Caitlin Clark and new coach Stephanie White are already sharing a piece of fever

The Indiana Fever officially hired Stephanie White as their new coach on Friday, trusting the 47-year-old to guide reigning WNBA Rookie of the Year Caitlin Clark and her teammates to new heights in 2025 and beyond.

White is far from a stranger to the Fever’s 25-year history. She spent five of her six years in the WNBA as a player with Indiana, averaging 6.1 points per game. game and shot 36.5% from three point range.

White was actually the first player in team history to wear a Fever jersey no. 22, as she wore that number for all five years with the organization. Now that she is back on the fever bench, it means that the first no. 22 in franchise history returns to Indianapolis to coach the new No. 22.

It’s pretty cool.

White also has a history on the Fever’s coaching staff. She was hired as an assistant at Indiana in 2011 and was promoted to the head coaching job in 2015, going 37–31 over two seasons and leading the team to the 2015 WNBA Finals before leaving for a collegiate job at Vanderbilt in ’16.

White, who has spent the past two seasons coaching the Connecticut Sun, will now help Clark and the Fever improve on their 20-20 campaign in 2024 that ended with a two-game sweep of the Sun in the first round of the WNBA playoffs.

Get the no. 22 jerseys out, Indianapolis.