Kara Lawson
Lawson with Duke in 2025 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Duke Blue Devils | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Position | Head coach | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| League | Atlantic Coast Conference | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Born | February 14, 1981 Alexandria, Virginia, U.S. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| High school | West Springfield (Springfield, Virginia) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| College | Tennessee (1999–2003) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| WNBA draft | 2003: 1st round, 5th overall pick | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Drafted by | Detroit Shock | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Playing career | 2003–2015 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Position | Point guard | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Number | 20 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Coaching career | 2019–present | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Career history | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| As a player: | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 2003–2009 | Sacramento Monarchs | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 2010–2013 | Connecticut Sun | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 2014–2015 | Washington Mystics | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| As a coach: | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 2019–2020 | Boston Celtics (assistant) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 2020–present | Duke | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Stats at WNBA.com | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Stats at Basketball Reference | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Kara Marie Lawson (born February 14, 1981) is an American basketball coach and former player who is the head coach of the Duke Blue Devils women's basketball team. She played professionally in the Women's National Basketball Association (WNBA) and has also been a basketball television analyst for ESPN and the Washington Wizards. Lawson primarily played as a shooting guard. She 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. Lawson retired from the WNBA in 2015 to focus on her broadcasting career. She began her coaching career as an assistant coach for the Boston Celtics of the NBA in 2019.