She's one of my favorite people in the business.
Kara Lawson accepts head women’s basketball coach position at Duke
Celtics assistant coach Kara Lawson, who just 13 months ago was hired as the first female coach in team history, will accept Duke University’s offer to become their next women’s basketball head coach, according to The Boston Globe’s Gary Washburn. Washburn reported Friday that Duke had offered...www.boston.com
I think it's a great hire. Duke is one of those schools that can recruit well solely based on name, and when you add in a huge name like Lawson, I think she's going to do big things there.
Lots of compelling new coaches at different programs to look out for the next several years:
Kara Lawson at Duke
Lindsey Whalen at Minnesota
Kellie Harper at Tennessee
Courtney Banghart at UNC
Vic Schaefer at Texas
Niele Ivey at Notre Dame
Carolyn Kieger at Penn State
Hmmm she’d be a Blue Devil?
Thanks for that info Jordy.
And they all taste the same.
EricLA, I know a lot of people see Shea as a head coach but I just can't buy into it. I've said this before and I'll repeat myslef, Shea loves basketball, she loves teaching and the camaraderie but I don't think she wants the headaches and politics that go along with the job. She keeps a very low profile and does not appear to be engaged in a lot of off the court activity and that is not usually the personality of a head coach.I think it's a tremendous hire. Not sure if she wasn't interested in Tennessee, or if they somehow thought someone with more coaching experience would be a better fit, but I don't think it will be very long before Duke far surpasses Tennessee in the rankings.
Not only should the Duke name practically recruit itself, but if she lands some good assistants, including one with excellent recruiting experience, it will make Duke a player for top talent in no time.
For anyone who thinks "why not Shea", I suspect (and this is just a guess) that she loves being at UCONN, her husband is the HC of the WCBB team at UMASS-Lowell, and IMHO she's on the very short list to replace Geno when he retires in 7-10 years.
Carnac, are you by any chance referring to "She who's name will not be said?"Thanks Urhurak. This is the news I’ve been waiting for. I just became a Duke women’s fan. Congratulations to Kara. I know she’ll do a great job. Triad, slide over, you’ve got company.
Unless a certain recruit from D.C. commits today, this is the best news I could get this weekend.
I take it the Duke fans are no longer bent out of shape about not getting Goestenkors?TIme for some cheap wine, chocolate cake, and banana pudding ice cream
It would be a smart decision on her part..
If she were to commit to Duke? Feel sorry for her, I guess.
Not a stepping stone VOD. Kara and Kelly are comparably young and both UT and Duke hope they have their head coaching situation settled for the next 25 years.
Stepping stone???
Even smarter one of she commits to UConn!!
I think Carla Berube at Princeton and Marissa Moseley at BU should be added to the list. Now more than ever the virus needs to go away. Women's basketball keeps getting better and better.Kara Lawson accepts head women’s basketball coach position at Duke
Celtics assistant coach Kara Lawson, who just 13 months ago was hired as the first female coach in team history, will accept Duke University’s offer to become their next women’s basketball head coach, according to The Boston Globe’s Gary Washburn. Washburn reported Friday that Duke had offered...www.boston.com
I think it's a great hire. Duke is one of those schools that can recruit well solely based on name, and when you add in a huge name like Lawson, I think she's going to do big things there.
Lots of compelling new coaches at different programs to look out for the next several years:
Kara Lawson at Duke
Lindsey Whalen at Minnesota
Kellie Harper at Tennessee
Courtney Banghart at UNC
Vic Schaefer at Texas
Niele Ivey at Notre Dame
Carolyn Kieger at Penn State
I won't mention her by name until she commits to UConn or somewhere else.
