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Lin Dunn is an American
United States

The United States of America is a Federal government constitutional republic comprising U.S. state and a federal district. The country is situated mostly in central North America, where its Contiguous United States and Washington, D.C., the Capital districts and territories, lie between the Pacific Ocean and Atlantic Oceans, Borders of the U...
 longtime women's basketball
Basketball

Basketball is a team sport in which two teams of five active players each try to score points against one another by propelling a basketball through a 10 feet  high hoop under organized rules....
 coach. She is most known for being the first coach and general manager for the Seattle Storm
Seattle Storm

The Seattle Storm is a Women's National Basketball Association team based in Seattle, Washington. They are currently led by Australian basketball star Lauren Jackson and University of Connecticut star Sue Bird....
. She has more than 500 wins to her name.

The 1969 University of Tennessee-Martin graduate coached for decades in the college ranks, amassing a 447-257 record in 25 seasons as a college head coach. In her tenure at Austin Peay State University
Austin Peay State University

Austin Peay State University is an accredited public university located in Clarksville, Tennessee, and operated by the Tennessee Board of Regents....
, the University of Mississippi
University of Mississippi

The University of Mississippi, also known as Ole Miss, is a state university , co-education research university located in Oxford, Mississippi, Mississippi....
, the University of Miami
University of Miami

The University of Miami is a private, non-sectarian university founded in 1925 in the city of Coral Gables, Florida, Florida, United States, a historic suburb of Miami, Florida....
 and Purdue University
Purdue University

Purdue University, located in West Lafayette, Indiana, Indiana, United States, is the flagship university of the six campuses within the Purdue University System....
, she made the NCAA Women's Division I Basketball Championship
NCAA Women's Division I Basketball Championship

The NCAA Women's Division I Championship is an annual basketball tournament for women. Held each April, the Women's Championship was inaugurated in the 1981 in sports-1982 in sports season....
 seven times, and the Final Four
Final four

Final four is a sports term that is commonly applied to the last four teams remaining in a playoff tournament, most notably college basketball. Typically it refers to a tournament format where four teams play two rounds of single-elimination games, resulting in a single champion....
 once, in 1994 with Purdue.






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Lin Dunn is an American
United States

The United States of America is a Federal government constitutional republic comprising U.S. state and a federal district. The country is situated mostly in central North America, where its Contiguous United States and Washington, D.C., the Capital districts and territories, lie between the Pacific Ocean and Atlantic Oceans, Borders of the U...
 longtime women's basketball
Basketball

Basketball is a team sport in which two teams of five active players each try to score points against one another by propelling a basketball through a 10 feet  high hoop under organized rules....
 coach. She is most known for being the first coach and general manager for the Seattle Storm
Seattle Storm

The Seattle Storm is a Women's National Basketball Association team based in Seattle, Washington. They are currently led by Australian basketball star Lauren Jackson and University of Connecticut star Sue Bird....
. She has more than 500 wins to her name.

The 1969 University of Tennessee-Martin graduate coached for decades in the college ranks, amassing a 447-257 record in 25 seasons as a college head coach. In her tenure at Austin Peay State University
Austin Peay State University

Austin Peay State University is an accredited public university located in Clarksville, Tennessee, and operated by the Tennessee Board of Regents....
, the University of Mississippi
University of Mississippi

The University of Mississippi, also known as Ole Miss, is a state university , co-education research university located in Oxford, Mississippi, Mississippi....
, the University of Miami
University of Miami

The University of Miami is a private, non-sectarian university founded in 1925 in the city of Coral Gables, Florida, Florida, United States, a historic suburb of Miami, Florida....
 and Purdue University
Purdue University

Purdue University, located in West Lafayette, Indiana, Indiana, United States, is the flagship university of the six campuses within the Purdue University System....
, she made the NCAA Women's Division I Basketball Championship
NCAA Women's Division I Basketball Championship

The NCAA Women's Division I Championship is an annual basketball tournament for women. Held each April, the Women's Championship was inaugurated in the 1981 in sports-1982 in sports season....
 seven times, and the Final Four
Final four

Final four is a sports term that is commonly applied to the last four teams remaining in a playoff tournament, most notably college basketball. Typically it refers to a tournament format where four teams play two rounds of single-elimination games, resulting in a single champion....
 once, in 1994 with Purdue. She is in the Athletics Hall of Fame
Hall of Fame

A hall of fame is a type of museum established for any a field of endeavor to honor individuals of noteworthy achievement in that field.In some cases, these halls of fame consist of actual halls or museums which enshrine the honorees with sculptures, plaques, and displays of memorabilia....
 at both Austin Peay and Miami. Dunn also was president of the Women's Basketball Coaches Association in 1984-85.

She came to the pros with the American Basketball League's Portland Power
Portland Power (basketball)

The Portland Power was a women's professional basketball team in the American Basketball League based in Portland, Oregon. The Power began play in 1996, and disbanded when the ABL folded at the end of 1998....
 in 1996. She was ABL's coach of the year in 1998, right before that league folded. Dunn then became the first coach and GM of the expansion Seattle Storm
Seattle Storm

The Seattle Storm is a Women's National Basketball Association team based in Seattle, Washington. They are currently led by Australian basketball star Lauren Jackson and University of Connecticut star Sue Bird....
 in the ABL's rival, the WNBA. Her folksy southern personality was a hit in urbane Seattle, with fans often wearing Dunn masks and quoting her rustic aphorisms. The team started with a dismal 6-26 season.

Dunn left the Storm just as it was starting to have success. New superstars Lauren Jackson
Lauren Jackson

Lauren Elizabeth Jackson is an Australian professional basketball player. She is often called LJ or Loz. She is a forward/centre with the Seattle Storm of the WNBA, the Australian national team Australia women's national basketball team and, until 2006, the Canberra Capitals of the Australian WNBL....
 and Sue Bird
Sue Bird

Suzanne Brigit Bird is a professional basketball player. A high school star from Christ The King RHS, she went on to become a key part of two national champion University of Connecticut teams, the first player to be picked in the 2002 WNBA Draft and an Olympic gold medalist....
 led the team to the 2002 playoffs, where they were swept by the Los Angeles Sparks
Los Angeles Sparks

The Los Angeles Sparks are a Women's National Basketball Association team based in Los Angeles, California. Founded in 1997, the Sparks are one of the eight original WNBA teams....
. Dunn then resigned, leaving the path open for Anne Donovan
Anne Donovan

Anne Donovan is one of the most decorated figures in women's basketball, both as a college player and as a head coach in the Women's National Basketball Association....
 to build a championship
WNBA Finals

The WNBA Finals is the championship series of the Women's National Basketball Association , held in early September and played under a best-of-five playoff format....
 team just two seasons later.

Dunn now is the head coach with the Indiana Fever
Indiana Fever

The Indiana Fever is a professional women's basketball team that plays in the Women's National Basketball Association . The Fever are based in Indiana's capital and largest city, Indianapolis, Indiana....
.