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2016 United States women's Olympic basketball team
Head coachGeno Auriemma
2016 Summer Olympics
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The 2016 United States women's Olympic basketball team competed in the Games of the XXXI Olympiad which were held in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil. The U.S. women's Olympic team won their eighth gold medal, and sixth consecutive, at the event. The United States defeated Spain in the gold medal final en route to their eighth victory at the event. It was also coach Geno Auriemma's second gold medal win at the Olympics as head coach; he also coached the 2012 women's Olympic team.[1]

Roster[edit]

United States women's national basketball team – 2016 Summer Olympics roster
Players Coaches
Pos. No. Name Age – Date of birth Height Club Ctr.
G 4 Lindsay Whalen 34 – (1982-05-09)May 9, 1982 5 ft 9 in (1.75 m) Minnesota Lynx United States
F 5 Seimone Augustus 32 – (1984-04-30)April 30, 1984 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) Minnesota Lynx United States
G 6 Sue Bird 35 – (1980-10-16)October 16, 1980 5 ft 9 in (1.75 m) Seattle Storm United States
F 7 Maya Moore 27 – (1989-06-11)June 11, 1989 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) Minnesota Lynx United States
F 8 Angel McCoughtry 29 – (1986-09-10)September 10, 1986 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) Atlanta Dream United States
F/C 9 Breanna Stewart 21 – (1994-08-27)August 27, 1994 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) Seattle Storm United States
F 10 Tamika Catchings 37 – (1979-07-21)July 21, 1979 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) Indiana Fever United States
G/F 11 Elena Delle Donne 26 – (1989-09-05)September 5, 1989 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) Chicago Sky United States
G 12 Diana Taurasi 34 – (1982-06-11)June 11, 1982 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) Phoenix Mercury United States
C 13 Sylvia Fowles 30 – (1985-10-06)October 6, 1985 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m) Minnesota Lynx United States
C 14 Tina Charles 27 – (1988-12-05)December 5, 1988 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) New York Liberty United States
C 15 Brittney Griner 25 – (1990-10-18)October 18, 1990 6 ft 8 in (2.03 m) Phoenix Mercury United States
Head coach
Assistant coach(es)
Legend
  • Club – describes last
    club before the tournament
  • Age – describes age
    on August 6, 2016
  • Source: [2]

Results[edit]

Main article: Basketball at the 2016 Summer Olympics – Women's tournament

Group stage[edit]

7 August 2016 (2016-08-07)
12:00
United States  121–56  Senegal
Scoring by quarter: 35–9, 29–12, 30–17, 27–18
Pts: three players 15
Rebs: Fowles, Griner 7
Asts: Bird 8		 Pts: Dieng 10
Rebs: Diarra, Ay. Traoré 5
Asts: Dieng 4
Youth Arena, Rio de Janeiro
Attendance: 2,219
Referees: Cristiano Maranho (BRA), Ahmed Al-Bulushi (OMA), Nadege Zouzou (CIV)
8 August 2016 (2016-08-08)
12:00
Spain  63–103  United States
Scoring by quarter: 14–29, 23–25, 14–20, 12–29
Pts: Torrens 20
Rebs: Ndour 8
Asts: Domínguez 3		 Pts: Taurasi 13
Rebs: Charles 6
Asts: Bird, Charles 5
Youth Arena, Rio de Janeiro
Attendance: 2,073
Referees: Christos Christodoulou (GRE), Sreten Radović (CRO), Ahmed Al-Bulushi (OMA)
10 August 2016 (2016-08-10)
15:30
United States  110–84  Serbia
Scoring by quarter: 31–21, 25–13, 28–27, 26–23
Pts: Taurasi 25
Rebs: Charles 8
Asts: Taurasi 6		 Pts: three players 15
Rebs: A. Dabović 5
Asts: A. Dabović, M. Dabović 4
Youth Arena, Rio de Janeiro
Attendance: 2,490
Referees: Piotr Pastusiak (POL), Scott Beker (AUS), Nadege Zouzou (CIV)
12 August 2016 (2016-08-12)
15:30
Canada  51–81  United States
Scoring by quarter: 16–18, 6–18, 14–24, 15–21
Pts: Ayim 8
Rebs: Raincock-Ekunwe 8
Asts: Langlois, Tatham 3		 Pts: Moore, Taurasi 12
Rebs: Moore 8
Asts: Bird 9
Youth Arena, Rio de Janeiro
Attendance: 3,138
Referees: Eddie Viator (FRA), Vaughan Mayberry (AUS), Ahmed Al-Bulushi (OMA)
14 August 2016 (2016-08-14)
12:15
China  62–105  United States
Scoring by quarter: 9–32, 17–28, 14–18, 22–27
Pts: Sun Mengr. 16
Rebs: Chen X. 6
Asts: Chen X. 6		 Pts: Charles, Griner 18
Rebs: Griner 13
Asts: Moore 8
Youth Arena, Rio de Janeiro
Attendance: 2,957
Referees: Ferdinand Pascual (PHI), Robert Lottermoser (GER), Chahinaz Boussetta (MAR)

Quarterfinal[edit]

16 August 2016 (2016-08-16)
18:45
United States  110–64  Japan
Scoring by quarter: 30–23, 26–23, 25–13, 29–5
Pts: Moore, Taurasi 19
Rebs: Griner 7
Asts: Charles 5		 Pts: Tokashiki 14
Rebs: four players 3
Asts: Yoshida 8
Carioca Arena 1, Rio de Janeiro
Attendance: 7,471
Referees: Carlos Peruga (ESP), Duan Zhu (CHN), Carlos Júlio (ANG)

Semifinal[edit]

18 August 2016 (2016-08-18)
19:00
France  67–86  United States
Scoring by quarter: 15–19, 21–21, 8–25, 23–21
Pts: Yacoubou 14
Rebs: Gruda 6
Asts: Michel 3		 Pts: Taurasi 18
Rebs: Fowles 9
Asts: Taurasi 4
Carioca Arena 1, Rio de Janeiro
Attendance: 8,431
Referees: Ferdinand Pascual (PHI), Karen Lasuik (CAN), Duan Zhu (CHN)

Gold Medal Final[edit]

20 August 2016 (2016-08-20)
15:30
United States  101–72  Spain
Scoring by quarter: 21–17, 28–15, 32–17, 20–23
Pts: Whalen, Taurasi 17
Rebs: Charles, Griner 7
Asts: Whalen 6		 Pts: Torrens 18
Rebs: Torrens, Ndour 5
Asts: Torrens, Cruz 4
Carioca Arena 1, Rio de Janeiro
Attendance: 9,586
Referees: Eddie Viator (FRA), Piotr Pastusiak (POL), Hwang In-tae (KOR)

See also[edit]

References[edit]

  1. ^ Amick, Sam (August 20, 2016). "USA women win sixth consecutive Olympic basketball gold medal". USA Today.
  2. ^ "2016 U.S. Olympic Women's Basketball Team Roster". USA Basketball. April 27, 2016.

External links[edit]

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