US EditionBasketball legend Sue Bird named first managing director of Team USA women
- USA Basketball announced that 44-year-old Sue Bird will take on a leadership role overseeing the women’s national team, with the official introduction scheduled for Thursday in New York City.
- This appointment follows a planned restructuring that shifts roster and coach selection from a committee to a single managing director.
- The newly appointed managing director of USA Basketball's women's national team, a veteran with five Olympic gold medals and nearly two decades in the WNBA, will oversee roster and coaching staff selections ahead of the 2028 Los Angeles Games.
- Jim Tooley, the CEO of USA Basketball, expressed great enthusiasm about Sue Bird's appointment, highlighting multiple reasons for optimism, and noted that her term will last four years.
- This new role marks a major change in USA Basketball’s women's program and aligns it with the men's team managing director structure used for two decades.
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Sue Bird to direct U.S. women’s basketball national team
Five-time Olympic gold medalist Sue Bird was named the first-ever managing director of the USA Basketball Women’s National Team on Thursday. Bird, 44, spent two decades with the national team and won 11 international medals, making her the most decorated athlete in FIBA history. A two-time national champion at UConn and a four-time WNBA champ with the Seattle Storm, she retired after the 2022 season. “It’s really exciting. I know what it feels l…
Sue Bird named managing director of USA Basketball women's national team
NEW YORK — Sue Bird is giving another assist to USA Basketball, becoming the managing director of the women's national team.The five-time Olympic champion was named to the newly created position Thursday and it marks a major change in the way the organization creates its roster and coaching staff."I played for USA Basketball for so long and always really enjoyed my time with them," Bird said in a phone interview with The Associated Press. "I lov…
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