1996 United States women's Olympic basketball team

none March 2024 1996 United States women's Olympic basketball team Tara VanDerveer 1996 Summer Olympics 16px 1992 2000 The 1996 United States women's Olympic basketball team competed in the Games of the XXVI Olympiad which were held in Atlanta, Georgia. The U.S. women's Olympic team won their third gold medal at the event, going undefeated and beating Brazil in the Gold medal final. The team, considered to be one of the best in women's basketball history,Moran Malcolm U.S. Women Finish Lengthy Tour on Top of World https://www.nytimes.com/1996/08/05/sports/us-women-finish-lengthy-tour-on-top-of-world.html The New York Times August 5, 1996 entered the Naismith Basketball Hall of Fame as a unit on August 15, 2026.https://www.hoophall.com/news/naismith-basketball-hall-of-fame-announces-nine-inductees-for-the-class-of-2026 Naismith Basketball Hall of Fame Announces Nine Inductees for the Class of 2026 Naismith Basketball Hall of Fame April 4, 2026 April 4, 2026Simmons Jonathan 2026-03-31 Naismith Basketball Hall of Fame 2026 class: First inductees announced https://www.cleveland.com/sports/celebrity-news/2026/03/naismith-basketball-hall-of-fame-2026-class-first-inductees-announced.html 2026-07-02 cleveland en Roster United States women's national basketball team #FFFFFF #002B54 #FFFFFF #E31937 USA Jennifer Azzi PG 1.73 1968 8 31 1996 7 26 Stanford USA Ruthie Bolton Ruthie Bolton-Holifield G 1.75 1967 5 25 1996 7 26 U.S. national team FRA Teresa Edwards SG 1.80 1964 6 19 1996 7 26 US Valenciennes Olympic USA Venus Lacy F 1.93 1967 2 9 1996 7 26 U.S. national team USA Lisa Leslie F/C 1.96 1972 7 7 1996 7 26 USC USA Rebecca Lobo C/F 1.93 1973 10 6 1996 7 26 UConn TUR Katrina McClain F 1.85 1965 7 19 1996 7 26 Galatasaray USA Nikki McCray-Penson Nikki McCray G 1.80 1971 12 17 1996 7 26 U.S. national team USA Carla McGhee F/C 1.88 1968 3 3 1996 7 26 U.S. national team FRA Dawn Staley G 1.68 1970 5 4 1996 7 26 Tarbes Gespe Bigorre USA Katy Steding SF 1.83 1967 12 11 1996 7 26 U.S. national team USA Sheryl Swoopes F 1.83 1971 3 25 1996 7 26 U.S. national team USA Tara VanDerveer USA Club – describes lastclub before the competition Age – describes ageon July 26, 1996 Source – Zaccardi Nick Atlanta 1996 Olympic women’s basketball team: Where are they now https://www.nbcsports.com/olympics/news/lisa-leslie-sheryl-swoopes-rebecca-lobo-1996-olympic-team-usa-womens-basketball-where-are-they-now NBC Sports June 8, 2016 Results Basketball at the 1996 Summer Olympics – Women's tournament Group stage 1996 7 21 yes Morehouse College Gymnasium, Atlanta USA 101 CUB 84 https://www.olympedia.org/results/32904 USA vs. CUB: Boxscore Olympedia Leslie 24 Leslie 7 Edwards 9 Martínez 21 Víctores 8 Lagnó 6 #eee 1996 7 23 yes Morehouse College Gymnasium, Atlanta UKR 65 USA 98 https://www.olympedia.org/results/32907 UKR vs. USA: Boxscore Olympedia Nazarenko 14 Shliakhova 5 four players 2 Bolton 21 Leslie 9 Swoopes 7 1996 7 25 yes Morehouse College Gymnasium, Atlanta USA 107 ZAI 47 https://www.olympedia.org/results/32910 USA vs. ZAI: Boxscore Olympedia Azzi 18 McCray 8 Edwards 5 Ngalula 17 Tshijuka, Lobela 5 Mabika 3 #eee 1996 7 27 yes Georgia Dome, Atlanta AUS 79 USA 96 https://www.olympedia.org/results/32915 AUS vs. USA: Boxscore Olympedia Timms 26 Sporn 7 Maher 3 McClain 24 McClain 11 Edwards 15 1996 7 29 yes Morehouse College Gymnasium, Atlanta KOR 1984 64 USA 105 https://www.olympedia.org/results/32917 KOR vs. USA: Boxscore Olympedia Jung S-m 17 Jung S-m 6 Chun J-w 7 McCray 16 McCray 9 Swoopes 4 #eee Quarterfinal 1996 7 31 yes 15:00 Georgia Dome, Atlanta USA 108 JPN 93 59–44 49–49 https://www.olympedia.org/results/32877 USA vs. JPN: Boxscore Olympedia Leslie 35 McClain 16 Edwards 12 Ichijo, Hagiwara 22 Kato 8 Murakami 10 Semifinal 1996 8 2 yes 17:00 Georgia Dome, Atlanta AUS 71 USA 93 32–47 39–46 https://www.olympedia.org/results/32883 AUS vs. USA: Boxscore Olympedia Timms 27 Maher 6 Timms 4 Leslie 22 McClain 15 Edwards 8 #eee Gold Medal Final 1996 8 4 yes 18:35 Georgia Dome, Atlanta BRA 87 USA 111 46–57 41–54 https://www.olympedia.org/results/32867 BRA vs. USA: Boxscore Olympedia Arcain 24 Alessandra 9 Paula 10 Leslie 29 Leslie 6 Edwards 10 Legacy The '96 Olympic team is considered to be the best women's national team assembled.Carroll Charlotte 'Carry the torch': How the '96 Olympic gold medal team shaped women's basketball https://www.nytimes.com/athletic/2729445/2021/07/27/carry-the-torch-how-the-96-olympic-gold-medal-team-shaped-womens-basketball/ The Athletic Jul 27, 2021 It is also credited with helping launch the WNBA, the most successful professional women's basketball league in the United States and around the world.Voepel Mechelle 'Dream On' documentary chronicles how the 1996 U.S. women's Olympic team helped launch the WNBA https://www.espn.in/wnba/story/_/id/34093273/dream-documentary-chronicles-how-1996-us-women-olympic-team-helped-launch-wnba ESPN June 15, 2022 In 2022, ESPN aired a 30 for 30 three-part documentary series on the team called "Dream On".Deitsch Richard ESPN’s 'Dream On': Inside the best sports documentary I've seen in 2022 https://www.nytimes.com/athletic/3359242/2022/06/13/espn-dream-on-usa-womens-basketball/ The Athletic June 13, 2022 It highlighted how far women's basketball (and in sports in general) have come and also what remains to be achieved.Taylor Myah 'Dream On' highlights how far women in sports have come and what’s left to accomplish https://www.latimes.com/sports/story/2022-06-23/story-on-espn-documentary-dream-on Los Angeles Times June 23, 2022 See also 1996 Summer Olympics Basketball at the 1996 Summer Olympics United States at the 1996 Summer Olympics United States women's national basketball team References External links 1996 Olympics, Women's Basketball: Standings and Stats at Basketball-Reference.com United States olympic Category:United States at the Olympic women's basketball tournament Category:Naismith Memorial Basketball Hall of Fame inductees