Gregg Popovich Team USA Head Coach. Has a nice ring to it doesn’t it?
Mike Krzyzewski recently announced that the 2016 Summer Olympics in Brazil would be his last dance with Team USA. He’s stepping down from that commitment. That, of course, leaves a glaring hole in terms of who will take over that responsibility.
Per USA Basketball, that job will belong to Gregg Popovich. So basically, Team USA won’t miss a beat.
The future leadership for the USA Basketball Men’s National Team was disclosed today when USA Basketball Chairman Jerry Colangelo officially announced that five-time NBA championship and longtime San Antonio Spurs head coach Gregg Popovich has been named head coach of the USA Basketball Men’s National Team for the 2017-20 quadrennium. Additionally, USA Basketball announced that Colangelo will continue in 2017-20 as Managing Director of the USA Basketball Men’s National Team and that current USA National Team head coach Mike Krzyzewski following the 2016 Rio Olympics will move into a special advisor role with Colangelo and the USA National Team for 2017-20. USA Basketball’s Board of Directors approved the three selections.
