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United States women's national basketball team

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Field	Value
type	Women
country	United States
coach	Kara Lawson
fiba_ranking
fiba_zone	FIBA Americas
national_fed	USA Basketball
logo	Usa basketball 2012.png
logo_width	190px
nickname	Team USA
USBWNT
oly_appearances	13
oly_medals	Gold: (1984, 1988, 1996, 2000, 2004, 2008, 2012, 2016, 2020, 2024)
Silver: (1976)
Bronze: (1992)
wc_appearances	18
wc_medals	Gold: (1953, 1957, 1979, 1986, 1990, 1998, 2002, 2010, 2014, 2018, 2022)
Silver: (1983)
Bronze: (1994, 2006)
zone_championship	AmeriCup
zone_appearances	8
zone_medals	Gold: (1993, 2007, 2019, 2021, 2025)
Silver: (1997, 2023)
h_title	Home
h_pattern_b	_basketball_USA2024WW
h_shorts	FFFFFF
h_pattern_s	_Moseley_WR
a_title	Away
a_pattern_b	_basketball_USARW
a_pattern_s	_Moseley_RedW
first_game	28–60
(Santiago, Chile; March 8, 1953)
largest_win	69–145
(Sydney, Australia; September 26, 2022)
largest_loss	77–112
(Montreal, Canada; July 23, 1976)

USBWNT Silver: (1976) Bronze: (1992) Silver: (1983) Bronze: (1994, 2006) Silver: (1997, 2023) (Santiago, Chile; March 8, 1953) (Sydney, Australia; September 26, 2022) (Montreal, Canada; July 23, 1976) The USA Basketball Women's National Team, 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.

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.

Competitive record

Olympic Games

Olympic Games record	Year	Result	Position	Pld	W	L	PF	PA
Canada 1976	Silver medalists	2nd of 6	5	3	2	415	417	−2
Soviet Union 1980	Withdrew
United States 1984	Gold medalists	1st of 6	6	6	0	516	320	+196
South Korea 1988	Gold medalists	1st of 8	5	5	0	461	392	+69
Spain 1992	Bronze medalists	3rd of 8	5	4	1	479	334	+145
United States 1996	Gold medalists	1st of 12	8	8	0	819	590	+229
Australia 2000	Gold medalists	1st of 12	8	8	0	648	474	+174
Greece 2004	Gold medalists	1st of 12	8	8	0	672	482	+190
China 2008	Gold medalists	1st of 12	8	8	0	754	453	+301
United Kingdom 2012	Gold medalists	1st of 12	8	8	0	725	450	+275
Brazil 2016	Gold medalists	1st of 12	8	8	0	817	519	+298
Japan 2020	Gold medalists	1st of 12	6	6	0	528	412	+116
France 2024	Gold medalists	1st of 12	6	6	0	516	422	+94
United States 2028	Qualified as host

FIBA Women's World Cup

FIBA Women's World Cup record	Year	Result	Position	Pld	W	L	PF	PA
Chile 1953	Champions	1st of 10	6	5	1	248	183	+65
Brazil 1957	Champions	1st of 12	9	8	1	555	409	+146
Soviet Union 1959	Withdrew
Peru 1964	Fourth place	4th of 13	9	5	4	411	422	−11
Czechoslovakia 1967	Preliminary round	11th of 11	6	1	5	251	347	−96
Brazil 1971	Preliminary round	8th of 13	8	6	2	534	470	+64
Colombia 1975	Preliminary round	8th of 13	7	4	3	540	425	+115
South Korea 1979	Champions	1st of 12	6	5	1	463	402	+61
Brazil 1983	Runners-up	2nd of 14	8	6	2	731	593	+138
Soviet Union 1986	Champions	1st of 12	7	7	0	637	447	+190
Malaysia 1990	Champions	1st of 16	8	8	0	729	507	+222
Australia 1994	Third place	3rd of 16	8	7	1	793	618	+175
Germany 1998	Champions	1st of 16	9	9	0	757	586	+171
China 2002	Champions	1st of 16	9	9	0	797	493	+304
Brazil 2006	Third place	3rd of 16	9	8	1	774	529	+245
Czech Republic 2010	Champions	1st of 16	9	9	0	866	550	+316
Turkey 2014	Champions	1st of 16	6	6	0	553	380	+173
Spain 2018	Champions	1st of 16	6	6	0	526	404	+122
AUS 2022	Champions	1st of 12	8	8	0	790	464	+326
GER 2026	Qualified

