With the 2025 Fever, White takes over for 2024 Rookie of the Year Clark, one of the most exciting athletes in all of sports. Clark, along with 2023 Rookie of the Year Aliyah Boston, is a dynamic scorer and passer who has helped propel the WNBA to unprecedented levels of prominence. The Fever return a strong core in Clark and Boston, and re-signing Kelsey Mitchell – now an unrestricted free agent – will be a top priority this offseason.

White replaces Christie Sides, who was fired on October 27.

On October 28, the Sun announced that they had “parted ways” with White, and it appeared to be an amicable split. The Fever had reportedly spoken to White about taking over Indianapolis, and she had also discussed continuing her tenure in Connecticut.

On October 29, White told ESPN.com that it was “not an easy decision to leave Connecticut, but I think it was the best one for my family and my career.” It meant a lot to me – I’m Jen (Rizzotti, President of Connecticut Sun) and the organization so grateful. It is a first class organization. For me, it meant a lot to be able to return to coaching with such a great team and coaching staff – which I didn’t know if that was possible… At the end of the day, being away from my family is hard for me. So from a professional and personal perspective, I think it’s the best decision.”

Indiana is a familiar home for White. The Indiana native and 1999 Purdue graduate coached the Fever in 2015 and 2016. The Fever posted a 37-31 record during that time, lost to the Minnesota Lynx in the 2015 WNBA Finals and lost in the first round of the 2016 playoffs. ( White also played for them from 2000 to 2004.)