The legend of the WNBA Sue Bird has been appointed managing director of the US National Team of the USA, announced the program on Thursday.
Bird, 44, will be the first to occupy the position in the history of almost half a century of the team. In his new role, he will identify the members of the coaching staff and team players for the main international competitions. This includes everything from the FIBA 2026 World Cup and the 2028 Olympic Games in Los Angeles to the program training fields in the next three years.
“It is a great honor to be appointed managing director of the National Women’s Team of USA Basketball,” Bird said in a statement. “Representing the United States has been one of the greatest privileges of my life, and I am grateful for the opportunity to support the next generation as they carry that legacy. I am excited to assume this new role and work together with the US basketball staff. UU. And the Board of Directors while preparing for this next chapter of the USA Basketball.”
Team USA is the most dominant program in the history of female basketball. The group has 10 Olympic gold medals and 11 world titles and has not lost a game in any of the stages since 2006.
Bird itself is no stranger to the excellence of the team, since he has won five Olympic gold medals and four World Cup titles. Since its debut in the Jones 2000 Cup, an international basketball tournament that took place in Taipei, Taiwan, Bird has a 162-9 record in more than a dozen US basketball equipment. UU.
The CEO of Osa Basketball, Jim Toooy, called Bird “one of the most respected people in the basketball community.”
“Having met Sue for many years, I am sure that his leadership and knowledge will be a great asset for the continuous success of our National Women’s Team program,” he said in a statement, “and we are excited to join us while we headed towards the FIBA FIBA 2026 World Cup and the 2028 Summer Olympic Games.”
Outside the national team, Bird’s iconic WNBA race covered more than two decades.
He wrote No. 1 in general for Seattle storm out of Connecticut in 2002, he became 13 times there from the WNBA, won four championships and established the record of most professional assistance.
Bird, which retired in 2022, will be included in the Naismith basketball hall hall in September.
