Hall of Fame Class: Head Coach
Coach Brondello is the current head coach and VP of player personnel of the Phoneix Mercury.
Before Phoneix, Sandy Brondello was an assistant with the San Antonio Silver Stars WNBA team from 2005-2009.
She then moved on to the Los Angeles Sparks as an assistant and influenced a few of their playoff runs.
Sandy also had a fantastic playing career where she racked up several accolades across the world.
During her 17 year career, Brondello was a WNBA all-star, Australian league MVP, and 2-time European cup MVP. Most notably, Brondello guided her nation to 3 Olympic medals from 1996-2004.
Sandy has become one of the all-time great coaches in the WNBA and has done so by emphasizing attention to detail, ball movement, and player commitment.
Brondello has continued to help grow the game and make women’s basketball prevalent in Australia.
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