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Highlights: Jones leads Liberty over Tempo

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Jonquel Jones notches 22 points and grabs 17 rebounds to help the Liberty beat the Tempo and former head coach Sandy Brondello.

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Sandy Brondello

FA Head Coach

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According to The IX Basketball’s Howard Megdal, the Toronto Tempo will hire Sandy Brondello to be the franchise’s first head coach.

The Tempo have reportedly zeroed in on their first head coach, and Brondello brings an impressive résumé to the table. She has 13 seasons of WNBA head coaching experience, leading franchises in San Antonio (now Las Vegas), Phoenix and New York. Brondello led her teams to three WNBA Finals appearances, winning titles with the Mercury in 2014 and the Liberty in 2024. New York was hit hard by injuries this season but still won 27 regular-season games before being eliminated from the playoffs by Phoenix. Toronto’s bringing in an established coach who also played in the WNBA to lead the franchise in its inaugural season is a significant development for the franchise.
Chris Koclanes

DAL Head Coach

The Wings fired head coach Chris Koclanes after one season as the team’s head coach.

Late on Tuesday afternoon the Wings announced that they had relieved Koclanes of his duties as their head coach. After just one season at the helm, Koclanes led the Wings to a league worst 10-34 record with a young roster and limited availability from their veterans who either were hurt or were traded mid-season. Koclanes becomes the third WNBA head coach to lose their job in the past few weeks with both the Seattle Storm and New York Liberty relieving both Noelle Quinn and Sandy Brondello of their roles respectively. Now with Koclanes out of the picture, there are five open head coaching positions going into the 2026 season. In addition to the Storm, Liberty and now Wings, the league’s two expansion teams starting play next season in the Toronto Tempo and Portland Fire also continue to search for their franchise’s first head coach.
Sandy Brondello

NYL

The Liberty have decided not to retain Sandy Brondello as head coach.

One season after leading the franchise to its first WNBA title, Brondello was informed that she would not be retained as Liberty head coach. An injury-riddled 2025 season ended with a first-round elimination at the hands of Phoenix, with the Mercury winning Game 3 on Friday. Brondello, hired as the franchise’s head coach in December 2021, won 107 games at the helm, the most in Liberty history. With Tuesday’s news, there are now four head coaching vacancies in the WNBA. In addition to New York and Seattle, incoming expansion teams Portland and Toronto have openings to fill.