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 10 of the last 13 World Cups (including the last 5), and 12 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 global 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 recordYearResultPosition 1976Silver medalists2nd of 6532415417−2 1980Withdrew 1984Gold medalists1st of 6660516320+196 1988Gold medalists1st of 8550461392+69 1992Bronze medalists3rd of 8541479334+145 1996Gold medalists1st of 12880819590+229 2000Gold medalists1st of 12880648474+174 2004Gold medalists1st of 12880672482+190 2008Gold medalists1st of 12880754453+301 2012Gold medalists1st of 12880725450+275 2016Gold medalists1st of 12880817519+298 2020Gold medalists1st of 12660528412+116 2024Gold medalists1st of 12660516422+94 2028Qualified as hostTotal10 titles13/148178373505265+2085
FIBA Women's World Cup FIBA Women's World Cup recordYearResultPosition 1953Champions1st of 10651248183+65 1957Champions1st of 12981555409+146 1959Withdrew 1964Fourth place4th of 13954411422−11 1967Preliminary round11th of 11615251347 −96 1971Preliminary round8th of 13862534470 +64 1975Preliminary round8th of 13743540425 +115 1979Champions1st of 12651463402+61 1983Runners-up2nd of 14862731593+138 1986Champions1st of 12770637447+190 1990Champions1st of 16880729507+222 1994Third place3rd of 16871793618+175 1998Champions1st of 16990757586+171 2002Champions1st of 16990797493+304 2006Third place3rd of 16981774529+245 2010Champions1st of 16990866550+316 2014Champions1st of 16660553380+173 2018Champions1st of 16660526404+122 2022Champions1st of 12880790464+326 2026Champions1st of 16660535378+157 2030To be determinedTotal12 titles19/211441232111,4908607+2883
FIBA Women's AmeriCup FIBA Women's AmeriCup recordYearResultPosition 1989Fourth place4th of 8734590511+79 1993Champions1st of 8761665499+166 1995Did not participate 1997Runners-up2nd of 8642553450+103 1999Did not participate 2001 2003 2005 2007Champions1st of 8550490287+203 2009Did not participate 2011 2013 2015 2017 2019Champions1st of 10660532300+232 2021Champions1st of 9660533322+211 2023Runners-up2nd of 8752498402+96 2025Champions1st of 10770639381+258 2027Qualified 2029Total5 titles9/195142945003152+1348
Team Current roster Roster for the 2026 FIBA Women's Basketball World Cup.
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 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 2026 FIBA World Cup
Records Olympic Games Players medal leaders Player United States careerGoldSilverBronze 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 ManagerUnited States careerCoachedWonLostWin %Honors2024660100 Gold medal: Olympic Games 20242020660100 Gold medal: Olympic Games 20202012, 201616160100 2 Gold medals: Olympic Games (2012, 2016)1996880100 Gold medal: Olympic Games 19962000880100 Gold medal: Olympic Games 20002004880100 Gold medal: Olympic Games 20042008880100 Gold medal: Olympic Games 20081984660100 Gold medal: Olympic Games 19841988550100 Gold medal: Olympic Games 1988197653260 Silver medal: Olympic Games 1976199254180 Bronze medal: Olympic Games 1992
Statistics
Games RankNameNT careerGames12004–20243822004–20203631996–2008322004–2016321984–20003242008–20202751996–2004241996–200424
Points Rank NameNT careerTotal points11996–200848822004–202441431996–200427441984–200026551988–199625862008–202024072004–200821582012–202018892004–2016184102008–2016179
