2026 Toronto Tempo season

The 2026 Toronto Tempo season is the franchise's inaugural season in the Women's National Basketball Association and first under head coach Sandy Brondello.

Draft

Round Pick Player Position Nationality College/Club Outcome Ref. 1 6Kiki RiceGUCLA 2 22Teonni KeyFKentucky 2 26Saffron ShielsGTownsville Fire 3 36Charlise DunnGDavidson

Transactions

Front office and coaching DateDetails Ref. February 20, 2025 Hired Monica Wright Rogers as General Manager May 30, 2025 Hired Eli Horowitz as Assistant General Manager and Senior Vice President of Basketball Strategy November 4, 2025 Hired Sandy Brondello as Head Coach January 15, 2026 Hired Ciara Carl and Brian Lankton as Assistant Coaches

Expansion draft On April 3, 2026, an expansion draft was held to help fill the roster for the Tempo.

Player Former Team Ref. Julie Allemand Los Angeles Sparks Nyara Sabally New York Liberty Marina Mabrey Connecticut Sun Aaliyah Nye Las Vegas Aces Lexi Held Phoenix Mercury María Conde Golden State Valkyries Maria Kliundikova Minnesota Lynx Adja Kane New York Liberty Nikolina Milić Connecticut Sun Kitija Laksa Phoenix Mercury Kristy Wallace Indiana Fever

Trades April To Toronto Tempo2026 No. 26 draft pick To Chicago SkyProtection from Tempo during 2026 WNBA expansion draft

Free agency Extensions Player Date Notes Ref.

Additions Player Date Notes Former Team Ref.

Roster

Depth chart Pos.StarterBench PG SG SF PF C

Schedule

Preseason Source:

| 1 | April 29 | Connecticut | L 78–83 | Lexi Held (21) | Balogun, Juškaitė (4) | Rocci, Wallace (3) | Coca-Cola Coliseum8,210 | 0–1

| 2 | May 1 | @ Minnesota | L 66–73 | Elizabeth Balogun (12) | Fágbénlé, Juškaitė (7) | Allemand, Fágbénlé, Key, Nye, Rice (2) | Target Center7,821 | 0–2

Regular season Source:

| 1 | May 8 | Washington | L 65–68 | Marina Mabrey (27) | Marina Mabrey (7) | Allemand, Mabrey, Sykes (2) | Coca-Cola Coliseum8,210 | 0–1

| 2 | May 13 | Seattle | W 86–73 | Marina Mabrey (26) | Conde, Sykes (8) | Allemand, Sykes (6) | Coca-Cola Coliseum8,142 | 1–1

| 3 | May 15 | @ Los Angeles | L 95–99 | Brittney Sykes (27) | Nyara Sabally (9) | Brittney Sykes (7) | Crypto.com Arena11,861 | 1–2

| 4 | May 17 | @ Los Angeles | W 106–96 | Brittney Sykes (38) | Teonni Key (7) | Mabrey, Sabally (4) | Crypto.com Arena11,648 | 2–2

| 5 | May 19 | @ Phoenix | W 98–90 | Brittney Sykes (31) | Rice, Sykes (7) | Brittney Sykes (6) | Mortgage Matchup Center9,337 | 3–2

| 6 | May 21 | @ Minnesota | L 72–100 | Kia Nurse (23) | Kiki Rice (6) | Rice, Sykes (4) | Target Center8,910 | 3–3

| 7 | May 23 | Portland | L 80–99 | Mabrey, Rice (19) | Conde, Mabrey, Rice (5) | Marina Mabrey (8) | Coca-Cola Coliseum8,210 | 3–4

| 8 | May 27 | @ Chicago | W 111–104 | Nyara Sabally (29) | Kiki Rice (8) | Mabrey, Rice (7) | Wintrust Arena6,209 | 4–4

| 9 | May 30 | Seattle | W 92–73 | Marina Mabrey (18) | Conde, Rice (6) | Allemand, Mabrey (4) | Coca-Cola Coliseum8,210 | 5–4

| bgcolor=#FED8B1| 10 | June 3 | @ New York | L 82–97 | Mabrey, Sykes (17) | Conde, Sabally (6) | Marina Mabrey (4) | Barclays Center14,574 | 5–5

| bgcolor=#FED8B1| 11 | June 7 | Chicago | W 85–68 | Brittney Sykes (25) | Brittney Sykes (7) | Marina Mabrey (6) | Coca-Cola Coliseum8,210 | 6–5

| bgcolor=#FED8B1| 12 | June 10 | Connecticut | w 106–102 (OT) | Brittney Sykes (38) | Laura Juškaitė (6) | Julie Allemand (4) | Coca-Cola Coliseum8,210 | 7–5

| bgcolor=#FED8B1| 13 | June 12 | @ Washington | L 85–86 | Marina Mabrey (27) | Conde, Harrison (6) | María Conde (4) | CareFirst Arena4,200 | 7–6

| bgcolor=#FED8B1| 14 | June 14 | Atlanta | L 77–102 | Isabelle Harrison (17) | Marina Mabrey (4) | Julie Allemand (6) | Coca-Cola Coliseum8,210 | 7–7

| bgcolor=#FED8B1| 15 | June 16 | @ Indiana | L 91–113 | Laura Juškaitė (19) | Isabelle Harrison (8) | Marina Mabrey (7) | Gainbridge Fieldhouse15,017 | 7–8

| 16 | June 19 | @ Connecticut | W 101–97 | Marina Mabrey (37) | Temi Fagbenle (9) | Julie Allemand (9) | Mohegan Sun Arena7,078 | 8–8

