Walz Tabbed as Court Coach for USA Women’s National Team Spring Training Camp
March 15, 2022 | Women's Basketball
As a USA basketball head coach, Jeff Walz guided the 2019 U19 and 2018 U18 teams to a gold medal.
COLORADO SPRINGS, Colo. – University of Louisville women's basketball head coach Jeff Walz is one of four experienced and successful collegiate head coaches selected to serve as court coach for the 2022 USA Basketball Women's National Team Training camp from March 29-April 2 in Minneapolis.
Walz is joined by Adia Barnes (Arizona), Kara Lawson (Duke) and Joni Taylor (Georgia).
The USA minicamp will be the second opportunity for 2021-24 USA National Team head coach Cheryl Reeve (Minnesota Lynx) to work with 2022 USA World Cup Team hopefuls ahead of the 2022 WNBA season. Should any of the coaches advance their teams to the NCAA Final Four, they will not participate in the minicamp.
"The committee and I had the chance to see and work with a great group of WNBA coaches in February and the upcoming training camp in Minneapolis will give us an opportunity to look at some of the nation's top collegiate coaches," said Reeve. "All four are talented and know the game very well. I'm looking forward to working with them as we bring together a different collection of 2022 USA World Cup Team hopefuls in Minneapolis."
All four court coaches have prior USA Basketball coaching experience. In five-on-five events, Barnes, Taylor and Walz have combined for six gold medals, an international tournament title and a 41-0 overall international record with USA Basketball. Lawson's coaching duties include seven gold medals in 3x3 basketball.
Walz, as a USA Basketball head coach, guided the 2019 U19 and 2018 U18 teams to gold and was an assistant coach for the 2015 U19 and 2014 U18 gold medal winning teams. He also served as a head coach for the 2017 USA Women's U23 National Team that captured the U24 Four Nations Tournament in Japan before working as a court coach at the 2017 USA National Team's October minicamp.
"Obviously, I'm hoping that I'm not able to do this, but if that's not the case, it's an honor to have been invited to come out and be able to work with the best women's basketball players in the world," said Walz, a co-recipient of the 2019 USA Basketball National Coach of the Year award. "I've had some wonderful opportunities with USA Basketball, including five years ago when I was in the same position with the 2017 USA National Team. Anytime you get the opportunity to be around great minds in the game of basketball, there are always opportunities to improve and get better, and I'm really looking forward to this."
The minicamp coaching staff was selected by the USA Basketball Women's National Team Committee and approved by the USA Basketball Board of Directors.
The USA Basketball Women's National Team Committee is chaired by Connecticut Sun president and 2018-21 USA National Team assistant coach Jennifer Rizzotti and includes Olympic and World Cup gold medalists Seimone Augustus and DeLisha Milton-Jones, 2017-21 USA National Team head coach Dawn Staley and WNBA head of league operations Bethany Donaphin.
Athletes attending training camp will be announced at a later date.
2022 FIBA World Cup
The 19th edition of the FIBA World Cup will feature 12 teams competing for gold Sept. 22-Oct. 1 in Sydney, Australia.
USA will face Belgium, Bosnia and Herzegovina, China, South Korea and a team to be determined by FIBA at a later date in preliminary, round robin games as part of Group A. Competing in Group B are Australia, Canada, France, Japan, Nigeria and Serbia.
Following the Sept. 22-27 preliminary round, the top four finishing teams in each group will advance to the Sept. 29 quarterfinal round. Semifinals will be held on Sept. 30 and the gold and bronze medal games will be contested on Oct. 1.
Three-time defending World Cup gold medalists, and winners of five of the past six World Cups, the USA has claimed a record 10 gold medals, one silver and two bronze medals since the event launched in 1953. The USA owns an overall 109-21 record at the World Cup, including a 41-5 slate against the 10 known qualified nations.
For the latest on Louisville women's basketball, visit GoCards.com, follow the team's Twitter account at @UofLWBB or on Facebook at facebook.com/UofLWBB.
