanvit Bank...
9	Guard	Sun Young Park	1.75	1980	South Korea Shinham Bank
10	Forward	Yeon Ha Beon	1.80	1980	South Korea Samsung Life
11	Center	Jung Ja Sin	1.84	1980	South Korea BK Kookmin Bank
12	Center	Hyun Hee Hong	1.91	1982	South Korea Woori Bank Woori Bank Woori Bank is a bank headquartered in Seoul, Korea. The bank changed its name in 2002, and includes the former Commercial Bank of Korea, Hanil Bank, and Peace Bank. It was known from 1999 through 2002 as Hanvit Bank...
13	Forward	Jung Eun Kim	1.81	1987	South Korea Shinsegae Shinsegae Shinsegae is a South Korean department store franchise, along with several other businesses, headquartering in Seoul, South Korea. The name of Shinsegae literally means "New World" in Korean...
14	Center	Kwe Ryong Kim	1.90	1979	South Korea Woori Bank Woori Bank Woori Bank is a bank headquartered in Seoul, Korea. The bank changed its name in 2002, and includes the former Commercial Bank of Korea, Hanil Bank, and Peace Bank. It was known from 1999 through 2002 as Hanvit Bank...
15	Center	Ji Sook Kang	1.98	1979	South Korea Shinham Bank

 Spain Spain

Spain women's national basketball team

The Spain women's national basketball team represents Spain in international basketball competitions for women. The team has participated in the FIBA World Championship for Women since 1994.-History:...

Head coach: Domingo Díaz

#	Pos	Name	Height(m)	Year Born	Team
4	Forward/Center	María Pina	1.87	1987	Spain Adecco Estudiantes CB Estudiantes Club Baloncesto Estudiantes, S.A.D., known as Asefa Estudiantes for sponsorship reasons, is a basketball team based in the city of Madrid, Community of Madrid. It is member of the Asociación de Clubes de Baloncesto . Founded in 1948, it is one of the most recognized basketball teams in Spain...
5	Forward/Guard	Marta Fernández Marta Fernández Marta Fernández Farrés is a Spanish women's basketball player with Wisła of Poland's PLKK and the Spain women's national basketball team...	1.79	1981	United States Los Angeles Sparks Los Angeles Sparks The Los Angeles Sparks is a professional basketball team based in Los Angeles, California, playing in the Western Conference in the Women's National Basketball Association . The team was founded before the league's inaugural 1997 season began...
6	Forward/Guard	Laia Palau Laia Palau Laia Palau Altés is a professional basketball player, currently playing for Ros Casares Valencia in Euroleague Women and Spain's Liga Femenina....	1.78	1979	Early Modern France CJM Bourges Basket
7	Forward/Guard	Isabel Sánchez	1.79	1976	Spain Acís León
8	Guard	Silvia Domínguez	1.65	1987	Spain Barcelona UB-Barça Universitat de Barcelona-FC Barcelona is a Catalan women’s basketball team. Initially belonging just to the Universitat de Barcelona, they're now part of the FC Barcelona family...
9	Center	Paula Seguí	1.88	1982	Spain Celta de Vigo Celta de Vigo Real Club Celta de Vigo , simply referred to as Celta Vigo, is a Spanish professional football club based in Vigo, Galicia, currently playing in the Segunda División. It was founded on March 28, 1923 following the merger of Real Vigo Sporting and Real Fortuna Foot-ball Club.Nicknamed Los Celestes ,...
10	Guard	Elisa Aguilar Elisa Aguilar Elisabeth Aguilar López is a Spanish women's basketball player for Ros Casares in her native country. A member of the Spanish women's basketball team, Aguilar competed at the 2004 Summer Olympics, 2006 World Championship, EuroBasket 2007 and 2008 Summer Olympics.-References:...	1.70	1976	Spain Ros Casares Valencia Ros Casares Valencia Ros Casares Valencia is a women's professional Basketball team based in Valencia, Spain. The team currently plays in league Liga Femenina de Baloncesto.-Club names:* Dorna Godella* Costa Naranja* Ros Casares Godella* Ros Casares Valencia...
11	Guard	Núria Martínez Nuria Martinez Nuria Martinez is a Spanish professional basketball player of the WNBA.-External links:*...	1.75	1984	Spain Perfumerias Avenida Salamanca
12	Center	Ana Montañana	1.85	1980	Spain Ros Casares Valencia Ros Casares Valencia Ros Casares Valencia is a women's professional Basketball team based in Valencia, Spain. The team currently plays in league Liga Femenina de Baloncesto.-Club names:* Dorna Godella* Costa Naranja* Ros Casares Godella* Ros Casares Valencia...
13	Forward/Center	Amaya Valdemoro Amaya Valdemoro Amaya Valdemoro Madariaga is a Spanish professional women's basketball player.-WNBA:Valdemoro was selected with the 30th overall pick in the 1998 WNBA Draft by the Houston Comets...	1.84	1976	Russia VBM-SGAU Samara
14	Center	Eva Montesdeoca	1.95	1981	Spain Gran Canaria CB Gran Canaria Club Baloncesto Gran Canaria - Claret, S.A.D. is a professional basketball team that plays in the Asociación de Clubes de Baloncesto. The team is based in the autonomous community's capital and largest city, Las Palmas de Gran Canaria, Canary Islands. It plays at Centro Insular.-History:CB Gran...
15	Center	Lucila Pascua	1.92	1983	Spain Acís León

