2020 United States women's Olympic basketball team

2020 United States women's Olympic basketball team

Head coach	Dawn Staley
2020 Summer Olympics
Scoring leader	Brittney Griner A'Ja Wilson[1] 16.5
Rebounding leader	Breanna Stewart 10.0
Assists leader	Sue Bird 5.8
Biggest win	25 vs.  Japan
Biggest defeat	none

The 2020 United States women's Olympic basketball team competed in the Games of the XXXII Olympiad which were held in Tokyo, Japan, and were delayed a year until 2021 because of the COVID-19 pandemic. The U.S. women's Olympic team won their ninth gold medal, and seventh consecutive, at the event. The United States defeated Japan in the gold medal final en route to their eighth victory at the event. The team was led by Dawn Staley, three-time gold medalist with Team USA as a player.[2]

Roster

United States women's national basketball team – 2020 Summer Olympics roster v t e
Players	Coaches
Pos. No. Name Age – Date of birth Height Club Ctr. G 4 Jewell Loyd 27 – (1993-10-05)5 October 1993 1.75 m (5 ft 9 in) Seattle Storm G 5 Skylar Diggins-Smith 30 – (1990-08-02)2 August 1990 1.75 m (5 ft 9 in) Phoenix Mercury G 6 Sue Bird 40 – (1980-10-16)16 October 1980 1.75 m (5 ft 9 in) Seattle Storm G 7 Ariel Atkins 24 – (1996-07-30)30 July 1996 1.73 m (5 ft 8 in) Washington Mystics SG 8 Chelsea Gray 28 – (1992-10-08)8 October 1992 1.80 m (5 ft 11 in) Las Vegas Aces F 9 A'ja Wilson 24 – (1996-08-08)8 August 1996 1.93 m (6 ft 4 in) Las Vegas Aces PF 10 Breanna Stewart 26 – (1994-08-27)27 August 1994 1.91 m (6 ft 3 in) Seattle Storm SF 11 Napheesa Collier 24 – (1996-09-23)23 September 1996 1.86 m (6 ft 1 in) Minnesota Lynx SG 12 Diana Taurasi 39 – (1982-06-11)11 June 1982 1.82 m (6 ft 0 in) Phoenix Mercury C 13 Sylvia Fowles 35 – (1985-10-06)6 October 1985 1.98 m (6 ft 6 in) Minnesota Lynx C 14 Tina Charles 32 – (1988-12-05)5 December 1988 1.93 m (6 ft 4 in) Washington Mystics C 15 Brittney Griner 30 – (1990-10-18)18 October 1990 2.03 m (6 ft 8 in) Phoenix Mercury	Head coach Dawn Staley Assistant coach(es) Dan Hughes Cheryl Reeve Jennifer Rizzotti Legend Club – describes last club before the tournament Age – describes age on July 26, 2021 Source: [3]

Results

Main article: Basketball at the 2020 Summer Olympics – Women's tournament

Group stage

27 July 2021 (2021-07-27) 13:40 v

Boxscore

Nigeria	72–81	United States
Scoring by quarter: 20–17, 12–27, 18–26, 22–11
Pts: Kalu 16 Rebs: Kunaiyi-Akpannah 9 Asts: Amukamara 4		Pts: Wilson 19 Rebs: Wilson 13 Asts: Bird 13

Saitama Super Arena, Saitama Referees: Yu Jung (TPE), Scott Beker (AUS), Gizella Györgyi (NOR)

30 July 2021 (2021-07-30) 13:40 v

Boxscore

United States	86–69	Japan
Scoring by quarter: 28–30, 21–10, 16–13, 21–16
Pts: Wilson 20 Rebs: Stewart 13 Asts: Bird, Stewart 6		Pts: Takada 15 Rebs: Akaho 8 Asts: Machida 11

Saitama Super Arena, Saitama Referees: Yener Yılmaz (TUR), Yevgeniy Mikheyev (KAZ), Gizella Györgyi (NOR)

2 August 2021 (2021-08-02) 13:40 v

Boxscore

France	82–93	United States
Scoring by quarter: 22–19, 22–31, 23–21, 15–22
Pts: Miyem 15 Rebs: Gruda 6 Asts: Johannès 7		Pts: Wilson 22 Rebs: Stewart, Wilson 7 Asts: Loyd 8

Saitama Super Arena, Saitama Referees: Manuel Mazzoni (ITA), Ferdinand Pascual (PHI), Rabah Noujaim (LIB)

Quarterfinal

4 August 2021 (2021-08-04) 17:20 v

Boxscore

Japan	86–85	Belgium
Scoring by quarter: 19–16, 22–26, 20–26, 25–17
Pts: Miyazawa 21 Rebs: Akaho 7 Asts: Machida 14		Pts: Meesseman 25 Rebs: Meesseman 11 Asts: Allemand 8

Saitama Super Arena, Saitama Referees: Yu Jung (TPE), Amy Bonner (USA), James Boyer (AUS)

Semifinal

6 August 2021 (2021-08-06) 13:40 v

Boxscore

United States	79–59	Serbia
Scoring by quarter: 25–12, 16–11, 17–16, 21–20
Pts: Griner 15 Rebs: Griner 12 Asts: Bird, Taurasi 4		Pts: Anderson 15 Rebs: Dugalić 10 Asts: Vasić 3

Saitama Super Arena, Saitama Referees: Antonio Conde (ESP), Yu Jung (TPE), Andreia Silva (BRA)

Gold Medal Final

8 August 2021 (2021-08-08) 11:30 v

Boxscore

United States	90–75	Japan
Scoring by quarter: 23–14, 27–25, 25–17, 15–19
Pts: Griner 30 Rebs: Stewart 14 Asts: Taurasi 8		Pts: Takada 17 Rebs: Okoye 8 Asts: Machida 6

Saitama Super Arena, Saitama Referees: Manuel Mazzoni (ITA), Andreia Silva (BRA), Maripier Malo (CAN)

See also

• 2020 Summer Olympics
• Basketball at the 2020 Summer Olympics
• United States at the 2020 Summer Olympics
• United States women's national basketball team

References

1. "2020 Player Statistics".
2. Lewis, Russell (August 7, 2021). "U.S. Women's Basketball Wins Olympic Gold For The 7th Straight Time". NPR.
3. "2020 U.S. Olympic Women's Basketball Team Unveiled". USA Basketball. Archived from the original on June 21, 2021. Retrieved June 22, 2021.

External links

• 2020 Olympics, Women's Basketball: Standings and Stats at Basketball-Reference.com