Noelle Quinn (born January 3, 1985) is a

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coach and former player who is currently the head coach for the Seattle Storm of the

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(WNBA). As a player, Quinn played for many WNBA teams and for Botaş SK of the

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High school

Born in

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, Quinn played for Bishop Montgomery High School in

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, 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

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and graduated in 2007. Following her collegiate career, she was selected 4th overall in the 2007 WNBA Draft by the Minnesota Lynx.

College statistics

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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

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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

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. 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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Playoffs

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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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Personal

On September 23, 2009, Quinn returned to her college basketball court at

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to play game one of the WNBA

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between Phoenix Mercury and her

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, 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