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Did Cheryl Reeve deserve Coach of the Year?

Minnesota leader Cheryl Reeve secured the 2026 WNBA Coach of the Year honor for the fifth time in her career, capturing forty out of seventy-four ballots. Natalie Nakase placed second with twenty votes, while Sydney Johnson secured third place with fourteen.

During her seventeenth campaign guiding the franchise, Reeve directed the group to a top seed and a thirty-three and eleven record following a slow start. This milestone pushes her career total to three hundred ninety-seven regular-season victories, establishing a new benchmark in major American professional sports.

This accolade arrived immediately following an opening-round playoff defeat at home against the eighth-seeded Liberty. The squad now faces a must-win situation on Tuesday in Brooklyn to keep their postseason alive.

Observers continue to debate whether the voting panel made the correct choice or if the runner-up candidates deserved the recognition.

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