United_States_women's_national_basketball_team

United States
FIBA ranking	1 (February 15, 2024)
FIBA zone	FIBA Americas
National federation	USA Basketball
Coach	Cheryl Reeve
Nickname(s)	Team USA; USBWNT
Olympic Games
Appearances	11
Medals	Gold: (1984, 1988,1996, 2000, 2004, 2008, 2012, 2016, 2020); Silver: (1976); Bronze: (1992)
World Cup
Appearances	17
Medals	Gold: (1953, 1957, 1979, 1986, 1990, 1998, 2002, 2010, 2014, 2018, 2022); Silver: (1983); Bronze: (1994, 2006)
FIBA AmeriCup
Appearances	7
Medals	Gold: (1993, 2007, 2019, 2021); Silver: (1997, 2023)
Home	Away
First international
	Paraguay 28–60 United States ; (Santiago, Chile; March 8, 1953)
Biggest win
	South Korea 69–145 United States ; (Sydney, Australia; September 26, 2022)
Biggest defeat
	United States 77–112 Soviet Union ; (Montreal, Canada; July 23, 1976)
Olympic Games
FIBA Women's World Cup
FIBA Women's AmeriCup

United States women's national basketball team

Women's national basketball team representing the United States

The USA Basketball Women's National Team,^[2] commonly known as the United States women's national basketball team, is governed by USA Basketball and competes in FIBA Americas. The team is by far the most successful in international women's basketball, having won nine out of the eleven Olympic tournaments it had entered. It has also won nine of the last twelve World Cups (including the last four), and eleven titles overall. The team is currently ranked first in the FIBA World Rankings.

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In 2016, it was named the USA Basketball Team of the Year for a record sixth time (having been previously honored in 1996, 2000, 2004, 2008, and 2012). It was also named the USOC Team of the Year in 1996.^[3]

The team is one of the most dominant in all Olympic sports, with a 70–3 record in Olympic play, and a record seven consecutive titles. They have no Olympic losses since 1992, no losses in any tournament since 2006, and their gold medal in 2021 tied the U.S. men's basketball team's record (1936–1968) for the most consecutive Olympic team victories in all Olympic sports.^[4]

Competitive record

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Olympic Games record
Year	Round	Position	Pld	W	L	PF	PA	PD
1976	Silver medalists	2nd of 6	5	3	2	415	417	−2
1980	withdrew
1984	Gold medalists	1st of 6	6	6	0	516	320	+196
1988	Gold medalists	1st of 8	5	5	0	461	392	+69
1992	Bronze medalists	3rd of 8	5	4	1	479	334	+145
1996	Gold medalists	1st of 12	8	8	0	819	590	+229
2000	Gold medalists	1st of 12	8	8	0	648	474	+174
2004	Gold medalists	1st of 12	8	8	0	672	482	+190
2008	Gold medalists	1st of 12	8	8	0	754	453	+301
2012	Gold medalists	1st of 12	8	8	0	725	450	+275
2016	Gold medalists	1st of 12	8	8	0	817	519	+298
2020	Gold medalists	1st of 12	6	6	0	528	412	+116
2024	Qualified
Total	9 titles	12/13	75	72	3	6834	4843	+1991

FIBA Women's World Cup record
Year	Round	Position	Pld	W	L	PF	PA	PD
1953	Champions	1st of 10	6	5	1	248	183	+65
1957	Champions	1st of 12	9	8	1	555	409	+146
1959	withdrew
1964	Fourth place	4th of 13	9	5	4	411	422	−11
1967	Eleventh place	11th of 11	6	1	5	251	347	−96
1971	Eighth place	8th of 13	8	6	2	534	470	+64
1975	Eighth place	8th of 13	7	4	3	540	425	+115
1979	Champions	1st of 12	6	5	1	463	402	+61
1983	Runners-up	2nd of 14	8	6	2	731	593	+138
1986	Champions	1st of 12	7	7	0	637	447	+190
1990	Champions	1st of 16	8	8	0	729	507	+222
1994	Third place	3rd of 16	8	7	1	793	618	+175
1998	Champions	1st of 16	9	9	0	757	586	+171
2002	Champions	1st of 16	9	9	0	797	493	+304
2006	Third place	3rd of 16	9	8	1	774	529	+245
2010	Champions	1st of 16	9	9	0	866	550	+316
2014	Champions	1st of 16	6	6	0	553	380	+173
2018	Champions	1st of 16	6	6	0	526	404	+122
2022	Champions	1st of 12	8	8	0	790	464	+326
2026	To be determined
Total	11 titles	18/20	138	117	21	10.955	8229	+2726

FIBA Women's AmeriCup record
Year	Round	Position	Pld	W	L	PF	PA	PD
1989	Fourth place	4th of 8	7	3	4	590	511	+79
1993	Gold medalists	1st of 8	7	6	1	665	499	+166
1997	Silver medalists	2nd of 8	6	4	2	553	450	+103
2007	Gold medalists	1st of 8	5	5	0	490	287	+203
2019	Gold medalists	1st of 10	6	6	0	532	300	+232
2021	Gold medalists	1st of 9	6	6	0	533	322	+211
2023	Silver medalists	2nd of 8	7	5	2	498	402	+96
Total	4 titles	7/17	44	35	9	3861	2771	+1090

