Sandy Brondello

Sandra Anne Brondello (born 20 August 1968) is an Australian professional basketball coach and former player who is the head coach of the New York Liberty of the Women’s National Basketball Association (WNBA), and the Australian women’s national team. 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