The United States women's national basketball team are the defending Olympic champions in women's basketball

Basketball

Basketball is a team sport in which two teams of five players try to score points by throwing or "shooting" a ball through the top of a basketball hoop while following a set of rules...

. The team is composed of some of the top American players in the WNBA

Women's National Basketball Association

The Women's National Basketball Association is a women's professional basketball league in the United States. It currently is composed of twelve teams. The league was founded on April 24, 1996 as the women's counterpart to the National Basketball Association...

 and the women's college game.

The team has won six Olympic gold medals and seven FIBA world championships

FIBA World Championship for Women

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

, and did not lose an international match between 1994 and 2006. However, longtime leaders Dawn Staley

Dawn Staley

Dawn Michelle Staley is an American basketball player and coach. Staley is a three-time Olympian and was elected to carry the United States flag at the opening ceremony of the 2004 Summer Olympics. She was named the University of South Carolina women's head basketball coach on May 7, 2008...

, Lisa Leslie

Lisa Leslie

Lisa Deshaun Leslie-Lockwood is a former American professional women's basketball player in the WNBA. She is a three-time WNBA MVP and a four-time Olympic gold medal winner...

, and Teresa Edwards

Teresa Edwards

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 being absent, they lost to Russia in the semifinal of the 2006 world championship

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....

, settling for the bronze.

Gold medals

• Olympic champion: 1984
  Basketball at the 1984 Summer Olympics
  -Group B:-Championship bracket:-Classification brackets:5th–8th Place9th–12th Place-Preliminary Round:...
  
  , 1988
  Basketball at the 1988 Summer Olympics
  Basketball at the 1988 Summer Olympics took place at the Jamsil Gymnasium in Seoul, South Korea. The United States won the gold medal in the women's competition, thus repeating their performance from the 1984 tournament. In the men's tournament, the Soviet Union took home their second gold medal in...
  
  , 1996
  Basketball at the 1996 Summer Olympics
  Basketball contests at the 1996 Olympic Games were held from July 20, 1996 to August 4, 1996. Games took place at the Morehouse College Gymnasium and the Georgia Dome. For the second straight Olympic games, the American men's team composed almost entirely of NBA players won the gold medal...
  
  , 2000
  Basketball at the 2000 Summer Olympics
  -Group B:-Championship bracket:-Classification matches:-Preliminary round:The four best teams from each group advanced to the quarterfinal round.-Group A:-Group B:-Championship bracket:...
  
  , 2004
  Basketball at the 2004 Summer Olympics
  Basketball at the 2004 Summer Olympics took place at the Helliniko Olympic Indoor Arena in Athens, Greece for the preliminary rounds, with the latter stages being held in the Olympic Indoor Hall at the Athens Olympic Sports Complex....
  
  , 2008
  Basketball at the 2008 Summer Olympics
  Basketball contests at the 2008 Olympic Games were held from August 9, 2008 to August 24, 2008. Competitions were held at the Wukesong Indoor Stadium in Beijing, China...
  
  
• World champion: 1953
  1953 FIBA World Championship for Women
  - Venues :- Final standings :-References:*...
  
  , 1957
  1957 FIBA World Championship for Women
  The 1957 FIBA World Championship for Women was hosted by Brazil on October 13–26, 1957. USA won the tournament, defeating the Soviet Union 51-48 in the final.-Competing nations:FIBA Americas FIBA Oceania...
  
  , 1979
  1979 FIBA World Championship for Women
  The 1979 FIBA World Championship for Women was hosted by the South Korea from 1979. USA won the tournament.- Venues :- Final standings :-References:*...
  
  , 1986
  1986 FIBA World Championship for Women
  The 1986 FIBA World Championship for Women was hosted by the Soviet Union from 1986. USA won the tournament, defeating Soviet Union 108-88 in the final.-Venues:*Olympic Stadium *Minsk Sports Palace -Final four:-Final standings:...
  
