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Duke’s Kara Lawson Is Named u.s. Women’s Basketball Coach for 2028 Los Angeles Olympics
Kara Lawson, with 13 USA Basketball gold medals, will lead the women's national team through the 2028 Olympics, starting with the 2027 World Cup in Germany.
- On Monday, USA Basketball named Kara Lawson head coach of the USA Basketball Women's National Team through the 2028 Los Angeles Olympics.
- After starting as national team director earlier this year, Sue Bird selected Lawson and the USA Basketball Board of Directors approved, citing her résumé and preparedness.
- Her résumé lists 13 gold medals with USA Basketball, including Olympic gold at the Beijing Games as a player and coaching golds at the Tokyo Games and Paris Olympics.
- Lawson will guide Team USA through preparations and major competitions, leading qualifying tournaments, training camps and exhibitions as USA Basketball plans support staff for the 2026 FIBA Women's World Cup in Berlin and 2028 Los Angeles Olympics.
- Because Lawson also coaches Duke, a March qualifier before the NCAA Tournament complicates logistics, while the United States' Olympic record of 60 wins faces rising global competition and tough roster choices.
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KNOXVILLE, Tenn. (WATE) — More than 40 years after legendary Tennessee Lady Vols coach Pat Summitt coached the United States Women's National Team to its first gold medal, another Lady Vol has been chosen to lead Team USA. USA Basketball announced Monday that Kara Lawson, an Olympic gold medalist and two-time All-American at Tennessee, has been named the head coach of women's national team. She will lead the United States at the 2026 FIBA Women’…
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Kara Lawson helped the U.S. women's basketball team win an Olympic gold medal as a player 17 years ago. Now she'll have a chance to lead it to another as the coach in the 2028 Los Angeles Games.
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