{"id":233841,"date":"2025-10-23T07:24:08","date_gmt":"2025-10-23T07:24:08","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/233841\/"},"modified":"2025-10-23T07:24:08","modified_gmt":"2025-10-23T07:24:08","slug":"recently-fired-wnba-coach-gets-a-second-opportunity","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/233841\/","title":{"rendered":"Recently-fired WNBA coach gets a second opportunity"},"content":{"rendered":"<p class=\"duet--article--dangerously-set-cms-markup duet--article--standard-paragraph _1nfb3k4i _16w9vov1 _16w9vov0 ls9zuh1\">Less than a year later, she lost her job, with Liberty general manager Jonathan Kolb making clear that the decision to move on from Brondello was not solely the result of the Liberty\u2019s disappointing first round exit.<\/p>\n<p class=\"duet--article--dangerously-set-cms-markup duet--article--standard-paragraph _1nfb3k4i _16w9vov1 _16w9vov0 ls9zuh1\">\u201cThis is not a results-based organization,\u201d Kolb told reporters in a press conference after the decision was made. \u201cThis is not about not winning or winning. It\u2019s about how do we position ourselves to be at the top of the league in a real sustainable way as the league evolves.\u201d<\/p>\n<p class=\"duet--article--dangerously-set-cms-markup duet--article--standard-paragraph _1nfb3k4i _16w9vov1 _16w9vov0 ls9zuh1\">The good news for Brondello is that she gets another chance to run a WNBA team; <a href=\"https:\/\/x.com\/TheIXBasketball\/status\/1981091952457036193\" rel=\"nofollow\">IX Basketball\u2019s Howard Megdal reported<\/a> on Thursday afternoon that the Toronto Tempo, one of the WNBA\u2019s two incoming franchises, have selected Brondello to lead the franchise.<\/p>\n<p>Sandy Brondello brings extensive WNBA experience to the league\u2019s newest franchise<\/p>\n<p class=\"duet--article--dangerously-set-cms-markup duet--article--standard-paragraph _1nfb3k4i _16w9vov1 _16w9vov0 ls9zuh1\">Brondello comes in as an experienced coach with two WNBA titles under her belt \u2014 one as head coach of the Phoenix Mercury in 2014 and one as head coach of the Liberty in 2024. In four seasons coaching the Liberty, Brondello accrued a 107-53 record, tallying the most wins by a head coach in franchsie history.<\/p>\n<p class=\"duet--article--dangerously-set-cms-markup duet--article--standard-paragraph _1nfb3k4i _16w9vov1 _16w9vov0 ls9zuh1\">Prior to her coaching tenure, she played in the WNBA for five seasons, and earned an All-Star selection in 1999. She\u2019s also the head coach of the Australian women\u2019s national basketball team, and led her team to a bronze medal in the 2024 Paris Olympics.<\/p>\n<p class=\"duet--article--dangerously-set-cms-markup duet--article--standard-paragraph _1nfb3k4i _16w9vov1 _16w9vov0 ls9zuh1\">The Tempo has yet to announce the hiring, but multiple sources have confirmed it, including ESPN. The Tempo, led by general manager Monica Wright Rogers, was reportedly exploring Brondello as a prospective head coach candidate.<\/p>\n<p class=\"duet--article--dangerously-set-cms-markup duet--article--standard-paragraph _1nfb3k4i _16w9vov1 _16w9vov0 ls9zuh1\">Now, they\u2019ve officially secured one of the most veteran coaches in the league.<\/p>\n<p class=\"duet--article--dangerously-set-cms-markup duet--article--standard-paragraph _1nfb3k4i _16w9vov1 _16w9vov0 ls9zuh1\">The Tempo are the second team to solidify their head coach decision in the offseason; last week, the Portland Fire official announced the hiring of Cleveland Cavaliers assistant coach Alex Sarama as the franchise\u2019s first-ever head coach.<\/p>\n<p class=\"duet--article--dangerously-set-cms-markup duet--article--standard-paragraph _1nfb3k4i _16w9vov1 _16w9vov0 ls9zuh1\">Still, two job openings remain: the Dallas Wings and Seattle Storm roles. Both teams fired their coaches in the offseason and have yet to commit to a new organizational leader. Whether they choose a more proven WNBA veteran like the Tempo, or opt for a fresh face from the NBA like the Fire, remains to be seen.<\/p>\n<p class=\"duet--article--dangerously-set-cms-markup duet--article--standard-paragraph _1nfb3k4i _16w9vov1 _16w9vov0 ls9zuh1\">What\u2019s certain, however, is that one of the most popular head coach candidates \u2014 Sandy Brondello \u2014 is off the market. And, Toronto kicks things off with one of the league\u2019s most experienced coaches at the helm.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"Less than a year later, she lost her job, with Liberty general manager Jonathan Kolb making clear that&hellip;\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":233842,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[629],"tags":[49,48,82,630],"class_list":{"0":"post-233841","1":"post","2":"type-post","3":"status-publish","4":"format-standard","5":"has-post-thumbnail","7":"category-wnba","8":"tag-ca","9":"tag-canada","10":"tag-sports","11":"tag-wnba"},"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/233841","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=233841"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/233841\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/233842"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=233841"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=233841"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=233841"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}