USA Basketball has tabbed Kara Lawson as the coach of the women's national team through 2028, putting the Duke boss in charge of Team USA through two major events -- the 2026 FIBA Women's World Cup and the 2028 Los Angeles Olympics.

Lawson started her coaching career in 2019 as an assistant for the Boston Celtics and has led Duke's women's program since 2020. She carries plenty of Olympic experience, both as a player and coach. As a player, she took home the gold at the 2008 Beijing Games. As a coach, she helped the inaugural American 3x3 Olympic team take gold at the 2020 Tokyo Games and later served as an assistant coach for Team USA at the 2024 Paris Games.

"I am honored to be selected as the head coach of the Women's National Team for this cycle," Lawson said. "I want to thank Sue Bi

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