2006 FIBA World Championship for Women squads explained

The 2006 FIBA World Championship for Women held in Brazil had the following squads. The list includes the 12-women rosters of 8 teams of the 16 participating countries, totaling 172 players.

Group A

Argentina

Head coach: Eduardo Pinto

PosNameHeight(m)Year BornTeam
4Guard Laura Betiana Nicolli1.76 1975 Union Florida
5Forward/Guard Verónica Liliana Soberón1.78 1977 Union Florida
6Guard Cecília Alejandra Peters Lineira1.801986 Lanús
7Guard Natalia Romina Ríos1.76 1980 Lenzi Prof. Bolzano
8Forward Sandra Carolina Pavón1.71 1985 Vélez Sársfield
9Guard Alejandra Ethel Chesta1.86 1982 C. B. Olesa
10Forward/Guard Paula Erica Gatti1.73 1978 Vélez Sársfield
11Guard Marcela Julia Paoletta1.64 1979 Vélez Sársfield
12Center María Alejandra Fernández1.86 1976 Vélez Sársfield
13Center María Gimena Landra1.88 1983 Lanús
14Center Erica Carolina Sánchez1.83 1976 Vagos
15Center Gisela Verónica Vega1.88 1982 Real Canoe

Brazil

Head coach: Antônio Carlos Barbosa

PosNameHeight(m)Year BornTeam
4Guard Adriana Moisés Pinto1.70 1979 no club
5Guard Helen Cristina Santos Luz1.76 1972 Barcelona
6Forward Karen Gustavo Rocha1.771984 Ourinhos
7Forward Micaela Martins Jacintho1.80 1979 MTK Polfa Pabiance
8Forward/Guard Iziane Castro Marques1.82 1982 Seattle Storm
9Forward Janeth dos Santos Arcain1.82 1969 no club
10Forward Sílvia Cristina Gustavo Rocha1.83 1982 Ponte Preta
11Center Soeli Garvão Zakrzeski1.87 1977 São Caetano
12Center Érika Cristina de Souza1.97 1982 Ros Casares Valencia
13Center Alessandra Santos de Oliveira2.01 1973 Woori Bank
14Center Cíntia Silva dos Santos1.94 1975 Famila Schio
15Center Kelly da Silva Santos1.92 1979 Santo André

Senegal

Head coach: Maguette Diop

PosNameHeight(m)Year BornTeam
4Guard Fatou Dieng1.67 1983
5Guard Nene Diame1.70 1986
6Forward Oumoul Khairy Sarr1.881984
7Forward Aya Traoré1.83 1983
8Forward Mame Diodio Diouf1.70 1984
9Forward Salimata Diatta1.84 1981 BC ICIM Arad
10Forward Astou Traoré1.85 1981
11Center Mariame Dia1978
12Center Awa Doumbia1.82 1979 Jeanne d’Arc Dakar
13Center Ndèye Ndiaye1.89 1979
14Center Astou Ndiaye-Diatta1.89 1973
15Center Khady Yacine Ngom1.79 1979 Brunnen Basket
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South Korea

Head coach: Soo Jong Yoo

PosNameHeight(m)Year BornTeam
4Center Kang Young-suk1.87 1981 Shinham Bank
5Guard Choi Youn-ah1.70 1985 no club
6Forward Kim Se-long1.771986 Samsung Life
7Forward Kim Eun-hye1.82 1982 Woori Bank
8Guard Lee Ktung-eun1.76 1987 Woori Bank
9Guard Park Sun-young1.75 1980 Shinham Bank
10Forward Beon Yeon-ha1.80 1980 Samsung Life
11Center Sin Jung-ja1.84 1980 BK Kookmin Bank
12Center Hong Hyun-hee1.91 1982 Woori Bank
13Forward Kim Jung-eun1.81 1987 Shinsegae
14Center Kim Kwe-ryong1.90 1979 Woori Bank
15Center Kang Ji-sook1.98 1979 Shinham Bank

Spain

Head coach: Domingo Díaz

PosNameHeight(m)Year BornTeam
4Forward/Center María Pina1.87 1987 Adecco Estudiantes
5Forward/Guard Marta Fernández1.79 1981 Los Angeles Sparks
6Forward/Guard Laia Palau1.781979 CJM Bourges Basket
7Forward/Guard Isabel Sánchez1.79 1976 Acís León
8Guard Sílvia Domínguez1.65 1987 Barcelona
9Center Paula Seguí1.88 1982 Celta de Vigo
10Guard Elisa Aguilar1.70 1976 Ros Casares Valencia
11Guard Núria Martínez1.75 1984 Perfumerias Avenida Salamanca
12Center Anna Montañana1.85 1980 Ros Casares Valencia
13Forward/Center Amaya Valdemoro1.84 1976 VBM-SGAU Samara
14Center Eva Montesdeoca1.95 1981 Gran Canaria
15Center Lucila Pascua1.92 1983 Acís León

