The WNBA commissioner is scheduled to retire Dec. 31, but says she’ll stay if the search runs into 2027.
Cathy Engelbert hopes the WNBA names her successor by the end of 2026, with her retirement scheduled for Dec. 31. Candidate interviews are reportedly underway. But Dec. 31 isn’t a hard stop: she has said she’ll stay until a replacement is named if the search runs into 2027.
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Cathy Engelbert hopes the WNBA names her successor by the end of 2026, but her scheduled Dec. 31 retirement isn’t an automatic exit. USA TODAY reports that she told The Associated Press she’ll stay as commissioner until a replacement is named if the search runs into 2027. Source
The league is interviewing candidates, SBJ reported on Nov. 13, citing The Athletic. The search began “in earnest” in October, with in-person meetings over the previous two weeks, according to SBJ’s account. Source
Will her successor be named before the new year? “I hope so,” Engelbert told reporters on Nov. 12, according to USA TODAY. She spoke after the WNBA’s annual competition committee meeting in New York, having announced her retirement in September. Source
Engelbert declined to give a head count on Nov. 12. She’d said on Oct. 17 that the pool included both internal and external candidates. USA TODAY also reports that Excel Search & Advisory is interviewing potential replacements and giving her periodic updates. Engelbert said she’d been working on her succession plan for about three and a half years. Source
Ahead of Game 1 of the WNBA Finals, Engelbert said, “You have to have very thick skin.” She also emphasized confidence in sustaining the league’s growth and building relationships with players, agents, the board of governors, owners and other stakeholders, according to USA TODAY. Source
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@usatodaysportsOutgoing WNBA commissioner Cathy Engelbert hopes her successor is named by the end of the year, when she's officially set to retire. https://www.usatoday.com/story/sports/wnba/2026/11/12/cathy-engelbert-wnba-commissioner-replacement-search-underway/92750014007/?taid=6af68b44d0eea100019ade63&utm_campaign=trueanthem&utm_medium=social&utm_source=twitter
@hoopismOutgoing commissioner Cathy Engelbert hopes her replacement is named by the end of the year: https://www.usatoday.com/story/sports/wnba/2026/11/12/cathy-engelbert-wnba-commissioner-replacement-search-underway/92750014007/@SahaDipnotuSAATİN DİPNOTLARI | 13 Kasım 2026 · 05.00–05.59 TSİ AKTARIM | NBA'de 76ers, Raptors'ı 123-112 yendi. 1) AKTARIM | S Sport'a göre NBA'de Philadelphia 76ers, Toronto Raptors'ı 123-112 yendi. NBA'in paylaşımına göre Tyrese Maxey 27 sayı ve 8 asistle oynadı; 76ers sezonda 10-3'e yükseldi. 2) AKTARIM | The Athletic'e göre WNBA, yeni komiser arayışını hızlandırdı. Lig son iki haftada adaylarla yüz yüze görüştü; görevi bırakan komiser Cathy Engelbert, yerine gelecek ismin 31 Aralık'a kadar belirlenmesini umuyor. Kaynak: S Sport; NBA; The Athletic. #SaatinDipnotları #NBA #WNBA@usatodaysportsOutgoing WNBA commissioner Cathy Engelbert hopes her successor is named by the end of the year, when she's officially set to retire. https://www.usatoday.com/story/sports/wnba/2026/11/12/cathy-engelbert-wnba-commissioner-replacement-search-underway/92750014007/?taid=6af68b44d0eea100019ade63&utm_campaign=trueanthem&utm_medium=social&utm_source=twitter@hoopismOutgoing commissioner Cathy Engelbert hopes her replacement is named by the end of the year: https://www.usatoday.com/story/sports/wnba/2026/11/12/cathy-engelbert-wnba-commissioner-replacement-search-underway/92750014007/@SahaDipnotuSAATİN DİPNOTLARI | 13 Kasım 2026 · 05.00–05.59 TSİ AKTARIM | NBA'de 76ers, Raptors'ı 123-112 yendi. 1) AKTARIM | S Sport'a göre NBA'de Philadelphia 76ers, Toronto Raptors'ı 123-112 yendi. NBA'in paylaşımına göre Tyrese Maxey 27 sayı ve 8 asistle oynadı; 76ers sezonda 10-3'e yükseldi. 2) AKTARIM | The Athletic'e göre WNBA, yeni komiser arayışını hızlandırdı. Lig son iki haftada adaylarla yüz yüze görüştü; görevi bırakan komiser Cathy Engelbert, yerine gelecek ismin 31 Aralık'a kadar belirlenmesini umuyor. Kaynak: S Sport; NBA; The Athletic. #SaatinDipnotları #NBA #WNBA@usatodaysportsOutgoing WNBA commissioner Cathy Engelbert hopes her successor is named by the end of the year, when she's officially set to retire. https://www.usatoday.com/story/sports/wnba/2026/11/12/cathy-engelbert-wnba-commissioner-replacement-search-underway/92750014007/?taid=6af68b44d0eea100019ade63&utm_campaign=trueanthem&utm_medium=social&utm_source=twitter@hoopismOutgoing commissioner Cathy Engelbert hopes her replacement is named by the end of the year: https://www.usatoday.com/story/sports/wnba/2026/11/12/cathy-engelbert-wnba-commissioner-replacement-search-underway/92750014007/@SahaDipnotuSAATİN DİPNOTLARI | 13 Kasım 2026 · 05.00–05.59 TSİ AKTARIM | NBA'de 76ers, Raptors'ı 123-112 yendi. 1) AKTARIM | S Sport'a göre NBA'de Philadelphia 76ers, Toronto Raptors'ı 123-112 yendi. NBA'in paylaşımına göre Tyrese Maxey 27 sayı ve 8 asistle oynadı; 76ers sezonda 10-3'e yükseldi. 2) AKTARIM | The Athletic'e göre WNBA, yeni komiser arayışını hızlandırdı. Lig son iki haftada adaylarla yüz yüze görüştü; görevi bırakan komiser Cathy Engelbert, yerine gelecek ismin 31 Aralık'a kadar belirlenmesini umuyor. Kaynak: S Sport; NBA; The Athletic. #SaatinDipnotları #NBA #WNBA@usatodaysportsOutgoing WNBA commissioner Cathy Engelbert hopes her successor is named by the end of the year, when she's officially set to retire. https://www.usatoday.com/story/sports/wnba/2026/11/12/cathy-engelbert-wnba-commissioner-replacement-search-underway/92750014007/?taid=6af68b44d0eea100019ade63&utm_campaign=trueanthem&utm_medium=social&utm_source=twitter@hoopismOutgoing commissioner Cathy Engelbert hopes her replacement is named by the end of the year: https://www.usatoday.com/story/sports/wnba/2026/11/12/cathy-engelbert-wnba-commissioner-replacement-search-underway/92750014007/#11
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