Our Guest Speaker for October 20 will be Kara Lawson, Head Women’s Basketball Coach at Duke. Lawson, a 2003 Tennessee graduate, brings her decorated basketball career, both on and off the court, to the Blue Devils after spending the 2020 season as an assistant coach with the Boston Celtics. She had helped Boston to a 43-21 record and into third place in the Eastern Conference prior to the stoppage of the 2019-20 NBA season due to COVID-19. Lawson was the Celtics first female coach in the franchise’s 73-year history.
Her impact on the women’s basketball community is evident as she was named one of the 100 most influential people in women’s college basketball as announced by Silver Waves Media in the summer of 2020. Lawson is also a founding board member for the Boston Celtics United for Social Justice.
Following an exceptional playing career, Lawson spent two years as the primary television analyst for the Washington Wizards while also broadcasting games for ESPN Radio. In addition to her role covering the Wizards for NBC Sports Washington, Lawson served as a game and studio analyst for men’s and women’s college basketball and the NBA for ESPN. On January 12, 2007, she became the first female analyst for a nationally-televised NBA game. Lawson also served as a color announcer during the 2021 Olympics in Tokyo with NBC.
MARK YOUR CALENDAR
11/3/21 – Coach K
11/17/21 – Special Guest Speaker to be announced
12/1/21 – Yet Another Special Guest Speaker