Fresh from garnering the No. 1 overall pick in the 2025 WNBA draft, the Dallas Wings now have a new leader. Chris Koclanes, known as a defensive and player development master, has been named the Wings' next head coach.

Koclanes’ Dallas arrival means he’ll reunite with Curt Miller, who was hired as the Wings’ general manager in November. Koclanes and Miller worked together for eight seasons from 2016-22 when Miller was head coach of the Connecticut Sun.

Chris Koclanes spent eight seasons before rejoining college basketball in the WNBA, working under Wings general manager Curt Miller.

The Dallas Wings hired former USC assistant Chris Koclanes as their new head coach, the WNBA franchise announced Monday.

Chris Koclanes has been named the next head coach of the Dallas Wings, the team announced Wednesday. A formal press conference to welcome Koclanes is scheduled for Jan. 9 at Reunion Tower in Dallas.

The Dallas Wings have hired Chris Koclanes as the team's next head coach, as he is set to replace Latricia Trammell.

Another WNBA team has hired its head coach. The Dallas Wings will be led by Chris Koclanes next season after the firing of Latricia Trammell.

Koclanes, who has more than a decade of coaching experience, will attempt to usher in a new and competitive era for the Dallas Wings.

The WNBA now has all of its head coaching spots filled after there were a record seven open positions this offseason