US EditionErik Spoelstra, Jesuit High and Portland Pilot Grad, the Pick to Become USA Men’s Basketball Coach
Erik Spoelstra, with two NBA titles and gold as an assistant in 2024, will lead Team USA aiming for a sixth consecutive Olympic gold in 2028, USA Basketball insiders say.
- Erik Spoelstra, Miami Heat head coach, has emerged as the choice to lead USA Basketball at the 2027 FIBA World Cup in Qatar and 2028 Los Angeles Olympics, ESPN's Shams Charania reported October 9, 2025, though USA Basketball has not yet publicly confirmed.
- A long-tenured coach, Erik Spoelstra has a 787-572 record over 17 seasons with Miami Heat and won two NBA championships, plus recent USA Basketball experience under Steve Kerr.
- Grant Hill, Team USA managing director, decided upon Erik Spoelstra, and a vote by USA Basketball is expected within the next week, though Spoelstra and USA Basketball have not finalized any agreement.
- The U.S. men have won five straight Olympic gold medals, establishing the standard Erik Spoelstra inherits as he aims for a sixth gold at the 2028 Los Angeles Olympics.
- With roster turnover likely, significant changes loom by the 2028 Los Angeles Olympics as veterans age, with Anthony Edwards, Jayson Tatum, Devin Booker, Tyrese Haliburton and Bam Adebayo as potential holdovers and Anthony Davis and Joel Embiid facing health questions.
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Erik Spoelstra top pick to coach Team USA at 2028 Olympics
Erik Spoelstra of the Miami Heat has emerged as the choice to become the next coach of the US men’s basketball team for the 2027 World Cup in Qatar and 2028 Los Angeles Olympics, two people with knowledge of the situation said Thursday. Spoelstra and USA Basketball have yet to completely finalize any agreement, said the people, who spoke on condition of anonymity because no public announcement has been scheduled. Such moves typically follow USA …
The current Miami coach should take over from Steve Kerr to lead the American selection.
Miami Heat’s Erik Spoelstra to be named new USA Basketball men’s coach, per report
Miami Heat head coach Erik Spoelstra is expected to be named the new head coach of the USA Basketball men’s national team, according to a report Thursday from NBA insider Shams Charania.
Miami basketball coach Erik Spolstra has become the main candidate for the new coach of the US men's basketball team for the 2027 World Championship in Qatar and the 2028 Olympic Games in Los Angeles, sources close to the situation have learned.
USA Basketball names new head coach for 2028 LA Olympics: Report
Miami Heat two-time NBA champion head coach Erik Spoelstra is expected to be named the next head coach for the USA men’s basketball national team, according to a report by ESPN’s Shams Charania.
Report: Heat’s Erik Spoelstra to be named coach of Team USA
Erik Spoelstra is expected to be named as the new head coach of the United States men's national team, ESPN reported on Thursday.The Miami Heat coach will succeed Steve Kerr for the 2027 World Cup and the 2028 Summer Olympics.Spoelstra, 54, joined Mark Few and Tyronn Lue as assistants on the Americans' gold-medal winning squad at the 2024 Paris Olympics.Spoelstra has guided the Heat to two NBA titles (2012, 2013) and four other NBA Finals appear…
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