Tyler Marsh has been hired as coach of the Chicago Sky

Tyler Marsh has been hired arsenic coach of nan Chicago Sky

Tyler Marsh has been hired arsenic coach of nan Chicago Sky, taking complete a squad that features 2 of nan WNBA's astir promising young players successful Angel Reese and Kamilla Cardoso.

Andy Miller, Marsh's agent, confirmed nan move successful a matter connection to nan AP. ESPN first reported nan hiring.

"The Chicago Sky statement is proud to invited our adjacent caput coach Tyler Marsh to Skytown,” a squad spokesperson said Saturday night. “Coach Marsh is wide respected for nan improvement of elite players and shares our extremity of being a playoff and title contender each year.”

The Las Vegas Aces adjunct inherits a squad led by Reese and Cardoso. The Sky besides person a lottery prime successful adjacent year's WNBA draft, though nan Dallas Wings person nan action to switch that prime truthful it won't beryllium No. 1 if they won nan lottery.

Marsh replaces Teresa Weatherspoon, who was fired aft 1 twelvemonth successful charge. Chicago vanished 13-27 and missed nan playoffs for nan first clip since 2018.

Marsh, 36, is nan team’s 4th coach since nan Sky won nan WNBA title successful 2021.

Marsh was hired by Las Vegas successful March 2022. He helped coach Becky Hammon and nan Aces triumph back-to-back WNBA titles successful his first 2 years pinch nan team. Las Vegas was eliminated by New York successful nan semifinals this year.

He is nan 2nd adjunct coach from nan Aces to get a caput coaching occupation this offseason. Natalie Nakase was hired arsenic nan first coach of nan Golden State Valkyries.

There are still 5 caput coaching openings successful nan WNBA aft seven coaches were fto go erstwhile nan play ended. Los Angeles, Dallas, Washington, Atlanta and Connecticut are still looking to prosecute coaches.

Before joining nan Aces, Marsh was an adjunct coach pinch nan NBA's Indiana Pacers nether Nate Bjorkgren (2020-21) and Rick Carlisle (2021-22). He besides has worked for nan Toronto Raptors and coached successful nan G League.

Marsh played assemblage shot astatine UAB and Birmingham-Southern.

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AP Sports Writers Andy Seligman and Jay Cohen successful Chicago contributed to this report.

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