  , 1990
  1990 FIBA World Championship for Women
  The 1990 edition of the FIBA World Championship for Women was held in four cities in Malaysia , from July 17 to July 22, 1990. The USA won the tournament before Yugoslavia and Cuba.-Final ranking:-References:* *...
  
  , 1998
  1998 FIBA World Championship for Women
  The 1998 FIBA Women's World Championship was hosted by Germany from May 26 to June 7, 1998. The USA won the tournament, defeating Russia 71-65 in the final.-Final standings:-References:*...
  
  , 2002
  2002 FIBA World Championship for Women
  The 2002 FIBA World Championship for Women was hosted by China from September 14 to September 25, 2002. It was co-organised by the International Basketball Federation and the Chinese federation...
  
  , 2010
  2010 FIBA World Championship for Women
  The 2010 FIBA World Championship for Women, the 16th edition of FIBA's premier tournament for women's national basketball teams, was held from September 23 to October 3, 2010 in the Czech Republic. Three cities, Ostrava, Brno and Karlovy Vary, hosted games...
  
  

In addition, the US team won silver medals at the 1976 Olympics

Basketball at the 1976 Summer Olympics

Basketball contests at the 1976 Summer Olympics took place from July 18 to July 27 at the Centre Étienne Desmarteau and the Montreal Forum in Montreal, Canada. Women's basketball was introduced to the Olympic program for the first time at this Games...

 and 1983 world championship

1983 FIBA World Championship for Women

The 1983 FIBA World Championship for Women was hosted by the Brazil from 1983. Soviet Union won the tournament, defeating USA 84-82 in the final.- Venues :- Final standings :-References:*...

, and bronze medals at the 1992 Olympics

Basketball at the 1992 Summer Olympics

The Basketball games of the 1992 Summer Olympics were played at the Pavelló Olímpic de Badalona. 12 men's teams and 8 women's teams participated in the tournament....

 and 1994

1994 FIBA World Championship for Women

The 1994 FIBA Women's World Championship was hosted by the Sydney Entertainment Centre in Sydney, Australia from 2 June to 12 June, 1994. Brazil won the tournament, defeating China 96-87 in the final.- Competing nations :-Final standings:-References:...

 and 2006 world championship

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....

.

2006 USA World Championship Team roster

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	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'...   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	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...   Galatasaray Galatasaray Galatasaray Spor Kulübü is a Turkish sports club based in Istanbul, most notable for its football section, also known as Galatasaray S.K.. It also fields teams in Athletics, Basketball, Wheelchair basketball, Volleyball, Water polo, Swimming, Rowing, Sailing, Judo, Bridge, Equestrian, Handball,...
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	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...   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	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...   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	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'...   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	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	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...   Lotos Gdynia
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	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...   Municipal MCM Târgovişte Municipal MCM Târgovişte CSM Târgovişte is a prominent Romania professional basketball club that is based in Târgovişte, Romania.-History:At the end of the season 1991 - 1992, Targoviste was promoted to the first division of female basketball in Romania. In the first year of life, The team finished 9th in the...
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	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...   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	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...   ASD Basket Parma
14	Guard/Forward	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	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	University of Tennessee Tennessee Lady Volunteers basketball The Tennessee Lady Volunteers basketball team represents the University of Tennessee in Knoxville, Tennessee in NCAA women's basketball competition...   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...
16	Guard	Lindsey Harding Lindsey Harding Lindsey Marcie Harding is an American professional basketball player in the WNBA, currently playing for the Atlanta Dream. She was born in Mobile, Alabama, but grew up in Houston, Texas.-College career:...	1.73	1984	Duke University Duke Blue Devils Duke University's 26 varsity sports teams, known as the Blue Devils, compete in the Atlantic Coast Conference. The name comes from the French "les Diables Bleus" or "the Blue Devils," which was the nickname given during World War I to the Chasseurs Alpins, the French Alpine light infantry...   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...
	Forward	Swin Cash Swin Cash Swintayla Marie Cash , better known as Swin Cash, is an American WNBA player who plays for the Seattle Storm. A prolific scorer and rebounder, as well as a capable ball handler and defender, she helped lead the University of Connecticut women's basketball team to national titles in 2000 and 2002...	1.88	1979	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...

