{"id":21756,"date":"2021-07-28T11:09:52","date_gmt":"2021-07-28T16:09:52","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/myboysay.com\/blog\/?p=21756"},"modified":"2021-07-28T11:09:52","modified_gmt":"2021-07-28T16:09:52","slug":"kara-lawson-the-head-coach-of-the-duke-blue-devils-womens-basketball-team-and-also-the-head-coach-of-the-u-s-3x3-womens-basketball-team-leads-her-team-to-gold-in-the-2021-sports-olympic-debu","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/myboysay.com\/blog\/?p=21756","title":{"rendered":"Kara Lawson, The Head Coach of the Duke Blue Devils women&#8217;s basketball team, and also the Head Coach Of The U.S. 3&#215;3 Women&#8217;s Basketball Team, Leads her team to Gold In The 2021 Sport&#8217;s Olympic Debut"},"content":{"rendered":"<div class=\"storytitle\">\n<h1 class=\"gnt_ar_hl\">US women&#8217;s 3-on-3 basketball team leans on Duke women&#8217;s coach in quest for Tokyo Olympics gold.<time datetime=\"2021-07-28T09:30:53-04:00\"><\/time><\/h1>\n<\/div>\n<div id=\"storytext\" class=\"storytext storylocation linkLocation\">\n<div id=\"res1021674323\" class=\"bucketwrap image large\">\n<div class=\"imagewrap has-source-dimensions\" data-crop-type=\"\">\n<picture><source class=\"img\" srcset=\"\/\/media.npr.org\/assets\/img\/2021\/07\/28\/ap21209483842453-aed011a8391ddfa5ecafb32c3e8c307a608abc5e-s800-c85.webp\" type=\"image\/webp\" \/><source class=\"img\" srcset=\"\/\/media.npr.org\/assets\/img\/2021\/07\/28\/ap21209483842453-aed011a8391ddfa5ecafb32c3e8c307a608abc5e-s800-c85.jpg\" type=\"image\/jpeg\" \/><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"img\" src=\"https:\/\/media.npr.org\/assets\/img\/2021\/07\/28\/ap21209483842453-aed011a8391ddfa5ecafb32c3e8c307a608abc5e-s800-c85.jpg\" alt=\"\" \/> <\/picture>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"credit-caption\">\n<div class=\"caption-wrap\">\n<div class=\"caption\" aria-label=\"Image caption\">\n<p><strong>U.S. players Stefanie Dolson, Jacquelyn Young, Kelsey Plum and Allisha Gray celebrate after defeating the team from Russia in the women&#8217;s 3-on-3 gold medal basketball game at the Summer Olympics on Wednesday.<\/strong><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p><strong>The U.S. women&#8217;s <a href=\"https:\/\/www.npr.org\/sections\/tokyo-olympics-live-updates\/2021\/07\/27\/1021055553\/the-u-s-will-likely-medal-in-3x3-basketball-what-to-know-about-the-new-sport\">3-on-3 team<\/a> beat out the team from Russia to win the first-ever gold medal in the dizzyingly fast sport at the Olympics.<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong>They took an early lead against the Russians and maintained it the entire game, with a final score of 18-15.<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong>Stefanie Dolson, who is 6&#8217;5 and plays for the Chicago Sky, led the team in scoring with seven points.<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong>&#8220;It is incredible,&#8221; Dolson said after the game. &#8220;Basketball runs deep in the USA and to pull this off and win gold is incredible.&#8221;<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong>The action in this sport unfolds over just 10 minutes \u2014 or the first to 21 points if that happens more quickly \u2014 and play stops much less frequently than traditional basketball. It&#8217;s also a lot rougher.<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong>&#8220;The hardest part is playing with the pace and playing so physical,&#8221; Kelsey Plum of the Las Vegas Aces said ahead of Wednesday&#8217;s games. &#8220;You are getting held and grabbed and pushed every single play and so the freedom of movement is not the same.&#8221;<\/strong><\/p>\n<div id=\"res1021675988\" class=\"bucketwrap internallink insettwocolumn inset2col \">\n<div class=\"bucket img\"><strong><a id=\"featuredStackSquareImage1021055553\" href=\"https:\/\/www.npr.org\/sections\/tokyo-olympics-live-updates\/2021\/07\/27\/1021055553\/the-u-s-will-likely-medal-in-3x3-basketball-what-to-know-about-the-new-sport\" data-metrics=\"{&quot;category&quot;:&quot;Story to Story&quot;,&quot;action&quot;:&quot;Click Internal Link&quot;,&quot;label&quot;:&quot;https:\\\/\\\/www.npr.org\\\/sections\\\/tokyo-olympics-live-updates\\\/2021\\\/07\\\/27\\\/1021055553\\\/the-u-s-will-likely-medal-in-3x3-basketball-what-to-know-about-the-new-sport&quot;}\"><picture><source class=\"img\" srcset=\"\/\/media.npr.org\/assets\/img\/2021\/07\/27\/ap21206465836173_sq-36e4d1064c7cd85dec1e93b16c9bef8a93f5c1d3-s300-c85.webp\" type=\"image\/webp\" \/><source class=\"img\" srcset=\"\/\/media.npr.org\/assets\/img\/2021\/07\/27\/ap21206465836173_sq-36e4d1064c7cd85dec1e93b16c9bef8a93f5c1d3-s300-c85.jpg\" type=\"image\/jpeg\" \/><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"img\" src=\"https:\/\/media.npr.org\/assets\/img\/2021\/07\/27\/ap21206465836173_sq-36e4d1064c7cd85dec1e93b16c9bef8a93f5c1d3-s300-c85.jpg\" alt=\"The U.S. Will Likely Medal In 3x3 Basketball. What To Know About The New Sport\" \/><\/picture><\/a><\/strong><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p><strong>Both teams go for the same basket on a small court. There are four players on each side, and teams shuffle the three actively playing every minute or so.<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong>The U.S. women secured their spot in the final earlier on Wednesday in a tight game against France, with six points each from Plum and Allisha Gray, who is a guard in the WNBA for the Dallas Wings.<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong>If the Olympics had not been postponed, Plum, 26, would not have been able to play.<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong>In June 2020, she experienced a major injury \u2014 a torn Achilles tendon. But the extra year gave her enough time to heal and be ready to compete at the Games.<\/strong><\/p>\n<h1 id=\"firstHeading\" class=\"firstHeading\"><strong>Kara Lawson<\/strong><\/h1>\n<div id=\"bodyContent\" class=\"vector-body\">\n<div id=\"siteSub\" class=\"noprint\"><strong><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-21759\" src=\"https:\/\/myboysay.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/07\/kara-coach.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"225\" height=\"225\" srcset=\"https:\/\/myboysay.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/07\/kara-coach.jpg 225w, https:\/\/myboysay.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/07\/kara-coach-150x150.jpg 150w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 225px) 100vw, 225px\" \/><\/strong><\/div>\n<div id=\"mw-content-text\" class=\"mw-body-content mw-content-ltr\" dir=\"ltr\" lang=\"en\">\n<div class=\"mw-parser-output\">\n<table class=\"infobox vcard\">\n<caption class=\"infobox-title fn summary\"><strong>Kara Lawson<\/strong><\/caption>\n<tbody>\n<tr>\n<td class=\"infobox-image\" colspan=\"2\"><strong><a class=\"image\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/File:Kara_Lawson_at_South_Carolina_game.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/upload.wikimedia.org\/wikipedia\/commons\/thumb\/e\/ed\/Kara_Lawson_at_South_Carolina_game.jpg\/220px-Kara_Lawson_at_South_Carolina_game.jpg\" srcset=\"\/\/upload.wikimedia.org\/wikipedia\/commons\/thumb\/e\/ed\/Kara_Lawson_at_South_Carolina_game.jpg\/330px-Kara_Lawson_at_South_Carolina_game.jpg 1.5x, \/\/upload.wikimedia.org\/wikipedia\/commons\/thumb\/e\/ed\/Kara_Lawson_at_South_Carolina_game.jpg\/440px-Kara_Lawson_at_South_Carolina_game.jpg 2x\" alt=\"Kara Lawson at South Carolina game.jpg\" width=\"220\" height=\"320\" data-file-width=\"981\" data-file-height=\"1426\" \/><\/a><\/strong><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<th class=\"infobox-header\" colspan=\"2\"><strong>Duke Blue Devils<\/strong><\/th>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<th class=\"infobox-label\" scope=\"row\"><strong>Position<\/strong><\/th>\n<td class=\"infobox-data role\"><strong><a title=\"Head coach\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Head_coach\">Head coach<\/a><\/strong><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<th class=\"infobox-label\" scope=\"row\"><strong>League<\/strong><\/th>\n<td class=\"infobox-data\"><strong><a title=\"Atlantic Coast Conference\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Atlantic_Coast_Conference\">Atlantic Coast Conference<\/a><\/strong><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<th class=\"infobox-header\" colspan=\"2\"><strong>Personal information<\/strong><\/th>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<th class=\"infobox-label\" scope=\"row\"><strong>Born<\/strong><\/th>\n<td class=\"infobox-data\"><strong>February 14, 1981<span class=\"noprint ForceAgeToShow\"> (age\u00a040)<\/span><\/strong><br \/>\n<strong><a title=\"Alexandria, Virginia\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Alexandria,_Virginia\">Alexandria, Virginia<\/a><\/strong><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<th class=\"infobox-label\" scope=\"row\"><strong>Nationality<\/strong><\/th>\n<td class=\"infobox-data\"><strong>American<\/strong><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<th class=\"infobox-label\" scope=\"row\"><strong>Listed height<\/strong><\/th>\n<td class=\"infobox-data\"><strong>5\u00a0ft 9\u00a0in (1.75\u00a0m)<\/strong><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<th class=\"infobox-label\" scope=\"row\"><strong>Listed weight<\/strong><\/th>\n<td class=\"infobox-data\"><strong>150\u00a0lb (68\u00a0kg)<\/strong><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<th