Experienced 12-Member U.S. Olympic Women's Basketball Team Announced

Published on April 27, 2016 under Women's National Basketball Association (WNBA)
Indiana Fever News Release

Indiana Fever star Tamika Catchings has been named to her fourth U.S. Olympic Women's Basketball Team. Alongside fellow tri-captains Sue Bird and Diana Taurasi, Catchings hopes to join an elite club with Teresa Edwards and Lisa Leslie who are currently the only American basketball players, male or female, to earn four Olympic gold medals.

Ironically, Catchings won her first gold medal (FIBA U19 World Championship in 1997) in Brazil, where the 2016 Olympics will be conducted. Should the USA win a record sixth consecutive gold medal in women's basketball, Catchings would be the oldest (she turns 37 in July) gold medalist in U.S. Olympic Women's Basketball history.

Women's National Basketball Association Stories from April 27, 2016

• Carla Cortijo Joins Active Training Camp Roster - Atlanta Dream
• Taurasi and Griner Named to 2016 U.S. Olympic Team - Phoenix Mercury
• Four Lynx Players Make 2016 U.S. Olympic Roster - Minnesota Lynx
• Angel McCoughtry Named to 2016 U.S. Olympic Women's Basketball Team - Atlanta Dream
• Experienced 12-Member U.S. Olympic Women's Basketball Team Announced - Indiana Fever
• New York Liberty Forward Tina Charles Selected for 2016 U.S. Olympic Women's Basketball Team - New York Liberty

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