Tyler Marsh has been hired as coach of the Chicago Sky, taking over a team featuring two of the WNBA’s most promising young players in Angel Reese and Kamilla Cardoso.
Andy Miller, Marsh’s agent, confirmed the decision in a text message to the AP. ESPN first reported the hiring.
“The Chicago Sky organization is proud to welcome our next head coach Tyler Marsh to Skytown,” a team spokesperson said Saturday evening. “Coach Marsh is widely respected for developing elite players and shares our goal of being a playoff and championship contender every year.”
The Las Vegas Aces wizard inherits a team led by Reese and Cardoso. The Sky also have a lottery pick in next year’s WNBA Draft, although the Dallas Wings have the option to trade that pick so it isn’t No. 1 if they win at the lottery.
Marsh replaces Thérèse Cuillère Weatherwho was fired after a year at the head of the group. Chicago finished 13-27 and missed the playoffs for the first time since 2018.
Marsh, 36, is the team’s fourth coach since the Sky won the WNBA championship in 2021.
Marsh was hired by Las Vegas in March 2022. He helped coach Becky Hammon and the Aces win back-to-back WNBA titles in his first two years with the team. Las Vegas was eliminated by New York in the semi-finals this year.
He is the second Aces assistant coach to earn a head coaching job this offseason. Natalie Nakase was hired as the first coach of the Golden State Valkyries.
There are still five head coaching positions remaining in the WNBA after seven coaches were fired once the season is over. Los Angeles, Dallas, Washington, Atlanta and Connecticut are still looking to hire coaches.
Prior to joining the Aces, Marsh was an assistant coach with the NBA’s Indiana Pacers under Nate Bjorkgren (2020-21) and Rick Carlisle (2021-22). He also worked for the Toronto Raptors and coached in the G League.
Marsh played college ball at UAB and Birmingham-Southern.
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AP Sports Writers Andy Seligman and Jay Cohen in Chicago contributed to this report.
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