Former Duke women’s basketball star Lindsey Harding will interview for the Charlotte Hornets head coaching position, according to ESPN’s Adrian Wojnarowski.
Harding was named the G League Coach of the Year, the first woman to win that honor, for her work with the Stockon Kings. She led Sacramento’s G League team to the Western Conference Finals. The Kings organization granted permission for Harding to interview with the Hornets.
Should Charlotte choose Harding, she’d be the first woman to ever be named a head coach in the NBA. The Hornets are interviewing several other candidates, however, with Wojnarowski listing four other candidates who will interview for the opening.
Harding was inducted into the Duke Athletics Hall of Fame in 2018. She was named the National Player of the Year and the National Defensive Player of the Year as a senior in 2007, and the Blue Devils made the national title game in 2006.
ESPN Sources: Charlotte has been granted permission to interview Sacramento’s G League coach Lindsey Harding for head coaching opening. Harding – a former No. 1 overall WNBA draft pick — was G League’s coach of the year for Stockton and advanced to Western Conference Finals. pic.twitter.com/PlAYLhW70m
— Adrian Wojnarowski (@wojespn) April 8, 2024
Harding was the first Blue Devil ever taken first overall in the WNBA draft when the Phoenix Mercury selected her in 2007.