Brian Agler

Brian Agler
Los Angeles Sparks
Agler in 2016
Position	Head coach
League	WNBA
Personal information
Born	(1958-08-02) August 2, 1958
Nationality	American
Career information
High school	Elgin (Marion, Ohio)
College	Wittenberg (1976–1980)
Coaching career	1993–present
Career history
As coach:
1993–1996	Kansas State
1996–1998	Columbus Quest
1999–2002	Minnesota Lynx
2004	Phoenix Mercury (assistant)
2005–2007	San Antonio Silver Stars (assistant)
2008–2014	Seattle Storm
2015–present	Los Angeles Sparks
Career highlights and awards
ABL Coach of the Year Award (1997) 2× ABL champion (1997, 1998) WNBA Coach of the Year Award (2010) 2× WNBA champion (2010, 2016)
Stats at WNBA.com

Brian Agler (born August 2, 1958)^[1] is an American women's professional basketball coach, currently the head coach of WNBA's Los Angeles Sparks. He has been the head coach of two other professional women's teams, and won four professional titles as coach.

Early Years

Agler attended college at Wittenberg University in Ohio, where he helped the Tigers win 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

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.

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.

Phoenix & San Antonio

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.^[2]

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 different teams.

Coaching record

Legend
Regular season	G	Games coached	W	Games won	L	Games lost	W–L %	Win-loss %
Post season	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	1999	32	15	17	.469	4th in West	-	-	-	-	Missed Playoffs
MIN	2000	32	15	17	.469	6th in West	-	-	-	-	Missed Playoffs
MIN	2001	32	12	20	.375	6th in West	-	-	-	-	Missed Playoffs
MIN	2002	19	6	13	.316	8th in West	-	-	-	-	Fired Mid-Season
SEA	2008	34	22	12	.647	2nd in West	3	1	2	.333	Lost in Western Conference Semi-Finals
SEA	2009	34	22	12	.647	2nd in West	3	1	2	.333	Lost in Western Conference Semi-Finals
SEA	2010	34	28	6	.824	1st in West	7	7	0	1.000	Won WNBA Finals
SEA	2011	34	21	13	.618	2nd in West	3	1	2	.333	Lost in Western Conference Semi-Finals
SEA	2012	34	16	18	.471	4th in West	3	1	2	.333	Lost in Western Conference Semi-Finals
SEA	2013	34	17	17	.500	4th in West	2	0	2	.000	Lost in Western Conference Semi-Finals
SEA	2014	34	12	22	.353	5th in West	-	-	-	-	Missed Playoffs
LA	2015	34	14	20	.412	4th in West	3	1	2	.333	Lost in Western Conference Semi-Finals
LA	2016	34	26	8	.765	2nd in West	9	6	3	.667	Won Championship
Career		421	224	197	.532		28	18	15	.545

Personal life

He now lives in Ohio, while still coaching the Sparks during the summer.

Agler's son, Bryce, is currently a women's assistant basketball coach at Eastern Illinois University.^[3]

References

↑ "Women's Basketball Coaches Career". NCAA. Retrieved 22 Sep 2015.
↑ Voepel, Mechelle (16 September 2010). "Second title even sweeter for Storm". ESPN. Archived from the original on 2011-02-15. Retrieved 17 September 2010.
↑ http://www.dailyeasternnews.com/2014/12/08/agler-follows-in-his-dads-footsteps/

External links

Brian Agler named head coach of the Seattle Storm

Sporting positions
Preceded by Susan Yow	Kansas State Wildcats women's basketball Head Coach 1993–1996	Succeeded by Jack Hartman (interim)

Los Angeles Sparks current roster

0 Beard 3 Parker 7 Gruda 10 Belyakova 12 Gray 17 Carson 20 Toliver 21 Wauters 23 Dabović 28 Dubljević 30 Ogwumike 42 Lavender Head coach B. Agler Assistant coaches T. Edwards A. Stocks

East ATL CHI CON IND NY WAS West DAL LA MIN PHO SA SEA

Current head coaches of the Women's National Basketball Association

Seattle Storm 2010 WNBA Champions

2 Swin Cash 5 Abby Bishop 7 Jana Veselá 10 Sue Bird 15 Lauren Jackson (Finals MVP) 20 Camille Little 25 Svetlana Abrosimova 30 Tanisha Wright 34 Le'coe Willingham 40 Alison Lacey 43 Ashley Robinson Head coach Brian Agler

