to Olympic commitments, in 2000 and 2004. The 2004 tournament in Athens turned out to be Brondello's last major event, with her afterwards investing in a coaching career. Coaching career In 2005, Brondello was named an assistant coach of the San Antonio Silver Stars. She was promoted to head coach in February 2010. In 2009 Brondello was inducted into the Queensland Sport Hall of Fame. Brondello and her husband, associate head coach Olaf Lange, were fired by the Silver Stars in September 2010. Brondello finished her only season as head coach with a 14–20 record, third best in the Western Conference. They were eliminated in the first round of the playoffs by Phoenix two games to none. General manager Dan Hughes regained the title of head coach in January 2011, returning to the dual role he held before promoting Brondello. Brondello would become an assistant coach for the Los Angeles Sparks for the 2011 season. In November 2013, Brondello was hired by the Phoenix Mercury to replace interim coach Russ Pennell. In her inaugural season, Brondello led the Mercury – which featured a former Opals teammate, Penny Taylor – to the league's top record and highest single-season win total in WNBA history, with 29 wins and 5 losses, earning her a Coach of the Year Award. The Mercury eventually won the 2014 WNBA Finals by sweeping the Chicago Sky. In April 2017, Brondello was appointed head coach of the Australian women's basketball team, the Opals. She will combine this role with her WNBA coaching duties. On December 6, 2021, the Phoenix Mercury announced that the team and head coach Sandy Brondello had mutually agreed to part ways and that her contract, which expired after the 2021 season, would not be renewed. On January 7, 2022, Brondello was officially named the head coach of New York Liberty. |- | align="left" | SAS | align="left" |2010 |34||14||20|||| align="center" |3rd in West||2||0||2|| | align="center" |Lost in Western Conference Semi-Finals |- ! style="background:#FDE910;" | align="left" | PHO | align="left" |2014 | 34 || 29|| 5|||| align="center" |1st in West||8 ||7 ||1 || | align="center" |Won WNBA Finals |- | align="left" | PHO | align="left" |2015 | 34 || 20|| 14|||| align="center" |2nd in West||4 ||2 ||2 || | align="center" |Lost in Western Conference Finals |- | align="left" | PHO | align="left" |2016 | 34 || 16|| 18|||| align="center" |4th in West||5 ||2 ||3 ||