United States women's national basketball team

United States

FIBA ranking	1 (February 9, 2025) [1]
FIBA zone	FIBA Americas
National federation	USA Basketball
Coach	Cheryl Reeve
Nickname(s)	Team USA USBWNT
Olympic Games
Appearances	12
Medals	Gold: (1984, 1988, 1996, 2000, 2004, 2008, 2012, 2016, 2020, 2024) Silver: (1976) Bronze: (1992)
World Cup
Appearances	18
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)
Medal record Olympic Games 1984 Los Angeles Team 1988 Seoul Team 1996 Atlanta Team 2000 Sydney Team 2004 Athens Team 2008 Beijing Team 2012 London Team 2016 Rio de Janeiro Team 2020 Tokyo Team 2024 Paris Team 1976 Montreal Team 1992 Barcelona Team FIBA Women's World Cup 1953 Chile 1957 Brazil 1979 South Korea 1986 Soviet Union 1990 Malaysia 1998 Germany 2002 China 2010 Czech Republic 2014 Turkey 2018 Spain 2022 Australia 1983 Brazil 1994 Australia 2006 Brazil FIBA Women's AmeriCup 1993 Brazil 2007 Chile 2019 Puerto Rico 2021 Puerto Rico 1997 Brazil 2023 Mexico

The USA Basketball Women's National Team, ^[2] commonly known as Team USA, 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 10 out of the 12 Olympic tournaments it has entered. It has also won 9 of the last 12 World Cups (including the last 4), and 11 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 78–3 record in Olympic play, and a record eight consecutive titles. They have no Olympic losses since 1992, no losses in any major tournament since 2006, and their gold medal in 2024 broke 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

Olympic Games

The 1953 team

Layshia Clarendon playing for Team USA in an exhibition game before the 2018 World Cup

Team USA at the 2024 Summer Olympics

Olympic Games record
Year	Result	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	Gold medalists	1st of 12	6	6	0	516	422	+94
2028	To be determined
Total	10 titles	12/14	81	78	3	7350	5265	+2085

FIBA Women's World Cup

FIBA Women's World Cup record
Year	Result	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

The U.S. team often does not participate in the tournament as it usually qualifies for major tournaments by virtue of winning the Olympic Games and World Cup.

FIBA Women's AmeriCup record
Year	Result	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
1995	Did not participate
1997	Silver medalists	2nd of 8	6	4	2	553	450	+103
1999	Did not participate
2001
2003
2005
2007	Gold medalists	1st of 8	5	5	0	490	287	+203
2009	Did not participate
2011
2013
2015
2017
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
2025	Qualified
Total	4 titles	7/18	44	35	9	3861	2771	+1090

Team

Current roster

Roster for the 2024 Summer Olympics.

United States women's national basketball team – 2024 Summer Olympics roster
Players	Coaches
Pos. No. Name Age – Date of birth Height Club Ctr. G 4 Jewell Loyd 30 – (1993-10-05)5 October 1993 1.78 m (5 ft 10 in) Seattle Storm G 5 Kelsey Plum 29 – (1994-08-24)24 August 1994 1.73 m (5 ft 8 in) Las Vegas Aces G 6 Sabrina Ionescu 26 – (1997-12-06)6 December 1997 1.80 m (5 ft 11 in) New York Liberty SF 7 Kahleah Copper 29 – (1994-08-28)28 August 1994 1.85 m (6 ft 1 in) Phoenix Mercury G 8 Chelsea Gray 31 – (1992-10-08)8 October 1992 1.80 m (5 ft 11 in) Las Vegas Aces C 9 A'ja Wilson 27 – (1996-08-08)8 August 1996 1.91 m (6 ft 3 in) Las Vegas Aces PF 10 Breanna Stewart 29 – (1994-08-27)27 August 1994 1.91 m (6 ft 3 in) New York Liberty SF 11 Napheesa Collier 27 – (1996-09-23)23 September 1996 1.86 m (6 ft 1 in) Minnesota Lynx G 12 Diana Taurasi 42 – (1982-06-11)11 June 1982 1.82 m (6 ft 0 in) Phoenix Mercury G 13 Jackie Young 26 – (1997-09-16)16 September 1997 1.83 m (6 ft 0 in) Las Vegas Aces PF 14 Alyssa Thomas 32 – (1992-04-12)12 April 1992 1.88 m (6 ft 2 in) Connecticut Sun C 15 Brittney Griner 33 – (1990-10-18)18 October 1990 2.03 m (6 ft 8 in) Phoenix Mercury	Head coach Cheryl Reeve [5] Assistant coach(es) Kara Lawson Joni Taylor Mike Thibault Legend (C) Team captain Club – describes last club before the tournament Age – describes age on 28 July 2024

Past rosters

Olympic Games 1976 Summer Olympics 1984 Summer Olympics 1988 Summer Olympics 1992 Summer Olympics 1996 Summer Olympics 2000 Summer Olympics 2004 Summer Olympics 2008 Summer Olympics 2012 Summer Olympics 2016 Summer Olympics 2020 Summer Olympics 2024 Summer Olympics

