who picks the women's basketball olympic team

[Charles T]

The USA Basketball Women’s National Team Player Selection Committee selects 12 players for the Olympic team. Their two goals are 1) win now and 2) sustain our success in the future. History and details: Twenty-Five Athletes Named As Finalists For 2016 U.S. Olympic Women’s Basketball Team - WNBA.com - Official Site of the WNBA

Chair of the Committee is Carol Callan, who has 27 years of experience selecting USA basketball teams

WNBA appointees are:
Reneé Brown, WNBA chief of basketball operations and player relations
Dan Hughes, head coach and general manager of the San Antonio Stars
Chris Sienko, vice president and general manager of the Connecticut Sun

Katie Smith, who played in nearly 200 games for USA Basketball from 1993-2008, serves as the athlete representative. Katie is a three-time Olympic and two-time FIBA World Championship gold medalist

From 25 world-class players they select 12 for the team and omit 13. Hard to imagine a more difficult job.

 

[HoopsFan21]

And here I was gonna simply say Geno!

 

[Kibitzer]

The USA Basketball Women’s National Team Player Selection Committee selects 12 players for the Olympic team. From 25 world-class players they select 12 for the team and omit 13. Hard to imagine a more difficult job.

You can't be serious.

 

[bags27]

Video | The Geno Auriemma Show: Olympics

This is the interview where Geno discusses Stewie's chances of making the Olympics (gets specific around 4:45) and the cat-got-the-canary smile at the very end when asked how much control he has over the selection process.

(I posted this on another thread as well)