2006 FIBA World Championship for Women squads

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The 2006 FIBA World Championship for Women held in Brazil had the following squads. The list includes the 12-women rosters of 8 teams of the 16 participating countries, totaling 172 players.

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Group A

Flag of Argentina.svg Argentina

Head coach: Eduardo Pinto

#PosNameHeight(m)Year BornTeam
4Guard Laura Betiana Nicolli 1.761975 Flag of Argentina.svg Union Florida
5Forward/Guard Verónica Liliana Soberón 1.781977 Flag of Argentina.svg Union Florida
6Guard Cecília Alejandra Peters Lineira 1.801986 Flag of Argentina.svg Lanús
7Guard Natalia Romina Ríos 1.761980 Flag of Italy.svg Lenzi Prof. Bolzano
8Forward Sandra Carolina Pavón 1.711985 Flag of Argentina.svg Vélez Sársfield
9Guard Alejandra Ethel Chesta 1.861982 Flag of Spain.svg C. B. Olesa
10Forward/Guard Paula Erica Gatti 1.731978 Flag of Argentina.svg Vélez Sársfield
11Guard Marcela Julia Paoletta 1.641979 Flag of Argentina.svg Vélez Sársfield
12Center María Alejandra Fernández 1.861976 Flag of Argentina.svg Vélez Sársfield
13Center María Gimena Landra 1.881983 Flag of Argentina.svg Lanús
14Center Erica Carolina Sánchez 1.831976 Flag of Portugal.svg Vagos
15Center Gisela Verónica Vega 1.881982 Flag of Spain.svg Real Canoe

Flag of Brazil.svg Brazil

Head coach: Antônio Carlos Barbosa

#PosNameHeight(m)Year BornTeam
4Guard Adriana Moisés Pinto 1.701979no club
5Guard Helen Cristina Santos Luz 1.761972 Flag of Spain.svg Barcelona
6Forward Karen Gustavo Rocha 1.771984 Flag of Brazil.svg Ourinhos
7Forward Micaela Martins Jacintho 1.801979 Flag of Poland.svg MTK Polfa Pabiance
8Forward/Guard Iziane Castro Marques 1.821982 Flag of the United States.svg Seattle Storm
9Forward Janeth dos Santos Arcain 1.821969no club
10Forward Sílvia Cristina Gustavo Rocha 1.831982 Flag of Brazil.svg Ponte Preta
11Center Soeli Garvão Zakrzeski 1.871977 Flag of Brazil.svg São Caetano
12Center Érika Cristina de Souza 1.971982 Flag of Spain.svg Ros Casares Valencia
13Center Alessandra Santos de Oliveira 2.011973 Flag of South Korea.svg Woori Bank
14Center Cíntia Silva dos Santos 1.941975 Flag of Italy.svg Famila Schio
15Center Kelly da Silva Santos 1.921979 Flag of Brazil.svg Santo André

Flag of Senegal.svg Senegal

Head coach: Maguette Diop

#PosNameHeight(m)Year BornTeam
4Guard Fatou Dieng 1.671983 Flag of France.svg
5Guard Nene Diame 1.701986
6Forward Oumoul Khairy Sarr 1.881984
7Forward Aya Traoré 1.831983 Flag of Nigeria.svg
8Forward Mame Diodio Diouf 1.701984 Flag of Cote d'Ivoire.svg
9Forward Salimata Diatta 1.841981 Flag of Romania.svg BC ICIM Arad
10Forward Astou Traoré 1.851981 Flag of Belgium (civil).svg
11Center Mariame Dia 1978
12Center Awa Doumbia 1.821979 Flag of Senegal.svg Jeanne d’Arc Dakar
13Center Ndèye Ndiaye 1.891979 Flag of France.svg
14Center Astou Ndiaye-Diatta 1.891973 Flag of Italy.svg
15Center Khady Yacine Ngom 1.791979 Flag of Switzerland (Pantone).svg Brunnen Basket