FIBA World Cup 1953 FIBA World Championship 1957 FIBA World Championship 1964 FIBA World Championship 1967 FIBA World Championship 1971 FIBA World Championship 1975 FIBA World Championship 1979 FIBA World Championship 1983 FIBA World Championship 1986 FIBA World Championship 1990 FIBA World Championship 1994 FIBA World Championship 1998 FIBA World Championship 2002 FIBA World Championship 2006 FIBA World Championship 2010 FIBA World Championship 2014 FIBA World Championship 2018 FIBA World Cup 2022 FIBA World Cup

Records

Olympic Games

Players medal leaders

Player	United States career	Gold	Silver	Bronze	Total (min. 3 medals)
Diana Taurasi	2004–2024				6
Sue Bird	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
Brittney Griner	2016–2024				3
Breanna Stewart	2016–2024				3
Katrina McClain	1988–1996				3

Coaching staff

List of head coaches

• Billie Moore (1975 PAG, 1976 Oly)
• Pat Summitt (1979 PAG, 1979 WC, 1979 JC, 1983 WC, 1984 Oly, 1984 JC)
• Kay Yow (1981 WUG, 1986 Good, 1986 WC, 1988 Oly)
• Theresa Grentz (1985 JC, 1990 Good, 1990 WC, 1992 Oly)
• Tara VanDerveer (1991 WUG, 1994 Good, 1994 WC, 1996 Oly)
• Nell Fortner (1998 JC, 1998 WC, 1999 PAG, 2000 Oly)
• Van Chancellor (2002 WC, 2004 Oly)
• Anne Donovan (2006 WC, 2008 Oly)
• Geno Auriemma (2010 WC, 2012 Oly, 2014 WC, 2016 Oly)
• Dawn Staley (2007 PAG, 2018 WC, 2019 Amer, 2021 Amer, 2021 Oly)
• Cheryl Reeve (2022 WC, 2024 Oly)

Olympic records

Manager	United States career	Coached	Won	Lost	Win %	Honors
Cheryl Reeve	2024	6	6	0	100	Gold medal: Olympic Games 2024
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

Statistics

Games Rank Name NT career Games 1 Diana Taurasi 2004–2024 38 2 Sue Bird 2004–2020 36 3 Lisa Leslie 1996–2008 32 3 Tamika Catchings 2004–2016 32 3 Teresa Edwards 1984–2000 32 4 Sylvia Fowles 2008–2020 27 5 Dawn Staley 1996–2004 24 5 Sheryl Swoopes 1996–2004 24

Points Rank Name NT career Total points 1 Lisa Leslie 1996–2008 488 2 Diana Taurasi 2004–2024 414 3 Sheryl Swoopes 1996–2004 274 4 Teresa Edwards 1984–2000 265 5 Katrina McClain 1988–1996 258 6 Sylvia Fowles 2008–2020 240 7 Tina Thompson 2004–2008 215 8 Tina Charles 2012–2020 188 9 Tamika Catchings 2004–2016 184 10 Seimone Augustus 2008–2016 179

Highest field goal percentage Rank Name Highest field goal percentage 1 Carol Menken-Schaudt .786 (11–14) 2 Cindy Noble .724 (21–29) 3 Brittney Griner .690 (78–113) 4 Medina Dixon .673 (35–42) 5 Ruth Riley .667 (10–15) 6 Cheryl Miller .661 (37–56) 7 Kara Lawson .656 (21–32) 8 Sylvia Fowles .651 (97–149) 9 Yolanda Griffith .649 (63- 97)

Highest 3-point field goal percentage Rank Name Highest 3-point field goal percentage 1 Kara Lawson .571 (8–14) 2 Napheesa Collier .500 (1–2) 3 Clarissa Davis .467 (7–15) 4 Cynthia Cooper .462 (6–13) 5 Diana Taurasi .448 (78–174) 6 Cappie Pondexter .444 (4–9) 7 Chelsea Gray .429 (3–7) 8 Katie Smith .421 (16–38) 9 Suzie McConnell .385 (10–26) 10 Tina Thompson .375 (15–40) 10 Breanna Stewart .375 (12–32) 10 Tina Charles .375 (3–8) 10 Carolyn Jones .375 (3–8) 3-point field goals have been kept as an official statistic since the 1988 Olympics.

