Stephanie White out as Connecticut Sun coach, the seventh job to open in WNBA since end of season

The Connecticut Sun is parting ways pinch Stephanie White

UNCASVILLE, Conn. -- Stephanie White and nan Connecticut Sun person parted ways aft she led nan squad to nan WNBA semifinals some of her seasons arsenic coach, nan squad announced Monday.

The Sun vanished 3rd successful nan regular play pinch a 28-12 record, swept Indiana successful nan first information of nan playoffs and mislaid a five-game semifinal bid to Minnesota.

“We want to convey Stephanie for her clip successful Connecticut and her committedness to our statement complete nan past 2 seasons,” Sun president Jen Rizzotti said. “We wish her nan champion successful her early endeavors.”

The Sun are nan seventh WNBA squad to make a coaching change, and nan announcement came a time aft nan Indiana Fever fired Christie Sides.

White had said connected a zoom pinch reporters 2 weeks agone that she was dealing pinch a family emergency and was not reasoning astir her coaching future.

White led nan Sun to a franchise-best 27-13 grounds successful her first play and was named 2023 WNBA Coach of nan Year and Associated Press Coach of nan Year.

White antecedently was an adjunct and caput coach pinch nan Indiana Fever. She was connected nan unit of nan Fever's 2012 WNBA title team, and arsenic caput coach she led nan squad to nan finals successful 2015. She was caput coach astatine Vanderbilt from 2016-21.

White played 5 seasons successful nan WNBA aft her assemblage profession astatine Purdue. The Indiana autochthonal played nan past 4 of her 5 WNBA seasons pinch nan Fever.

White besides has worked successful tv arsenic a assemblage hoops expert for ESPN and nan Big Ten Network.

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