Kara Marie Lawson was born on February 14,1981 and is the head coach of the Duke Blue Devils women's basketball team.
26 Facts About Kara Lawson
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Kara Lawson is a former American professional women's basketball player in the Women's National Basketball Association and a basketball television analyst for ESPN and the Washington Wizards.
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Kara Lawson 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.
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Kara Lawson began her coaching career as an assistant coach for the Boston Celtics of the NBA in 2019.
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Kara Lawson attended Sidwell Friends School her freshman year, then went to West Springfield High School, where she played on the girls' basketball and soccer teams.
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Kara Lawson participated in the 1999 WBCA High School All-America Game, where she scored twenty points, and earned MVP honors.
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Kara Lawson attended the University of Tennessee and played for the Lady Vols basketball team, coached by Pat Summitt.
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Kara Lawson enrolled in UT's College of Business, and graduated in 2003 with a degree in finance.
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Two years later, Kara Lawson would be a key member of the Monarchs 2005 championship team.
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Kara Lawson was a free agent when the Sacramento Monarchs folded prior to the 2010 WNBA season, but later signed a three-year contract with the Connecticut Sun.
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On March 12,2014, Kara Lawson was traded to the Washington Mystics for Alex Bentley, who was originally traded to Washington through the Atlanta Dream.
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Kara Lawson was selected to be a member of the United States national team at the 2001 World University Games held in Beijing, China.
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Kara Lawson was the third leading scorer on the team with 12.0 points per game and led the team in assists and steal with 16 assists and 12 steals over the course of the event.
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On July 10,2008, Kara Lawson was selected to represent the United States with the USA women's national basketball team at the 2008 Summer Olympics in Beijing, China.
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Kara Lawson was invited to the USA Basketball Women's National Team training camp in the fall of 2009.
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Kara Lawson was one of 21 finalists for the US Women's Olympic Basketball Team Roster.
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Kara Lawson began her broadcasting career while still playing in the WNBA.
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Kara Lawson served as a studio analyst for the Sacramento Kings, and worked her way up to working in a variety of NBA and WNBA broadcast roles for ESPN.
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In 2017, Kara Lawson was named the primary television game analyst for the Washington Wizards, replacing longtime analyst Phil Chenier as full-time host.
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Kara Lawson is one of the first primary female TV analysts for an NBA team, joining Sarah Kustok of the Brooklyn Nets.
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In 2021, Kara Lawson was a commentator for women's basketball at the 2020 Summer Olympics.
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On June 27,2019, the Boston Celtics of the National Basketball Association announced that Kara Lawson would join the team as an assistant coach.
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On July 11,2020, it was announced that Kara Lawson was hired as the head coach of the Duke Blue Devils women's basketball team.
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Kara Lawson brought on Winston Gandy, Tia Jackson, and Beth Cunningham as assistant coaches.
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Kara Lawson is married to Damien Barling, whom she met while working in Sacramento soon after the Monarchs' WNBA championship win.
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Kara Lawson interviewed Lawson on his show following her officially being named as color analyst.