Christie Sides

Christie Sides
Christie Sides coaching the Indiana Fever in 2024
Personal information
Born (1977-01-17) January 17, 1977 (age 47)
Baton Rouge, Louisiana, U.S.
Career information
High schoolCentral Private (Central, Louisiana)
College
Coaching career2000–2024
Career history
2000–2002Ruston High School (assistant)
2002–2004Louisiana Tech (assistant)
2004–2007LSU (assistant)
2007–2013Spartak Moscow (assistant)
2011–2016Chicago Sky (assistant)
2016–2017Northwestern (ass. HC)
2017–2019Indiana Fever (assistant)
2019–2022Louisiana–Monroe (ass. HC)
2022Atlanta Dream (assistant)
2023–2024Indiana Fever

Christie Sides (born January 17, 1977) is an American basketball head coach, most recently for the Indiana Fever of the WNBA.[1] Sides has previously been an assistant coach for the Fever, Chicago Sky, and Atlanta Dream in the league. She has also been an assistant coach at the collegiate level.

Early life and education

Sides grew up in Baton Rouge, Louisiana and attended Central Private High School. She played basketball and was named the Louisiana Gatorade Player of the Year for her senior year. She finished her high school career with 3,375 points.[2] Following her high school career, she attended Ole Miss and Louisiana Tech. While at Louisiana Tech, Sides helped the Lady Techsters reach the 1999 Final Four.

Coaching career

Sides began her coaching career at Ruston High School as an assistant coach for the varsity team. She also served as the head JV coach for 2 seasons. Following that, Sides returned to her alma mater and became an assistant at Louisiana Tech. She then moved on to join Pokey Chatman's staff at LSU. While at LSU, she was a part of three Final Fours.[3]

Following her time at LSU, Sides followed Chatman into the professional ranks, first overseas with the Spartak Moscow Region team and then with the WNBA's Chicago Sky.[4]

Sides went back to the NCAA level for the 2016–17 season and joined the Northwestern Wildcats staff. She was promoted to associate head coach on May 18, 2017, but resigned from her position to join back with Chatman and become an assistant with the Indiana Fever.[5][6]

Following three years with the Fever, Sides returned to the NCAA, this time joining the Louisiana–Monroe staff.[7]

She re-joined the WNBA ranks in 2022 on Tanisha Wright's staff with the Atlanta Dream.[8]

Indiana Fever

Sides got her first head coaching job in 2022, when she was hired as the ninth head coach in Indiana Fever franchise history.[9]In 2024, Sides helped guide Fever to reach their 1st playoffs since 2016. At the end of 2024 season, the Fever announced they were parting with Sides.[10]

WNBA

Current as of game on September 4, 2024

Legend
Regular season G Games coached W Games won L Games lost W–L % Win–loss %
Playoffs PG Playoff games PW Playoff wins PL Playoff losses PW–L % Playoff win–loss %
Team Year G W L W–L% Finish PG PW PL PW–L% Result
IND 2023 40 13 27 .325 10th in Eastern — — — — Missed Playoffs
IND 2024 40 20 20 .500 3rd in Eastern 2 0 2 .000 Lost in First Round
Career 80 33 47 .413 — 2 0 2 .000 —

References

  1. ^ "Indiana Fever Hire Christie Sides as Head Coach". fever.wnba.com. WNBA. Retrieved November 21, 2022.
  2. ^ "CHRISTIE SIDES". ulmwarhawks.com. ULM Athletics. Retrieved November 21, 2022.
  3. ^ "Indiana Fever Hire Christie Sides as Head Coach". beyondwomenssports.com. Beyond Women's Sports. Retrieved November 21, 2022.
  4. ^ VanTryon, Matthew. "5 things to know about new Indiana Fever coach Christie Sides". indystar.com. Indy Star. Retrieved November 21, 2022.
  5. ^ "CHRISTIE SIDES". nusports.com. NU Athletics. Retrieved November 21, 2022.
  6. ^ Paxton, Cole. "Women's Basketball: Top assistant Sides resigns from Northwestern". dailynorthwestern.com. Daily Northwestern. Retrieved November 21, 2022.
  7. ^ "Sides Introduced as Women's Basketball Assistant Coach". ulmwarhawks.com. ULM Warhawks Athletics. Retrieved November 21, 2022.
  8. ^ "Atlanta Dream Head Coach Tanisha Wright Finalizes Coaching and Development Staff". dream.wnba.com. WNBA. Retrieved November 21, 2022.
  9. ^ "Indiana Fever Hire Christie Sides as Head Coach". fever.wnba.com. Indiana Fever. Retrieved August 11, 2023.
  10. ^ "Indiana Fever Announce Head Coaching Change". fever.wnba.com. Indiana Fever. Retrieved October 27, 2024.