 Australia Australia

Australia women's national basketball team

The Australia Women's National Basketball Team is the women's National Basketball team for Australia. They won Gold at the Melbourne Commonwealth Games 2006 defeating New Zealand's Tall Ferns in the final match with a score of 77–39. They then followed it up with a gold medal at the 2006 FIBA...

Head coach: Jan Stirling

#	Pos	Name	Height(m)	Year Born	Team
4	Guard	Erin Phillips Erin Phillips Erin Victoria Phillips is an Australian professional women's basketball player. In the United States, she currently plays for the Indiana Fever in the Women's National Basketball Association and for Adelaide Lightning in the Women's National Basketball League .-Personal:Phillips is the daughter...	1.73	1985	United States Connecticut Sun Connecticut Sun The Connecticut Sun is a professional basketball team based in Uncasville, Connecticut, playing in the Eastern Conference in the Women's National Basketball Association . The team was founded in Orlando, Florida before the 1999 season began; the team moved to Connecticut before the 2003 season...
5	Guard	Tully Bevilaqua Tully Bevilaqua Tully Louise Bevilaqua is an Australian professional women's basketball player. She currently plays for the San Antonio Silver Stars in the WNBA and the West Coast Waves in Australia's WNBL....	1.64	1972	Australia Canberra Capitals Canberra Capitals The Canberra TransACT Capitals are an Australian Women's Basketball League team based in Canberra, Australia. TransACT Communications is the current naming rights sponsor for the Canberra Capitals...
6	Guard	Jennifer Screen Jennifer Screen Jennifer Screen is an Australian basketball player. Until 2005 she played for the Adelaide Lightning. Her position is Guard. She was on the silver medal winning team at the 2008 Summer Olympics....	1.80	1982	Australia Adelaide Fellas Adelaide Fellas The Adelaide Lightning are an Australian Women's Basketball League team based in Adelaide, Australia. The club was formed in 1993, and has won the WNBL Championship five times.-Current roster:-External links:*...
7	Forward	Penny Taylor Penny Taylor-Gil Penny Taylor is an Australian professional basketball player. She currently plays for the Phoenix Mercury in the WNBA and Turkish team Fenerbahçe Istanbul in the EuroLeague Women...	1.85	1981	United States Phoenix Mercury Phoenix Mercury The Phoenix Mercury is a professional basketball team based in Phoenix, Arizona, playing in the Western Conference in the Women's National Basketball Association . The team was founded before the league's inaugural 1997 season began; it is one of the eight original franchises...
8	Center	Emma Randall Emma Randall Emma Randall is an Australian professional basketball player for the Logan Thunder in the Women's National Basketball League. Emma Randall played for Broadmeadows Basketball Association 2008 when then she was picked For the 2008 Beijing Olympic Team...	1.88	1985	Australia Dandenong Rangers Dandenong Rangers The Dandenong Jayco Rangers are an Australian Women's Basketball League team based in Melbourne, Australia. Historically, they have been one of the more successful franchises in league history, but over recent years have struggled to make the playoffs, generally finishing 5th or below...
9	Center	Hollie Grima Hollie Grima Hollie Grima is an Australian women's basketball player. She is 190 cm tall, weighs 84 kg and plays in the Centre position. She was named the WNBL MVP during the 2006-07 season playing for the Bulleen Boomers. During the 2007/08 season she played offshore in the Italian Serie A League suiting...	1.90	1983	Australia Bulleen Melbourne Boomers
10	Guard	Kristi Harrower Kristi Harrower Kristi Harrower is an Australian professional basketball player, who three times won the silver medal with the Australian Women's Team at the Summer Olympics. She played in the Women's National Basketball Association from 1998 - 2005 for the Phoenix Mercury and Minnesota Lynx...	1.63	1975	Early Modern France Valenciennes Union Sportive Valenciennes Olympic US Valenciennes Olympic is a former French basketball team based in Valenciennes. It will be replaced by Union Hainaut Basket, because of the merging with Union Saint-Amand Porte du Hainaut ....
11	Center	Laura Summerton Laura Summerton Laura Summerton is an Australian professional basketball player. She is 1.88 m tall, weighs 75.7 kg and plays at the forward position. Summerton played for the Connecticut Sun in the WNBA during the 2005 and 2006 seasons, and has played for the Adelaide Lightning in Australia's WNBL...	1.88	1983	no club
12	Forward	Belinda Snell Belinda Snell Belinda Snell is an Australian women's basketball player who plays for Australia and the WNBA in the United States....	1.80	1981	United States Phoenix Mercury Phoenix Mercury The Phoenix Mercury is a professional basketball team based in Phoenix, Arizona, playing in the Western Conference in the Women's National Basketball Association . The team was founded before the league's inaugural 1997 season began; it is one of the eight original franchises...
13	Center	Jennifer Whittle Jennifer Whittle Jennifer "Jenny" Hazel Whittle is an Australian female basketball player who played for the Bulleen Boomers and the Canberra Capitals. Whittle was also a member of the Australia women's national basketball team that claimed the Bronze medal at the 1996 Summer Olympic games and the Silver medal...	1.97	1973	Australia Canberra Capitals Canberra Capitals The Canberra TransACT Capitals are an Australian Women's Basketball League team based in Canberra, Australia. TransACT Communications is the current naming rights sponsor for the Canberra Capitals...
14	Forward	Emily Mclnerny	1.84	1978	Australia Dandenong Rangers Dandenong Rangers The Dandenong Jayco Rangers are an Australian Women's Basketball League team based in Melbourne, Australia. Historically, they have been one of the more successful franchises in league history, but over recent years have struggled to make the playoffs, generally finishing 5th or below...
15	Forward/Center	Lauren Jackson Lauren Jackson Lauren Elizabeth Jackson is an Australian professional basketball player. Jackson began her professional career at the Australian Institute of Sport in the WNBL before moving on to the Canberra Capitals. She is currently a forward/centre with the Seattle Storm of the WNBA and the Australian...	1.95	1981	United States Seattle Storm Seattle Storm The Seattle Storm is a professional basketball team based in Seattle, Washington, playing in the Western Conference in the Women's National Basketball Association . The team was founded before the 2000 season began...

