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Indiana Fever Rehire Coach of the Year Stephanie White to Lead Clark and Boston

Nov 1, 2024, 04:39 PM

The Indiana Fever have appointed Stephanie White as their new head coach, the team announced on Friday. White returns to the Fever, where she previously served as head coach from 2015 to 2016, leading the team to the WNBA Finals in 2015. She was also an assistant coach from 2011 to 2014, including during the Fever's 2012 WNBA championship season. A former Fever player, White was inducted into the Indiana Basketball Hall of Fame in 2022. A native of West Lebanon, Indiana, and former Indiana Miss Basketball in 1995, she starred at Purdue University, leading the Boilermakers to a national championship in 1999. Most recently, she was the head coach of the Connecticut Sun, where she was named WNBA Coach of the Year in 2023 and led the team to the semifinals each year. White takes over a Fever team featuring WNBA Rookie of the Year Caitlin Clark and Aliyah Boston, with championship aspirations following the departure of Christie Sides.