Stephanie White’s first season with the Indiana Fever was a success. Despite the team failing to achieve its ultimate goal of winning a WNBA championship, White still led an injury-decimated squad to the semifinals.
Caitlin Clark, Sophie Cunningham and three other players on the roster suffered season-ending injuries before the playoffs even started. Clark, in particular, played just 13 games throughout the season due to multiple soft-tissue injuries.
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Despite the dire circumstances, the Fever were still able to go all the way to the semis, where they lost to the eventual champions, A’ja Wilson and the Las Vegas Aces, after a hard-fought five-game series.
Indiana Fever guard Caitlin Clark (22) chats with coach Stephanie White.Jeffrey Becker-Imagn Images
(Jeffrey Becker-Imagn Images)
White joined the Fever ahead of the 2025 season. Before taking the job at Indiana, White served as the head coach for the Connecticut Sun for the previous two seasons. She was named WNBA Coach of the Year in 2023 after leading the Sun to a 27-13 record.
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On Monday night, White took to social media to share a personal update. The 48-year-old revealed that she will be a special guest at The St. Louis Summit on April 11. The Fever coach will take center stage alongside a number of other big names in sports, including Pro Football Hall of Famer Ray Lewis, Nebraska Cornhuskers head coach Matt Rhule and former NFL linebacker Will Compton, to name a few.
“Excited about this event. Let’s gooo!” White wrote.
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The St. Louis Summit is an intensive, high-performance event designed to develop leaders in mental toughness and discipline. It is spearheaded by renowned performance coach and keynote speaker Ben Newman, a two-time Wall Street Journal bestselling author.
This year’s summit will be held at St. Phorm Headquarters in St. Louis, Missouri. White will be a speaker at the event, where she will share some of the core principles behind her successful coaching career.
White will be back with the Fever for the 2026 season. Clark will return, too, now that she has recovered from her season-ending groin injury. The Fever are expected to take the next step this coming season as they move closer to their objective of bringing back the title to Indiana for the first time since 2012.
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This story was originally published by Athlon Sports on Jan 20, 2026, where it first appeared in the WNBA section. Add Athlon Sports as a Preferred Source by clicking here.