 United States USA

United States women's national basketball team

The United States women's national basketball team are the defending Olympic champions in women's basketball. The team is composed of some of the top American players in the WNBA and the women's college game....

Head coach: Anne Donovan

Anne Donovan

Anne Donovan is an American retired basketball player and the current head coach of the women's basketball team at Seton Hall University. She was formerly an assistant coach, then interim head coach of the New York Liberty of the WNBA...

#	Pos	Name	Height(m)	Year Born	Team
4	Guard	Alana Beard Alana Beard -External links:****...	1.81	1982	United States Washington Mystics Washington Mystics The Washington Mystics is a professional basketball team based in Washington, D.C., playing in the Eastern Conference in the Women's National Basketball Association . The team was founded prior to the 1998 season. The team is owned by Monumental Sports & Entertainment , who also owns the Mystics'...  Australia Canberra Capitals Canberra Capitals The Canberra TransACT Capitals are an Australian Women's Basketball League team based in Canberra, Australia. TransACT Communications is the current naming rights sponsor for the Canberra Capitals...
5	Forward	Seimone Augustus Seimone Augustus Seimone Augustus is an American professional basketball player in the WNBA, currently playing for the Minnesota Lynx, WBC Spartak Moscow Region and the US national team...	1.86	1984	United States Minnesota Lynx Minnesota Lynx The Minnesota Lynx are a professional basketball team based in Minneapolis, Minnesota, playing in the Western Conference in the Women's National Basketball Association . The team was founded prior to the 1999 season...
6	Guard	Sue Bird Sue Bird Suzanne Brigit "Sue" Bird is an American professional women's basketball player for the Seattle Storm and WBC Spartak Moscow Region....	1.76	1980	United States Seattle Storm Seattle Storm The Seattle Storm is a professional basketball team based in Seattle, Washington, playing in the Western Conference in the Women's National Basketball Association . The team was founded before the 2000 season began...  Russia Dynamo Moscow
7	Forward	Sheryl Swoopes Sheryl Swoopes Sheryl Denise Swoopes is an American professional basketball player who, subsequent to being waived into free agency, signed to re-join the WNBA to play with the Tulsa Shock in 2011. She was the first player to be signed in the WNBA when it was created. She has won three Olympic Gold Medals and...	1.83	1971	United States Houston Comets Houston Comets The Houston Comets were a Women's National Basketball Association team based in Houston, Texas, United States. Formed in 1997, the team was one of the best original eight WNBA teams and won the first four championships of the league's existence. The Comets were the first dynasty of the WNBA and...  Italy Taranto Cras Basket
8	Forward	DeLisha Milton-Jones DeLisha Milton-Jones DeLisha Milton-Jones is an American professional basketball player for the Los Angeles Sparks of the Women's National Basketball Association . Milton-Jones played college basketball for the University of Florida. In her twelve-season WNBA career, she has played for the Washington Mystics and Los...	1.85	1974	United States Washington Mystics Washington Mystics The Washington Mystics is a professional basketball team based in Washington, D.C., playing in the Eastern Conference in the Women's National Basketball Association . The team was founded prior to the 1998 season. The team is owned by Monumental Sports & Entertainment , who also owns the Mystics'...  Czech Republic BK Brno
