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"She's elite at what she doesI thought she was head coaching material after just five minutes talking with her." Signup for our weekly newsletter. Share and discuss First half of Duke women's basketball's loss to Florida State played with a men's ball, head coach Kara Lawson says on social media. The use of software that blocks ads hinders our ability to serve you the content you came here to enjoy. Jackson also went to the Women's Final Four as a player . Duke announced its nonconference schedule for the 2022-23 season via release. "It's very frustrating that [the game] was not treated with the utmost respect that players on both teams deserve," she said. twitter. It can be as simple as once we get through the holiday season to January, stuff's going to settle. According to Jared Weiss of The Athletic, Lawson is a "prime candidate" to watch in the Celtics' coaching search. Kara Lawson huddles with her team during a December 2022 win at N.C. State before Duke cracked the AP Top 25. Shortly after she came aboard, Stevens spoke well of her during her first NBA Summer League experience. "The lack of accountability is striking. The first half of Duke women's basketball's Sunday loss at Florida State was played with a men's ball, according to a closing statement made by head coach Kara Lawson in her postgame press conference Thursday evening following the Blue Devils' home win against Pittsburgh. NC State lost 77-62. McCallie has coached at Duke since. The way to do that is to compete hard with one another.. The Blue Devils simply disrupt whatever offense is thrown at them. This is something that people have said to me: That its cool to get coached again., #3: Life Wont Get Easierand Thats Okay, I don't want to be a hypocrite. That's what will ultimately matter during the hiring process. Duke assistant coach Beth Cunningham will be introduced as Missouri States next head coach Thursday morning, per release. The way I approached it was trying to find individually-talented coaches, similar to building a team. We all need that. They beat us playing with a men's ball in the first half and a women's ball in the second half. However, the team ignored the outside noise, staying focused on its goals and the task at hand. Cancel at any time. Schmidt, Kara All five on the court at the same time. On Dec. 21, 2021, the 16th-ranked Blue Devils routed Charleston Southern 78-35 to finish an impressive nonconference slate 9-1, the lone loss a single-digit defeat to future national champion South Carolina. LEXINGTON Kentucky women's basketball coach Kyra Elzy is adding a Hall of Famer to her coaching staff. . "This included discussion with all parties involved, including game officials, game administrators, table crew and both schools. Editor's note: This story was updated the morning of Feb. 3 to include the statement from the ACC. Associate Head Coach. Duke has forced 536 opposing turnovers in 29 games this season, 101 more than last season's 30-game total. The man likely tasked with replacing the winningest college basketball coach ever is a former Duke player who moved to the Blue Devils' bench just eight years ago and was promoted to associate . We ask that you consider turning off your ad blocker so we can deliver you the best experience possible while you are here. Women's Power Rankings: Pac-12 teams, Maryland show their teeth. Taylor, Vanessa And she'd never lost to Duke. "Kara is always known for putting a smile on players' faces," center Robert Williams saidafter Lawson joined Duke, per Justin Leger of NBC Sports Boston. 7 Seed UNC, Donovan Named 2023 Jersey Mike's Naismith HS Girls First Team All-American, Taylor Crowned ACC Defensive Player of the Year, Taylor Tabbed Semifinalist for Naismith Womens Defensive Player of the Year. You'll unlock exclusive content, receive access to her monthly video series called Above the Noise with Maria, and much, much more! You have to have player buy-in to play good defense, said Lawson. Most people would think its because shes 6-6 and she gives you great size, Lange said. We wanted to learn more about facing the difficult stuff, so we reached out to Lawson. The official Women's Basketball Coach List for the Duke University Women's Basketball Coaches - Duke University Skip To Main Content Pause All Rotators Skip To Main Content. Powerful Stories. So, he understands the type of kids we want to recruit -- kids that have big dreams; kids that want to impact the world in a lot of ways and hes got a great feel for that. Aside from her numbers, it is the little things that make Taylor invaluable to this group. Who is the player of the year in every women's college basketball conference? Assistant coach Winston Gandy then went to the scorers table to inspect the ball where he realized that the ball was, in fact, a men's ball, according to Lawson. When McGraw retired in April, Cunningham was not retained by new coach Niele Ivey, who also had been on McGraw's staff from 2007 to 2019. She is averaging 1.4 blocks per game, but its not her post-up defense the Blue Devils rely on. The Blue Devils and the Seminoles both entered Sunday's game in the top 25 nationally (No. In November 2022, all eyes turned to women's college basketball once again when nine Division I teams arrived at the high-profile Las Vegas Invitational to find they were set to play on a court haphazardly added to a hotel ballroom. Who is Kara Lawson? There are times when Duke can not buy a shot from the field including its six-point fourth quarter against Miami