(27 Jun 2025)
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Colorado Springs, Colorado – 18 June 2025
1. Wide of USA Women’s AmeriCup team tryouts
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2. SOUNDBITE (English) Kara Lawson, Head coach, USA Women’s AmeriCup Team:
"There’s not a better place to be this summer as a college basketball player than with the AmeriCup, because how often do you get to test yourself against pros?"
3. Medium of player taking a shot
4. Hannah Hidalgo defending a player
5. SOUNDBITE (English) Hannah Hidalgo, Guard, Notre Dame:
"We have Olympians that come and put the same jersey on and wear USA across their chest, and people that have paved the way. It’s the biggest stage and so just to be a part of it is an honor."
6. Lawson smiling and walking through try-outs
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7. SOUNDBITE (English) Kara Lawson, Head coach, USA Women’s AmeriCup Team:
"I wanted to be a coach since I was seven. That’s why I chose to play at University of Tennessee to play for Coach Summit, because if you want to learn how to coach, why not go to the best coach?"
8. Flau’jae Johnson shooting a basket
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9. SOUNDBITE (English) Flau’jae Johnson, Guard, Louisiana State University:
"The intensity she brings every day, you feel it, that’s a pro right there. Just learning from her, I learned so much in these two days. You know what I’m saying? It’s been amazing."
10. Overhead of Lawson coaching
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11. SOUNDBITE (English) Kara Lawson, Head coach, USA Women’s AmeriCup Team:
"I’m here, I want to win, I wanna be the best coach I can be. I want to challenge the coaches I coach with to be the best coaches they can be, and for sure, for sure for sure I want TO challenge these players."
12. Another coach in a huddle
13. Player pivoting to throw shot under rim
14. Johnson talking to teammates on bench
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15. SOUNDBITE (English) Flau’jae Johnson, Guard, Louisiana State University:
"Being able to play with such elite players, it helps me because it’s like, wow, look what she just did. I asked Olivia like, the passes, like how do that? She’s like, ‘I’m not scared to take a risk.’ So I’m, like, mindset. You know what I saying? Just learning from different players. That’s what you want to do."
16. Olivia Miles throwing a pass to teammate under basket who scores
17. Miles avoiding defense and attacking rim
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18. SOUNDBITE (English) Olivia Miles, Guard, Texas Christian University:
"I get to really polish my skills and I get to find new teammates that I enjoy playing with. It’s a lot of fun. Hopefully it’ll be like this in the W when we get there, but it’s just amazing to have this caliber of athletes out here."
19. Player shooting basket
20. Hidalgo giving teammates high fives
STORYLINE:
Kara Lawson has always been a basketball trailblazer and now the Duke women’s coach has a legit chance to lead USA to another gold medal.
She has already done it once.
Lawson guided the Americans to a 3-on-3 Olympic gold medal and could have the chance to lead the USA’s 5-on-5 squad at the Los Angeles Games in three years. First up is coaching the U.S. AmeriCup team that begins play this weekend in Chile.
"I wanted to be a coach since I was seven. That’s why I chose to play at University of Tennessee to play for Coach Summit, because if you want to learn how to coach, why not go to the best coach?", Lawson said, crediting her time learning under iconic Lady Vols Hall of Fame coach Pat Summitt as a big reason for her recent success roaming the sidelines.
The players agree.
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