Courtesy of Staff Reports
The WNBA’s Chicago Sky fired head coach Teresa Weatherspoon after just one season.
Weatherspoon, the Louisiana Tech women’s hoops legend who led the Lady Techsters to the 1988 national title while earning the Wade Trophy as the best player in the country, led Chicago to a 13-27 record this season.
She was fired on Thursday after the Sky missed the playoffs, just three seasons after winning the WNBA title.
Sky rookie Angel Reese went to social media Thursday after the news.
“I’m literally lost for words knowing what this woman meant to me in such a pivotal point in my life,” Reese said via X. “She was the only person that believed in me. The one that trusted me. Many don’t even know what it’s like to be a black women in sports when nobody believes in you. You had a tough job. All the crazy circumstances that we went through this year & when your back was against the wall, you always believed. I came to Chicago because of YOU. You were an unsung hero in my life. We built a relationship in a short amount of time that will last forever.”
Chicago was 18-22 in 2023 and hired Weatherspoon in the off-season.
She was one of two former LA Tech players to serve as a head coach in the WNBA this season with Christie Sides leading the Indiana Fever to a 20-20 record and a playoff berth.
Weatherspoon is a member of the Louisiana Tech Athletics Hall of Fame, the Naismith Memorial Basketball Hall of Fame and the Women’s Basketball Hall of Fame.
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