2000 United States women's Olympic basketball team

2000 United States women's Olympic basketball team
Head coachNell Fortner
2000 Summer Olympics
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The 2000 United States women's Olympic basketball team competed in the Games of the XXVII Olympiad which were held in Sydney, Australia. The U.S. women's Olympic team won their fourth gold medal, and second consecutive, at the event. They went undefeated, beating Australia in the Gold medal final.[1]

Roster

United States women's national basketball team roster
Players Coaches
Pos. No. Name Age – Date of birth Height Club Ctr.
G Ruthie Bolton 33 – (1967-05-25)May 25, 1967 1.75 m (5 ft 9 in) Sacramento Monarchs United States
G Teresa Edwards 36 – (1964-06-19)June 19, 1964 1.80 m (5 ft 11 in) U.S. national team United States
F Yolanda Griffith 30 – (1970-03-01)March 1, 1970 1.91 m (6 ft 3 in) Sacramento Monarchs United States
F Chamique Holdsclaw (†) 23 – (1977-08-09)August 9, 1977 1.88 m (6 ft 2 in) Washington Mystics United States
F/C Lisa Leslie 28 – (1972-07-07)July 7, 1972 1.96 m (6 ft 5 in) Los Angeles Sparks United States
G Nikki McCray 28 – (1971-12-17)December 17, 1971 1.80 m (5 ft 11 in) Washington Mystics United States
C DeLisha Milton 26 – (1974-09-11)September 11, 1974 1.85 m (6 ft 1 in) Los Angeles Sparks United States
G Katie Smith 26 – (1974-06-04)June 4, 1974 1.80 m (5 ft 11 in) Minnesota Lynx United States
G Dawn Staley 30 – (1970-05-04)May 4, 1970 1.68 m (5 ft 6 in) Charlotte Sting United States
G/F Sheryl Swoopes 29 – (1971-03-25)March 25, 1971 1.83 m (6 ft 0 in) Houston Comets United States
F Natalie Williams 29 – (1970-11-30)November 30, 1970 1.88 m (6 ft 2 in) Utah Starzz United States
C Kara Wolters 25 – (1975-08-15)August 15, 1975 2.01 m (6 ft 7 in) Indiana Fever United States
Head coach
Assistant coach(es)
Legend
  • Club – describes last
    club before the competition
  • † – Retained on the roster
    but did not play due to injury
  • Age – describes age
    on September 16, 2000
  • Source – [2]

Results

Group stage

September 16
21:30
United States  89–75  South Korea
The Dome, Sydney
September 18
16:30
United States  90–61  Cuba
The Dome, Sydney
September 20
16:30
United States  88–77  Russia
The Dome, Sydney
September 22
16:30
United States  93–42  New Zealand
The Dome, Sydney
September 24
19:30
United States  76–57  Poland
The Dome, Sydney

Quarterfinal

September 27
22:00
United States  58–43  Slovakia
Scoring by half: 32–23, 26–20
The Dome, Sydney
Attendance: 14,605

Semifinal

September 29
16:30
South Korea  65–78  United States
Scoring by half: 40–42, 25–36
The Dome, Sydney
Attendance: 14,833

Gold Medal Final

September 30
13:15
Australia  54–76  United States
Scoring by half: 43–30, 33–24
The Dome, Sydney
Attendance: 14,833

See also

References

  1. ^ Wise, Mike (October 1, 2000). "Sydney 2000: Basketball; Americans Win the Gold By Beating an Upstart". The New York Times.
  2. ^ USA Basketball Women's National Team: Games of the XXVIIth Olympiad -- 2000 Archived April 24, 2012, at the Wayback Machine
  3. ^ a b c d e f g h "Women's Basketball - Sydney 2000 Summer Olympics". Olympian Database.

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