2006 USA Basketball Women’s World Championship Team Roster

NO	NAME	POS	HGT	WGT	DOB	WNBA TEAM	COLLEGE	HOMETOWN
5	Seimone Augustus	F	6-1	170	04/30/84	Minnesota Lynx	LSU	Baton Rouge, LA
4	Alana Beard	G	5-11	160	05/14/82	Washington Mystics	Duke	Shreveport, LA
6	Sue Bird	G	5-9	150	10/16/80	Seattle Storm	Connecticut	Syosset, NY
10	Tamika Catchings	F	6-0	166	07/21/79	Indiana Fever	Tennessee	Duncanville, TX
9	Cheryl Ford	G	6-3	191	06/06/81	Detroit Shock	Louisiana Tech	Horner, LA
8	DeLisha Milton-Jones	F	6-1	185	09/11/74	Washington Mystics	Florida	Riceboro, GA
15	Candace Parker	F/C/G	6-4	172	04/19/86	N/A	Tennessee	Naperville, IL
14	Katie Smith	G	5-11	181	06/04/74	Detroit Shock	Ohio State	Logan, OH
13	Michelle Snow	C	6-5	158	03/20/80	Houston Comets	Tennessee	Pensacola, FL
7	Sheryl Swoopes	F	6-0	145	03/25/71	Houston Comets	Texas Tech	Brownfield, TX
11	Tina Thompson	F	6-2	178	02/10/75	Houston Comets	Southern California	Los Angeles, CA
12	Diana Taurasi	G/F	6-0	170	06/11/82	Phoenix Mercury	Connecticut	Chino, CA
*	Cappie Pondexter	G	5-9	160	01/07/83	Phoenix Mercury	Rutgers	Chicago, IL

Head Coach: Anne Donovan, Seattle Storm
Assistant Coach: Gail Goestenkors, Duke University (N.C.)
Assistant Coach: Dawn Staley, Temple University (Pa.)
Assistant Coach: Mike Thibault, Connecticut Sun
Team Physician: Dave Walden, Colorado Springs, Colo.
Athletic Trainer: Ed Ryan, U.S. Olympic Committee (Colo.)

*USA team alternate, competed in the USA- Australia exhibition game on Sept. 7 and trained with the team in Brazil prior to the World Championship.