Los Angeles Sparks 2016 WNBA Champions

0 Alana Beard 3 Candace Parker (Finals MVP) 7 Sandrine Gruda 10 Evgeniya Belyakova 12 Chelsea Gray 17 Essence Carson 20 Kristi Toliver 21 Ann Wauters 23 Ana Dabović 28 Jelena Dubljević 30 Nneka Ogwumike 42 Jantel Lavender Head Coach: Brian Agler Assistant Coaches: Tonya Edwards Amber Stocks

Los Angeles Sparks

Founded in 1997 Based in Los Angeles, California

Franchise	Franchise Current season

Arenas	Great Western Forum Staples Center

Head coaches	Linda Sharp Julie Rousseau Orlando Woolridge Michael Cooper Karleen Thompson Ryan Weisenberg Henry Bibby Joe Bryant Michael Cooper Jennifer Gillom Joe Bryant Carol Ross Penny Toler Brian Agler

Administration	Owner: Guggenheim Partners General Manager: Rhonda Windham Penny Toler

All-Stars	Tamecka Dixon Chamique Holdsclaw Jantel Lavender Lisa Leslie Mwadi Mabika Taj McWilliams-Franklin DeLisha Milton-Jones Nneka Ogwumike Candace Parker Nikki Teasley Tina Thompson

Seasons	1997 1998 1999 2000 2001 2002 2003 2004 2005 2006 2007 2008 2009 2010 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015 2016

Playoff appearances	1999 2000 2001 2002 2003 2004 2005 2006 2008 2009 2010 2012 2013 2014 2015 2016

Conference Championships	2001 2002 2003 2016

WNBA Championships	2001 2002 2016

Rivals	Detroit Shock Houston Comets New York Liberty Phoenix Mercury Sacramento Monarchs San Antonio Stars Seattle Storm

Media	TV: Time Warner Cable SportsNet (Los Angeles) Announcers: Jim Watson, Mary Murphy

Seattle Storm

Founded in 2000 Based in Seattle, Washington

Franchise	Franchise Current season

Arenas	KeyArena

Head coaches	Lin Dunn Anne Donovan Brian Agler Jenny Boucek

Administration	Owner: Force 10 Hoops LLC General Manager: Lin Dunn Billy McKinney Karen Bryant Brian Agler Alisha Valavanis

All-Stars	Sue Bird Swin Cash Lauren Jackson Tina Thompson

Seasons	2000 2001 2002 2003 2004 2005 2006 2007 2008 2009 2010 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015 2016

Playoff appearances	2002 2004 2005 2006 2007 2008 2009 2010 2011 2012 2013

Conference Championships	2004 2010

WNBA Championships	2004 2010

Rivals	Los Angeles Sparks Phoenix Mercury

Media	TV: KONG Radio: KFNQ (Progressive Talk 1090) Announcers: Adia Barnes, Dick Fain

Minnesota Lynx

Founded in 1999 Based in Minneapolis, Minnesota

Franchise	Franchise Current season

Arenas	Target Center

Head coaches	Brian Agler Heidi VanDerveer Suzie McConnell-Serio Carolyn Jenkins Don Zierden Jennifer Gillom Cheryl Reeve

General managers	Brian Agler Roger Griffith

Administration	Owner: Glen Taylor General Manager: Roger Griffith

All-Stars	Nicky Anosike Seimone Augustus Rebekkah Brunson Tonya Edwards Charde Houston Betty Lennox Maya Moore Katie Smith Lindsay Whalen

Seasons	1999 2000 2001 2002 2003 2004 2005 2006 2007 2008 2009 2010 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015 2016

Playoff appearances	2003 2004 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015 2016

Conference Championships	2011 2012 2013 2015

WNBA Championships	2011 2013 2015

Culture and lore	"Apache" LosLynx Jesse Ventura

Rivals	Phoenix Mercury Los Angeles Sparks Indiana Fever Atlanta Dream

Media	TV: FS North (FS-N) Radio: KLCI (Bob 106) Announcers: Marney Gellner, Andrea Lloyd Curry, Alan Horton, Brian Siemen

WNBA Coach of the Year Award

1997: Chancellor 1998: Chancellor 1999: Chancellor 2000: Cooper 2001: Hughes 2002: Stanley 2003: Laimbeer 2004: McConnell-Serio 2005: Whisenant 2006: Thibault 2007: Hughes 2008: Thibault 2009: Meadors 2010: Agler 2011: Reeve 2012: Ross 2013: Thibault 2014: Brondello 2015: Laimbeer 2016: Reeve

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