2008 USA Olympic Team roster

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(f)	Year Born	Team
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...	6–1	1984	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...   Galatasaray Galatasaray Women's Basketball Team Galatasaray Medical Park is the women's basketball section of Galatasaray S.K., a major sports club in Istanbul, Turkey. The club is sponsored by Medical Park....
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....	5–9	1980	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...   Spartak Moscow Region
7	Guard	Kara Lawson Kara Lawson -External links:**...	5–8	1981	Sacramento Monarchs Sacramento Monarchs The Sacramento Monarchs were a basketball team based in Sacramento, California. They played in the Women's National Basketball Association from 1997 until folding on November 20, 2009...
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...	6–1	1974	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...   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...
9	Center	Lisa Leslie Lisa Leslie Lisa Deshaun Leslie-Lockwood is a former American professional women's basketball player in the WNBA. She is a three-time WNBA MVP and a four-time Olympic gold medal winner...	6–5	1972	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...
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...	6–0	1979	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...   Galatasaray Galatasaray Women's Basketball Team Galatasaray Medical Park is the women's basketball section of Galatasaray S.K., a major sports club in Istanbul, Turkey. The club is sponsored by Medical Park....
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...	6–2	1975	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...   Spartak Moscow Region
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...	6–0	1982	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...   Galatasaray Galatasaray Women's Basketball Team Galatasaray Medical Park is the women's basketball section of Galatasaray S.K., a major sports club in Istanbul, Turkey. The club is sponsored by Medical Park....
13	Center	Sylvia Fowles Sylvia Fowles Sylvia Shaqueria Fowles is an American professional basketball player for the Chicago Sky in the WNBA. She is 6 ft 6 in tall and weighs 200 lbs .-Personal:...	6–6	1985	Chicago Sky Chicago Sky The Chicago Sky is a professional basketball team based in Rosemont, Illinois, playing in the Eastern Conference in the Women's National Basketball Association . The team was founded before the 2006 WNBA season began. The team is owned by Michael J. Alter and Margaret Stender...   Galatasaray Galatasaray Women's Basketball Team Galatasaray Medical Park is the women's basketball section of Galatasaray S.K., a major sports club in Istanbul, Turkey. The club is sponsored by Medical Park....
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...	5–11	1974	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	Guard/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...	6–4	1986	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...

Record

• 1976
  Basketball at the 1976 Summer Olympics
  Basketball contests at the 1976 Summer Olympics took place from July 18 to July 27 at the Centre Étienne Desmarteau and the Montreal Forum in Montreal, Canada. Women's basketball was introduced to the Olympic program for the first time at this Games...
  
  : 2nd
• 1980
  Basketball at the 1980 Summer Olympics
  Basketball at the 1980 Summer Olympics was held from July 20 to July 30 at the Olympiiski Indoor Stadium and at the CSKA Sports Palace, both located in Moscow. Finals of both men's and women's events were held 30 July at the Olympiiski Indoor Stadium....
  
  : did not participate (1980 Summer Olympics boycott)
  American-led boycott of the 1980 Summer Olympics
  The 1980 Summer Olympics boycott of the Moscow Olympics was a part of a package of actions initiated by the United States to protest the Soviet war in Afghanistan...
  
  
• 1984
  Basketball at the 1984 Summer Olympics
  -Group B:-Championship bracket:-Classification brackets:5th–8th Place9th–12th Place-Preliminary Round:...
  
  : 1st
• 1988
  Basketball at the 1988 Summer Olympics
  Basketball at the 1988 Summer Olympics took place at the Jamsil Gymnasium in Seoul, South Korea. The United States won the gold medal in the women's competition, thus repeating their performance from the 1984 tournament. In the men's tournament, the Soviet Union took home their second gold medal in...
  
