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.
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]
Roster for the 2023 FIBA Women's AmeriCup.[5][6]
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Olympic Games record | ||||||||
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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 | ||||||||
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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 | ||||||||
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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 | Gold | Silver | Bronze | Total (min. 3 medals) |
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Sue Bird | 2004–2020 |
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Diana Taurasi | 2004–2020 |
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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 |
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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 |
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Opponents | Played | Won | Lost | % Won | Biggest victory | Biggest defeat |
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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 |
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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) | – |