Duke AD White to step down following 13 years
Duke athletic director Kevin White is stepping down in August. The current longest-serving AD in the ACC will leave after 13 years at the school.
Duke athletic director Kevin White is stepping down in August. The current longest-serving AD in the ACC will leave after 13 years at the school.
Neither coach Kara Lawson nor anyone from the athletic department has addressed Duke's decision not to play the rest of the 2020-21 season.
The guys catch you up on all the ACC news from the holiday weekend including Louisville's big win against Kentucky in Men's hoops. Plus D’Eriq King announces he will return to Miami as we look at the Best & Worst from the weekend. And visit with Steve Wiseman from the Raleigh news & observer to discuss Duke's decision to cancel it's women's basketball season.
Because of the coronavirus pandemic, the Duke women's basketball team has decided to end its season, it was announced.
The Duke women's basketball team has paused team activities due to two positive COVID-19 tests and contact tracing within the program's travel party.
College basketball was one of the first sports canceled in March. Since then, the sport and its players have seen nearly every league at every level return. Now, it's finally time for college basketball's return.
Notre Dame and Syracuse are back, all eyes are on Duke and coach Kara Lawson, and Louisville and NC State could be on the verge of Final Four runs.
Highlighted by Duke hosting ACC champion Louisville on Dec. 10, the conference announced its 20-game basketball schedule, starting Dec. 9 and ending Feb. 28.
Duke won't have fans at Cameron Indoor Stadium for basketball games because of the coronavirus pandemic.
Sara Anastasieska, who averaged 7.8 points and 1.8 assists and had 27 3-pointers as a starter for Cal last season, will play next season for Duke as a grad transfer.
New Duke women's basketball coach Kara Lawson has hired Beth Cunningham, Tia Jackson and Winston Gandy as assistant coaches on her staff.
LaChina Robinson and Terrika Foster-Brasby share updates on Kara Lawson's hire at Duke, the WNBA game schedule and Elena Delle Donne's medical opt out denial. Plus, they continue to conversation on social justice reform with Mercury's Brianna Turner and Delaware WBB's head coach Natasha Adair and junior guard Paris McBride.
Mark and Wes talk with Kara Lawson about being hired to be Duke's new women's basketball head coach and Louis Riddick joins to talk about improvements that Pitt has made.
Kara Lawson joins the show to talk about becoming the newest Duke Women's Basketball Head Coach. She talks about why this was the perfect opportunity for her and the fit was everything she's looking for. Plus, Marc Spears joins the show from the NBA bubble to update us on the protocols and testing.
New Duke coach Kara Lawson stressed her experience at her introduction, despite not coaching at the college level.
From filling out her staff to getting locked in on recruiting and connecting with the Duke fan base, Kara Lawson has a lot of decisions ahead.
Critics will get hung up on Kara Lawson's lack of head-coaching experience. But this next generation of leaders has been busy playing pro ball and exploring all the doors it opens.
Former WNBA star Kara Lawson is replacing Joanne P. McCallie as the women's basketball coach at Duke, it was announced Saturday.
Celtics assistant coach and former WNBA All-Star Kara Lawson has become the leading candidate to replace Joanne P. McCallie as Duke women's basketball coach, a source told ESPN.
On this ATR Fast Break episode, LaChina Robinson and Terrika Foster-Brasby discuss the recent questions surrounding the WNBA accommodations at IMG academy, Dream co-owner Kelly Loeffler's opposition to social action, Duke's head coaching vacancy and much more!
Hall of Famer Gail Goestenkors has been told she is not a candidate to fill Duke's vacant head-coaching position, despite strong support from former players and others.
One of the biggest coaching jobs in women's basketball is open, and the Duke vacancy will draw enormous interest. Here are 10 of the top candidates.
TEAM | CONF | GB | OVR |
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Louisville | 5-0 | - | 12-0 |
NC State | 5-0 | - | 10-0 |
Syracuse | 4-1 | 1 | 7-1 |
Georgia Tech | 4-2 | 1.5 | 6-3 |
Notre Dame | 5-3 | 1.5 | 7-5 |
Florida State | 3-2 | 2 | 4-2 |
Wake Forest | 4-3 | 2 | 7-4 |
Clemson | 3-4 | 3 | 8-4 |
Miami | 3-5 | 3.5 | 6-5 |
Pittsburgh | 1-2 | 3 | 3-3 |
North Carolina | 2-5 | 4 | 7-5 |
Virginia Tech | 2-5 | 4 | 7-5 |
Boston College | 1-7 | 5.5 | 5-7 |
Duke | 0-1 | 3 | 3-1 |
Virginia | 0-2 | 3.5 | 0-5 |