COLORADO SPRINGS, Colo. – After she led the U.S. Olympic 3x3 Women's Basketball Team to the gold medal at the inaugural Olympic 3x3 tournament this past summer at the Tokyo Games, USA Basketball selected Duke University women's basketball's Kara Lawson as the 2021 USA Basketball 3x3 Coach of the Year.
While USA Basketball has awarded a National and Development Coach of the Year honor annually since 1996, 2021 marks the first time USA Basketball has selected a 3x3 Coach of the Year.
"Kara did an outstanding job guiding our U.S. Women's 3x3 Team to Olympic gold, which makes her most deserving of this recognition," said Jim Tooley, USA Basketball CEO.