Tanisha Wright’s time with the Atlanta Dream is over.
The Dream announced they had fired Wright after three seasons at the helm of the franchise on Wednesday afternoon. The announcement came days after the Dream were eliminated from the first round of the playoffs this fall.
“Tanisha was an important contributor in our efforts to rebuild the Dream, and we want to thank her for her hard work and dedication to the Dream over the past three seasons and wish her the best in the future,” general manager Dan Padover said in a statement. “At this time, we believe change is needed to take our players and our organization to the next chapter in our efforts to be a top team in the WNBA.”
Wright was hired before the 2022 campaign after a brief stint as an assistant with the Las Vegas Aces. She was hired to replace Mike Petersen and Darius Taylor, who split the 2021 campaign as the Dream’s head coach after the organization parted ways with Nicki Collen the year before.
Wright led the Dream to double-digit wins in each of his three seasons, something the organization had not seen since 2018, but failed to put together a winning record. The Dream has had just one season above .500 in the last decade.
The Dream went 15-25 this season and made the playoffs for the second consecutive season, but were eliminated in the first round by the New York Liberty. The Liberty also swept their first-round series 2-0.
Overall, Wright went 48-68 in her career as the Dream’s head coach.
The Dream will now begin searching for a replacement. They are the third team in the league to part ways with their coach this season. The Los Angeles Sparks fired Curt Miller after two seasons, and the Chicago Sky parted ways with Teresa Weatherspoon after just one season.
