White, an Indiana native who performed school basketball at Purdue, spent 4 of her 5 seasons within the WNBA as a participant with the Fever.
“I’m extremely proud and honored to return house to Indiana and lead the Fever throughout such a pivotal second on this franchise’s historical past,” White mentioned within the assertion saying her hiring.
“This franchise has and all the time will probably be dedicated to successful and I sit up for working each day to assist ship one other WNBA title to the best basketball followers on the planet,” she continued.
White went 55-25 the previous two seasons with Connecticut, main the franchise to the semifinals each instances.
She was additionally the pinnacle coach when Indiana final made a visit to the semifinals in 2015.
White has a monitor document of success, and with Clark and 2023 No. 1 total choose Aliyah Boston set as foundational items, the Fever may quickly be contending for a WNBA title.
Indiana ranked third in offense in 2024 (85 factors per recreation). It struggled on the defensive finish, the place White may have appreciable affect.
The Solar allowed the fewest factors per recreation in White’s two seasons as head coach, whereas the Fever ranked final in 2023 (85.1) and eleventh in 2024 (87.7).
It definitely helped that the Solar have excellent defenders, together with Alyssa Thomas, DeWanna Bonner, DiJonai Carrington and Brionna Jones. Nonetheless, White will possible emphasize protection extra in Indiana than it has over the previous few seasons.
The Fever could possibly be energetic in free company, which begins in February.
The 2025 free-agent class consists of Thomas, Bonner, Jones, Wings ahead Satou Sabally, Aces guard Kelsey Plum and Fever guard Kelsey Mitchell.
White is a home-run rent. And with two of the league’s prime younger abilities, it won’t take lengthy for that to translate to the courtroom.
