TORONTO (Reuters) -Australian Sandy Brondello has been named the inaugural head coach of the Toronto Tempo, Canada’s first Women’s National Basketball Association team said on Tuesday.

Brondello, a veteran of the WNBA head coaching ranks, led the Phoenix Mercury to a title in 2014 before guiding the New York Liberty to their first championship in 2024. She was named the WNBA’s coach of the year in 2014.

“It’s an incredible honour to be part of this historic moment for basketball in Canada,” Brondello, 57, said in a press release.

“From my first conversations with the Tempo organization, it was clear we share the same vision: to build a world-class franchise that competes at the highest level, to create a strong and dynamic culture, and to root everything we do in clear and consistent va

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