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Harding Tabbed South Sudan National Team Head Coach
4/20/2021 2:12:00 PM | Women's Basketball
DURHAM – Former Duke women's basketball National Player of the Year and current assistant coach with the Sacramento Kings Lindsey Harding has been tabbed the head coach of the South Sudan Women's Senior National Team.
"Words cannot express for this moment in time," said Harding. "I truly look forward to playing a role and shaping the lives of women in this country and use my platform to help inspire, serve and empower the youth of South Sudan."
The 2007 Duke graduate will take over the program in South Sudan, which is still in its infancy. The team has been granted permission to qualify for the FIBA AfroBasket qualifier this summer, making it the first time the country has entered a women's tournament. AfroBasket will start on September 17, 2021.
Harding joined the Sacramento Kings staff as a player development coach in 2019. She began her coaching career with the Toronto Raptors Summer League team in 2017. She was also a player development coach as a scout for the Philadelphia 76ers.
In the WNBA, Harding competed in 270 contests, while making 210 starts from 2007 to 2016. Her teams advanced to the WNBA playoffs in seven of the nine years she played with Minnesota, Washington, Atlanta, Los Angeles and Phoenix. Harding held career averages of 9.8 points, 4.0 assists, 2.9 rebounds and 1.1 steals. She was a WNBA All-Star choice in 2010.
Harding represented Belarus in the 2016 Summer Olympics in Brazil to close out her basketball career.
A native of Houston, Texas, Harding earned both National Player of the Year and National Defensive Player of the Year honors in 2007 with Duke University. She helped lead the Blue Devils to a 128-12 record, three ACC regular season crowns, two ACC Tournament titles and four trips to the NCAA Tournament with a pair of appearances in the Final Four. The three-time All-ACC and two-time All-America selection also received ACC Player of the Year accolades in 2007. Harding was also the recipient of the Mary Garber Award in 2007, an honor presented annually to the top female student-athlete in the Atlantic Coast Conference.
Harding, a three-time member of the ACC's All-Defense unit and two-time ACC Defensive Player of the Year honoree, graduated as the school's all-time leader in assists (579) and closed her tenure with career averages of 9.3 points, 4.0 rebounds, 4.1 assists and 1.9 steals per game. On Jan. 20, 2008, Harding's No. 10 jersey was hoisted to the rafters of historic Cameron Indoor Stadium to celebrate her accomplishments. She was enshrined into the Duke Athletics Hall of Fame on Sept. 21, 2018.
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"Words cannot express for this moment in time," said Harding. "I truly look forward to playing a role and shaping the lives of women in this country and use my platform to help inspire, serve and empower the youth of South Sudan."
The 2007 Duke graduate will take over the program in South Sudan, which is still in its infancy. The team has been granted permission to qualify for the FIBA AfroBasket qualifier this summer, making it the first time the country has entered a women's tournament. AfroBasket will start on September 17, 2021.
Harding joined the Sacramento Kings staff as a player development coach in 2019. She began her coaching career with the Toronto Raptors Summer League team in 2017. She was also a player development coach as a scout for the Philadelphia 76ers.
In the WNBA, Harding competed in 270 contests, while making 210 starts from 2007 to 2016. Her teams advanced to the WNBA playoffs in seven of the nine years she played with Minnesota, Washington, Atlanta, Los Angeles and Phoenix. Harding held career averages of 9.8 points, 4.0 assists, 2.9 rebounds and 1.1 steals. She was a WNBA All-Star choice in 2010.
Harding represented Belarus in the 2016 Summer Olympics in Brazil to close out her basketball career.
A native of Houston, Texas, Harding earned both National Player of the Year and National Defensive Player of the Year honors in 2007 with Duke University. She helped lead the Blue Devils to a 128-12 record, three ACC regular season crowns, two ACC Tournament titles and four trips to the NCAA Tournament with a pair of appearances in the Final Four. The three-time All-ACC and two-time All-America selection also received ACC Player of the Year accolades in 2007. Harding was also the recipient of the Mary Garber Award in 2007, an honor presented annually to the top female student-athlete in the Atlantic Coast Conference.
Harding, a three-time member of the ACC's All-Defense unit and two-time ACC Defensive Player of the Year honoree, graduated as the school's all-time leader in assists (579) and closed her tenure with career averages of 9.3 points, 4.0 rebounds, 4.1 assists and 1.9 steals per game. On Jan. 20, 2008, Harding's No. 10 jersey was hoisted to the rafters of historic Cameron Indoor Stadium to celebrate her accomplishments. She was enshrined into the Duke Athletics Hall of Fame on Sept. 21, 2018.
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