In a big move, the NY Liberty have decided to move from their championship winning head coach, Sandy Brondello.
After four seasons and one WNBA championship, the New York Liberty will be looking for a new head coach.
On September 23, the team announced that they will not be renewing the contract of head coach Sandy Brondello. In a statement, Liberty General Manager Jonathan Kolb announced the decision:
“We would like to thank Sandy Brondello for her everlasting impact on the New York Liberty,” said Jonathan Kolb, General Manager, New York Liberty. “Sandy finishes her tenure in New York as the winningest coach in franchise history, and she took us to never-before-seen heights as the first head coach to lead the Liberty to a championship. We wish Sandy the very best in her next chapter.”
The move certainly comes as a surprise in many circles. After the season ending loss to the Phoenix Mercury in the first round of the playoffs, Breanna Stewart was directly asked about the prospect of Brondello no longer being the team’s coach, and well…
Following the game, Natasha Cloud told the New York Post’s Madeline Kenney:
“Sandy did an amazing job this year of getting us through injuries, keeping us together, staying optimistic and positive. Sandy is one of the winningest coaches in this f–ing league… She’s been able to coach amazing players from [Diana Taurasi] to [Brittney Griner] to [DeWanna Bonner] to Stewie to Sab and every player loves her. So I’m holding Sandy’s back. She has my back. She has every one of our backs. There’s a lot of good things that she’s done. There’s a lot of things that we could have done better as a team. But there will never be any finger pointing in this locker room. We’re going to have each other’s back.”
And here we are.
Brondello finishes her time in New York as the greatest and most successful coach in franchise history. In four seasons, Brondello went 107-53 with four playoff appearances, a Commissioner’s Cup championship in 2023 and WNBA championship in 2024.
When it comes to next steps, we’ll look to see what Kolb prioritizes and looks for in Brondello’s replacement. On the Gotta Get Up podcast, I dove into what Kolb and the coaching staff would be looking for on offense in 2026
There will be much for to uncover and discuss when it comes to this decision and what the Liberty plan to do next. This story is FAR from over and we’ll have you covered here at NetsDaily.
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