Sonia Raman Age, Wife, Biography

Bio/Wiki
Profession	Basketball Head Coach
Physical Stats
Eye Colour	Black
Hair Colour	Salt & Pepper
Career
League	WNBA
Award(s)	NEWMAC Women's Basketball Coach of the Year (2016, 2017)
Coaching	• Wellesley College (assistant) (2002–2008) • MIT (2008–2020) • Memphis Grizzlies (assistant) (2020–2024) • New York Liberty (assistant) (2025) • Seattle Storm (2026–present)
Personal Life
Date of Birth	11 February 1974 (Monday)
Age (as of 2025)	51 Years
Birthplace	Framingham, Massachusetts, U.S.
Zodiac sign	Aquarius
Nationality	American
Hometown	Massachusetts, U.S.
School	Framingham High School (FHS), Framingham, Massachusetts
College/University	• Tufts University, Massachusetts • Boston College Law School, Newton, Massachusetts
Educational Qualification(s)	• Bachelor of Arts in International Relations from Tufts University (1996) • Juris Doctor from Boston College Law School, Newton, Massachusetts (2001)
Relationships & More
Marital Status	Married
Sexual Orientation	Lesbian
Family
Spouse	Milena Flores (WNBA player)

Some Lesser Known Facts About Sonia Raman

• Her parents were born in India. After completing their studies, they moved to the United States.

• Her mother is from Nagpur, and her father is from Chennai.

• As a child, Sonia Raman attended tennis, badminton, skating, karate, and table tennis classes.

• In fifth grade, her physical education teacher included her in a basketball game during sports class, which made her start liking the game.

• In 1992, Sonia Raman started studying at Tufts University, where she joined the Tufts basketball team as a walk-on player.

• She was not chosen to play basketball in advance. She played as a guard.

  

  An old picture of Sonia Raman

• In her third year, Sonia Raman broke her leg after being hit by a car and could not play. During this time, she started learning more about coaching and helped her teammates from the side.

• Once, during a media conversation, she shared her journey of becoming a coach. She said,
  

  I was never the most talented player on my team, so my value always had to be being prepared and being a great teammate.”

  Sonia Raman added in the same conversation that while feeling sidelined, she relied on those qualities. She said,

  I was trying to help the team by encouraging my teammates and also starting to really study the game more.”

• In her final year, she became one of the team captains.

• After completing her law education, Sonia Raman worked at Fidelity Investments and for the United States Department of Labour for some time.​

• After that, she started working as an assistant coach at the college level at Tufts University. She served in the position for two years.​

• Sonia Raman then worked for six years as an assistant coach at Wellesley College.​

• On 9 July 2008, she became the head coach of the MIT Engineers women’s basketball team.​

  

  Sonia Raman during her stint at MIT

• On 11 September 2020, she began working as an assistant coach at the Memphis Grizzlies in the NBA.

• That same year, she appeared as a guest on the YouTube talk show Patel & Kumar.

• Sonia Raman then became the first Indian-American woman and the 14th woman coach ever to be named an NBA coach.​
  

  Sonia Raman during a basketball practice match

• She met Rich Cho, vice president of an American professional basketball team, the Memphis Grizzlies, after he contacted her while looking for student intern recommendations.​

• The Memphis Grizzlies’ head coach, Taylor Jenkins, was impressed by Raman and hired her.

• At the Grizzlies, Sonia Raman did scouting, helped with player development, and worked with analytics.​

• In 2024, she was replaced on the Grizzlies coaching staff.

• In 2025, Sonia Raman joined the coaching staff of the New York Liberty, a WNBA team.