Good for him. I hope he wins the gold. Then Steve Kerr will have
accumulated one of the most successful pro basketball records EVER,
winning it all as a player, as a coach and as the national coach. Total
Hall of Fame material! -AL

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Reports: Warriors’ Kerr to be named USA Basketball head coach
Steve Kerr will succeed Gregg Popovich after serving as an assistant on
Popovich’s gold medal-winning squad at the Tokyo Olympics
>SAITAMA, JAPAN – AUGUST 07: Team United States Assistant Coach Steve
Kerr hugs Kevin Durant #7 following the United States’ victory over
France in the Men’s Basketball Finals game on day fifteen of the Tokyo
2020 Olympic Games at Saitama Super Arena on August 07, 2021 in Saitama,
Japan. (Photo by Kevin C. Cox/Getty Images)
>SAITAMA, JAPAN – AUGUST 07: Team United States Assistant Coach Steve
Kerr hugs Kevin Durant #7 following the United States’ victory over
France in the Men’s Basketball Finals game on day fifteen of the Tokyo
2020 Olympic Games at Saitama Super Arena on August 07, 2021 in Saitama,
Japan. (Photo by Kevin C. Cox/Getty Images)
By FIELD LEVEL MEDIA |
PUBLISHED: December 10, 2021 at 11:48 a.m. | UPDATED: December 10, 2021
at 11:48 a.m.
https://www.eastbaytimes.com/2021/12/10/reports-warriors-kerr-to-be-named-usa-basketball-head-coach/

Golden State Warriors head coach Steve Kerr will succeed Gregg Popovich
as the new head coach of USA Basketball, multiple outlets reported Friday.

Kerr was an assistant on Popovich’s gold medal-winning squad at the
Tokyo Olympics this summer.

Kerr will coach Team USA at the 2023 FIBA Basketball World Cup and the
2024 Paris Olympics, according to ESPN.

Phoenix Suns head coach Monty Williams, Miami Heat head coach Erik
Spoelstra and Gonzaga head coach Mark Few are expected to be named as
Kerr’s assistant coaches, per the report.

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USA Basketball managing director Grant Hill has been meeting with
candidates for several months to replace the 72-year-old Popovich. The
San Antonio Spurs head coach stepped down after the Tokyo Games.

Kerr, 56, has won three NBA championships since becoming head coach of
the Warriors in 2014. He was named the NBA Coach of the Year in 2015-16.