  : 1st
• 1992
  Basketball at the 1992 Summer Olympics
  The Basketball games of the 1992 Summer Olympics were played at the Pavelló Olímpic de Badalona. 12 men's teams and 8 women's teams participated in the tournament....
  
  : 3rd
• 1996
  Basketball at the 1996 Summer Olympics
  Basketball contests at the 1996 Olympic Games were held from July 20, 1996 to August 4, 1996. Games took place at the Morehouse College Gymnasium and the Georgia Dome. For the second straight Olympic games, the American men's team composed almost entirely of NBA players won the gold medal...
  
  : 1st
• 2000
  Basketball at the 2000 Summer Olympics
  -Group B:-Championship bracket:-Classification matches:-Preliminary round:The four best teams from each group advanced to the quarterfinal round.-Group A:-Group B:-Championship bracket:...
  
  : 1st
• 2004
  Basketball at the 2004 Summer Olympics
  Basketball at the 2004 Summer Olympics took place at the Helliniko Olympic Indoor Arena in Athens, Greece for the preliminary rounds, with the latter stages being held in the Olympic Indoor Hall at the Athens Olympic Sports Complex....
  
  : 1st
• 2008
  Basketball at the 2008 Summer Olympics
  Basketball contests at the 2008 Olympic Games were held from August 9, 2008 to August 24, 2008. Competitions were held at the Wukesong Indoor Stadium in Beijing, China...
  
