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1996 United States women's Olympic basketball team

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1996 United States women's Olympic basketball team
Head coachTara VanDerveer
1996 Summer Olympics
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The1996 United States women's Olympic basketball team competed in theGames of the XXVI Olympiad which were held inAtlanta, Georgia. The U.S. women's Olympic team won their third gold medal at the event, going undefeated and beatingBrazil in the Gold medal final. The team is considered to be one of the best in women's basketball history.[1]

Roster

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United States women's national basketball team roster
PlayersCoaches
Pos.No.NameAge –Date of birthHeightClubCtr.
PGJennifer Azzi27 –(1968-08-31)August 31, 19681.73 m (5 ft 8 in)StanfordUnited States
GRuthie Bolton-Holifield29 –(1967-05-25)May 25, 19671.75 m (5 ft 9 in)U.S. national teamUnited States
SGTeresa Edwards32 –(1964-06-19)June 19, 19641.80 m (5 ft 11 in)US Valenciennes OlympicFrance
FVenus Lacy29 –(1967-02-09)February 9, 19671.93 m (6 ft 4 in)U.S. national teamUnited States
F/CLisa Leslie24 –(1972-07-07)July 7, 19721.96 m (6 ft 5 in)USCUnited States
F/CRebecca Lobo22 –(1973-10-06)October 6, 19731.93 m (6 ft 4 in)UConnUnited States
FKatrina McClain31 –(1965-07-19)July 19, 19651.85 m (6 ft 1 in)GalatasarayTurkey
GNikki McCray24 –(1971-12-17)December 17, 19711.80 m (5 ft 11 in)U.S. national teamUnited States
F/CCarla McGhee28 –(1968-03-03)March 3, 19681.88 m (6 ft 2 in)U.S. national teamUnited States
GDawn Staley26 –(1970-05-04)May 4, 19701.68 m (5 ft 6 in)Tarbes Gespe BigorreFrance
SFKaty Steding28 –(1967-12-11)December 11, 19671.83 m (6 ft 0 in)U.S. national teamUnited States
FSheryl Swoopes25 –(1971-03-25)March 25, 19711.83 m (6 ft 0 in)U.S. national teamUnited States
Head coach
Assistant coach(es)
United StatesKatie Smith
Legend
  • Club – describes last
    club before the competition
  • Age – describes age
    on July 26, 1996
  • Source –[2]

Results

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Main article:Basketball at the 1996 Summer Olympics – Women's tournament

Group stage

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21 July 1996 (1996-07-21)
United States 101–84 Cuba
Pts:Leslie 24
Rebs: Leslie 7
Asts:Edwards 9		Pts:Martínez 21
Rebs:Víctores 8
Asts:Lagnó 6
23 July 1996 (1996-07-23)
Ukraine 65–98 United States
Pts:Nazarenko 14
Rebs:Shliakhova 5
Asts:four players 2		Pts:Bolton 21
Rebs:Leslie 9
Asts:Swoopes 7
25 July 1996 (1996-07-25)
United States 107–47 Zaire
Pts:Azzi 18
Rebs:McCray 8
Asts:Edwards 5		Pts:Ngalula 17
Rebs:Tshijuka,Lobela 5
Asts:Mabika 3
27 July 1996 (1996-07-27)
Australia 79–96 United States
Pts:Timms 26
Rebs:Sporn 7
Asts:Maher 3		Pts:McClain 24
Rebs: McClain 11
Asts:Edwards 15
29 July 1996 (1996-07-29)
South Korea 64–105 United States
Pts:Jung S-m 17
Rebs: Jung S-m 6
Asts:Chun J-w 7		Pts:McCray 16
Rebs: McCray 9
Asts:Swoopes 4

Quarterfinal

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31 July 1996 (1996-07-31)
15:00
United States 108–93 Japan
Scoring by half:59–44, 49–49
Pts:Leslie 35
Rebs:McClain 16
Asts:Edwards 12		Pts:Ichijo,Hagiwara 22
Rebs:Kato 8
Asts:Murakami 10

Semifinal

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2 August 1996 (1996-08-02)
17:00
Australia 71–93 United States
Scoring by half: 32–47, 39–46
Pts:Timms 27
Rebs:Maher 6
Asts: Timms 4		Pts:Leslie 22
Rebs:McClain 15
Asts:Edwards 8

Gold Medal Final

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4 August 1996 (1996-08-04)
18:35
Brazil 87–111 United States
Scoring by half: 46–57, 41–54
Pts:Arcain 24
Rebs:Alessandra 9
Asts:Paula 10		Pts:Leslie 29
Rebs: Leslie 6
Asts:Edwards 10

Legacy

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The '96 Olympic team is considered to be the best women's national team assembled.[11] It is also credited with helping launch theWNBA, the most successful professional women's basketball league in the United States and around the world.[12]

In 2022,ESPN aired a30 for 30 three-part documentary series on the team called "Dream On".[13] It highlighted how far women's basketball (and in sports in general) have come and also what remains to be achieved.[14]

See also

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References

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  1. ^Moran, Malcolm (August 5, 1996)."U.S. Women Finish Lengthy Tour on Top of World".The New York Times.
  2. ^Zaccardi, Nick (June 8, 2016)."Atlanta 1996 Olympic women's basketball team: Where are they now".NBC Sports.
  3. ^"USA vs. CUB: Boxscore".Olympedia.
  4. ^"UKR vs. USA: Boxscore".Olympedia.
  5. ^"USA vs. ZAI: Boxscore".Olympedia.
  6. ^"AUS vs. USA: Boxscore".Olympedia.
  7. ^"KOR vs. USA: Boxscore".Olympedia.
  8. ^"USA vs. JPN: Boxscore".Olympedia.
  9. ^"AUS vs. USA: Boxscore".Olympedia.
  10. ^"BRA vs. USA: Boxscore".Olympedia.
  11. ^Carroll, Charlotte (July 27, 2021)."'Carry the torch': How the '96 Olympic gold medal team shaped women's basketball".The Athletic.
  12. ^Voepel, Mechelle (June 15, 2022)."'Dream On' documentary chronicles how the 1996 U.S. women's Olympic team helped launch the WNBA".ESPN.
  13. ^Deitsch, Richard (June 13, 2022)."ESPN's 'Dream On': Inside the best sports documentary I've seen in 2022".The Athletic.
  14. ^Taylor, Myah (June 23, 2022)."'Dream On' highlights how far women in sports have come and what's left to accomplish".Los Angeles Times.

External links

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Olympic Games
FIBA World Cup
United States
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