Don Zierden

From 2007 to 2009, Zierden served as the head coach of the Minnesota Lynx in the Women's National Basketball Association (WNBA).

[3] In the 1994–95 season, Zierden became an assistant coach of the Pittsburgh Piranhas of the CBA, again, alongside Flip Saunders.

[4] Zierden became the Minnesota Lynx's fifth head coach on December 13, 2006, replacing Carolyn Jenkins, who remained on the staff as an assistant.

[5] In 2007, Zierden's Lynx began the season 0–7, lost 10 straight in July and failed to get into the playoff race.

On June 2, 2009, Zierden resigned as head coach of the Lynx, four days before the season began.