Noelle Quinn (born January 3, 1985) is a
basketball
Basketball is a team sport in which two teams, most commonly of five players each, opposing one another on a rectangular court, compete with the primary objective of shooting a basketball (approximately in diameter) through the defender's h ...
coach and former player who is currently the head coach for the
Seattle Storm of the
Women's National Basketball Association
The Women's National Basketball Association (WNBA) is an American professional basketball league. It is composed of twelve teams, all based in the United States. The league was founded on April 22, 1996, as the women's counterpart to the Natio ...
(WNBA). As a player, Quinn played for many WNBA teams and for
Botaş SK of the
Turkish Women's Basketball League
The Women's Basketball Super League ( tr, Kadınlar Basketbol Süper Ligi, KBSL), also known as the Herbalife Nutrition Women's Basketball Super League for sponsorship reasons, is the top women's professional basketball division of the Turkish wo ...
.
High school
Born in
Los Angeles, California
Los Angeles ( ; es, Los Ángeles, link=no , ), often referred to by its initials L.A., is the largest city in the state of California and the second most populous city in the United States after New York City, as well as one of the world' ...
, Quinn played for
Bishop Montgomery High School in
Torrance, California
Torrance is a city in the Los Angeles metropolitan area located in Los Angeles County, California, United States. The city is part of what is known as the South Bay region of the metropolitan area. Torrance has of beachfront on the Pacific O ...
, where she was named a
WBCA All-American. She participated in the 2003
WBCA High School All-America Game where she scored eleven points.
She led the Lady Knights to four California state championships, three regional championships, and three division championships.
College career
Quinn attended college at
UCLA
The University of California, Los Angeles (UCLA) is a public land-grant research university in Los Angeles, California. UCLA's academic roots were established in 1881 as a teachers college then known as the southern branch of the California ...
and graduated in 2007. Following her collegiate career, she was selected 4th overall in the
2007 WNBA Draft by the
Minnesota Lynx.
College statistics
Source
Professional career
Quinn was drafted by the Minnesota Lynx in the first round of the 2007 WNBA draft.
As a rookie she got off to a slow start before stepping into the point guard role when
Lindsey Harding
Lindsey Marcie Harding (born June 12, 1984) is an American professional basketball coach and former player. She serves as player development coach of the Sacramento Kings. Throughout her playing career, Harding played for the Minnesota Lynx, Was ...
was injured in July, 2007. Quinn finished strong, setting a franchise record with 14 assists on August 19, the season finale. She finished the season averaging 2.8 points and 4.4 assists per game. Her 148 assists for the 2007 season, tied a club record that was held by
Teresa Edwards
Teresa Edwards (born July 19, 1964) is an American former women's basketball player and four time Olympic gold medalist.
In 2000, ''Sports Illustrated'' magazine placed her as 22nd of the "100 Greatest Female Athletes of the 20th Century". She ...
.
During a 12-year WNBA career, Quinn played for the Minnesota Lynx, Los Angeles Sparks, Washington Mystics, Phoenix Mercury, and Seattle Storm. She was a 6'0" combo guard who averaged 4.8 points per game and 2.3 assists per game for her career.
In 2018, she won a WNBA championship with the Seattle Storm.
WNBA career statistics
Regular season
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2007
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Minnesota
Minnesota () is a state in the upper midwestern region of the United States. It is the 12th largest U.S. state in area and the 22nd most populous, with over 5.75 million residents. Minnesota is home to western prairies, now given over to ...
, 34 , , 19 , , 19.7 , , .298 , , .184 , , .625 , , 2.6 , , 4.4 , , 0.9 , , 0.4 , , 2.0 , , 2.8
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2008
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Minnesota
Minnesota () is a state in the upper midwestern region of the United States. It is the 12th largest U.S. state in area and the 22nd most populous, with over 5.75 million residents. Minnesota is home to western prairies, now given over to ...
, 32 , , 25 , , 16.7 , , .398 , , .313 , , .667 , , 2.2 , , 2.5 , , 0.7 , , 0.1 , , 1.4 , , 3.6
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2009
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Los Angeles
Los Angeles ( ; es, Los Ángeles, link=no , ), often referred to by its initials L.A., is the List of municipalities in California, largest city in the U.S. state, state of California and the List of United States cities by population, sec ...
