Even though the Connecticut Sun advanced to the WNBA Finals for the second time in four years, it has been an offseason of change in Uncasville.
At the season’s end, we proposed that, despite postseason success, the Sun might look to move on from head coach Curt Miller, suggesting that a fresh signal-caller could reinvigorate a talented roster that too often found itself in ruts, especially on the offensive end. Connecticut did not have to make that decision, as Miller, who also served as the Sun general manager, made it, choosing to head to LA to become the head coach of the Los Angeles Sparks.
After Miller’s move, Connecticut called on Stephanie White, who previously had served as head coach of the Indiana Fever (2015-2016) before she spent five seasons at the helm of the Vanderbilt Commodores (2016-2021), to become the organization’s sixth head coach. White has begun to fill out her staff, hiring Abi Olajuwon, daughter of Hakeem who had a cup of coffee in the WNBA before establishing an overseas career, and recently-retired former Sun Briann January, who also played under White in Indiana, as assistant coaches.
Sun President Jen Rizzotti also has bolstered the front office, bringing in Darius Taylor as general manager and elevating Director of Franchise…
