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Sandy Brondello

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Sandy Brondello

Sandra Anne Brondello (born 20 August 1968) is an Australian professional basketball coach and former professional basketball player. She is the head coach of the Australian women's national team and the inaugural head coach of the Toronto Tempo of the Women's National Basketball Association (WNBA). Brondello played in Australia, Germany and the WNBA before retiring to become a coach. The 5’7” (1.70 m) Brondello is one of Australia's all-time best shooting guards. She played on Australia's "Opals" national team at four Summer Olympics, has coached the team at two more, and won three medals (one bronze, two silvers) as a player and one bronze medal as a coach. She attended the Australian Institute of Sport in 1986–1987, and was inducted to the Australian Basketball Hall of Fame in 2010.

Infobox

2003
Seattle Storm
2010
San Antonio Silver Stars
Title
Head coach
League
WNBA
Born
(1968-08-20) 20 August 1968 (age 57)Mackay, Queensland, Australia
Listed height
5 ft 7 in (1.70 m)
Listed weight
136 lb (62 kg)
WNBA draft
1998: 4th round, 34th overall pick
Drafted by
Detroit Shock
Playing career
1992–2004
Position
Shooting guard
Number
6
Coaching career
2005–present
1998–1999
Detroit Shock
2001–2002
Miami Sol
2005–2009
San Antonio Silver Stars (assistant)
2011–2013
Los Angeles Sparks (assistant)
2014–2021
Phoenix Mercury
2017–2025
Australia
2022–2025
New York Liberty
2026–present
Toronto Tempo
Women's basketball
Medals Women's basketball Representing Australia Olympic Games 1996 Atlanta Team 2000 Sydney Team 2004 Athens Team World Championships 1998 Germany 2002 China Head coach for Australia Olympic Games 2024 Paris Team World Cup 2018 Spain Team 2022 Australia Team

