New York Liberty assistant Sonia Raman has agreed to a multiyear deal to become the new head coach of the Seattle Storm , sources told ESPN's Shams Charania on Friday.

Raman makes WNBA history as the first person of Indian descent to be head coach after being the first Indian American woman to be an NBA assistant.

Raman spent 2020-24 as an assistant with the Memphis Grizzlies and last season with the Liberty.

Andy Latack and Steve Neff of Klutch Sports negotiated the new deal with the Storm.

Seattle fired head coach Noelle Quinn on Sept. 21, three days after losing to the eventual champion Las Vegas Aces in the opening round of the WNBA playoffs. The Storm went 97-89 during Quinn's five seasons as head coach after she replaced Dan Hughes, who retired midway through the 2021 camp

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