class=\"infobox-header\" colspan=\"2\"><strong>Career information<\/strong><\/th>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<th class=\"infobox-label\" scope=\"row\"><strong>High school<\/strong><\/th>\n<td class=\"infobox-data plainlist\"><strong><a title=\"West Springfield High School (Virginia)\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/West_Springfield_High_School_(Virginia)\">West Springfield<\/a><\/strong><br \/>\n<strong>(<a title=\"Springfield, Virginia\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Springfield,_Virginia\">Springfield, Virginia<\/a>)<\/strong><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<th class=\"infobox-label\" scope=\"row\"><strong>College<\/strong><\/th>\n<td class=\"infobox-data plainlist\"><strong><a title=\"Tennessee Lady Volunteers basketball\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Tennessee_Lady_Volunteers_basketball\">Tennessee<\/a> (1999\u20132003)<\/strong><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<th class=\"infobox-label\" scope=\"row\"><strong><a title=\"WNBA draft\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/WNBA_draft\">WNBA draft<\/a><\/strong><\/th>\n<td class=\"infobox-data\"><strong><a title=\"2003 WNBA draft\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/2003_WNBA_draft\">2003<\/a> \/ Round: 1 \/ Pick: 5th overall<\/strong><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td class=\"infobox-full-data\" colspan=\"2\"><strong>Selected by the <a title=\"Detroit Shock\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Detroit_Shock\">Detroit Shock<\/a><\/strong><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<th class=\"infobox-label\" scope=\"row\"><strong>Playing career<\/strong><\/th>\n<td class=\"infobox-data\"><strong>2003\u20132015<\/strong><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<th class=\"infobox-label\" scope=\"row\"><strong>Position<\/strong><\/th>\n<td class=\"infobox-data\"><strong><a title=\"Point guard\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Point_guard\">Point guard<\/a><\/strong><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<th class=\"infobox-label\" scope=\"row\"><strong>Number<\/strong><\/th>\n<td class=\"infobox-data\"><strong>20<\/strong><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<th class=\"infobox-label\" scope=\"row\"><strong>Coaching career<\/strong><\/th>\n<td class=\"infobox-data\"><strong>2019\u2013present<\/strong><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<th class=\"infobox-header\" colspan=\"2\"><strong>Career history<\/strong><\/th>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<th class=\"infobox-header\" colspan=\"2\"><strong>As player:<\/strong><\/th>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<th class=\"infobox-label\" scope=\"row\"><strong>2003\u20132009<\/strong><\/th>\n<td class=\"infobox-data\"><strong><a title=\"Sacramento Monarchs\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Sacramento_Monarchs\">Sacramento Monarchs<\/a><\/strong><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<th class=\"infobox-label\" scope=\"row\"><strong>2010\u20132013<\/strong><\/th>\n<td class=\"infobox-data\"><strong><a title=\"Connecticut Sun\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Connecticut_Sun\">Connecticut Sun<\/a><\/strong><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<th class=\"infobox-label\" scope=\"row\"><strong>2014\u20132015<\/strong><\/th>\n<td class=\"infobox-data\"><strong><a title=\"Washington Mystics\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Washington_Mystics\">Washington Mystics<\/a><\/strong><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<th class=\"infobox-header\" colspan=\"2\"><strong>As coach:<\/strong><\/th>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<th class=\"infobox-label\" scope=\"row\"><strong><a title=\"2019\u201320 NBA season\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/2019%E2%80%9320_NBA_season\">2019<\/a>\u2013<a title=\"2019\u201320 NBA season\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/2019%E2%80%9320_NBA_season\">2020<\/a><\/strong><\/th>\n<td class=\"infobox-data\"><strong><a title=\"Boston Celtics\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Boston_Celtics\">Boston Celtics<\/a> (assistant)<\/strong><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<th class=\"infobox-label\" scope=\"row\"><strong>2020\u2013present<\/strong><\/th>\n<td class=\"infobox-data\"><strong><a title=\"Duke Blue Devils women's basketball\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Duke_Blue_Devils_women%27s_basketball\">Duke<\/a><\/strong><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<th class=\"infobox-header\" colspan=\"2\"><strong>Career highlights and awards<\/strong><\/th>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td class=\"infobox-full-data\" colspan=\"2\">\n<ul>\n<li><strong><a title=\"WNBA Finals\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/WNBA_Finals\">WNBA champion<\/a> (2005)<\/strong><\/li>\n<li><strong><a title=\"WNBA All-Star Game\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/WNBA_All-Star_Game\">WNBA All-Star<\/a> (<a title=\"2007 WNBA All-Star Game\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/2007_WNBA_All-Star_Game\">2007<\/a>)<\/strong><\/li>\n<li><strong>2\u00d7 <a title=\"Kim Perrot Sportsmanship Award\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Kim_Perrot_Sportsmanship_Award\">Kim Perrot Sportsmanship Award<\/a> (2009, 2012)<\/strong><\/li>\n<li><strong><a title=\"Dawn Staley Community Leadership Award\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Dawn_Staley_Community_Leadership_Award\">Dawn Staley Community Leadership Award<\/a> (2013)<\/strong><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td class=\"infobox-full-data\" colspan=\"2\"><strong><a class=\"external text\" href=\"https:\/\/www.wnba.com\/player\/kara-lawson\" rel=\"nofollow\">Stats<\/a> at WNBA.com<\/strong><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td class=\"infobox-below\" colspan=\"2\">\n<div class=\"mw-collapsible mw-made-collapsible\"><\/div>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<table class=\"infobox vcard\">\n<tbody>\n<tr>\n<td class=\"infobox-below\" colspan=\"2\">\n<div class=\"mw-collapsible mw-made-collapsible\">\n<div>\n<div><strong>Medals<\/strong><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"mw-collapsible-content\">\n<table>\n<tbody>\n<tr>\n<td><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<th colspan=\"3\"><strong>Women&#8217;s <a title=\"Basketball at the Summer Olympics\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Basketball_at_the_Summer_Olympics\">basketball<\/a><\/strong><\/th>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<th class=\"adr\" colspan=\"3\"><strong>Representing <span class=\"country-name\"> the <span class=\"flagicon\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"thumbborder\" src=\"https:\/\/upload.wikimedia.org\/wikipedia\/en\/thumb\/a\/a4\/Flag_of_the_United_States.svg\/23px-Flag_of_the_United_States.svg.png\" srcset=\"\/\/upload.wikimedia.org\/wikipedia\/en\/thumb\/a\/a4\/Flag_of_the_United_States.svg\/35px-Flag_of_the_United_States.svg.png 1.5x, \/\/upload.wikimedia.org\/wikipedia\/en\/thumb\/a\/a4\/Flag_of_the_United_States.svg\/46px-Flag_of_the_United_States.svg.png 2x\" alt=\"\" width=\"23\" height=\"12\" data-file-width=\"1235\" data-file-height=\"650\" \/>\u00a0<\/span><a title=\"United States\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/United_States\">United States<\/a> <\/span><\/strong><\/th>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<th colspan=\"3\"><strong><a class=\"mw-redirect\" title=\"World University Games\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/World_University_Games\">World University Games<\/a><\/strong><\/th>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td><strong><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" title=\"Gold medal \u2013 first place\" src=\"https:\/\/upload.wikimedia.org\/wikipedia\/commons\/thumb\/d\/d5\/Gold_medal_icon_%28G_initial%29.svg\/16px-Gold_medal_icon_%28G_initial%29.svg.png\" srcset=\"\/\/upload.wikimedia.org\/wikipedia\/commons\/thumb\/d\/d5\/Gold_medal_icon_%28G_initial%29.svg\/24px-Gold_medal_icon_%28G_initial%29.svg.png 1.5x, \/\/upload.wikimedia.org\/wikipedia\/commons\/thumb\/d\/d5\/Gold_medal_icon_%28G_initial%29.svg\/32px-Gold_medal_icon_%28G_initial%29.svg.png 2x\" alt=\"Gold medal \u2013 first place\" width=\"16\" height=\"16\" data-file-width=\"16\" data-file-height=\"16\" \/><\/strong><\/td>\n<td><strong><span class=\"nowrap\"><a class=\"mw-redirect\" title=\"USA Women's World University Games Team\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/USA_Women%27s_World_University_Games_Team\">2001 Beijing<\/a> <\/span><\/strong><\/td>\n<td><strong>Team Competition<\/strong><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<th colspan=\"3\"><strong><a title=\"Olympic Games\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Olympic_Games\">Olympic Games<\/a><\/strong><\/th>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td><strong><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" title=\"Gold medal \u2013 first place\" src=\"https:\/\/upload.wikimedia.org\/wikipedia\/commons\/thumb\/d\/d5\/Gold_medal_icon_%28G_initial%29.svg\/16px-Gold_medal_icon_%28G_initial%29.svg.png\" srcset=\"\/\/upload.wikimedia.org\/wikipedia\/commons\/thumb\/d\/d5\/Gold_medal_icon_%28G_initial%29.svg\/24px-Gold_medal_icon_%28G_initial%29.svg.png 