Lynx announce multi-year extension for coach/GM Cheryl Reeve

Reeve was named the WNBA's Basketball Executive of the Year in September.

January 7, 2020 at 5:14AM
Cheryl Reeve (right) with Gophers coach Lindsay Whalen in June.
Cheryl Reeve (right) with Gophers coach Lindsay Whalen in June. (Star Tribune/The Minnesota Star Tribune)

The Lynx announced a multiyear contract extension for head coach and general manager Cheryl Reeve, making official a move that has been expected. Terms were not disclosed.

In October, the Star Tribune reported that Reeve and the Lynx had agreed to a three-year extension.

Reeve has taken the Lynx to the playoffs in nine consecutive seasons as a head coach and holds the WNBA record for playoff victories (40). She took on the additional role of general manager before the 2018 season, and in September she was named the WNBA's Basketball Executive of the Year for 2019.

"Cheryl's leadership both on and off the court is unmatched and was evident by this year's team success," Lynx owner Glen Taylor said in a statement. "We look forward to the rest of the offseason as we build towards the 2020 season and a run at a fifth championship."

Reeve thanked Taylor and his wife Becky in a statement, adding: "We have shared an incredible decade of Lynx basketball together, both on and off the court, and I look forward to the years ahead."

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Michael Rand is the Minnesota Star Tribune's Digital Sports Senior Writer and host/creator of the Daily Delivery podcast. In 25 years covering Minnesota sports at the Minnesota Star Tribune, he has seen just about everything (except, of course, a Vikings Super Bowl).

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