Tables

· Career playing statistics › WNBA › Regular season
1998
1998
Year
1998
Team
Detroit
mw- GP
30°
GS
28
MPG
33.1
FG%
428
3P%
364
FT%
923
RPG
2.9
APG
3.3
SPG
1.3
BPG
0
TO
2.1
PPG
14.2
1999
1999
Year
1999
Team
Detroit
mw- GP
32°
GS
32°
MPG
31.3
FG%
438
3P%
487
FT%
847
RPG
2.1
APG
2.3
SPG
8
BPG
2
TO
2.3
PPG
13.3
2001
2001
Year
2001
Team
Miami
mw- GP
29
GS
29
MPG
29.3
FG%
413
3P%
394
FT%
814
RPG
1.7
APG
2.2
SPG
1.0
BPG
1
TO
1.3
PPG
12.7
2002
2002
Year
2002
Team
Miami
mw- GP
30
GS
23
MPG
25.4
FG%
365
3P%
318
FT%
821
RPG
1.4
APG
1.5
SPG
9
BPG
1
TO
1.3
PPG
8.8
2003
2003
Year
2003
Team
Seattle
mw- GP
34°
GS
34°
MPG
28.7
FG%
415
3P%
438
FT%
806
RPG
1.6
APG
2.0
SPG
9
BPG
1
TO
1.1
PPG
8.2
Career
Career
Year
Career
Team
5 years, 3 teams
mw- GP
155
GS
146
MPG
29.6
FG%
414
3P%
410
FT%
854
RPG
1.9
APG
2.3
SPG
1.0
BPG
1
TO
1.6
PPG
11.4
Year
Team
mw- GP
GS
MPG
FG%
3P%
FT%
RPG
APG
SPG
BPG
TO
PPG
1998
Detroit
30°
28
33.1
428
364
923
2.9
3.3
1.3
0
2.1
14.2
1999
Detroit
32°
32°
31.3
438
487
847
2.1
2.3
8
2
2.3
13.3
2001
Miami
29
29
29.3
413
394
814
1.7
2.2
1.0
1
1.3
12.7
2002
Miami
30
23
25.4
365
318
821
1.4
1.5
9
1
1.3
8.8
2003
Seattle
34°
34°
28.7
415
438
806
1.6
2.0
9
1
1.1
8.2
Career
5 years, 3 teams
155
146
29.6
414
410
854
1.9
2.3
1.0
1
1.6
11.4
· Career playing statistics › WNBA › Playoffs
1999
1999
Year
1999
Team
Detroit
GP
1
GS
1
MPG
29.0
FG%
333
3P%
250
FT%
RPG
3.0
APG
0
SPG
2.0
BPG
1.0
TO
1.0
PPG
9.0
2001
2001
Year
2001
Team
Miami
GP
3
GS
3
MPG
35.7
FG%
361
3P%
300
FT%
833
RPG
3.3
APG
2.3
SPG
7
BPG
0
TO
1.0
PPG
11.3
Career
Career
Year
Career
Team
2 years, 2 teams
GP
4
GS
4
MPG
34.0
FG%
354
3P%
286
FT%
833
RPG
3.3
APG
1.8
SPG
1.0
BPG
3
TO
1.0
PPG
10.8
Year
Team
GP
GS
MPG
FG%
3P%
FT%
RPG
APG
SPG
BPG
TO
PPG
1999
Detroit
1
1
29.0
333
250
3.0
0
2.0
1.0
1.0
9.0
2001
Miami
3
3
35.7
361
300
833
3.3
2.3
7
0
1.0
11.3
Career
2 years, 2 teams
4
4
34.0
354
286
833
3.3
1.8
1.0
3
1.0
10.8
· Head coaching record
SAS
SAS
Team
SAS
Year
2010
G
34
W
14
L
20
W–L%
412
Finish
3rd in West
PG
2
PW
0
PL
2
PW–L%
000
Result
Lost in Western Conference Semi-Finals
PHO
PHO
Team
PHO
Year
2014
G
34
W
29
L
5
W–L%
853
Finish
1st in West
PG
8
PW
7
PL
1
PW–L%
875
Result
Won WNBA Finals
PHO
PHO
Team
PHO
Year
2015
G
34
W
20
L
14
W–L%
588
Finish
2nd in West
PG
4
PW
2
PL
2
PW–L%
500
Result
Lost in Western Conference Finals
PHO
PHO
Team
PHO
Year
2016
G
34
W
16
L
18
W–L%
457
Finish
4th in West
PG
5
PW
2
PL
3
PW–L%
400
Result
Lost in WNBA Semi-Finals
PHO
PHO
Team
PHO
Year
2017
G
34
W
18
L
16
W–L%
529
Finish
4th in West
PG
5
PW
2
PL
3
PW–L%
400
Result
Lost in WNBA Semi-Finals
PHO
PHO
Team
PHO
Year
2018
G
34
W
20
L
14
W–L%
588
Finish
2nd in West
PG
7
PW
4
PL
3
PW–L%
571
Result
Lost in WNBA Semi-Finals
PHO
PHO
Team
PHO
Year
2019
G
34
W
15
L
19
W–L%
441
Finish
5th in West
PG
1
PW
0
PL
1
PW–L%
000
Result
Lost in 1st Round
PHO
PHO
Team
PHO
Year
2020
G
22
W
13
L
9
W–L%
591
Finish
5th in West
PG
2
PW
1
PL
1
PW–L%
500
Result
Lost in 2nd Round
PHO
PHO
Team
PHO
Year
2021
G
32
W
19
L
13
W–L%
594
Finish
4th in West
PG
11
PW
6
PL
5
PW–L%
545
Result
Lost in WNBA Finals
NYL
NYL
Team
NYL
Year
2022
G
36
W
16
L
20
W–L%
444
Finish
4th in East
PG
3
PW
1
PL
2
PW–L%
333
Result
Lost in 1st Round
NYL
NYL
Team
NYL
Year
2023
G
40
W
32
L
8
W–L%
800
Finish
1st in East
PG
10
PW
6
PL
4
PW–L%
600
Result
Lost in WNBA Finals
NYL
NYL
Team
NYL
Year
2024
G
40
W
32
L
8
W–L%
800
Finish
1st in East
PG
11
PW
8
PL
3
PW–L%
727
Result
Won WNBA Finals
NYL
NYL
Team
NYL
Year
2025
G
44
W
27
L
17
W–L%
614
Finish
2nd in East
PG
3
PW
1
PL
2
PW–L%
333
Result
Lost in 1st Round
Career
Career
Team
Career
G
450
W
269
L
181
W–L%
598
PG
72
PW
40
PL
32
PW–L%
556
Team
Year
G
W
L
W–L%
Finish
PG
PW
PL
PW–L%
Result
SAS
2010
34
14
20
412
3rd in West
2
0
2
000
Lost in Western Conference Semi-Finals
PHO
2014
34
29
5
853
1st in West
8
7
1
875
Won WNBA Finals
PHO
2015
34
20
14
588
2nd in West
4
2
2
500
Lost in Western Conference Finals
PHO
2016
34
16
18
457
4th in West
5
2
3
400
Lost in WNBA Semi-Finals
PHO
2017
34
18
16
529
4th in West
5
2
3
400
Lost in WNBA Semi-Finals
PHO
2018
34
20
14
588
2nd in West
7
4
3
571
Lost in WNBA Semi-Finals
PHO
2019
34
15
19
441
5th in West
1
0
1
000
Lost in 1st Round
PHO
2020
22
13
9
591
5th in West
2
1
1
500
Lost in 2nd Round
PHO
2021
32
19
13
594
4th in West
11
6
5
545
Lost in WNBA Finals
NYL
2022
36
16
20
444
4th in East
3
1
2
333
Lost in 1st Round
NYL
2023
40
32
8
800
1st in East
10
6
4
600
Lost in WNBA Finals
NYL
2024
40
32
8
800
1st in East
11
8
3
727
Won WNBA Finals
NYL
2025
44
27
17
614
2nd in East
3
1
2
333
Lost in 1st Round
Career
450
269
181
598
72
40
32
556

