From last three Olympics USA Basketball Women`s team has won gold and now it’s a leading team in whole world. At Rio Olympics 2016 USA Women`s team is leading in all rounds and today it is going to compete with Spain.
Women`s basketball team has 12 members in it. At Rio Olympics 2016 Women`s team mostly have gold medalist. Twelve Members of team are as below.
Elena Delle Donne is professional basketball player for the Chicago Sky in the Women's National Basketball Association (WNBA).During her college days, Delle Donne was selected to the 2011 USA Basketball Team for the World University Games played August 12–23 in Shenzhen, China. Delle Donne led the team to a gold medal with a perfect 6–0 record and averaged 15.7 points, 8.5 rebounds and 3.0 assists.
Maya April Moore is professional basketball player for the Minnesota Lynx of theWomen's National Basketball Association (WNBA). Moore was the winner of the 2006 and 2007 Naismith Prep Player of the Year. Moore played forward for the UConn women's basketball team, and won back to back national championships in 2009and 2010. She was selected as the John Wooden Award winner in 2009 after leading Connecticut to the undefeated national championship.
Suzanne Brigit "Sue" Bird is professional basketball player for the Seattle Storm of the Women's National Basketball Association (WNBA) and UMMC Ekaterinburg.She is one of 9 women to win an Olympic Gold Medal, an NCAA Championship, and a WNBA Championship. In 2011, she was voted in by fans as one of the WNBA's Top 15 Players of All Time.
Brittney Yevette Griner is professional basketball center for the Phoenix Mercury of the Women's National Basketball Association (WNBA). She played college basketball at Baylor University in Waco, Texas. She is the only NCAA basketball player to score 2,000 points and block 500 shots. In 2012, the three-time All-American was named the AP Player of the Year and the Most Outstanding Player of the Final Four.
Lindsay Marie Whalen is professional basketball player for the Minnesota Lynx of the Women's National Basketball Association (WNBA), and for AGÜ Spor of Eurobasket. She began her pro career as a point guard for the Connecticut Sun. Whalen has won World and Olympic titles with the United States women's national basketball team, as well as three WNBA titles with the Lynx.
Tamika Devonne Catchings is professional basketball player for the Indiana Fever of the Women's National Basketball Association (WNBA) and Turkish team Galatasaray. She is a prolific scorer close to and far from the basket, as well as a capable rebounder, ball handler, and defender.Catchings is a ten-time WNBA All-Star, a twelve-time All-WNBA selection and is famous for recording the first ever quintuple-double. She serves as President of the WNBA Players Association as of the 2012 season.
Tina Alexandria Charles American basketball player for the New York Liberty of the Women's National Basketball Association (WNBA) and the Fenerbahçe of the TWBL. Originally from Jamaica, New York, Charles was drafted 1st overall in the 2010 WNBA Draft. In 2009 and 2010, she and teammate Maya Moore led the Connecticut Huskies to two undefeated national championships.
Diana Lorena Taurasi (born June 11, 1982) is professional basketball player for the Phoenix Mercury of the Women's National Basketball Association (WNBA) and UMMC Ekaterinburg of Russia.She was one of the WNBA's Top 15 Players of All Time in 2011.
Sylvia Shaqueria Fowles (born October 6, 1985) professional basketball player for the Minnesota Lynx of the Women's National Basketball Association (WNBA). Fowles, who joined the Lynx in July 2015, was MVP of the 2015 WNBA Finals. She is 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m) tall and weighs 200 lbs (90.7 kg).
Angel Lajuane McCoughtry is professional basketball player for the Atlanta Dream of the Women's National Basketball Association (WNBA). She completed her college career at the University of Louisville in 2009. She was selected first overall by the Atlanta Dream in the 2009 WNBA Draft and is considered its franchise player.
Seimone Delicia Augustus is professional women's basketball player with the Minnesota Lynx of the Women's National Basketball Association (WNBA), Dynamo Kursk and the U.S. national team.[1] A five-time all-star, Augustus has become one of the most recognizable faces in the WNBA, earning MVP honors while leading the Lynx to the 2011 WNBA championship, the first of three that she has won with the team
Women`s basketball team has 12 members in it. At Rio Olympics 2016 Women`s team mostly have gold medalist. Twelve Members of team are as below.
