I think this chart is why many question the rosters over the years. Not saying these UConn players did not deserve a spot however it’s clear that UConn players dominate the USA rosters over the years
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And?
Let see:
2000-2016 - 17 NCAA championships contested 10 Uconn wins.
2000-2021 - 21 NCAA contests 18 Uconn FF teams
College is the breeding ground for the WNBA and Uconn has dominated the college seasons since 2000. Baylor with three wins, TN and ND with two are the next closest teams in wins, ND with 8 FF teams, TN and Stanford with 6, and LSU with 5 are next in FF appearances. Uconn has also dominated in players and stars in the WNBA over that period as well.
The Uconn players on the USA team this year:
Sue: three years healthy, three FF, two NCs
DT: 4 FF, 3 NCs
Tina: 3 FF, 2 NCs
Stewart: 4 FF, 4 NCs
Collier: 4 FF 1 NC
You notice that while Uconn was just arriving on the radar in 1996 and 2000 they had a single player on each team - both from the 1995 NC team. By 2004, three players arrived two from TASSK class and DT off her 3rd NC.
2008 Uconn is represented by Sue and DT, TN by 3 Parker, Lawson, and Catchings off their string of FF and NCs and LSU by Augustus and Fowles off their 5 FFs.
2012 Sue and Swin and DT joined by Maya and Tina off their two undefeated NCs and 4/3 FF and Asjha (for a swan song as a 'coach's pick.)
2016 drop Swin and Asjha and add Stewart
2021 drop Maya and add Collier