Brian Agler
American women's professional basketball coach / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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Brian Agler (born August 2, 1958)[1] 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.
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Born | (1958-08-02) August 2, 1958 (age 65) |
Nationality | American |
Career information | |
High school | Elgin (Marion, Ohio) |
College | Wittenberg (1976–1980) |
Position | Head coach |
Coaching career | 1988–present |
Career history | |
As coach: | |
1988–1993 | UMKC |
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 |
2015–2018 | Los Angeles Sparks |
2019–2020 | Dallas Wings |
Career highlights and awards | |
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As coach
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Stats at WNBA.com | |