Miami Warmth boss Erik Spoelstra has been appointed head coach of the US males’s nationwide staff by way of to the Los Angeles Olympics in 2028, USA Basketball mentioned on Tuesday.
Spoelstra, who led Miami to back-to-back NBA championships in 2012 and 2013, was assistant coach of the U.S. males’s staff, which gained gold ultimately yr’s Paris Video games.
The 54-year-old was additionally an assistant coach to Steve Kerr on the 2023 FIBA Males’s World Cup, the place the USA completed fourth.
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“It’s an unimaginable honour to be named head coach of the USA Basketball males’s nationwide staff,” mentioned Spoelstra, who will enter his 18th season as Miami coach this yr.
“I stay up for carrying on the custom of excellence and teamwork that defines USA Basketball,” he added.
The U.S. males’s staff has gained gold on the previous 5 Summer season Olympics, with a complete of 17 gold medals because the sport was first included within the Olympic program in 1936.
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