McCoughtry and the rest of Team USA tip off action in Rio on Sunday, August 7
2016 OLYMPIC WOMEN’S BASKETBALL SCHEDULE
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Atlanta Dream forward Angel McCoughtry and the rest of the U.S. Women’s Basketball National Team will tip off group play in Rio de Janeiro on Sunday, August 7 at the 2016 Summer Olympic Games.
The U.S . will be playing in Group B and opens Olympic play this Sunday against Senegal in an 11 a.m. ET tip. The United States squad will continue with four games (Spain, Serbia, Canada, China) over the next seven days to complete the Group Play phase. Quarterfinal games are scheduled for Tuesday, August 16 with the semifinals (August 18) and Gold Medal Game (August 20) following.
The top four teams from both Group A and B will advance to the elimination games in the medal round following the completion of group play. The U.S. will face some stiff competition during the group phase as they are bundled together with European Champion Serbia and the Americas reigning Champion, Canada.
The U.S. Nationals posted a perfect 4-0 mark during its exhibition tour in its homeland before traveling to Rio following a final practice in Houston on Tuesday (August 2). The U.S. National Team defeated the USA Select Team in Los Angeles by a score of 88-84 on July 25 to open the stretch of tune-up contests.
McCoughtry came off the bench to record nine points, three rebounds, two steals and a pair of assists over 15:41 of playing time. In addition, the 11-member U.S. Select Team was comprised of young USA National Team members and future USA National Team hopefuls, including current Atlanta Dream center Elizabeth Williams.
The United States continued its solid play with wins over future and potential Olympic foes France (86-62/July 27), Canada (83-43/July 29) and Australia (104-98/July 31).
McCoughtry, who is expected to come off the bench as one of the team’s primary scoring threats and defensive specialists, posted averages of 9.5 points, 4.5 rebounds, 1.8 assists and 1.3 steals over 16.5 minutes of game action over the four exhibition tune ups.
NOTES
The U.S. Women’s Basketball National Team enters the 2016 Summer Olympics in Rio having captured five consecutive gold medals…the Americans have won 41 consecutive Olympic contests dating back to the bronze medal game in 1992..they have won those 41 games by an average margin of nearly 30 points…nine players return from the 2012 Olympic Games in London, including McCoughtry…Dream forward Damaris Dantas is also competing at the 2016 Summer Games for host nation Brazil…Dantas is sitting out the 2016 WNBA campaign to focus on her play this summer for the Brazilian National Team…Dantas is expected to return to Atlanta’s active roster in 2017…Dream center Sancho Lyttle is a member of Spain’s National team but will be unable to compete in the 2016 Rio Games due to a foot injury…the last time the U.S. played in Brazil was during the 2006 World Championship when they lost to Russia in the semifinals…that loss marked the only defeat for the U.S squad in either the Olympics or worlds since 1992…only two other team sports have longer consecutive gold medal streaks than the U.S. women’s basketball team…the U.S. men’s basketball team won seven consecutive golds from 1936-68, while the India men’s field hockey team won six in a row from 1928-56…Team USA boasts a 58–3 all-time record in Olympic competition.
Team USA Olympic Women’s Basketball Schedule
Sunday, August 7
USA vs. Senegal 11 a.m. EDT
Monday, August 8
USA vs. Spain 11 a.m. EDT
Wednesday, August 10
USA vs. Serbia 2:30 p.m. EDT
Friday, August 12
USA vs. Canada 2:30 p.m. EDT
Sunday, August 14
USA vs. China 11:15 a.m. EDT
Tuesday, August 16
Quarterfinals TBA
Thursday, August 18
Semifinals TBA
Saturday, August 20
Gold Medal Game 2:30 p.m. ET
Group A
Australia
Belarus
Brazil
France
Japan
Turkey
Group B
Canada
China
Senegal
Serbia
Spain
USA