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The New York Liberty have dismissed head coach Chris DeMarco after just one season, continuing a pattern of coaching instability under general manager Jonathan Kolb.
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The New York Liberty have sacked Chris DeMarco after a single season in charge, making him the latest casualty of a revolving door at the head coaching position in Brooklyn.
DeMarco's dismissal comes despite his stated confidence that he would return for another campaign. Tellingly, key players stopped short of publicly backing their coach - never a good sign.
The Liberty limped to a 26-18 record under DeMarco, scraping into the final playoff berth before being knocked out at the semi-final stage. Injuries to several important players hampered the squad throughout the year, but ultimately the results were not enough to save the coach's job.
This is now the third coaching change in three years for the Liberty and the fourth under general manager Jonathan Kolb's watch. Sandy Brondello was shown the exit after a first-round playoff defeat in 2025, and now DeMarco has suffered the same fate just twelve months later.
The instability at the top raises serious questions about whether the problem truly lies with the coaching staff or runs deeper within the organisation.
DeMarco's departure creates the second head coaching vacancy of the WNBA off-season, joining the Los Angeles Sparks, who are also on the hunt for a new boss. The Liberty will hope that whoever takes the reins next can finally bring some stability to a franchise that has burned through coaches at an alarming rate.
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