A day afterIndiana fever named Stephanie White their head coach, a second opening was filled whenChicago Sky employee Las Vegas Aces assistant Tyler Marsh.

Five WNBA head coaching jobs remain open.

The coaching carousel started five days after the WNBA’s regular season ended, thenLos Angeles Sparksparted ways with coach Curt Miller on September 24. Five more coaches were fired over the next 33 days. On MondayConnecticut Sunannounced they parted ways with White — leaving seven head coaching positions open.

That means 58.3% of teams in the league will start next season with a different head coach than the one they finished the 2024 season with. That’s the highest percentage of teams making offseason head coaching changes in league history, according to ESPN Research.

And that doesn’t include the Golden State Valkyries, the WNBA’s first expansion team since 2008. On Oct. 10, the Valkyrieswhose name is Natalie Nakaseteam’sfirst coach.

We’re tracking all the coaching and general manager changes this offseason.

Last updated:November 2, 2024

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WNBA head coaching changes

Former coaches: Christie Sides (dismissed 27 Oct)

New coach: Stephanie White (employed Nov. 1)

Four days after parting ways with the Suns, White returns to Indiana, where she was the head coach for two seasons in 2015 and 2016 and has a long tenure with the organization: four years as a player in the early 2000s and four more as an assistant (including the championship season 2012) before her head coaching assignment.

MORE: Why White is good for fever, Clark

Sides was 33-47 in two seasons with the Fever, including a 20-20 record this season, when she led Indiana to its first playoff berth since 2016. The Fever were swept 2-0 in the first round.

MORE: What are the Fever looking for in Side’s successor?

Former coaches: Stephanie White (divorced 28 Oct)

White was 62-32 in two seasons with the Sun, including a 7-7 postseason record. Connecticut reached the semifinals both seasons, including 2023 when she was the WNBA Coach of the Year.

Former coaches: Eric Thibault (dismissed 23 Oct)

Thibault, who was released along with his father, Mystics general manager Mike Thibault, was 33-47 in two seasons, including 14-26 this season, when Washington finished one game behind the eighth and final playoff team in the standings.

MORE: What Thibault’s exit means for Mystics, WNBA coaching vacancies

Former coaches: Latricia Trammell (dismissed 18 Oct)

Trammell was 31-49 in two seasons with the Wings, who went 9-31 and missed the playoffs this season after going 22-18 and reaching the semifinals in 2023.

Former coaches: Tanisha Wright (dismissed Oct. 2)

Wright was 48-68 in three seasons, leading the Dream to the playoffs in 2023 and 2024. The Dream, whose last winning record came in 2018, were swept both times.

MORE: What Wright’s firing means for the Dream, the WNBA coaching landscape

Former coaches: Teresa Weatherspoon (dismissed 26 Sept)

Weatherspoon was 13-27 in one season with the Sky, who were in the playoffs for much of the second half of the season despite losing rookieAngel Reeseto a wrist injury for the final six games of the regular season.

New coach: Tyler Marsh (employed Nov 2)

Marsh joined the Aces in March 2022 and was an assistant on Becky Hammon’s staff for Las Vegas’ back-to-back WNBA championships in 2022 and 2023. The Aces went 77-29 in her three seasons and were 19-6 in the playoffs. Before joining the Aces, he won an NBA Championship with the 2018-19 Toronto Raptors as assistant video coordinator and player development coach, and spent two seasons as player development coach with Indiana Pacers.

MORE: What’s next for Sky, Reese, Weatherspoon?

Former coaches: Curt Miller (dismissed 24 Sept)

Miller was 25-55 in two seasons with the Sparks, who were a league-worst 8-32 this summer, and endured a string of injuries, including to the rookieCameron Brink.

MORE: Why Sparks, Miller split and what’s next

WNBA general manager changes

Former GM: Natalie Williams (Oct. 26)

Williams’ contract was not renewed as part of a restructuring of the Aces’ front office (the team’s announcement did not elaborate on what other changes it entails). Williams — who was hired in 2022 and played for the franchise when it was the Utah Starzz — served as GM during Las Vegas’ back-to-back championship seasons. — Alexa Philippou

Former GM: Mike Thibault (Oct. 23)

The Mystics parted ways with Mike (general manager) and Eric Thibault (coach) on the same day. Mike Thibault had been with the franchise for over a decade, taking on the head coaching job in 2013 before handing the torch to Eric and focusing solely on GM duties after the 2022 season. — Philippe

Former GM: Greg Bibb (Oct. 18)

With Latricia Trammell’s firing earlier this month, the Wings also announced that they would be hiring a general manager to oversee day-to-day basketball operations, including the hiring of the team’s new head coach. Greg Bibb previously served as GM, in addition to serving as president and CEO of the franchise. — Philippe

Former GM: Lin Dunn (October 4)

New GM: Amber Cox (Oct. 4)

Cox comes to Indiana as its new COO and GM after previously serving as COO of the Dallas Wings. Her other WNBA experience includes stints as manager of the Connecticut Sun and Phoenix Mercury. Dunn, the longtime Fever fixture, is moving on from GM to a senior advisor role. — Philippe

Golden State Valkyries

New GM: Ohemaa Nyanin (May 6)

Nyanin, a former assistant general manager at the New York Liberty, was named the first general manager of the expansion Golden State Valkyries. Nyanin has extensive experience with FIBA ​​and USA Basketball. The team also hired a vice president of basketball operations, Vanja Cernivec, who will report to Nyanin. — Philippe