Connecticut Sun Head Train Curt Miller Called 2021 Coach Of the Year

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NEW YORK, Sept. 28, 2021 -- Connecticut Sun head train Curt Miller has actually been named the 2021 WNBA Train of the Year, the WNBA revealed today. He comes to be the sixth train in the 25-year history of the organization to win the award numerous times, joining three-time champions Van Chancellor, Cheryl Reeve and Mike Thibault, and two-time champions Dan Hughes and Bill obtained 41 ballots from a national panel of 49 sportswriters and broadcasters. Reeve of the Minnesota Lynx finished second with 6 ballots. Laimbeer of the Las Vegas Aces and Noelle Quinn of the Seattle Storm connected for third with one vote , in his sixth period as a WNBA head trainer, directed the Sunlight to the organization's ideal document and the No. 1 seed in the WNBA Playoffs 2021 provided by Google. The Sunlight tips off its pursuit for the franchise business' very first WNBA champion tonight at 8 p.m. ET, holding the sixth-seeded Chicago Sky in Game 1 of a Semifinals Sunlight's overall winning percent in 2021, pushed by a franchise-record 14-game winning streak to close the normal season, is the finest mark in franchise business background. Connecticut's 14 straight success from July 9 through August 19 likewise rates as the 4th longest touch in league background. The Sunlight additionally led the organization in point 2017 WNBA Coach of the Year and Basketball Exec of the Year Mercury Jersey, Miller constructed this year's group around a trio of 2021 WNBA All-Stars in DeWanna Bonner, Brionna Jones and Jonquel Jones. Bonner ranked among the leading 16 in the league in scoring and rebounding. Brionna Jones published career highs in scoring and recoiling. Jonquel Jones led the organization in recoiling and placed 4th in the first half of the 2021 season, Miller directed the Sun to a 9-1 record in Commissioner's Mug Games against Eastern Conference competitors and a berth in the inaugural Commissioner's Mug Champion Video game on Aug. 12 vs. , 52, has led Connecticut to a postseason berth in five straight seasons, consisting of a journey to the 2019 WNBA Finals. Prior to joining the expert rankings as an assistant with the Los Angeles Sparks in 2015, Miller went 290-124 over 13 seasons as the females's train at Bowling Environment-friendly and are the ballot results for the 2021 WNBA Train of the Year Award as well as a list of past recipients.2021 WNBA INSTRUCTOR OF THE YEAR RESULTS CoachTeam Votes Curt Miller Connecticut Sun 41 Cheryl Reeve Minnesota Lynx 6 Bill Laimbeer Las Vegas Aces 1 Noelle Quinn Seattle Storm 1WNBA TRAIN OF THE YEAR WINNERS YearCoach Tea m 2021 Curt Miller Connecticut Sun 2020 Cheryl Reeve Minnesota Lynx 2019James Wade Chicago Sky 2018 Nicki Collen Atlanta Dream 2017 Curt Miller Connecticut Sun 2016 Cheryl Reeve Minnesota Lynx 2015 Bill Laimbeer New York Liberty 2014 Sandy Brondello Phoenix Mercury 2013 Mike Thibault Washington Mystics 2012 Carol Ross Los Angeles Sparks 2011 Cheryl Reeve Minnesota Lynx 2010 Brian Agler Seattle Storm 2009 Marynell Meadors Atlanta Dream 2008 Mike Thibault Connecticut Sun 2007 Dan Hughes San Antonio Silver Stars 2006 Mike Thibault Connecticut Sun 2005 John Whisenant Sacramento Monarchs 2004 Suzie McConnell-Serio Minnesota Lynx 2003 Bill Laimbeer Detroit Shock 2002 Marianne Stanley Washington Mystics 2001 Dan Hughes Cleveland Rockers 2000 Michael Cooper Los Angeles Sparks 1999 Van Chancellor Houston Comets 1998 Van Chancellor Houston Comets 1997 Van Chancellor Houston CometsAbout the WNBACurrently in its 25th period in 2021, the WNBA is a bold, dynamic basketball organization that stands for the power of females. Featuring 12 teams, the W is an one-of-a-kind sporting activities residential property that incorporates competitors and amusement with a commitment to variety, equity and inclusion and social duty. With its first-rate professional athletes, the in-game follower experience, TV and digital programs, digital and social material and area outreach programs, the organization commemorates and elevates the game of basketball and the society around 2020, the WNBA and the Female's National Basketball Players Association signed a groundbreaking eight-year CBA that graphes a brand-new course for ladies's basketball-- and women's sporting activities generally-- with a focus on raised player payment, renovations to the gamer experience, increased occupation advancement opportunities, and resources particularly customized to the women specialist athlete. Crucial element of the agreement are supported through the organization's brand-new platform, WNBA Changemakers, with ATT, the WNBA's Marquee Partner and inaugural Changemaker, along with fellow inaugural Changemakers Deloitte and Nike, and the current enhancement of Google. During the 2020 period, the WNBA and WNBPA launched the WNBA Justice Movement forming the Social Justice Council with the goal of being a driving pressure of essential adjustment and continuing conversations concerning race and ballot legal rights, to name a few crucial societal concerns.