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2025 Indiana Fever season

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2025 Indiana Fever season
CoachStephanie White
ArenaGainbridge Fieldhouse
Attendanceper game
Results
Record0–0
Place0th (Eastern)

The 2025 Indiana Fever season will be the franchise's 26th season in the WNBA and their 3rd season under Head Coach Stephanie White, who returns to the franchise where she was previously head coach from 2015-16.[1]

The Fever finished 6th in the 2024 regular season making the playoffs for the 1st time since 2016.[2]

The Fever announced they are parting ways with head coach Christie Sides after the end of the 2024 season.[1] On November 1, the Fever announced Stephanie White as their new head coach[3]

In 2024, the WNBA held its first expansion draft since 2008, marking a historic moment in the league’s growth and evolution. The league's new expansion team, the Golden State Valkyries, selected Temi Fagbenle from the Fever roster.[4]

On January 16, 2025 Pacers Sports & Entertainment announced that the Fever will have its own devoted practice facility walking distance from Gainbridge Fieldhouse by 2027.The $78 million exclusive sports performance center for the Indiana Fever will be spread across 108,000 sq. ft. making it the largest practice facility among the WNBA teams.[5][6]

Draft

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Round Pick Player Position Nationality College/Club Outcome
2 19[7]
2 20
3 33

Transactions

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Front office and coaching

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Date Details Ref.
October 4, 2024 Hired Amber Cox as Chief Operating Officer and General Manager [8]
Lin Dunn named Senior Advisor
October 27, 2024 Fired head coach, Christie Sides [1]
November 1, 2024 Hired Stephanie White as head coach [3]
November 27, 2024 Hired Austin Kelly as an assistant coach [9]
Karima Christmas-Kelly returning as an assistant coach
January 27, 2025 Hired Jackie Maynard as Associate Vice President of Basketball Communications [10]

Trades

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February 2, 2025[11][12]
(Four-team trade)
To Indiana Fever
Sophie Cunningham and the 2025 No. 19 pick (from Phoenix Mercury)
Jaelyn Brown (from Dallas Wings)
To Connecticut Sun
Rebecca Allen and Natasha Cloud (from Phoenix Mercury)
Jacy Sheldon (from Dallas Wings)
2025 No. 8 draft pick (from Indiana Fever)
To Dallas Wings
DiJonai Carrington and Tyasha Harris (from Connecticut Sun)
NaLyssa Smith and right to swap third round picks in 2027 draft (from Indiana Fever)
Mikiah Herbert Harrigan and the 2025 No. 12 pick (from Phoenix Mercury)
To Phoenix Mercury
Alyssa Thomas (from Connecticut Sun)
Satou Sabally, Kalani Brown, and Sevgi Uzun (from Dallas Wings)

Free agency

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Core designation

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Player Date Notes Ref.
Kelsey Mitchell January 16, 2025 Accepted core offer on January 29 [13][14]

Re-signed

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Player Date Notes Ref.

Additions

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Player Date Notes Former Team Ref.
Natasha Howard February 3, 2025 One-year deal Dallas Wings [15]
DeWanna Bonner February 5, 2025 Connecticut Sun [16]
Sydney Colson February 6, 2025 Las Vegas Aces [17]
Brianna Turner February 16, 2025 Details to be announced Chicago Sky [18][19]

Subtractions / Unsigned

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Player Date Reason New Team Ref.
Temi Fagbenle December 6, 2024 Expansion draft Golden State Valkyries [4][20]
Grace Berger February 2, 2025 Waived Minnesota Lynx [21][22]
Victaria Saxton February 3, 2025 [23]
Katie Lou Samuelson February 10, 2025 Waived – contract amendment Seattle Storm [24][25][26]
Erica Wheeler February 12, 2025 Free agency – unrestricted [27]

