One of the USA's most-experienced women's basketball team stand in the way of Australia securing their first Olympic title in August in Rio.
Nine of the 12 American women named on Thursday morning (AEST) are Olympic gold medallists, including three-time champions Diana Taurasi, 33, Sue Bird, 35, and Tamika Catchings, 36.
Only three players on their roster are newcomers.
But even the youngest of them, 21-year-old Breanna Stewart, has represented her country in 69 international matches since the age of 14.
She's won gold medals at nearly every level she's played in the US jersey.
Missing out on a spot, however, was Candace Parker - who played in Beijing in 2008 and was the USA's leading rebounder in London.
But coach Geno Auriemma said he had plenty of options as the US chased their sixth straight gold.
"When you look at the team, there's a little bit of everything - a little bit of youth, a little bit of the middle and then there is the veterans," Auriemma told The Associated Press.
"There's some size and there's lot of flexibility to handle things a lot of different ways. Everyone that's on the team is on the team for a purpose."
Australia's Opals boast a slightly less-experienced roster.
Coach Brendan Joyce will have just three players from the 2012 London Olympics at next month's warm-up tour of Japan - Suzy Batkovic, Rachel Jarry and Liz Cambage.
However, fellow Olympians Laura Hodges, Penny Taylor and Erin Phillips are set to rejoin the team before the Rio Games following stints overseas.
Abby Bishop is also an outside chance, as she continues to recover from life-threatening blood clots.
Australia have been drawn in the opposite pool to the USA, meaning they will only play them in the final phase if they make it.
The Opals have won a medal at every Olympics since 1996, including two bronze and silver, but never gold. The world No.1 US have dominated, winning gold at each of the past five Games.
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