The Sky have signed former Creighton Blue Jay Morgan Maly to a developmental to replace Maddy Westbeld, who was recently poached by the Mercury. Maly averaged 18.7 points, 9.7 rebounds, and 3.3 assists per game during the offseason for Proteas in the Greek league.
In light of the recent NCAA eligibility ruling, Liberty training camp attendee Ny'Ceara Prior is entering the transfer portal. The 5'3 point guard averaged 16.3 points, 4.1 rebounds, and 7 assists per game in her last collegiate season at Texas A&M. Currently, Prior is playing in the Upshot league, where she's averaging 5.2/3.1/1.2.
You may also remember 5'3 Prior comprising half of the WNBA's tallest/shortest duo from this preseason alongside 6'11 Han Xu. Prior is the second 2026 training camp attendee to attempt a return to college, after Bella Fontleroy announced her intention to enter the portal yesterday.
Really insightful article from Annie Costabile regarding BLH's recent struggles and potential future with the Liberty. The pictured clip is probably the most interesting part considering BLH has recently fallen largely out of the rotation despite injuries to key stars like Satou Sabally. The other quote that stood out was BLH on her recent DNPs:
"'As a competitor, as somebody who’s worked really hard, as somebody who’s been a part of the organization for a long time, it can sometimes be disappointing and frustrating,” Laney-Hamilton said Tuesday before going scoreless in 15 minutes of the Liberty’s 88-77 loss to the Dallas Wings. “But, you know, that’s also part of the process.'"
https://sky.wnba.com/news/chicago-sky-sign-aicha-coulibaly-to-rest-of-season-contract
CHICAGO (June 28, 2026) — The Chicago Sky signed guard Aicha Coulibaly to a rest-of-season contract, the team announced today.
Coulibaly was most recently on a developmental contract with the Sky. She was selected by the team with the 22nd overall pick in the 2025 WNBA Draft, signing in the 2026 offseason.
She appeared in nine games with the Sky and was activated 10 times this season through Chicago’s first 18 games. In her nine appearances, she averaged 5.0 points, 2.6 rebounds and 1.1 steals in just 14.4 minutes. Coulibaly is second among all Sky players in free throw rate.
Prior to her time with the Sky, Coulibaly played collegiately for five seasons. She averaged 13.2 points, 5.7 rebounds, 1.8 steals and 0.6 blocks across 127 appearances (110 starts) across stints with Auburn and Texas A&M. Coulibaly is a two-time Second Team All-SEC (2021-22 & 2022-23) member.
Chicago continues the 2026 regular season on Sunday, June 28 against the Las Vegas Aces in the United Center at 3 p.m. CT. Follow u/chicagosky on all social media platforms and head to sky.wnba.com for the latest news, content and ticket purchasing. The full 2026 Sky season schedule can be viewed here.
Over the last two seasons, Wilberforce has been the lowest-ranked team in the country by a fairly wide margin. Assistant coach Alaska Richardson is reportedly taking over for Byrd for the 2027 season.
Though the timelines are different, a similar situation happened with Corrinne Tarver over at Fisk before it was announced that the program was getting cut. Is this coaching change simply a redirection, or is this the beginning of the end for Wilberforce?