Stephanie White has resigned as head coach of the Connecticut Sun, the team announced Monday.

In her two seasons at Connecticut, White posted a 55-25 record (including 28-12 this season) and led the Sun to two semifinal appearances. She was named the 2023 WNBA Coach of the Year.

“We parted ways on good terms because some of (White’s) decision-making process wasn’t just about basketball,” Connecticut Sun president Jen Rizzotti told ESPN, adding that she expects White to return at a later date will talk about their decision at that time.

The WNBA currently has seven head coaching vacancies. Prior to the Sun’s announcement, the Indiana Fever were the latest to move on from head coach Christie Sides.

The Chicago Sun-Times reported earlier Monday that the Fever were pursuing White to replace Sides as coach. White was the Fever’s coach in 2015 and 2016.

White didn’t confirm what might be next for her, but said it was a “professional and personal decision” to leave the Sun and thanked Connecticut for what the organization did for her.

“It’s not an easy decision to leave Connecticut, but I think it’s the best one for my family and my career,” White told ESPN. “It meant a lot to me – I’m so grateful to Jen and the organization. – Having such a great team and coaching staff meant a lot to me.

“So that wasn’t easy. But at the end of the day, being away from my family is certainly hard for me. From a professional and personal perspective, I think it’s the best decision.”

The Sun will look to hire White’s replacement, ideally in the next few weeks, Rizzotti said.

“I think No. 1 is just some stability in an uncertain time in the WNBA,” Rizzotti told ESPN about what the franchise is looking for. “I think there is likely to be a lot of roster turnover across the league and I want to look for a leader who is ready to lead us into the future to maintain some level of competitiveness and if there is “We’re retooling our squad a little bit so we can grow with this team and as an organization.”

The Sun – who have reached the semifinals each of the last six seasons – currently have their entire roster with the exception of Marina Mabrey, Tyasha Harris and Olivia Nelson-Ododa, who will enter free agency in 2025. This includes All-Stars stars Alyssa Thomas, DeWanna Bonner and Brionna Jones.

“I think our goal will always be to win a championship, but it might just have to be a different path,” Rizzotti said. “And I want to give our next coach the time to figure out what that is.”

Rizzotti said the organization is open-minded about the type of candidates it is considering, but that it has “coaches (on the market year-round) to ensure there is continuity in terms of player contacts, training sessions and facetime, and that we are able to build what we have.” “Doing in community” is a priority.

“The hard thing is it feels like there isn’t a lot of job security in the WNBA. I don’t think that’s the case in Connecticut,” Rizzotti said. “I would like to think this is a place where you can have some time to really build the squad and the program.”