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.

Lawson was announced as the head coach for the women's team for the next four years by USA Basketball on Monday.

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Duke coach Kara Lawson will lead the U.S. women’s basketball team for the next four years, USA Basketball announced Monday

She will coach Team USA in the 2028 Los Angeles Games, the first time the Olympics will be on home soil since the 1996 Atlanta Games

Lawson helped the U.S. women win an Olympic gold medal as a player 17 years ago

Her first chance to lead the team in a major competition will be next year in Germany at the World Cup

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