1.5x, \/\/upload.wikimedia.org\/wikipedia\/commons\/thumb\/d\/d5\/Gold_medal_icon_%28G_initial%29.svg\/32px-Gold_medal_icon_%28G_initial%29.svg.png 2x\" alt=\"Gold medal \u2013 first place\" width=\"16\" height=\"16\" data-file-width=\"16\" data-file-height=\"16\" \/><\/strong><\/td>\n<td><strong><span class=\"nowrap\"> <a title=\"2008 Summer Olympics\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/2008_Summer_Olympics\">2008 Beijing<\/a><\/span><\/strong><\/td>\n<td><strong><a title=\"Basketball at the 2008 Summer Olympics \u2013 Women's tournament\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Basketball_at_the_2008_Summer_Olympics_%E2%80%93_Women%27s_tournament\">Team competition<\/a><\/strong><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<th colspan=\"3\"><strong>Women&#8217;s <a title=\"3x3 basketball\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/3x3_basketball\">3&#215;3 basketball<\/a><\/strong><\/th>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<th colspan=\"3\"><strong>Head coach for the <span class=\"flagicon\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"thumbborder\" src=\"https:\/\/upload.wikimedia.org\/wikipedia\/en\/thumb\/a\/a4\/Flag_of_the_United_States.svg\/23px-Flag_of_the_United_States.svg.png\" srcset=\"\/\/upload.wikimedia.org\/wikipedia\/en\/thumb\/a\/a4\/Flag_of_the_United_States.svg\/35px-Flag_of_the_United_States.svg.png 1.5x, \/\/upload.wikimedia.org\/wikipedia\/en\/thumb\/a\/a4\/Flag_of_the_United_States.svg\/46px-Flag_of_the_United_States.svg.png 2x\" alt=\"\" width=\"23\" height=\"12\" data-file-width=\"1235\" data-file-height=\"650\" \/>\u00a0<\/span>United States<\/strong><\/th>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<th colspan=\"3\"><strong><a title=\"Olympic Games\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Olympic_Games\">Olympic Games<\/a><\/strong><\/th>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td><strong><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" title=\"Gold medal \u2013 first place\" src=\"https:\/\/upload.wikimedia.org\/wikipedia\/commons\/thumb\/d\/d5\/Gold_medal_icon_%28G_initial%29.svg\/16px-Gold_medal_icon_%28G_initial%29.svg.png\" srcset=\"\/\/upload.wikimedia.org\/wikipedia\/commons\/thumb\/d\/d5\/Gold_medal_icon_%28G_initial%29.svg\/24px-Gold_medal_icon_%28G_initial%29.svg.png 1.5x, \/\/upload.wikimedia.org\/wikipedia\/commons\/thumb\/d\/d5\/Gold_medal_icon_%28G_initial%29.svg\/32px-Gold_medal_icon_%28G_initial%29.svg.png 2x\" alt=\"Gold medal \u2013 first place\" width=\"16\" height=\"16\" data-file-width=\"16\" data-file-height=\"16\" \/><\/strong><\/td>\n<td><strong><span class=\"nowrap\"><a title=\"2020 Summer Olympics\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/2020_Summer_Olympics\">2020 Tokyo<\/a><\/span><\/strong><\/td>\n<td><strong><a title=\"Basketball at the 2020 Summer Olympics \u2013 Women's 3x3 tournament\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Basketball_at_the_2020_Summer_Olympics_%E2%80%93_Women%27s_3x3_tournament\">Team<\/a><\/strong><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n<p><strong><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-21758\" src=\"https:\/\/myboysay.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/07\/kara.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"247\" height=\"204\" \/><\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong>Kara Marie Lawson (born February 14, 1981) is the head coach of the <a title=\"Duke Blue Devils women's basketball\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Duke_Blue_Devils_women%27s_basketball\">Duke Blue Devils women&#8217;s basketball<\/a> team. She is a former American professional <a title=\"Women's basketball\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Women%27s_basketball\">women&#8217;s basketball<\/a> player in the <a title=\"Women's National Basketball Association\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Women%27s_National_Basketball_Association\">Women&#8217;s National Basketball Association<\/a> (WNBA) and a basketball television analyst for <a title=\"ESPN\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/ESPN\">ESPN<\/a> and the <a title=\"Washington Wizards\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Washington_Wizards\">Washington Wizards<\/a>.<sup id=\"cite_ref-ESPNMedia_1-0\" class=\"reference\"><\/sup> Lawson primarily played as a <a title=\"Shooting guard\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Shooting_guard\">shooting guard<\/a>. She won a gold medal at the <a title=\"2008 Summer Olympics\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/2008_Summer_Olympics\">2008 Olympics<\/a> in <a title=\"Beijing\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Beijing\">Beijing<\/a>, China. Lawson retired from the WNBA in 2015 to focus on her broadcasting career. She began her coaching career as an assistant coach for the <a title=\"Boston Celtics\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Boston_Celtics\">Boston Celtics<\/a> of the <a class=\"mw-redirect\" title=\"NBA\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/NBA\">NBA<\/a> in 2019.<\/strong><\/p>\n<h2><strong><span id=\"Player_career\" class=\"mw-headline\">Player career<\/span><\/strong><\/h2>\n<h3><strong><span id=\"High_school\" class=\"mw-headline\">High school<\/span><\/strong><\/h3>\n<p><strong>Lawson attended <a title=\"\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Sidwell_Friends_School\">Sidwell Friends School<\/a> her freshman year, then went to <a title=\"West Springfield High School (Virginia)\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/West_Springfield_High_School_(Virginia)\">West Springfield High School<\/a>, where she played on the girls&#8217; <a title=\"Basketball\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Basketball\">basketball<\/a> and <a class=\"mw-redirect\" title=\"Soccer\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Soccer\">soccer<\/a> teams. Lawson was named a <a title=\"\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Women%27s_Basketball_Coaches_Association\">WBCA<\/a> All-American. She participated in the 1999 <a title=\"Women's Basketball Coaches Association\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Women%27s_Basketball_Coaches_Association#WBCA_High_School_All-America_Game\">WBCA High School All-America Game<\/a>, where she scored twenty points, and earned MVP honors.<sup id=\"cite_ref-WBCA_Box_Scores_4-0\" class=\"reference\"><\/sup><\/strong><\/p>\n<h3><strong><span id=\"College_career\" class=\"mw-headline\">College career<\/span><\/strong><\/h3>\n<p><strong>Lawson attended the <a title=\"University of Tennessee\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/University_of_Tennessee\">University of Tennessee<\/a> (UT) and played for the Lady Vols basketball team, coached by <a title=\"Sidwell Friends School\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Pat_Summitt\">Pat Summitt<\/a>. She enrolled in UT&#8217;s College of Business, and graduated in 2003 with a degree in Finance. Lawson received the <a title=\"Frances Pomeroy Naismith Award\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Frances_Pomeroy_Naismith_Award\">Frances Pomeroy Naismith Award<\/a> from the <a title=\"Women's Basketball Coaches Association\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Women%27s_Basketball_Coaches_Association\">Women&#8217;s Basketball Coaches Association<\/a> as the best senior player under 5\u00a0ft 8 in (1.7 m).<sup id=\"cite_ref-Frances_Pomeroy_Naismith_6-0\" class=\"reference\"><\/sup> In 2018, Tennessee Governor <a title=\"Bill Haslam\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Bill_Haslam\">Bill Haslam<\/a> named Lawson to the Board of Trustees of the University of Tennessee, the governing body of the UT system.<\/strong><\/p>\n<h3><strong><span id=\"WNBA\" class=\"mw-headline\">WNBA<\/span><\/strong><\/h3>\n<p><strong>On April 24, 2003, Lawson was selected as the fifth overall pick by the <a title=\"Detroit Shock\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Detroit_Shock\">Detroit Shock<\/a> in the first round of the <a title=\"2003 WNBA draft\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/2003_WNBA_draft\">2003 WNBA draft<\/a>. But five days later, the Shock traded Lawson to the <a title=\"Sacramento Monarchs\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Sacramento_Monarchs\">Sacramento Monarchs<\/a> in exchange for <a title=\"Kedra Holland-Corn\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Kedra_Holland-Corn\">Kedra Holland-Corn<\/a> and a 2004 second-round draft pick. Two years later, Lawson would be a key member of the Monarchs 2005 championship team.<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong>Lawson was a free agent when the <a title=\"Sacramento Monarchs\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Sacramento_Monarchs\">Sacramento Monarchs<\/a> folded prior to the <a title=\"2010 WNBA season\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/2010_WNBA_season\">2010 WNBA season<\/a>, but later signed a three-year contract with the <a title=\"Connecticut Sun\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Connecticut_Sun\">Connecticut Sun<\/a>. On March 12, 2014, Lawson was traded to the <a title=\"Washington Mystics\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Washington_Mystics\">Washington Mystics<\/a> for <a title=\"Alex Bentley\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Alex_Bentley\">Alex Bentley<\/a>, who was originally traded to Washington through the <a title=\"Atlanta Dream\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Atlanta_Dream\">Atlanta Dream<\/a>.