NEW YORK: New York assistant Sonia Raman has agreed to a deal to become the head coach of the Seattle Storm, a person familiar with the hire told The Associated Press.

The person spoke on condition of anonymity on Friday because no official announcement has been made.

Raman was an assistant with the NBA's Memphis Grizzlies for four years before coming to the New York Liberty this past season. She'll make history as the first person of Indian descent to be a head coach in the WNBA.

Seattle fired coach Noelle Quinn last month after the Storm were eliminated by the Las Vegas Aces in the first round of the playoffs.

ESPN was the first to report the hire.

With this hire, New York is the only team still without a head coach. The Liberty didn't renew Sandy Brondello's contract after Ne w Yo

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