Report cards for 7 new head coaches and assessing diversity in the hires | WNBA basketball podcast

Locked On Women's Basketball – Daily Podcast On The WNBA

Host Jackie Powell is joined by Meghan Hall of For the Win to dish out grades of each new WNBA head coach now that all 7 positions have been filled. First they explain their grades for the Karl Smesko of Dream, Tyler Marsh of Sky and Stephanie White of the Fever. Then they reveal what they made of the Sparks' new hire, former Utah head coach Lynne Roberts followed by the mad dash of hires that were rolled out in December from the Connecticut Sun, Dallas Wings and the Washington Mystics. And in their final segment, the pair zeroes in on why more men are getting WNBA head coaching roles heading into the 2025 season and how far the league has come in five years since only four women were head coaches.

Thumbnail Photo Credit: Left to right: Domenic Allegra, Chris Poss and Golden State Valkyries

Further reading:

Erica Ayala wrote about the WNBA’s struggles to hire diverse coaches
https://www.nytimes.com/athletic/1653386/2020/03/05/we-have-to-get-more-diversity-in-those-seats-wnba-faces-hiring-reckoning/

Jackie wrote about diversity in WNBA coaching back in 2022
https://bleacherreport.com/articles/2952300-after-a-reckoning-women-reclaim-wnba-head-coaching-positions

Find Meghan’s work here:
https://ftw.usatoday.com/author/meghanhall

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Locked On Women's Basketball is a daily podcast covering all aspects of the women's basketball world! Join host Howard Megdal (The IX, The Next) as he interviews the incredible staff of The Next, along with the biggest and most influential names in the sport. All that and more on Locked On Women's Basketball, part of the Locked On Podcast Network.

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