Talisa Rhea (born July 7, 1989) is an American basketball executive who is the General Manager of the Seattle Storm of the Women's National Basketball Association (WNBA). Rhea began her career with Seattle in 2015 as a video coordinator, then director of basketball operations in 2016 and Assistant GM in 2019.[1]
| Seattle Storm | |
|---|---|
| Position | General Manager |
| League | WNBA |
| Personal information | |
| Born | July 7, 1989 Juneau, Alaska, U.S. |
| Career information | |
| College | Oregon State University Seattle University University of Illinois |
Early life edit
Rhea attended Juneau-Douglas High School. She led her basketball team in every statistical category to Regional Championships and to the State Tournament for four years, with a State Championship as a sophomore in 2005. She was also the 2005 & 2006 Alaska 4A Player of the Year, Anchorage Daily News Player of the year and named as a Gatorade Player of the year during her tenure there.[2] She was inducted into the Alaska High School Hall of Fame in the Class of 2018.[3]
Following her high school career, Rhea went to Oregon State University and was a member of the Beavers' women's basketball team. She played for the Beavers from 2007–10, where she was a two-time All-Pacific-10 Honorable Mention selection and was named to the Pacific-10 All-Freshman Team following the 2007-08 season. After spending time at Oregon State, Rhea transferred to Seattle University and spent two season there.[4]
Following her playing career, Rhea played professionally in Poland for one season in 2012-2013 with Centrum Wzgorze Poland. Following that season she enrolled at the University of Illinois, earning her Masters of Sport Management in December 2016.[5][6]
Executive career edit
Seattle Storm edit
In 2015, Rhea was hired by the Storm as a video coordinator. She was promoted to Director of Basketball Operations in 2016 and Assistant GM in 2019. Prior to the 2021 WNBA draft, the Storm promoted her to General Manager.[7]
See also edit
References edit
- ^ Wisniewski, Lindsey. "Talisa Rhea ready to take it to 'next level' in role as Storm general manager". nbcsports.com. NBC Sports. Retrieved 15 December 2022.
- ^ "Talisa Rhea". alaskahalloffame.org. Alaska Hall of Fame. Retrieved 15 December 2022.
- ^ "Alaska High School Hall of Fame adds 13, including 5 athletes". adn.com. Anchorage Daily News. Retrieved 15 December 2022.
- ^ P, Nate. "Oregon State's Talisa Rhea Transferring to Seattle University". swishappeal.com. Swish Appeal. Retrieved 15 December 2022.
- ^ "Talisa Rhea: Manager of Basketball Operations". seattlestormbasketball.com. Seattle Storm. Retrieved 15 December 2022.
- ^ "Rhea inks deal with Euroleague team [Basketball]". alaskasportshall.org. Alaska Sports Hall. Retrieved 15 December 2022.
- ^ "Seattle Storm Promotes Talisa Rhea to General Manager". storm.wnba.com. WNBA. Retrieved 15 December 2022.