One day after announcing a new general manager, the Connecticut Sun have hired Rachid Meziane as the franchise’s new head coach.
Meziane, a native of France, replaces Stephanie White, who was let go in October after two seasons.
Meziane, 44, had been coaching French women’s side ESB Villeneuve-d’Ascq since 2019 where he won the league title in 2023-24 and led the team to a runner-up finish during this past season’s EuroLeague.
Meziane also served as head of video analysis for the French women’s national team from 2014-21 and later guided Belgium to a gold medal at last year’s FIBA European Womens Championship.
During his time in France and Belgium, Meziane coached several players who are currently in the WNBA Kennedy Burke, Shavonte Zellous, Emma Meesseman, Julie Vanloo and Carla Leite.
The Sun are coming off a 28-12 season where they finished four games behind the eventual WNBA champion New York Liberty in the Eastern Conference. In their eighth straight season making the playoffs, they were knocked out in the league semifinals for the second consecutive year.
On Tuesday, the Sun announced that Tuck is the team’s new GM, replacing Darius Taylor, who will take on the roles of chief basketball strategist and director of scouting.