USA Basketball has officially announced its Women's National Team roster for the 2024 Paris Olympics.
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-player roster, coaching staff, history at the Olympics, and 2024 Paris Games schedule below.
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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 |
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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 pursuing 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 |