Just tonight, the U.S. women's three-man basketball team won the gold medal at the Tokyo Olympics. So, what is the origin of the 4 female players of this team and the manager of the team?
The four women on the U.S. women's trio are Stefanie Dolson, Allisha Gray, Kelsey Plum and Jackie Young. The manager is Kara Lawson.
Born in New York on January 8, 1992, Stephanie, 29, is 1.96 meters tall and weighs 105 kilograms, playing as a center. After finishing high school in New York, she chose the University of Connecticut, won consecutive NCAA titles in 2013 and 2014, and was named the AAC Division's Best Defensive Player. In the 2014 WNBA Draft, she was selected by the Washington Mystery Men with the 6th pick in the first round and was named a WNBA All-Star in 2015 and 2017.
In addition to playing in the WNBA, Stephanie also took advantage of the offseason to travel to the Russian and Turkish leagues, and also played for the Sichuan and Henan teams in the CBA League. She now plays for the Chicago Sky in the WNBA.
Born on January 12, 1995 in Greenwood, South Carolina, the 26-year-old is 1.83 metres tall and weighs 76 kilograms as a scoring guard. After finishing high school in Georgia, she attended North Carolina and South Carolina, winning the NCAA championship in 2017 and being named to the ACC Division's All-Freshman Team and Best First Team.
In the same year, Alyssa competed in the WNBA Draft, was selected by the Dallas Pegasus with the 4th pick in the first round, and won the rookie season.
Born in California on August 24, 1994, Kelsey, 26, is 1.73 meters tall and weighs 66 kilograms and plays as a point guard. After graduating from La Jolla High School in California, she attended the University of Washington, where she became famous. She is the NCAA women's basketball all-time scoring champion, was named the All-America Player, was named to the All-Team, and won the John Wooden Award. In 2017, she was selected by the San Antonio Silver Star (now the Las Vegas Ace Team) for the Show. In the rookie season, Plum was also successfully selected for the best rookie team.
In 2018, Kelsey also participated in the Spanish World Cup with the U.S. women's basketball team and won the gold medal. In addition to playing, Kelsey has expanded into a number of areas. She was a teaching assistant for the Kansas women's basketball team and also signed to Pac-12 Network as a commentator for the university of Washington game at her alma mater.
Jackie, 23, was born on September 16, 1997 in Princeton, Indiana. She is 1.83 meters tall and weighs 75 kilograms and plays as a scoring guard. She spent her early years in high school in Princeton and later at the University of Notre Dame, where she won the 2018 NCAA championship and the ACC League MVP. In 2019, she was selected by the Las Vegas Ace Team as a teammate and outside partner of Kelsey. In the rookie season, Jackie was also selected for the all-rookie team.
Coach Carla, 40, was born in Virginia on February 14, 1981, she is 1.75 meters tall, weighs 68 kilograms and plays as a point guard. She attended the University of Tennessee, competed in the WNBA Draft in 2003, was selected by the Detroit Shocks with the 5th pick in the first round, and was subsequently transferred to the Sacramento Monarchs. In 2005, Carla won the WNBA championship here. She was named a WNBA All-Star in 2007.
In 2008, Carla won the Olympic gold medal with the U.S. women's basketball team. In June 2019, she was hired by the Celtics as an assistant coach, becoming one of the few female coaches in the NBA to coach Smart's shooting. In July 2020, Carla became the coach of the Duke women's basketball team. (Supine Braces/Hairy)