Head coach | Tara VanDerveer |
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1996 Summer Olympics | ![]() |
The 1996 United States women's Olympic basketball team competed in the Games of the XXVI Olympiad which were held in Atlanta, Georgia. The U.S. women's Olympic team won their third gold medal at the event, going undefeated and beating Brazil in the Gold medal final. The team is considered to be one of the best in women's basketball history. [1]
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21 July 1996 |
United States ![]() | 101–84 | ![]() |
Pts: Leslie 24 Rebs: Leslie 7 Asts: Edwards 9 | Pts: Martínez 21 Rebs: Víctores 8 Asts: Lagnó 6 |
23 July 1996 |
Ukraine ![]() | 65–98 | ![]() |
Pts: Nazarenko 14 Rebs: Shliakhova 5 Asts:four players 2 | Pts: Bolton 21 Rebs: Leslie 9 Asts: Swoopes 7 |
25 July 1996 |
United States ![]() | 107–47 | ![]() |
Pts: Azzi 18 Rebs: McCray 8 Asts: Edwards 5 | Pts: Ngalula 17 Rebs: Tshijuka, Lobela 5 Asts: Mabika 3 |
27 July 1996 |
Australia ![]() | 79–96 | ![]() |
Pts: Timms 26 Rebs: Sporn 7 Asts: Maher 3 | Pts: McClain 24 Rebs: McClain 11 Asts: Edwards 15 |
29 July 1996 |
South Korea ![]() | 64–105 | ![]() |
Pts: Jung S-m 17 Rebs: Jung S-m 6 Asts: Chun J-w 7 | Pts: McCray 16 Rebs: McCray 9 Asts: Swoopes 4 |
4 August 1996 18:35 |
Brazil ![]() | 87–111 | ![]() |
Scoring by half: 46–57, 41–54 | ||
Pts: Arcain 24 Rebs: Alessandra 9 Asts: Paula 10 | Pts: Leslie 29 Rebs: Leslie 6 Asts: Edwards 10 |
The '96 Olympic team is considered to be the best women's national team assembled. [11] It is also credited with helping launch the WNBA, the most successful professional women's basketball league in the United States and around the world. [12]
In 2022, ESPN aired a 30 for 30 three-part documentary series on the team called "Dream On". [13] It highlighted how far women's basketball (and in sports in general) have come and also what remains to be achieved. [14]