Sky Turn to Aces Assistant Marsh as New Coach

It is a new day in the ‘Second City’.

Tyler Marsh has been hired as coach of the Chicago Sky, taking over a talented roster that features a pair of the WNBA’s most promising young players in Angel Reese and Kamilla Cardoso.

The Sky later confirmed the news, saying Saturday night: “Coach Marsh is widely respected for the development of elite players and shares our goal of being a playoff and championship contender every year.”

Andy Miller, Marsh’s representative, confirmed the move in a text message to the Associated Press. ESPN initially reported the hiring.

The Las Vegas Aces assistant and two-time champion, inherits a squad led by Reese and Cardoso, both first round picks earlier this year, the third and seventh, out of LSU and South Carolina, respectively. The Sky also have a coveted lottery pick in next year’s WNBA draft, but because of a pick swap with the Dallas Wings, they will not end up with the No. 1 pick.

Marsh replaces WNBA legend and Hall of Famer Teresa Weatherspoon, who was let go after only one year in charge. Chicago finished 13-27 and missed the playoffs for the first time since 2018 with Reese, Cardoso and star Chennedy Carter all injured to close the season.

Marsh, 36 years-of-age, is the team’s fourth coach since the Sky won the WNBA championship in 2021, led by Candance Parker. The Sky have several free agents entering 2025, including Carter, but with Marsh at the helm, they will look to build around Reese and Cardoso.

Marsh was hired by the Aces 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 the eventual champion New York Liberty in the semifinals this year.

Prior to 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 his college ball at UAB and Birmingham-Southern.

According to Elias Sports Bureau, next year will be the first time in WNBA history, not including the league’s inaugural year in 1997, where there were seven new head coaches to start the season.