FIBA Women's AmeriCup

FIBA Women's AmeriCup record	Year	Result	Position	Pld	W	L	PF	PA
Brazil 1989	Fourth place	4th of 8	7	3	4	590	511	+79
Brazil 1993	Champions	1st of 8	7	6	1	665	499	+166
Canada 1995	Did not participate
Brazil 1997	Runners-up	2nd of 8	6	4	2	553	450	+103
Cuba 1999	Did not participate
Brazil 2001
Mexico 2003
Dominican Republic 2005
Chile 2007	Champions	1st of 8	5	5	0	490	287	+203
Brazil 2009	Did not participate
Colombia 2011
Mexico 2013
Canada 2015
Argentina 2017
Puerto Rico 2019	Champions	1st of 10	6	6	0	532	300	+232
Puerto Rico 2021	Champions	1st of 9	6	6	0	533	322	+211
Mexico 2023	Runners-up	2nd of 8	7	5	2	498	402	+96
Chile 2025	Champions	1st of 10	7	7	0	639	381	+258
El Salvador 2027	Qualified

Team

Current roster

Roster for the 2025 FIBA Women's AmeriCup.

USA Kara Lawson
USA DeLisha Milton-Jones
(C) Team captain
Club – describes last club before the tournament
Age – describes age on 28 June 2025

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

Records

Olympic Games

Players medal leaders

Player	United States career	Total (min. 3 medals)
****	2004–2024	6
	2004–2020	5
	1984–2000	5
	1996–2008	4
	2004–2016	4
	2008–2020	4
	1996–2004	3
	1996–2004	3
	2000–2008	3
	2008–2016	3
	2012–2020	3
	2016–2024	3
	2016–2024	3
	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

United States career	Coached	Won	Lost	Win %	Honors
2024	6	6	0	100	Gold medal: Olympic Games 2024
2020	6	6	0	100	Gold medal: Olympic Games 2020
2012, 2016	16	16	0	100	2 Gold medals: Olympic Games (2012, 2016)
1996	8	8	0	100	Gold medal: Olympic Games 1996
2000	8	8	0	100	Gold medal: Olympic Games 2000
2004	8	8	0	100	Gold medal: Olympic Games 2004
2008	8	8	0	100	Gold medal: Olympic Games 2008
1984	6	6	0	100	Gold medal: Olympic Games 1984
1988	5	5	0	100	Gold medal: Olympic Games 1988
1976	5	3	2	60	Silver medal: Olympic Games 1976
1992	5	4	1	80	Bronze medal: Olympic Games 1992

Statistics

Games

Rank	Name	NT career	Games
1		2004–2024	38
2		2004–2020	36
3		1996–2008	32
	2004–2016	32
	1984–2000	32
4		2008–2020	27
5		1996–2004	24
	1996–2004	24

Points

Rank	NT career	Total points
1	1996–2008	488
2	2004–2024	414
3	1996–2004	274
4	1984–2000	265
5	1988–1996	258
6	2008–2020	240
7	2004–2008	215
8	2012–2020	188
9	2004–2016	184
10	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)
Breanna Stewart	.375 (12–32)
Tina Charles	.375 (3–8)
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
Diana Taurasi	31
10	Maya Moore	28
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
Breanna Stewart	14
5	Anne Donovan	13
Katrina McClain	13
Tamika Catchings	13
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
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		7/31/96
Field goals made	16
Field goals attempted	23	Katrina McClain		9/27/88
Field goal percentage	1.000 (8–8)	Angel McCoughtry		8/05/12
3-point field goals made	6	Diana Taurasi		8/10/16
3-point field goal attempts	10
3-point field goal percentage	1.000 (3–3)	Cynthia Cooper		9/22/88
Free throws made	10	Angel McCoughtry		8/01/12
Free throw attempts	13	Cynthia Cooper		9/27/88
Free throw percentage	1.000 (8–8)	Juliene Simpson		7/22/76
Rebounds	16	Katrina McClain	EUN	8/05/92
Assists	15	Teresa Edwards		7/27/96
Blocks	4	Candace Parker		7/30/12
Steals	9	Suzie McConnell	EUN	8/05/92

