USA BASKETBALL HISTORY
U.S. WOMEN’S OLYMPIC TEAM 2024 RESULTS
PARIS, FRANCE • JULY 26-AUGUST 11, 2024
A team that makes history virtually every time it steps onto the court continued to raise the gold standard. The U.S. won an unprecedented eighth Olympic gold medal in a row by winning the closest gold-medal game in women’s history. The U.S. broke the record for most consecutive team gold medals in a traditional sport, eclipsing the USA Basketball Men’s National Team winning the first seven Olympic golds (1936-1968). With the six victo- ries, the U.S. extended its winning streak to 61 games. Individually, 42-year-old Diana Taurasi became the first player in Olympic basketball history to win six gold medals (2004-2024). Taurasi broke a tie with former U.S. teammate Sue Bird, who retired with five golds (2004-2020). The quest began with a 102-76 victory over Japan in a rematch of the 2020 Tokyo Olympics gold-medal game. The veteran inside duo of A’ja Wilson and Breanna Stewart, as they would do throughout the tournament, led the way with Wilson getting 24 points, 13 rebounds and four blocks, while Stewart had 22 points, eight boards and three blocks. Chelsea Gray had 13 assists. Against Belgium, the U.S. clinched first place in its group and a spot in the quarterfinals by virtue of an 87-74 win. Stewart had 26 points and seven rebounds and Wilson added 23 points and 13 rebounds. Wrapping up pool play, Jackie Young hit five 3-pointers en route to 19 points as the U.S. over- came a slow start to drop Germany 87-68. Wilson contributed 14 points and Stewart 13. In the quarterfinals, the U.S. turned up the defense in bouncing Nigeria 88-74. Wilson had her third double-double in four games with 20 points and 11 boards, while Stewart chipped in 13 points. That set up a semifinal showdown with Australia, the country with the second-most Olympic medals with five (three silver and two bronze). The U.S. earned a shot at history with an 85-64 triumph as four players scored in double figures. Stewart had 16 points and six rebounds, Young 14 points, Kahleah Copper 11 points and six boards and Wilson 10 points, eight rebounds and four blocks. Facing host country France for the gold, the U.S. survived a low-scoring, back-and-forth affair to come away with a 67-66 triumph and an eighth gold medal in a row. Stewart gave the U.S. the lead for good at 56-55 on a free throw with 3:45 to go, but there was plenty of drama remaining. While France was a one-woman show as Gabby Williams scored 11 of her team’s final 13 points, the U.S. got contributions from a handful of players and went 7-of-8 from the free-throw line down the stretch while making just two baskets. The final two free throws came from Copper with 2.8 seconds left, putting the U.S. up 67-64, and proved crucial. That is because Williams banked in a shot at the buzzer from the 3-point line, but it was clearly a 2-point attempt as her left foot was squarely on the line after catching a long pass. After a brief discussion and video review, the U.S. had its eighth consecutive gold medal and 10th in 12 trips to the Olympics. Wilson had her fourth double-double with 21 points and 13 rebounds, while Copper and Kelsey Plum each added 12 points and Napheesa Collier 11 boards. Taurasi, in what she says is her final Olympics, finished her career second in U.S. history with 416 points, behind Lisa Leslie’s record 488, and fourth in Olympic history.