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Flag of South Korea.svg South Korea

Head coach: Soo Jong Yoo

#PosNameHeight(m)Year BornTeam
4Center Kang Young-suk 1.871981 Flag of South Korea.svg Shinham Bank
5Guard Choi Youn-ah 1.701985no club
6Forward Kim Se-long 1.771986 Flag of South Korea.svg Samsung Life
7Forward Kim Eun-hye 1.821982 Flag of South Korea.svg Woori Bank
8Guard Lee Ktung-eun 1.761987 Flag of South Korea.svg Woori Bank
9Guard Park Sun-young 1.751980 Flag of South Korea.svg Shinham Bank
10Forward Beon Yeon-ha 1.801980 Flag of South Korea.svg Samsung Life
11Center Sin Jung-ja 1.841980 Flag of South Korea.svg BK Kookmin Bank
12Center Hong Hyun-hee 1.911982 Flag of South Korea.svg Woori Bank
13Forward Kim Jung-eun 1.811987 Flag of South Korea.svg Shinsegae
14Center Kim Kwe-ryong 1.901979 Flag of South Korea.svg Woori Bank
15Center Kang Ji-sook 1.981979 Flag of South Korea.svg Shinham Bank

Flag of Spain.svg Spain

Head coach: Domingo Díaz

#PosNameHeight(m)Year BornTeam
4Forward/Center María Pina 1.871987 Flag of Spain.svg Adecco Estudiantes
5Forward/Guard Marta Fernández 1.791981 Flag of the United States.svg Los Angeles Sparks
6Forward/Guard Laia Palau 1.781979 Flag of France.svg CJM Bourges Basket
7Forward/Guard Isabel Sánchez 1.791976 Flag of Spain.svg Acís León
8Guard Sílvia Domínguez 1.651987 Flag of Spain.svg Barcelona
9Center Paula Seguí 1.881982 Flag of Spain.svg Celta de Vigo
10Guard Elisa Aguilar 1.701976 Flag of Spain.svg Ros Casares Valencia
11Guard Núria Martínez 1.751984 Flag of Spain.svg Perfumerias Avenida Salamanca
12Center Anna Montañana 1.851980 Flag of Spain.svg Ros Casares Valencia
13Forward/Center Amaya Valdemoro 1.841976 Flag of Russia.svg VBM-SGAU Samara
14Center Eva Montesdeoca 1.951981 Flag of Spain.svg Gran Canaria
15Center Lucila Pascua 1.921983 Flag of Spain.svg Acís León

Group B

Flag of Australia (converted).svg Australia

Head coach: Jan Stirling

#PosNameHeight(m)Year BornTeam
4Guard Erin Phillips 1.731985 Flag of the United States.svg Connecticut Sun
5Guard Tully Bevilaqua 1.641972 Flag of Australia (converted).svg Canberra Capitals
6Guard Jennifer Screen 1.801982 Flag of Australia (converted).svg Adelaide Fellas
7Forward Penny Taylor 1.851981 Flag of the United States.svg Phoenix Mercury
8Center Emma Randall 1.881985 Flag of Australia (converted).svg Dandenong Rangers
9Center Hollie Grima 1.901983 Flag of Australia (converted).svg Bulleen Boomers
10Guard Kristi Harrower 1.631975 Flag of France.svg Valenciennes
11Center Laura Summerton 1.881983 Flag of Australia (converted).svg AIS
12Forward Belinda Snell 1.801981 Flag of the United States.svg Phoenix Mercury
13Center Jenny Whittle (Capt)1.971973 Flag of Australia (converted).svg Canberra Capitals
14Forward Emily McInerny 1.841978 Flag of Australia (converted).svg Dandenong Rangers
15Forward/Center Lauren Jackson 1.951981 Flag of the United States.svg Seattle Storm

Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg Canada

Head coach: Allison McNeill

#PosNameHeight(m)Year BornTeam
4Guard Sheila Mae Townsend 1.761980 Flag of Germany.svg BG Dorsten
5Guard Teresa Gabriele 1.651979
6Forward Kelsey Alexa Adrian 1.861989 Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg Brookswood Secondary School
7ForwardIsabelle Grenier1.801978 Flag of Germany.svg BG Dorsten
8Guard/Forward Kim Gaucher 1.851984 Flag of the United States.svg Sacramento Monarchs
9ForwardSarah Jane Crooks1.851984 Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg University of Saskatchewan
10GuardCarrie Michelle Watson1.781981
11CenterAmanda Claire Brown1.951984 Flag of the United States.svg Pennsylvania State University
12Forward Claudia Melati Brassard-Riebesehl 1.821975 Flag of Australia (converted).svg Townsville Fire
13Forward Nicole Anne Johnson 1.801975 Flag of Germany.svg BG Dorsten
14Forward Chelsea Aubry 1.881984 Flag of the United States.svg University of Nebraska-Lincoln
15Center Tamara Kim Sutton-Brown 1.931978 Flag of Turkey.svg Fenerbahçe

Group C

Flag of the United States.svg USA

Head coach: Anne Donovan

#PosNameHeight(m)Year BornTeam
4Guard Alana Beard 1.811982 Flag of the United States.svg Washington Mystics
Flag of Australia (converted).svg Canberra Capitals
5Forward Seimone Augustus 1.861984 Flag of the United States.svg Minnesota Lynx
6Guard Sue Bird 1.761980 Flag of the United States.svg Seattle Storm
Flag of Russia.svg Dynamo Moscow
7Forward Sheryl Swoopes 1.831971 Flag of the United States.svg Houston Comets
Flag of Italy.svg Taranto Cras Basket
8Forward DeLisha Milton-Jones 1.851974 Flag of the United States.svg Washington Mystics
Flag of the Czech Republic.svg BK Brno
9Center Cheryl Ford 1.911981 Flag of the United States.svg Detroit Shock
10Forward Tamika Catchings 1.831979 Flag of the United States.svg Indiana Fever
11Forward Tina Thompson 1.891975 Flag of the United States.svg Houston Comets
12Guard/Forward Diana Taurasi 1.831982 Flag of the United States.svg Phoenix Mercury
Flag of Russia.svg Dynamo Moscow
13Center Michelle Snow 1.961980 Flag of the United States.svg Houston Comets
Flag of Italy.svg ASD Basket Parma
14Guard Katie Smith 1.811974 Flag of the United States.svg Detroit Shock
15Forward/Center Candace Parker 1.931986 Flag of the United States.svg University of Tennessee

Group D

Flag of France.svg France

Head coach: Alain Jardel

#PosNameHeight(m)Year BornTeam
4Guard Clémence Beikes 1.781983 Flag of France.svg Tarbes GB
5Forward Sandra Le Dréan 1.871977 Flag of the Czech Republic.svg USK Prague
6Guard Céline Dumerc 1.691982 Flag of France.svg CJM Bourges Basket
7Center Sandrine Gruda 1.921987 Flag of France.svg Valenciennes
8Forward Emmanuelle Hermouet 1.831979 Flag of France.svg Valenciennes
9Guard Audrey Sauret-Gillespie (cap.)1.781976 Flag of Russia.svg UMMC Ekaterinburg
10Center Nathalie Lesdema 1.901973 Flag of Spain.svg Acís León
11Guard Émilie Gomis 1.801983 Flag of France.svg Valenciennes
Flag of the United States.svg New York Liberty
12Forward Krissy Badé 1.821980 Flag of France.svg Valenciennes
13Center Sandra Dijon 1.951976 Flag of France.svg Lattes-Montpellier
14Center Emmeline NDongué 1.941983 Flag of France.svg CJM Bourges Basket
Flag of the United States.svg Los Angeles Sparks
15Center Élodie Godin 1.901985 Flag of France.svg Valenciennes

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