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The WNBA Coach of the Year Award is an annual award in the Women's National Basketball Association (WNBA) voted on by a panel of sportswriters. The sportswriters make three selections to which each selection is worth points based on 1st, 2nd and third selection. The coach with the most points in total from the sportswriters votes at the end wins the award.

Winners[]

Season Coach Team
1997 Van Chancellor Houston Comets
1998 Van Chancellor (2) Houston Comets (2)
1999 Van Chancellor (3) Houston Comets (3)
2000 Michael Cooper Los Angeles Sparks
2001 Dan Hughes Cleveland Rockers
2002 Marianne Stanley Washington Mystics
2003 Bill Laimbeer Detroit Shock
2004 Suzie McConnell-Serio Minnesota Lynx
2005 John Whisenant Sacramento Monarchs
2006 Mike Thibault Connecticut Sun
2007 Dan Hughes (2) San Antonio Silver Stars
2008 Mike Thibault (2) Connecticut Sun (2)
2009 Marynell Meadors Atlanta Dream
2010 Brian Agler Seattle Storm
2011 Cheryl Reeve Minnesota Lynx (2)
2012 Carol Ross Los Angeles Sparks (2)
2013 Mike Thibault (3) Washington Mystics (2)
2014 Sandy Brondello Phoenix Mercury
2015 Bill Laimbeer (2) New York Liberty
2016 Cheryl Reeve (2) Minnesota Lynx (3)
2017 Curt Miller Connecticut Sun (3)
2018 Nicki Collen Atlanta Dream (2)
2019 ames Wade Chicago Sky
2020 Cheryl Reeve (3) Minnesota Lynx (4)
2021 Curt Miller (2) Connecticut Sun (4)
2022 Becky Hammon Las Vegas Aces (2)
2023 Stephanie White Connecticut Sun (5)
2024 Cheryl Reeve (4) Minnesota Lynx (5)
2025 Natalie Nakase Golden State Valkyries