9	Center	Cheryl Ford Cheryl Ford Cheryl Ford is a professional basketball player in the WNBA.-Personal information:Cheryl Ford is the daughter of Bonita Ford and former NBA player Karl Malone.-High school:...	1.91	1981	United States Detroit Shock Detroit Shock The Detroit Shock was a Women's National Basketball Association team based in Auburn Hills, Michigan. They were the 2003, 2006 and 2008 WNBA champion...
10	Forward	Tamika Catchings Tamika Catchings Tamika Devonne Catchings is an American professional basketball player for the Indiana Fever of the WNBA and Turkish team Galatasaray. She is a prolific scorer close to and far from the basket, as well as a capable rebounder, ball handler, and defender. After playing at Adlai E...	1.83	1979	United States Indiana Fever Indiana Fever The Indiana Fever is a professional basketball team based in Indianapolis, Indiana, playing in the Eastern Conference in the Women's National Basketball Association . The team was founded before the 2000 season began...
11	Forward	Tina Thompson Tina Thompson Tina Marie Thompson is a professional basketball player in the WNBA for the Los Angeles Sparks. The first draft pick in WNBA history, Thompson was selected first by the Houston Comets. She helped lead the Comets to four WNBA Championships...	1.89	1975	United States Houston Comets Houston Comets The Houston Comets were a Women's National Basketball Association team based in Houston, Texas, United States. Formed in 1997, the team was one of the best original eight WNBA teams and won the first four championships of the league's existence. The Comets were the first dynasty of the WNBA and...
12	Guard/Forward	Diana Taurasi Diana Taurasi Diana Lorena Taurasi is a professional basketball player who plays for the Phoenix Mercury in the WNBA and Galatasaray Medical Park from Turkey...	1.83	1982	United States Phoenix Mercury Phoenix Mercury The Phoenix Mercury is a professional basketball team based in Phoenix, Arizona, playing in the Western Conference in the Women's National Basketball Association . The team was founded before the league's inaugural 1997 season began; it is one of the eight original franchises...  Russia Dynamo Moscow
13	Center	Michelle Snow Michelle Snow Donnette Jé-Michelle Snow is an American professional basketball player from the WNBA. She currently plays the center position for the Chicago Sky.-High school years:...	1.96	1980	United States Houston Comets Houston Comets The Houston Comets were a Women's National Basketball Association team based in Houston, Texas, United States. Formed in 1997, the team was one of the best original eight WNBA teams and won the first four championships of the league's existence. The Comets were the first dynasty of the WNBA and...  Italy ASD Basket Parma
14	Guard	Katie Smith Katie Smith Katherine May "Katie" Smith is an American professional basketball player in the WNBA. Her primary position is shooting guard, although she sometimes plays small forward or point guard. She is the all time leading scorer in women's professional basketball, having notched over 7000 points in both...	1.81	1974	United States Detroit Shock Detroit Shock The Detroit Shock was a Women's National Basketball Association team based in Auburn Hills, Michigan. They were the 2003, 2006 and 2008 WNBA champion...
15	Forward/Center	Candace Parker Candace Parker Candace Nicole Parker is an All-American basketball player for the WNBA's Los Angeles Sparks and is also the younger sister of NBA player Anthony Parker. She was drafted to the team from Tennessee in 2008...	1.93	1986	United States University of Tennessee

 France France

France women's national basketball team

The France women's national basketball team is the national basketball team representing France. It is administrated by the Fédération Française de Basket-Ball .-Olympic games record:-World Championship record:...

