Dallas Wings: Meet the 2023 coaching staff

dallas – in Dallas Suites excellent! Coach Latricia Tramell has introduced the remainder of her teaching workers, together with two WNBA and school stars, who will be part of her in her quest for a WNBA championship in DFW this coming season.

First, meet the latest assistant coaches: April Schilling and Courtney Paris. They are going to be part of beforehand introduced assistant coach Brandi Paul.

Schilling stops at each stage of basketball, most lately serving as head coach with Bella Vista Faculty Prep in Scottsdale, Arizona.

“It’s a blessing to unite with Coach Trammell. I hope to be a contributing member of this group as we attempt for excellence,” Schilling mentioned of becoming a member of the Wings.

Schilling was a part of the Nigerian ladies’s basketball Olympic workforce squad in 2021, and made her WNBA teaching debut in 2020 when she joined the Indiana Fever as an assistant coach. Previous to her teaching profession, she performed on the collegiate stage with the legendary Pat Summitt on the College of Tennessee, serving to the workforce advance to 3 Candy 16 appearances and two Closing Fours.

Schilling then transferred to UCSB the place she helped lead this system to the primary Candy 16 look in program historical past.

As knowledgeable participant within the WNBA, Schilling has frolicked with three groups, particularly the New York Liberty, Minnesota Lynx, and Washington Mystics.

“I’ve at all times admired April’s relentless drive to educate and educate the sport of basketball,” Trammell mentioned. “She has expertise in any respect ranges of basketball and is an elite coach with regards to the Xs and Os of the sport. She is going to convey great insights to our workforce and I’m thrilled to welcome her to Dallas.”

If Paris seems to be acquainted, that is as a result of she was a star on the College of Oklahoma and the workforce’s all-time chief in factors and rebounds. She turned the primary feminine NCAA participant—no matter gender or division—to build up 2,500 profession factors and a pair of,000 rebounds.

Paris was the primary four-time Related Press, USBWA All-American, and USBWA All-American in ladies’s school basketball historical past.

Within the 2009 WNBA Draft, Paris was chosen seventh by the Sacramento Monarchs. Over the course of her 10-year profession, she had stints with the Tulsa Shock and Dallas Wings, earlier than ending her profession with the Seattle Storm the place she received a championship in 2018.

When she retired from the league in 2020, she returned to her alma mater, the place she spent the 2020-21 season as an assistant coach.

“I am extraordinarily lucky to have somebody like Courtney be part of the workers, as she brings a wealth of expertise from the collegiate {and professional} ranks that may profit our gamers tremendously,” Trammell mentioned. “Her resume as a participant speaks for itself and I can not wait to look at her develop as a coach and educator right here in Dallas. I do know our workforce will look to her as a useful useful resource.”

Paris shared the sentiment and is happy to be part of her former squad.

“I am thrilled to be again on the Dallas Wings. This workforce retains getting extra thrilling… I actually stay up for this summer time and serving to this workforce attain its full potential.”

Trammell introduced Tuesday that Zach Poncic will return because the Wings’ participant improvement coach.

This might be Punchik’s second season with the workforce.

“We’re excited to have Zack again within the Wings household,” Trammell mentioned. “He brings a contemporary perspective to our workers and I do know our gamers belief and respect his coaching and developmental methods. I stay up for working with Zach to assist our workforce take the following step in turning into a championship workforce.”

Previous to becoming a member of the Wings, Buncik ran a abilities improvement undertaking the place he labored with all ranges of basketball gamers, together with NBA and WNBA stars. He was additionally a member of UT-Arlington’s males’s teaching workers, with the workforce having essentially the most profitable streak in program historical past from 2008-2018.

One other Wings worker returning for a second season: power and conditioning coach Preston Smith.

“I am trying ahead to working alongside Preston and having him proceed his improbable work with our gamers, to make sure they’ll at all times compete at their finest stage on and off the sphere,” Trammell mentioned.

The Dallas Wings will open the 2023 season in opposition to the Atlanta Dream on Could 20 at Faculty Park Heart in Arlington. Season tickets and single match tickets might be bought right here.