Roster

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PlayersCoaches
Pos.No.Nat.NameHeightWeightDOBFromYrs
G/F25North MacedoniaBonner, DeWanna6' 4" (1.93m)143 lb (65kg)1987-08-21Auburn15
F/C7United StatesBoston, Aliyah6' 5" (1.96m)220 lb (100kg)2001-12-11South Carolina2
G/F18United StatesBrown, Jaelyn6' 1" (1.85m)170 lb (77kg)1998-10-12California1
G22United StatesClark, Caitlin6' 0" (1.83m)155 lb (70kg)2002-01-22Iowa1
G51United StatesColson, Sydney5' 8" (1.73m)140 lb (64kg)1989-08-06Texas A&M10
G8United StatesCunningham, Sophie6' 1" (1.85m)170 lb (77kg)1996-08-16Missouri6
C12BrazilDantas, Damiris6' 3" (1.91m)214 lb (97kg)1992-11-17Real Celta Vigo9
F6United StatesHoward, Natasha6' 2" (1.88m)165 lb (75kg)1991-09-02Florida State11
G10United StatesHull, Lexie6' 1" (1.85m)155 lb (70kg)1999-09-13Stanford3
G0United StatesMitchell, Kelsey5' 8" (1.73m)160 lb (73kg)1995-11-12Ohio State7
F11United StatesTurner, Brianna6' 3" (1.91m)170 lb (77kg)1996-07-05Notre Dame6
G3AustraliaWallace, Kristy5' 11" (1.8m)157 lb (71kg)1996-01-03Baylor3
Head coach
United States Stephanie White (Purdue)
Assistant coaches
United States Austin Kelly (Duke)
United States Karima Christmas-Kelly (Duke)
Player development
United States Keith Porter (Connecticut Avery Point)
Athletic trainer
United States Garrett Hueber
Strength and conditioning coach
United States Shannon Patterson

Legend
  • (C) Team captain
  • (DP) Unsigned draft pick
  • (FA) Free agent
  • (S) Suspended
  • Injured Injured

  WNBA roster page

Depth

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Pos. Starter Bench
PG
SG
SF
PF
C

Schedule

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Preseason

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2025 pre-season game log
Total: 0–0 (Home: 0–0; Road: 0–0)
May: 0–0 (Home: 0–0; Road: 0–0)
Game Date Team Score High points High rebounds High assists Location
Attendance
Record
1 May 3 Washington Gainbridge Fieldhouse
2 May 4 Brazil Carver–Hawkeye Arena
3 May 10 @ Atlanta Gateway Center Arena
2025 pre-season schedule

