Cheryl Reeve

Cheryl Reeve
	Reeve in 2022
Minnesota Lynx
Position	Head coach, President of Basketball Operations
League	WNBA
Personal information
Born	September 20, 1966 (age 57); Gloucester County, New Jersey, U.S.
Career information
High school	Washington Township; (Sewell, New Jersey)
College	La Salle (1984–1988)
Coaching career	1988–present
Career history
1988–1990	La Salle (assistant)
1990–1995	George Washington (assistant)
1995–2000	Indiana State
2001–2002	Charlotte Sting (assistant)
2003	Cleveland Rockers (assistant)
2004–2005	Charlotte Sting (assistant)
2006–2009	Detroit Shock (assistant)
2010–present	Minnesota Lynx
Career highlights and awards
	As head coach: 3× WNBA Coach of the Year (2011, 2016, 2020); 4× WNBA champion (2011, 2013, 2015, 2017); WNBA Commissioner's Cup Champion (2024); 4× WNBA All-Star Game coach (2013, 2014, 2017, 2024); WNBA Basketball Executive of the Year (2019); As assistant coach: 2× WNBA champion (2006, 2008);
Head coach for the United States
Olympic Games
FIBA Women's Basketball World Cup

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] and 2020^[6] and WNBA Basketball Executive of the Year in 2019.^[7]

Early life and education

Reeve grew up in Washington Township, Gloucester County, New Jersey and graduated from Washington Township High School in 1984, where she was part of the school's first team to make the state finals.^[8] In 1988, Reeve was a Rhodes Scholar nominee and received a MAAC Scholar-Athlete Post Graduate Award and an NCAA Post-Graduate Scholarship. She earned a bachelor's degree in computer science that year and then an MBA, both from La Salle University.^[9]

Coaching career

Reeve started out as assistant coach at her alma mater, La Salle for two years. She was then an assistant at George Washington for five years. The Colonials posted five 20-win seasons, captured three Atlantic 10 Conference Championships and appeared in four NCAA tournaments during Reeve's stint at George Washington. Her first head coaching position was with the Indiana State Sycamores from 1995 to December 1 of the 2000–2001 season (replaced by her assistant coach Jim Wiedie).^[10]^[11]^[12]^[13] She improved the team's record each year for the first four seasons, and led the squad to its first postseason berth in 20 years following the 1998–1999 campaign. She's currently tied with Kay Riek for 5th in Wins among Lady Sycamore annals

WNBA Career

Assistant coach roles

Reeve got her start in the WNBA with the Charlotte Sting in 2001 when she joined Anne Donovan’s staff as an assistant. After posting an 8–24 record the year previous, Charlotte turned things around in Reeve’s first year by going 18–14 and advancing to the WNBA Finals. They followed in 2002, with another 18–14 mark and their second straight appearance in the postseason.

Following the 2002 campaign, Donovan left to become the head coach of the Seattle Storm, and Dan Hughes and the Cleveland Rockers hired Reeve away from Charlotte. The Rockers advanced to the playoffs that year, but in the offseason ownership decided to cease operation of the team making Reeve a coaching free agent. She rejoined the Sting staff for the 2004 and 2005 seasons. Reeve then spent four seasons as an assistant coach with the Detroit Shock, also serving as the team's last general manager before they moved to Tulsa.

Minnesota Lynx head coach

Reeve was named the head coach of the Minnesota Lynx on December 8, 2009. In her first season, the Lynx went 13–21, missing the playoffs. The team was hampered by injuries to Candice Wiggins and Seimone Augustus. At one point, a frustrated Reeve said bluntly, "We are a bad basketball team. It starts at the top. I have not been able to get them to understand defensively what we need to get done and, clearly, our offense is one of the worst in the league."^[14]

The Lynx improved dramatically in 2011. With Wiggins and Augustus back healthy, and with the addition of rookie Maya Moore, the team got off to a quick start and did not falter throughout the regular season, finishing with a league-best 27–7 record. The dramatic turnaround earned Reeve the WNBA Coach of the Year Award in just her second year as a head coach at the professional level.^[15]^[16] The Lynx finished what they started, losing only one game in the playoffs en route to their first WNBA championship.

Reeve took her team back to the playoffs in her third year. The team qualified for the playoffs after just 21 games, the fastest in franchise history. Reeve became the winningest coach in Lynx franchise history on August 26, 2012, with a win over the Atlanta Dream.^[17] The Lynx went on to lose to the Indiana Fever in the WNBA Finals.

