2006 FIBA World Championship for Women squads

Basketball championship October 2023 March 2016 The 2006 FIBA World Championship for Women held in Brazil had the following squads. The list includes the 12-women rosters of eight teams of the 16 participating countries, totaling 172 players. August 2008 Group A Argentina Argentina Head coach: Eduardo Pinto #PosNameHeight(m)Year bornTeam 4 Guard Laura Betiana Nicolli 1.76 1975 Argentina Union Florida 5 Forward/guard Verónica Liliana Soberón 1.78 1977 Argentina Union Florida 6 Guard Cecília Alejandra Peters Lineira 1.80 1986 Argentina Lanús 7 Guard Natalia Romina Ríos 1.76 1980 Italy Lenzi Prof. Bolzano 8 Forward Sandra Carolina Pavón 1.71 1985 Argentina Vélez Sársfield 9 Guard Alejandra Ethel Chesta 1.86 1982 Spain C. B. Olesa10 Forward/guard Paula Erica Gatti 1.73 1978 Argentina Vélez Sársfield11 Guard Marcela Julia Paoletta 1.64 1979 Argentina Vélez Sársfield12 Center María Alejandra Fernández 1.86 1976 Argentina Vélez Sársfield13 Center María Gimena Landra 1.88 1983 Argentina Lanús14 Center Erica Carolina Sánchez 1.83 1976 Portugal Vagos15 Center Gisela Verónica Vega 1.88 1982 Spain Real Canoe Brazil Brazil Head coach: Antônio Carlos Barbosa #PosNameHeight(m)Year bornTeam 4 Guard Adriana Moisés Pinto 1.70 1979 no club 5 Guard Helen Cristina Santos Luz 1.76 1972 Spain Barcelona 6 Forward Karen Gustavo Rocha 1.77 1984 Brazil Ourinhos 7 Forward Micaela Martins Jacintho 1.80 1979 Poland MTK Polfa Pabiance 8 Forward/guard Iziane Castro Marques 1.82 1982 USA Seattle Storm 9 Forward Janeth dos Santos Arcain 1.82 1969 no club10 Forward Sílvia Cristina Gustavo Rocha 1.83 1982 Brazil Ponte Preta11 Center Soeli Garvão Zakrzeski 1.87 1977 Brazil São Caetano12 Center Érika Cristina de Souza 1.97 1982 Spain Ros Casares Valencia13 Center Alessandra Santos de Oliveira 2.01 1973 South Korea Woori Bank14 Center Cíntia Silva dos Santos 1.94 1975 Italy Famila Schio15 Center Kelly da Silva Santos 1.92 1979 Brazil Santo André Senegal Senegal Head coach: Maguette Diop #PosNameHeight(m)Year bornTeam 4 Guard Fatou Dieng 1.67 1983 France 5 Guard Nene Diame 1.70 1986 6 Forward Oumoul Khairy Sarr 1.88 1984 7 Forward Aya Traoré 1.83 1983 Nigeria 8 Forward Mame Diodio Diouf 1.70 1984 Ivory Coast 9 Forward Salimata Diatta 1.84 1981 Romania BC ICIM Arad10 Forward Astou Traoré 1.85 1981 Belgium11 Center Mariame Dia 1978 12 Center Awa Doumbia 1.82 1979 Senegal Jeanne d’Arc Dakar13 Center Ndèye Ndiaye 1.89 1979 France14 Center Astou Ndiaye-Diatta 1.89 1973 Italy15 Center Khady Yacine Ngom 1.79 1979 Switzerland Brunnen Basket Senegal at the 2006 World Championship for Women on Fiba.com South Korea South Korea Head coach: Soo Jong Yoo #PosNameHeight(m)Year bornTeam 4 Center Kang Young-suk 1.87 1981 South Korea Shinham Bank 5 Guard Choi Youn-ah 1.70 1985 no club 6 Forward Kim Se-long 1.77 1986 South Korea Samsung Life 7 Forward Kim Eun-hye 1.82 1982 South Korea Woori Bank 8 Guard Lee Ktung-eun 1.76 1987 South Korea Woori Bank 9 Guard Park Sun-young 1.75 1980 South Korea Shinham Bank10 Forward Beon Yeon-ha 1.80 1980 South Korea Samsung Life11 Center Sin Jung-ja 1.84 1980 South Korea BK Kookmin Bank12 Center Hong Hyun-hee 1.91 1982 South Korea Woori Bank13 Forward Kim Jung-eun 1.81 1987 South Korea Shinsegae14 Center Kim Kwe-ryong 1.90 1979 South Korea Woori Bank15 Center Kang Ji-sook 1.98 1979 South Korea Shinham Bank Spain Spain Head coach: Domingo Díaz #PosNameHeight(m)Year bornTeam 4 Forward/center María Pina 1.87 1987 Spain Adecco Estudiantes 5 Forward/guard Marta Fernández 1.79 1981 USA Los Angeles Sparks 6 Forward/guard Laia Palau 1.78 1979 France CJM Bourges Basket 7 Forward/guard Isabel Sánchez 1.79 1976 Spain Acís León 8 Guard