Highest free throw percentage Rank Name Highest free throw percentage 1 Juliene Simpson 1.000 (16–16) 2 Vicky Bullett 1.000 (10–10) 3 Shannon Johnson 1.000 (9–9) 4 Ariel Atkins 1.000 (4–4) 5 Napheesa Collier 1.000 (2–2) 6 Andrea Lloyd .917 (11–12) 7 Diana Taurasi .909 (60–66) 8 Ann Meyers .909 (10–11) 9 Cindy Brogdon .900 (9–10) 10 Dawn Staley .886 (39–44)

Rebounds Rank Name Rebounds 1 Lisa Leslie 241 2 Katrina McClain 166 3 Sylvia Fowles 155 4 Tamika Catchings 137 5 Yolanda Griffith 123 6 Diana Taurasi 115 7 Tina Charles 114 8 Candace Parker 98 9 Sheryl Swoopes 97 10 Maya Moore 90

Assists Rank Name Assists 1 Teresa Edwards 143 2 Sue Bird 124 3 Diana Taurasi 97 4 Dawn Staley 80 5 Sheryl Swoopes 68 6 Maya Moore 55 7 Lindsay Whalen 54 8 Tina Charles 49 9 Seimone Augustus 48 10 Lisa Leslie 45

Steals Rank Name Steals 1 Teresa Edwards 59 2 Tamika Catchings 56 3 Katrina McClain 40 4 Sheryl Swoopes 39 5 Suzie McConnell 38 6 Lisa Leslie 34 7 Sue Bird 33 8 Ruthie Bolton 31 8 Diana Taurasi 31 10 Maya Moore 28 10 Dawn Staley 28 Steals have been kept as an official statistic since the 1984 Olympics.

Blocks Rank Name Blocks 1 Lisa Leslie 37 2 Brittney Griner 20 3 Candace Parker 14 3 Breanna Stewart 14 5 Anne Donovan 13 5 Katrina McClain 13 5 Tamika Catchings 13 5 Sylvia Fowles 13 Blocks have been kept as an official statistic since the 1984 Olympics.

Most points averaged Rank Name NT career Total points PPG 1 Cheryl Miller 1984 99 16.5 1 A'ja Wilson 2020 99 16.5 3 Medina Dixon 1992 79 15.8 4 Lisa Leslie 1996–2008 488 15.3 5 Lusia Harris 1976 76 15.2 6 Katrina McClain 1988–1996 258 14.3

Players records for a game Statistic Record Player Opponent Date Points 35 Lisa Leslie   Japan 7/31/96 Field goals made 16 Lisa Leslie   Japan 7/31/96 Field goals attempted 23 Katrina McClain   Soviet Union 9/27/88 Field goal percentage 1.000 (8–8) Angel McCoughtry   China 8/05/12 3-point field goals made 6 Diana Taurasi   Serbia 8/10/16 3-point field goal attempts 10 Diana Taurasi   Serbia 8/10/16 3-point field goal percentage 1.000 (3–3) Cynthia Cooper   Yugoslavia 9/22/88 Free throws made 10 Angel McCoughtry   Turkey 8/01/12 Free throw attempts 13 Cynthia Cooper   Soviet Union 9/27/88 Free throw percentage 1.000 (8–8) Juliene Simpson   Canada 7/22/76 Rebounds 16 Katrina McClain   Unified Team 8/05/92 Assists 15 Teresa Edwards   Australia 7/27/96 Blocks 4 Candace Parker   Angola 7/30/12 Steals 9 Suzie McConnell   Unified Team 8/05/92

Team records (in a game) Statistic Record Opponent Date Biggest margin of victory 65   Senegal 8/07/16 Biggest margin of defeat 35   Soviet Union 7/23/76 Most points scored 121   Senegal 8/07/16 Most rebounds 62   Czech Republic 8/03/12 Most field goals made 52   China 8/05/12 Most field goal attempts 90   China 8/01/92 Highest field goal percentage .662 (43–65)   Brazil 8/04/96 Most 3-pointers made 11   Japan 8/16/16 Most 3-pointer attempts 25   Greece 8/25/04 Highest 3-point field goal percentage .636 (7–11)   South Korea 9/16/00 Most free throws made 32   Yugoslavia 9/22/88 Most free throw attempts 40   Yugoslavia 9/22/88 Highest free throw percentage 1.000 (26–26)   Serbia 8/10/16 Most assists 40   China 8/14/16 Most blocks 11   Angola 7/30/12 Most steals 40   Czechoslovakia 7/30/92

All-time results

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%

Women's World Cup

All-time results

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)	–

See also

• United States women's national under-19 basketball team
• United States women's national under-17 basketball team
• United States women's Pan American basketball team
• United States women's World University Games basketball team
• United States women's William Jones Cup basketball team
• United States women's national 3x3 team
• Timeline of women's basketball
• United States men's national basketball team
• United States men's national under-19 basketball team
• United States men's national under-17 basketball team
• USA Basketball
• Basketball in the United States

References

1. "FIBA Ranking Presented by Nike". FIBA. February 9, 2025. Retrieved February 9, 2025.
2. "USA Basketball Women's National Team". USA Basketball.
3. "USA Basketball Annual Awards". USA Basketball. Archived from the original on March 13, 2015.
4. "USA Basketball Women's National Team: Tokyo 2020". USA Basketball. Retrieved August 19, 2021.
5. "Team roster: United States" (PDF). fiba.basketball. p. 12. Retrieved July 26, 2024.

External links

• Official website
• FIBA profile