Team records (in a game)

Statistic	Record	Date
Biggest margin of victory	65	8/07/16
Biggest margin of defeat	35	7/23/76
Most points scored	121	8/07/16
Most rebounds	62	8/03/12
Most field goals made	52	8/05/12
Most field goal attempts	90	8/01/92
Highest field goal percentage	.662 (43–65)	8/04/96
Most 3-pointers made	11	8/16/16
Most 3-pointer attempts	25	8/25/04
Highest 3-point field goal percentage	.636 (7–11)	9/16/00
Most free throws made	32	9/22/88
Most free throw attempts	40
Highest free throw percentage	1.000 (26–26)	8/10/16
Most assists	40	8/14/16
Most blocks	11	7/30/12
Most steals	40	7/30/92

All-time results

Opponents	Played	Won	Lost	% Won	Biggest victory	Biggest defeat
	1	1	0	100%	+52 (90:38)	–
	7	7	0	100%	+34 (81:47)	–
	1	1	0	100%	+24 (111:87)	–
	1	1	0	100%	+16 (95:79)	–
	4	4	0	100%	+43 (91:48)	–
	7	7	0	100%	+48 (114:66)	–
	1	1	0	100%	+25 (81:56)	–
	3	3	0	100%	+29 (90:61)	–
	3	3	0	100%	+60 (115:55)	–
	3	3	0	100%	+40 (97:57)	–
	2	2	0	100%	+36 (86:50)	–
	1	1	0	100%	+30 (102:72)	–
	3	2	1	66.6%	+46 (110:64)	−13 (71:84)
	1	1	0	100%	+56 (97:41)	–
	3	3	0	100%	+52 (99:47)	–
	1	1	0	100%	+19 (76:57)	–
	3	3	0	100%	+15 (67:52)	–
	1	1	0	100%	+65 (121:56)	–
	1	1	0	100%	+26 (110:84)	–
	1	1	0	100%	+15 (58:43)	–
	7	7	0	100%	+54 (104:50)	–
	2	1	1	50%	+14 (102:88)	−35 (77:112)
	5	5	0	100%	+55 (114:59)	–
	1	1	0	100%	+31 (89:58)	–
	1	1	0	100%	+33 (98:65)	–
EUN	1	0	1	0%	–	−6 (73:79)
	3	3	0	100%	+28 (83:55)	–
	1	1	0	100%	+60 (107:47)	–

Women's World Cup

All-time results

Played	Won	Lost	% Won	Biggest victory	Biggest defeat
1	1	0	100%	+75 (119:44)	–
3	3	0	100%	+25 (64:39)	–
10	10	0	100%	+18 (88:70)	–
1	1	0	100%	+46 (107:61)	–
9	6	3	66.6%	+40 (99:59)	−12 (44:56)
5	2	3	40%	+22 (99:77)	−28 (40:68)
7	6	1	85.7%	+41 (87:46)	−6 (68:74)
2	2	0	100%	+29 (76:47)	–
5	5	0	100%	+47 (119:72)	–

References

"USA Basketball Women's National Team". [[USA Basketball]].
"USA Basketball Annual Awards". USA Basketball.
"USA Basketball Women's National Team: Tokyo 2020". USA Basketball.
(19 June 2025). "USA Basketball Announces 2025 Women’s AmeriCup Team". usab.com.
(28 June 2025). "Team roster: United States". [[FIBA]].

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