CHARLOTTE, N.C. — Kara Lawson is about to be very busy.
In addition to preparing for her sixth season as the head coach of the Duke Blue Devils, Lawson last month was named as the new head coach of Team USA, a role she’ll have through the 2028 Olympics and the international tournaments that precede it. One of those competitions is a qualifying tournament this spring for the FIBA Women’s World Cup.
While the Americans have already qualified for the World Cup — they accomplished that when a Lawson-coached team of college players won the AmeriCup this past summer — they’ll play in this tournament anyways. It offers the opportunity to
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