United States women's national basketball team
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The United States women's national basketball team are the defending Olympic champions in women's basketball. The team is composed of some of the top American players in the WNBA and the women's college game.
The team has won four Olympic gold medals and seven FIBA world championships, and did not lose an international match between 1994 and 2006. However, longtime leaders Dawn Staley, Lisa Leslie, and Teresa Edwards being absent, they lost to Russia in the semifinal of the 2006 world championship, settling for the bronze.
[edit] Gold medals
- Olympic champion: 1984, 1988, 1996, 2000, 2004
- World champion: 1953, 1957, 1979, 1986, 1990, 1998, 2002
In addition, the US team won silver medals at the 1976 Olympics and 1983 world championship, and bronze medals at the 1992 Olympics and 1994 and 2006 world championship.
[edit] 2006 USA World Championship Team roster
Head coach: Anne Donovan
| # | Pos | Name | Height(m) | Year Born | Team |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 4 | Guard | Alana Beard | 1.81 | 1982 |  Washington Mystics Canberra Capitals |
| 5 | Forward | Seimone Augustus | 1.86 | 1984 | Minnesota Lynx |
| 6 | Guard | Sue Bird | 1.76 | 1980 | Seattle Storm Dynamo Moscow |
| 7 | Forward | Sheryl Swoopes | 1.83 | 1971 | Houston Comets Taranto Cras Basket |
| 8 | Forward | DeLisha Milton-Jones | 1.85 | 1974 | Washington Mystics BK Brno |
| 9 | Center | Cheryl Ford | 1.91 | 1981 | Detroit Shock |
| 10 | Forward | Tamika Catchings | 1.83 | 1979 | Indiana Fever |
| 11 | Forward | Tina Thompson | 1.89 | 1975 | Houston Comets |
| 12 | Guard/Forward | Diana Taurasi | 1.83 | 1982 | Phoenix Mercury Dynamo Moscow |
| 13 | Center | Michelle Snow | 1.96 | 1980 | Houston Comets ASD Basket Parma |
| 14 | Guard | Katie Smith | 1.81 | 1974 | Detroit Shock |
| 15 | Forward/Center | Candace Parker | 1.93 | 1986 | University of Tennessee |
