Minnesota Lynx coach Cheryl Reeve breaks WNBA record for most regular-season wins

MINNEAPOLIS (FOX 9) - Minnesota Lynx head coach Cheryl Reeve now holds the WNBA record for most regular-season wins. 

Cheryl Reeve sets new WNBA record

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The Lynx’s 86-80 win over the Connecticut Sun on Wednesday night was Reeve’s 380th regular-season victory. The WNBA record was previously held by former Sun and Washington Mystics head coach Mike Thibault, whose son, Eric Thibault, is Minnesota’s associate head coach. 

The Lynx celebrated Reeve and the win after the game last night and showed their coach plenty of love on social media. 

‘Incredibly meaningful’

What they're saying:

"I appreciate how much it meant to the players to celebrate the moment," said Reeve at the post-game press conference on Wednesday night. "That's not lost on me how important … so many players in that locker room, on the staff and, just talking to Chuck [Barta], our trainer, so many people that have been on this journey with me for so long. And even the new ones, like I told them, I mean, just to share it with them, it was incredibly meaningful. And it's a moment in time, it's one of those things, but to do it with people that you really, really care about will give anything for the team to be successful. And I have a great appreciation for all of them." 

Reeve is the longest continuously tenured coach in WNBA history, having been hired in Minnesota in 2010 following stints as an assistant in Charlotte, Cleveland and Detroit. She guided the Lynx to titles in 2011, 2013, 2015 and 2017, as well as finals appearances in 2012, 2016 and 2024.

What's next:

The Lynx will face the New York Liberty Saturday at noon at Target Center, their first of a four-game homestand.