White enjoys ‘spirit of college athletics’
After becoming the first rookie head coach to get to the WNBA finals, Stephanie White moved to Vanderbilt University to coach the women’s basketball team.
After becoming the first rookie head coach to get to the WNBA finals, Stephanie White moved to Vanderbilt University to coach the women’s basketball team.
Stephanie White said in a written statement the chance to coach Vanderbilt was an opportunity she couldn't pass up. She will stay with the Fever through the end of the WNBA season.
White, who took the Fever to the WNBA championship game last year, has long wanted to become a head college women’s basketball coach.
No more home-white uniforms, changes in the playoff format and a farewell tour for the great Tamika Catchings are all on tap for this season.
Indiana Fever Head Coach Stephanie White was already an Indiana sports legend when she took the reins of the Fever in 2014.
The Indiana Fever coach became the first to lead a team to the WNBA Finals in her first year as a head coach.
Indiana Fever coach Stephanie White also keeps busy as a sports broadcaster and as the mother of three boys.
For a third consecutive year, the Fever have led the WNBA in sponsorships sales and, more important, have been profitable. Team officials said the margin isn’t huge, but league sources confirmed the Fever is one of only six franchises in the 12-team league to be profitable this year at all.
Dunn led the Fever to their first Women's National Basketball Association championship last year.