2024 USA WOMEN’S OLYMPIC TEAM ROSTER
2024 USA RESULTS (6-0)
NAME
POS HGT WGT AGE AFFILIATION (SCHOOL)
HOMETOWN
Japan
W, 102-76 W, 87-74 W, 87-68 W, 88-74 W, 85-64 W, 67-66
Belgium Germany
Napheesa Collier Kahleah Copper Chelsea Gray Brittney Griner Sabrina Ionescu
F/G F/G
6-1 6-1
183 165 170 205 165 150 145 180 163 190 165 197
27 29 31 33 26 30 29 27 41 32 26 28
Minnesota (Connecticut)
O’Fallon, MO Philadelphia, PA Manteca, CA Houston, TX Walnut Creek, CA Lincolnwood, IL
Phoenix (Rutgers) Las Vegas (Duke) Phoenix (Baylor) New York (Oregon)
G C G G G C G
5-11 6-9 5-11 5-10
MEDAL ROUND
Nigeria
Australia
Jewell Loyd Kelsey Plum
Seattle (Notre Dame) Las Vegas (Washington) New York (Connecticut) Phoenix (Connecticut) Connecticut (Maryland) Las Vegas (Notre Dame) Las Vegas (South Carolina)
5-8 6-6 6-0 6-2 6-0 6-5
Poway, CA
France
Breanna Stewart Diana Taurasi Alyssa Thomas
North Syracuse, NY
Chino, CA
F
Harrisburg, PA Princeton, IN Hopkins, SC
Jackie Young A’ja Wilson
G
FINAL STANDINGS
F
Head Coach: Cheryl Reeve, Minnesota Lynx Assistant Coach: Kara Lawson, Duke University Assistant Coach: Joni Taylor, Texas A&M University Assistant Coach: Mike Thibault, Washington Mystics Team Physician: Kris Jones, UCLA Health Athletic Trainer: Thersa Acosta, New York Liberty Athletic Trainer: Nicole Alexander
1. 2. 3. 4. 5. 6. 7. 8.
United States (6-0)
France (4-2) Australia (4-2) Belgium (1-2)
Spain (3-1) Serbia (2-2)
Germany (2-2) Nigeria (2-2)
2024 USA WOMEN’S OLYMPIC TEAM CUMULATIVE STATISTICS
NAME G/S MIN
FGM-A
PCT
3PM-A
PCT
FTM-A
PCT
REB
PTS
A TO BLK STL
9. China (1-2) 10. Puerto Rico (0-3) 11. Canada (0-3) 12. Japan (0-3)
Wilson Stewart Young Griner Copper Collier
6/6 27.3 6/6 25.1 6/3 19.2 6/0 14.2 6/0 14.6 6/6 23.3 6/0 15.0
45-76 38-67 21-39 18-28 18-39 11-25 8-17
0.592 0.567 0.538
0-1
0.000 22-28 0.286 18-23 0.385 10-13 0.000 8-12 0.400 7-7 0.143 3-6 0.400 11-11 0.400 7-7 0.000 7-11 0.273 3-3 0.167 1-2 0.111 0-0 0.308 97-123 0.275 54-62
0.786 61/10.2
112/18.7 98/16.3
11
18 16
9 5 9 2 3 5 2 3 4 1 6 1
4-14 5-13
0.783 0.769
32/5.3 14/2.3
17 6 14 9
10
57/9.5 44/7.3 41/8.2 40/6.7 39/6.5 33/5.5 23/3.8 16/3.2
1 3 1 4 0 0 0 0 0
0.643 --- 0.438 6-15 0.462 1-7 0.440 6-16 0.417 6-15 0.4000 --- 0.238 3-11
0.667 25/4.2 1.000 17/3.4 0.500 39/6.5 1.000 2/0.3 1.000 11/1.8 0.636 29/4.8 1.000 11/2.2 0.500 7/1.2 0.000 4/0.8 0.789 285/47.5 0.871 187/31.2
5 6 8
3 6 7
Plum
19 8 20 11
Ionescu 6/0 13.2 Thomas 6/0 17.6
4-9
8-20 5-21 3-18 2-12
21 10 1
Loyd Gray
5/0 11.3 6/6 14.3
8
5
0.167 0.167
1-6 1-9
8/1.3 5/1.0
31 6
Taurasi
5/3
11.2
6
8
USA OPP.
6 6
1200 1200
193-401 159-416
0.481 33-107 0.382 50-182
516/86.0 422/70.3
166 93 36 104 86 15
50 45
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