Sun name their new GM and appoint Tuck as assistant GM
The Connecticut Sun have named former Atlanta Dream assistant coach Darius Taylor as the new general manager.
The WNBA team also announced that former UConn women’s basketball star Morgan Tuck will serve as assistant general manager. Tuck, who played for the Sun, is the team’s Director of Franchise Development.
Taylor joins the Sun’s staff after serving several roles with the Dream. He was assistant coach, interim head coach, and assistant general manager.
Before joining Atlanta, Taylor served as an assistant coach under Dawn Staley at South Carolina and Temple. He helped recruit the team that won the program’s first NCAA championship in 2017.
Taylor also brings experience from the business side after serving as Manager of Community and Player programs in the NBA’s Developmental League and as an Assistant Director of Competitive Programs with USA Basketball.
Tuck was part of four NCAA title teams at UConn before she was selected by the Sun with the third overall pick in the 2016 WNBA Draft.
“I’m excited to welcome Darius Taylor to the Connecticut Sun organization,” Sun president Jen Rizzotti said in a statement. “His vast and diverse experiences in the game of women’s basketball make him a great choice to guide the short and long term vision here in Connecticut. Darius is known for his relationship building and his understanding of how positive culture impacts overall performance on and off the court. I’m looking forward to seeing his immediate impact on our team and staff.
“And Morgan has been a rising star. She is dedicated to personal and professional growth and has made a tremendous impact on our Community Relations department. Morgan was eager to learn more about the business side of basketball, and with her ability to relate to current and future players, sliding her into an assistant GM position seemed like a natural fit. I am proud to employ and develop former WNBA players in all aspects of our organization, and I look forward to watching Morgan grow under Darius’s guidance.”
During this offseason the Sun had two vacancies to fill after head coach and general manager Curt Miller left for Los Angeles. Rizzotti found a head coach when she hired Stephanie White on Nov. 21
Now, she has a general manager.
“I am very proud to be a part of the Connecticut Sun, which for years has been one of the model organizations on and off the court in the WNBA,” Taylor said in a release. “I’m also extremely excited about helping to empower such a talented group of women and people. I’d like to thank the Mohegan Tribal Council, Kevin Lowry, and Jen Rizzotti for the opportunity to help collectively lead this organization. I look forward to collaborating with our players and staff to continue and build on the winning tradition of this great organization.”
Tuck played for the Sun for four seasons before concluding her WNBA player career with the Seattle Storm where she won a WNBA Championship in 2020. After her WNBA career, Tuck accepted a front office position with Connecticut in May of 2021 as the Director of Franchise Development.