THE Seattle storm announced that the contract of head coach Noelle Quinn will not be renewed for the 2026 season after the second consecutive outing of the team’s consecutive playoffs.
Storm GM Talisa Rhea appreciated the service of Quinn in a press release.
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“On behalf of our organization, I would like to thank Noelle for her time with the storm. His commitment to the continuous success of our organization and the promotion of the development of our players was unparalleled.” Said Rhea. “She put us in a position to win at the highest level of the match and for that, we are grateful.”
Quinn’s mandate ended with a 74-73 defeat against Las Vegas Aces on Thursday. The storm ended the regular season as a seeded n ° 7 of the WNBA with a 23-21 file, a visible step back compared to the record of the regular 25-15 season of the team a year ago.
Seattle Storm’s head coach, Noelle Quinn, made gestures to her team during the second half in the second round game for the WNBA 2025 eliminatory series against Las Vegas Aces at Climate Gled Arena.
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The story of Quinn with the storm of Seattle
Quinn started her career with The Storm as a player, joining the team in 2013, where she started 20 games in the 2013 and 2014 seasons. After a year and a half with the Phoenix Mercury, Quinn returned to the storm in the middle of the 2016 season and stayed with the team until she retired after a WNBA championship with The Storm in 2018.
Quinn started a match and collected an average of 1.5 points per match during the 2018 championship season. She collected an average of 4.8 points out of 39.6% for her career.
Quinn coaching statistics
After retiring as a player, Quinn immediately joined storm coaches staff as an assistant coach, taking charge of the Dan Hughes head coach position in mid-201. Quinn led the storm in the playoffs that year and reached the playoffs in four of its five years as a head coach.
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The storm of Quinn only passes the first round of the WNBA qualifiers once during its five -year term (2021). His teams had a file of 97-89 in the regular season and 4-8 in the playoffs.
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This article originally appeared on USA Today: Seattle Storm Fire Noelle Quinn head coach after the release of the playoffs