Group B

Australia

Head coach: Jan Stirling

PosNameHeight(m)Year BornTeam
4Guard Erin Phillips1.73 1985 Connecticut Sun
5Guard Tully Bevilaqua1.64 1972 Canberra Capitals
6Guard Jennifer Screen1.801982 Adelaide Fellas
7Forward Penny Taylor1.85 1981 Phoenix Mercury
8Center Emma Randall1.88 1985 Dandenong Rangers
9Center Hollie Grima1.90 1983 Bulleen Boomers
10Guard Kristi Harrower1.63 1975 Valenciennes
11Center Laura Summerton1.88 1983 AIS
12Forward Belinda Snell1.80 1981 Phoenix Mercury
13Center Jenny Whittle (Capt)1.97 1973 Canberra Capitals
14Forward Emily McInerny1.84 1978 Dandenong Rangers
15Forward/Center Lauren Jackson1.95 1981 Seattle Storm

Canada

Head coach: Allison McNeill

PosNameHeight(m)Year BornTeam
4Guard Sheila Mae Townsend1.76 1980 BG Dorsten
5Guard Teresa Gabriele1.65 1979
6Forward Kelsey Alexa Adrian1.86 1989 Brookswood Secondary School
7Forward Isabelle Grenier1.80 1978 BG Dorsten
8Guard/Forward Kim Gaucher1.85 1984 Sacramento Monarchs
9Forward Sarah Jane Crooks1.85 1984
10Guard Carrie Michelle Watson1.78 1981
11Center Amanda Claire Brown1.95 1984 Pennsylvania State University
12Forward Claudia Melati Brassard-Riebesehl1.82 1975
13Forward Nicole Anne Johnson1.80 1975 BG Dorsten
14Forward Chelsea Aubry1.88 1984 University of Nebraska-Lincoln
15Center Tamara Kim Sutton-Brown1.93 1978

Group C

USA

Head coach: Anne Donovan

PosNameHeight(m)Year BornTeam
4Guard Alana Beard1.81 1982 Washington Mystics
Canberra Capitals
5Forward Seimone Augustus1.86 1984 Minnesota Lynx
6Guard Sue Bird1.761980 Seattle Storm
Dynamo Moscow
7Forward Sheryl Swoopes1.83 1971 Houston Comets
Taranto Cras Basket
8Forward DeLisha Milton-Jones1.85 1974 Washington Mystics
BK Brno
9Center 1.91 1981 Detroit Shock
10Forward Tamika Catchings1.83 1979 Indiana Fever
11Forward Tina Thompson1.89 1975 Houston Comets
12Guard/Forward Diana Taurasi1.83 1982 Phoenix Mercury
Dynamo Moscow
13Center Michelle Snow1.96 1980 Houston Comets
ASD Basket Parma
14Guard Katie Smith1.81 1974 Detroit Shock
15Forward/Center Candace Parker1.93 1986 University of Tennessee

Group D

France

Head coach: Alain Jardel

PosNameHeight(m)Year BornTeam
4Guard Clémence Beikes1.78 1983 Tarbes GB
5Forward Sandra Le Dréan1.87 1977 USK Prague
6Guard Céline Dumerc1.691982 CJM Bourges Basket
7Center Sandrine Gruda1.92 1987 Valenciennes
8Forward Emmanuelle Hermouet1.83 1979 Valenciennes
9Guard Audrey Sauret-Gillespie (cap.)1.78 1976 UMMC Ekaterinburg
10Center Nathalie Lesdema1.90 1973 Acís León
11Guard Émilie Gomis1.80 1983 Valenciennes
New York Liberty
12Forward Krissy Badé1.82 1980 Valenciennes
13Center Sandra Dijon1.95 1976 Lattes-Montpellier
14Center Emmeline NDongué1.94 1983 CJM Bourges Basket
Los Angeles Sparks
15Center Élodie Godin1.90 1985 Valenciennes

Notes and References

  1. https://archive.fiba.com/pages/eng/fa/team/p/sid/3508/tid/358/_/2006_World_Championship_for_Women/index.html Senegal at the 2006 World Championship for Women on Fiba.com