OCEANSIDE, Calif. (FOX 5/KUSI) — Basketball players from around the world will be making a stop in the San Diego area to compete in the FIBA (International Basketball Federation) Men’s World Cup qualifiers next year. The U.S. Men’s basketball team ...

This is the first national team camp overseen by Kara Lawson, Duke’s own women’s basketball coach who was appointed to lead Team USA through 2028. It’s also the first evaluation camp for managing director Sue Bird, the four-time Olympic gold medalist now responsible for assembling the next World Cup and Olympic rosters.

Duke’s Kara Lawson paid homage to each of the Team USA women’s basketball coaches that have come before her. On Tuesday at ceremony at Cameron Indoor Stadium, Lawson officially became the head coach of the U.S. women’s basketball team for the next ...