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Brian Agler

American women's professional basketball coach

Field	Value
name	Brian Agler
image	Brian Agler (cropped).jpg
caption	Agler in 2019
position	Head coach
league	WNBA
birth_date
birth_place	Wilmington, Ohio, U.S.
nationality	American
high_school	Elgin (Marion, Ohio)
college	Wittenberg (1976–1980)
coach_start	1988
coach_end	2020
cyears1	1988–1993
cteam1	UMKC
cyears2	1993–1996
cteam2	Kansas State
cyears3	1996–1998
cteam3	Columbus Quest
cyears4	1999–2002
cteam4	Minnesota Lynx
cyears5	2004
cteam5	Phoenix Mercury (assistant)
cyears6	2005–2007
cteam6	San Antonio Silver Stars (assistant)
cyears7	2008–2014
cteam7	Seattle Storm
cyears8	2015–2018
cteam8	Los Angeles Sparks
cyears9	2019–2020
cteam9	Dallas Wings
wnba_profile	brian_agler

As player

NCAA Division III champion (1977)
OAC Player of the Year (1980) As coach
ABL Coach of the Year Award (1997)
2× ABL champion (1997, 1998)
WNBA Coach of the Year Award (2010)
2× WNBA champion (2010, 2016) Brian Agler (born August 2, 1958) is an American college athletics administrator and former women's basketball coach. He is the athletic director at Wittenberg University in Springfield, Ohio, a position he has held since 2021. Agler served as head coach of the Dallas Wings of the Women's National Basketball Association (WNBA) from 2019 to 2020. He had previously been head coach of the Seattle Storm and the Los Angeles Sparks, each of whom he led to a WNBA championship, in 2010 and 2016, respectively. During his coaching career, Agler has guided young stars like Candace Parker, Nneka Ogwumike, Alana Beard, Skylar Diggins-Smith, Tayler Hill, Liz Cambage, Megan Gustafson, and Arike Ogunbowale.

Early years

Agler attended college at Wittenberg University in Ohio, where he won the 1977 Division III NCAA Championship as a point guard. He graduated in 1980. He received his master's degree in education from Pittsburg State University in 1985.

Coaching career

College

Kansas State

Agler became the head coach of the Kansas State women's basketball team in 1993. He was suspended in the middle of his third season (1995–1996), pending an NCAA rules violation investigation. Kansas State under Agler was 13–14 his first season (1993–1994), 14–13 his second season, and 11–12 for the 23 games he coached in his final season.

American Basketball League (ABL)

Columbus Quest

As head coach of the Columbus Quest of the American Basketball League, Agler led the team to a combined 82–22 record and two ABL Championships. He was named ABL Coach of the Year in 1997.

Women's National Basketball Association (WNBA)

Minnesota Lynx

After the ABL collapsed in late 1998, Agler made the shift to the WNBA. He became the first head coach of the Minnesota Lynx, piloting them to a 48–67 record from 1999–2002.

Assistant coaching stints

He served as an assistant coach with the Phoenix Mercury in the 2004 season, then with the San Antonio Silver Stars from 2005 to 2007.

Seattle Storm

The Seattle Storm named Agler head coach on January 9, 2008. He succeeded Anne Donovan. who resigned in November 2007. Agler was the general manager and head coach for the Seattle Storm until 2014, leading them to their second championship in 2010.

Los Angeles Sparks

On January 5, 2015, it was announced that Agler would become the head coach of the Los Angeles Sparks.

Agler guided the 2015 version of the Sparks to a 14–20 record and a 4th-place finish in the WNBA's Western Conference.

On October 20, 2016, Agler guided the Sparks to their third WNBA championship, defeating the Lynx, 77–76, in the decisive Game 5 of the 2016 WNBA Finals, thereby winning the league championship series, 3–2. He became the first head coach to win WNBA titles with two teams.

On November 1, 2018, Agler resigned from his position as the Sparks coach.

Dallas Wings

On December 17, 2018, Agler was hired as the head coach of the Dallas Wings.

On October 14, 2020, the Dallas Wings announced that the organization had parted ways with Agler.

Professional career

In January 2021, Agler joined Wittenberg University as the Vice President and Director of Athletics and Recreation.

Personal life

Agler's son, Bryce, was an assistant coach with the Los Angeles Sparks during Agler's tenure as head coach of the franchise.

Head coaching record

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References

(February 10, 1996). "Kansas State Women's Coach Suspended". The Seattle Times.
Voepele, Mechelle. (November 30, 2018). "Brian Agler resigns as Sparks coach". ESPN.
(December 17, 2018). "Brian Agler to be next coach of Dallas Wings". ESPN.
(October 14, 2020). "Dallas Wings And Head Coach Brian Agler Mutually Agree To Part Ways". The WNBA.
(2020-10-15). "Dallas Wings, head coach Brian Agler mutually agree to part ways after two seasons".
"Wittenberg".
"2018 Sparks Roster Released".
"Women's Basketball Coaches Career".
Voepel, Mechelle. (16 September 2010). "Second title even sweeter for Storm". ESPN.

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