Stephanie White employed by Indiana Fever as second coach of Caitlin Clark period

The Indiana Fever employed Stephanie White as coach on Friday, placing her in control of a group led by WNBA Rookie of the Yr Caitlin Clark.

White spent the previous two seasons as head coach of the Connecticut Solar earlier than parting methods with the group earlier this week.

The previous star at Purdue served on the Fever teaching workers from 2011-16, together with as head coach for the ultimate two of these seasons. The Fever gained the WNBA title in 2012 with White on the workers.

“I’m extremely proud and honored to return dwelling to Indiana and lead the Fever throughout such a pivotal second on this franchise’s historical past, in addition to throughout such an necessary time all through ladies’s athletics,” White mentioned in an announcement. “This franchise has and all the time will probably be dedicated to profitable and I stay up for working every single day to assist ship one other WNBA title to the best basketball followers on this planet.”

White replaces Christie Sides, who led the Fever to a 20-20 report final season and the franchise’s first playoff berth since 2016. The group introduced it was transferring on from Sides, who was the pinnacle coach for 2 seasons earlier than being let go final Sunday.

Indiana is the primary of seven head teaching vacancies within the league to be stuffed.

“As we enter this new period of Fever basketball, I’m thrilled to welcome Stephanie again to the franchise,” Fever president of basketball operations Kelly Krauskopf mentioned. “Stephanie is part of the material of this franchise, each as a former participant and as a member of our championship teaching workers, so I’m fairly aware of her elite basketball IQ and management model. I’m assured there is no such thing as a one who higher understands our tradition or is extra outfitted to steer our group of gamers to the following stage.”