The Connecticut Sun are the seventh WNBA team this offseason to move on from their head coach after firing Stephanie White on Monday.
White went 55-25 in two seasons as the Sun's head coach. She went 7-7 in the postseason with two losses in the semifinal round, including a 3-2 loss to the Minnesota Lynx in 2024.Sign up for NBC DFW's News Headlines newsletter.
Over the past six seasons, the Sun lost in the semifinals four times and lost in the Finals twice. The team evidently didn't think that White would be the coach to get them over the hump, despite her .688 regular season winning percentage.are also looking for new coaches, so the Sun will not have an easy time finding the right candidate. Those teams boast star players like
Plus, Chicago, Los Angeles, Washington and Dallas are the four teams in the draft lottery -- with prized UConn star Paige Bueckers waiting to be picked first next year., DeWanna Bonner and Brionna Jones could all be free agents this offseason. From historic individual performances to skyrocketing attendance and viewership, here are the eye-popping numbers you need to know from the 2024 WNBA regular season.
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