'This game we all love': Lynx head coach Cheryl Reeve inducted into Hall of Fame
Laughter and cheers echoed throughout the Tennessee Theatre in Knoxville on Saturday, but not for a comedy show or musical.
Instead, fans of women’s basketball packed by the hundreds to celebrate eight inductees to the Women’s Basketball Hall of Fame, including Minnesota Lynx head coach Cheryl Reeve.
The 2026 inductee class ranged from WNBA legends Candace Parker and Elena Delle Donne to international gamechangers like Amaya Valdemoro and Isabelle Fijalkowski. Another veteran coach was honored along with Reeve: Kim Muhl of Kirkwood Community College.
ESPN contributor Doris Burke was honored for her contributions as a broadcaster, and a posthumous veteran honoree was awarded to Barbara Kennedy-Dixon, who is one of just eight college players with at least 3,000 points and 1,000 rebounds.
Reeve was named the Lynx coach in 2009. Since then, she's won four championships, won four WNBA coach of the year awards, coached the U.S. women's basketball team to three Olympic gold medals and had six of her players inducted into the Women's Basketball Hall of Fame. Saturday was her turn as she became the ninth player or coach from the Lynx inducted.
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