KXAN-SANDY BRONDELLO, Noelle Quinn, CURT Miller, Lisa Leslie … These are the names that are ignored about social media functions related to basketball and news outlets, where speculation revolves around who can become the next main coach for the women’s basketball team in Texas.
Dallas wings Advertise on Tuesday He separated from the ways with the main coach Chris Colanis after the team ended the normal season tied with the worst score in WNBA at 10-34.
According to ESPNKoclanes was appointed by Dallas Executive Vice President and General Manager Curt Miller after he worked as an assistant coach during the Miller era withLos Angeles Sparks. He was in one season.
ESPN noticed that the wings are expected to improve significantly compared to the previous season, after draftingPaige BokerzWith selection number 1 and acquisitionDigonay CarringtonandNallisa SmithAs part of the trade of four teams before the season.
He thanked the Wings’ announcement, which is attributed to Miller, Koclanes for his contributions to the team, but said that the team enters a “pivotal point” in its future and “I felt a change in leadership at this time was better for our organization.”
“With the construction of the new team’s facilities, a youth list under a contract, and the rights of three choices in the first round over the next two seasons, including choosing the lottery in 2026, the wings are in a good position to succeed in the future. With our entry into a pivotal point in the future of our team, we felt a change at this time. Off the court,“ reading the announcement.
The wings immediately started a national search for a new coach.
With the beginning of this research, the beginning of a A storm of speculation Who can hold this position next season.
Horizons of the coach of the wings
Only women’s sport Published about the departure of Colinis In Instagram on Tuesday evening, then this post followed with last Question of fans who want to see him as the next coach.
The post was distinguished by the display of slices of a few prominent names in the women’s basketball, indicating that it can be among the horizons of the main coach of the wings. That was Sandy Brundelo, Noel Quinn, Lisa Leslie, and a slide that shows a picture of the Tersa Witzpron, with a text official reading, “others?”
SPORTS ILLUSTRATED has published her own story about the capabilities of the Dallas team coach in the future. Brunddo and Koen also included Miller’s name in the hat as well.
Here is a collapse for every coach:
Curt Miller
Miller is already with the wings as the vice president of the team and the general manager. He came to Dallas shortly less than a year later, as two years as a head coach in Los Angeles Sparks. Before that, he spent seven seasons with Connecticut Sun as a general manager and head, according to the wings Website.
Miller won the WNBA Directors Award for the year 2017 and the year coach twice in 2017, and 2021. He has a record of 165-141 during nine seasons (2016-24) as a main coach, according to the Dallas team website.
Sandy Brunddo
BRONDELLO is another WNBA coach who was comfortable with his position after the end of the team season. Although Koclanes left, Brundelo was abandoned relatively successful with New York Liberty, and only one year after securing the first team championship at all.
BrunddoShe rented to the coachFreedom in December 2021 and went 107-53 in its four seasons with freedom, according to Espn.
Before joining Liberty, BRONDELLO worked as a key coach at Phoenix Mercury for eight seasons, where she led the concession to the WNBA Championship in 2014, the manifestations of finals, and the qualifiers in each of its eight seasons, according to Freedom site. The 2014 WNBA Championship won the Coach of the Year award.
She also worked as San Antonio Silver Stars in 2010 after she worked as an assistant coach for the team since 2005.
Noel Quinn
Another coach opened fire after the 2025 WNBA season, Noel Quinn is ready to seize. She recently worked as a major coach at Seattle Storm, the team that concluded her career in WNBA in 2018, and won the championship that year.
Queen became the assistant storm coach Dan Hughes in 2019, then he took the position of the main coach early in the 2021 season when Hughes stepped down, for each Espn.
ESPN reported that Quinn had higher levels and lowest levels as a major storm coach; One of the heights is the semi -finals in 2022, which was distinguished from the conclusion of the Suu Bird profession. ESPN indicated that the low low was a conflict between Queen, its employees and its guard for a long timeGiorl LloydThis led to Lloyd and Trade’s departure to the foundations of Las Vegas.
Lisa Leslie
Although the legend of basketball Lisa Leslie said it was Not interested in training the WNBA team after its rejection by two different teams last yearSome fans bring its name to the Dallas conversation … or to take over the WNBA Commissioner, like many people, including the current players, Become sarcastic With the leadership of the current Commissioner, Cathy Engelbert.
Regardless of those who become the next Dallas coach, the team has The best possibility Once again, the selection of draft No. 1, which will put them in a position allowing them to become a firm team.
The best possibilities For the project, Lauren Bates of the University of California in Los Angeles, Azzi Food from Uconn (a former teammate and a current friend of the Picers), Olivia Miles from TCU, Ta’niya Latson from South Carolina, and Flau’jae Johnson from LSU.
Fans feel exciting, and Texas can easily become one of the most of the states that spoke about women’s basketball, as the UT Ladies program is expected to be one of the best NCAA teams in the next season.
In addition, if Dallas draws the number 1 selection again, it is possible that Fudd and Puckers end up from his colleagues again. Who does not want that?