Head coach: Alain Jardel

#	Pos	Name	Height(m)	Year Born	Team
4	Guard	Clémence Beikes	1.78	1983	Early Modern France Tarbes GB Tarbes Gespe Bigorre Tarbes Gespe Bigorre is a French basketball club, taking part to the professional French league for women, the LFB, and to European Cups ....
5	Forward	Sandra Le Dréan	1.87	1977	Czech Republic USK Prague
6	Guard	Céline Dumerc	1.69	1982	Early Modern France CJM Bourges Basket
7	Center	Sandrine Gruda Sandrine Gruda Sandrine Gruda is a French professional basketball player. She currently plays the center position for the Connecticut Sun in the WNBA.-Before the WNBA:...	1.92	1987	Early Modern France Valenciennes Union Sportive Valenciennes Olympic US Valenciennes Olympic is a former French basketball team based in Valenciennes. It will be replaced by Union Hainaut Basket, because of the merging with Union Saint-Amand Porte du Hainaut ....
8	Forward	Emmanuelle Hermouet	1.83	1979	Early Modern France Valenciennes Union Sportive Valenciennes Olympic US Valenciennes Olympic is a former French basketball team based in Valenciennes. It will be replaced by Union Hainaut Basket, because of the merging with Union Saint-Amand Porte du Hainaut ....
9	Guard	Audrey Sauret-Gillespie (cap.)	1.78	1976	Russia UMMC Ekaterinburg UMMC Ekaterinburg UMMC Ekaterinburg is a women's basketball team based in Yekaterinburg, Russia that plays in Russia's domestic league and FIBA Europe’s EuroLeague Women. It is a highly successful team in recent years.-External links:* *...
10	Center	Nathalie Lesdema Nathalie Lesdema Nathalie Lesdema is a French basketball player who played for the French women's national basketball team at the 2000 Summer Olympics.-References:...	1.90	1973	Spain Acís León
11	Guard	Émilie Gomis Émilie Gomis Émilie Gomis is a French-Senegalese professional basketball player currently playing point guard position for French club ESB Villeneuve-d'Ascq and also played for Fenerbahçe of the TWBL league. She wears the number 4....	1.80	1983	Early Modern France Valenciennes Union Sportive Valenciennes Olympic US Valenciennes Olympic is a former French basketball team based in Valenciennes. It will be replaced by Union Hainaut Basket, because of the merging with Union Saint-Amand Porte du Hainaut ....  United States New York Liberty New York Liberty The New York Liberty is a professional basketball team based in New York City, playing in the Eastern Conference in the Women's National Basketball Association . The team was one of the eight original franchises of the league...
12	Forward	Krissy Badé Krissy Bade Krissy Bade is a French basketball player.Bade has had 59 selections on the French national women's basketball team from 2002-2007 .- references :...	1.82	1980	Early Modern France Valenciennes Union Sportive Valenciennes Olympic US Valenciennes Olympic is a former French basketball team based in Valenciennes. It will be replaced by Union Hainaut Basket, because of the merging with Union Saint-Amand Porte du Hainaut ....
13	Center	Sandra Dijon Sandra Dijon Sandra Dijon is a French basketball player who played 133 matches for the French women's national basketball team from 2001–2008....	1.95	1976	Early Modern France Lattes-Montpellier
14	Center	Emmeline NDongué Emmeline Ndongue Emmeline Ndongue is a French basketball player who played 158 games for the women's French national basketball team between 2002 and 2011 .-References:...	1.94	1983	Early Modern France CJM Bourges Basket  United States Los Angeles Sparks Los Angeles Sparks The Los Angeles Sparks is a professional basketball team based in Los Angeles, California, playing in the Western Conference in the Women's National Basketball Association . The team was founded before the league's inaugural 1997 season began...
15	Center	Élodie Godin	1.90	1985	Early Modern France Valenciennes Union Sportive Valenciennes Olympic US Valenciennes Olympic is a former French basketball team based in Valenciennes. It will be replaced by Union Hainaut Basket, because of the merging with Union Saint-Amand Porte du Hainaut ....