Current:Home > FinanceUSA women's basketball roster, schedule for Paris Olympics: Team goes for 8th-straight gold -WealthRoots Academy
USA women's basketball roster, schedule for Paris Olympics: Team goes for 8th-straight gold
View
Date:2025-04-12 01:26:29
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.
2024 Olympic medals: Who is leading the medal count? Follow along as we track the medals for every sport.
*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
veryGood! (94)
Related
- Elon Musk's skyrocketing net worth: He's the first person with over $400 billion
- Frozen cells reveal a clue for a vaccine to block the deadly TB bug
- Long Phased-Out Refrigeration and Insulation Chemicals Still Widely in Use and Warming the Climate
- Michael Jordan plans to sell NBA team Charlotte Hornets
- The White House is cracking down on overdraft fees
- Britney Spears Makes Rare Comment About Sons Jayden James and Sean Preston Federline
- UPS workers vote to strike, setting stage for biggest walkout since 1959
- Uber and Lyft Are Convenient, Competitive and Highly Carbon Intensive
- Behind on your annual reading goal? Books under 200 pages to read before 2024 ends
- High inflation and housing costs force Americans to delay needed health care
Ranking
- Senate begins final push to expand Social Security benefits for millions of people
- Exodus From Canada’s Oil Sands Continues as Energy Giants Shed Assets
- In Texas, Medicaid ends soon after childbirth. Will lawmakers allow more time?
- Dolce Vita's Sale Section Will Have Your Wardrobe Vacation-Ready on a Budget
- Working Well: When holidays present rude customers, taking breaks and the high road preserve peace
- An Oscar for 'The Elephant Whisperers' — a love story about people and pachyderms
- John Stamos Shares the Heart-Melting Fatherhood Advice Bob Saget Gave Him About Son Billy
- Save 30% On Spanx Shorts and Step up Your Spring Style With These Top-Sellers
Recommendation
South Korean president's party divided over defiant martial law speech
Global Warming Was Already Fueling Droughts in Early 1900s, Study Shows
3 children among 6 found dead in shooting at Tennessee house; suspect believed to be among the dead
U.S. Military Knew Flood Risks at Offutt Air Force Base, But Didn’t Act in Time
Biden administration makes final diplomatic push for stability across a turbulent Mideast
They could lose the house — to Medicaid
Oklahoma’s Largest Earthquake Linked to Oil and Gas Industry Actions 3 Years Earlier, Study Says
Australian airline rolls out communal lounge for long-haul flights