2012 United States women's Olympic basketball team

2012 United States women's Olympic basketball team

Head coach	Geno Auriemma
2012 Summer Olympics
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The 2012 United States women's Olympic basketball team competed in the

Roster

United States women's national basketball team – 2012 Summer Olympics roster
Players	Coaches
Pos. No. Name Age – Date of birth Height Club Ctr. G 4 Lindsay Whalen 30 – (1982-05-09)May 9, 1982 5 ft 9 in (1.75 m) Minnesota Lynx F 5 Seimone Augustus 28 – (1984-04-30)April 30, 1984 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) Minnesota Lynx G 6 Sue Bird 31 – (1980-10-16)October 16, 1980 5 ft 9 in (1.75 m) Seattle Storm F 7 Maya Moore 23 – (1989-06-11)June 11, 1989 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) Minnesota Lynx F 8 Angel McCoughtry 25 – (1986-09-10)September 10, 1986 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) Atlanta Dream F 9 Asjha Jones 31 – (1980-08-01)August 1, 1980 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) Connecticut Sun F 10 Tamika Catchings 33 – (1979-07-21)July 21, 1979 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) Indiana Fever F 11 Swin Cash 32 – (1979-09-22)September 22, 1979 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) Chicago Sky G/F 12 Diana Taurasi 30 – (1982-06-11)June 11, 1982 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) Phoenix Mercury C 13 Sylvia Fowles 27 – (1985-06-10)June 10, 1985 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m) Chicago Sky C 14 Tina Charles 23 – (1988-12-05)December 5, 1988 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) Connecticut Sun F/C 15 Candace Parker 26 – (1986-04-19)April 19, 1986 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) Los Angeles Sparks	Head coach Geno Auriemma Assistant coach(es) Doug Bruno Jennifer Gillom Marynell Meadors Legend Club – describes last club before the tournament Age – describes age on 28 July 2012 Source: [2]

Results

Group stage

28 July 2012 16:45

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United States	81–56	Croatia
Scoring by quarter: 11–4, 20–24, 22–19, 28–9
Pts: Charles 14 Rebs: Parker 13 Asts: Bird 5		Pts: Ivezić 22 Rebs: Ivanković 7 Asts: Lelas 5

Basketball Arena, London Referees: Juan Arteaga (ESP), Oļegs Latiševs (LAT), Snehal Bendke (IND)

30 July 2012 22:15

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Angola	38–90	United States
Scoring by quarter: 12–22, 6–19, 11–28, 9–21
Mauricio, Manuel 6 Asts: Manuel 2		Pts: Parker 14 Rebs: Parker 12 Asts: Bird 5

Basketball Arena, London Referees: Carole Delauné (FRA), Marcos Benito (BRA), Robert Lottermoser (GER)

1 August 2012 22:15

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United States	89–58	Turkey
Scoring by quarter: 19–16, 22–10, 22–21, 26–11
Pts: McCoughtry 18 Rebs: three players 7 Asts: Bird 4		Pts: Vardarlı, Hollingsworth 11 Rebs: Hollingsworth 8 Asts: Vardarlı, Alben 3

Basketball Arena, London Referees: Michael Aylen (AUS), Stephen Seibel (CAN), Peng Ling (CHN)

3 August 2012 22:15

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Czech Republic	61–88	United States
Scoring by quarter: 26–24, 12–24, 9–22, 14–18
Pecková 6 Asts: Bartoňová 3		Pts: Taurasi 18 Rebs: Charles 14 Asts: Bird 9

Basketball Arena, London Referees: Elena Chernova (RUS), Marcos Benito (BRA), Vitalis Gode (KEN)

5 August 2012 16:45

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China	66–114	United States
Scoring by quarter: 28–31, 8–30, 12–33, 18–20
Pts: Song Xiaoyun 15 Rebs: four players 3 Asts: Miao Lijie 8		Pts: Taurasi 22 Rebs: Moore 7 Asts: Catchings 7

Basketball Arena, London Referees: Guerrino Cerebuch (ITA), Borys Ryschyk (UKR), Carole Delauné (FRA)

Quarterfinal

7 August 2012 14:00

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United States	91–48	Canada
Scoring by quarter: 19–8, 23–13, 26–10, 23–17
Pts: Taurasi 15 Rebs: Moore, Parker 7 Asts: Bird 5		Pts: Smith 13 Rebs: Phillips 8 Asts: Phillips 5

Basketball Arena, London Referees: Guerrino Cerebuch (ITA), Shoko Sugruro (JPN), Vitalis Gode (KEN)

Semifinal

9 August 2012 17:00

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Australia	73–86	United States
Scoring by quarter: 22–20, 25–23, 12–22, 14–21
Pts: Cambage 19 Rebs: Jackson 17 Asts: Jarry 5		Pts: Taurasi, Charles 14 Rebs: Charles 10 Asts: Charles 4

North Greenwich Arena, London Referees: Ilija Belošević (SRB), Borys Ryschyk (UKR), Snehal Bendke (IND)

Gold Medal Final

11 August 2012 21:00

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United States	86–50	France
Scoring by quarter: 20–15, 17–10, 26–12, 23–13
Pts: Parker 21 Rebs: Parker 11 Asts: Taurasi 6		Pts: Gruda, Lawson-Wade 12 Rebs: Ndongue 8 Asts: Dumerc 3

North Greenwich Arena, London Referees: Fernando Sampietro (ARG), Elena Chernova (RUS), Peng Ling (CHN)

See also

• 2012 Summer Olympics
• Basketball at the 2012 Summer Olympics
• United States at the 2012 Summer Olympics
• United States women's national basketball team

References

External links

• 2012 Olympics, Women's Basketball: Standings and Stats at
  Basketball-Reference.com