United States

FIBA ranking	1 (August 21, 2023)[1]
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,^[2] 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.^[3]

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.^[4]

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 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

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 18/20 130 117 21 10.955 8229 +2726

Team

Current roster

Roster for the 2023 FIBA Women's AmeriCup.^[5][6]

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

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

References

External links

• Official website
• FIBA profile