Reeve started out as assistant coach at her alma mater, La Salle for two years. She was then an assistant at George Washington for five years. The Colonials posted five 20-win seasons, captured three Atlantic 10 Conference Championships and appeared in four NCAA tournaments during Reeve's stint at George Washington. Her first head coaching position was with the
Indiana State Sycamores from 1995 to December 1 of the 2000–2001 season (replaced by her assistant coach Jim Wiedie). The Lynx improved dramatically in
2011. With Wiggins and Augustus back healthy, and with the addition of rookie
Maya Moore, the team got off to a quick start and did not falter throughout the regular season, finishing with a league-best 27–7 record. The dramatic turnaround earned Reeve the
WNBA Coach of the Year Award in just her second year as a head coach at the professional level. The Lynx finished what they started, losing only one game in the playoffs en route to their first
WNBA championship. Reeve took her team back to the playoffs in her third year. The team qualified for the playoffs after just 21 games, the fastest in franchise history. Reeve became the winningest coach in Lynx franchise history on August 26, 2012, with a win over the
Atlanta Dream. The Lynx went on to lose to the
Indiana Fever in the WNBA Finals. In 2013, Reeve and her staff coached the WNBA Western Conference All-Star Team, as the Lynx had won the conference championship the previous year. Reeve's squad included four Lynx players:
Seimone Augustus,
Maya Moore,
Rebekkah Brunson, and
Lindsay Whalen. Reeve's team ended up winning the game, 102–98. Reeve's team then swept through the playoffs, going 7–0 en route to their second
championship under her leadership. Reeve is the most successful coach in franchise history, both in terms of the number of games won and winning percentage, and also has the highest winning percentage in WNBA history. She won her 100th regular season game on June 2, 2014, in a victory over the
San Antonio Stars. She won her 31st postseason game on September 30, 2016, in a semi-final victory over the
Phoenix Mercury, to move into first place in WNBA history in playoff wins. In December 2017, Reeve was also promoted to the Lynx General Manager position. With her 2022 contract extension, Reeve was elevated from the general manager position to president of basketball operations. Throughout her tenure, Reeve has won many accolades for her coaching. She was named WNBA Coach of the Year in 2011, 2020, and 2024. and 2024. Additionally, she was inducted into the Minnesota Sports Hall of Fame as part of the Class of 2023.
USA Basketball In the 2016 and 2020 games, Reeve served as an assistant coach on Team USA. In 2016,
Geno Auriemma was the head coach, while
Dawn Staley took over for the 2020 competition. Before taking on her role among the assistant coaching staff, Reeve had served as an assistant for the 2014–16 USA National Team that took home gold medals at the 2014 FIBA World Cup Team and 2016 Olympic Games. She returned as an assistant for the 2018 World Cup Team, winning gold and qualifying the USA for the 2020 Olympics. Reeve was named the head coach for the women's national team in December 2021. As head coach, she led the national team to its fourth World Cup with the October 2022 win. ==Personal life==