Duke has turned to Boston Celtics assistant coach and former WNBA All-Star Kara Lawson to lead its women's basketball program.
The school announced the hiring in a social media post Saturday, a little more than a week after Joanne P. McCallie announced she wouldn't return for a 14th season as she entered the final year of her contract. It is the first college head-coaching job for the 39-year-old Lawson, who played under Pat Summitt at Tennessee before a long WNBA career as well as work in broadcasting.
Lawson played in the WNBA from 2003-15 and won the 2005 championship with Sacramento.