| 17 | June 22 | @ Atlanta | L 87–94 | Marina Mabrey (23) | Isabelle Harrison (10) | Mabrey, Nurse (4) | Gateway Center Arena9,685 | 8–9

| 18 | June 25 | Los Angeles | W 125–97 | Marina Mabrey (53) | Laura Juškaitė (12) | Julie Allemand (14) | Coca-Cola Coliseum8,210 | 9–9

| 19 | June 27 | Phoenix | L 80–89 | Nyara Sabally (14) | Allemand, Harrison (7) | Julie Allemand (10) | Scotiabank Arena15,687 | 9–10

| 20 | July 5 | Dallas | L 76–89 | Marina Mabrey (19) | María Conde (10) | Mabrey, Sabally (5) | Coca-Cola Coliseum8,210 | 9–11

| 21 | July 8 | Golden State | L 75–83 | Isabelle Harrison (24) | Isabelle Harrison (8) | Julie Allemand (7) | Coca-Cola Coliseum8,210 | 9–12

| 22 | July 10 | Dallas | L 95–108 | Marina Mabrey (34) | Isabelle Harrison (8) | María Conde (9) | Bell Centre20,996 | 9–13

| 23 | July 12 | New York | W 93–91 | Marina Mabrey (30) | Harrison, Sabally (7) | Julie Allemand (10) | Bell Centre12,724 | 10–13

| 24 | July 14 | Washington | L 62–79 | Julie Allemand (15) | Allemand, Harrison (5) | Conde, Mabrey (3) | Coca-Cola Coliseum8,210 | 10–14

| 25 | July 17 | Atlanta | L 92–111 | Marina Mabrey (26) | Julie Allemand (5) | Julie Allemand (6) | Coca-Cola Coliseum8,210 | 10–15

| 26 | July 20 | Las Vegas | L 83–109 | Isabelle Harrison (26) | Isabelle Harrison (11) | Marina Mabrey (5) | Coca-Cola Coliseum8,210 | 10–16 |- align=center |colspan=9 bgcolor="#bbcaff"|All-Star Game

| 27 | July 28 | @ Minnesota | L 93–100 | Marina Mabrey (25) | María Conde (10) | Julie Allemand (7) | Target Center12,121 | 10–17

| 28 | July 30 | Minnesota | L 72–104 | Laura Juškaitė (19) | Laura Juškaitė (5) | Julie Allemand (6) | Scotiabank Arena18,145 | 10–18

| 29 | August 2 | @ Golden State | L 79–96 | Nyara Sabally (19) | Nyara Sabally (8) | Julie Allemand (6) | Chase Center18,064 | 10–19

| 30 | August 4 | @ Golden State | L 81–92 | Nyara Sabally (21) | Conde, Sabally (6) | Julie Allemand (8) | Chase Center18,064 | 10–20

| 31 | August 6 | @ Portland | L 83–97 | Nyara Sabally (17) | Aneesah Morrow (8) | Julie Allemand (12) | Moda Center12,379 | 10–21

| 32 | August 10 | @ Atlanta | L 95–107 | Marina Mabrey (36) | Nyara Sabally (12) | Kiki Rice (6) | Gateway Center Arena3,575 | 10–22

| 33 | August 12 | @ Dallas | L 88–94 | Marina Mabrey (23) | Isabelle Harrison (10) | Harrison, Rice (5) | College Park Center6,251 | 10–23

| 34 | August 18 | Indiana | L 95–101 | Marina Mabrey (22) | Aneesah Morrow (16) | Kiki Rice (6) | Scotiabank Arena19,300 | 10–24

| 35 | August 19 | @ Washington | L 82–93 | Kiki Rice (19) | Aneesah Morrow (8) | Allemand, Juškaitė, Nurse (4) | CareFirst Arena4,200 | 10–25

| 36 | August 21 | Portland | W 82–79 | Isabelle Harrison (25) | Isabelle Harrison (10) | Julie Allemand (6) | Rogers Arena12,414 | 11–25

| 37 | August 23 | Las Vegas | L 78–88 | Kia Nurse (19) | Isabelle Harrison (7) | Kiki Rice (5) | Rogers Arena15,877 | 11–26

| 38 | August 26 | @ Seattle | L 78–90 | Kiki Rice (24) | Isabelle Harrison (14) | Kiki Rice (5) | Climate Pledge Arena11,558 | 11–27

| 39 | August 28 | @ Las Vegas | L 73–93 | Isabelle Harrison (15) | Laura Juškaitė (8) | Harrison, Rice (4) | Michelob Ultra Arena10,523 | 11–28

| 40 | August 29 | @ Phoenix | L 69–101 | Isabelle Harrison (16) | Isabelle Harrison (10) | Kiki Rice (5) | Mortgage Matchup Center11,699 | 11–29

| 41 | September 18 | Indiana | L 85–103 | Laura Juškaitė (22) | Isabelle Harrison (9) | Allemand, Rice (5) | Coca-Cola Coliseum8,210 | 11–30

| 42 | September 20 | New York | L 69–106 | Laura Juškaitė (28) | Isabelle Harrison (8) | Kiki Rice (5) | Coca-Cola Coliseum8,210 | 11–31

| 43 | September 22 | @ Chicago | L 85–97 | Isabelle Harrison (21) | Isabelle Harrison (13) | Kiki Rice (7) | Wintrust Arena8,036 | 11–32

| 44 | September 24 | @ Connecticut | L 81–95 | Kiki Rice (28) | Isabelle Harrison (10) | Julie Allemand (5) | Mohegan Sun Arena8,911 | 11–33

Notes: Games highlighted in represent Commissioner's Cup games.

Standings

References

External links Official website of the Toronto Tempo