A busy offseason just got even more interesting in Chicago. As the Chicago Sky pushes to climb the WNBA ladder, the franchise has hired a new coach, Latricia Trammell, who comes with a résumé built on winning everywhere she’s been.

On Monday, the Sky announced the hiring of Latricia Trammell as a special assistant coach under Tyler Marsh, adding one of the most experienced and respected minds in women’s basketball to a team desperate for a reset. As per reports, Trammell will replace assistant coach Courtney Paris.

In 2025, for the second straight year, the Chicago Sky ended their season searching for answers. And once again, the lone steady light in a turbulent stretch was Angel Reese, who averaged 14.7 points on 45.8% shooting, a league-best 12.6 rebounds, 3.7 assists, and 1.5 steals in 31.6 minutes per game. Her rise has been undeniable, but the franchise around her hasn’t kept pace.

In the 2024 WNBA season, when Angel Reese joined the Sky as a rookie, the team went 13-27, their worst record in six years, which resulted in them missing the WNBA playoffs. As a result, the Sky’s front office fired head coach Teresa Weatherspoon, whom Reese labelled as one of her biggest mentors. But 2025 wasn’t any better.

Last season, the team finished with a 10-34 record under the new head coach, Marsh, tying them with the Dallas Wings for the worst record in the league. However, the Sky isn’t planning to waste another year of Angel Reese’s prime, as they continue to build their roster around her.

Opening about the recent hire, as per a press release by the Chicago Sky, Marsh said, “Latricia’s three decades of coaching experience and impressive resume make her a thrilling addition to the staff. She’s produced impressive results at every level of her career and will be key in elevating the Sky.”

Trammell now becomes the second assistant on Marsh’s staff with WNBA head-coaching experience, joining Tanisha Wright, who previously led the Atlanta Dream and built her reputation as a defensive specialist and five-time All-Defense honoree. Latricia Trammell isn’t just another staff addition. She’s a coach with a proven track record of transforming teams rapidly.

What does Latricia Trammell bring to the table?

Her WNBA journey began in 2017 with the San Antonio Stars. Two years later, she joined the Los Angeles Sparks’ staff as an assistant coach and defensive specialist, quickly becoming a trusted voice behind one of the league’s toughest defensive units. During that stretch, Sparks players collected All-WNBA selections, Defensive Player of the Year honors, and multiple top-three award finishes.

However, Latricia Trammell’s biggest breakthrough came in 2023 when she took over as the Dallas Wings’ head coach. In her first season there, Trammell guided the Wings to 22 wins, their best record since moving to Dallas and their strongest season since the franchise’s Finals run as the Detroit Shock.

Under her guidance, Dallas won its first playoff series since relocating and ranked among the best teams in pace and scoring. In her first season with Dallas, she was even runner-up for WNBA Coach of the Year. In 2024, however, Dallas hit a new low after having an injury-riddled season. Satou Sabally missed 25 games, while Natasha Howard and Maddy Siegrist missed 13 each.

Following this, Trammell was relieved of her duties. Most recently, she returned to Los Angeles in 2025 as a special assistant, helping the Sparks become one of the highest-scoring teams in the league.

Also, before she ever stepped into the WNBA, Trammell had already put together a really solid run in both high school and college coaching. Across those years, her teams went 255–131, which says a lot about her consistency.

Her most impressive stretch was at Oklahoma City University, her alma mater, where she coached the team to NAIA titles in 2014 and 2015. In just three seasons there, she finished with an 85–10 record, the kind of run that helped shape her coaching reputation long before the pros came calling.

Chicago needed someone who knows how to build identity, sharpen talent, and create systems that lift young stars. And the 57-year-old has done it everywhere she’s coached.

“Number one, I can’t coach lazy, and number two, I don’t like to be average,” Trammell once said.

So, now she arrives in Chicago with a chance to pull things together alongside Angel Reese. The team also holds the No. 5 pick in the 2026 WNBA Draft, and with Trammell now on staff, the Sky could quietly turn into one of next season’s most dangerous sleepers.