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 dominant in international women's basketball, winning eight out of ten Olympic tournaments it had entered. It also won seven of the last ten World Cups, and nine titles overall. The team is currently ranked first in the FIBA World Rankings.
Following the team's sixth consecutive Olympic victory, it was named USA Basketball Team of the Year for a record sixth time (having been previously named in 1996, 2000, 2004, 2008, and 2012). It was also named the USOC Team of the Year in 1996.
Video United States women's national basketball team
Competitive record
Olympic Games
FIBA World Cup
- *Includes a 2-0 win over the Dominican Republic by a forfeit.
Maps United States women's national basketball team
Team
Current roster
Roster for the 2018 FIBA Women's Basketball World Cup.
See also
- United States women's national under-19 basketball team
- United States women's national under-17 basketball team
- USA Women's Pan American Team
- USA Women's World University Games Team
- USA Women's R. William Jones Cup Team
- United States women's national 3x3 team
- 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
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