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USA Basketball Announces Women's Team Finalists

USA Basketball Announces Women's Team Finalists

Earlier we showed you the finalists for the USAB Men's team, now it's time for the ladies squad. Today, USA Basketball tweeted out a photo of the 25 finalis

Jan 25, 2016 by Brett Pickert
USA Basketball Announces Women's Team Finalists
Earlier we showed you the finalists for the USAB Men's team, now it's time for the ladies squad. Today, USA Basketball tweeted out a photo of the 25 finalists to represent the United States in the 2016 Olympic Games in Rio.

Finalists for the 2016 U.S. Olympic Team include: Seimone Augustus (Minnesota Lynx), Sue Bird (Seattle Storm), Tamika Catchings (Indiana Fever), Tina Charles (New York Liberty), Elena Delle Donne (Chicago Sky), Skylar Diggins (Dallas Wings), Stefanie Dolson (Washington Mystics), Candice Dupree (Phoenix Mercury), Sylvia Fowles (Minnesota Lynx), Brittney Griner (Phoenix Mercury), Briann January (Indiana Fever), Jantel Lavender (Los Angeles Sparks), Kayla McBride (San Antonio Stars), Angel McCoughtry (Atlanta Dream), Maya Moore (Minnesota Lynx), Chiney Ogwumike (Connecticut Sun), Nnemkadi Ogwumike (Los Angeles Sparks), Candace Parker (Los Angeles Sparks), Danielle Robinson (San Antonio Stars), Odyssey Sims (Dallas Wings), Breanna Stewart (University of Connecticut), Diana Taurasi (Phoenix Mercury), Courtney Vandersloot (Chicago Sky) and Lindsay Whalen (Minnesota Lynx).

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Among these finalists are accolades that include 41 FIBA World Championships and Olympic gold medals. Of these 25, 12 will be chosen to compete in Rio at the 2016 Summer Olympic Games. You can catch all the Summer Olympic action August 5 - 21, 2016.