Player	United States career	Total (min. 3 medals)
Sue Bird	2004–2020	5
Diana Taurasi	2004–2020	5
Teresa Edwards	1984–2000	5
Lisa Leslie	1996–2008	4
Tamika Catchings	2004–2016	4
Sylvia Fowles	2008–2020	4
Sheryl Swoopes	1996–2004	3
Dawn Staley	1996–2004	3
Katie Smith	2000–2008	3
Seimone Augustus	2008–2016	3
Tina Charles	2012-2020	3
Katrina McClain	1988–1996	3

Manager	United States career	Coached	Won	Lost	Win %	Honors
Dawn Staley	2020	6	6	0	100	Gold medal: Olympic Games 2020
Geno Auriemma	2012, 2016	16	16	0	100	2 Gold medals: Olympic Games (2012, 2016)
Tara VanDerveer	1996	8	8	0	100	Gold medal: Olympic Games 1996
Nell Fortner	2000	8	8	0	100	Gold medal: Olympic Games 2000
Van Chancellor	2004	8	8	0	100	Gold medal: Olympic Games 2004
Anne Donovan	2008	8	8	0	100	Gold medal: Olympic Games 2008
Pat Summitt	1984	6	6	0	100	Gold medal: Olympic Games 1984
Kay Yow	1988	5	5	0	100	Gold medal: Olympic Games 1988
Billie Moore	1976	5	3	2	60	Silver medal: Olympic Games 1976
Theresa Grentz	1992	5	4	1	80	Bronze medal: Olympic Games 1992

United_States_women's_national_basketball_team

United States women's national basketball team

Team

Current roster

Past rosters

Competitive record

Olympic Games

FIBA Women's World Cup

FIBA Women's AmeriCup

Records

Olympic Games

Players medal leaders

Coaching staff

List of head coaches

Olympic records

Statistics

Games

Points

Highest field goal percentage

Highest 3-point field goal percentage

Highest free throw percentage

Rebounds

Assists

Steals

Blocks

Most points averaged

Players records for a game

Team records (in a game)

All-time results

Women's World Cup

All-time results

See also

References

External links

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Opponents	Played	Won	Lost	% Won	Biggest victory	Biggest defeat
Angola	1	1	0	100%	+52 (90:38)	–
Australia	7	7	0	100%	+34 (81:47)	–
Brazil	1	1	0	100%	+24 (111:87)	–
Bulgaria	1	1	0	100%	+16 (95:79)	–
Canada	4	4	0	100%	+43 (91:48)	–
China	7	7	0	100%	+48 (114:66)	–
Croatia	1	1	0	100%	+25 (81:56)	–
Cuba	3	3	0	100%	+29 (90:61)	–
Czechoslovakia	3	3	0	100%	+60 (115:55)	–
Czech Republic	3	3	0	100%	+40 (97:57)	–
France	2	2	0	100%	+36 (86:50)	–
Greece	1	1	0	100%	+30 (102:72)	–
Japan	3	2	1	66.6%	+46 (110:64)	−13 (71:84)
Mali	1	1	0	100%	+56 (97:41)	–
New Zealand	3	3	0	100%	+52 (99:47)	–
Poland	1	1	0	100%	+19 (76:57)	–
Russia	3	3	0	100%	+15 (67:52)	–
Senegal	1	1	0	100%	+65 (121:56)	–
Serbia	1	1	0	100%	+26 (110:84)	–
Slovakia	1	1	0	100%	+15 (58:43)	–
South Korea	7	7	0	100%	+54 (104:50)	–
Soviet Union	2	1	1	50%	+14 (102:88)	−35 (77:112)
Spain	5	5	0	100%	+55 (114:59)	–
Turkey	1	1	0	100%	+31 (89:58)	–
Ukraine	1	1	0	100%	+33 (98:65)	–
Unified Team	1	0	1	0%	–	−6 (73:79)
Yugoslavia	3	3	0	100%	+28 (83:55)	–
Zaire	1	1	0	100%	+60 (107:47)	–
Total	69	66	3	95.66%

Opponents	Played	Won	Lost	% Won	Biggest victory	Biggest defeat
Angola	1	1	0	100%	+75 (119:44)	–
Argentina	3	3	0	100%	+25 (64:39)	–
Australia	10	10	0	100%	+18 (88:70)	–
Belarus	1	1	0	100%	+46 (107:61)	–
Brazil	9	6	3	66.6%	+40 (99:59)	−12 (44:56)
Bulgaria	5	2	3	40%	+22 (99:77)	−28 (40:68)
Canada	7	6	1	85.7%	+41 (87:46)	−6 (68:74)
Chile	2	2	0	100%	+29 (76:47)	–
China	5	5	0	100%	+47 (119:72)	–