On Wednesday, the Connecticut Sun announced that Rachid Meziane, a French national, will be their head coach. Meziane is currently the head coach for Villeneuve D’Ascq in Lille, as well as the Belgium women’s national team.
This is an interesting move by new Sun General Manager Morgan Tuck. Meziane is a European and has only coached squads in Europe to this point. I know this isn’t a Washington Mystics piece, but his hiring still has implications on what could happen to their roster because of their Belgian influence.
Meziane has led the Cats since 2022, where they won a Gold Medal in Women’s EuroBasket 2023 and made the semifinals in the 2024 Olympics.