Noelle Quinn will not return as head coach of the Seattle Storm in 2026, the organization announced Sunday.

The Storm lost 2-1 to the Las Vegas Aces in their first-round playoff series that concluded Thursday.

Quinn, 40, played in the WNBA from 2007 to 2018, including two stints with the Storm. She concluded her playing career with a WNBA championship with the Storm in 2018, then became an assistant to Storm coach Dan Hughes in 2019.

She took over as head coach early in the 2021 season when Hughes stepped down after six games due to health reasons.

Quinn, the only Black female head coach in the WNBA, finished with a 97-89 record in the regular season and a 4-8 mark in the playoffs. The Storm lost in the second round in 2021, the semifinals in 2022 and the first round the past two s

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