Kara Lawson is about so as to add one other bullet level to an already spectacular resume with USA Basketball.
The group introduced Tuesday that the Duke ladies’s basketball coach would be the head coach for Group USA on the FIBA Ladies’s AmeriCup this summer time in Chile. Aiding Lawson on the event to be held June 28 by means of July 6 can be Previous Dominion coach Delisha Milton-Jones and Oklahoma’s Jennie Baranczyk.
“The chance to work with among the high gamers within the nation, and the chance to teach alongside among the high coaches within the nation is one thing I’m very enthusiastic about,” Lawson mentioned in a press release. “I all the time stay up for serving USA Basketball in any capability that I’m requested.”
Lawson has received three Olympic gold medals with Group USA. She was the top coach of the 3×3 crew that received in Tokyo in 2021, an assistant coach with the 5×5 crew that received in Paris final summer time, and he or she captured the gold as a participant on the 2008 crew. Over the course of her varied teaching roles with Group USA, Lawson has a 75-5 document.
“It’s a present that has given me a lot through the years as a participant, as a committee member and as a coach,” Lawson added. “I’ve all the time tried to compete and provides my finest within the totally different roles I’ve been given. That received’t change this summer time. The aim is to place collectively a aggressive crew, one which represents all of the requirements we maintain pricey to us. The primary customary being excellence. I’m eagerly anticipating the journey collectively as we chase one other gold medal for the US.”
A product of the College of Tennessee the place she performed below the legendary Pat Summitt, Lawson simply completed her fifth season on the helm of the Duke Blue Devils, which marked their finest season in additional than a decade. Duke captured the ACC Event title and superior to the Elite Eight for the primary time since 2013.
The Individuals received silver on the 2023 FIBA AmeriCup, falling to Brazil within the title recreation. That crew featured principally faculty stars, like Angel Reese, Rickea Jackson, Lauren Betts, Deja Kelly, Rayah Marshall and Raven Johnson. Washington State’s Kamie Ethridge was the coach of that crew.
The U.S. has received 4 AmeriCup gold medals, with the newest coming in 2021, with a squad powered by Rhyne Howard, Aliyah Boston and Elissa Cunane.
Within the upcoming event, Group USA can be in Group B with Chile, Colombia, Puerto Rico and Mexico.
