The U.S. women’s basketball team will attempt to win gold for the fifth straight tournament. It may be possible, as some of the top WNBA stars compete in the 2026 FIBA World Cup. Team USA has won 11 of its 19 tournaments. This year, the team has ...

Alanna Smith is out for the rest of the FIBA World Cup, the Australian national team announced on Wednesday. Smith sustained a lower leg injury in the first half of Australia's game against Puerto Rico and left the game with 10 points and 8 rebounds in just 12 minutes.

Check out the full list of 70 current and former WNBA players featured on national team rosters for the 2026 FIBA Women’s Basketball World Cup.

That hope took a significant hit Wednesday. Wings forward Alanna Smith has been ruled out for the remainder of the 2026 FIBA Women’s Basketball World Cup after suffering a lower-leg injury while playing for Australia. The setback creates another major concern for a Dallas team already dealing with the season-ending loss of rookie guard Azzi Fudd.

Angel Reese has been a key player for the USA in the FIBA Women's Basketball World Cup. But she is not the only Atlanta Dream player thriving in the tournament. Her WNBA teammate,

Gabby Williams, Emma Meesseman, and Marinne Johannes are just a few of the World Cup’s top non-USA performers so far.

Thirteen French players compete in the WNBA, and eight of them will be competing for France, a Team USA rival, in the World Cup.

Li Yueru revealed her passport was lost in the mail, forcing the Dallas Wings center off the Chinese national team's FIBA World Cup roster.

Every WNBA team — except for the Chicago Sky — has at least one player participating in the FIBA World Cup. Here’s who each team will part ways with for the next two weeks.

Team USA may have swept the group stage, but fans and experts are still not convinced by their starting lineup and rotations at the 2026 FIBA Women’s Basketball World Cup. Joining the conversation is Sports Illustrated’s Robin Lundberg,