WNBA coaching tracker: Three teams with vacancies for 2025

The WNBA coaching carousel is spinning like never before.

Following a 2024 season filled with historic firsts, more than half the league's teams moved on from their head coach.

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While all four non-playoff teams parted with their head coaches, other contenders and rising teams also decided to make a change. Notably, the Indiana Fever fired Christie Sides after Caitlin Clark's rookie season and the Connecticut Sun split with Stephanie White after a semifinal exit.

Which WNBA teams have head coaching openings? Let's break it down.

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Which WNBA teams have head coaching vacancies?

There were a record-breaking seven WNBA head coaching vacancies this offseason, and three franchises are still searching for their next head coach.

Here's a look at the organizations with vacancies and their former head coaches:

Connecticut Sun: Stephanie White
Dallas Wings: Latricia Trammell
Washington Mystics: Eric Thibault

WNBA Nov 1

Fever hire Stephanie White as head coach days after split with Sun

WNBA Oct 27

Christie Sides fired as Indiana Fever head coach

Which WNBA teams have hired a head coach this offseason?

The Fever were the first team to fill their head coaching vacancy, bringing White back to a franchise where she has already spent time as a player and coach.

The Chicago Sky followed suit, hiring Aces assistant Tyler Marsh to replace Teresa Weatherspoon.

The Atlanta Dream were the third team in this cycle to hire a head coach, bringing in longtime Florida Gulf Coast coach Karl Smesko to replace Tanisha Wright.

The Los Angeles Sparks were next on the list, as they brought in Lynne Roberts from the University of Utah to take the place of Curt Miller.

The Los Angeles Sparks announced Lynne Roberts as their new head coach on Tuesday.

Which WNBA teams kept their head coach?

Only five head coaches kept their job following the 2024 season. One other coach will join the group, as well, after being hired for the WNBA's newest expansion team in the Bay Area.

Golden State Valkyries: Natalie Nakase
Las Vegas Aces: Becky Hammon
Minnesota Lynx: Cheryl Reeve
New York Liberty: Sandy Brondello
Phoenix Mercury: Nate Tibbetts
Seattle Storm: Noelle Quinn

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