Walz is joined by Adia Barnes (Arizona), Kara Lawson (Duke) and Joni Taylor (Georgia).
The USA minicamp will be the second opportunity for 2021-24 USA National Team head coach Cheryl Reeve (Minnesota Lynx) to work with 2022 USA World Cup Team hopefuls ahead of the 2022 WNBA season. Should any of the coaches advance their teams to the NCAA Final Four, they will not participate in the minicamp.
"The committee and I had the chance to see and work with a great group of WNBA coaches in February and the upcoming training camp in Minneapolis will give us an opportunity to look at some of the nation's top collegiate coaches," said Reeve. "All four are talented and know the game very well. I'm looking forward to working with them as we bring together a different collection of 2022 USA World Cup Team hopefuls in Minneapolis."
All four court coaches have prior USA Basketball coaching experience. In five-on-five events, Barnes, Taylor and Walz have combined for six gold medals, an international tournament title and a 41-0 overall international record with USA Basketball. Lawson's coaching duties include seven gold medals in 3x3 basketball.
Walz, as a USA Basketball head coach, guided the 2019 U19 and 2018 U18 teams to gold and was an assistant coach for the 2015 U19 and 2014 U18 gold medal winning teams. He also served as a head coach for the 2017 USA Women's U23 National Team that captured the U24 Four Nations Tournament in Japan before working as a court coach at the 2017 USA National Team's October minicamp.
"Obviously, I'm hoping that I'm not able to do this, but if that's not the case, it's an honor to have been invited to come out and be able to work with the best women's basketball players in the world," said Walz, a co-recipient of the 2019 USA Basketball National Coach of the Year award. "I've had some wonderful opportunities with USA Basketball, including five years ago when I was in the same position with the 2017 USA National Team. Anytime you get the opportunity to be around great minds in the game of basketball, there are always opportunities to improve and get better, and I'm really looking forward to this."
The minicamp coaching staff was selected by the USA Basketball Women's National Team Committee and approved by the USA Basketball Board of Directors.
The USA Basketball Women's National Team Committee is chaired by Connecticut Sun president and 2018-21 USA National Team assistant coach Jennifer Rizzotti and includes Olympic and World Cup gold medalists Seimone Augustus and DeLisha Milton-Jones, 2017-21 USA National Team head coach Dawn Staley and WNBA head of league operations Bethany Donaphin.
Athletes attending training camp will be announced at a later date.
2022 FIBA World Cup
The 19th edition of the FIBA World Cup will feature 12 teams competing for gold Sept. 22-Oct. 1 in Sydney, Australia.
USA will face Belgium, Bosnia and Herzegovina, China, South Korea and a team to be determined by FIBA at a later date in preliminary, round robin games as part of Group A. Competing in Group B are Australia, Canada, France, Japan, Nigeria and Serbia.
Following the Sept. 22-27 preliminary round, the top four finishing teams in each group will advance to the Sept. 29 quarterfinal round. Semifinals will be held on Sept. 30 and the gold and bronze medal games will be contested on Oct. 1.
Three-time defending World Cup gold medalists, and winners of five of the past six World Cups, the USA has claimed a record 10 gold medals, one silver and two bronze medals since the event launched in 1953. The USA owns an overall 109-21 record at the World Cup, including a 41-5 slate against the 10 known qualified nations.
For the latest on Louisville women's basketball, visit GoCards.com, follow the team's Twitter account at @UofLWBB or on Facebook at facebook.com/UofLWBB.
WBB: Jeff Walz Postgame Press Conference (Georgia Tech - 2/26/2026)
Friday, February 27
WBB: Georgia Tech Highlights (2/26/26)
Friday, February 27
WBB: Reyna Scott & Laura Ziegler Presser (Senior Day - 2/24/26)
Wednesday, February 25
WBB: Jeff Walz Preview Press Conference (Georgia Tech & Senior Day 2/24/26)
Wednesday, February 25
