Tyler Marsh has agreed to become the Chicago Sky’s new head coach and the teams have reached an agreement on a multi-year contract, Klutch Sports agent Andy Miller told ESPN.
Sky newspaper later confirmed the deal on Saturday night, saying: “Coach Marsh is widely respected for developing elite players and shares our ambition to be play-off and championship contenders every year.”
Marsh, assistant coach and director of player development for the Las Vegas Aces, takes over a promising Sky team that features first-round draft picks Angel Reese and Camila Cardoso from earlier this year.
The Sky will also participate in the upcoming draft lottery, but will not be able to acquire the final No. 1 pick due to a pick swap with Dallas.
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Chicago, which won the 2021 WNBA title, fired Teresa Weatherspoon on Sept. 26 after 11 months at the helm. The team finished the season with 13 wins and 27 losses, missing out on the playoffs with Reese, Cardoso, and star Chennedy Carter all injured.
The Sky have a number of free agents heading into 2025, including Carter, but with Marsh at the helm, they will look to strengthen the team around Reese and Cardoso.
Marsh joined the Aces’ staff in 2022 upon the arrival of Becky Hammon, leading Las Vegas to back-to-back WNBA Championships in 2022 and 2023. Prior to that, he worked in the NBA, serving as assistant video coordinator and player development coach for the Toronto Raptors, and then spent two years in assistant coach/player development for the Indiana Pacers.
He also spent three seasons as an assistant in the G League.
Marsh’s departure creates a second assistant coaching vacancy on Hammon’s staff. Hammon’s first assistant coach, Natalie Nakase, accepted the head coaching job with the expansion Golden State Valkyries last month.
The Aces, who lost to the New York Liberty in the semifinals and were unable to challenge for a third consecutive championship, are planning to return key players A’ja Wilson, Chelsea Gray, and Jackie Young, but Kelsey Plumb is scheduled to become a free agent.
This offseason, seven head coaches were hired in the WNBA. Marsh’s hiring leaves five unfilled positions in Los Angeles, Dallas, Washington, Atlanta and Connecticut.
According to the Elias Sports Bureau, next year will be the first time in WNBA history (excluding the league’s first year) that there will be seven new head coaches starting the season.
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