<\/strong><\/p>\n<h3><strong><span id=\"US_national_team\" class=\"mw-headline\">US national team<\/span><\/strong><\/h3>\n<p><strong>Lawson was selected to be a member of the <a title=\"United States women's national basketball team\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/United_States_women%27s_national_basketball_team\">United States national team<\/a> at the 2001 World University Games held in <a title=\"Beijing\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Beijing\">Beijing<\/a>, <a title=\"China\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/China\">China<\/a>. After winning the opening game easily, the USA team faced Canada and lost a close game 68\u201367. Needing a win to remain in medal contention, Lawson scored 25 points to help the USA team defeat Japan, and earn a spot in the quarterfinals. The USA team fell behind by 12 points against undefeated Russia, but came back to win the game by eleven points. The next game was against the unbeaten host team China, and the USA team won 89\u201378. The USA team won their next two games to set up the gold medal game; a rematch against the host team. China would stay close early, but the USA team prevailed and won the gold medal with a score of 87\u201367. 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.<sup id=\"cite_ref-2001_WUG_8-0\" class=\"reference\"><\/sup><\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong>On July 10, 2008, Lawson was selected to represent the United States with the <a title=\"Basketball at the 2008 Summer Olympics \u2013 Women's qualification\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Basketball_at_the_2008_Summer_Olympics_%E2%80%93_Women%27s_qualification\">USA women&#8217;s national basketball team<\/a> at the <a title=\"2008 Summer Olympics\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/2008_Summer_Olympics\">2008 Summer Olympics<\/a> in <a title=\"Beijing\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Beijing\">Beijing<\/a>, <a title=\"China\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/China\">China<\/a>. She helped the United States capture the gold medal, and led the team in points (15) during the gold medal game against Australia, going a perfect 5-5 from the field and 4-4 from the free throw line.<sup id=\"cite_ref-9\" class=\"reference\"><\/sup><\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong>Lawson was invited to the USA Basketball Women&#8217;s National Team training camp in the fall of 2009.<sup id=\"cite_ref-National_Team_10-0\" class=\"reference\"><\/sup> The team selected to play for the 2010 FIBA World Championship and the 2012 Olympics is usually chosen from these participants. At the conclusion of the training camp, the team will travel to <a class=\"mw-redirect\" title=\"Ekaterinburg\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Ekaterinburg\">Ekaterinburg<\/a>, <a title=\"Russia\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Russia\">Russia<\/a>, where they compete in the 2009 UMMC Ekaterinburg International Invitational.<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong>Lawson was one of 21 finalists for the U.S. Women&#8217;s Olympic Basketball Team Roster. The 20 professional women&#8217;s basketball players, plus one collegiate player (<a title=\"Women's Basketball Coaches Association\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Brittney_Griner\">Brittney Griner<\/a>), were selected by the USA Basketball Women&#8217;s National Team Player Selection Committee to compete for the final roster to represent the US at the 2012 Olympics in <a title=\"\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/London\">London<\/a>, <a title=\"United Kingdom\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/United_Kingdom\">United Kingdom<\/a>.<sup id=\"cite_ref-Olympic_Roster_finalists_11-0\" class=\"reference\"><\/sup> However, Lawson did not make the final roster.<\/strong><\/p>\n<h2><strong><span id=\"Player_statistics\" class=\"mw-headline\">Player statistics<\/span><\/strong><\/h2>\n<table class=\"toccolours\">\n<tbody>\n<tr>\n<th colspan=\"8\"><strong>Legend<\/strong><\/th>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td><strong>\u00a0\u00a0GP<\/strong><\/td>\n<td><strong>Games played<\/strong><\/td>\n<td><strong>\u00a0\u00a0GS<\/strong><\/td>\n<td><strong>Games started<\/strong><\/td>\n<td><strong>\u00a0MPG<\/strong><\/td>\n<td><strong>Minutes per game<\/strong><\/td>\n<td><strong>\u00a0RPG<\/strong><\/td>\n<td><strong><a title=\"Rebound (basketball)\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Rebound_(basketball)\">Rebounds<\/a> per game<\/strong><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td><strong>\u00a0APG<\/strong><\/td>\n<td><strong><a title=\"Assist (basketball)\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Assist_(basketball)\">Assists<\/a> per game<\/strong><\/td>\n<td><strong>\u00a0SPG<\/strong><\/td>\n<td><strong><a title=\"Steal (basketball)\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Steal_(basketball)\">Steals<\/a> per game<\/strong><\/td>\n<td><strong>\u00a0BPG<\/strong><\/td>\n<td><strong><a title=\"Block (basketball)\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Block_(basketball)\">Blocks<\/a> per game<\/strong><\/td>\n<td><strong>\u00a0PPG<\/strong><\/td>\n<td><strong>Points per game<\/strong><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td><strong>\u00a0TO<\/strong><\/td>\n<td><strong><a title=\"Turnover (basketball)\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Turnover_(basketball)\">Turnovers<\/a> per game<\/strong><\/td>\n<td><strong>\u00a0FG%<\/strong><\/td>\n<td><strong><a title=\"Field goal (basketball)\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Field_goal_(basketball)\">Field-goal<\/a> percentage<\/strong><\/td>\n<td><strong>\u00a03P%<\/strong><\/td>\n<td><strong><a title=\"Three-point field goal\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Three-point_field_goal\">3-point field-goal<\/a> percentage<\/strong><\/td>\n<td><strong>\u00a0FT%<\/strong><\/td>\n<td><strong><a title=\"Free throw\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Free_throw\">Free-throw<\/a> percentage<\/strong><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td><strong>\u00a0Bold<\/strong><\/td>\n<td><strong>Career high<\/strong><\/td>\n<td><strong>\u00b0<\/strong><\/td>\n<td><strong>League leader<\/strong><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n<h3><strong><span id=\"College\" class=\"mw-headline\">College<\/span><\/strong><\/h3>\n<table class=\"wikitable\">\n<tbody>\n<tr>\n<th><strong>Year<\/strong><\/th>\n<th><strong>Team<\/strong><\/th>\n<th><strong>GP<\/strong><\/th>\n<th><strong>Points<\/strong><\/th>\n<th><strong>FG%<\/strong><\/th>\n<th><strong>3P%<\/strong><\/th>\n<th><strong>FT%<\/strong><\/th>\n<th><strong>RPG<\/strong><\/th>\n<th><strong>APG<\/strong><\/th>\n<th><strong>SPG<\/strong><\/th>\n<th><strong>BPG<\/strong><\/th>\n<th><strong>PPG<\/strong><\/th>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td><strong>1999-00<\/strong><\/td>\n<td><strong><a title=\"Tennessee Lady Volunteers basketball\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Tennessee_Lady_Volunteers_basketball\">Tennessee<\/a><\/strong><\/td>\n<td><strong>37<\/strong><\/td>\n<td><strong>504<\/strong><\/td>\n<td><strong>45.8<\/strong><\/td>\n<td><strong>43.6<\/strong><\/td>\n<td><strong>81.7<\/strong><\/td>\n<td><strong>4.1<\/strong><\/td>\n<td><strong>2.8<\/strong><\/td>\n<td><strong>1.4<\/strong><\/td>\n<td><strong>0.2<\/strong><\/td>\n<td><strong>13.6<\/strong><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td><strong>2000-01<\/strong><\/td>\n<td><strong>Tennessee<\/strong><\/td>\n<td><strong>34<\/strong><\/td>\n<td><strong>386<\/strong><\/td>\n<td><strong>43.3<\/strong><\/td>\n<td><strong>41.3<\/strong><\/td>\n<td><strong>85.7<\/strong><\/td>\n<td><strong>3.5<\/strong><\/td>\n<td><strong>3.3<\/strong><\/td>\n<td><strong>1.0<\/strong><\/td>\n<td><strong>0.1<\/strong><\/td>\n<td><strong>11.4<\/strong><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td><strong>2001-02<\/strong><\/td>\n<td><strong>Tennessee<\/strong><\/td>\n<td><strong>34<\/strong><\/td>\n<td><strong>512<\/strong><\/td>\n<td><strong>46.6<\/strong><\/td>\n<td><strong>33.0<\/strong><\/td>\n<td><strong>83.5<\/strong><\/td>\n<td><strong>4.9<\/strong><\/td>\n<td><strong>2.6<\/strong><\/td>\n<td><strong>1.4<\/strong><\/td>\n<td><strong>0.1<\/strong><\/td>\n<td><strong>15.1<\/strong><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td><strong>2002-03<\/strong><\/td>\n<td><strong>Tennessee<\/strong><\/td>\n<td><strong>38<\/strong><\/td>\n<td><strong>548<\/strong><\/td>\n<td><strong>46.9<\/strong><\/td>\n<td><strong>45.0<\/strong><\/td>\n<td><strong>88.4<\/strong><\/td>\n<td><strong>4.9<\/strong><\/td>\n<td><strong>4.0<\/strong><\/td>\n<td><strong>1.1<\/strong><\/td>\n<td><strong>0.2<\/strong><\/td>\n<td><strong>14.4<\/strong><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td><strong>Career<\/strong><\/td>\n<td><strong>Tennessee<\/strong><\/td>\n<td><strong>143<\/strong><\/td>\n<td><strong>1950<\/strong><\/td>\n<td><strong>45.8<\/strong><\/td>\n<td><strong>41.5<\/strong><\/td>\n<td><strong>84.7<\/strong><\/td>\n<td><strong>4.3<\/strong><\/td>\n<td><strong>3.2<\/strong><\/td>\n<td><strong>1.2<\/strong><\/td>\n<td><strong>0.1<\/strong><\/td>\n<td><strong>13.6<\/strong><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<h3><strong><span id=\"WNBA_2\" class=\"mw-headline\">WNBA<\/span><\/strong><\/h3>\n<h4><strong><span id=\"Regular_season\" class=\"mw-headline\">Regular season<\/span><\/strong><\/h4>\n<table class=\"wikitable