United States
FIBA ranking	1st
FIBA zone	FIBA Americas
National federation	USA Basketball
Coach	Anne Donovan
Olympic Games
Appearances	8
Medals	Gold: 1984, 1988, 1996, 2000, 2004, 2008 Silver: 1976 Bronze: 1992
World Championships for Women
Appearances	14
Medals	Gold: 1953, 1957, 1979, 1986, 1990, 1998, 2002 Silver: 1983 Bronze:1994, 2006
Americas Championship for Women
Appearances	4
Medals	Gold: 1993, 2007 Silver: 1997
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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.

The team has won six Olympic gold medals and seven FIBA world championships, and did not lose an international match between 1994 and 2006. However, longtime leaders Dawn Staley, Lisa Leslie, and Teresa Edwards being absent, they lost to Russia in the semifinal of the 2006 world championship, settling for the bronze.

Contents 1 Gold medals 2 2007 USA World Championship Team roster 3 2008 USA Olympic Team roster 4 Olympic Games 4.1 Record 4.2 Coaches 5 FIBA World Championship for Women 5.1 Record 5.2 Coaches 6 See also 7 References 8 External links

[edit] Gold medals

• Olympic champion: 1984, 1988, 1996, 2000, 2004,2008
• World champion: 1953, 1957, 1979, 1986, 1990, 1998, 2002

In addition, the US team won silver medals at the 1976 Olympics and 1983 world championship, and bronze medals at the 1992 Olympics and 1994 and 2006 world championship. US also won the Gold Medal in the 2008 Beijing Olympics

[edit] 2007 USA World Championship Team roster

Head coach: Anne Donovan

#	Pos	Name	Height(m)	Year Born	Team
4	Guard	Alana Beard	1.81	1982	Washington Mystics Canberra Capitals
5	Forward	Seimone Augustus	1.86	1984	Minnesota Lynx Galatasaray
6	Guard	Sue Bird	1.76	1980	Seattle Storm Dynamo Moscow
7	Forward	Sheryl Swoopes	1.83	1971	Seattle Storm Taranto Cras Basket
8	Forward	DeLisha Milton-Jones	1.85	1974	Washington Mystics BK Brno
9	Center	Cheryl Ford	1.91	1981	Detroit Shock
10	Forward	Tamika Catchings	1.83	1979	Indiana Fever Lotos Gdynia
11	Forward	Tina Thompson	1.89	1975	Houston Comets
12	Guard/Forward	Diana Taurasi	1.83	1982	Phoenix Mercury Dynamo Moscow
13	Center	Michelle Snow	1.96	1980	Houston Comets ASD Basket Parma
14	Guard/Forward	Katie Smith	1.81	1974	Detroit Shock
15	Forward/Center	Candace Parker	1.93	1986	University of Tennessee Los Angeles Sparks
16	Guard	Lindsey Harding	1.73	1984	Duke University Minnesota Lynx
	Forward	Swin Cash	1.88	1979	Seattle Storm

[edit] 2008 USA Olympic Team roster

Head coach: Anne Donovan

#	Pos	Name	Height(f)	Year Born	Team
4	Guard	Cappie Pondexter	5-9	1983	Phoenix Mercury
5	Forward	Seimone Augustus	6-1	1984	Minnesota Lynx Galatasaray
6	Guard	Sue Bird	5-9	1980	Seattle Storm Spartak Moscow Region
7	Guard	Kara Lawson	5-8	1981	Sacramento Monarchs
8	Forward	DeLisha Milton-Jones	6-1	1974	Los Angeles Sparks Ros Casares Valencia
9	Center	Lisa Leslie	6-5	1972	Los Angeles Sparks
10	Forward	Tamika Catchings	6-0	1979	Indiana Fever Lotos Gdynia
11	Forward	Tina Thompson	6-2	1975	Houston Comets Spartak Moscow Region
12	Guard/Forward	Diana Taurasi	6-0	1982	Phoenix Mercury Spartak Moscow Region
13	Center	Sylvia Fowles	6-6	1985	Chicago Sky
14	Guard	Katie Smith	5-11	1974	Detroit Shock
15	Guard/Forward/Center	Candace Parker	6-4	1986	Los Angeles Sparks

[edit] Olympic Games

[edit] Record

• 1976: 2nd
• 1980: did not participate (1980 Summer Olympics boycott)
• 1984: 1st
• 1988: 1st
• 1992: 3rd
• 1996: 1st
• 2000: 1st
• 2004: 1st
• 2008: 1st

[edit] Coaches

First	Last	Position	Coached at	Year	W-L	Results
Billie Jean	Moore	Head Coach	Cal State - Fullerton	1976	3-2	Silver
Sue	Gunter	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	Assistant Coach	Tennessee	1980	DNC
Lea	Plarski	Manager/Administrative assistant	St. Louis C.C.-Florissant Valley (MO)	1980	DNC
Pat Head	Summitt	Head Coach	Tennessee	1984	6-0	Gold
Nancy	Darsch	Assistant Coach	Tennessee	1984	6-0	Gold
Betty_Jo	Graber	Manager/Administrative assistant	Weathersford College (TX)	1984	6-0	Gold
Kay	Yow	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	Assistant Coach	North Carolina	1988	5-0	Gold
Susan	Yow	Assistant Coach	Drake (IA)	1988	5-0	Gold
Theresa	Grentz	Head Coach	Rutgers	1992	4-1	Bronze
Lin	Dunn	Assistant Coach	Purdue (IN)	1992	4-1	Bronze
Jim	Foster	Assistant Coach	Vanderbilt (TN)	1992	4-1	Bronze
Linda	Hargrove	Assistant Coach	Wichita State (KS)	1992	4-1	Bronze
Tara	VanDerveer	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	Assistant Coach	Kansas	1996	8-0	Gold
Nell	Fortner	Head Coach	USA Basketball	2000	8-0	Gold
Geno	Auriemma	Assistant Coach	Connecticut	2000	8-0	Gold
Peggy	Gillom	Assistant Coach	Texas A&M	2000	8-0	Gold
Van	Chancellor	Head Coach	Houston Comets	2004	8-0	Gold
Anne	Donovan	Assistant Coach	Seattle Storm	2004	8-0	Gold
Gail	Goestenkors	Assistant Coach	Duke (NC)	2004	8-0	Gold
C._Vivian	Stringer	Assistant Coach	Rutgers	2004	8-0	Gold
Anne	Donovan	Head Coach	USA Basketball	2008	8-0	Gold

[edit] FIBA World Championship for Women

[edit] 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:^[1]

• 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 FIBA World Championship for Women: 1st
• 1983 FIBA World Championship for Women: 2nd
• 1986 FIBA World Championship for Women: 1st
• 1990 FIBA World Championship for Women: 1st
• 1994 FIBA World Championship for Women: 3rd
• 1998 FIBA World Championship for Women: 1st
• 2002 FIBA World Championship for Women: 1st
• 2006 FIBA World Championship for Women: 3rd

[edit] Coaches

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

[edit] See also

• USA Basketball
• 2006 FIBA World Championship for Women squads

[edit] References

[edit] External links

• USA Basketball

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