2000 United States women's Olympic basketball team
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
G
Teresa Edwards
36 – (1964-06-19 ) June 19, 1964
1.80 m (5 ft 11 in)
U.S. national team
F
Yolanda Griffith
30 – (1970-03-01 ) March 1, 1970
1.91 m (6 ft 3 in)
Sacramento Monarchs
F
Chamique Holdsclaw (†)
23 – (1977-08-09 ) August 9, 1977
1.88 m (6 ft 2 in)
Washington Mystics
F/C
Lisa Leslie
28 – (1972-07-07 ) July 7, 1972
1.96 m (6 ft 5 in)
Los Angeles Sparks
G
Nikki McCray
28 – (1971-12-17 ) December 17, 1971
1.80 m (5 ft 11 in)
Washington Mystics
C
DeLisha Milton
26 – (1974-09-11 ) September 11, 1974
1.85 m (6 ft 1 in)
Los Angeles Sparks
G
Katie Smith
26 – (1974-06-04 ) June 4, 1974
1.80 m (5 ft 11 in)
Minnesota Lynx
G
Dawn Staley
30 – (1970-05-04 ) May 4, 1970
1.68 m (5 ft 6 in)
Charlotte Sting
G/F
Sheryl Swoopes
29 – (1971-03-25 ) March 25, 1971
1.83 m (6 ft 0 in)
Houston Comets
F
Natalie Williams
29 – (1970-11-30 ) November 30, 1970
1.88 m (6 ft 2 in)
Utah Starzz
C
Kara Wolters
25 – (1975-08-15 ) August 15, 1975
2.01 m (6 ft 7 in)
Indiana Fever
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
Quarterfinal
Semifinal
Gold Medal Final
See also
References
External links
Olympic Games FIBA World Cup