In 2013, Reeve and her staff coached the WNBA Western Conference All-Star Team, as the Lynx had won the conference championship the previous year. Reeve's squad included four Lynx players: Seimone Augustus, Maya Moore, Rebekkah Brunson, and Lindsay Whalen. Reeve's team ended up winning the game, 102–98.^[18] Reeve's team then swept through the playoffs, going 7–0 en route to their second championship under her leadership.

Reeve is currently the winningest coach in franchise history, both in terms of the number of won games and winning percentage, and by percentage the winningest coach in WNBA history. She won her 100th regular season game on June 2, 2014, in a victory over the San Antonio Stars. She won her 31st postseason game on September 30, 2016, in a semi-final victory over the Phoenix Mercury, to move into first place in WNBA history in playoff wins.^{[citation needed]}

Reeve was named the WNBA coach of the year by a panel of media representatives in 2016.^[19]

In December 2017, Reeve was also promoted to the Lynx General Manager position.^[20]

Reeve was named the AP coach of the year in 2020,^[21] as well as the WNBA Coach of the Year.^[22]

Reeve was inducted into the Minnesota Sports Hall of Fame as part of the Class of 2023.^[23]

USA Basketball

In the last two Olympics, the 2016 games in Rio de Janeiro and 2020 in Tokyo, Reeve has served as an assistant coach on Team USA. In 2016, Geno Auriemma was the head coach, while Dawn Staley took over for the 2020 competition.

Before taking on her role among the assistant coaching staff, Reeve had served as an assistant for the 2014–16 USA National Team that took home gold medals at the 2014 FIBA World Cup Team and 2016 Olympic Games. She returned as an assistant for the 2018 World Cup Team, winning gold and qualifying the USA for the 2020 Olympics.^[24]

Reeve was named the head coach for the women's national team in December 2021.^[25] As head coach, she led the national team to its fourth World Cup with the October 2022 win.^[25] She was named USA Basketball's National Team Coach for the Year in 2022 following the World Cup win.^[25] The national team won its 8th Olympic gold medal in the final game against France on August 11, 2024, with Reeve as head coach.^[26]

Personal life

Reeve is married to singer and Lynx vice president Carley Knox. They have one child, Oliver, who Knox said has seen every Lynx home game since he was born.^[27]

Coaching record

Indiana State

Year	G	W	L	W-L%	Conference	Notes
1995–96	26	7	19	.269	3–15 (9th)	^[28]
1996–97	27	14	13	.519	9–9 (T4th)	^[29]
1997–98	28	17	11	.607	10–8 (4th)	MVC Tournament 2nd round^[30]
1998–99	29	18	11	.621	10–8 (4th)	MVC Tournament 2nd round, WNIT at Wisconsin^[31]
1999-00	27	9	18	.333	5–13 (T7th)	^[32]
2000–01	6	1	5	.167	0–0	Resigned on December 1, 2000.^[10]^[11]^[33]
Overall	143	66	77	.462	37–53	^[10]

Minnesota Lynx

Legend
Regular season	G	Games coached	W	Games won	L	Games lost	W–L %	Win–loss %
Playoffs	PG	Playoff games	PW	Playoff wins	PL	Playoff losses	PW–L %	Playoff win–loss %


Team	Year	G	W	L	W–L%	Finish	PG	PW	PL	PW–L%	Result
MIN	2010	34	13	21	.382	5th in West	—	—	—		Missed Playoffs
MIN	2011	34	27	7	.794	1st in West	8	7	1	.875	Won WNBA Finals
MIN	2012	34	27	7	.794	1st in West	9	5	4	.555	Lost WNBA Finals
MIN	2013	34	26	8	.765	1st in West	7	7	0	1.000	Won WNBA Finals
MIN	2014	34	25	9	.735	2nd in West	5	3	2	.600	Lost in Western Conference Finals
MIN	2015	34	22	12	.647	1st in West	10	7	3	.700	Won WNBA Finals
MIN	2016	34	28	6	.824	1st in West	8	5	3	.625	Lost in WNBA Finals
MIN	2017	34	27	7	.794	1st in West	8	6	2	.700	Won WNBA Finals
MIN	2018	34	18	16	.529	4th in West	1	0	1	.000	Lost in 1st Round
MIN	2019	34	18	16	.529	4th in West	0	0	1	.000	Lost in 1st Round
MIN	2020	22	14	8	.636	4th in West	4	1	3	.250	Lost in Semifinals
MIN	2021	32	22	10	.688	2nd in West	1	0	1	.000	Lost in Second Round
MIN	2022	36	14	22	.389	5th in West	—	—	—		Missed Playoffs
MIN	2023	40	19	21	.475	3rd in West	3	1	2	–	Lost in 1st Round
Career		470	300	170	.638		65	42	23	.646