and 10-point second quarter against Pittsburgh. Her previous stint at Duke was from 2005 to 2007, which included a 2006 national runner-up finish. Before we could ask her to coach us, Lawson did just that. "Let me be clear: Florida State beat us. Agugua-Hamilton recently accepted the head coaching job at Virginia, leaving Cunningham to take over the job at Missouri State. And he continued to speak well of his then-assistant. The presence of it often leads to success. Tia Jackson. During Lawson's tenure, Smart shot 34.7 percent from beyond the arc, the second-highest mark of his career, while attempting a career-high 6.6 shots from 3-point range per game. It was seeing all of that and then going to Coach (Lawson) saying this is what we can do.". Then gosh darn January comes, and it doesn't settle. Lawson added that since Sunday's game, the ACC has instituted a rule change where players have to confirm the correct ball during the captain's meeting prior to tip. But I can't say if we'd have played with a women's ball in the first half and the second half that we would have won. Offensively, the numbers are similar from a year ago, and there is a legitimate argument to be made that Duke had a more potent offensive team last year. When the Blue Devils traveled to Florida Gulf Coast earlier this season the Eagles led the nation in 3-pointers made per game (11.7) and attempts per game (35.3). The Duke Women's Basketball Head Coach and star athlete, who has covered the sports spectrum from playing for the U.S. National Team to coaching for the Boston Celtics to broadcasting for ESPN, recently gave her players a pep talk about handling the hard things in life. Scheyer bleeds Duke blue through and through, playing four years from 2006-2010, then joining the coaching staff as a special assistant in April 2013, ultimately being promoted to assistant. Understandably, there was skepticism on whether the Blue Devils could perform at a high level during the conference slate, especially with the depth of the league this season. What happens is you handle hard better.. Volleyball Wrestling Duke University Athletics Department Mailing Address:PO Box 90555, Durham, NC 27708 Department Shipping Address:Scott Family Athletics Performance Center, Room 364, 110. Duke is still holding opponents under 51 points per game and has allowed only one ACC squad to score more than 58 points in a game. Duke moves on to Saturday's semifinals where it will face the winner of Friday's late Miami-Virginia Tech game. She can drop down low and guard a big or pop out to defend a guard or an athletic four. With the three-headed monster of Taylor, Brown and Balogun leading the charge, the Blue Devils have given opposing offenses fits all season and its never in the same way. The bells rang out across Duke's campus at 5 p.m., chiming as if in celebration of Blue Devil senior Celeste Taylor. Its not always exactly right, but they give us tremendous effort, so I think the credit really goes to them for doing that and being willing to do that because its very hard.. As a player, Cunningham, then known as Beth Morgan, helped lead Notre Dame to its first Women's Final Four in 1997. pic.twitter.com/uOqYb7tnFQ. The independent news organization of Duke University. It doesn't get shorter. The Gardner-Webb Runnin' Bulldogs (26-4, 18-0 Big South) host the UNC Asheville Bulldogs (12-18, 8-11 Big South) after Lauren Bevis scored 30 points in the Runnin' Bulldogs 83-59 victory over . When you have teammates that want to win just as badly as you do, it makes things a lot easier, said Taylor after the game. To do this, she turned to the increasingly important transfer portal. We're going to miss her. The use of software that blocks ads hinders our ability to serve you the content you came here to enjoy. It didnt take long for assistant coach Karen Lange who had just joined the staff in April and works closely with the guards to realize the Blue Devils could be an aggressive man-to-man squad. ", . The official 2022-23 Women's Basketball Roster for the Duke University . Scott Merritt. Duke's vaunted defense held UNC to just 24% shooting and kept the Tar Heels scoreless over the game's last four minutes, allowing only four points in the fourth quarter. Let's take a look. Koabel, Kennedy Duke allowed 62.2 points per game to rank eighth in the conference and 148th nationally, while its three-point field goal percentage was last in the league and 292nd in the nation. 2023 Duke Athletics. The independent news organization of Duke University. 8 Maryland. I've gotten so many messages of people just telling their story and how this has helped them, she says. Lawson specified that she was not a part of that talk as she is not usually in the locker room at halftime. On Tuesday night against N.C. State, Duke added a 19th undefeated season in Cameron Indoor Stadium to the books. Karen Lange joins Duke's coaching staff after the departure of Beth Cunningham. TAYLOR'S VERSION: Taylor, Balogun lead Duke women's basketball to upset win at No. The trio boasts a combined 46 years of collegiate coaching experience including one NCAA Championship, 17 NCAA Tournament selections and six NCAA Final Four appearances. Duke women's basketball coach Joanne P. McCallie reveals that she is stepping away from the program due to uncertainty as she entered the final year of her contract. He's still a great mentor for meI talk to him weekly, Lawson said in a press conference last summer, per the Duke Chronicle. Jacob Camenker is a senior content producer at The Sporting News. NC State