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USA women’s Olympic basketball roster: A’ja Wilson, Breanna Stewart headline 2024 U.S. team for Paris | Sporting News

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USA Basketball has reportedly announced its Women’s National Team roster for the 2024 Paris Olympics, according to The Athletic’s Shams Charania.

The USA women’s team will head to France with a target on its back, having won eight consecutive gold medals at the Olympics.

The roster is headlined by WNBA stars and gold medalists like A’ja Wilson and Breanna Stewart, and it also features familiar faces like the legendary Diana Taurasi, Brittney Griner, and Jewell Loyd.

All eyes were on USA Basketball’s tough decision to include WNBA star rookie Caitlin Clark, but the 22-year-old did not make the cut.

You can find Team USA’s full 12-woman roster, coaching staff, history at the Olympics, and 2024 Paris Games schedule below.

MORE: Leaving Caitlin Clark off Team USA is a major — and unnecessary — mistake

USA Olympics women’s basketball roster

Former WNBA MVPs Wilson and Stewart are the headliners for the 2024 USA Olympics roster. Kahleah Copper, Sabrina Ionescu, and Alyssa Thomas represent the first-time Olympians for the United States.

Take a look at how the rest of the star-studded lineup shakes out as it heads for its eighth consecutive gold medal.

Player Position WNBA Team
Napheesa Collier F Minnesota Lynx
Kahleah Copper G Phoenix Mercury
Chelsea Gray G Las Vegas Aces
Brittney Griner C Phoenix Mercury
Sabrina Ionescu G New York Liberty
Jewell Loyd G Seattle Storm
Kelsey Plum G Las Vegas Aces
Breanna Stewart F New York Liberty
Diana Taurasi G Phoenix Mercury
Alyssa Thomas F Connecticut Sun
A’ja Wilson F Las Vegas Aces
Jackie Young G Las Vegas Aces

MORE: LeBron James, Kevin Durant headline 2024 USA Men’s Olympic Basketball roster

Who coaches the USA women’s basketball team?

USA Basketball elected to run it back with the same coaching staff that led the Women’s National Team to a gold medal at the 2022 FIBA World Cup.

Name Role Team/Role
Cheryl Reeve Head coach Minnesota Lynx head coach
Mike Thibault Assistant coach Washington Mystics head coach
Kara Lawson Assistant coach Duke University head coach
Joni Taylor Assistant coach Texas A&M head coach

USA women’s basketball Olympics history 

The U.S. Women’s National Team is in pursuit of its eighth consecutive Olympic gold medal and 11th overall.

In 13 Olympic appearances, the U.S. Women’s National Team has never missed the podium. Even in the two years it did not win gold, it still earned silver (1976) and bronze (1992).

Take a look at the history of the U.S. Women’s National Team at the Olympics below.

Year Medal Location
2024 TBD Paris
2020 Gold Tokyo
2016 Gold Rio de Janeiro
2012 Gold London
2008 Gold Beijing
2004 Gold Athens
2000 Gold Sydney
1996 Gold Atlanta
1992 Bronze Barcelona
1988 Gold Seoul
1984 Gold Los Angeles
1980 Withdrew Moscow
1976 Silver Montreal

Team USA women’s basketball 2024 Olympics schedule

The U.S. Women’s National Team was placed in Group C alongside Germany, Japan, and Belgium.

Their Group Stage will begin on Monday, July 29, and run through Sunday, Aug. 4. Should they advance, the single-elimination Knockout Stage will begin on Wednesday, Aug. 7, with the gold medal match set for Sunday, Aug. 11.

You can find Team USA’s Group Stage schedule below.

Date Opponent Time (ET) TV channel
Monday, July 29 vs. Japan 3 p.m. NBC
Thursday, Aug. 1 vs. Belgium 3 p.m. NBC
Sunday, Aug. 4 vs. Germany 11:15 a.m. NBC

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