It was weird to hear reports last week that the Indiana Fever were interviewing Stephanie White for head coach considering the incumbent coach, Christie Sides, was still technically on the team.
Don’t get me wrong, White is a great coach and any team would be lucky to have her. She was, after all, the 2023 WNBA Coach of the Year, and she led the Connecticut Sun to a combined 55-25 record the last two years. But the Fever already had a coach. And Sides led them to the playoffs this year for the first time since 2016.
Well, that’s no longer the case. Indiana has parted ways with Sides, the team announced Sunday, clearing the way for a potential reunion with White, whose first head coaching job was with the Fever in 2015 and 2016.
White also played the majority of her career with the Fever, from the team’s inaugural year in 2000 to 2004. And she was an assistant with the Fever from 2011-2014, which includes the team’s only championship in 2012.
Of course, the ball is in White’s corner to make a decision. The Chicago Sun-Times’ Annie Costabile reported Wednesday the Fever were one of three teams vying for White’s services, along with the Sun and Chicago Sky.
However, considering her history with the team, and the Fever having the brightest young star in the WBNA, Caitlin Clark, the opportunity in Indiana may be too good to pass up.
This article originally appeared on For The Win: The Fever firing head coach Christie Sides fuels Stephanie White reunion speculation
