Chinanews Client, December 21. On December 21, Beijing time, the U.S. men’s basketball team officially announced that NBA Warriors coach Steve Kerr succeeded Gregg Popovich and officially became the head coach of the U.S. men’s basketball team. His term of office is 2022-2024.

　　At the Tokyo Olympics, after the US men's basketball team successfully won the championship, Popovich stepped down as the team's coach, and the US men's basketball team began to look for a new successor.

During Popovich’s coaching period, his assistant coach Cole, who was also the coach of the NBA Warriors, became a suitable candidate for the next American men’s basketball coach.

　　Before becoming the Warriors coach, Cole was an NBA player.

After he retired, he not only entered the team management work, but also served as a TV commentator.

In 2014, Cole joined the Warriors and led the team to three NBA championships.

　　"Cole is my first choice," said Grant Hill, general manager of the US Basketball. "His unique experience and his acumen in basketball are all the reasons I chose him. I can make a long list. The reason for the string, explain why Cole is this candidate. In my opinion, everyone in the basketball world will agree that he is the ideal candidate for the American men’s basketball coach."

　　At the same time, the US Men’s Basketball team also announced the members of Cole’s coaching team, namely Eric Spoelstra of the Heat, Monty Williams of the Suns, and Mark of Gonzaga University. -fee.

　　"I am grateful for the opportunity to coach the US Men's Basketball Team," Cole said. "Our goal is to continue to hit the championship in the next World Series. We will work hard for this."

　　The two main tasks of Cole's tenure are the 2023 Men's Basketball World Cup and the 2024 Paris Olympics.

Prior to this, the US team had won gold medals in 4 consecutive Olympic Games.

At the same time, in the past three World Cups, the US team won twice, but in the last China World Cup, the US team with a disorganized lineup lost to France and stopped in the quarterfinals.

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