Noelle Quinn out as coach of WNBA’s Seattle Storm

Noele will not return as the head coach of Quinn Seattle Storm In 2026, the organization announced Sunday.

Hurricane lost 2–1 Las vegas ekka In his first round playoff series concluded on Thursday.

The 40 -year -old Quinn played in the WNBA from 2007 to 2018, which included two stents with a storm. She concluded her game career with a WNBA championship with a storm in 2018, then became an assistant to Storm Coach Dan Hughes in 2019.

He took over as a head coach at the beginning of the 2021 season, when Hughes left the post after six games for health reasons.

The only black female head coach in WNBA ended with 97–89 records in the regular session and 4-8 points in the playoffs. The storm lost in the second round in 2021, semi -finals in 2022 and first round in the last two sessions. He did not make the playoffs in 2023.

“On behalf of our organization, I would like to thank Nale for his time with the storm,” General Manager Talisa Riya said in a statement. “Our organization’s ongoing success and their commitment to pursue the development of our players were not far behind anyone. They put us in a position to win at the highest levels of the game and, for this, we are grateful.”

This season, the storm went away from 23-21 and the playoff had number 7 seeds. He lost his early game 102–77 in Las Vegas, but bounced back with a win of 86–83 in Game 2 in Seattle. He had a chance to harass the number 2 seed aces in the decisive game 3 in Las Vegas, but missed a shot in the closing second to lose 74–73.

Quinn said after the game, “I am proud of my team, the development he showed, flexibility in this moment,” said after the game. “I just wanted it very bad for this group, because they worked so hard. It is a contestant in me. I played so much basketball, sometimes I wanted me to be out of them. It was a group that was committed to each other and what we wanted to do this year.”

Seattle was accompanied by highness in Quin’s time as a head coach, such as semi -final runs in 2022, which marked the conclusion of the career of the legendary store point guard Suu Bard. However, the climb included a dispute between Quinn and his staff and long standout guards. Jewel Lloyd This occurred last year due to the departure of boiled and loud.

Lloyd accused the storm coaching staff of harassment and bullying. The storm organization conducted an independent investigation into the allegations, which concluded in December without any violation. The storm traded Lloyd at his request, and he spent the last season with Aces.

After the Acquet victory in Seattle on 1 June, Lloyd alleged that a storm assistant coach was sworn in. WNBA reviewed the complaint, but no disciplinary action was taken.