Duke hires Kara Lawson as women's basketball coach

Duke has hired former Tennessee and WNBA guard Kara Lawson as its women's basketball coach, the school announced Saturday.

She is also the fifth Black coach in the ACC, along with Syracuse's Quentin Hillsman, Virginia Tech's Kenny Brooks, Virginia's Tina Thompson and Niele Ivey, who took over at Notre Dame in April.

Welcome to Duke, Kara Lawson!

At Tennessee from 1999-2003, Lawson played under Hall of Fame coach Pat Summitt and helped the Lady Vols make the NCAA championship game in 2000 and 2003, where they lost to UConn.