Highest field goal percentage RankNameHighest field goal percentage1Carol Menken-Schaudt.786 (11–14)2Cindy Noble.724 (21–29)3Brittney Griner.690 (78–113)4Medina Dixon.673 (35–42)5Ruth Riley.667 (10–15)6Cheryl Miller.661 (37–56)7Kara Lawson.656 (21–32)8Sylvia Fowles.651 (97–149)9Yolanda Griffith.649 (63- 97)
Highest 3-point field goal percentage RankNameHighest 3-point field goal percentage1Kara Lawson.571 (8–14)2Napheesa Collier.500 (1–2)3Clarissa Davis.467 (7–15)4Cynthia Cooper.462 (6–13)5Diana Taurasi.448 (78–174)6Cappie Pondexter.444 (4–9)7Chelsea Gray.429 (3–7)8Katie Smith.421 (16–38)9Suzie McConnell.385 (10–26)10Tina 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 RankNameHighest free throw percentage1Juliene Simpson1.000 (16–16)2Vicky Bullett1.000 (10–10)3Shannon Johnson1.000 (9–9)4Ariel Atkins1.000 (4–4)5Napheesa Collier1.000 (2–2)6Andrea Lloyd.917 (11–12)7Diana Taurasi.909 (60–66)8Ann Meyers.909 (10–11)9Cindy Brogdon.900 (9–10)10Dawn Staley.886 (39–44)
Rebounds RankNameRebounds1Lisa Leslie2412Katrina McClain1663Sylvia Fowles1554Tamika Catchings1375Yolanda Griffith1236Diana Taurasi1157Tina Charles1148Candace Parker989Sheryl Swoopes9710Maya Moore90
Assists RankNameAssists1Teresa Edwards1432Sue Bird1243Diana Taurasi974Dawn Staley805Sheryl Swoopes686Maya Moore557Lindsay Whalen548Tina Charles499Seimone Augustus4810Lisa Leslie45
Steals RankNameSteals1Teresa Edwards592Tamika Catchings563Katrina McClain404Sheryl Swoopes395Suzie McConnell386Lisa Leslie347Sue Bird338Ruthie Bolton31Diana Taurasi3110Maya Moore28Dawn Staley28 Steals have been kept as an official statistic since the 1984 Olympics.
Blocks RankNameBlocks1Lisa Leslie372Brittney Griner203Candace Parker14Breanna Stewart145Anne Donovan13Katrina McClain13Tamika Catchings13Sylvia Fowles13 Blocks have been kept as an official statistic since the 1984 Olympics.
Most points averaged RankNameNT careerTotal pointsPPG1Cheryl Miller19849916.5A'ja Wilson20209916.53Medina Dixon19927915.84Lisa Leslie1996–200848815.35Lusia Harris19767615.26Katrina McClain1988–199625814.3
Players records for a game StatisticRecordPlayerOpponentDatePoints 35Lisa Leslie7/31/96Field goals made 16Field goals attempted 23 Katrina McClain 9/27/88Field goal percentage 1.000 (8–8) Angel McCoughtry 8/05/123-point field goals made 6Diana Taurasi8/10/163-point field goal attempts 103-point field goal percentage 1.000 (3–3) Cynthia Cooper 9/22/88Free throws made 10 Angel McCoughtry 8/01/12Free throw attempts 13 Cynthia Cooper 9/27/88Free throw percentage 1.000 (8–8) Juliene Simpson 7/22/76Rebounds 16 Katrina McClain 8/05/92Assists 15 Teresa Edwards 7/27/96Blocks 4 Candace Parker 7/30/12Steals 9 Suzie McConnell 8/05/92
Team records (in a game) StatisticRecordOpponentDateBiggest margin of victory 65 8/07/16Biggest margin of defeat 35 7/23/76Most points scored 121 8/07/16Most rebounds 62 8/03/12Most field goals made 52 8/05/12Most field goal attempts 90 8/01/92Highest field goal percentage .662 (43–65) 8/04/96Most 3-pointers made 11 8/16/16Most 3-pointer attempts 25 8/25/04Highest 3-point field goal percentage .636 (7–11) 9/16/00Most free throws made 32 9/22/88Most free throw attempts 40Highest free throw percentage 1.000 (26–26) 8/10/16Most assists 40 8/14/16Most blocks 11 7/30/12Most 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) – 1 0 1 0% – −6 (73:79) 3 3 0 100% +28 (83:55) – 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 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) – Total 43 36 7 83.72%
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
FIBA profile