USA women’s Olympic basketball roster: A’ja Wilson, Breanna Stewart headline 2024 U.S. team for Paris | Sporting News

USA Basketball has reportedly announced its Women’s National Team roster for the 2024 Paris Olympics, according to The Athletic’s Shams Charania.

The USA women’s team will head to France with a target on its back, having won eight consecutive gold medals at the Olympics.

The roster is headlined by WNBA stars and gold medalists like A’ja Wilson and Breanna Stewart, and it also features familiar faces like the legendary Diana Taurasi, Brittney Griner, and Jewell Loyd.

All eyes were on USA Basketball’s tough decision to include WNBA star rookie Caitlin Clark, but the 22-year-old did not make the cut.

You can find Team USA’s full 12-woman roster, coaching staff, history at the Olympics, and 2024 Paris Games schedule below.

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USA Olympics women’s basketball roster

Former WNBA MVPs Wilson and Stewart are the headliners for the 2024 USA Olympics roster. Kahleah Copper, Sabrina Ionescu, and Alyssa Thomas represent the first-time Olympians for the United States.

Take a look at how the rest of the star-studded lineup shakes out as it heads for its eighth consecutive gold medal.

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Who coaches the USA women’s basketball team?

USA Basketball elected to run it back with the same coaching staff that led the Women’s National Team to a gold medal at the 2022 FIBA World Cup.

USA women’s basketball Olympics history 

The U.S. Women’s National Team is in pursuit of its eighth consecutive Olympic gold medal and 11th overall.

In 13 Olympic appearances, the U.S. Women’s National Team has never missed the podium. Even in the two years it did not win gold, it still earned silver (1976) and bronze (1992).

Take a look at the history of the U.S. Women’s National Team at the Olympics below.

Team USA women’s basketball 2024 Olympics schedule

The U.S. Women’s National Team was placed in Group C alongside Germany, Japan, and Belgium.

Their Group Stage will begin on Monday, July 29, and run through Sunday, Aug. 4. Should they advance, the single-elimination Knockout Stage will begin on Wednesday, Aug. 7, with the gold medal match set for Sunday, Aug. 11.

You can find Team USA’s Group Stage schedule below.