Half of the WNBA Coaches Are Men — And There’s Still Never Been a Woman NBA Head Coach
Half of the WNBA’s head coaches are men — in a league built by women, for women.
And to make it worse, the NBA has never hired a single woman as a head coach.
I’m breaking down what this says about opportunity, visibility, and power dynamics in basketball — from the sidelines to the front office.
0:00 – 1:05 | Cold Open / Hook
Half the WNBA’s head coaches are men. In a league built by women. And not one woman has ever been hired as an NBA head coach. Let’s talk about why that’s still wild in 2025.
1:06 – 2:40 | The Numbers Don’t Lie
Breaking down the league math — 12 teams, 6 led by men. Who’s leading on both sides and what that says about representation in women’s basketball.
2:41 – 4:20 | How Did We Get Here?
A quick history of WNBA coaching — from pioneers like Van Chancellor and Cheryl Reeve to Becky Hammon changing the game.
4:21 – 6:10 | The NBA Glass Ceiling
Becky Hammon, Teresa Weatherspoon, Nancy Lieberman — all qualified, all overlooked. The NBA’s invisible wall still stands.
6:11 – 8:05 | The Double Standard
Why women have to prove themselves again and again while the same men keep getting recycled into coaching jobs.
8:06 – 10:00 | The Real Issue: Opportunity and Optics
Representation matters. From player development to hiring pipelines, visibility at the top changes everything.
10:01 – 11:37 | Final Word / Call to Action
The next generation deserves to see women leading every level of basketball — not just playing it.
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