1. Lin Dunn was born on May 10,1947 and is an American women's basketball executive and former coach, who is currently a senior advisor with the Indiana Fever of the WNBA.
19 Facts About Lin Dunn
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Lin Dunn was recently the general manager of the Fever.
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Lin Dunn is most known for being the first coach and general manager for the Seattle Storm.
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Lin Dunn guided Indiana Fever to their first ever WNBA title.
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Lin Dunn is in the Athletics Hall of Fame at both Austin Peay and Miami.
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Lin Dunn was ABL's coach of the year in 1998, right before that league folded.
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Lin Dunn then became the first coach and GM of the expansion Seattle Storm in the ABL's rival, the WNBA.
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Lin Dunn's folksy southern personality was a hit in urbane Seattle, with fans often wearing Dunn masks and quoting her rustic aphorisms.
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Lin Dunn left the Storm just as it was starting to have success.
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Lin Dunn then resigned, leaving the path open for Anne Donovan to build a championship team just two seasons later.
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Lin Dunn won the WNBA championship with the Fever on October 21,2012.
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On May 6,2014, Lin Dunn announced her retirement from coaching at the end of the year.
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On June 14,2014, Lin Dunn was inducted into the Women's Basketball Hall of Fame.
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On May 26,2017, UK Athletics announced that Coach Lin Dunn had signed a one-year contract extension.
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On February 14,2022, Lin Dunn left her role at Kentucky to become Interim General Manager of the Indiana Fever.
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Lin Dunn was named the permanent General Manager of the Indiana Fever on January 20,2023.
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On October 4,2024, Lin Dunn moved to a senior advisor position.
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In 1990, Lin Dunn was the assistant coach for the USA National team at the World Championships in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia.
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In 1995, Dunn served as the head coach to the R William Jones Cup Team.