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Which three players from the 2004 Women's United States Olympic Basketball team were graduates of UCONN?

Sue Bird, Swin Cash, Diana Taurasi. Olympians Diana Taurasi, Swin Cash, and Sue Bird, were all former UCONN players. Before Swin and Sue graduated in 2002, the UCONN Huskies went 39-0 and won the national championship. Even after losing such talented teamates, Diana Taurasi led her team to two more championships, defeating Tennessee in both title games.

Which would-be Olympian was injured prior to the Olympic games, and had to be replaced?

Delisha Milton-Jones. Delisha Milton-Jones tore her anterior crucial ligament prior to the beginning of the 2004 season. She was able to play a few games, but re-injured her knee. She was replaced by Ruth Riley. Katie Smith was injured just prior to the games, but she still traveled with the team to Athens. Sheryl Swoopes was injured shortly after returning from Athens, and missed the remainder of the WNBA season, but she did play in Athens. Swin Cash was also injured prior to the end of the WNBA season, with the same injury as Milton-Jones, a torn ACL, but she too participated in the Athens games.

How many players did the Houston Comets have on the 2004 Olympic team?

2. Sheryl Swoopes and Tina Thompson were both coached by their Comets Coach, Van Chancellor on the 2004 National team.

When one of the original Olympic players was injured, who replaced her?

Ruth Riley. Although Natalie Williams and Detroit teammate Cheryl Ford also tried out for the team, Shock center Ruth Riley earned the final spot.

Which player did not try out for the US Womens' basketball team and made it anyway?

Yolanda Griffith. Many were angered by the decision to add a player who did not try out, but Griffith was a rebounding force who brought more experience to the team.

Which country did the 2003 WNBA MVP represent in the Olympic games?

Australia. Lauren Jackson, the 2003 MVP, represented Australia. She played in her first world championship at age 17.

Who was the only rookie on the 2004 United States Women's Basketball Olymic team?

Diana Taurasi. Diana was practicing with the Olympic team while still in college at the University of Connecticut.

Who was the head coach for the 2004 United States Olympic Womens' Basketball team?

Van Chancellor. Van Chancellor coached his first Olympic team in 2004. He won the first four championships in the WNBA.

Which of the following players was not in Athens for the 2004 Olympic games?

Chamique Holdsclaw. Chamique Holdsclaw was not selected to the 2004 squad.

The three teams that had won WNBA championships in the first seven years of the league, were the only teams to have more than one player selected to the United States squad.

t. The three teams that had championships, Houston, Los Angeles, and Detroit, all had two players on the roster. Houston had Tina Thompson and Sheryl Swoopes; LA had Lisa Leslie and Delisha Milton-Jones who was injured and replaced by Detroit's Ruth Riley, who joined Shock teammate, Swin Cash.