FILE - New Los Angeles Sparks head coach Lynne Roberts fields questions during a news conference for the WNBA basketball team Nov. 21, 2024, in Los Angeles. (AP Photo/Damian Dovarganes, File)

FILE - Fairfield head coach Sydney Johnson during the first half of an NCAA college basketball game against Louisville in the semifinal round of the Basketball Hall of Fame Tip-Off tournament at Mohegan Sun Arena in Uncasville, Conn., Nov. 23, 2013. (AP Photo/Michael Dwyer, File)

FILE - Las Vegas Aces interim head coach Tyler Marsh, center, looks on during a timeout in the second half of a WNBA basketball game against the Seattle Storm, May 20, 2023, in Seattle. (AP Photo/Lindsey Wasson, File)

FILE - Belgium head coach Rachid Meziane, center right, hugs Antonia Delaere (6) during a women's quarterfinal game against Spain at Bercy Arena at the 2024 Summer Olympics, Aug. 7, 2024, in Paris, France. (AP Photo/Mark J. Terrill, File)

FILE - Florida Gulf Coast head coach Karl Smesko, left, watches play on the court during a first-round college basketball game against Oklahoma in the NCAA Tournament, March 23, 2024, in Bloomington, Ind. (AP Photo/Doug McSchooler, File)

FILE - Golden State Valkyries WNBA head coach Natalie Nakase waves before an NBA preseason basketball game between the Golden State Warriors and the Sacramento Kings in San Francisco, Oct. 11, 2024. (AP Photo/Jeff Chiu, File)

FILE - Connecticut Sun head coach Stephanie White shouts instructions to her players during the first half of a WNBA basketball game against the Phoenix Mercury, July 1, 2024, in Phoenix. (AP Photo/Ross D. Franklin, File)

FILE - Connecticut Sun assistant coach Chris Koclanes, center, talks with players during a timeout at a WNBA basketball game against the Washington Mystics, May 28, 2021, in Uncasville, Conn. (Sean D. Elliot/The Day via AP, File) )