  : 1st

Coaches

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Name	Position	Coached at	Year	W-L	Results
Billie Jean Moore | Head Coach | Cal State – Fullerton | 1976 | 3–2 | Silver
Sue Gunter Sue Gunter Sue Gunter was a women's college basketball coach. She is best known as the head coach of the LSU Lady Tigers basketball team.... | 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 Pat Summitt Patricia "Pat" Head Summitt is an American women's college basketball coach. She is currently the head coach of the Tennessee Lady Vols basketball team. She is the all-time winningest coach in NCAA basketball history of either a men's or women's team in any division... | Assistant Coach | Tennessee | 1980 | DNC |
Lea Plarski | Manager/Administrative assistant | St. Louis C.C.-Florissant Valley (MO) | 1980 | DNC |
Pat Head Summitt Pat Summitt Patricia "Pat" Head Summitt is an American women's college basketball coach. She is currently the head coach of the Tennessee Lady Vols basketball team. She is the all-time winningest coach in NCAA basketball history of either a men's or women's team in any division... | Head Coach | Tennessee | 1984 | 6–0 | Gold
Nancy Darsch Nancy Darsch Nancy Darsch is an assistant coach for the Seattle Storm in the Women's National Basketball Association. She started her professional coaching career in the WNBA's inaugural season with the New York Liberty. As the head coach, Darsch led the Liberty to a 17–11 season and the team advanced to the... | Assistant Coach | Tennessee | 1984 | 6–0 | Gold
Betty Jo Graber | Manager/Administrative assistant | Weathersford College (TX) | 1984 | 6–0 | Gold
Kay Yow Kay Yow Sandra Kay Yow was an American basketball coach. She was the head coach of the NC State Wolfpack women's basketball team from 1975 to 2009. A member of the Naismith Hall of Fame, she had more than 700 career wins. She also coached the U.S... | 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 Sylvia Hatchell Sylvia Rhyne Hatchell is head coach of the women's basketball team at the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill.She competed with USA Basketball as the Head Coach of the 1994 Jones Cup Team that won the Gold in Taipei.-College:... | Assistant Coach | North Carolina | 1988 | 5–0 | Gold
Susan Yow | Assistant Coach | Drake (IA) | 1988 | 5–0 | Gold
Theresa Grentz Theresa Grentz Theresa Shank Grentz , from Glenolden, Pennsylvania, is the former head coach of the women's basketball program at the University of Illinois, Rutgers University and St. Josephs. She is a member of the Women's Basketball Hall of Fame.... | Head Coach | Rutgers | 1992 | 4–1 | Bronze
Lin Dunn Lin Dunn Lin Dunn is an American longtime women's basketball coach. She is most known for being the first coach and general manager for the Seattle Storm. She has more than 500 wins to her name.... | Assistant Coach | Purdue (IN) | 1992 | 4–1 | Bronze
Jim Foster | Assistant Coach | Vanderbilt (TN) | 1992 | 4–1 | Bronze
Linda Hargrove Linda Hargrove Linda Hargrove was an American country songwriter and musician. She wrote many country music hits for a variety of artists and had a respectable career for herself in the mid-1970s, as "Linda Hargrove"... | Assistant Coach | Wichita State (KS) | 1992 | 4–1 | Bronze
Tara VanDerveer Tara Vanderveer Tara VanDerveer has been the Stanford University women's basketball coach since 1985. She led the Stanford Cardinal to two NCAA Women's Division I Basketball Championships: in 1990 and 1992. She stepped away from the Stanford program for a year to serve as the U.S. national team head coach at the... | 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 Marian Washington Marian Washington is Kansas University’s former Women’s Basketball Coach. Marian’s longevity as KU Women’s Basketball Coach exceeded 30 years. Throughout her career, Marian achieved multiple awards and accomplishments which include: achieving membership in the Women’s Basketball Hall of Fame,... | Assistant Coach | Kansas | 1996 | 8–0 | Gold
Nell Fortner Nell Fortner Nell Fortner is the current women's college basketball coach at Auburn. She is most well known for leading the 2000 Olympics team to a gold medal. She has received numerous awards including the 1997 National Coach of the Year, the 2000 USA Basketball Coach of the Year and the 2008 SEC Coach of the... | Head Coach | USA Basketball | 2000 | 8–0 | Gold
Geno Auriemma Geno Auriemma Luigi "Geno" Auriemma is the head coach of the University of Connecticut Huskies women's basketball team, which he has led to seven National Collegiate Athletic Association Division I national championships... | Assistant Coach | Connecticut | 2000 | 8–0 | Gold
Peggy Gillom | Assistant Coach | Texas A&M | 2000 | 8–0 | Gold
Van Chancellor Van Chancellor Van Chancellor is the former Louisiana State University women's basketball coach. He was named head coach on April 11, 2007, replacing Pokey Chatman. In 2001, Van Chancellor was elected to the Women's Basketball Hall of Fame, located in Knoxville, Tennessee... | Head Coach | Houston Comets | 2004 | 8–0 | Gold
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... | Assistant Coach | Seattle Storm | 2004 | 8–0 | Gold
Gail Goestenkors Gail Goestenkors Gail Ann Goestenkors , is the women's basketball head coach for The University of Texas, having accepted the position on April 3, 2007, replacing the legendary Jody Conradt. Goestenkors was the Duke University women's basketball head coach from 1992–2007... | Assistant Coach | Duke (NC) | 2004 | 8–0 | Gold
C. Vivian Stringer C. Vivian Stringer Charlaine Vivian Stringer is a prominent African American basketball coach, with one of the best records in the history of women's basketball... | Assistant Coach | Rutgers | 2004 | 8–0 | Gold
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... | Head Coach | USA Basketball | 2008 | 8–0 | Gold
Gail Goestenkors Gail Goestenkors Gail Ann Goestenkors , is the women's basketball head coach for The University of Texas, having accepted the position on April 3, 2007, replacing the legendary Jody Conradt. Goestenkors was the Duke University women's basketball head coach from 1992–2007... | Assistant Coach | Duke (NC) | 2008 | 8–0 | Gold
Dawn Staley Dawn Staley Dawn Michelle Staley is an American basketball player and coach. Staley is a three-time Olympian and was elected to carry the United States flag at the opening ceremony of the 2004 Summer Olympics. She was named the University of South Carolina women's head basketball coach on May 7, 2008... | Assistant Coach | Temple | 2008 | 8–0 | Gold
Mike Thibault Mike Thibault Mike Francis Thibault is an American basketball head coach, most recently of the Connecticut Sun of the WNBA.-Career:Upon his graduation from Saint Martin's University in 1979, Thibault entered into the employ of the Los Angeles Lakers of the National Basketball Association, for whom he worked... | Assistant Coach | Connecticut Sun | 2008 | 8–0 | Gold

