New York Liberty Lose Another Coach After Sandy Brondello Exit

Former Liberty adjunct coach Sonia Raman is group to go nan adjacent caput coach of nan Seattle Storm, ESPN's Shams Charania reported Friday.

Raman is reportedly finalizing a multiyear woody pinch nan Storm, who parted ways pinch caput coach Noelle Quinn successful September pursuing a first-round playoff exit against nan Aces. Raman is nan 2nd coach to portion ways pinch nan Liberty this offseason aft nan franchise’s brass declined to renew erstwhile caput coach Sandy Brondello’s contract. Brondello has since accepted a job arsenic nan Toronto Tempo’s caller caput coach.

Raman will make WNBA history arsenic nan first caput coach of Indian descent. She antecedently made history arsenic nan first Indian-American female to go an NBA assistant, backmost erstwhile she served arsenic an adjunct coach for nan Grizzlies from 2020 to '24. Prior to nan pro leagues, Raman was astatine nan helm of nan MIT women's hoops squad for 12 seasons.

Raman joined nan Liberty unit up of nan 2025 campaign, and helped New York spell 27-17 successful nan regular play earlier getting knocked retired by nan Mercury successful nan first information of nan WNBA playoffs.

She will now get her first WNBA caput coaching gig successful Seattle arsenic nan franchise's 4th coach since '20.

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