After a long period of dilemma, the New York Liberty has finally confirmed who their next head coach will be. In a recent announcement, the Liberty announced Chris DeMarco as their head coach for the upcoming season.
With it, a concerning new trend has emerged of late. The number of black head coaches in the WNBA is decreasing over time. And looking at the stats, Erica Wheeler cannot help but feel alarmed.
Erica Wheeler Rings The Alarm Bells Over Concerning Trend
Wheeler recently took to her X, formerly known as Twitter account, and highlighted the fact that the number of black head coaches is decreasing in the WNBA. She retweeted a post from USA Today’s Meghan L. Hall.
In her analysis, Hall stated that back in 2022, the WNBA had as many as 6 black head coaches. However, the numbers significantly came down to only 2 in 2026.
“A shift in the WNBA. In 2022, 6 black head coaches. In 2026, 2 black head coaches, 0 black women,” Hall tweeted. “There’s been progress — 7/15 are women, including 2 of color — but for a league that’s 60%+ black, does raise questions about why coaching hires don’t better reflect that,” wrote Hall.
Play attention! https://t.co/qzF2MK40uy
— Erica Wheeler (@EWeezy_For3eezy) November 22, 2025
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Wheeler quickly drew attention to the fact and wrote in her caption, “Play attention.”
Surely, the scenario with black head coaches is pretty grim at the moment. With more and more teams inclining towards coaches with NBA experience, things are getting overly complicated. Meanwhile, putting further stress on the issue, WNBA analyst Ashley Nicole Moss had some fiery words to share.
Ashley Nicole Moss Supports Black Coaches In WNBA Contrary To Erica Wheeler
When looking at the WNBA’s overall diversity, 63.8% of 141 WNBA players identify as black or African, as per a 2023 survey from the Institute for Diversity and Ethics in Sport. Unfortunately, that figure differs significantly when it comes to the percentage of black coaches in the league.
Unhappy with such a trend, Moss, in a recent episode of the ‘We Need To Talk’ podcast, stated, “Women, especially Black women, minority women, have to be twice as good to get a fraction of that grace. And it’s unfair…This is a results business. The fact that the results can even still be there on paper, and it’s still not enough for you to keep your job…For a league that is predominantly black women, all-women, to not having Black women representing these franchises is atrocious to me.”
Thus, with things looking quite concerning, it remains to be seen what happens next.