The search for a new Seattle Storm coach is now underway after the team announced their head coach, Noelle Quinn, will not be returning for the 2026 season. Quinn was the only Black female head coach in the league this season. SEATTLE, WASHINGTON - JUNE 11: Head coach Noelle Quinn of the Seattle Storm talks to the team during a timeout in the fourth quarter of the game against the Minnesota Lynx at Climate Pledge Arena on June 11, 2025 in Seattle, Washington. By 2020, she had progressed to associate head coach. ARLINGTON, TEXAS - SEPTEMBER 13: Head coach Noelle Quinn of the Seattle Storm watches play during the first half of the game against the Dallas Wings at College Park Center on September 13, 2024 in Arlington, Texas.