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Team USA has a new men's basketball coach.

Erik Spoelstra reportedly will take over for Steve Kerr as head coach of the men's national team for the upcoming Olympic cycle, which includes the 2027 FIBA World Cup and 2028 Los Angeles Olympics .

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USA Basketball has yet to confirm the decision, but ESPN's Shams Charania reported the news Thursday -- with Spoelstra promoted after serving as an assistant under Kerr at the 2023 FIBA World Cup and 2024 Paris Olympics .

Spoelstra, 54, has been head coach of the Miami Heat since 2008 -- winning two championships (2011, 2012) and being named one of the NBA's 15 greatest coaches of all-time in 2022. Entering the 2025-26 season, he ha

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