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Draw determined for women's basketball worlds

November 24, 2009 1:00 pm • Last Updated: October 31, 2014 9:21 am

NEW YORK (AP) — Geno Auriemma and the United States women's basketball national team were placed in Group B at the world championships that begin next September.

The draw announced Tuesday pits the Americans against Greece, Senegal and France in opening pool play, which begins on Sept. 23. The U.S., which won its fourth straight Olympic gold medal in 2008, will be trying to recapture the world title. The Americans lost to Russia in the semifinals of the 2006 worlds.

The U.S. is 8-1 in world championship play against pool opponents. The loss came against France in 1971.

Group A features defending world champion Australia, Canada, Belarus, and China. Mali, Korea, Brazil, and Spain make up Group C. Japan, Russia, Argentina, and the host Czech Republic are in Group D.

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