Brian Agler
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Brian Agler is a basketball
coach, currently the head coach of WNBA's Seattle Storm
. He has been the head coach of two other professional women's teams, and won two professional titles as coach.
Agler attended college at Wittenberg University
in Ohio, where he helped the Tigers win the 1977 Division III NCAA Championship as a point guard. He graduated in 1980.
As head coach of the Columbus Quest
of the American Basketball League (1996-1998)
, Agler led the team to a combined 82-22 record and two ABL Championships. He was named ABL Coach of the Year in 1997.
After the ABL collapsed in late 1998, Agler made the shift to the WNBA. He became the first head coach of the Minnesota Lynx
, piloting them to a 48-67 record from 1999-2002. He served as an assistant coach with the Phoenix Mercury
in the 2004 season, then with the San Antonio Silver Stars
from 2005 to 2007. The Seattle Storm named Agler head coach on January 9, 2008. He succeeds Anne Donovan
who resigned in November 2007.
Agler coached the Seattle Storm
to win their second championship in 2010.
He now lives in Ohio, while still coaching the Storm.
Basketball
Basketball is a team sport in which two teams of five players try to score points by throwing or "shooting" a ball through the top of a basketball hoop while following a set of rules...
coach, currently the head coach of WNBA's Seattle Storm
Seattle Storm
The Seattle Storm is a professional basketball team based in Seattle, Washington, playing in the Western Conference in the Women's National Basketball Association . The team was founded before the 2000 season began...
. He has been the head coach of two other professional women's teams, and won two professional titles as coach.
Agler attended college at Wittenberg University
Wittenberg University
Wittenberg University is a private four-year liberal arts college in Springfield, Ohio serving 2,000 full-time students representing 37 states and approximately 30 foreign countries...
in Ohio, where he helped the Tigers win the 1977 Division III NCAA Championship as a point guard. He graduated in 1980.
As head coach of the Columbus Quest
Columbus Quest
The Columbus Quest was a professional women's basketball franchise located in Columbus, Ohio in the now-defunct American Basketball League . They were one of the league's original eight teams that started play in 1996...
of the American Basketball League (1996-1998)
American Basketball League (1996-1998)
The American Basketball League, often abbreviated to the ABL of 1996 was an independent professional basketball league for women in the United States. At the same time the ABL was being formed, the National Basketball Association was creating the Women's National Basketball Association...
, Agler led the team to a combined 82-22 record and two ABL Championships. He was named ABL Coach of the Year in 1997.
After the ABL collapsed in late 1998, Agler made the shift to the WNBA. He became the first head coach of the Minnesota Lynx
Minnesota Lynx
The Minnesota Lynx are a professional basketball team based in Minneapolis, Minnesota, playing in the Western Conference in the Women's National Basketball Association . The team was founded prior to the 1999 season...
, piloting them to a 48-67 record from 1999-2002. He served as an assistant coach with the Phoenix Mercury
Phoenix Mercury
The Phoenix Mercury is a professional basketball team based in Phoenix, Arizona, playing in the Western Conference in the Women's National Basketball Association . The team was founded before the league's inaugural 1997 season began; it is one of the eight original franchises...
in the 2004 season, then with the San Antonio Silver Stars
San Antonio Silver Stars
The San Antonio Silver Stars are a professional basketball team based in San Antonio, Texas, playing in the Western Conference in the Women's National Basketball Association . The team was founded in Salt Lake City, Utah before the league's inaugural 1997 season began; the team moved to San Antonio...
from 2005 to 2007. The Seattle Storm named Agler head coach on January 9, 2008. He succeeds Anne Donovan
Anne Donovan
Anne Donovan is an American retired basketball player and the current head coach of the women's basketball team at Seton Hall University. She was formerly an assistant coach, then interim head coach of the New York Liberty of the WNBA...
who resigned in November 2007.
Agler coached the Seattle Storm
Seattle Storm
The Seattle Storm is a professional basketball team based in Seattle, Washington, playing in the Western Conference in the Women's National Basketball Association . The team was founded before the 2000 season began...
to win their second championship in 2010.
He now lives in Ohio, while still coaching the Storm.