, 34 , , 9 , , 27.3 , , .471 , , .312 , , .811 , , 3.6 , , 3.5 , , 1.2 , , 0.3 , , 1.5 , , 8.4
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2010
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Los Angeles
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, 34 , , 34 , , 32.5 , , .443 , , .402 , , .776 , , 4.0 , , 2.8 , , 1.0 , , 0.3 , , 1.4 , , 10.2
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2011
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Los Angeles
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, 33 , , 23 , , 20.6 , , .390 , , .397 , , .818 , , 1.8 , , 2.0 , , 0.6 , , 0.1 , , 0.7 , , 5.1
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2012
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Washington
Washington commonly refers to:
* Washington (state), United States
* Washington, D.C., the capital of the United States
** A metonym for the federal government of the United States
** Washington metropolitan area, the metropolitan area centered o ...
, 30 , , 18 , , 22.2 , , .396 , , .403 , , .731 , , 2.9 , , 1.8 , , 0.7 , , 0.2 , , 1.0 , , 6.5
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2013
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Seattle
Seattle ( ) is a seaport city on the West Coast of the United States. It is the seat of King County, Washington. With a 2020 population of 737,015, it is the largest city in both the state of Washington and the Pacific Northwest regio ...
, 34 , , 15 , , 25.6 , , .354 , , .232 , , .842 , , 4.9 , , 1.6 , , 0.8 , , 0.2 , , 1.2 , , 5.4
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2014
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Seattle
Seattle ( ) is a seaport city on the West Coast of the United States. It is the seat of King County, Washington. With a 2020 population of 737,015, it is the largest city in both the state of Washington and the Pacific Northwest regio ...
, 32 , , 5 , , 15.1 , , .380 , , .258 , , .880 , , 2.5 , , 1.3 , , 0.5 , , 0.1 , , 0.6 , , 3.8
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2015
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Phoenix
Phoenix most often refers to:
* Phoenix (mythology), a legendary bird from ancient Greek folklore
* Phoenix, Arizona, a city in the United States
Phoenix may also refer to:
Mythology
Greek mythological figures
* Phoenix (son of Amyntor), a ...
, 34 , , 1 , , 18.6 , , .422 , , .324 , , .792 , , 2.6 , , 1.9 , , 0.4 , , 0.3 , , 0.9 , , 4.1
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2016
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Phoenix
Phoenix most often refers to:
* Phoenix (mythology), a legendary bird from ancient Greek folklore
* Phoenix, Arizona, a city in the United States
Phoenix may also refer to:
Mythology
Greek mythological figures
* Phoenix (son of Amyntor), a ...
, 13 , , 0 , , 9.9 , , .241 , , .100 , , .857 , , 0.9 , , 1.4 , , 0.4 , , 0.2 , , 0.8 , , 1.6
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2016
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Seattle
Seattle ( ) is a seaport city on the West Coast of the United States. It is the seat of King County, Washington. With a 2020 population of 737,015, it is the largest city in both the state of Washington and the Pacific Northwest regio ...
, 20 , , 0 , , 13.9 , , .288 , , .083 , , 1.000 , , 1.8 , , 1.6 , , 0.5 , , 0.1 , , 1.0 , , 1.8
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2017
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Seattle
Seattle ( ) is a seaport city on the West Coast of the United States. It is the seat of King County, Washington. With a 2020 population of 737,015, it is the largest city in both the state of Washington and the Pacific Northwest regio ...
, 32 , , 4 , , 15.8 , , .403 , , .385 , , .952 , , 1.6 , , 2.8 , , 0.4 , , 0.2 , , 0.9 , , 2.7
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2018
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Seattle
Seattle ( ) is a seaport city on the West Coast of the United States. It is the seat of King County, Washington. With a 2020 population of 737,015, it is the largest city in both the state of Washington and the Pacific Northwest regio ...
, 20 , , 1 , , 9.1 , , .302 , , .235 , , .000 , , 0.9 , , 0.8 , , 0.1 , , 0.1 , , 0.5 , , 1.5
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, 382 , , 154 , , 20.1 , , .396 , , .322 , , .797 , , 2.6 , , 2.3 , , 0.7 , , 0.2 , , 1.1 , , 4.8
Playoffs
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2009
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Los Angeles
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2010
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Los Angeles
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2013 WNBA Playoffs, 2013
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Seattle
Seattle ( ) is a seaport city on the West Coast of the United States. It is the seat of King County, Washington. With a 2020 population of 737,015, it is the largest city in both the state of Washington and the Pacific Northwest regio ...
