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Biography
Shelley Patterson is an American basketball coach, currently an assistant coach with the New York Liberty of the WNBA.
Early life
Patterson played point guard for the Cougars and graduated from Washington State University in 1984.
Early career
Patterson began her coaching career in the NCAA as a recruiting coordinator for Indiana State University. She later served as an assistant coach with the Philadelphia Rage of the American Basketball League.
WNBA career
Patterson served as Director of Basketball Operations for the Houston Comets during their 1999 championship season. She then served as an assistant coach for the Indiana Fever from 2000 to 2003, and the Phoenix Mercury in 2004.
In 2005, Patterson worked as head coach of the Chicago Blaze of the National Women's Basketball League. Prior to joining the Lynx in 2010, Patterson worked as an assistant coach with the Seattle Storm for three years.
On January 28, 2020, Patterson was named an assistant coach with the New York Liberty. She joined head coach Walt Hopkins in New York, with whom she spent the prior three seasons as an assistant in Minnesota.