WNBA Commissioner Cathy Engelbert to Retire at Year-End
WNBA Commissioner Cathy Engelbert is retiring at the end of the year and has engaged a search firm to vet candidates for her replacement.
Amarillo, TX, October 17, 2026 —
WNBA Commissioner Cathy Engelbert is retiring at the end of the year, and a search firm has been engaged to vet candidates for her replacement. The information provided does not identify the firm or any people being considered.
The planned departure will leave the league seeking a new commissioner. No specific date for Engelbert’s retirement beyond “the end of the year” was provided, and no details were given about how the search will proceed or when a successor might be selected.
The available information also does not state why Engelbert is retiring, whether she will remain involved during the transition, or what qualifications the search firm will use to assess candidates. No names of potential successors were provided.
The search firm’s role, as described, is to vet candidates. The information does not indicate whether the firm will identify candidates, make recommendations, or take part in the final selection. It also does not identify who will make the hiring decision.
Further details about the leadership transition were not provided. The known points are limited to Engelbert’s retirement at year-end and the engagement of a search firm to vet candidates for the commissioner role.
Story summarized from the original created by DOUG FEINBERG, Associated Press on www.myhighplains.com, see more information here.
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