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Paige Bueckers Urges WNBA Hire Black Women Coaches

7/14/2026

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Bueckers Calls Coaches

Dallas Wings guard Paige Bueckers called for hiring Black women as head coaches in the WNBA.
She noted that, for the first time since 2020, no Black women hold head-coaching jobs in the league.
The league’s 15 head coaches include only two Black men and seven women.
Bueckers, the No. 1 pick in last year’s draft, will start in the WNBA All-Star Game later this month.

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Bueckers Powers Win

Paige Bueckers became the third-youngest point guard to record 20 points, 5 rebounds and 10 assists in the 96-91 win over Chicago.
She averages 20.7 points, 6.3 assists and 4.2 rebounds, leading the Dallas Wings in scoring.
The Wings are 16-8, fourth in the league, with a five-game winning streak, the second-longest.
Coach Jose Fernandez praised the team’s grit for erasing a 10-point fourth-quarter deficit while urging avoidance of early lapses.

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Storm Fires

Seattle Storm fired Noelle Quinn after 2025, ending the WNBA’s final Black female head-coach role.
The only Black coaches left are Tyler Marsh (Chicago Sky) and Sydney Johnson (Washington Mystics).
Former NFL safety Ryan Clark called Paige Bueckers “the real one” on X.
X users split, accusing Bueckers of “calling for Black lesbians” and saying the Wings never interviewed a Black woman for coaching, sparking debate on framing and equity.

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Bueckers Calls Coaches

Dallas Wings guard Paige Bueckers called for hiring Black women as head coaches in the WNBA.
She noted that, for the first time since 2020, no Black women hold head-coaching jobs in the league.
The league’s 15 head coaches include only two Black men and seven women.
Bueckers, the No. 1 pick in last year’s draft, will start in the WNBA All-Star Game later this month.

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