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](1953-fiba-world-championship-for-women), [1957](1957-fiba-world-championship-for-women), [1979](1979-fiba-world-championship-for-women), [1986](1986-fiba-world-championship-for-women), [1990](1990-fiba-world-championship-for-women), [1998](1998-fiba-world-championship-for-women), [2002](2002-fiba-world-championship-for-women), [2010](2010-fiba-world-championship-for-women), [2014](2014-fiba-world-championship-for-women), [2018](2018-fiba-women-s-basketball-world-cup), [2022](2022-fiba-women-s-basketball-world-cup)) *Silver:* ([1983](1983-fiba-world-championship-for-women)) *Bronze:* ([1994](1994-fiba-world-championship-for-women), [2006](2006-fiba-world-championship-for-women)) zone_championship AmeriCup zone_appearances 8 zone_medals *Gold:* ([1993](1993-fiba-americas-championship-for-women), [2007](2007-fiba-americas-championship-for-women), [2019](2019-fiba-women-s-americup), [2021](2021-fiba-women-s-americup), [2025](2025-fiba-women-s-americup)) *Silver:* ([1997](1997-fiba-americas-championship-for-women), [2023](2023-fiba-women-s-americup)) 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
The 1953 team Team USA at the 2024 Summer Olympics Olympic Games record Year Result Position Pld W L PF PA PD Total 10 titles 13/14 81 78 3 7350 5265 +2085 Canada 1976 **Silver medalists** **2nd of 6** **5** **3** **2** **415** **417** **−2** Soviet Union 1980 *[Withdrew](1980-summer-olympics-boycott)* 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 PD Total 11 titles 19/20 138 117 21 10.955 8229 +2726 Chile [1953](1953-fiba-world-championship-for-women) **Champions** **1st of 10** **6** **5** **1** **248** **183** **+65** Brazil [1957](1957-fiba-world-championship-for-women) **Champions** **1st of 12** **9** **8** **1** **555** **409** **+146** Soviet Union [1959](1959-fiba-world-championship-for-women) *Withdrew* Peru [1964](1964-fiba-world-championship-for-women) **Fourth place** **4th of 13** **9** **5** **4** **411** **422** **−11** Czechoslovakia [1967](1967-fiba-world-championship-for-women) Preliminary round 11th of 11 6 1 5 251 347 −96 Brazil [1971](1971-fiba-world-championship-for-women) Preliminary round 8th of 13 8 6 2 534 470 +64 Colombia [1975](1975-fiba-world-championship-for-women) Preliminary round 8th of 13 7 4 3 540 425 +115 South Korea [1979](1979-fiba-world-championship-for-women) **Champions** **1st of 12** **6** **5** **1** **463** **402** **+61** Brazil [1983](1983-fiba-world-championship-for-women) **Runners-up** **2nd of 14** **8** **6** **2** **731** **593** **+138** Soviet Union [1986](1986-fiba-world-championship-for-women) **Champions** **1st of 12** **7** **7** **0** **637** **447** **+190** Malaysia [1990](1990-fiba-world-championship-for-women) **Champions** **1st of 16** **8** **8** **0** **729** **507** **+222** Australia [1994](1994-fiba-world-championship-for-women) **Third place** **3rd of 16** **8** **7** **1** **793** **618** **+175** Germany [1998](1998-fiba-world-championship-for-women) **Champions** **1st of 16** **9** **9** **0** **757** **586** **+171** China [2002](2002-fiba-world-championship-for-women) **Champions** **1st of 16** **9** **9** **0** **797** **493** **+304** Brazil [2006](2006-fiba-world-championship-for-women) **Third place** **3rd of 16** **9** **8** **1** **774** **529** **+245** Czech Republic [2010](2010-fiba-world-championship-for-women) **Champions** **1st of 16** **9** **9** **0** **866** **550** **+316** Turkey [2014](2014-fiba-world-championship-for-women) **Champions** **1st of 16** **6** **6** **0** **553** **380** **+173** Spain [2018](2018-fiba-women-s-basketball-world-cup) **[Champions](2018-fiba-women-s-basketball-world-cup-final)** **1st of 16** **6** **6** **0** **526** **404** **+122** AUS [2022](2022-fiba-women-s-basketball-world-cup) **[Champions](2022-fiba-women-s-basketball-world-cup-final)** **1st of 12** **8** **8** **0** **790** **464** **+326** GER [2026](2026-fiba-women-s-basketball-world-cup) *Qualified*
FIBA Women's AmeriCup
FIBA Women's AmeriCup record Year Result Position Pld W L PF PA PD Total 5 titles 9/19 51 42 9 4500 3152 +1348 Brazil [1989](1989-fiba-americas-championship-for-women) **Fourth place** **4th of 8** **7** **3** **4** **590** **511** **+79** Brazil [1993](1993-fiba-americas-championship-for-women) **Champions** **1st of 8** **7** **6** **1** **665** **499** **+166** Canada [1995](1995-fiba-americas-championship-for-women) *Did not participate* Brazil [1997](1997-fiba-americas-championship-for-women) **Runners-up** **2nd of 8** **6** **4** **2** **553** **450** **+103** Cuba [1999](1999-fiba-americas-championship-for-women) *Did not participate* Brazil [2001](2001-fiba-americas-championship-for-women) Mexico [2003](2003-fiba-americas-championship-for-women) Dominican Republic [2005](2005-fiba-americas-championship-for-women) Chile [2007](2007-fiba-americas-championship-for-women) **Champions** **1st of 8** **5** **5** **0** **490** **287** **+203** Brazil [2009](2009-fiba-americas-championship-for-women) *Did not participate* Colombia [2011](2011-fiba-americas-championship-for-women) Mexico [2013](2013-fiba-americas-championship-for-women) Canada [2015](2015-fiba-americas-women-s-championship) Argentina [2017](2017-fiba-women-s-americup) Puerto Rico [2019](2019-fiba-women-s-americup) **Champions** **1st of 10** **6** **6** **0** **532** **300** **+232** Puerto Rico [2021](2021-fiba-women-s-americup) **Champions** **1st of 9** **6** **6** **0** **533** **322** **+211** Mexico [2023](2023-fiba-women-s-americup) **Runners-up** **2nd of 8** **7** **5** **2** **498** **402** **+96** Chile [2025](2025-fiba-women-s-americup) **Champions** **1st of 10** **7** **7** **0** **639** **381** **+258** El Salvador [2027](2027-fiba-women-s-americup) *Qualified*
Team
Current roster
Roster for the 2025 FIBA Women's AmeriCup .
USA Kara Lawson
USA DeLisha Milton-Jones
(C) Team captainClub – describes last
club before the tournamentAge – 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 Gold Silver Bronze 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
Manager 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 Name 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 Opponent 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 Total 69 66 3 95.66% 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
Opponents Played Won Lost % Won Biggest victory Biggest defeat Total 43 36 7 83.72% 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) –
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