References

^ "Lynx Basketball Operations". Minnesota Lynx. Retrieved November 18, 2021.
^ Andrews, Julian (July 6, 2018). "Column: Reeve's Legend Grows As She Rights The Lynx's Ship". NBA Media Ventures. Retrieved July 7, 2018.
^ 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.
^ "Minnesota's Cheryl Reeve Named 2011 WNBA Coach of the Year". OurSports Central. September 16, 2011. Retrieved November 18, 2021.
^ "Minnesota's Cheryl Reeve Named 2016 WNBA Coach of Year". WNBA. NBA Media Ventures. September 30, 2016. Retrieved September 21, 2017.
^ "Cheryl Reeve Named 2020 WNBA Coach of the Year". Minnesota Lynx. Retrieved November 18, 2021.
^ "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.
^ Caffrey, Michelle. "Championship WNBA coach and Washington Township graduate to be honored by Philadelphia Sports Writers Association", NJ Advance Media for NJ.com, January 22, 2012. Accessed September 23, 2017. "Cheryl Reeve has made her hometown proud. A 1984 graduate of Washington Township High School, Reeve recently led the WNBA’s Minnesota Lynx team to a championship victory."
^ "Head coach of the WNBA's Minnesota Lynx". La Salle University. Retrieved September 26, 2017.
^ ^a ^b ^c "Sycamores Ready for Bahamas Sunsplash Shootout". gosycamores.com. Indiana State Sports. December 16, 2009. Retrieved January 23, 2019.
^ ^a ^b "SIU Set to Host Indiana State". Southern Illinois Salukis. January 24, 2001. Retrieved January 14, 2019.
^ "Wiedie Remains Indiana State Coach". AP News. March 27, 2001. Retrieved January 14, 2019.
^ Bode, Gus (January 17, 2001). "MVC women's basketball outlook". Daily Egyptian. Retrieved January 14, 2019.
^ Lynx coach knows good basketball
^ Reeve Named WNBA Coach of the Year
^ "Lynx Reeve, Moore Receive League Awards :: SportsPageMagazine.com". Archived from the original on October 2, 2011. Retrieved September 19, 2011.
^ Augustus, Brunson lead Lynx past Dream Archived August 27, 2012, at the Wayback Machine
^ Parham, Nate. "2013 WNBA All-Star Game Final Score: Candace Parker's MVP Performance Leads West to 102–98 Victory." Swish Appeal. 27 July 2013.
^ "Cheryl Reeve wins WNBA Coach of the Year". September 30, 2016. Archived from the original on October 3, 2016. Retrieved September 30, 2016.
^ Youngblood, Kent (December 28, 2017). "Lynx's Cheryl Reeve promoted to general manager". Star Tribune. Retrieved January 25, 2019.
^ "Crystal Dangerfield is Rookie of Year, Cheryl Reeve top coach in media WNBA awards". Star Tribune. Retrieved September 17, 2020.
^ "Cheryl Reeve Named WNBA Coach Of The Year". WNBA.com – Official Site of the WNBA. Retrieved September 19, 2020.
^ MitchellHansen (December 28, 2023). "Lynx Head Coach Cheryl Reeve Part of 2023 Minnesota Sports Hall of Fame Class". Canis Hoopus. Retrieved December 29, 2023.
^ "Could Cheryl Reeve Be Next USA Head Coach?". Zone Coverage. August 11, 2021. Retrieved August 12, 2021.
^ ^a ^b ^c "Cheryl Reeve Named USA Basketball's 2022 National Team Coach of the Year". USA Basketball. Retrieved June 9, 2024.
^ "U.S. women's basketball team beats France by 1 point to get 8th straight Olympic gold medal - CBS News". www.cbsnews.com. August 11, 2024. Retrieved August 11, 2024.
^ Ziegler, Cyd (December 21, 2017). "Minnesota Lynx coach and VP come out publicly as married couple". SB Nation: Vox Media. Retrieved December 22, 2017.
^ "Statistics Summary for 1995–96" (PDF). GoSycamores.com. Retrieved January 23, 2019.
^ "Statistics Summary for 1996–97" (PDF). GoSycamores.com. Retrieved January 14, 2019.
^ "Statistics Summary for 1997–98" (PDF). GoSycamores.com. Retrieved January 14, 2019.
^ "Statistics Summary for 1998–99" (PDF). GoSycamores.com. Retrieved January 14, 2019.
^ "Statistics Summary for 1999-00" (PDF). GoSycamores.com. Retrieved January 14, 2019.
^ "Statistics Summary for 2000–01" (PDF). GoSycamores.com. Retrieved January 14, 2019.

