White, a native of West Lebanon, Ind., was a standout at Purdue who began her WNBA career with the Fever and previously coached the franchise from 2015 through 2016. After winning a WNBA title in Indiana as an assistant in 2012, White now looks to lead the team to the promised land as a head coach.

Indiana also signed three experienced former WNBA champions: wing DeWanna Bonner, forward Natasha Howard and guard Sydney Colson. Sophie Cunningham, a 3-and-D wing, and forward Brianna Turner, an athletic rim protector, played in the 2021 WNBA Finals with the Phoenix Mercury.

As one shot clanged off the rim, Caitlin Clark quipped, “Oh [expletive], what the hell was that?”, only to be met by All-Star guard Kelsey Mitchell’s sharp retort, “You co