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| FIBA ranking | 1  |
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| FIBA zone | FIBA Americas |
| National federation | USA Basketball |
| Coach | Sherri Coale |
The USA Women’s World University Games Team is one of the teams under the auspices of the USA Basketball organization. The Universiade is an international, multi-sport event for university students, generally held every other year since 1959. It is second only to the Olympics in number of participants.[1] The United States has participated in women's basketball since their first participation in 1973 at the VII Summer Universiade. USA Basketball has organized the participation except for 2003 and 2007.[2] In 2003 an All-Star team selected from the Big 12 Conference represented the US in Daegu, South Korea.[3] In 2007, the Charlotte 49ers, the basketball team at the University of North Carolina at Charlotte, represented the USA[4] in Bangkok, Thailand.
The 2015 World University Games were held in Seoul, South Korea July 5–13, 2015. The head coach of the USA team was Joe McKeown, while Holly Warlick and Tanya Warren were the assistant coaches. The USA won the gold medal.[5]
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