Cheryl Reeve

Cheryl Reeve
Portrait of a woman in her mid fifties holding a microphone with shoulder length highlighted hair, wearing silver hoop earrings, a Sylvia Fowles tribute t-shirt, gray-patterned suit jacket
Reeve in 2022
Minnesota Lynx
PositionHead coach, President of Basketball Operations
LeagueWNBA
Personal information
Born (1966-09-20) September 20, 1966 (age 58)
Gloucester County, New Jersey, U.S.
Career information
High schoolWashington Township
(Sewell, New Jersey)
CollegeLa Salle (1984–1988)
Coaching career1988–present
Career history
1988–1990La Salle (assistant)
1990–1995George Washington (assistant)
1995–2000Indiana State
20012002Charlotte Sting (assistant)
2003Cleveland Rockers (assistant)
20042005Charlotte Sting (assistant)
20062009Detroit Shock (assistant)
2010–presentMinnesota Lynx
Career highlights and awards
As head coach:

As assistant coach:

Medals
Head coach for the  United States
Olympic Games
Gold medal – first place 2024 Paris Team
FIBA Women's Basketball World Cup
Gold medal – first place 2022 Australia

Cheryl Reeve (born September 20, 1966) is an American basketball head coach and President of Basketball Operations for the Minnesota Lynx of the WNBA.[1] Reeve has coached the Lynx to four league championships. In WNBA history, she has the highest winning percentage, she has won the most games of any female coach, and she has won the most postseason games of any coach.[2][3] Reeve was named the WNBA Coach of the Year in 2011,[4] 2016,[5] 2020,[6] and 2024[7] and WNBA Basketball Executive of the Year in 2019[8] and 2024.[7] She is the first coach in WNBA history to be named Coach of the Year four times.[7]

  1. ^ "Lynx Basketball Operations". Minnesota Lynx. Retrieved November 18, 2021.
  2. ^ Andrews, Julian (July 6, 2018). "Column: Reeve's Legend Grows As She Rights The Lynx's Ship". NBA Media Ventures. Retrieved July 7, 2018.
  3. ^ Reeve winning percent in: Peden, Mike (June 2, 2017). "Cheryl Reeve wins inaugural Coach of the Month award". Summitt Hoops. FanSided. and postseason records in: "WNBA Finals 101: Storylines to Know Ahead of Historic Rematch". WNBA. NBA Media Ventures. September 21, 2017. Retrieved September 21, 2017.
  4. ^ "Minnesota's Cheryl Reeve Named 2011 WNBA Coach of the Year". OurSports Central. September 16, 2011. Retrieved November 18, 2021.
  5. ^ "Minnesota's Cheryl Reeve Named 2016 WNBA Coach of Year". WNBA. NBA Media Ventures. September 30, 2016. Retrieved September 21, 2017.
  6. ^ "Cheryl Reeve Named 2020 WNBA Coach of the Year". Minnesota Lynx. Retrieved November 18, 2021.
  7. ^ a b c "Minnesota Lynx's Cheryl Reeve Named WNBA Coach of the Year and WNBA Basketball Executive of the Year for 2024 Season". www.wnba.com. Retrieved September 29, 2024.
  8. ^ "Minnesota's Cheryl Reeve Named 2019 WNBA Basketball Executive of the Year". Official Site of the WNBA. Archived from the original on September 20, 2019. Retrieved November 18, 2021.