DWB Notebook: August 17

DURHAM, N.C. - The Duke women's basketball team returns to the classroom today. Keep up to date with the latest news from current and former Blue Devils with this week's notebook.

Tweet of the Week…

?? Kara Era: The Introduction#KaraEra @karalawson20 ?? pic.twitter.com/YaxotQIN2f
— Duke Women's Basketball (@DukeWBB) August 14, 2020

Inside Duke Women's Basketball…

Newest ???????????? ???????? ??????????'?? ???????????????????? just dropped!

?? @CoachGandy ??

Wizards ?? Rice ?? Duke
Finding a passion in coaching
Getting to the NBA
Learning from various coaches#BestOfBothWorlds
Joining Kara Lawson

?? Listen: https://t.co/nhh1Cuw3m5 pic.twitter.com/S0k5olNnTQ
— Duke Women's Basketball (@DukeWBB) August 13, 2020

The Recap…

Back Inside the Weight Room

The Duke women's basketball team went back to the weight room last week.

First day in the weight room in over 4 months ??

Purpose of starting with bodyweight isometrics and TUT exercise:
- SAFE
- low-impact
- most importantly strengthening those tendons and ligaments ??#Isometrics #DNA ???? pic.twitter.com/Fct7Dfb7SA
— Coach AB (@CoachAshleighB6) August 11, 2020

FINISHER: 5x:30 hip thruster holds

Do me a favor - squeeze your ??- does your core automatically turn on/brace? IT SHOULD !!!

Easy to load and easy to progress from here. Day 2 of Week 1 ?#Isometrics #DNA ???? pic.twitter.com/SgPz529vrS
— Coach AB (@CoachAshleighB6) August 13, 2020

Q&A with Coach Kara Lawson

In a recent Q&A with Courtside, head coach Kara Lawson answers everything from her transition from player to analyst to coach, to the progress she has seen in the WNBA. Read her full interview below.

The latest Courtside Q&A is out!

I spoke with WNBA legend Kara Lawson about the evolution of the league, her transition from player to analyst to coach, what drew her to the @DukeWBB head coaching job, Pat Summitt and much more.https://t.co/DHvISxTzJx
— Lyndsey D'Arcangelo (@darcangel21) August 14, 2020

Kara Lawson Talks Accountability

In Duke women's basketball's first staff meeting back, head coach Kara Lawson talks about accountability and owning up to one's mistakes in order to grow.

Not just a basketball coach, but a leader. @karalawson20 (via @DukeWBB) pic.twitter.com/1QVsDmEFAq
— SLAM (@SLAMonline) August 16, 2020

Alumni Update…

Oderah Chidom and The Big Homie Project

The former Duke women's basketball star is giving back to the community through The Big Homie Project, a non-profit that gives kids in underprivileged communities professional mentorship opportunities. The Big Homie Project was founded back in 2019 by Jacqueline Diep.

Former @DukeWBB star Oderah Chidom had always wanted to give back to her community. She just never quite knew how.

But when Chidom met Jacqueline Diep, she finally found that opportunity:https://t.co/fQulZmO6fG
— Chronicle Sports (@chroniclesports) August 10, 2020

Haley Gorecki Arrives in Spain

Recent Duke women's basketball grad Haley Gorecki is playing overseas in Zaragoza, Spain, and arrived for the season over the weekend.

???? Hi, Haley!

Las chicas también siguen llegando a Zaragoza: ya tenemos a @HaleyGorecki con nosotros#LFEndesa | #MásUnidosQueNunca?? pic.twitter.com/HuQ77NjhvI
— Casademont Zaragoza (@BasketZaragoza) August 11, 2020

HG2 in Spain update ?????????? https://t.co/HTRel8yyYo
— Duke Women's Basketball (@DukeWBB) August 15, 2020

Greenwell Hosts Skills Clinic

Can't go wrong learning to hoop from the all-time Duke 3FG leader https://t.co/Xqfnk7XKPB
— Duke Women's Basketball (@DukeWBB) August 13, 2020

Inside the Wubble…

Here are this week's stats for former Duke players currently playing in the WNBA's Wubble in Florida.

Chelsea Gray

Points: 11.7 (36th in WNBA)

Rebounds: 2.3

Assists: 5.1 (5th in WNBA)

Steals: 1.4 (21st in WNBA)

#PointGAWDDDDD on another level ??@cgray209 | #GoSparks pic.twitter.com/i2W7bGSjWc
— Los Angeles Sparks (@LASparks) August 12, 2020

Young PGs everywhere! Great drill to warmup your handles ?? @cgray209 pic.twitter.com/suLdBWZTEQ
— Duke Women's Basketball (@DukeWBB) August 14, 2020

Elizabeth Williams

Points: 11.5 (38th in WNBA)

Rebounds: 5.0 (27th in WNBA)

Assists: 1.4

Steals: 0.8

Blocks: 1.2 (7th in WNBA)

Puttin' it up!#ATLvsPHO #GoDream pic.twitter.com/efIgSFBIBO
— Atlanta Dream (@AtlantaDream) August 15, 2020

Leaonna Odom

Points: 5.5

Rebounds: 2.1

Assists: 0.4

Blocks: 0.4

Neah going off ???? 3-straight buckets early in the game ?? #DukeintheWNBA pic.twitter.com/WE2p7QCW1t
— Duke Women's Basketball (@DukeWBB) August 15, 2020

Lexie Brown

Points: 9.4

Rebounds: 2.9

Assists: 3.4 (19th in WNBA)

Steals: 2.9 (1st in WNBA)

Lexie Brown just doing Lexie Brown things.

???????? pic.twitter.com/PuTp9qyGch
— Minnesota Lynx (@minnesotalynx) August 15, 2020

Jasmine Thomas

Points: 12.5 (32nd in WNBA)

Rebounds: 1.6

Assists: 4.2 (11th in WNBA)

Steals: 1.5 (19th in WNBA)

Dimes on dimes on dimes ??@jaszthomas now ranks 18th on the all-time assists leaders list! pic.twitter.com/VLp8c9azFt
— WNBA (@WNBA) August 12, 2020

Happy Birthday Blue Devils…

August 17 – Juanita Hepburn

Jade Williams

August 19 – Kendall Cooper

Birthday buckets ?? @jadeswilliams25 pic.twitter.com/bf9HCXS3ZE
— Duke Women's Basketball (@DukeWBB) August 17, 2020

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Players Mentioned

Haley Gorecki

Leaonna Odom

Jade Williams

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