Former Duke women’s basketball player Lindsey Harding made history on Tuesday after she was named the G-League Coach of the Year.
Harding became the first woman in NBA history to win the award after she led the Stockton Kings to a G-League-best 24-10 record.
She led the Kings to this record in just her first season as Stockton’s head coach.
Harding played at Duke from 2002 to 2007, winning both National Player of the Year and National Defensive Player of the Year honors as a senior before becoming the No. 1 overall pick in the 2007 WNBA Draft.
Harding, who was drafted by the Phoenix Mercury, played in the WNBA for nine seasons. She was inducted into the Duke Athletics Hall of Fame in 2018.
First Year Head Coach
G League best record (24-10)
First Woman to be named COTY🔥👊🏽 @Lindsey_Harding pic.twitter.com/gQr3F9ijnW
— Duke Women’s Basketball (@DukeWBB) April 2, 2024
Before taking the head coaching position with Stockton, she began her coaching career with the Mexico women’s national basketball team in 2022.