SEATTLE — The Seattle Storm have found their new head coach ahead of the 2026 season, according to ESPN.
New York Liberty assistant Sonia Raman has reportedly agreed to a multiyear deal to become the Storm’s new head coach, ESPN reported Friday. KOMO News has reached out to the Storm directly to confirm further details.
Raman spent 2020-24 as an assistant with the Memphis Grizzlies and last season with the Liberty.
According to ESPN, “Raman makes WNBA history as the first person of Indian descent to be head coach after being the first Indian American woman to be an NBA assistant.”
The Storm fired head coach Noelle Quinn in late September, three days after losing to the eventual champion Las Vegas Aces in the opening round of the WNBA playoffs.
Quinn’s association with the Storm began as a player in 2013, continuing until 2018, during which she was part of the 2018 WNBA championship team. After retiring as a player, she transitioned to an assistant coach role in 2019, advanced to associate head coach in 2020, and was named head coach in 2021.
Under her leadership, the Storm achieved four postseason appearances, and she holds the record for the second-most wins in the franchise’s history.
This is a developing story and will be updated as more information becomes available.