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]

2000 United States women's Olympic basketball team
Head coachNell Fortner
2000 Summer Olympics

Roster
United States women's national basketball team roster
PlayersCoaches
Pos.No.NameAge – Date of birthHeightClubCtr.
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
Main article: Basketball at the 2000 Summer Olympics – Women's tournament

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

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. "Women's Basketball - Sydney 2000 Summer Olympics". Olympian Database.
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