The WNBA has witnessed some of the best female coaches this season. With the likes of Natalie Nakase winning the AP Coach of the Year, the need for more female coaches felt evident.
After all, Nakase came in with an expansion team for the first time and qualified for the playoffs straightaway. And if that was not enough, there was Becky Hammon creating her magic.
Hammon, with her incredible coaching IQ, turned a wayward Las Vegas Aces’ campaign into a championship run. And for this, Hammon is now all set to have a new documentary. But sadly enough, even after all of these, the upcoming season will have more male coaches in the WNBA than females.
What Will Be Male-Female WNBA Head Coaches Ratio In 2026?
Recently, the New York Liberty finally confirmed who their next head coach would be. After letting go of Sandy Brondello, the Liberty was the last team to announce its head coach. And after an extensive search, the Liberty hired the former Golden State Warriors’ assistant coach, Chris DeMarco, as their mentor.
And with this, the majority of the teams in 2026 will have male head coaches rather than female. Among the 15 teams that will be playing, 8 teams will have male coaches as compared to the other 7, who will be coached by females.
Below is a list of WNBA coaches for 2026:
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- New York Liberty: Chris DeMarco
- Toronto Tempo: Sandy Brondello
- Seattle Storm: Sonia Raman
- Dallas Wings: Jose Fernandez
- Portland Fire: Alex Sarama
- Las Vegas Aces: Becky Hammon
- Indiana Fever: Stephanie White
- Phoenix Mercury: Nate Tibbetts
- Washington Mystics: Sydney Johnson
- Connecticut Sun: Rachid Meziane
- LA Sparks: Lynne Roberts
- Golden State Valkyries: Natalie Nakase
- Chicago Sky: Tyler Marsh
- Atlanta Dream: Karl Smesko
- Minnesota Lynx: Cheryl Reeve
After having a historic 9 women in head coaching roles in 2023, the WNBA will be back to having more men than women as coaches in 2026
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Thus, it looks like there is a concerning trend going around in the WNBA. And quite rightly, in recent times, Candace Parker questioned the fairness for female coaches in the WNBA.
Candace Parker Speaks On Lack Of Female Coaches In WNBA
In recent times, the WNBA has experienced a boom. And as the franchises are looking to maximize the team’s performance, they are getting more and more inclined towards hiring NBA assistant coaches who are male.
And such a trend did not sit well with Candace Parker. Speaking on the issue, Parker stated in the ‘Post Moves’ podcast, “But the problem that I have is a lot of the coaches that are going to come from the NBA are not going to be women. In a league that is all women, I think that the coaching positions are kind of going back to men.”
Thus, it looks like things are changing in the WNBA. And with the concerning trend of female coaches diminishing in numbers continuing, fans will be eager to see what’s next.