Former Storm coach Donovan joins Liberty

Published 12:31 pm Tuesday, April 28, 2009

NEW YORK — Anne Donovan is back in the WNBA.

Months after leading the U.S. women to a gold medal at the Beijing Olympics, Donovan has been hired as an assistant coach with the New York Liberty.

Donovan was 112-100 as a WNBA head coach with Charlotte and Seattle. She stepped down as the Storm’s coach and director of player personnel after the 2007 season. Donovan was 93-77 in five seasons with the Storm, leading them to the league championship in 2004.

She joins Pat Coyle’s staff on a Liberty team that reached the Eastern Conference finals, losing to eventual champion Detroit in three games.

Donovan was inducted into the Naismith Basketball Hall of Fame as a player in 1995, and into the Women’s Basketball Hall of Fame in 1999.