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USA Women & World Championship 2006

Trials for the USA Championship Team are scheduled for May 18-21 at the U.S. Olympic Training Center in Colorado Springs, Colorado. The FIBA Americas U20 Championship For Women, Aug. 9-13, will feature teams from North, South and Central Americas and the Caribbean. The top three finishing teams qualify for the 2007 FIBA U21 Women's World Championship that will be held July 27-Aug. 5 in Guatemala City, Guatemala.
cite: usabasketball.com

From September 12th to the 23rd, 2006 national women's basketball team will gather in Sao Paulo, Brazil for the fifteenth world championship. Sixteen countries compete in four groups (A, B, C and D). 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 faced previously. The top four teams from those two groups will advance on to the medal round to be played on September 23 2006.
cite: fiba2006brazil.com, usabasketball.com/seniorwomen/

Team Seeding

Line 1: Brazil, Australia, USA, Czech Republic
Line 2: Spain, Lithuania, Russia, France
Line 3: Korea, Canada, P.R. of China, Cuba
Line 4: Argentina, Senegal, Nigeria, Chinese Taipei

Groups

Group A: 1 Korea, 2 Argentina, 3 Brazil, 4 Spain
Group B: 1 Lithuania, 2 Senegal, 3 Canada, 4 Australia
Group C: 1 USA, 2 Russia, 3 Nigeria, 4 P.R. of China
Group D: 1 France, 2 Cuba, 3 Chinese Taipei, 4 Czech Republic

2006 USA Women's World Championship Team

23 May 2006 2006 USA Basketball Women's World Championship Team Core Group Includes Eight Olympic Gold Medalists: Colorado Springs, Colorado: Eight of the 12 members of the 2006 U.S. Olympic Team will be in Brazil to help the USA defend its World Championship title. Seven will be on the court, while Dawn Staley returns in her first stint as an assistant coach. [READ MORE]

03 May 2006 Michigan State's Joanne P. McCallie to Head 2006 Women's FIBA Americas U20 Championship Team: Colorado Springs, Colorado: Michigan State University head coach Joanne P. McCallie has been selected to lead USA Basketball's 2006 FIBA Americas U20 Championship for Women Team and will be assisted by the University of California's Joanne Boyle and Furman University's (S.C.) Sam Dixon. [READ MORE]

25 April 2006 DePaul's Doug Bruno To Lead 2006 Women's FIBA Americas U18 Championship Team. Northern Illinois' Carol Owens and Hartford's Jennifer Rizzotti to Assist: Colorado Springs, Colorado: DePaul University head coach Doug Bruno has been selected to lead USA Basketball's 2006 Women's FIBA Americas U18 Championship Team and will be assisted by Northern Illinois University's Carol Owens and the University of Hartford's Jennifer Rizzotti. The coaching staff selections were made by the USA Basketball Women's Collegiate Committee, which is chaired by Sue Donohue, the NCAA's vice president of Division I women's basketball. [READ MORE]

21 April 2006 2006 USA Women's Senior National Team's Spring Training A Success: Colorado Springs, Colorado: The 2006 USA Basketball Women's Senior National Team completed a successful spring training that saw a total of 26 athletes, including eight Olympic gold medalists, compile an overall 10-1 record against top national and professional teams, capture the 2006 Opals World Challenge title and compete in four different countries from March 1 - April 13. The three separate training tours also gave the USA Basketball Women's Senior National Team Committee a chance to evaluate an assortment of elite players who are candidates for the 12-member 2006 USA Women's World Championship Team, while also allowing USA head coach Anne Donovan (Seattle Storm) and her staff to prepare for the 2006 FIBA World Championship. [READ MORE]

7 April 2006 USA Pulls Away From China 85-77: Cairns, Australia: Acting USA head coach Dawn Staley took to the sidelines as a coach for the first time in her prolific USA Basketball career. The 2006 USA Basketball Women's Senior National Team, behind a game-high 26 points from Candace Parker (TN), upped its record to 7-0 in spring training exhibition play on Friday night with an 85-77 victory over China (0-1) in Cairns, Australia. The USA and China tipped-off the first night of the 2006 Opals World Challenge action, which also saw Australia (1-0) victorious over Chinese Taipei (0-1 / Taiwan) 97-54 in the night's second game. . . [READ MORE]

14 March 2006 USA Women Cap First European Tour With 69-54 Victory Over Lotos Gdynia: Starogard Gdanski, Poland: DeLisha Milton-Jones (Washington Mystics) checked in for a team-high 15 points to lead the 2006 USA Basketball Women's Senior National Team (3-0) past Lotos Gdynia 69-54 on Thursday night in Starogard Gdanski, Poland. With the victory the U.S. concluded its first European tour with a perfect 3-0 record against top professional squads. [READ MORE]

06 March 2006 2006 USA Basketball Women's Senior National Team's First European Tour Roster Stocked With Talent: Colorado Springs: Headlined by five Olympic gold medalists, including Sue Bird (Seattle Storm), Swin Cash (Detroit Shock), DeLisha Milton-Jones (Washington Mystics); Katie Smith (Detroit Shock) and Diana Taurasi (Phoenix Mercury), USA Basketball will head to Europe . . . [READ MORE]

03 March 2006 2006 USA Women's Senior National Team To Utilize Three Spring Training Sessions As Preparation For 2006 FIBA World Championship: Colorado Springs: The USA Basketball Women's Senior National Team will utilize a series of three spring training camps to help prepare for the 2006 FIBA World Championship and to evaluate an assortment of elite players who are candidates for the 12-member 2006 USA Women's World Championship Team. The Americans will play 11 games against top national and professional club teams from around the globe during its March and April training.
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17 February 2006 Successful Crew Called Upon To Assist Anne Donovan at 2006 Worlds Championship for Women: Colorado Springs: Calling on three coaches who have made their impact felt with their program, USA Basketball announced today that WNBA head coach Mike Thibault of the Connecticut Sun, and collegiate head coaches Gail Goestenkors of Duke University (N.C.) and Temple University's (Pa.) Dawn Staley will complete the coaching staff of the 2006 USA Women's World Championship Team, which is headed by four-time Olympic team member and Seattle Storm head mentor Anne Donovan. The selections were made by the USA Basketball Women's Senior National Team Committee. . . [READ MORE]

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