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 Quinn coaching the Seattle Storm, June 2023 | |
| Seattle Storm | |
|---|---|
| Position | Head coach |
| League | WNBA |
| Personal information | |
| Born | January 3, 1985 Los Angeles, California, U.S. |
| Listed height | 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) |
| Listed weight | 178 lb (81 kg) |
| Career information | |
| High school | Bishop Montgomery (Torrance, California) |
| College | UCLA (2003–2007) |
| WNBA draft | 2007: 1st round, 4th overall pick |
| Selected by the Minnesota Lynx | |
| Playing career | 2007–2018 |
| Position | Point guard / shooting guard |
| Number | 45 |
| Coaching career | 2019–present |
| Career history | |
| As player: | |
| 2007–2008 | Minnesota Lynx |
| 2009–2011 | Los Angeles Sparks |
| 2012 | Washington Mystics |
| 2013–2014 | Seattle Storm |
| 2015–2016 | Phoenix Mercury |
| 2016–2018 | Seattle Storm |
| As coach: | |
| 2019 | Seattle Storm (assistant) |
| 2020–2021 | Seattle Storm (associate HC) |
| 2021–present | Seattle Storm |
| Career highlights and awards | |
As player:
As associate head coach: As head coach | |
| Stats at WNBA.com | |
| Stats at Basketball-Reference.com | |
Noelle Quinn (born January 3, 1985) is an American basketball coach and former player who is currently the head coach for the Seattle Storm of the Women's National Basketball Association (WNBA).[1] Quinn played in the WNBA for Minnesota Lynx, Los Angeles Sparks, Washington Mystics, Phoenix Mercury, and the Storm. She won the WNBA Championship with the Storm in 2018. She also played for Botaş SK in the Turkish Women's Basketball League.[2]
High school
Born in Los Angeles, California, Quinn played for Bishop Montgomery High School in Torrance, California, where she was named a WBCA All-American. She participated in the 2003 WBCA High School All-America Game where she scored eleven points.[3] She led the Lady Knights to four California state championships, three regional championships, and three division championships.[4]
College career
Quinn attended UCLA and graduated in 2007. She was the first Bruin — men's or women's player — to total 1,700 points, 700 rebounds, and 400 assists in her collegiate career.[5] Quinn was twice named honorable mention All-American, earned first-team All-Pac-10 player honors three times, and was twice named a Pac-10 All-Tournament honoree.[5] She was named Pac-10 Player of the Week eight times (a conference record).[5] In 2006, she led the team to its first Pac-10 Tournament title and recorded 22 points in the championship game.[5]
Quinn was inducted into the UCLA Hall of Fame in 2020.[5]
College statistics
Source[6]
| GP | Games played | GS | Games started | MPG | Minutes per game |
| FG% | Field goal percentage | 3P% | 3-point field goal percentage | FT% | Free throw percentage |
| RPG | Rebounds per game | APG | Assists per game | SPG | Steals per game |
| BPG | Blocks per game | PPG | Points per game | Bold | Career high |
| Year | Team | GP | Points | FG% | 3P% | FT% | RPG | APG | SPG | BPG | PPG |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2003–04 | UCLA | 27 | 430 | 42.3 | 26.1 | 71.6 | 7.7 | 3.1 | 2.2 | 0.4 | 15.9 |
| 2004–05 | UCLA | 16 | 270 | 41.7 | 30.0 | 75.0 | 7.1 | 3.6 | 3.3 | 0.5 | 16.9 |
| 2005–06 | UCLA | 32 | 580 | 47.4 | 37.3 | 74.4 | 8.2 | 3.8 | 1.5 | 0.8 | 18.1 |
| 2006–07 | UCLA | 32 | 549 | 40.8 | 38.1 | 80.5 | 6.6 | 5.8 | 1.2 | 0.3 | 17.2 |
| Career | UCLA | 107 | 1829 | 43.2 | 33.8 | 75.6 | 7.4 | 4.2 | 1.8 | 0.5 | 17.1 |
Professional career
Quinn was drafted by the Minnesota Lynx in the first round of the 2007 WNBA draft.[7] As a rookie she got off to a slow start before stepping into the point guard role when Lindsey Harding 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.
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.[7] With the Storm, she won the 2018 WNBA Championship.[8]
WNBA career statistics
| GP | Games played | GS | Games started | MPG | Minutes per game | RPG | Rebounds per game |
| APG | Assists per game | SPG | Steals per game | BPG | Blocks per game | PPG | Points per game |
| TO | Turnovers per game | FG% | Field-goal percentage | 3P% | 3-point field-goal percentage | FT% | Free-throw percentage |
| Bold | Career best | ° | League leader |
| † | Denotes seasons in which Quinn won a WNBA championship |
Regular season
| Year | Team | GP | GS | MPG | FG% | 3P% | FT% | RPG | APG | SPG | BPG | TO | PPG |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2007 | Minnesota | 34 | 19 | 19.7 | .298 | .184 | .625 | 2.6 | 4.4 | 0.9 | 0.4 | 2.0 | 2.8 |
| 2008 | Minnesota | 32 | 25 | 16.7 | .398 | .313 | .667 | 2.2 | 2.5 | 0.7 | 0.1 | 1.4 | 3.6 |
| 2009 | Los Angeles | 34 | 9 | 27.3 | .471 | .312 | .811 | 3.6 | 3.5 | 1.2 | 0.3 | 1.5 | 8.4 |
| 2010 | Los Angeles | 34 | 34 | 32.5 | .443 | .402 | .776 | 4.0 | 2.8 | 1.0 | 0.3 | 1.4 | 10.2 |
| 2011 | Los Angeles | 33 | 23 | 20.6 | .390 | .397 | .818 | 1.8 | 2.0 | 0.6 | 0.1 | 0.7 | 5.1 |
| 2012 | Washington | 30 | 18 | 22.2 | .396 | .403 | .731 | 2.9 | 1.8 | 0.7 | 0.2 | 1.0 | 6.5 |
| 2013 | Seattle | 34 | 15 | 25.6 | .354 | .232 | .842 | 4.9 | 1.6 | 0.8 | 0.2 | 1.2 | 5.4 |
| 2014 | Seattle | 32 | 5 | 15.1 | .380 | .258 | .880 | 2.5 | 1.3 | 0.5 | 0.1 | 0.6 | 3.8 |
| 2015 | Phoenix | 34 | 1 | 18.6 | .422 | .324 | .792 | 2.6 | 1.9 | 0.4 | 0.3 | 0.9 | 4.1 |
| 2016 | Phoenix | 13 | 0 | 9.9 | .241 | .100 | .857 | 0.9 | 1.4 | 0.4 | 0.2 | 0.8 | 1.6 |
| 2016 | Seattle | 20 | 0 | 13.9 | .288 | .083 | 1.000 | 1.8 | 1.6 | 0.5 | 0.1 | 1.0 | 1.8 |
| 2017 | Seattle | 32 | 4 | 15.8 | .403 | .385 | .952 | 1.6 | 2.8 | 0.4 | 0.2 | 0.9 | 2.7 |
| 2018† | Seattle | 20 | 1 | 9.1 | .302 | .235 | .000 | 0.9 | 0.8 | 0.1 | 0.1 | 0.5 | 1.5 |
| Career | 12 years, 5 teams | 382 | 154 | 20.1 | .396 | .322 | .797 | 2.6 | 2.3 | 0.7 | 0.2 | 1.1 | 4.8 |