The New York Liberty had a disappointing end to the 2026 WNBA season. New York was swept out of the playoff by Atlanta, extinguishing their hopes of a deep postseason run before they began. Team ownership was clearly not pleased with that outcome, which led to a huge announcement on Tuesday.

The Liberty will not retain Chris DeMarco as their head coach for the 2027 season, per ESPN's Alexa Philippou.

New York went 26-18 during the regular season and barely made the playoffs as the No. 8 seed in 2026. They could not get a single playoff win before being eliminated in the first round.

Article Continues Below

Now the Liberty will be on the hunt for their third head coach in three seasons.

More on this story to come.