sortable jquery-tablesorter\">\n<thead>\n<tr>\n<th class=\"headerSort\" tabindex=\"0\" title=\"Sort ascending\" role=\"columnheader button\"><strong>Year<\/strong><\/th>\n<th class=\"headerSort\" tabindex=\"0\" title=\"Sort ascending\" role=\"columnheader button\"><strong>Team<\/strong><\/th>\n<th class=\"headerSort\" tabindex=\"0\" title=\"Sort ascending\" role=\"columnheader button\"><strong><span class=\"rt-commentedText\" title=\"Games played\">GP<\/span><\/strong><\/th>\n<th class=\"headerSort\" tabindex=\"0\" title=\"Sort ascending\" role=\"columnheader button\"><strong><span class=\"rt-commentedText\" title=\"Games started\">GS<\/span><\/strong><\/th>\n<th class=\"headerSort\" tabindex=\"0\" title=\"Sort ascending\" role=\"columnheader button\"><strong><span class=\"rt-commentedText\" title=\"Minutes per game\">MPG<\/span><\/strong><\/th>\n<th class=\"headerSort\" tabindex=\"0\" title=\"Sort ascending\" role=\"columnheader button\"><strong><span class=\"rt-commentedText\" title=\"Field goal percentage\">FG%<\/span><\/strong><\/th>\n<th class=\"headerSort\" tabindex=\"0\" title=\"Sort ascending\" role=\"columnheader button\"><strong><span class=\"rt-commentedText\" title=\"3-point field-goal percentage\">3P%<\/span><\/strong><\/th>\n<th class=\"headerSort\" tabindex=\"0\" title=\"Sort ascending\" role=\"columnheader button\"><strong><span class=\"rt-commentedText\" title=\"Free-throw percentage\">FT%<\/span><\/strong><\/th>\n<th class=\"headerSort\" tabindex=\"0\" title=\"Sort ascending\" role=\"columnheader button\"><strong><span class=\"rt-commentedText\" title=\"Rebounds per game\">RPG<\/span><\/strong><\/th>\n<th class=\"headerSort\" tabindex=\"0\" title=\"Sort ascending\" role=\"columnheader button\"><strong><span class=\"rt-commentedText\" title=\"Assists per game\">APG<\/span><\/strong><\/th>\n<th class=\"headerSort\" tabindex=\"0\" title=\"Sort ascending\" role=\"columnheader button\"><strong><span class=\"rt-commentedText\" title=\"Steals per game\">SPG<\/span><\/strong><\/th>\n<th class=\"headerSort\" tabindex=\"0\" title=\"Sort ascending\" role=\"columnheader button\"><strong><span class=\"rt-commentedText\" title=\"Blocks per game\">BPG<\/span><\/strong><\/th>\n<th class=\"headerSort\" tabindex=\"0\" title=\"Sort ascending\" role=\"columnheader button\"><strong><span class=\"rt-commentedText\" title=\"Turnovers per game\">TO<\/span><\/strong><\/th>\n<th class=\"headerSort\" tabindex=\"0\" title=\"Sort ascending\" role=\"columnheader button\"><strong><span class=\"rt-commentedText\" title=\"Points per game\">PPG<\/span><\/strong><\/th>\n<\/tr>\n<\/thead>\n<tbody>\n<tr>\n<td><strong><a title=\"2003 WNBA season\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/2003_WNBA_season\">2003<\/a><\/strong><\/td>\n<td><strong><a title=\"2003 Sacramento Monarchs season\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/2003_Sacramento_Monarchs_season\">Sacramento<\/a><\/strong><\/td>\n<td><strong>34<\/strong><\/td>\n<td><strong>0<\/strong><\/td>\n<td><strong>22.6<\/strong><\/td>\n<td><strong>.392<\/strong><\/td>\n<td><strong>.400<\/strong><\/td>\n<td><strong>.775<\/strong><\/td>\n<td><strong>3.1<\/strong><\/td>\n<td><strong>1.6<\/strong><\/td>\n<td><strong>0.4<\/strong><\/td>\n<td><strong>0.1<\/strong><\/td>\n<td><strong>1.2<\/strong><\/td>\n<td><strong>7.7<\/strong><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td><strong><a title=\"2004 WNBA season\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/2004_WNBA_season\">2004<\/a><\/strong><\/td>\n<td><strong><a title=\"2004 Sacramento Monarchs season\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/2004_Sacramento_Monarchs_season\">Sacramento<\/a><\/strong><\/td>\n<td><strong>34<\/strong><\/td>\n<td><strong>10<\/strong><\/td>\n<td><strong>24.3<\/strong><\/td>\n<td><strong>.420<\/strong><\/td>\n<td><strong>.381<\/strong><\/td>\n<td><strong>.841<\/strong><\/td>\n<td><strong>2.3<\/strong><\/td>\n<td><strong>2.0<\/strong><\/td>\n<td><strong>0.6<\/strong><\/td>\n<td><strong>0.2<\/strong><\/td>\n<td><strong>1.6<\/strong><\/td>\n<td><strong>8.6<\/strong><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td><strong><a title=\"2005 WNBA season\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/2005_WNBA_season\">2005<\/a><\/strong><\/td>\n<td><strong><a title=\"2005 Sacramento Monarchs season\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/2005_Sacramento_Monarchs_season\">Sacramento<\/a><\/strong><\/td>\n<td><strong>24<\/strong><\/td>\n<td><strong>1<\/strong><\/td>\n<td><strong>21.2<\/strong><\/td>\n<td><strong>.439<\/strong><\/td>\n<td><strong>.444<\/strong><\/td>\n<td><strong>.839<\/strong><\/td>\n<td><strong>1.4<\/strong><\/td>\n<td><strong>1.5<\/strong><\/td>\n<td><strong>0.5<\/strong><\/td>\n<td><strong>0.1<\/strong><\/td>\n<td><strong>0.9<\/strong><\/td>\n<td><strong>8.0<\/strong><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td><strong><a title=\"2006 WNBA season\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/2006_WNBA_season\">2006<\/a><\/strong><\/td>\n<td><strong><a title=\"2006 Sacramento Monarchs season\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/2006_Sacramento_Monarchs_season\">Sacramento<\/a><\/strong><\/td>\n<td><strong>34<\/strong><\/td>\n<td><strong>6<\/strong><\/td>\n<td><strong>22.1<\/strong><\/td>\n<td><strong>.397<\/strong><\/td>\n<td><strong>.398<\/strong><\/td>\n<td><strong>.923<\/strong><\/td>\n<td><strong>1.9<\/strong><\/td>\n<td><strong>1.6<\/strong><\/td>\n<td><strong>0.6<\/strong><\/td>\n<td><strong>0.1<\/strong><\/td>\n<td><strong>1.3<\/strong><\/td>\n<td><strong>8.1<\/strong><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td><strong><a title=\"2007 WNBA season\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/2007_WNBA_season\">2007<\/a><\/strong><\/td>\n<td><strong><a title=\"2007 Sacramento Monarchs season\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/2007_Sacramento_Monarchs_season\">Sacramento<\/a><\/strong><\/td>\n<td><strong>34<\/strong><\/td>\n<td><strong>0<\/strong><\/td>\n<td><strong>22.8<\/strong><\/td>\n<td><strong>.376<\/strong><\/td>\n<td><strong>.338<\/strong><\/td>\n<td><strong>.841<\/strong><\/td>\n<td><strong>2.4<\/strong><\/td>\n<td><strong>2.0<\/strong><\/td>\n<td><strong>0.9<\/strong><\/td>\n<td><strong>0.2<\/strong><\/td>\n<td><strong>1.4<\/strong><\/td>\n<td><strong>11.0<\/strong><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td><strong><a title=\"2008 WNBA season\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/2008_WNBA_season\">2008<\/a><\/strong><\/td>\n<td><strong><a title=\"2008 Sacramento Monarchs season\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/2008_Sacramento_Monarchs_season\">Sacramento<\/a><\/strong><\/td>\n<td><strong>32<\/strong><\/td>\n<td><strong>32<\/strong><\/td>\n<td><strong>25.9<\/strong><\/td>\n<td><strong>.405<\/strong><\/td>\n<td><strong>.432<\/strong><\/td>\n<td><strong>.914<\/strong><\/td>\n<td><strong>2.6<\/strong><\/td>\n<td><strong>2.1<\/strong><\/td>\n<td><strong>0.9<\/strong><\/td>\n<td><strong>0.1<\/strong><\/td>\n<td><strong>1.5<\/strong><\/td>\n<td><strong>12.2<\/strong><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td><strong><a title=\"2009 WNBA season\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/2009_WNBA_season\">2009<\/a><\/strong><\/td>\n<td><strong><a title=\"2009 Sacramento Monarchs season\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/2009_Sacramento_Monarchs_season\">Sacramento<\/a><\/strong><\/td>\n<td><strong>25<\/strong><\/td>\n<td><strong>5<\/strong><\/td>\n<td><strong>24.2<\/strong><\/td>\n<td><strong>.380<\/strong><\/td>\n<td><strong>.336<\/strong><\/td>\n<td><strong>.939<\/strong><\/td>\n<td><strong>2.1<\/strong><\/td>\n<td><strong>2.5<\/strong><\/td>\n<td><strong>0.6<\/strong><\/td>\n<td><strong>0.0<\/strong><\/td>\n<td><strong>1.4<\/strong><\/td>\n<td><strong>8.8<\/strong><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td><strong><a title=\"2010 WNBA season\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/2010_WNBA_season\">2010<\/a><\/strong><\/td>\n<td><strong><a title=\"2010 Connecticut Sun season\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/2010_Connecticut_Sun_season\">Connecticut<\/a><\/strong><\/td>\n<td><strong>34<\/strong><\/td>\n<td><strong>32<\/strong><\/td>\n<td><strong>25.1<\/strong><\/td>\n<td><strong>.409<\/strong><\/td>\n<td><strong>.359<\/strong><\/td>\n<td><strong>.895<\/strong><\/td>\n<td><strong>2.6<\/strong><\/td>\n<td><strong>3.5<\/strong><\/td>\n<td><strong>0.4<\/strong><\/td>\n<td><strong>0.0<\/strong><\/td>\n<td><strong>1.4<\/strong><\/td>\n<td><strong>8.3<\/strong><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td><strong><a title=\"2011 WNBA season\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/2011_WNBA_season\">2011<\/a><\/strong><\/td>\n<td><strong><a title=\"2011 Connecticut Sun season\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/2011_Connecticut_Sun_season\">Connecticut<\/a><\/strong><\/td>\n<td><strong>33<\/strong><\/td>\n<td><strong>8<\/strong><\/td>\n<td><strong>25.2<\/strong><\/td>\n<td><strong>.449<\/strong><\/td>\n<td><strong>.430<\/strong><\/td>\n<td><strong>.890<\/strong><\/td>\n<td><strong>2.6<\/strong><\/td>\n<td><strong>2.9<\/strong><\/td>\n<td><strong>0.7<\/strong><\/td>\n<td><strong>0.0<\/strong><\/td>\n<td><strong>1.4<\/strong><\/td>\n<td><strong>10.4<\/strong><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td><strong><a title=\"2012 WNBA season\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/2012_WNBA_season\">2012<\/a><\/strong><\/td>\n<td><strong><a title=\"2012 Connecticut Sun