Because they need backup teams and there is two teams in every country that they can play against.
Lisa Leslie
I say Lisa Leslie.
mike Jones
Teresa Edwards
Lisa Lesley
Teresa Edwards
Lisa Leslie and Teresa Edwards.
There were 12 nations for the men's teams and 12 for the women's Basketball teams. United States, Great Britain, Australia, Brazil, & France had both teams and 14 nations had only a single team. There were 19 Countries with at least a team in one of the 2 Basketball events
Pretty much Spain
The United States of America.
Yes, Dwayne Wade was a member of the 2004 & 2008 Olympic basketball teams.