Lindsay Whalen

The 2025 season will be Whalen’s first as an Assistant Coach for the Lynx. Whalen returns to the Lynx as staff after winning four WNBA Championships (2011, 2013, 2015 2017) as a player. Her exceptional 15-year career in the WNBA was spent with Connecticut (2004-2009) and Minnesota (2010-2018), earning five All-Star nods and five All-WNBA selections. She appeared in 480 regular season games, averaging 11.5 points, shooting 46.1%, 3.8 rebounds, and 4.9 assists. Whalen played in 82 postseason games, averaging 11.6 points and shooting 43.0%, also posting 3.4 rebounds and 4.2 assists. Whalen’s accolades include 323 career victories, which is good for second all-time, trailing Sue Bird (333), and 54 postseason wins, second all-time behind fellow Lynx Assistant Coach Rebekkah Brunson (57).

The Minnesota native previously spent five seasons at her alma mater, serving as head coach of the University of Minnesota’s women’s basketball program. Whalen was inducted in the Naismith Memorial Hall of Fame in 2022, the Women’s basketball Hall of Fame in 2023, and the Lynx retired her No. 13 Jersey in 2019 following her retirement in 2018.

Acquired by Minnesota in a trade with Connecticut in January 2010, Whalen spent nine seasons with the Lynx where she holds the franchise record in assists (1,384), ranks second in games played (283) and fifth in scoring (3,233). Whalen is tied with Noelle Quinn for the franchise record for most assists in a single game (14 vs. Los Angeles on September 4, 2013) and holds the second-most assists in a single season (199 in 2011), trailing Courtney Williams (221 in 2024). Whalen helped Team USA secure two gold medals during the 2012 Olympics, and alongside Assistant Coach Cheryl Reeve in 2016. Whalen was also named to the WNBA Top 20@20 in 2016 and The W25 in 2021, lists that recognize the league’s top players of all time.