, 2 , , 0 , , 26.5 , , .429 , , .333 , , .000 , , 3.5 , , 1.5 , , 0.5 , , 0.0 , , 0.5 , , 3.5
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2015
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Phoenix
Phoenix most often refers to:
* Phoenix (mythology), a legendary bird from ancient Greek folklore
* Phoenix, Arizona, a city in the United States
Phoenix may also refer to:
Mythology
Greek mythological figures
* Phoenix (son of Amyntor), a ...
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2016
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Seattle
Seattle ( ) is a seaport city on the West Coast of the United States. It is the seat of King County, Washington. With a 2020 population of 737,015, it is the largest city in both the state of Washington and the Pacific Northwest regio ...
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2017
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Seattle
Seattle ( ) is a seaport city on the West Coast of the United States. It is the seat of King County, Washington. With a 2020 population of 737,015, it is the largest city in both the state of Washington and the Pacific Northwest regio ...
, 1 , , 0 , , 12.0 , , 1.000 , , .000 , , .000 , , 3.0 , , 3.0 , , 0.0 , , 0.0 , , 1.0 , , 2.0
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2018
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Seattle
Seattle ( ) is a seaport city on the West Coast of the United States. It is the seat of King County, Washington. With a 2020 population of 737,015, it is the largest city in both the state of Washington and the Pacific Northwest regio ...
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International career
Quinn became a naturalized Bulgarian citizen in 2007 and played with the
Bulgaria women's national basketball team.
Coaching career
Beginning in 2016, Quinn coached the girls basketball team at her high school alma mater, Bishop Montgomery High School, for four seasons. In her first season, the Lady Knights won a California Interscholastic Federation (CIF) Southern Section championship.
In February 2019, after retiring from the WNBA, Quinn was hired as an assistant coach by her last team, the Seattle Storm.
For the 2020 season, Storm head coach Dan Hughes was forced to sit out the season for medical reasons. Gary Kloppenburg became head coach for the season, and Quinn was promoted to associate head coach, where she concentrated on the offense, while Kloppenburg focused on the defense. Seattle won the 2020 WNBA championship.
On May 30, 2021, Quinn was named Storm head coach upon Hughes' retirement from the WNBA.
January 2022 Quinn joined Canada Basketball as the lead assist coach for the Canadian women’s national basketball team.
Coaching record
WNBA
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SEA
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2021
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Second Round
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SEA
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2022
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Conf. Semi-Finals
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Personal
On September 23, 2009, Quinn returned to her college basketball court at
Pauley Pavilion
Edwin W. Pauley Pavilion, commonly known as Pauley Pavilion, is an indoor arena located in the Westwood Village district of Los Angeles, California, on the campus of UCLA. It is home to the UCLA Bruins men's and women's basketball teams. The ...
to play game one of the
WNBA Conference Finals Conference Finals may refer to:
* NBA Conference Finals, National Basketball Association
* NHL Conference Finals
The National Hockey League (NHL) Conference Finals are the Eastern Conference and Western Conference championship series of the NHL. ...
between
Phoenix Mercury and her
Los Angeles Sparks
The Los Angeles Sparks (LA Sparks) are an American professional basketball team based in Los Angeles. The Sparks compete in the Women's National Basketball Association (WNBA) as a member club of the league's Western Conference. The team was foun ...
, which the Sparks lost 94–103.
Notes
External links
WNBA player profileUCLA bio
{{DEFAULTSORT:Quinn, Noelle
1985 births
Living people
American women's basketball players
Basketball coaches from California
Basketball players from Los Angeles
Botaş SK players
Bulgarian women's basketball players
Los Angeles Sparks players
Minnesota Lynx draft picks
Minnesota Lynx players
Parade High School All-Americans (girls' basketball)
Phoenix Mercury players
Seattle Storm coaches
Seattle Storm players
Shooting guards
UCLA Bruins women's basketball players
Washington Mystics players