United States women's national basketball team

This article is about the women's team. For the men's team, see United States men'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)
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 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 1995 Brazil 2007 Chile 2019 Puerto Rico 2021 Puerto Rico 1997 Brazil 2023 Mexico

The USA Basketball Women's National Team, 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.

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.

Team

Current roster

Roster for the 2023 FIBA Women's AmeriCup.

United States women's national basketball team – 2023 FIBA Women's AmeriCup roster
Players	Coaches
Pos. No. Name Age – Date of birth Height Club G 4 Raven Johnson 22 – (2001-03-04)4 March 2001 1.73 m (5 ft 8 in) South Carolina Gamecocks G 5 Jewel Spear 21 – (2002-02-25)25 February 2002 1.78 m (5 ft 10 in) Tennessee Lady Volunteers G 6 Laila Phelia 20 – (2002-12-28)28 December 2002 1.83 m (6 ft 0 in) Michigan Wolverines F 7 Rickea Jackson 22 – (2001-03-16)16 March 2001 1.88 m (6 ft 2 in) Tennessee Lady Volunteers G 8 Chance Gray 18 – (2004-07-06)6 July 2004 1.75 m (5 ft 9 in) Oregon Ducks G 9 Deja Kelly 21 – (2001-09-08)8 September 2001 1.73 m (5 ft 8 in) North Carolina Tar Heels F 10 Angel Reese 21 – (2002-05-06)6 May 2002 1.90 m (6 ft 3 in) LSU Tigers G 11 Charisma Osborne 21 – (2001-07-03)3 July 2001 1.73 m (5 ft 8 in) UCLA Bruins G 12 Abbey Hsu 22 – (2001-03-22)22 March 2001 1.80 m (5 ft 11 in) Columbia Lions F 13 Rayah Marshall 19 – (2003-11-15)15 November 2003 1.93 m (6 ft 4 in) USC Trojans F 14 Janiah Barker 19 – (2003-11-08)8 November 2003 1.90 m (6 ft 3 in) Texas A&M Aggies C 15 Lauren Betts 19 – (2003-10-15)15 October 2003 2.01 m (6 ft 7 in) UCLA Bruins	Head coach Kamie Ethridge Assistant coach(es) Aaron Johnston Katrina Merriweather Legend Club – describes last club before the tournament Age – describes age on July 1, 2023

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

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

Competitive record

Olympic Games

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

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

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

Records

Olympic Games

Players medal leaders

Player	United States career	Gold	Silver	Bronze	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

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)

Olympic records

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

Statistics

Games

Rank	Name	NT career	Games
1	Diana Taurasi	2004–2020	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	2004–2020	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

External links

• Official website
• FIBA profile