Storm promote Jenny Boucek to head coach

Jenny Boucek is moving one chair over, becoming head coach of the Seattle Storm. The assistant was promoted by the WNBA club Tuesday. She succeeds Brian Agler, who left this month to coach the Los Angeles Sparks. “It’s a huge honor,” Boucek said by phone. “I think it’s even more special because of the history that the Storm and I share. Eleven years off and on, two championships, different coaching staffs.” Boucek returned to the Storm as an assistant in 2010 and was an associate head coach this past season. She also was head coach of the Sacramento Monarchs for 2 1/2 seasons after a stint as a Seattle assistant Seattle from 2003-05. Boucek was an assistant for Seattle’s first title in 2004 before helping them win another one when she returned in 2010. – Associated Press