2008 United States women's Olympic basketball team

2008 United States women's Olympic basketball team

Head coach	Van Chancellor
2008 Summer Olympics

The 2008 United States women's Olympic basketball team competed in the Games of the XXVIX Olympiad which were held in Beijing, China. The U.S. women's Olympic team won their sixth gold medal, and fourth consecutive, at the event. They went undefeated, beating Australia in the Gold medal final for the third time in a row.

Roster

United States women's national basketball team – 2008 Summer Olympics roster
Players	Coaches
Pos. No. Name Age – Date of birth Height Club Ctr. F 5 Seimone Augustus 24 – (1984-04-30)April 30, 1984 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) Minnesota Lynx G 6 Sue Bird 27 – (1980-10-16)October 16, 1980 5 ft 9 in (1.75 m) Seattle Storm F 10 Tamika Catchings 29 – (1979-07-21)July 21, 1979 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) Indiana Fever C 13 Sylvia Fowles 23 – (1985-06-10)June 10, 1985 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m) Chicago Sky G 7 Kara Lawson 27 – (1981-02-14)February 14, 1981 5 ft 8 in (1.73 m) Sacramento Monarchs C 9 Lisa Leslie 36 – (1972-07-07)July 7, 1972 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) Los Angeles Sparks F 8 DeLisha Milton-Jones 33 – (1974-09-11)September 11, 1974 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) Los Angeles Sparks G/F 15 Candace Parker 22 – (1986-04-19)April 19, 1986 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) Los Angeles Sparks G 4 Cappie Pondexter 25 – (1983-01-07)January 7, 1983 5 ft 9 in (1.75 m) Phoenix Mercury G 14 Katie Smith 34 – (1974-06-04)June 4, 1974 5 ft 11 in (1.8 m) Detroit Shock G/F 12 Diana Taurasi 26 – (1982-06-11)June 11, 1982 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) Phoenix Mercury F 11 Tina Thompson 33 – (1975-02-10)February 10, 1975 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) Houston Comets	Head coach Anne Donovan Assistant coach(es) Gail Goestenkors Dawn Staley Mike Thibault Legend Club – describes last club before the tournament Age – describes age on August 9, 2008 Source:

Results

Main article: Basketball at the 2008 Summer Olympics – Women's tournament

Group stage

August 9, 2008 20:00

Report

Czech Republic	57–97	United States
Scoring by quarter: 17–22, 14–27, 13–26, 13–22
Pts: Veselá 8 Rebs: Veselá 9 Asts: Machová 4		Pts: Pondexter 12 Rebs: Fowles 14 Asts: Lawson 3

Wukesong Indoor Stadium, Beijing Attendance: 11,083 Referees: Michael Aylen (AUS)

August 11, 2008 20:00

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China	63–108	United States
Scoring by quarter: 11–33, 16–28, 19–20, 17–27
Pts: Miao 16 Rebs: Bian, Liu, Sui 4 Asts: Miao, Shao 3		Pts: Thompson 27 Rebs: Leslie 10 Asts: Lawson, Pondexter 5

Wukesong Indoor Stadium, Beijing Attendance: 11,083 Referees: Romualdas Brazauskas (LTU)

August 13, 2008 22:15

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Mali	41–97	United States
Scoring by quarter: 12–24, 16–27, 5–25, 9–21
Pts: Sininta 13 Rebs: Sissoko 7 Asts: Bagayoko 3		Pts: Leslie 16 Rebs: Fowles 6 Asts: Lawson 7

Wukesong Indoor Stadium, Beijing Attendance: 11,083 Referees: Maogong Yang (CHN)

August 15, 2008 20:00

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United States	93–55	Spain
Scoring by quarter: 22–17, 17–17, 23–10, 31–11
Pts: Thompson 17 Rebs: Leslie 11 Asts: Lawson, Leslie, Parker 2		Pts: Valdemoro 17 Rebs: Nicholls 5 Asts: Martínez 2

Wukesong Indoor Stadium, Beijing Attendance: 11,083 Referees: Fabio Facchini (ITA)

August 17, 2008 22:15

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New Zealand	60–96	United States
Scoring by quarter: 18–23, 6–27, 18–25, 18–21
Pts: Marino 17 Rebs: Harmon 7 Asts: Marino 17		Pts: Thompson 15 Rebs: Leslie, Fowles 6 Asts: Taurasi 5

Wukesong Indoor Stadium, Beijing Attendance: 11,083 Referees: Luigi Lamonica (ITA)

Quarterfinal

August 19, 2008 20:00

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United States	104–60	South Korea
Scoring by quarter: 25–21, 26–9, 26–9, 27–21
Pts: Fowles 26 Rebs: Fowles 14 Asts: Augustus 3		Pts: Kim 14 Rebs: Kim 5 Asts: Park 7

Wukesong Indoor Stadium, Beijing Attendance: 11,083 Referees: Stephen Seibel (USA)

Semifinal

August 21, 2008 20:00

Report

Russia	52–67	United States
Scoring by quarter: 16–13, 16–20, 8–15, 12–19
Pts: Stepanova 14 Rebs: Korstin 8 Asts: Six-way tie 1		Pts: Taurasi 21 Rebs: Fowles 10 Asts: Smith 3

Wukesong Indoor Stadium, Beijing Attendance: 11,083 Referees: Cristiano Maranho (BRA)

Gold Medal Final

August 23, 2008 22:00

Report

United States	92–65	Australia
Scoring by quarter: 22–15, 25–15, 22–24, 23–11
Pts: Lawson 15 Rebs: Leslie 7 Asts: Thompson 4		Pts: Jackson 20 Rebs: Jackson 10 Asts: Grima 2

Wukesong Indoor Stadium, Beijing Attendance: 11,083 Referees: Nikolaos Zavlanos (GRE)

See also

• 2008 Summer Olympics
• Basketball at the 2008 Summer Olympics
• United States at the 2008 Summer Olympics
• United States women's national basketball team

External links

• 2004 Olympics, Women's Basketball: Standings and Stats at Basketball-Reference.com