The Phoenix Mercury are finalizing a deal with Orlando Magic assistant Nate Tibbetts to make him the team’s new coach a person familiar with the situation said Monday night. The person spoke to The Associated Press on condition of anonymity because no announcement had been made.
FILE - Orlando Magic forward Jonathan Isaac, right, smiles as he warms up beside assistant coach Nate Tibbetts, left, on the court before an NBA basketball game against the Boston Celtics in Orlando, Fla., Jan. 23, 2023. The Phoenix Mercury are finalizing a deal with Tibbetts to make him the team’s new coach a person familiar with the situation said Monday, Oct. 16, 2023. The person spoke to The Associated Press on condition of anonymity because no announcement had been made.
The person spoke to The Associated Press on condition of anonymity because no announcement had been made. Tibbetts was an assistant coach with Portland and Cleveland over the past decade before joining the Magic two years ago.Jones and Stewart help Liberty avoid sweep, take Game 3 of WNBA Finals, beat Aces 87-73
The Mercury will be his first women’s basketball coaching job and is the first hire for new Phoenix general manager Nick U’Ren. U’ren came to the Mercury from the Golden State Warriors this year.The Mercury finished with the league’s worst record last season at 9-31. They have a strong older core built around Diana Taurasi and Brittney Griner.. Tibbetts’ hiring bucks a trend of former WNBA players becoming head coaches.
While Tibbetts has no experience coaching women’s basketball, his father Fred was a successful high school girls coach in South Dakota.
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