References

  1. Fox Sports
    https://www.foxsports.com.au/basketball/aussie-wnba-coach-brutally-sacked-one-year-after-winning-the-championship/news-story/4b946b94b5296f99d26b15a15d041227
  2. Excellence : the Australian Institute of Sport
  3. "2010 Hall of Fame: Sandy Brondello"
    https://web.archive.org/web/20140810201553/http://www.basketball.net.au/hall_of_fame/sandy-brondello-2/
  4. Sun Sentinel
    https://web.archive.org/web/20140811061413/http://articles.sun-sentinel.com/2001-05-31/sports/0105310238_1_sol-sandy-brondello-grass-court
  5. WNBA.com
    http://www.wnba.com/archive/wnba/sparks/news/brondello_loved_playing_for_australia.html
  6. Basketball Reference
    https://www.basketball-reference.com/wnba/draft/2000-expansion.html
  7. WNBA
    https://www.wnba.com/archive/wnba/fever/news/fever15_moments_fever_acquire_stephanie_white.html
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    https://web.archive.org/web/20140811062352/http://articles.sun-sentinel.com/2002-05-03/sports/0205021216_1_sol-sandy-brondello-two-a-day-practices
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    http://usatoday30.usatoday.com/sports/olympics/athens/basketball/2004-07-20-wnba-olympians_x.htm
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    https://www.qsport.org.au/news/17622/
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    http://www.smh.com.au/sport/basketball/sandy-brondello-named-australian-opals-coach-on-road-to-2020-tokyo-olympics-20170418-gvmpn8.html
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    https://mercury.wnba.com/news/mercury-coaching-announcement/
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    https://empiresportsmedia.com/liberty/new-york-liberty-to-hire-sandy-brondello-as-new-head-coach-report/
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    https://www.espn.com/wnba/story/_/id/46355394/liberty-fire-coach-sandy-brondello-early-playoff-exit
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    https://tempo.wnba.com/news/toronto-tempo-name-sandy-brondello-as-inaugural-head-coach
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    https://www.dailytelegraph.com.au/sport/swoop/team-usa-too-good-for-opals-in-womens-basketball-world-cup-decider/news-story/3b8eea4102511f5352c4c9caadc61bc5
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    https://www.basketball-reference.com/wnba/players/b/badertr01w.html
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