Brian Agler

Brian Agler (born August 2, 1958) is an American college athletics administrator and former women's basketball coach. He is the athletic director at Wittenberg University in Springfield, Ohio, a position he has held since 2021. Agler served as head coach of the Dallas Wings of the Women's National Basketball Association (WNBA) from 2019 to 2020. He had previously been head coach of the Seattle Storm and the Los Angeles Sparks, each of whom he led to a WNBA championship, in 2010 and 2016, respectively. During his coaching career, Agler has guided young stars like Candace Parker, Nneka Ogwumike, Alana Beard, Skylar Diggins-Smith, Tayler Hill, Liz Cambage, Megan Gustafson, and Arike Ogunbowale.

Brian Agler
Agler in 2019
Personal information
Born (1958-08-02) August 2, 1958
NationalityAmerican
Career information
High schoolElgin (Marion, Ohio)
CollegeWittenberg (1976–1980)
PositionHead coach
Coaching career1988–present
Career history
As coach:
1988–1993UMKC
1993–1996Kansas State
1996–1998Columbus Quest
19992002Minnesota Lynx
2004Phoenix Mercury (assistant)
20052007San Antonio Silver Stars (assistant)
20082014Seattle Storm
20152018Los Angeles Sparks
20192020Dallas Wings
Career highlights and awards
As player
  • NCAA Division III champion (1977)
  • OAC Player of the Year (1980)

As coach

  • ABL Coach of the Year Award (1997)
  • 2× ABL champion (1997, 1998)
  • WNBA Coach of the Year Award (2010)
  • 2× WNBA champion (2010, 2016)
Stats at WNBA.com
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