Archive · 22 Sep 2025
Kara Lawson Named USA Basketball Women's Team Head Coach
Kara Lawson, who coaches Duke's women's basketball team, is now the coach for the USA Women's National Team.
She's a former Olympic gold medalist who played in the WNBA.
Lawson has experience coaching, including leading the U.S. 3x3 team to win a gold medal.
Her new job includes coaching the team at the 2026 World Cup and the 2028 Olympics in Los Angeles.
This is a big step for her, and she's the 13th coach in the team's history.
Kara Lawson will lead the US Women’s National Team.
Lawson coaches Duke's women’s basketball program.
The role includes the 2026 FIBA Women’s World Cup and 2028 Olympics.
Lawson is a former Olympic gold medalist.
She was selected as a first-round pick in the 2003 WNBA Draft.
- Who
- Kara Lawson
- What
- Selected as head coach of the US Women’s National Team
- When
- Through the 2026 FIBA Women’s World Cup and 2028 Olympics
- Where
- Not explicitly mentioned
- Why
- To lead the US Women's National Team
- New Role
- Head coach of the US Women’s National Team
- Coach
- Kara Lawson
- Current Team
- Duke Women's Basketball
- Former Accomplishment
- Olympic Gold Medalist (2008)
- First Round Pick
- 2003 WNBA Draft
- Coaching Experience
- U.S. 3x3 team gold (Tokyo 2020)