women's basketball has become accustomed to success in the last few seasons. "This would never happen in a men's game, this would never happen. Cunningham departs Dukes program on the heels of a once-promising season that saw the Blue Devils ranked as high as No. Three of the most important decisions a head coach makes are in hiring assistant coaches, said Lawson. Day-Wilson, Bo Lange. I know the players respect her. Duke, finishing its nonconference slate at 10-1, held teams to 48.5 points per game, 31.9 percent shooting from the floor and just 25.9 percent from long range. The Tar Heels cracked their third-year coach's tournament goose egg with a second-round win over Clemson on Friday. A men's ball is 29.5 inches in circumference and approximately 22 ounces, while a women's ball is 28.5 inches in diameter and approximately 20 ounces. Because when you have those two things defensively, whatever theyre being taught, whatever were playing, whatever were doing it, only works from a defensive Xs and Os standpoint if were connected and were trusting each other.. Since Lawson and her team started posting the videos of her team talks, the response has been positiveand huge. Women's Basketball - Duke University The official Women's Basketball page for the Duke University The official Women's Basketball page for the Duke University The official. Buoyed by the success theyve had, the players are raising their ability to play fluidly and adapt to any changes being thrown at them by an opponent. If thats not life-stretching wisdom, we dont know what is. "so we're excited to have her on board. If you look at our numbers from last year, we were a poor defensive team and that was my fault as a coach, said Lawson Jan. 10. The conference office considers this matter to be closed and will have no further comment.". They're willing to do whatever it is that needs to be done in order for us to win.. 18 UNC in the ACC Tournament quarterfinals at Greensboro Coliseum on Friday. Two years after her retirement from the WNBA in 2015, she became the lead analyst on the Wizards broadcast and remained in that role before she got into coaching. The team is 23-1 when it keeps opponents under that number, with the lone loss coming 45-41 in Sundays regular-season finale to North Carolina. Amile Jefferson will be Duke's newest addition to the coaching staff. The numbers were not favorable to finding wins, especially in the highly competitive ACC. The lethal combination of depth and aggressive defense is what really wears teams out, and Duke has won multiple games by effectively shutting down opposing offenses in the second half. Man, can [the staff] coach defense; they could play it as players and they can really coach it, said Lawson in a Jan. 17 availability. Learn more at: www.staceyannlindsay.com. Associate Head Coach. Before the season, Lawsons message was clear. Sasha Richie is a Trinity senior and a sports managing editor of The Chronicle's 118th volume. Long-time GM Danny Ainge retired and coach Brad Stevens is replacinghim in the front office. Nolan Smith, the 2011 ACC. Its all the small details she takes care of that go unnoticed by the average fan. A key member of the Blue Devils' coaching staff is headed elsewhere. Its not, We like this defensive set or this type of press, so well install that. You need to take a close look at the personnel involved. We pulled these seven pieces of life wisdom from our conversationwhich left us feeling capable and empowered. For those who havent made their way to Cameron Indoor Stadium to watch a game, its time to buy-in to what Lawson and the Blue Devils have built. Im not very patient I don't think there's a timeline here. Eat well. However, that number has decreased to 0.66, now good for the 99th percentile. Coach (Lawson) has said this in practices as well. She aims to do this for the brilliant young minds she coaches at Duke. Pitt women's basketball head coach Lance White in the second quarter of the Virginia Tech-Pitt women's basketball game in Blacksburg Va. Thursday, Dec. 10, 2020. Duke women's basketball fell in its regular-season finale to rival North Carolina, breaking its season-long home win streak. I don't think you can watch our team and not like how they play and not get behind them, because they play so gosh darn hard, said Lawson after a victory against Virginia Tech Jan. 26. . Theyre starting to come into the huddle, and theyll offer suggestions which is awesome. Lawsons staff will include Beth Cunningham, Winston Gandy and Tia Jackson. Cunningham has nine years of experience as head coach at VCU. I don't know of a higher compliment you can give a player than that.. The other piece she provides in the halfcourt defense is her ability to rebound. To have this second coming and be under the leadership of Kara is even more gratifying. She didn't coach in The Bubble, as she had already left for Duke, but her footprint was clearly on that squad. Beths experience having been a head coach for many years, having been at a top program at Notre Dame, having learned and coached with Muffet McGraw, a Hall of Fame coach, having been at Final Fours, having won a national championship; there is so much she brings to the table for Duke. 15 in the AP Poll before a sharp decline that caused them to miss the NCAA tournament. The Blue Zone breaks down the loss: She led the score sheet and she . Duke coach Mike Krzyzewski is scheduled to make $7.04 million this contract year while the Blue Devils spend the final week of the regular season on the NCAA Tournament bubble at 12-11, beating.