Is Jeff Van Gundy destined to become a woman?s basketball coach?  Marc Berman of the New York Post is saying that if a report out of an Orlando paper rings true Van Gundy could be named the new head coach of the Washington Mystics as early as today and he will coach the team this summer.

The ex-New York Knicks coach still has one year remaining on his contract and the franchise is unaware of any negotiations between Van Gundy and the Mystics.  To coach another NBA team Van Gundy must get permission from the Knicks, but a WNBA team?  No one knows what happens here.

If he does in fact coach a WNBA team this move will hurt the Knicks, who were hoping for compensation to let Van Gundy coach again in the NBA next season.  Van Gundy may feel that joining an NBA team that may have to give up a first-round pick is too costly writes Berman.