External links

WNBA profile

[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] "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.

[8] Caffrey, Michelle. "Championship WNBA coach and Washington Township graduate to be honored by Philadelphia Sports Writers Association", NJ Advance Media for NJ.com, January 22, 2012. Accessed September 23, 2017. "Cheryl Reeve has made her hometown proud. A 1984 graduate of Washington Township High School, Reeve recently led the WNBA’s Minnesota Lynx team to a championship victory."

[9] "Head coach of the WNBA's Minnesota Lynx". La Salle University. Retrieved September 26, 2017.

[all_time_coaches-10] "Sycamores Ready for Bahamas Sunsplash Shootout". gosycamores.com. Indiana State Sports. December 16, 2009. Retrieved January 23, 2019.

[salukis-11] "SIU Set to Host Indiana State". Southern Illinois Salukis. January 24, 2001. Retrieved January 14, 2019.

[12] "Wiedie Remains Indiana State Coach". AP News. March 27, 2001. Retrieved January 14, 2019.

[13] Bode, Gus (January 17, 2001). "MVC women's basketball outlook". Daily Egyptian. Retrieved January 14, 2019.

[14] Lynx coach knows good basketball

[15] Reeve Named WNBA Coach of the Year

[16] "Lynx Reeve, Moore Receive League Awards :: SportsPageMagazine.com". Archived from the original on October 2, 2011. Retrieved September 19, 2011.

[17] Augustus, Brunson lead Lynx past Dream Archived August 27, 2012, at the Wayback Machine

[18] Parham, Nate. "2013 WNBA All-Star Game Final Score: Candace Parker's MVP Performance Leads West to 102–98 Victory." Swish Appeal. 27 July 2013.

[19] "Cheryl Reeve wins WNBA Coach of the Year". September 30, 2016. Archived from the original on October 3, 2016. Retrieved September 30, 2016.

[20] Youngblood, Kent (December 28, 2017). "Lynx's Cheryl Reeve promoted to general manager". Star Tribune. Retrieved January 25, 2019.

[21] "Crystal Dangerfield is Rookie of Year, Cheryl Reeve top coach in media WNBA awards". Star Tribune. Retrieved September 17, 2020.

[22] "Cheryl Reeve Named WNBA Coach Of The Year". WNBA.com – Official Site of the WNBA. Retrieved September 19, 2020.

[23] MitchellHansen (December 28, 2023). "Lynx Head Coach Cheryl Reeve Part of 2023 Minnesota Sports Hall of Fame Class". Canis Hoopus. Retrieved December 29, 2023.

[24] "Could Cheryl Reeve Be Next USA Head Coach?". Zone Coverage. August 11, 2021. Retrieved August 12, 2021.

[:0-25] "Cheryl Reeve Named USA Basketball's 2022 National Team Coach of the Year". USA Basketball. Retrieved June 9, 2024.

[26] "U.S. women's basketball team beats France by 1 point to get 8th straight Olympic gold medal - CBS News". www.cbsnews.com. August 11, 2024. Retrieved August 11, 2024.

[27] Ziegler, Cyd (December 21, 2017). "Minnesota Lynx coach and VP come out publicly as married couple". SB Nation: Vox Media. Retrieved December 22, 2017.

[28] "Statistics Summary for 1995–96" (PDF). GoSycamores.com. Retrieved January 23, 2019.

[29] "Statistics Summary for 1996–97" (PDF). GoSycamores.com. Retrieved January 14, 2019.

[30] "Statistics Summary for 1997–98" (PDF). GoSycamores.com. Retrieved January 14, 2019.

[31] "Statistics Summary for 1998–99" (PDF). GoSycamores.com. Retrieved January 14, 2019.

[32] "Statistics Summary for 1999-00" (PDF). GoSycamores.com. Retrieved January 14, 2019.

[33] "Statistics Summary for 2000–01" (PDF). GoSycamores.com. Retrieved January 14, 2019.

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Cheryl Reeve

Early life and education

Coaching career

WNBA Career

Assistant coach roles

Minnesota Lynx head coach

USA Basketball

Personal life

Coaching record

Indiana State

Minnesota Lynx

References

External links

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