Rachel Banham

Sky guard Rachel Banham is starting to think about life after basketball.

“Every year you can feel it get a little closer”

Playing Career

She thinks she has another year or two of playing left in her.

Coaching Goals

After that, she wants to coach in the wnba.

Coaching Experience

She got her feet wet as an assistant coach at her alma mater from 2022-2024.

Film Interest

Film has always fascinated her, she loves watching basketball like a gross amount.

Career Path

She was drafted no. 4 to the sun in 2016, played for the lynx from 2020-23 and returned to the sun.

Coaching Mentors

She has seen great coaches like curt miller in connecticut, cheryl reeve in minnesota and stephanie white with the sun.

Accountability

She wants to be kind of annoying, relentlessly pushing teams to their potential.

Current Role

Last season she stepped into largest role after courtney vandersloot went down with acl tear.

This Season

This season she started in a shooting slump and played fewer than 15 minutes per game.

Next Steps

She wants to coach in the wnba after her basketball career ends.