2018 USA World Cup Team ALPHABETICAL ROSTER
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2018 USA BASKETBALL WORLD CUP TEAM GAME 3 Record Watch USA (3-0) vs. Nigeria (3-1) Whoever scores the USA’s 72nd Sept. 28, 2018 • ESPN3 @ 6:30 a.m. EDT point tomorrow morning will have NOTE: The game will re-air @ 2 p.m. EDT on ESPNU also scored the USA’s 10,000th Santiago Martin Arena, San Cristobal de la Laguna, Spain point in World Cup competition. All-time USA World Cup record: 106-21 USA World Cup winning streak: 19-0 USA vs. Nigeria in World Cup play: USA 1, Nigeria 0 Last time out: USA 79, Nigeria 46 in 2006 2018 USA World Cup Team ALPHABETICAL ROSTER NO NAME POS HGT WGT AGE TEAM SCHOOL HOMETOWN 6 Sue Bird G 5-9 150 37 Seattle Storm Connecticut ’02 Syosset, NY 14 Tina Charles C 6-4 192 29 New York Liberty Connecticut ’10 Jamaica, NY 7 Layshia Clarendon G 5-9 140 27 Connecticut Sun California ’13 San Bernardino, CA 11 Elena Delle Donne F/G 6-5 188 29 Washington Mystics Delaware ’13 Wilmington, DE 15 Brittney Griner C 6-9 205 27 Phoenix Mercury Baylor ‘13 Houston, TX 4 Jewell Loyd G 5-11 150 24 Seattle Storm Notre Dame ’15 Lincolnwood, IL 13 Nneka Ogwumike F 6-2 188 28 Los Angeles Sparks Stanford ‘12 Cypress, TX 5 Kelsey Plum G 5-8 145 24 Las Vegas Aces Washington ’17 Poway, CA 10 Breanna Stewart F 6-4 170 24 Seattle Storm Connecticut ‘16 North Syracuse, NY 12 Diana Taurasi G 6-0 164 36 Phoenix Mercury Connecticut ‘04 Chino, CA 8 Morgan Tuck F 6-2 200 24 Connecticut Sun Connecticut ‘16 Bolingbrook, IL 9 A’ja Wilson F 6-5 197 22 Las Vegas Aces South Carolina ’18 Hopkins, SC NUMERICAL ROSTER NO NAME POS HGT WGT AGE TEAM SCHOOL HOMETOWN 4 Jewell Loyd G 5-11 150 24 Seattle Storm Notre Dame ’15 Lincolnwood, IL 5 Kelsey Plum G 5-8 145 24 Las Vegas Aces Washington ’17 Poway, CA 6 Sue Bird G 5-9 150 37 Seattle Storm Connecticut ’02 Syosset, NY 7 Layshia Clarendon G 5-9 140 27 Connecticut Sun California ’13 San Bernardino, CA 8 Morgan Tuck F 6-2 200 24 Connecticut Sun Connecticut ‘16 Bolingbrook, IL 9 A’ja Wilson F 6-5 197 22 Las Vegas Aces South Carolina ’18 Hopkins, SC 10 Breanna Stewart F 6-4 170 24 Seattle Storm Connecticut ‘16 North Syracuse, NY 11 Elena Delle Donne F/G 6-5 188 29 Washington Mystics Delaware ’13 Wilmington, DE 12 Diana Taurasi G 6-0 164 36 Phoenix Mercury Connecticut ‘04 Chino, CA 13 Nneka Ogwumike F 6-2 188 28 Los Angeles Sparks Stanford ‘12 Cypress, TX 14 Tina Charles C 6-4 192 29 New York Liberty Connecticut ’10 Jamaica, NY 15 Brittney Griner C 6-9 205 27 Phoenix Mercury Baylor ‘13 Houston, TX USA Staff 2017-20 USA National Team Head Coach: Dawn Staley, University of South Carolina Assistant Coach: Dan Hughes, Seattle Storm Assistant Coach: Cheryl Reeve, Minnesota Lynx Assistant Coach: Jennifer Rizzotti, George Washington University Scout/Court Coach: Lisa Boyer, University of South Carolina Video Coordinator: Hudson Jacobs, University of South Carolina Team Physician: Dave Weinstein, Colorado Springs, Colorado Athletic Trainer: Ed Ryan, USA Basketball and Andrews Institute NOTE: Ages listed are as of Sept. 11, 2018. 2018-20 USA National Team Pool NAME POS HGT WGT AGE TEAM SCHOOL HOMETOWN Seimone Augustus G/F 6-0 170 34 Minnesota Lynx Louisiana State ‘06 Baton Rouge, LA Sue Bird G 5-9 150 37 Seattle Storm Connecticut ’02 Syosset, NY Tina Charles C 6-4 192 29 New York Liberty Connecticut ’10 Jamaica, NY Layshia Clarendon G 5-9 140 27 Connecticut Sun California ’13 San Bernardino, CA Napheesa Collier G/F 6-1 183 21 n/a Connecticut ’19 O’Fallon, MO Elena Delle Donne F/G 6-5 188 28 Washington Mystics Delaware ’13 Wilmington, DE Skylar Diggins-Smith G 6-0 165 28 Dallas Wings Notre Dame ’13 South Bend, IN Stefanie Dolson C/F 6-5 214 26 Chicago Sky Connecticut ’14 Port Jervis, NY Asia Durr G 5-10 153 21 n/a Louisville ’19 Douglasville, GA Sylvia Fowles C 6-6 212 32 Minnesota Lynx Louisiana State ‘08 Miami, FL Allisha Gray G 6-0 167 23 Dallas Wings South Carolina ’17 Sandersville, GA Chelsea Gray G 5-11 170 25 Los Angeles Sparks Duke ’14 Manteca, CA Brittney Griner C 6-9 205 27 Phoenix Mercury Baylor ‘13 Houston, TX Tiffany Hayes G 5-10 155 28 Atlanta Dream Connecticut ‘12 Lakeland, FL Jewell Loyd G 5-11 150 24 Seattle Storm Notre Dame ’15 Lincolnwood, IL Kayla McBride G 5-11 174 26 Las Vegas Aces Notre Dame ’14 Erie, PA Angel McCoughtry G/F 6-1 160 31 Atlanta Dream Louisville ‘09 Baltimore, MD Kelsey Mitchell F 5-8 154 22 n/a Ohio State ’18 Cincinnati, OH Tiffany Mitchell G 5-9 154 23 Indiana Fever South Carolina ’16 Charlotte, NC Maya Moore F 6-0 177 29 Minnesota Lynx Connecticut ‘11 Lawrenceville, GA Chiney Ogwumike F 6-4 173 26 Connecticut Sun Stanford ’14 Cypress, TX Nneka Ogwumike F 6-2 188 28 Los Angeles Sparks Stanford ‘12 Cypress, TX Kelsey Plum G 5-8 145 24 Las Vegas Aces Washington ’17 Poway, CA Katie Lou Samuelson G/F 6-3 165 21 n/a Connecticut ’19 Huntington Beach, CA Odyssey Sims G 5-8 160 26 Los Angeles Sparks Baylor ’14 Irving, TX Breanna Stewart F 6-4 170 24 Seattle Storm Connecticut ‘16 North Syracuse, NY Brittney Sykes G 5-9 146 24 Atlanta Dream Syracuse ‘17 Newark, NJ Diana Taurasi G 6-0 164 36 Phoenix Mercury Connecticut ‘04 Chino, CA Jasmine Thomas G 5-9 145 28 Connecticut Sun Duke ’11 Vienna, VA Morgan Tuck F 6-2 200 24 Connecticut Sun Connecticut ‘16 Bolingbrook, IL Sydney Wiese G 6-0 155 23 Los Angeles Sparks Oregon State ’17 Phoenix, AZ Elizabeth Williams C 6-3 192 25 Atlanta Dream Duke ‘15 Virginia Beach, VA A’ja Wilson F 6-5 197 22 n/a South Carolina ’18 Hopkins, SC 2018 USA World Cup Team - Single-Game World Cup Personal Bests NAME POINTS REBOUNDS ASSISTS STEALS BLOCKS Sue Bird 20 vs. CHN in 2006 4, twice in 2010 7 vs RUS in 2006 5 vs. CZE in 2010 0 Tina Charles 18 2x, last vs. LAT in 2018 10 vs. CZE in 2010 4 vs. ESP in 2014 2 vs. AUS in 2014 2, vs. SEN in 2018 Layshia Clarendon 5 vs. LAT in 2018 2, twice in 2018 7 vs. LAT in 2018 4 vs. LAT in 2018 0 Elena Delle Donne 19 vs. SEN in 2018 6 vs. SEN in 2018 1 vs. SEN in 2018 1 vs. SEN in 2018 2 vs. SEN in 2018 Brittney Griner 17 vs. FRA in 2014 10 vs. SRB in 2014 3 vs. AUS in 2014 3, three times 4 vs. China in 2014 Jewell Loyd 11 vs. LAT in 2018 7 vs. LAT in 2018 4 vs. SEN in 2018 0 0 Nneka Ogwumike 18 vs. ANG in 2014 10 vs. ANG in 2014 2, three times 1, three times 0 Kelsey Plum 6 vs. CHN in 2018 3 vs. CHN in 2018 5 vs. LAT in 2018 3 vs. SEN in 2018 0 Breanna Stewart 23 vs. CHN in 2018 8 vs. LAT in 2018 3 vs. CHN in 2018 1 twice in 2018 2 vs. CHN in 2018 Diana Taurasi 28 vs. BRA in 2006 7 vs. NGR in 2006 8 vs. ESP in 2014 3 vs. Canada in 2010 1, five times Morgan Tuck 8 vs. CHN in 2018 4 vs. CHN in 2018 3 vs. CHN in 2018 2 vs. CHN in 2018 0 A’ja Wilson 20 vs. CHN in 2018 8 vs. LAT in 2018 3 vs. LAT in 2018 3 vs. CHN in 2018 3 vs. CHN in 2018 @usabasketball #USABWNT 2 2018 USA World Cup Team Notes What’s at Stake? USA Basketball Honors Winners of the past two FIBA World Cups, the USA Basketball Ten of the past USA Basketball Female Athlete of the Year Women’s National Team is hoping to make it three in a row later honors have been earned by five members of the 2018 USA this month. Not only has the USA never claimed three-straight World Cup Team finalists, including head coach Dawn Staley, World Cup gold medals, but the winner of the 2018 World Cup who garnered the award in 1994 and 2004. Diana Taurasi (2006, earns an automatic berth into the 2020 Olympic Games. 2010, 2012, 2016) is tied with five-time Olympian Teresa By the Numbers Edwards for the most, earning the honor four times in her illustrious career. Breanna Stewart also is a multiple award The 2018 USA World Cup Team own a combined: winner, earning USA Athlete of the Year in 2011 and 2013, while Tina Charles (2009) and A’ja Wilson (2015) round out the list. • 638-35 (.948) record in games played in a USA Basketball jersey (through 9/25/18 vs. Latvia); USA Basketball Experience • 47 gold medals, 2 silver medals and 3 bronze medals in Every member of the 2018 USA World Cup Team has one at major international 5x5 events; and least one international tournamant title playing for USA Basketball • 1 gold medal in major international 3x3 events. in international competitions.