Liberty coaching candidates after firing Sandy Brondello

The Liberty shockingly fired Sandy Brondello Tuesday morning, less than a year removed from guiding the franchise to its first WNBA title.

Here’s a list of eight candidates whom the Liberty should call to replace her:

Liberty assistant Sonia Raman

Raman joined the Liberty this season after she spent the past four years on Taylor Jenkins’ staff with the Memphis Grizzlies. She was sort of the co-offensive coordinator and special-teams coordinator for New York this season. The latter duties included strategizing for different in-game situations, including end of quarter, after timeout and end of game. Raman has some prior head coaching experience— albeit not in the pros. She’s the all-time winningest coach for MIT women’s basketball, where she was for 12 seasons.

Baylor coach Nicki Collen

Is it time for Collen to get another crack at the WNBA? Collen has around 20 years of coaching experience. She coached the Dream for three seasons and was named 2018 WNBA Coach of the Year after leading Atlanta to an impressive 23-11 record her first season. But the Dream’s next two years were lackluster, resulting in her firing. Collen replaced Kim Mulkey at Baylor in 2021 and has led the Lady Bears to a 102-36 record over the past several seasons. Baylor was a No. 2 seed in the 2022 NCAA Tournament and made it to the Sweet 16 in 2024 under Collen.