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2007 FIBA Americas
USA Basketball Women's National Team Qualifies For 2008 Beijing Olympics
September 30, 2007: Valdivia, Chile. A double-double of 15 points and 12 rebounds from Diana Taurasi (Phoenix Mercury) highlighted five U.S. scorers in double digits as the USA Basketball Women's Senior National Team (5-0) completed its mission of qualifying for the 2008 Beijing Olympics by crushing Cuba (3-2) 101-71 in Valdivia, Chile. Also scoring in double digits in helping the U.S. capture the 2007 FIBA Americas Championship gold medal were Tina Thompson (Houston Comets) with a game-high 18 points, Katie Smith (Detroit Shock) scored 15, Kara Lawson (Sacramento Monarchs) checked in to add 14 and Candace Parker (University of Tennessee) tallied 12 points. [More Here]
usabasketball.com
FIBA World Rankings
The following is a list of the top-ranked teams in the FIBA World Rankings for women. ~usabasketball.com
- United States: Points 1110
- Australia: Points 899
- Russia: Points 818
- Brazil: Points 564
- France: Points 373
- Spain: Points 319
- Korea: Points 295.9
- Cuba: Points 284
- Czech Republic: Points 266
- China: Points 265
- Canada: Points 207
- Argentina: Points 167
USA Team Set for FIBA Tournament 2007
October 11, 2007: Colorado Springs:
USA Basketball today announced an 11-member 2007 USA Basketball Women's Select Team that will compete in the FIBA World League Tournament in Ekaterinburg, Russia, Oct. 22-27. In addition to the USA Select Team, the tournament features seven professional club teams from around the globe, including teams from Australia, China, Cuba, Hungary, Lithuania and Russia. [More Here]
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2007 USA Basketball Women's Select Team Roster
Seimone Augustus: Forward 6'1" playing for the Minnesota Lynx out of Louisiana State. Hometown: Baton Rouge, LA.
Sue Bird: Guard 5'9" playing for the Seattle Storm out of Connecticut. Hometown: Syosset, NY.
Katie Feenstra: Center 6'8" playing for the Detroit Shock out of Liberty. Hometown: Grand Rapids, MI.
Kara Lawson: Guard 5'9" playing for the Sacramento Monarchs out of Tennessee. Hometown: Alexandria, VA.
Janel McCarville: Center 6'3" playing for the New York Liberty out of Minnesota. Hometown: Stevens Point, WI.
Taj McWilliams-Franklin: Forward/Center 6'2" playing for the Los Angeles Sparks out of St. Edward's. Hometown: Augusta, GA.
DeLisha Milton-Jones: Forward 6'1" playing for the Washington Mystics out of Florida. Hometown: Riceboro, GA.
Loree Moore: Guard 5'9" playing for the New York Liberty out of Tennessee. Hometown: Harbor City, CA.
Cappie Pondexter: Guard 5'9" playing for the Phoenix Mercury out of Rutgers. Hometown: Chicago, IL.
Katie Smith: Guard 5'11" playing for the Detroit Shock out of Ohio State. Hometown: Logan, OH.
Diana Taurasi: Guard/Forward 6'0" playing for the Phoenix Mercury out of Connecticut. Hometown: Chino, CA.
Head Coach: Anne Donovan, Seattle Storm.
Assistant Coach: Mike Thibault, Connecticut Sun.
Athletic Trainer: Ed Ryan, Colorado Springs, Colorado.
USA Women & the World Basketball Championship 2006
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WNBA
Women's National Basketball Association (WNBA): The WNBA is the leading professional basketball league for women. Season runs from May through early September. The WNBA is involved in several projects in the comunity and with children.
National Womens Basketball League
National Womens Basketball League (NWBL): was an organization governing basketball leagues for women in the United States. The league was founded in 1997 and began play in the Fall of that year. The league used to have its own season during the off-season of the WNBA. During the off-season, some WNBA players would play in the NWBL, while some would choose to play overseas. The league ceased operations some time in 2007.
cite: en.wikipedia.org
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General Women's Basketball Sites
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