Elena Delle Donne is professional basketball player for the Chicago Sky in the Women's National Basketball Association (WNBA).During her college days, Delle Donne was selected to the 2011 USA Basketball Team for the World University Games played August 12–23 in Shenzhen, China. Delle Donne led the team to a gold medal with a perfect 6–0 record and averaged 15.7 points, 8.5 rebounds and 3.0 assists.
Maya April Moore is professional basketball player for the Minnesota Lynx of theWomen's National Basketball Association (WNBA). Moore was the winner of the 2006 and 2007 Naismith Prep Player of the Year. Moore played forward for the UConn women's basketball team, and won back to back national championships in 2009and 2010. She was selected as the John Wooden Award winner in 2009 after leading Connecticut to the undefeated national championship.
Suzanne Brigit "Sue" Bird is professional basketball player for the Seattle Storm of the Women's National Basketball Association (WNBA) and UMMC Ekaterinburg.She is one of 9 women to win an Olympic Gold Medal, an NCAA Championship, and a WNBA Championship. In 2011, she was voted in by fans as one of the WNBA's Top 15 Players of All Time.
Brittney Yevette Griner is professional basketball center for the Phoenix Mercury of the Women's National Basketball Association (WNBA). She played college basketball at Baylor University in Waco, Texas. She is the only NCAA basketball player to score 2,000 points and block 500 shots. In 2012, the three-time All-American was named the AP Player of the Year and the Most Outstanding Player of the Final Four.
Lindsay Marie Whalen is professional basketball player for the Minnesota Lynx of the Women's National Basketball Association (WNBA), and for AGÜ Spor of Eurobasket. She began her pro career as a point guard for the Connecticut Sun. Whalen has won World and Olympic titles with the United States women's national basketball team, as well as three WNBA titles with the Lynx.
Tamika Devonne Catchings is professional basketball player for the Indiana Fever of the Women's National Basketball Association (WNBA) and Turkish team Galatasaray. She is a prolific scorer close to and far from the basket, as well as a capable rebounder, ball handler, and defender.Catchings is a ten-time WNBA All-Star, a twelve-time All-WNBA selection and is famous for recording the first ever quintuple-double. She serves as President of the WNBA Players Association as of the 2012 season.
Tina Alexandria Charles American basketball player for the New York Liberty of the Women's National Basketball Association (WNBA) and the Fenerbahçe of the TWBL. Originally from Jamaica, New York, Charles was drafted 1st overall in the 2010 WNBA Draft. In 2009 and 2010, she and teammate Maya Moore led the Connecticut Huskies to two undefeated national championships.
Diana Lorena Taurasi (born June 11, 1982) is professional basketball player for the Phoenix Mercury of the Women's National Basketball Association (WNBA) and UMMC Ekaterinburg of Russia.She was one of the WNBA's Top 15 Players of All Time in 2011.
Sylvia Shaqueria Fowles (born October 6, 1985) professional basketball player for the Minnesota Lynx of the Women's National Basketball Association (WNBA). Fowles, who joined the Lynx in July 2015, was MVP of the 2015 WNBA Finals. She is 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m) tall and weighs 200 lbs (90.7 kg).
Angel Lajuane McCoughtry is professional basketball player for the Atlanta Dream of the Women's National Basketball Association (WNBA). She completed her college career at the University of Louisville in 2009. She was selected first overall by the Atlanta Dream in the 2009 WNBA Draft and is considered its franchise player.
Seimone Delicia Augustus is professional women's basketball player with the Minnesota Lynx of the Women's National Basketball Association (WNBA), Dynamo Kursk and the U.S. national team.[1] A five-time all-star, Augustus has become one of the most recognizable faces in the WNBA, earning MVP honors while leading the Lynx to the 2011 WNBA championship, the first of three that she has won with the team
