The Road to Athens

USA Women’s Basketball 2004 Olympic Training

Swin Cash and the U.S. were a perfect 16-0 in their Road to Athens.
(Jesse D. Garrabrandt/NBAE)
Olympic basketball fact sheet
U.S. Reigns in Spain
Swin Cash and Lisa Leslie led the U.S. Women's Senior National Team to a 77-61 win to over the Spanish national team win the tournament over the host nation in Salamanca.
U.S. tops France | Box score
2004 cumulative stats

USA Rocks the Hall
Lisa Leslie and Yolanda Griffith led the way as the U.S. Women's Olympic Team handily defeated a team of WNBA All-Stars, 74-58 at Radio City Music Hall on Thursday.
Riley added to the team

Griffith: Rebounding Machine
Sacramento Monarchs center Yolanda Griffith was a relative newcomer to international basketball four years ago, but is already looking for her second gold in Athens.
Ambassadors index
USA BASKETBALL CORE ROSTER
Player
Pos.
Ht.
Team
G
5-9
Seattle
F
6-2
Detroit
F
6-0
Indiana
C
6-4
Sacramento
G
5-7
San Antonio
C
6-5
Los Angeles
F
6-1
Los Angeles
C
6-4
Detroit
G
5-11
Minnesota
G
5-6
Charlotte
F
6-0
Houston
G
6-0
Phoenix
F
6-2
Houston
U.S. photo roster

TEAM USA COACHING STAFF
Name
Position
Team/Univ
Head Coach
Houston
Assistant Coach
Seattle
Assistant Coach
Duke
Assistant Coach
Rutgers

MORE NEWS AND FEATURES
U.S. OLYMPIC SCHEDULE
Preliminary Round:
Aug. 14: USA vs. New Zealand. 2:30 p.m.
Aug. 16: USA vs. Czech Republic. 2:30 p.m.
Aug. 16: USA vs. South Korea. 2:30 p.m.
Aug. 20: USA vs. Spain. 2:30 p.m.
Aug. 22: USA vs. China. 8 p.m.

Quarterfinals:
Aug. 25. Time TBD
Semifinals:
Aug. 27. Time TBD
Finals:
Aug. 28. Time TBD
*all times local
PRELIMINARY GROUPS
Group A:
Australia
Brazil
Greece
Japan
Nigeria
Russia
 Group B:
China
Czech Republic
New Zealand
South Korea
Spain
United States
More »

Video

Fever Visit the White House

The Indiana Fever visited the White House to be honored for their 2012 WNBA Championship.

Fever vs. Mystics

Ivory Latta scores 17 points, Crystal Langhorne adds 16 points as the Mystics hold on to defeat the Fever.

Sky vs. Dream

Angel McCoutry scores 23 points, Erica De Souza records a double-double as the Dream defeat the Sky.

Silver Stars vs. Sparks

Nneka Ogwumike scores 16 points, Candace Parker and Krisit Toliver each add 13 points and six assists as the Sparks defeat the Silver Stars.

Sparks vs. Mercury

Diana Taurasi scores 34 points, DeWanna Bonner has 23 points and 12 rebounds and the Mercury pull away in the second half for the win over the Sparks.