Lindsey Marie Whelan is the head coach of the University of Minnesota women's basketball team.

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Lindsay Whalen get a Hall of Fame wasn't something she expected.

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Outside the hallways of the arena are the four WNBA Championship trophies she helped bring home.

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His career is one of the best in the history of basketball.

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Whelan will be inducted into the Naismith Memorial Basketball Hall of Fame in a 13-member class of 2022.

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It’s something that I was not expecting at any point in my career, but to be able to go in with those great people is obviously a tremendous honor,” Whalen said.

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Whalen is the first-time nominee and the first Lynx player to be selected in his first year of eligibility in franchise history.

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Whelan keyed Team USA to seven consecutive Olympic gold medals (2012, 2016) and two out of two World Championship titles (2010, '14).

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Basket icon Sue Bird plays her last game after two decades