Cheryl Reeve and Sandy Brondello to Coach WNBA All-Star Game
Cheryl Reeve, coach of the Minnesota Lynx, and Sandy Brondello, of the New York Liberty, have been selected as the head coaches for the upcoming WNBA All-Star Game.
At the end of Thursday’s games, Minnesota (15-2) and New York (12-5) held the two best records in the league, which earned their respective coaches the honor of directing the All-Star game.
The particularity lies in the teams assigned to the coaches.
Indiana Fever guard Caitlin Clark and Lynx forward Napheesa Collier were named player captains after finishing first and second, respectively, in the fan vote for the All-Star Game.
Because the coach with the best record was paired with the player with the most fan votes, Reeve will coach Team Clark and face Collier, the centerpiece of her dominant Minnesota team.
Reeve and Brondello are also very familiar with each other. The Lynx defeated the Liberty in the 2024 WNBA Commissioner’s Cup, but New York returned the favor by defeating Minnesota in the WNBA Finals.
In the 2024 WNBA All-Star Game, Reeve coached a Team USA roster preparing for the Paris Olympics. Clark, excluded from that Team USA roster in the midst of her first professional season, guided Team WNBA to a 117-109 victory over Team USA.