season\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/2012_Connecticut_Sun_season\">Connecticut<\/a><\/strong><\/td>\n<td><strong>34<\/strong><\/td>\n<td><strong>34<\/strong><\/td>\n<td><strong>31.4<\/strong><\/td>\n<td><strong>.493<\/strong><\/td>\n<td><strong>.430<\/strong><\/td>\n<td><strong>.935<\/strong><\/td>\n<td><strong>3.9<\/strong><\/td>\n<td><strong>4.0<\/strong><\/td>\n<td><strong>0.8<\/strong><\/td>\n<td><strong>0.1<\/strong><\/td>\n<td><strong>1.8<\/strong><\/td>\n<td><strong>15.1<\/strong><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td><strong><a title=\"2013 WNBA season\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/2013_WNBA_season\">2013<\/a><\/strong><\/td>\n<td><strong><a title=\"2013 Connecticut Sun season\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/2013_Connecticut_Sun_season\">Connecticut<\/a><\/strong><\/td>\n<td><strong>9<\/strong><\/td>\n<td><strong>6<\/strong><\/td>\n<td><strong>30.1<\/strong><\/td>\n<td><strong>.437<\/strong><\/td>\n<td><strong>.458<\/strong><\/td>\n<td><strong>.857<\/strong><\/td>\n<td><strong>3.7<\/strong><\/td>\n<td><strong>4.2<\/strong><\/td>\n<td><strong>0.6<\/strong><\/td>\n<td><strong>0.1<\/strong><\/td>\n<td><strong>2.4<\/strong><\/td>\n<td><strong>13.8<\/strong><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td><strong><a title=\"2014 WNBA season\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/2014_WNBA_season\">2014<\/a><\/strong><\/td>\n<td><strong><a class=\"mw-redirect\" title=\"2014 Washington Mystics season\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/2014_Washington_Mystics_season\">Washington<\/a><\/strong><\/td>\n<td><strong>28<\/strong><\/td>\n<td><strong>4<\/strong><\/td>\n<td><strong>21.8<\/strong><\/td>\n<td><strong>.379<\/strong><\/td>\n<td><strong>.337<\/strong><\/td>\n<td><strong>.935<\/strong><\/td>\n<td><strong>2.9<\/strong><\/td>\n<td><strong>2.5<\/strong><\/td>\n<td><strong>0.3<\/strong><\/td>\n<td><strong>0.0<\/strong><\/td>\n<td><strong>1.3<\/strong><\/td>\n<td><strong>7.0<\/strong><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td><strong><a title=\"2015 WNBA season\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/2015_WNBA_season\">2015<\/a><\/strong><\/td>\n<td><strong><a title=\"2015 Washington Mystics season\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/2015_Washington_Mystics_season\">Washington<\/a><\/strong><\/td>\n<td><strong>22<\/strong><\/td>\n<td><strong>21<\/strong><\/td>\n<td><strong>25.0<\/strong><\/td>\n<td><strong>.389<\/strong><\/td>\n<td><strong>.321<\/strong><\/td>\n<td><strong>.938<\/strong><\/td>\n<td><strong>3.0<\/strong><\/td>\n<td><strong>3.6<\/strong><\/td>\n<td><strong>0.6<\/strong><\/td>\n<td><strong>0.1<\/strong><\/td>\n<td><strong>1.1<\/strong><\/td>\n<td><strong>9.6<\/strong><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td><strong>Career<\/strong><\/td>\n<td><strong>13 years, 3 teams<\/strong><\/td>\n<td><strong>377<\/strong><\/td>\n<td><strong>159<\/strong><\/td>\n<td><strong>24.5<\/strong><\/td>\n<td><strong>.414<\/strong><\/td>\n<td><strong>.390<\/strong><\/td>\n<td><strong>.890<\/strong><\/td>\n<td><strong>2.6<\/strong><\/td>\n<td><strong>2.5<\/strong><\/td>\n<td><strong>0.6<\/strong><\/td>\n<td><strong>0.1<\/strong><\/td>\n<td><strong>1.4<\/strong><\/td>\n<td><strong>9.8<\/strong><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<tfoot><\/tfoot>\n<\/table>\n<h4><strong><span id=\"Playoffs\" class=\"mw-headline\">Playoffs<\/span><\/strong><\/h4>\n<table class=\"wikitable sortable jquery-tablesorter\">\n<thead>\n<tr>\n<th class=\"headerSort\" tabindex=\"0\" title=\"Sort ascending\" role=\"columnheader button\"><strong>Year<\/strong><\/th>\n<th class=\"headerSort\" tabindex=\"0\" title=\"Sort ascending\" role=\"columnheader button\"><strong>Team<\/strong><\/th>\n<th class=\"headerSort\" tabindex=\"0\" title=\"Sort ascending\" role=\"columnheader button\"><strong><span class=\"rt-commentedText\" title=\"Games played\">GP<\/span><\/strong><\/th>\n<th class=\"headerSort\" tabindex=\"0\" title=\"Sort ascending\" role=\"columnheader button\"><strong><span class=\"rt-commentedText\" title=\"Games started\">GS<\/span><\/strong><\/th>\n<th class=\"headerSort\" tabindex=\"0\" title=\"Sort ascending\" role=\"columnheader button\"><strong><span class=\"rt-commentedText\" title=\"Minutes per game\">MPG<\/span><\/strong><\/th>\n<th class=\"headerSort\" tabindex=\"0\" title=\"Sort ascending\" role=\"columnheader button\"><strong><span class=\"rt-commentedText\" title=\"Field goal percentage\">FG%<\/span><\/strong><\/th>\n<th class=\"headerSort\" tabindex=\"0\" title=\"Sort ascending\" role=\"columnheader button\"><strong><span class=\"rt-commentedText\" title=\"3-point field-goal percentage\">3P%<\/span><\/strong><\/th>\n<th class=\"headerSort\" tabindex=\"0\" title=\"Sort ascending\" role=\"columnheader button\"><strong><span class=\"rt-commentedText\" title=\"Free-throw percentage\">FT%<\/span><\/strong><\/th>\n<th class=\"headerSort\" tabindex=\"0\" title=\"Sort ascending\" role=\"columnheader button\"><strong><span class=\"rt-commentedText\" title=\"Rebounds per game\">RPG<\/span><\/strong><\/th>\n<th class=\"headerSort\" tabindex=\"0\" title=\"Sort ascending\" role=\"columnheader button\"><strong><span class=\"rt-commentedText\" title=\"Assists per game\">APG<\/span><\/strong><\/th>\n<th class=\"headerSort\" tabindex=\"0\" title=\"Sort ascending\" role=\"columnheader button\"><strong><span class=\"rt-commentedText\" title=\"Steals per game\">SPG<\/span><\/strong><\/th>\n<th class=\"headerSort\" tabindex=\"0\" title=\"Sort ascending\" role=\"columnheader button\"><strong><span class=\"rt-commentedText\" title=\"Blocks per game\">BPG<\/span><\/strong><\/th>\n<th class=\"headerSort\" tabindex=\"0\" title=\"Sort ascending\" role=\"columnheader button\"><strong><span class=\"rt-commentedText\" title=\"Turnovers per game\">TO<\/span><\/strong><\/th>\n<th class=\"headerSort\" tabindex=\"0\" title=\"Sort ascending\" role=\"columnheader button\"><strong><span class=\"rt-commentedText\" title=\"Points per game\">PPG<\/span><\/strong><\/th>\n<\/tr>\n<\/thead>\n<tbody>\n<tr>\n<td><strong><a title=\"2003 WNBA Playoffs\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/2003_WNBA_Playoffs\">2003<\/a><\/strong><\/td>\n<td><strong><a title=\"2003 Sacramento Monarchs season\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/2003_Sacramento_Monarchs_season\">Sacramento<\/a><\/strong><\/td>\n<td><strong>6<\/strong><\/td>\n<td><strong>?<\/strong><\/td>\n<td><strong>25.7<\/strong><\/td>\n<td><strong>.214<\/strong><\/td>\n<td><strong>.304<\/strong><\/td>\n<td><strong>.875<\/strong><\/td>\n<td><strong>3.8<\/strong><\/td>\n<td><strong>2.7<\/strong><\/td>\n<td><strong>1.0<\/strong><\/td>\n<td><strong>0.3<\/strong><\/td>\n<td><strong>0.7<\/strong><\/td>\n<td><strong>5.3<\/strong><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td><strong><a title=\"2004 WNBA Playoffs\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/2004_WNBA_Playoffs\">2004<\/a><\/strong><\/td>\n<td><strong><a title=\"2004 Sacramento Monarchs season\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/2004_Sacramento_Monarchs_season\">Sacramento<\/a><\/strong><\/td>\n<td><strong>6<\/strong><\/td>\n<td><strong>?<\/strong><\/td>\n<td><strong>25.5<\/strong><\/td>\n<td><strong>.370<\/strong><\/td>\n<td><strong>.417<\/strong><\/td>\n<td><strong>.889<\/strong><\/td>\n<td><strong>2.5<\/strong><\/td>\n<td><strong>1.8<\/strong><\/td>\n<td><strong>8.0<\/strong><\/td>\n<td><strong>0.2<\/strong><\/td>\n<td><strong>0.8<\/strong><\/td>\n<td><strong>9.7<\/strong><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td><strong><a title=\"London\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/2005_WNBA_Playoffs\">2005<\/a><\/strong><\/td>\n<td><strong><a title=\"2005 Sacramento Monarchs season\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/2005_Sacramento_Monarchs_season\">Sacramento<\/a><\/strong><\/td>\n<td><strong>8<\/strong><\/td>\n<td><strong>?<\/strong><\/td>\n<td><strong>26.0<\/strong><\/td>\n<td><strong>.433<\/strong><\/td>\n<td><strong>.517<\/strong><\/td>\n<td><strong>.944<\/strong><\/td>\n<td><strong>3.6<\/strong><\/td>\n<td><strong>2.3<\/strong><\/td>\n<td><strong>8.0<\/strong><\/td>\n<td><strong>0.1<\/strong><\/td>\n<td><strong>1.4<\/strong><\/td>\n<td><strong>11.3<\/strong><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td><strong><a title=\"2006 WNBA Playoffs\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/2006_WNBA_Playoffs\">2006<\/a><\/strong><\/td>\n<td><strong><a title=\"2006 Sacramento Monarchs season\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/2006_Sacramento_Monarchs_season\">Sacramento<\/a><\/strong><\/td>\n<td><strong>9<\/strong><\/td>\n<td><strong>?<\/strong><\/td>\n<td><strong>32.1<\/strong><\/td>\n<td><strong>.448<\/strong><\/td>\n<td><strong>.438<\/strong><\/td>\n<td><strong>.786<\/strong><\/td>\n<td><strong>3.4<\/strong><\/td>\n<td><strong>1.6<\/strong><\/td>\n<td><strong>9.0<\/strong><\/td>\n<td><strong>0.1<\/strong><\/td>\n<td><strong>1.3<\/strong><\/td>\n<td><strong>12.2<\/strong><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td><strong><a title=\"\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/2007_WNBA_Playoffs\">2007<\/a><\/strong><\/td>\n<td><strong><a title=\"2007 Sacramento Monarchs season\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/2007_Sacramento_Monarchs_season\">Sacramento<\/a><\/strong><\/td>\n<td><strong>3<\/strong><\/td>\n<td><strong>?