The Minnesota Lynx are a Women's National Basketball Association (WNBA) team based in Minneapolis, Minnesota and play their home games at the Target Center. They are currently coached by Cheryl Reeve, who began coaching on December 8, 2009. The team is named after the lynx, a wild variety of cat. The Lynx are the sister team to the Minnesota Timberwolves and are owned by Glen Taylor.
In April 1998, the WNBA announced they would add two expansion ...
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The Minnesota Lynx are a Women's National Basketball Association (WNBA) team based in Minneapolis, Minnesota and play their home games at the Target Center. They are currently coached by Cheryl Reeve, who began coaching on December 8, 2009. The team is named after the lynx, a wild variety of cat. The Lynx are the sister team to the Minnesota Timberwolves and are owned by Glen Taylor.
In April 1998, the WNBA announced they would add two expansion teams (Minnesota and the Orlando Miracle), for the 1999 season. The Lynx started their inaugural season in 1999 with 12,000 fans in attendance to watch the first regular-season game, against the Detroit Shock at Target Center. The Lynx defeated Detroit 68-51 in the franchise's first game. They finished their first season 15-17 overall and again in 2000.
In 2001, the Lynx, however, started to head into dismal as they posted a 12-20 record.
The Lynx' first head coach Brian Agler was released during the 2002 season after compiling a 47-67 in 3+...
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