Sandy Brondello

Quick Facts

Full Name	Sandy Brondello
Occupation	Basketball Coach
Date Of Birth	Aug 20, 1968(1968-08-20)
Age	56
Birthplace	Mackay
Country	Australia
Birth City	Queensland
Horoscope	Leo

Sandy Brondello Biography

Sandy Brondello is one of the most popular and richest Basketball Coach who was born on August 20, 1968 in Mackay, Queensland, Australia. Women’s basketball coach, who won the WNBA Championship as well as The Coach of the Year honor during her debut WNBA season as the head Coach of Phoenix Mercury. Phoenix Mercury. As an athlete she was a famous shooting guard, playing for Australia at 4 Olympic Games.

She was a coach Finals MVP She coached Finals MVP Dianna Taurasi to a WNBA title with the Phoenix Mercury in 2014. to an WNBA title as a member of The Phoenix Mercury in 2014.

Brondello grew up in Mackay, Queensland, where her parents had a sugar cane farm. At the age of 9, she started to play basketball in a grass court her father built in the backyard Brondello’s career began in Australia’s Women’s National Basketball League, where she was named the Australian Basketball Player of the Year in 1992. Brondello played for 10 seasons in the WNBL, reaching the playoffs on three occasions and being named Most Valuable Player in 1995 as a member of the Brisbane Blazers. She also played between 1992 and 2002 in Germany for BTV Wuppertal, winning ten national championships and the 1995–96 FIBA Women’s European Champions Cup.

Brondello started her WNBA career in 1998 by being selected in the fourth round (34th overall) by the newly formed Detroit Shock, becoming an All-Star in the first WNBA All-Star Game in 1999. She was selected by the Indiana Fever in late 1999’s expansion draft, but never played a game for them, being traded to the Miami Sol along with a first-round pick for Stephanie McCarty. After sitting out of the 2002 season due to a foot injury playing for Wuppertal during the WNBA offseason, Brondello signed as a free agent with the Seattle Storm in 2003, joining fellow Australians Lauren Jackson and Tully Bevilaqua. Brondello was one of the top three-point shooters in league history, her .410 percentage ranking fourth all-time.

She got married to her fellow Basketball coach Olaf Lange.

Sandy Brondello Net Worth

Sandy Brondello is one of the richest Basketball Coach from Australia. According to our analysis, Wikipedia, Forbes & Business Insider, Sandy Brondello 's net worth $5 Million. (Last Update: December 11, 2023)

She was raised on a sugarcane farm situated in Mackay, Queensland.

She was a star playing in the Australian Women’s National Basketball League, where she was awarded the MVP award while an athlete of the Brisbane Blazers in 1995.

Sandra Anne “Sandy” Brondello (born 20 August 1968) is an Australian women’s basketball coach, and the current coach of the Phoenix Mercury of the WNBA. Brondello played in Australia, Germany and the WNBA before retiring to become a coach. The 1.70 m (5’7″) Brondello is one of Australia’s all-time best shooting guards. She played on Australia’s “Opals” national team at four Summer Olympics, and won three medals (one bronze, two silvers). She attended the Australian Institute of Sport in 1986–1987, and was inducted to the Australian Basketball Hall of Fame in 2010.

Height, Weight & Body Measurements

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Who is Sandy Brondello Dating?

According to our records, Sandy Brondello married to Olaf Lange. As of December 1, 2023, Sandy Brondello’s is not dating anyone.

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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.

Facts & Trivia

Sandy Ranked on the list of most popular Basketball Coach. Also ranked in the elit list of famous people born in Australia. Sandy Brondello celebrates birthday on August 20 of every year.

Top Facts about Sandy Brondello

1. Sandy Brondello is a retired Australian basketball player.
2. She played for the Australian national team from 1992-2004.
3. Brondello won an Olympic silver medal in 2000.
4. She was named WNBL MVP three times (1995, 1996, and 2001).
5. Brondello has coached in the WNBA since 2010.
6. She won Coach of the Year in the WNBA twice (2018, 2020).
7. Brondello led Australia to a bronze medal at the 2014 FIBA World Championship.
8. In her playing career, she won championships in Australia, Italy, and Russia.
9. Brondello was inducted into the Australian Basketball Hall of Fame in 2010.
10. As of May 2021, she is still coaching with the Phoenix Mercury in the WNBA.

Who is Sandy Brondello husband?

Olaf Lange

What is Sandy Brondello doing now?

Sandra Anne “Sandy” Brondello (born 20 August 1968) is an Australian women’s basketball coach, and the current head coach of the New York Liberty of the WNBA.

Who did Sandy Brondello play for?

Brondello finished a stellar 17-year professional playing career with a five- year run in the WNBA in which she played for Detroit (1998-99), Miami (2001-02) and Seattle (2003) , and was named a 1999 WNBA All-Star.

How old is Sandy Brondello?

53 years (August 20, 1968)

Does Sandy Brondello children?

When the players (“foxes”) leave the court, two “fox-cubs” appear. While I am talking to Sandy, her children Brody and Jayda start shooting balls with their dad. — Your relationship with Olaf started while you were playing for a German club. He was your coach.