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| Duke Blue Devils | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Position | Head coach | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| League | Atlantic Coast Conference | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Personal information | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Born | February 14, 1981 Alexandria, Virginia, U.S. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Listed height | 175 cm (5 ft 9 in) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Listed weight | 68 kg (150 lb) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Career information | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| High school | West Springfield (Springfield, Virginia) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| College | Tennessee (1999–2003) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| WNBA draft | 2003: 1st round, 5th overall pick | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Selected by the Detroit Shock | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Playing career | 2003–2015 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Position | Point guard | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Number | 20 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Coaching career | 2019–present | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Career history | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| As player: | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 2003–2009 | Sacramento Monarchs | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 2010–2013 | Connecticut Sun | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 2014–2015 | Washington Mystics | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| As coach: | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 2019–2020 | Boston Celtics (assistant) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 2020–present | Duke | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Stats at WNBA.com | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Stats at Basketball Reference | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Kara Marie Lawson (born February 14, 1981) is an American basketball coach and former player who is the head coach of the Duke Blue Devils women's basketball team. She played professionally in the Women's National Basketball Association (WNBA) and has also been a basketball television analyst for ESPN and the Washington Wizards.[1][2] Lawson primarily played as a shooting guard. She won a gold medal at the 2008 Olympics in Beijing, China, a championship with the Sacramento Monarchs in the 2005 WNBA Finals, and coached the United States women's national 3x3 team to gold in the 2020 Summer Olympics.[3] Lawson retired from the WNBA in 2015 to focus on her broadcasting career.[4] She began her coaching career as an assistant coach for the Boston Celtics of the NBA in 2019.
- ^ "Kara Lawson:College Basketball and NBA Analyst". ESPN.com. April 6, 2010. Archived from the original on July 10, 2011. Retrieved February 24, 2011.
- ^ "Wizards make Kara Lawson one of the first female primary TV analysts for an NBA team - The Washington Post". The Washington Post.
- ^ "Lady Vols great Kara Lawson coaches USA to gold in 3×3 basketball". WATE 6 On Your Side. July 28, 2021. Retrieved April 19, 2023.
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