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Women's basketball: Team USA roster and predictions

August 19, 2009 at 12:57AM
US center Lisa Leslie, center, fights for a ball with Australia's Lauren Jackson, right, and forward Penny Taylor during the final basketball game between US and Australia at the Women Diamond Ball Basketball tournament, a warm up for the Olympics, in Haining, China, Tuesday, Aug. 5, 2008. The US beat Australia 71-67.
US center Lisa Leslie, center, fights for a ball with Australia's Lauren Jackson, right, and forward Penny Taylor during the final basketball game between US and Australia at the Women Diamond Ball Basketball tournament, a warm up for the Olympics, in Haining, China, Tuesday, Aug. 5, 2008. The US beat Australia 71-67. (Elliott Polk (Clickability Client Services) — Associated Press - Ap/The Minnesota Star Tribune)

WOMEN'S MEDAL PREDICTIONS

Team USA: The team that has won three in a row seeks to get Lisa Leslie her fourth gold before she hangs up her sneakers.

Australia: Lauren Jackson is among the world's best and could help the Aussies prevent a U.S. sweep of basketball gold.

Russia: Will former South Dakota Miss Basketball Becky Hammon lead the Russians to the medal stand?

TEAM USA ROSTER

Seimone Augustus

Pos: FHt: 6-1Lynx

Sue Bird

Pos: GHt: 5-9Seattle

Tamika Catchings

Pos: FHt: 6-1Indiana

Sylvia Fowles

Pos: CHt: 6-6Chicago

Kara Lawson

Pos: GHt: 5-9Sacramento

Lisa Leslie

Pos: CHt: 6-5Los Angeles

DeLisha Milton-Jones

Pos: FHt: 6-1Los Angeles

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Candace Parker

Pos: FHt: 6-4Los Angeles

Cappie Pondexter

Pos: GHt: 5-9Phoenix

Katie Smith

Pos: GHt: 5-11Detroit

Diana Taurasi

Pos: GHt: 6-0Phoenix

Tina Thompson

Pos: GHt: 6-2Houston

Head coach: Anne Donovan

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