<\/strong><\/td>\n<td><strong>25.0<\/strong><\/td>\n<td><strong>.500<\/strong><\/td>\n<td><strong>.385<\/strong><\/td>\n<td><strong>.857<\/strong><\/td>\n<td><strong>2.3<\/strong><\/td>\n<td><strong>3.0<\/strong><\/td>\n<td><strong>3.0<\/strong><\/td>\n<td><strong>0.7<\/strong><\/td>\n<td><strong>0.7<\/strong><\/td>\n<td><strong>12.3<\/strong><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td><strong><a title=\"2008 WNBA Playoffs\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/2008_WNBA_Playoffs\">2008<\/a><\/strong><\/td>\n<td><strong><a title=\"2008 Sacramento Monarchs season\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/2008_Sacramento_Monarchs_season\">Sacramento<\/a><\/strong><\/td>\n<td><strong>3<\/strong><\/td>\n<td><strong>?<\/strong><\/td>\n<td><strong>27.0<\/strong><\/td>\n<td><strong>.478<\/strong><\/td>\n<td><strong>.375<\/strong><\/td>\n<td><strong>.800<\/strong><\/td>\n<td><strong>5.0<\/strong><\/td>\n<td><strong>4.3<\/strong><\/td>\n<td><strong>2.0<\/strong><\/td>\n<td><strong>0.0<\/strong><\/td>\n<td><strong>2.3<\/strong><\/td>\n<td><strong>9.7<\/strong><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td><strong><a title=\"2011 WNBA Playoffs\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/2011_WNBA_Playoffs\">2011<\/a><\/strong><\/td>\n<td><strong><a title=\"2011 Connecticut Sun season\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/2011_Connecticut_Sun_season\">Connecticut<\/a><\/strong><\/td>\n<td><strong>2<\/strong><\/td>\n<td><strong>?<\/strong><\/td>\n<td><strong>18.5<\/strong><\/td>\n<td><strong>.400<\/strong><\/td>\n<td><strong>.571<\/strong><\/td>\n<td><strong>.750<\/strong><\/td>\n<td><strong>0.5<\/strong><\/td>\n<td><strong>3.5<\/strong><\/td>\n<td><strong>0.0<\/strong><\/td>\n<td><strong>0.0<\/strong><\/td>\n<td><strong>1.5<\/strong><\/td>\n<td><strong>7.5<\/strong><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td><strong><a title=\"2012 WNBA Playoffs\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/2012_WNBA_Playoffs\">2012<\/a><\/strong><\/td>\n<td><strong><a title=\"2012 Connecticut Sun season\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/2012_Connecticut_Sun_season\">Connecticut<\/a><\/strong><\/td>\n<td><strong>5<\/strong><\/td>\n<td><strong>?<\/strong><\/td>\n<td><strong>35.0<\/strong><\/td>\n<td><strong>.442<\/strong><\/td>\n<td><strong>.433<\/strong><\/td>\n<td><strong>1.000<\/strong><\/td>\n<td><strong>4.8<\/strong><\/td>\n<td><strong>3.8<\/strong><\/td>\n<td><strong>6.0<\/strong><\/td>\n<td><strong>0.2<\/strong><\/td>\n<td><strong>1.8<\/strong><\/td>\n<td><strong>14.6<\/strong><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td><strong><a title=\"2014 WNBA Playoffs\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/2014_WNBA_Playoffs\">2014<\/a><\/strong><\/td>\n<td><strong><a class=\"mw-redirect\" title=\"2014 Washington Mystics season\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/2014_Washington_Mystics_season\">Washington<\/a><\/strong><\/td>\n<td><strong>2<\/strong><\/td>\n<td><strong>?<\/strong><\/td>\n<td><strong>26.0<\/strong><\/td>\n<td><strong>.526<\/strong><\/td>\n<td><strong>.444<\/strong><\/td>\n<td><strong>1.000<\/strong><\/td>\n<td><strong>3.0<\/strong><\/td>\n<td><strong>3.5<\/strong><\/td>\n<td><strong>1.0<\/strong><\/td>\n<td><strong>0.0<\/strong><\/td>\n<td><strong>1.5<\/strong><\/td>\n<td><strong>14.5<\/strong><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td><strong><a title=\"2015 WNBA Playoffs\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/2015_WNBA_Playoffs\">2015<\/a><\/strong><\/td>\n<td><strong><a title=\"2015 Washington Mystics season\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/2015_Washington_Mystics_season\">Washington<\/a><\/strong><\/td>\n<td><strong>3<\/strong><\/td>\n<td><strong>?<\/strong><\/td>\n<td><strong>16.7<\/strong><\/td>\n<td><strong>.353<\/strong><\/td>\n<td><strong>.750<\/strong><\/td>\n<td><strong>1.000<\/strong><\/td>\n<td><strong>1.3<\/strong><\/td>\n<td><strong>0.7<\/strong><\/td>\n<td><strong>1.0<\/strong><\/td>\n<td><strong>0.0<\/strong><\/td>\n<td><strong>1.7<\/strong><\/td>\n<td><strong>6.0<\/strong><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td><strong>Career<\/strong><\/td>\n<td><strong>10 years, 3 teams<\/strong><\/td>\n<td><strong>47<\/strong><\/td>\n<td><strong>?<\/strong><\/td>\n<td><strong>27.1<\/strong><\/td>\n<td><strong>.413<\/strong><\/td>\n<td><strong>.436<\/strong><\/td>\n<td><strong>.897<\/strong><\/td>\n<td><strong>3.3<\/strong><\/td>\n<td><strong>2.5<\/strong><\/td>\n<td><strong>39.0<\/strong><\/td>\n<td><strong>0.2<\/strong><\/td>\n<td><strong>1.3<\/strong><\/td>\n<td><strong>10.4<\/strong><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<tfoot><\/tfoot>\n<\/table>\n<h2><strong><span id=\"Broadcasting_career\" class=\"mw-headline\">Broadcasting career<\/span><\/strong><\/h2>\n<p><strong>Lawson began her broadcasting career while still playing in the WNBA. She served as a studio analyst for the <a title=\"Sacramento Kings\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Sacramento_Kings\">Sacramento Kings<\/a>, and worked her way up to working in a variety of NBA and WNBA broadcast roles for ESPN.<sup id=\"cite_ref-:0_3-1\" class=\"reference\"><\/sup> On January 12, 2007, she was the first woman to work as a nationwide broadcast analyst for an NBA game, when the <a class=\"mw-redirect\" title=\"New Orleans Hornets\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/New_Orleans_Hornets\">New Orleans Hornets<\/a> took on the <a title=\"Washington Wizards\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Washington_Wizards\">Washington Wizards<\/a>.<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong>In 2017, Lawson was named the primary television game analyst for the Washington Wizards, replacing longtime analyst <a title=\"Phil Chenier\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Phil_Chenier\">Phil Chenier<\/a> as full-time host. She is one of the first primary female TV analysts for an NBA team, joining <a title=\"Sarah Kustok\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Sarah_Kustok\">Sarah Kustok<\/a> of the <a title=\"Brooklyn Nets\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Brooklyn_Nets\">Brooklyn Nets<\/a>.<sup id=\"cite_ref-:0_3-2\" class=\"reference\"><\/sup><\/strong><\/p>\n<h2><strong><span id=\"Coaching_career\" class=\"mw-headline\">Coaching career<\/span><\/strong><\/h2>\n<p><strong>On June 27, 2019, the <a title=\"Boston Celtics\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Boston_Celtics\">Boston Celtics<\/a> of the <a title=\"National Basketball Association\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/National_Basketball_Association\">National Basketball Association<\/a> (NBA) announced that Lawson would join the team as an assistant coach.<sup id=\"cite_ref-13\" class=\"reference\"><\/sup> During her tenure as assistant coach in the <a title=\"2019\u201320 Boston Celtics season\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/2019%E2%80%9320_Boston_Celtics_season\">2019\u201320 season<\/a>, Lawson worked closely with <a title=\"Marcus Smart\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Marcus_Smart\">Marcus Smart<\/a>, a defensive-minded point guard, as a shooting coach.<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong>On July 11, 2020, it was announced that Lawson was hired as the head coach of the <a title=\"Duke Blue Devils women's basketball\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Duke_Blue_Devils_women%27s_basketball\">Duke Blue Devils women&#8217;s basketball<\/a> team. <sup id=\"cite_ref-16\" class=\"reference\"><\/sup> Her first season as head coach lasted four games after the decision to end the season in late December 2020 due to concerns over the <a title=\"COVID-19\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/COVID-19\">COVID-19<\/a> pandemic.<\/strong><\/p>\n<h2><strong><span id=\"Head_coaching_record\" class=\"mw-headline\">Head coaching record<\/span><\/strong><\/h2>\n<table class=\"wikitable\">\n<caption><strong>Statistics overview<\/strong><\/caption>\n<tbody>\n<tr>\n<th><strong>Season<\/strong><\/th>\n<th><strong>Team<\/strong><\/th>\n<th><strong>Overall<\/strong><\/th>\n<th><strong>Conference<\/strong><\/th>\n<th><strong>Standing<\/strong><\/th>\n<th><strong>Postseason<\/strong><\/th>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td colspan=\"9\" align=\"center\"><strong><a title=\"Duke Blue Devils women's basketball\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Duke_Blue_Devils_women%27s_basketball\">Duke Blue Devils<\/a> <i>(<a title=\"Atlantic Coast Conference\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Atlantic_Coast_Conference\">Atlantic Coast Conference<\/a>)<\/i> <small>(2020\u2013present)<\/small><\/strong><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td><strong><a title=\"2020\u201321 NCAA Division I women's basketball season\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/2020%E2%80%9321_NCAA_Division_I_women%27s_basketball_season\">2020\u201321<\/a><\/strong><\/td>\n<td><strong><a title=\"2020\u201321 Duke Blue Devils women's basketball team\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/2020%E2%80%9321_Duke_Blue_Devils_women%27s_basketball_team\">Duke<\/a><\/strong><\/td>\n<td><strong>3\u20131<\/strong><\/td>\n<td><strong>0\u20131<\/strong><\/td>\n<td><\/td>\n<td><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td colspan=\"2\"><strong>Duke:<\/strong><\/td>\n<td><strong>3\u20131 (.750)<\/strong><\/td>\n<td><strong>0\u20131 (.000)<\/strong><\/td>\n<td colspan=\"5\"><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td colspan=\"2\"><strong>Total:<\/strong><\/td>\n<td><strong>3\u20131 (.750)<\/strong><\/td>\n<td colspan=\"7\"><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr align=\"left\">\n<td colspan=\"9\"><strong>\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0<small>\u00a0National champion\u00a0\u00a0<\/small> \u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0<small>\u00a0Postseason invitational champion\u00a0\u00a0<\/small><\/strong><br \/>\n<strong><small>\u00a0Conference regular season champion\u00a0\u00a0 <\/small> \u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0<small>\u00a0Conference regular season and conference tournament champion<\/small><\/strong><br \/>\n<strong><small>\u00a0Division regular season champion<\/small> \u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0<small>\u00a0Division regular season and conference tournament champion<\/small><\/strong><br \/>\n<strong><small>\u00a0Conference tournament champion<\/small><\/strong><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n<h2><strong><span id=\"Personal_life\" class=\"mw-headline\">Personal life<\/span><\/strong><\/h2>\n<p><strong>Lawson is married to Damien Barling, whom she met while working in Sacramento soon after the Monarchs&#8217; WNBA championship win. They were married in April 2008. Barling is a radio broadcaster in the Sacramento area for ESPN 1320. He also interviewed Lawson on his show following her officially being named as color analyst.