After eight seasons, eight playoff appearances and a WNBA title in 2014, the Phoenix Mercury are taking things in a new direction.
The team announced Monday that it had mutually agreed to part ways with head coach Sandy Brondello after eight years. Brondello guided Phoenix to the WNBA Finals this past season, losing to the Sky in four games.
“My first move after taking over as general manager in 2013 was to hire Sandy Brondello as our head coach," general manager Jim Pitman said in a statement. "And the basketball success we’ve achieved in that time is a credit to her, her staff, our players, and the culture she was part of building.