Regular season

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2025 game log
Total: 0–0 (Home: 0–0; Road: 0–0)
May: 0–0 (Home: 0–0; Road: 0–0)
Game Date Team Score High points High rebounds High assists Location
Attendance
Record
1 May 17 Chicago Gainbridge Fieldhouse
2 May 20 Atlanta Gainbridge Fieldhouse
3 May 22 @ Atlanta Gateway Center Arena
4 May 24 New York Gainbridge Fieldhouse
5 May 28 @ Washington CareFirst Arena
6 May 30 Connecticut Gainbridge Fieldhouse
June : 0–0 (Home: 0–0; Road: 0–0)
Game Date Team Score High points High rebounds High assists Location
Attendance
Record
7 June 3 Washington Gainbridge Fieldhouse
8 June 7 @ Chicago Wintrust Arena
9 June 10 @ Atlanta Gateway Center Arena
10 June 14 New York Gainbridge Fieldhouse
11 June 17 Connecticut Gainbridge Fieldhouse
12 June 19 @ Golden State Chase Center
13 June 22 @ Las Vegas T-Mobile Arena
14 June 24 @ Seattle Climate Pledge Arena
15 June 26 Los Angeles Gainbridge Fieldhouse
16 June 27 @ Dallas College Park Center
July : 0–0 (Home: 0–0; Road: 0–0)
Game Date Team Score High points High rebounds High assists Location
Attendance
Record
17 July 3 Las Vegas Gainbridge Fieldhouse
18 July 5 Los Angeles Gainbridge Fieldhouse
19 July 9 Golden State Gainbridge Fieldhouse
20 July 11 Atlanta Gainbridge Fieldhouse
21 July 13 Dallas Gainbridge Fieldhouse
22 July 15 @ Connecticut TD Garden
23 July 16 @ New York Barclays Center
24 July 22 @ New York Barclays Center
25 July 24 Las Vegas Gainbridge Fieldhouse
26 July 26 @ Chicago Wintrust Arena
27 July 30 Phoenix Gainbridge Fieldhouse
August : 0–0 (Home: 0–0; Road: 0–0)
Game Date Team Score High points High rebounds High assists Location
Attendance
Record
28 August 1 @ Dallas College Park Center
29 August 3 @ Seattle Climate Pledge Arena
30 August 5 @ Los Angeles Crypto.com Arena
31 August 7 @ Phoenix Footprint Center
32 August 9 Chicago Gainbridge Fieldhouse
33 August 12 Dallas Gainbridge Fieldhouse
34 August 15 Washington Gainbridge Fieldhouse
35 August 17 @ Connecticut Mohegan Sun Arena
36 August 22 Minnesota Gainbridge Fieldhouse
37 August 24 @ Minnesota Target Center
38 August 26 Seattle Gainbridge Fieldhouse
39 August 29 @ Los Angeles Crypto.com Arena
40 August 31 @ Golden State Chase Center
September : 0–0 (Home: 0–0; Road: 0–0)
Game Date Team Score High points High rebounds High assists Location
Attendance
Record
41 September 2 @ Phoenix Footprint Center
42 September 5 Chicago Gainbridge Fieldhouse
43 September 7 @ Washington CareFirst Arena
44 September 9 Minnesota Gainbridge Fieldhouse
2025 season schedule

Standings

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# W L PCT GB Conf. Home Road Cup
1 Atlanta Dream 0 0 .000 0–0 0–0 0–0 0–0
2 Chicago Sky 0 0 .000 0–0 0–0 0–0 0–0
3 Connecticut Sun 0 0 .000 0–0 0–0 0–0 0–0
4 Dallas Wings 0 0 .000 0–0 0–0 0–0 0–0
5 Golden State Valkyries 0 0 .000 0–0 0–0 0–0 0–0
6 Indiana Fever 0 0 .000 0–0 0–0 0–0 0–0
7 Las Vegas Aces 0 0 .000 0–0 0–0 0–0 0–0
8 Los Angeles Sparks 0 0 .000 0–0 0–0 0–0 0–0
9 Minnesota Lynx 0 0 .000 0–0 0–0 0–0 0–0
10 New York Liberty 0 0 .000 0–0 0–0 0–0 0–0
11 Phoenix Mercury 0 0 .000 0–0 0–0 0–0 0–0
12 Seattle Storm 0 0 .000 0–0 0–0 0–0 0–0
13 Washington Mystics 0 0 .000 0–0 0–0 0–0 0–0

Notes

(#) – League Standing
x – Clinched playoff berth
e – Eliminated from playoff contention
Source: Overall standings and Commissioner's Cup Standings