Sílvia Domínguez 1.65 1987 Spain Barcelona 9 Center Paula Seguí 1.88 1982 Spain Celta de Vigo10 Guard Elisa Aguilar 1.70 1976 Spain Ros Casares Valencia11 Guard Núria Martínez 1.75 1984 Spain Perfumerias Avenida Salamanca12 Center Anna Montañana 1.85 1980 Spain Ros Casares Valencia13 Forward/center Amaya Valdemoro 1.84 1976 Russia VBM-SGAU Samara14 Center Eva Montesdeoca 1.95 1981 Spain Gran Canaria15 Center Lucila Pascua 1.92 1983 Spain Acís León Group B Australia Australia Head coach: Jan Stirling #PosNameHeight(m)Year bornTeam 4 Guard Erin Phillips 1.73 1985 USA Connecticut Sun 5 Guard Tully Bevilaqua 1.64 1972 Australia Canberra Capitals 6 Guard Jennifer Screen 1.80 1982 Australia Adelaide Fellas 7 Forward Penny Taylor 1.85 1981 USA Phoenix Mercury 8 Center Emma Randall 1.88 1985 Australia Dandenong Rangers 9 Center Hollie Grima 1.90 1983 Australia Bulleen Boomers10 Guard Kristi Harrower 1.63 1975 France Valenciennes11 Center Laura Summerton 1.88 1983 Australia AIS12 Forward Belinda Snell 1.80 1981 USA Phoenix Mercury13 Center Jenny Whittle (Capt) 1.97 1973 Australia Canberra Capitals14 Forward Emily McInerny 1.84 1978 Australia Dandenong Rangers15 Forward/center Lauren Jackson 1.95 1981 USA Seattle Storm CAN Canada Head coach: Allison McNeill #PosNameHeight(m)Year bornTeam 4 Guard Sheila Mae Townsend 1.76 1980 GER BG Dorsten 5 Guard Teresa Gabriele 1.65 1979 6 Forward Kelsey Alexa Adrian 1.86 1989 Canada Brookswood Secondary School 7 Forward Isabelle Grenier 1.80 1978 GER BG Dorsten 8 Guard/forward Kim Gaucher 1.85 1984 USASacramento Monarchs 9 Forward Sarah Jane Crooks 1.85 1984 CANUniversity of Saskatchewan 10 Guard Carrie Michelle Watson 1.78 1981 11 Center Amanda Claire Brown 1.95 1984 USAPennsylvania State University 12 Forward Claudia Melati Brassard-Riebesehl 1.82 1975 AUSTownsville Fire 13 Forward Nicole Anne Johnson 1.80 1975 GER BG Dorsten 14 Forward Chelsea Aubry 1.88 1984 USAUniversity of Nebraska-Lincoln 15 Center Tamara Kim Sutton-Brown 1.93 1978 TUR Fenerbahçe Group C USA USA Head coach: Anne Donovan #PosNameHeight(m)Year bornTeam 4 Guard Alana Beard 1.81 1982 USA Washington MysticsAUS Canberra Capitals 5 Forward Seimone Augustus 1.86 1984 USA Minnesota Lynx 6 Guard Sue Bird 1.76 1980 USA Seattle StormRUS Dynamo Moscow 7 Forward Sheryl Swoopes 1.83 1971 USA Houston CometsITA Taranto Cras Basket 8 Forward DeLisha Milton-Jones 1.85 1974 USA Washington MysticsCZE BK Brno 9 Center Cheryl Ford 1.91 1981 USA Detroit Shock10 Forward Tamika Catchings 1.83 1979 USA Indiana Fever11 Forward Tina Thompson 1.89 1975 USA Houston Comets12 Guard/forward Diana Taurasi 1.83 1982 USA Phoenix MercuryRUS Dynamo Moscow13 Center Michelle Snow 1.96 1980 USA Houston CometsITA ASD Basket Parma14 Guard Katie Smith 1.81 1974 USA Detroit Shock15 Forward/center Candace Parker 1.93 1986 USA University of Tennessee Group D FRA France Head coach: Alain Jardel #PosNameHeight(m)Year bornTeam 4 Guard Clémence Beikes 1.78 1983 France Tarbes GB 5 Forward Sandra Le Dréan 1.87 1977 CZE USK Prague 6 Guard Céline Dumerc 1.69 1982 France CJM Bourges Basket 7 Center Sandrine Gruda 1.92 1987 France Valenciennes 8 Forward Emmanuelle Hermouet 1.83 1979 France Valenciennes 9 Guard Audrey Sauret-Gillespie (cap.) 1.78 1976 Russia UMMC Ekaterinburg10 Center Nathalie Lesdema 1.90 1973 Spain Acís León11 Guard Émilie Gomis 1.80 1983 France ValenciennesUSA New York Liberty12 Forward Krissy Badé 1.82 1980 France Valenciennes13 Center Sandra Dijon 1.95 1976 France Lattes-Montpellier14 Center Emmeline NDongué 1.94 1983 France CJM Bourges BasketUSA Los Angeles Sparks15 Center Élodie Godin 1.90 1985 France Valenciennes References squads Category:FIBA Women's Basketball World Cup squads