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USA women's basketball roster, schedule for Paris Olympics: 8th consecutive gold on line

jordan mendoza and cydney henderson, usa today
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No team has been as dominant in the Olympics as the U.S. women's national basketball team, and it is now one game from continuing its success with another gold medal.

The American women have been playing like the best team in the world in the 2024 Paris Olympics, winning their games by an average of 18.6 points. With a loaded roster that has dominated every matchup so far, Team USA is close to achieving a remarkable eighth consecutive Olympic gold medal.

Here's what to know about the U.S. women's national basketball squad ahead of its gold-medal match against France:

Diana Taurasi, left, celebrates with Jackie Young (13), Kahleah Copper (7) and Brittney Griner (15) after they defeated Germany in a Group C game during the 2024 Paris Olympics.
Diana Taurasi, left, celebrates with Jackie Young (13), Kahleah Copper (7) and Brittney Griner (15) after they defeated Germany in a Group C game during the 2024 Paris Olympics.

USA women's basketball national team roster

The U.S. women's national team "features some of the best basketball talent our country has to offer," head coach Cheryl Reeve said. The team not only has talent, but it boasts major international experience. The players that make up the 2024 U.S. women's Olympic team have a combined 15 Olympic gold medals among them.

*Each asterisk marks the number of Olympic appearances, including 2024 Paris Games

  • **A’ja Wilson, Las Vegas Aces

  • *Alyssa Thomas, Connecticut Sun

  • ***Breanna Stewart, New York Liberty

  • ***Brittney Griner, Phoenix Mercury

  • **Chelsea Gray, Las Vegas Aces

  • ******Diana Taurasi, Phoenix Mercury

  • **Jackie Young, Las Vegas Aces (Young was on the 2020 USA 3x3 Women’s National Team)

  • **Jewell Loyd, Seattle Storm

  • *Kahleah Copper, Phoenix Mercury

  • **Kelsey Plum, Las Vegas Aces (Plum was on the 2020 USA 3x3 Women’s National Team)

  • **Napheesa Collier, Minnesota Lynx

  • *Sabrina Ionescu, New York Liberty

USA women's basketball schedule for Paris Olympics

USA women's basketball went 3-0 in Group C and advanced to the knockout round. Here's the dates for the U.S. games:

Who is head coach of USA women's basketball?

Cheryl Reeve, head coach of the WNBA's Minnesota Lynx, is the head coach of the 2024 USA women's national team. Kara Lawson (Duke), Joni Taylor (Texas A&M) and Mike Thibault (Washington Mystics general manager) are Reeve's assistant coaches. Reeve and her staff previously led the USA women to a gold medal at the 2022 FIBA Women’s World Cup.

Curt Miller (Los Angeles Sparks) and Tanisha Wright (Atlanta Dream) will assist the team as scouts.

How many gold medals does USA women's basketball have?

USA women's basketball has medaled in every Olympics it which it has participated, winning 11 medals, including nine gold, one silver and one bronze. Here's how the U.S. women have performed since 1976, when women’s basketball debuted at the Montreal Olympics:

  • 2020, Tokyo: Gold (90–75 win over Japan)

  • 2016, Rio: Gold (101–72 win over Spain)

  • 2012, London: Gold (86-50 win over France)

  • 2008, Athens: Gold (92–65 win Australia)

  • 2004, Athens: Gold (74–63 over Australia)

  • 2000, Sydney: Gold (76–54 over Australia)

  • 1996, Atlanta: Gold (111–87 win over Brazil)

  • 1992, Barcelona: Bronze (88–74 win over Cuba in bronze-medal game)

  • 1988, Seoul: Gold (77–70 win over Yugoslavia)

  • 1984, Los Angeles: Gold (85–55 win over South Korea)

  • 1980, Moscow: USA boycotted Olympics due to the Soviet invasion of Afghanistan

  • 1976, Canada: Silver (83–67 loss to Czechoslovakia)

How many Olympic gold medals does Diana Taurasi have?

Diana Taurasi and Sue Bird (2004, 2008, 2012, 2016, 2020) are the only American women's basketball players to win five Olympic gold medals. Taurasi can become the first to earn six, in Paris.

Here's the Olympic medal count for every player on the U.S. women's roster for Paris:

  • Diana Taurasi: 5 golds (2004, 2008, 2012, 2016, 2020)

  • Breanna Stewart: 2 golds (2016, 2020)

  • Brittney Griner: 2 golds (2016, 2020)

  • A’ja Wilson: 1 gold (2020)

  • Chelsea Gray: 1 gold (2020)

  • Jewell Loyd: 1 gold (2020)

  • Napheesa Collier: 1 gold (2020)

  • Jackie Young: 1 gold (2020; USA Women’s 3x3)

  • Kelsey Plum: 1 gold (2020; USA Women’s 3x3)

  • Alyssa Thomas: 0

  • Kahleah Copper: 0

  • Sabrina Ionescu: 0

This article originally appeared on USA TODAY: USA women's basketball team: Roster, schedule for Paris Olympics 2024