FILE – In this June 16, 2016, file photo, New York Liberty associate head coach Katie Smith watches from the bench during the first half of a WNBA basketball game in Uncasville, Conn. Katie Smith is the new coach of
FILE – In this June 16, 2016, file photo, New York Liberty associate head coach Katie Smith watches from the bench during the first half of a WNBA basketball game in Uncasville, Conn. Katie Smith is the new coach of the New York Liberty. Smith has been an assistant with the Liberty since she retired from the WNBA in 2013. She was promoted to associate head coach in 2016. The team announced Monday, Oct. 16, 2017, that she is taking over for Bill Laimbeer, who served as the Liberty’s coach from 2013-17. (AP Photo/Jessica Hill, File)