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Sonia Raman's coaching career began after a car accident sidelined her as a player, leading her to assist her college team. She has since become the first Indian descent coach in the NBA and is now the head coach of the Seattle Storm.
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Raman’s coaching career easily could have come to an end after law school. She took a job with the Employment Benefit Security Administration in the U.S. Department of Labor. Simultaneously, she accepted an offer to help out for one season at Wellesley College, where head coach Kathy Hagerstrom was going on parental leave. Raman ended up spending six seasons there. Hagerstrom frequently encouraged Raman to consider a head coaching role, which she ultimately did when she accepted a job at MIT in 2008. Julie Soriero, MIT’s athletic director at the time, was initially skeptical of Raman before interviewing her, and wondered if she viewed the job as an entryway into college athletics administration. "I was very curious why someone would leave a corporate law opportunity, the job she had, a corporate law job, and come to a Division III coaching opportunity,” Soriero said. "So, I was really looking forward to meeting her. And, when she came in for her interview, she did not disappoint.” Nor did she disappoint on the sideline. Raman had a firm understanding of the kind of athletes she needed to recruit, and under her watch, the Engineers enjoyed unprecedented success. MIT, a school that has historically struggled to win, went 91-45 across Raman’s final five seasons as she became the winningest coach in school history. “She just did a great job. And, that didn’t happen overnight,” Soriero said. “It really happened with a lot of patience on her part, a lot of learning and growing on her part, and a lot of dedication on her part. And step-by-step, she built it to a level to where we were competing for our conference championships year-in and year-out.”
Sonia Raman was hit by a car while crossing the street, which sidelined her as a player and sparked her interest in coaching.
After completing her law degree, Raman accepted a coaching position at Wellesley College, which led to her eventual head coaching role at MIT.
During her tenure at MIT, Raman became the winningest coach in school history, leading the team to a 91-45 record over her final five seasons.
Sonia Raman is the first person of Indian descent to coach in the NBA and the 14th woman to hold a coaching position in the league.

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Following 11 seasons at MIT, Raman heard from the Rich Cho, vice president of basketball strategy for the NBA's Memphis Grizzlies. Cho was curious if Raman had any graduating players who would be good fits in either an analytics or coding role in Memphis' front office. Raman told Cho there weren't any who fit the bill that year, but she would keep in touch. After Raman's 12th season at MIT, Cho reached out again — this time asking for her services. Despite some initial skepticism, Raman made the jump in 2020 to the Grizzlies as an assistant coach. “It was a huge risk,” Raman said. “It was probably the biggest personal risk I had taken in my life. I wasn’t a huge risk-taker before that.” Raman trusted her gut, and became the first person of Indian descent to coach in the NBA, as well as the 14th woman to be named as an NBA coach. Toronto Raptors head coach Darko Rajaković was an assistant alongside Raman from 2020-23 and was impressed by her ability to get buy-in from the team. “What players want is somebody who cares about them and has extensive knowledge,” Rajaković said. “And Sonia checks all of those boxes. From Day 1, never had an issue with players. Players loved her."
Such also seems to be the case in Seattle already. Raman, an assistant last season with the New York Liberty, has won over Storm players like Dominique Malonga and Lexie Brown with offseason visits; and rookie Flau’jae Johnson with her calm demeanor. “Coach, she’s cool. She’s like a 180 from Kim Mulkey, right?” said Johnson, who played for Mulkey at LSU. Raman said she believes she's always going to be prepared for any role she takes. “I’ve spent a lot of time preparing for this moment,” she said. "Obviously, the 20 years I’ve coached in college, and the five years in the pros, I’ve made a lot of mistakes in my time coaching. And, I think that you can learn a lot from that, and I’ve had some successes as well… . I do feel really ready for this opportunity and this season.” \\\_ AP WNBA: