Kara Lawson
Kara Marie Lawson (born February 14, 1981) is the head coach of the Duke Blue Devils women's basketball team. She is a former American professional women's basketball player in the Women's National Basketball Association (WNBA) and a basketball television analyst for ESPN and the Washington Wizards. 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. Lawson retired from the WNBA in 2015 to focus on her broadcasting career. She began her coaching career as an assistant coach for the Boston Celtics of the NBA in 2019.
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| Position | Head coach | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| League | Atlantic Coast Conference | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Born | February 14, 1981 Alexandria, Virginia, U.S. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Listed height | 175 cm (5 ft 9 in) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Listed weight | 68 kg (150 lb) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| 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 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| 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 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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