The greatest player in Minnesota program history is stepping down as its head coach.
, splitting duties between coaching and playing during her final season with the Minnesota Lynx in 2018.
Across five seasons coaching Minnesota, Whalen accrued a 71-76 record with a 32-58 mark in Big Ten play. Her first season was her best, finishing sixth in the conference, but her teams never made the NCAA tournament.From Minnesota: "I want to thank Mark and the University for giving me the opportunity to lead this program five years ago," said Whalen."It was an honor of a lifetime. I am grateful to my assistant coaches and staff and want to thank them for everything they did for our student-athletes during the last five years. We did things the right way and created a lot of memories, but now is the right time for me to step aside and return to being a proud alum.
Even if her coaching tenure didn't work out as hoped, Whalen remains one of the WNBA's greats and a player the program can point to for recruits. The Hutchinson, Minnesota native won four championships with the Minnesota Lynx and retired as the league's all-time winningest player . Whalen is still the WNBA's all-time leader in playoffs assists with five All-Star selections, three first-team All-WNBA selections and a spot on the league's 25th Anniversary Team.
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