1976 United States women's Olympic basketball team

none March 2024 1976 United States women's Olympic basketball team 290px A group of young women posing for a group photo; all of them are wearing dark blue uniforms with the words "USA" in red on the jacket. Billie Moore 1976 Summer Olympics 16px None 1984 The 1976 United States women's Olympic basketball team competed in the Games of the XXI Olympiad in Montreal, Canada, representing the United States of America. It was the first time the United States had fielded a women's basketball team in the Olympics. The team was led by Cal State Fullerton's women's basketball coach Billie Moore and had four future Hall of Famers on the roster: Ann Meyers, Nancy Lieberman, Lusia Harris, and Pat Summitt (then called Pat Head). Despite finishing second place behind the Soviet Union, the team is considered one of the most important in basketball history, paving the way for women's basketball to flourish in the United States. As a unit, the team was elected to the Naismith Basketball Hall of Fame in 2023. Roster United States women's national basketball team – 1976 Summer Olympics #FFFFFF #002B54 #FFFFFF #E31937 USA Cindy Brogdon F 1.78 1957 2 25 1976 7 18 Mercer USA Nancy Dunkle F 1.88 1955 1 10 1976 7 18 Cal State Fullerton USA Lusia Harris C 1.91 1955 2 10 1976 7 18 Delta State USA Pat Summitt Pat Head G 1.80 1952 6 14 1976 7 18 Tennessee–Martin USA Charlotte Lewis (basketball) Charlotte Lewis C 1.88 1955 9 10 1976 7 18 Illinois State USA Nancy Lieberman G 1.78 1958 7 1 1976 7 18 Old Dominion USA Gail Marquis F 1.83 1954 11 18 1976 7 18 Queens USA Ann Meyers G 1.75 1955 3 26 1976 7 18 UCLA USA Mary Anne O'Connor F 1.78 1953 10 1 1976 7 18 Southern Connecticut USA Patricia Roberts (basketball) Patricia Roberts F 1.85 1955 6 14 1976 7 18 Tennessee USA Susan Rojcewicz G 1.65 1953 5 29 1976 7 18 Southern Connecticut USA Juliene Simpson G 1.70 1953 1 20 1976 7 18 JFK USA Billie Moore USA Sue Gunter Club – describes lastclub before the tournament Age – describes ageon July 18, 1976 Source: Time Capsule: Women made first Olympic splash at Montreal Games in 1976 https://www.fiba.basketball/olympics/women/2020/news/time-capsule-women-made-first-olympic-splash-at-montreal-games-in-1976 FIBA March 8, 2021 Results Basketball at the 1976 Summer Olympics#Women's tournament The first women's Olympic basketball tournament consisted of a single round-robin group, where the group rankings determined the final standings. The Soviet team went undefeated and won the gold medal. The U.S. team won the silver medal through a victory over the Bulgarian team, which served as the tiebreaker between the two teams in favor of the U.S. team.https://archive.fiba.com/pages/eng/fa/event/p/sid/2946/_/1976_Olympic_Games_Tournament_for_Women/group-standing.html https://web.archive.org/web/20151008024350/http://archive.fiba.com/pages/eng/fa/event/p/sid/2946/_/1976_Olympic_Games_Tournament_for_Women/group-standing.html dead October 8, 2015 1976 Olympic Games Tournament for Women: Group Standings FIBA Archive #eee July 19 Centre Étienne Desmarteau, Montreal USA 71 JPN 84 July 20 Centre Étienne Desmarteau, Montreal USA 95 BUL 1971 79 #eee July 22 Centre Étienne Desmarteau, Montreal USA 89 CAN 75 July 23 Centre Étienne Desmarteau, Montreal USA 77 URS 112 #eee July 26 Montreal Forum, Montreal USA 83 TCH 67 Legacy In 2023, the 1976 US Olympic women's basketball team was elected as a unit to the Naismith Memorial Basketball Hall of Fame. The election made it only the ninth team to be so honored.Brennan Clare The 1976 U.S. Olympic Women's Basketball Team Forever Changed Sports https://www.si.com/wnba/2023/08/11/basketball-hall-of-fame-induction-1976-us-olympic-womens-team Sports Illustrated August 11, 2023 See also 1976 Summer Olympics Basketball at the 1976 Summer Olympics United States at the 1976 Summer Olympics United States women's national basketball team References External links 1976 U.S. Women's Olympic Team at the Naismith Basketball Hall of Fame 1976 Olympics, Women's Basketball: Standings and Stats at Basketball-Reference.com United States Category:Naismith Memorial Basketball Hall of Fame inductees olympic Category:United States at the Olympic women's basketball tournament