NEW YORK — Former New York Liberty assistant coach Olaf Lange has landed a new job as the head of the German women's national team.

Lange, a Berlin native, will coach the team in the World Cup that Germany is hosting next year. He also held that role from 2001-03.

“I'm really excited and proud to take on this new role with the German national team,” Lange wrote in a text to the AP. “It's sort of a homecoming for me after so many years abroad and I feel a deep connection to helping Germany basketball continue to grow.”

The 53-year-old will reunite with Liberty players Leonie Fiebich and Nyara Sabally in the tournament. Germany also has Phoenix Mercury star Satou Sabally on the roster.

“This group has real potential — a talented hungry team that's already taken big steps — and with the W

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