Record

The USA women's national basketball team has competed in 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 the USA team:

• 1953 FIBA World Championship for Women: 1st
• 1957 FIBA World Championship for Women: 1st
• 1959 FIBA World Championship for Women: Chose not to participate
• 1964 FIBA World Championship for Women: 4th
• 1967 FIBA World Championship for Women: 11th
• 1971 FIBA World Championship for Women: 8th
• 1975 FIBA World Championship for Women: 8th
• 1979
  1979 FIBA World Championship for Women
  The 1979 FIBA World Championship for Women was hosted by the South Korea from 1979. USA won the tournament.- Venues :- Final standings :-References:*...
  
   FIBA World Championship for Women: 1st
• 1983
  1983 FIBA World Championship for Women
  The 1983 FIBA World Championship for Women was hosted by the Brazil from 1983. Soviet Union won the tournament, defeating USA 84-82 in the final.- Venues :- Final standings :-References:*...
  
   FIBA World Championship for Women: 2nd
• 1986
  1986 FIBA World Championship for Women
  The 1986 FIBA World Championship for Women was hosted by the Soviet Union from 1986. USA won the tournament, defeating Soviet Union 108-88 in the final.-Venues:*Olympic Stadium *Minsk Sports Palace -Final four:-Final standings:...
  
   FIBA World Championship for Women: 1st
• 1990
  1990 FIBA World Championship for Women
  The 1990 edition of the FIBA World Championship for Women was held in four cities in Malaysia , from July 17 to July 22, 1990. The USA won the tournament before Yugoslavia and Cuba.-Final ranking:-References:* *...
  
   FIBA World Championship for Women: 1st
• 1994
  1994 FIBA World Championship for Women
  The 1994 FIBA Women's World Championship was hosted by the Sydney Entertainment Centre in Sydney, Australia from 2 June to 12 June, 1994. Brazil won the tournament, defeating China 96-87 in the final.- Competing nations :-Final standings:-References:...
  
   FIBA World Championship for Women: 3rd
• 1998
  1998 FIBA World Championship for Women
  The 1998 FIBA Women's World Championship was hosted by Germany from May 26 to June 7, 1998. The USA won the tournament, defeating Russia 71-65 in the final.-Final standings:-References:*...
  
   FIBA World Championship for Women: 1st
• 2002
  2002 FIBA World Championship for Women
  The 2002 FIBA World Championship for Women was hosted by China from September 14 to September 25, 2002. It was co-organised by the International Basketball Federation and the Chinese federation...
  
   FIBA World Championship for Women: 1st
• 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: 3rd
• 2010
  2010 FIBA World Championship for Women
  The 2010 FIBA World Championship for Women, the 16th edition of FIBA's premier tournament for women's national basketball teams, was held from September 23 to October 3, 2010 in the Czech Republic. Three cities, Ostrava, Brno and Karlovy Vary, hosted games...
  
   FIBA World Championship for Women: 1st

Coaches

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First	Last	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

See also

• United States at the team sports international competitions
  United States at the team sports international competitions
  The United States at the team sports international competitions has achieved 35 victories at the Olympic Games and 29 World Championship, in addition to several successes in continental competitions. For team sports are the disciplines of the Olympic program...
  
  
• USA Basketball
  USA Basketball
  USA Basketball is a non-profit organization and the governing body for basketball in the United States. The organization represents the United States in FIBA and the men's and women's national basketball teams in the United States Olympic Committee...
  
  
• 2006 FIBA World Championship for Women squads
  2006 FIBA World Championship for Women squads
  The 2006 FIBA World Championship for Women held in Brazil had the following squads. The list includes the 12-women rosters of the 16 participating countries, totaling 172 players.- Argentina:Head coach: Eduardo Pinto- Brazil:...
  
  

External links

• USA Basketball