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The WNBA now has all of its head coaching spots filled after there were eight open positions this offseason
By DOUG FEINBERG
Published - Dec 24, 2024, 11:26 AM ET
Last Updated - Dec 24, 2024, 11:26 AM EST
The WNBA now has all of its head coaching spots filled after there were eight open positions this offseason.
Dallas named Chris Koclanes as its head coach on Monday and then an hour later Washington hired Sydney Johnson as its new head, rounding out the seven hirings.
There's no common thread among the seven hires; three are former college head coaches (Karl Smesko, Lynne Roberts and Johnson), three were WNBA assistants (Koclanes, Johnson and Tyler Marsh) and one is an international coach (Rachid Meziane).
Stephanie White is the only former WNBA head coach to get one of the positions as she moved from Connecticut and returns to Indiana.