Stephanie White’s fever pitch resurfaces amid head coaching rumors

The WNBA community was stunned earlier this month when Annie Costabile of the Chicago Sun-Times wrote in an Oct. 10 article, “(Connecticut Sun head coach) Stephanie White is not expected to return to coach the Sun in 2025.”

Costabile later clarified that White – who won the WNBA Coach of the Year award in 2023 – is still under contract with Connecticut until next season. But this hasn’t stopped Indiana Fever fans from openly speculating about whether she could join the Fever this season.

This fan speculation gained further fuel after Costabile wrote on October 23: “Stephanie White has been in discussions with several teams about her future. The three teams still in the picture at the moment are the Sky, Fever and Sun.”

Upon hearing this update, it appears that the Fever front office seemed willing to let go of current head coach Christie Sides if they could replace her with White.

White has obvious ties to the franchise, as she spent five seasons with the Fever during her WNBA playing days, became an assistant coach of Indiana from 2011-2014 after retiring, and then took on head coaching duties for the franchise during the 2015-2016. seasons.

And she’s also heaped praise on the Fever over the course of this season, which has since resurfaced on social media.

On Thursday, X user @the22_LEO posted a video of White talking to Locked On Podcast’s Howard Megdal about the Indiana franchise in August. She said, “Indiana is the basketball state. I’m glad the organization has been revitalized a little bit… And now the next generation of players is taking over.”

That same user posted another video of White (whose Sun team knocked Indiana out of the 2024 WNBA playoffs) speaking at a September 29 press conference, in which she said, “I was born and raised in Indiana, and I’m very proud of Indiana Basketball, and I’m very proud of the Fever organization… and it’s exciting what’s happening with the organization and where they are.”

It is clear that White holds the Fever in very high regard.