<sup id=\"cite_ref-Marriage_18-0\" class=\"reference\"><\/sup><\/strong><\/p>\n<h2><strong><span id=\"Notes\" class=\"mw-headline\">Notes<\/span><\/strong><\/h2>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"share-tools share-tools--secondary\" aria-label=\"Share tools\">\n<p class=\"gnt_ar_b_p\"><strong>Kara Lawson has spent five years in coaching, a profession that has taken to her to a NBA bench and presently the helm of the Duke Blue Devils\u2019 women\u2019s basketball program. Her name has been floated for in the NBA head-coaching rumor mill.<\/strong><\/p>\n<p class=\"gnt_ar_b_p\"><strong>But the former WNBA All-Star actually started her coaching career <a class=\"gnt_ar_b_a\" href=\"https:\/\/www.usatoday.com\/story\/sports\/olympics\/2021\/07\/24\/olympics-3-on-3-basketball-rules-rosters-format\/7527767002\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" data-t-l=\":b|e|inline click|${u}\">in the 3-on-3 format<\/a>.<\/strong><\/p>\n<p class=\"gnt_ar_b_p\"><strong>\u201cAs my 3-on-3 responsibilities grew,\u201d Lawson told USA TODAY Sports via video call, \u201cI also became a 5-on-5 coach at the same time.\u201d<\/strong><\/p>\n<p class=\"gnt_ar_b_p\"><strong>It was in her first year coaching 3-on-3, 2017, Lawson helped lead the U-18 3-on-3 team to gold at the World Cup in China. USA Basketball then asked her to coach the U-18 men&#8217;s side. More success followed, and she began working with G League and WNBA players in her first exposure to the senior squads.<\/strong><\/p>\n<figure class=\"gnt_em gnt_em_img\"><strong><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"gnt_em_img_i\" src=\"https:\/\/www.gannett-cdn.com\/presto\/2021\/07\/27\/USAT\/11024850-56cf-4a94-9b82-e3e1943b55d8-GTY_1330710910.jpg?width=660&amp;height=440&amp;fit=crop&amp;format=pjpg&amp;auto=webp\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.gannett-cdn.com\/presto\/2021\/07\/27\/USAT\/11024850-56cf-4a94-9b82-e3e1943b55d8-GTY_1330710910.jpg?width=1320&amp;height=880&amp;fit=crop&amp;format=pjpg&amp;auto=webp 2x\" alt=\"Allisha Gray, Kelsey Plum, Stefanie Dolson and Jacquelyn Young celebrate a win.\" data-g-r=\"lazy\" \/><\/strong><\/p>\n<div class=\"gnt_em_img_ccw gnt_em_img_ccw__cap gnt_em_img_ccw__crd\" data-c-caption=\"Allisha Gray, Kelsey Plum, Stefanie Dolson and Jacquelyn Young celebrate a win.\" data-c-credit=\"Christian Petersen, Getty Images\"><\/div>\n<\/figure>\n<p class=\"gnt_ar_b_p\"><strong>Eventually, Lawson became the official &#8220;adviser&#8221; \u2013\u00a03-on-3 teams don&#8217;t have official coaches like 5-on-5 teams do \u2013\u00a0for the women&#8217;s 3-on-3 Olympic team.<\/strong><\/p>\n<p class=\"gnt_ar_b_p\"><strong>At the Tokyo Olympics, the team has been a bright spot for Team USA. The roster of four won their first six games before losing to host Japan. By then, they&#8217;d secured the best record in group play and a bye into the semifinals against France, which will take place Wednesday at 4 a.m. EDT. The gold- or bronze-medal contest will take place later that day.<\/strong><\/p>\n<p class=\"gnt_ar_b_p\"><strong>&#8220;I feel like we\u2019ve gotten better throughout the tournament and we\u2019ve put ourselves in position to win, just like three other teams,&#8221; Lawson said.<\/strong><\/p>\n<p class=\"gnt_ar_b_p\"><strong>The mentality heading into medal day?<\/strong><\/p>\n<p class=\"gnt_ar_b_p\"><strong>Win two, win gold.<\/strong><\/p>\n<h2 class=\"gnt_ar_b_h2\"><strong>Overcoming hurdles<\/strong><\/h2>\n<p class=\"gnt_ar_b_p\"><strong>Adversity, and the reality of holding an Olympics during a pandemic, hit Lawson&#8217;s squad before they even left for Tokyo when former Connecticut standout and Seattle Storm guard Katie Lou Samuelson tested positive for COVID-19.<\/strong><\/p>\n<p class=\"gnt_ar_b_p\"><strong>&#8220;She was a big part of her team. Losing her a few days before we left (for Tokyo) was a big blow for our team,&#8221; Lawson said. &#8220;The mission didn\u2019t change. Why we came over here didn\u2019t change, regardless of who\u2019s on our team.&#8221;<\/strong><\/p>\n<p class=\"gnt_ar_b_p\"><strong>Jacquelyn Young replaced Samuelson on the roster. The other three players \u2013\u00a0Allisha Gray (5.4 ppg), Kelsey Plum (6.3 ppg) and Stefanie Dolson (5.6 ppg) \u2013\u00a0have done most of the scoring.<\/strong><\/p>\n<p class=\"gnt_ar_b_p\"><strong>&#8220;(Young has)\u00a0done a great job for us of keeping things up. She was on the beach somewhere, I think,&#8221; Lawson joked.<\/strong><\/p>\n<p class=\"gnt_ar_b_p\"><strong>One of the major differences in the 3-on-3 format is the length of games, which last 10 minutes, or the first team to reach 21 points. Letting the game come to you is not an option. It&#8217;s on from the first check.<\/strong><\/p>\n<p class=\"gnt_ar_b_p\"><strong>&#8220;You have to play hard,&#8221; Lawson said. &#8220;You might be saying, &#8216;Of course you have to play hard.'&#8221;<\/strong><\/p>\n<p class=\"gnt_ar_b_p\"><strong>Other essentials for 3-on-3, Lawson said, are skill and toughness, given physicality of the discipline.\u00a0Most of all, though, she said her\u00a0crew possesses the necessary mental aptitude.<\/strong><\/p>\n<p class=\"gnt_ar_b_p\"><strong>For example, the U.S. played Italy first on Monday and then China a couple of hours later. Each victory required\u00a0different strategies.<\/strong><\/p>\n<p class=\"gnt_ar_b_p\"><strong>&#8220;You have to have players that can, from an intelligence standpoint, handle different game plans and still be able to execute,&#8221; Lawson said.<\/strong><\/p>\n<h2 class=\"gnt_ar_b_h2\"><strong>&#8216;Have to trust what I&#8217;ve taught them&#8217;<\/strong><\/h2>\n<p class=\"gnt_ar_b_p\"><strong>With no coach allowed on the bench to bark instructions or call plays, Lawson has been watching the games in the intimate setting of Aomi Urban Sports Park. But remember, being unable to roam\u00a0sideline is nothing new for this &#8220;unique creature&#8221; in coaching.<\/strong><\/p>\n<p class=\"gnt_ar_b_p\"><strong>&#8220;I started not being able to coach in games,&#8221; Lawson said, referencing her 3-on-3 roots.\u00a0&#8220;That\u2019s all I do. So the fact that in 5-on-5 they let you coach in games, that\u2019s like a big bonus for me. My normal is not being able to coach (during games).<\/strong><\/p>\n<p class=\"gnt_ar_b_p\"><strong>&#8220;It&#8217;s all I&#8217;ve known.&#8221;<\/strong><\/p>\n<p class=\"gnt_ar_b_p\"><strong>It&#8217;s only a 10-minute game, after all, and the players listen to her the other 23 hours and 50 minutes of the day, she joked.<\/strong><\/p>\n<aside id=\"gnt_atomsnc\" class=\"gnt_em gnt_em_anc\" data-g-r=\"lazy\" data-gl-method=\"loadAnc\" aria-label=\"Newsletter signup form\"><\/aside>\n<p class=\"gnt_ar_b_p\"><strong>&#8220;I just have to trust what I\u2019ve taught them,&#8221; Lawson said more seriously.<\/strong><\/p>\n<p class=\"gnt_ar_b_p\"><strong>The 2008 Olympic gold medalist estimates she\u2019s coached more than 100 players in 3-on-3.<\/strong><\/p>\n<p class=\"gnt_ar_b_p\"><strong>&#8220;I haven\u2019t had a player yet that didn\u2019t love it \u2013 not like it,&#8221; she says.\u00a0&#8220;Love it.&#8221;<\/strong><\/p>\n<p class=\"gnt_ar_b_p\"><strong>It\u2019s not a passion that is clear immediately \u2013 the format can be a\u00a0difficult adjustment\u00a0at first.<\/strong><\/p>\n<p class=\"gnt_ar_b_p\"><strong>&#8220;I don\u2019t know where it goes,&#8221; Lawson said of 3-on-3 competitions.\u00a0&#8220;I do know from a big-picture standpoint, it does allow more countries to field competitive teams and have the chance to play in international tournaments.&#8221;<\/strong><\/p>\n<p class=\"gnt_ar_b_p\"><strong>Smaller countries or federations without resources to sustain a successful 5-on-5 operation, such as Mongolia, which qualified on the women&#8217;s side, can have places on the world stage.<\/strong><\/p>\n<p class=\"gnt_ar_b_p\"><strong>&#8220;You just need four players and a coach,&#8221; she said.\u00a0&#8220;If you\u2019re a smaller country you might not have 12 good players to field a 5-on-5, but you might have four.&#8221;<\/strong><\/p>\n<p class=\"gnt_ar_b_p\"><strong>In the short term, three teams will be feeling low without the gold, Lawson said. 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