Stephanie White out as Sun head coach after two seasons

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Stephanie White is out as head coach of the Connecticut Sun, the team announced Monday.

In her two seasons in Connecticut, White went 55-25 (including 28-12 this season) and led the Sun to two semifinal appearances. She won WNBA Coach of the Year in 2023.

“We parted on good terms because some of [White’s] decision-making process was not just about basketball,” Connecticut Sun president Jen Rizzotti told ESPN, adding she assumes White will speak on her decision at a later time.

The WNBA now has seven head-coaching vacancies. Prior to the Sun’s announcement, the Indiana Fever were the latest to move on from their head coach, Christie Sides.

The Chicago Sun-Times reported earlier Monday that the Fever were targeting White to replace Sides as coach. White previously coached the Fever in 2015 and 2016.

White did not confirm what may be next for her, but did say it was a “professional and personal decision” to leave the Sun and thanked Connecticut for what the…

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