Bird will be responsible for identifying the coaching staff and players for the 2028 Olympic games in Los Angeles.

Team USA has officially named former basketball star Sue Bird as the new managing director of the USA Basketball Women’s National Team. The announcement was made Thursday morning on X by the official USA Basketball account, which shared a congratulatory message along with a video of Bird discussing her new role.

When it came time to pick the roster for the 2024 Summer Olympics in Paris, Team USA utilized a competition committee led by Jen Rizzotti. South Carolina head coach Dawn Staley, WNBA head of league operations Bethany Donaphin and Atlanta Dream general manager Dan Padover also had a say in the process.