INDIANAPOLIS – Indiana Fever hired Stephanie White On Friday, he appointed her as coach to a team led by WNBA Rookie of the Year Caitlin Clark.

White spent the past two seasons as the head coach of the Connecticut Sun before parting ways with the team earlier this week.

The former Purdue standout served on the Fever coaching staff from 2011-16 and served as head coach the last two of those seasons. The Fever won the WNBA championship in 2012 while on White’s roster.

“I am incredibly proud and honored to return home to Indiana and lead the Fever at such a pivotal moment in the history of this franchise, as well as such a pivotal time in women’s athletics,” White said in a statement. “This team is and always will be determined to win, and I look forward to working every day to help bring another WNBA championship to the world’s greatest basketball fans.”

White replaces Christie Sides, who led the Fever to a 20-20 record last season and the franchise’s first playoff appearance since 2016. I continue from SidesHe was the head coach for two seasons before being let go last Sunday.

Indiana is the first of seven head coaching positions to be filled in the league.

“I am thrilled to have Stephanie return to the team as we enter this new era of Fever basketball,” said Fever president of basketball operations Kelly Krauskopf. “Stephanie is part of the fabric of this franchise, both as a former player and as a member of our championship coaching staff; so I’m very familiar with his elite basketball IQ and leadership style. “I’m confident there is no one who understands our culture better or is equipped to take our group of players to the next level.”

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