Natalie Nakase Named WNBA Coach Of The Year Natalie Nakase of the Golden State Valkyries has won the WNBA's Coach of the Year award. The Valkyries had a 23-21 record, which was five times the number of games the last WNBA expansion team won.
Nakase received 53 of the 72 votes. Dream coach Karl Smesko got 15 votes, while the Las Vegas Aces' Becky Hammon and Minnesota Lynx's Cheryl Reeve each got two.
Nakase joined the Valkyries as head coach after spending the previous three seasons as an assistant for the Las Vegas Aces. Nakase also had experience in the NBA with the Los Angeles Clippers.
Natalie Nakase of the Golden State Valkyries has won the WNBA’s Coach of the Year award. The Valkyries had a 23-21 record, which was five times the number of games the last WNBA expansion team won.
Nakase received 53 of the 72 votes. Dream coach Karl Smesko got 15 votes, while the Las Vegas Aces’ Becky Hammon and Minnesota Lynx’s Cheryl Reeve each got two.
Nakase joined the Valkyries as head coach after spending the previous three seasons as an assistant for the Las Vegas Aces. Nakase also had experience in the NBA with the Los Angeles Clippers.
