Sonia Raman Makes History as First Indian-Origin Head Coach in WNBA

Sonia Raman is a basketball coach who has made history by becoming the first person from India to lead a team in the WNBA.

She is now the head coach for the Seattle Storm.

Before this, she was already a pioneer as an Indian-American woman coaching in the NBA.

Sonia didn't always want to be a coach; she studied law and worked in other fields first.

But she loved basketball since playing in college.

After an injury, she started studying the game more from the sidelines, which helped her become a great leader.

She coached college teams, including at MIT where she had a very successful career.

Sonia's parents are from India, and she acknowledges that coaching basketball is not a typical career path for people of South Asian background.

Her move to Seattle also brings her closer to where her wife grew up.