References

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  1. ^ a b c "Indiana Fever Announce Head Coaching Change". fever.wnba.com. Indiana Fever. Retrieved October 27, 2024.
  2. ^ "Indiana Fever Clinch 2024 Playoff Spot". fever.wnba.com. WNBA. Retrieved October 22, 2024.
  3. ^ a b "Indiana Fever Hire Stephanie White as Head Coach". fever.wnba.com. WNBA. Retrieved November 1, 2024.
  4. ^ a b "Golden State Valkyries begin constructing inaugural roster with 11 selections in 2024 WNBA Expansion Draft". nba.com. NBA.
  5. ^ "Pacers Sports & Entertainment unveils plans to build world-class, $78M Indiana Fever Sports Performance Center". fever.wnba.com. Retrieved January 16, 2025.
  6. ^ McCormick, Bret. "Fever set to build new practice facility for 2027". Sports Business Journal. Retrieved January 17, 2025.
  7. ^ "Full 2025 WNBA Draft Order". tankathon.com. Retrieved October 22, 2024.
  8. ^ "Indiana Fever Name Amber Cox Chief Operating Officer and General Manager". fever.wnba.com. WNBA. Retrieved October 22, 2024.
  9. ^ "Indiana Fever Adds Austin Kelly to Coaching Staff, Karima Christmas-Kelly Returns as Assistant Coach". fever.wnba.com. WNBA. Retrieved November 27, 2024.
  10. ^ "Indiana Fever Announce Jackie Maynard as AVP of Basketball Communications". Indiana Fever. January 27, 2025. Retrieved February 2, 2025.
  11. ^ "Connecticut Sun Acquire Rebecca Allen, Natasha Cloud, Jacy Sheldon and the No. 8 Overall Pick". sun.wnba.com. WNBA. February 2, 2025. Retrieved February 6, 2025.
  12. ^ "Indiana Fever Acquire Guard Sophie Cunningham". Indiana Fever. February 2, 2025. Retrieved February 2, 2025.
  13. ^ Peterson, Chloe (January 16, 2025). "Indiana Fever core free agent Kelsey Mitchell for exclusive negotiating rights". Indianapolis Star. Retrieved January 31, 2025.
  14. ^ "Indiana Fever Re-Sign All-Star Kelsey Mitchell". fever.wnba.com. January 29, 2025. Retrieved January 29, 2025.
  15. ^ "Three-Time WNBA Champion Natasha Howard Returns to Indiana Fever". Indiana Fever. February 3, 2025. Retrieved February 3, 2025.
  16. ^ "Six-Time WNBA All-Star DeWanna Bonner Joins Indiana Fever". Indiana Fever. February 5, 2025. Retrieved February 5, 2025.
  17. ^ "Indiana Fever Sign Two-Time WNBA Champion Sydney Colson". Indiana Fever. February 6, 2025. Retrieved February 6, 2025.
  18. ^ Peterson, Chloe (February 16, 2025). "Indiana Fever bolster frontcourt depth in signing Brianna Turner". Indianapolis Star. Retrieved February 16, 2025.
  19. ^ "Indiana Fever Sign Forward Brianna Turner". Indiana Fever. February 17, 2025. Retrieved February 17, 2025.
  20. ^ Henderson, Cydney; Horrow, Ellen J. (December 6, 2024). "WNBA expansion draft live updates: Golden State Valkyries pick their players for 2025". USA Today.
  21. ^ "Indiana Fever Waive Guard Grace Berger". Indiana Fever. Retrieved February 2, 2025.
  22. ^ "Minnesota Awarded Grace Berger Off Waivers". Minnesota Lynx. WNBA. February 8, 2025. Retrieved February 9, 2025.
  23. ^ "Indiana Fever Waive Forward Victaria Saxton". Indiana Fever. February 3, 2025. Retrieved February 3, 2025.
  24. ^ Peterson, Chloe (February 10, 2025). "Indiana Fever part ways with forward Katie Lou Samuelson after one season". Indianapolis Star. Retrieved February 10, 2025.
  25. ^ @RichardCohen1 (February 10, 2025). "Sources confirm that Katie Lou Samuelson's 'divorce agreement', i.e. buyout..." (Tweet) – via Twitter.
  26. ^ "Katie Lou Samuelson Returns to Seattle". Seattle Storm. February 21, 2025. Retrieved February 21, 2025.
  27. ^ "Ten-Year Veteran Erica Wheeler Signs with the Storm". Seattle Storm. WNBA. February 12, 2025. Retrieved February 12, 2025.
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