Tyler Marsh has been hired as coach of the Chicago Sky

Tyler Marsh has been hired as coach of the Chicago Sky, taking over a team that features two of the WNBA's most promising young players in Angel Reese and Kamilla Cardoso. Andy Miller, Marsh's agent, confirmed the move in a text message to the AP. ESPN first reported the hiring.

The Las Vegas Aces assistant inherits a squad led by Reese and Cardoso. The Sky also have a lottery pick in next year's WNBA draft. Marsh replaces Teresa Weatherspoon , who was fired after one year in charge.



Chicago finished 13-27 and missed the playoffs for the first time since 2018. Marsh, 36, is the team’s fourth coach since the Sky won the WNBA championship in 2021. Marsh was hired by Las Vegas in March 2022.

He helped coach Becky Hammon and the Aces win back-to-back WNBA titles in his first two years with the team. Las Vegas was eliminated by New York in the semifinals this year. Before joining the Aces, Marsh was an assistant coach with the NBA's Indiana Pacers under Nate Bjorkgren (2020-21) and Rick Carlisle (2021-22).

He also has worked for the Toronto Raptors and coached in the G League. Marsh played college ball at UAB and Birmingham-Southern. AP Sports Writers Andy Seligman and Jay Cohen in Chicago contributed to this report.

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