Former New York Liberty coach Patty Coyle has been hired as an assistant coach at Pittsburgh.

"I’m really looking forward to joining the Pitt staff," Coyle said in a statement.
"I’ve had the utmost respect for what (Pitt head coach) Agnus (Berenato) has done at Pitt and I am looking forward to being a part of it in the years to come.”

Coyle led the Liberty to the playoffs four times in her five seasons and was an assistant coach with the team from 1999-2004, helping the Liberty reach the WNBA final three times. She had an 100-77 record in six seasons as the head coach at Loyola (Md.) College.