Steve Kerr to be named next Team USA coach

Golden State Warriors head coach Steve Kerr Raj Mehta-USA TODAY Sports

Warriors HC Steve Kerr to be named next U.S. Men's National Team coach

By Victor Barbosa | Last updated 12/10/21

Golden State Warriors head coach Steve Kerr is one of the most accomplished figures in NBA history.

Steve Kerr has an all-time career.

— 5 rings as a player
— 72-win season as a player
— Highest career 3P% ever
— 3pt contest champ

— 3 rings as a coach
— 73-win season as a coach
— 3rd highest coaching win% ever
— COTY

— Team USA head coach
— Olympic Gold as assistant coach pic.twitter.com/B1u16d3AQt
— StatMuse (@statmuse) December 10, 2021

On Friday afternoon, it was reported that he'll soon add another impressive title to his list of achievements and accolades.

Kerr will replace Gregg Popovich as Team USA's next coach in the World Cup and 2024 Paris Olympics. He was an assistant on Popovich's gold-medal Olympic staff in Tokyo. https://t.co/Dxo8fXMsUT
— Adrian Wojnarowski (@wojespn) December 10, 2021

Kerr played in the NBA from 1988 through 2003, winning three NBA championships with the Chicago Bulls and two with the San Antonio Spurs. Following a three-year run as the general manager of the Phoenix Suns, he joined the Warriors as head coach leading into the 2014-2015 campaign.

In seven-plus seasons at the helm in the Bay Area thus far, the club has appeared in five NBA Finals and captured three titles. Kerr took home the NBA's Coach of the Year Award following the 2015-2016 season.

Friday's news comes on the heels of Tuesday's announcement that the Women's National Team named Minnesota Lynx general manager and head coach Cheryl Reeve as the next head coach.

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