USA women's basketball roster, schedule for Paris Olympics: Team goes for 8th-straight gold

2024-12-25 22:33:05 source:lotradecoin FAQ category:Finance

No team has been as dominant in the Olympics than the U.S. women's national basketball team, and they are now three games away from continuing their success with another gold medal.

The American women have been playing like the best team in the world so far in the 2024 Paris Olympics, winning its three group stage games by 19.3 points. Team USA is now in the knockout round, and it will needs to maintain its perfect record if it wants to win a remarkable eighth consecutive Olympic gold medal.

Here's what to know about the U.S. women's national basketball squad ahead of its quarterfinal matchup:

USA women's basketball national team roster

The U.S. women's 5x5 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 between them.

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

  • **A’ja Wilson, Las Vegas Aces
  • *Alyssa Thomas, Connecticut Sun
  • ***Breanna Stewart, New York Liberty
  • ***Brittney Griner, Phoenix Mercury
  • **Chelsea Gray, Las Vegas Aces
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