Liberty moving on from Brondello just 1 year after title run
The New York Liberty won't be renewing Sandy Brondello's contract for the 2026 season, the team announced Tuesday.
The move comes just one year after Brondello guided the Liberty to its maiden WNBA title.
New York will begin its search for Brondello's successor immediately.
"We would like to thank Sandy Brondello for her everlasting impact on the New York Liberty," Liberty general manager Jonathan Kolb said in a statement.
"Sandy finishes her tenure in New York as the winningest coach in franchise history, and she took us to never-before-seen heights as the first head coach to lead the Liberty to a championship. We wish Sandy the very best in her next chapter."
Brondello went 107-53 over four seasons and made the playoffs in each of those campaigns. The former Coach of the Year led the Liberty to their first Finals appearance in 21 years during the 2023 season before breaking through the following campaign.
New York began its title defense with nine straight wins but was hit with injuries to multiple key players throughout the season. The team finished fifth in the league standings with a 27-17 record.
The Liberty subsequently fell in three games to the Phoenix Mercury in the opening round of the WNBA playoffs.