2009-12 USA Womens National Team List

Eight players have been selected on the USA Womens National Team list for the 2009-12 FIBA Championships, leading to the 2012 London Olympics. 

 

• Sue Bird (Seattle Storm)
• Tamika Catchings (Indiana Fever)
• Diana Taurasi (Phoenix Mercury)
• Seimone Augustus (Minnesota Lynx)
• Sylvia Fowles (Chicago Sky)
• Kara Lawson (Sacramento Monarchs)
• Candace Parker (Los Angeles Sparks)
• Cappie Pondexter

Current medal count for the USA Womens National Basketball Team (FIBA World Championship Events):

• Seven Gold Medals
• One Silver
• Two Bronze 

The 16th FIBA World Championship format will feature a round-robin competition in preliminary round play with four groups comprised of four teams each. The top three teams from each preliminary group advance to form two second round groups consisting of six teams each. Each team’s results from its preliminary group carries over to the second round standings and each team will play the other three teams in the second round group whom they have not previously faced. The top four teams from those two groups will advance on to the medal round, and the gold medal game will be played Oct. 3.