Team USA has women’s basketball teams in both the traditional 5-on-5 game as well as the new 3-on-3 competition at the Tokyo Olympics this summer.
The 3-on-3 basketball tournament began Saturday, July 24, and Team USA won both its games, beating France, 17-10, and Mongolia, 21-9. The roster for this squad is the Chicago Sky’s Stefanie Dolson, Dallas Wings’ Allisha Gray and Las Vegas Aces’ Kelsey Plum and Jackie Young. (Read about the Olympic rules and format for 3-on-3 basketball here.)
But while that version of basketball is new to the Olympics, we’re focusing here on the traditional 5-on-5 tournament.
Team USA’s women’s basketball team is led by South Carolina coach Dawn Staley, along with recently retired Seattle Storm coach Dan Hughes, Minnesota Lynx head coach Cheryl Reeve and Connecticut Sun coach Jennifer Rizzotti.
Only six of the 12-player roster have Olympic experience, including Sue Bird and Diana Taurasi, who are back for their fifth Games and playing for their fifth gold medal and Team USA’s seventh consecutive Olympic title.
In exhibition games ahead of the Olympics, Team USA beat Nigeria, lost to Australia and lost to some WNBA players.
Here’s a look at Team USA’s women’s basketball roster for the Tokyo Olympics. Five-on-five competition begins Sunday, July 25, and Team USA’s first game is against Nigeria at 12:40 a.m. ET on Tuesday, July 27.
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