39 | Friday, September 19, 2025Kara Lawson is named head coach of the US women's basketball team for the 2028 LA Olympics The Associated Press Print | Front Page | Email this story To:From:Message:From (email):Message:Kara Lawson helped the U.S. women's basketball team win an Olympic gold medal as a player 17 years ago. Lawson was announced as the head coach for the women's team for the next four years by USA Basketball on Monday. Naming Lawson coach was the first official move made by Sue Bird, who started as the U.S. national team director earlier this year. Lawson also coached the USA Basketball 3-on-3 team to gold at the Tokyo Games, the first time that sport had been contested at an Olympics. "Kara has been involved with USA Basketball dating back to 1998 as a high school player in the World Youth Games," USA Basketball CEO Jim Tooley said.