The Indiana Fever cleaned house in the front office on Friday.
First, Fever president and franchise architect Kelly Krauskopf, who built the Fever from the ground up in 1999, announced she was stepping down. Krauskopf was the Fever's president from 1999-2018, left to become an assistant general manager for the Pacers from 2018-24, then returned to the Fever in 2024.
The Fever then fired general manager Amber Cox, who first came to Indiana from Dallas in 2024, on Friday afternoon.
With Krauskopf and Cox at the helm of the front office, the Fever hoped to be championship contenders with their core of Caitlin Clark, Aliyah Boston, and Kelsey Mitchell, but they never rose to that level. Indiana finished as the No. 6 seed in both seasons under Krauskopf and Cox — matching their regular-season finish in 2024, when president Allison Barber and general manager Lin Dunn made up the front office — and did not get past the semifinals. The Fever made the WNBA semifinals through six season-ending injuries (including Clark's) in 2025 but couldn't make it past the first round with a healthy team in 2026.
With Krauskopf and Cox out, one question remains: What about their head coach?
What we know about Stephanie White's future with the Indiana Fever
Stephanie White remains the Indiana Fever's head coach for now, a source told IndyStar.
Krauskopf and Cox were the ones to lure White to Indianapolis in November 2024, hiring her away from the Connecticut Sun. White has gone 52-36 the past two years in her second stint coaching the Fever.
White had previous history with Krauskopf, especially, as Krauskopf was the one who gave White her first head-coaching opportunity with the Fever in 2015. White was an assistant coach on Dunn's 2012 championship-winning staff, then Krauskopf promoted her to head coach following Dunn's retirement.
White led the injury-laden Fever to the semifinals in 2025, pushing the eventual champion Aces to a decisive Game 5 before an overtime loss. Indiana didn't get as far in 2026, losing to the Aces in three games in the first round.
White has also had to put out multiple off-court fires throughout the 2026 season, including a video of her and Clark arguing on the bench that went viral in May, discussing Sophie Cunningham's comments on transgender women's participation in sports in July, and Indiana Lt. Gov. Micah Beckwith calling for her resignation after fans perceived her as defending DiJonai Carrington after a hard foul on Cunningham in August.
White is the head coach for now, but anything can happen when a new front office comes in. It's not uncommon, both in the WNBA and in other sports leagues, for a general manager to want to bring in their own head coaching choice.
Chloe Peterson is the Indiana Fever beat reporter for IndyStar. Reach her at chloe.peterson@indystar.com.Get IndyStar's Indiana Fever and Caitlin Clark coverage sent directly to your inbox with our Caitlin Clark Fever newsletter. Subscribe to IndyStar TV: Fever for in-depth analysis, behind-the-scenes coverage and more.
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