2026 Indiana Fever season

2026 Indiana Fever season
Head coachStephanie White
ArenaGainbridge Fieldhouse
Results
Record24–12 (.667)
Place2nd (Eastern)
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The 2026 Indiana Fever season will be the franchise's 27th season in the WNBA and their fourth under head coach, Stephanie White.

Draft

Round Pick Player Position Nationality College/Club Outcome Ref.
1 10 Raven Johnson Guard United States USA South Carolina Gamecocks Signed rookie contract on April 18 [1]
2 25 Justine Pissott Guard/Forward Vanderbilt Commodores Signed a player development contract on April 17, signed with Phoenix Mercury on July 7 [2][3]
3 40 Jessica Timmons Guard Alabama Crimson Tide Signed rookie contract on April 18
Waived on May 6		 [4][5]

Transactions

Front office and coaching

Date Details Ref.
June 30 Hired Jas Bell as global design and product director [6]
July 1 Hired Gary Kloppenburg as interim team advisor and promoted Tully Bevilaqua to interim assistant coach [7]

Free agency

Core designation

Player Date Notes Ref.
Kelsey Mitchell April 6 Signed one-year deal on April 11 [8][9]

Re-signed / extensions

Player Date Notes Ref.
Lexie Hull April 11 Two-year deal [10]
Kelsey Mitchell One-year deal [9]
Sophie Cunningham April 12 [11]
Damiris Dantas Two-year deal [12]
Aliyah Boston April 17 Four-year extension [13]
Caitlin Clark April 28 Exercised team option
(Fourth-year)		 [14]

Additions

Player Date Notes Former Team Ref.
Monique Billings April 11 Two-year deal Golden State Valkyries [15]
Tyasha Harris April 12 One-year deal Dallas Wings [16]
Myisha Hines-Allen April 13 [17]
Megan McConnell Training camp contract Bendigo Spirit [18]
Kayana Traylor Athletes Unlimited
Shatori Walker-Kimbrough April 15 Atlanta Dream [19]
Justine Pissott April 17 Player development contract Vanderbilt Commodores [2]
Raven Johnson April 18 Rookie contract
(2026 draft pick – No. 10)		 South Carolina Gamecocks
Jessica Timmons Rookie contract
(2026 draft pick – No. 40)		 Alabama Crimson Tide
Bree Hall May 11 Player development contract Free agent [20]
Grace VanSlooten May 22 Rest-of-season contract [21]

Subtractions / unsigned

Player Date Reason New Team Ref.
Chloe Bibby April 3 Expansion draft Portland Fire [22]
Kristy Wallace Toronto Tempo
Natasha Howard April 12 Free agency – unrestricted Minnesota Lynx
Megan McConnell May 6 Waived — [5]
Jessica Timmons —
Kayana Traylor —
Shatori Walker-Kimbrough May 21 — [23]

Roster

Indiana Fever roster
PlayersCoaches
Pos.No.Nat.NameHeightWeightDOBFromYrs
F25United StatesBillings, Monique6' 4" (1.93m)190 lb (86kg)1996-05-02UCLA8
F/C7United StatesBoston, Aliyah6' 5" (1.96m)220 lb (100kg)2001-12-11South Carolina3
G22United StatesClark, Caitlin6' 0" (1.83m)157 lb (71kg)2002-01-22Iowa2
G/F8United StatesCunningham, Sophie6' 1" (1.85m)165 lb (75kg)1996-08-16Missouri7
F/C12BrazilDantas, Damiris Injured6' 4" (1.93m)214 lb (97kg)1992-11-17Brazil10
G23United StatesHall, Bree6' 0" (1.83m)161 lb (73kg)2003-06-28South Carolina1
G52United StatesHarris, Tyasha5' 10" (1.78m)152 lb (69kg)1998-05-01South Carolina6
F2United StatesHines-Allen, Myisha6' 2" (1.88m)200 lb (91kg)1995-05-30Louisville8
G/F10United StatesHull, Lexie6' 2" (1.88m)155 lb (70kg)1999-09-13Stanford4
G3United StatesJohnson, Raven5' 8" (1.73m)167 lb (76kg)2003-03-04South CarolinaR
G0United StatesMitchell, Kelsey5' 8" (1.73m)155 lb (70kg)1995-11-12Ohio State8
C1United StatesOnyiah, Ugonne6' 3" (1.91m)2002-03-12CaliforniaR
F/C21United StatesTimpson, Makayla6' 2" (1.88m)173 lb (78kg)2002-09-20Florida State1
F14United StatesVanSlooten, Grace6' 3" (1.91m)180 lb (82kg)2004-06-16Michigan StateR
Head coach
United States Stephanie White (Purdue)
Assistant coaches
United States Briann January (Arizona State)
United States Karima Christmas-Kelly (Duke)
United States Austin Kelly (Duke)
Player development
United States Rob Dosier (Southern Illinois University Carbondale)
United States Keith Porter (Connecticut Avery Point)
Athletic trainer
United States Todd Champlin (Daemen)
Assistant trainer
United States Alexis Gholston (Sacramento State)
Strength and conditioning coach
United States Sarah Kessler (Queensland)
Legend
  • (C) Team captain
  • (DP) Unsigned draft pick
  • (FA) Free agent
  • (S) Suspended
  • Injured Injured
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Depth

Pos. Starter Bench
PG Caitlin Clark Raven Johnson
SG Kelsey Mitchell Tyasha Harris
SF Lexie Hull Sophie Cunningham
PF Monique Billings Myisha Hines-Allen
Grace VanSlooten
C Aliyah Boston Makayla Timpson
Damiris Dantas

Schedule

Preseason

Source:[24]

2026 pre-season game log
Total: 2–1 (Home: 1–1; Road: 1–0)
April / May: 2–1 (Home: 1–1; Road: 1–0)
GameDateTeamScoreHigh pointsHigh reboundsHigh assistsLocation
Attendance		Record
1 April 25 @ New York W 109–91 Mitchell, Walker-Kimbrough (18) Monique Billings (7) Raven Johnson (8) Barclays Center
14,662		 1–0
2 April 30 Dallas L 80–95 Caitlin Clark (21) Myisha Hines-Allen (7) Raven Johnson (5) Gainbridge Fieldhouse
11,745		 1–1
3 May 2 Nigeria W 105–57 Kelsey Mitchell (17) Raven Johnson (7) Aliyah Boston (6) Gainbridge Fieldhouse
10.051		 2–1
2026 pre-season schedule

Regular season

Sources:[24][25]

2026 game log
Total: 25–14 (Home: 13–6; Road: 12–8)
May: 4–4 (Home: 3–2; Road: 1–2)
GameDateTeamScoreHigh pointsHigh reboundsHigh assistsLocation
Attendance		Record
1 May 9 Dallas L 107–104 Kelsey Mitchell (30) Myisha Hines-Allen (6) Caitlin Clark (7) Gainbridge Fieldhouse
17,274		 0–1
2 May 13 @ Los Angeles W 87–78 Caitlin Clark (24) Monique Billings (8) Caitlin Clark (9) Crypto.com Arena
12,605		 1–1
3 May 15 Washington L 104–102 (OT) Caitlin Clark (32) Monique Billings (9) Caitlin Clark (10) Gainbridge Fieldhouse
15,673		 1–2
4 May 17 Seattle W 89–78 Caitlin Clark (21) Caitlin Clark (7) Caitlin Clark (10) Gainbridge Fieldhouse
14,505		 2–2
5 May 20 Portland W 90–73 Aliyah Boston (24) Boston, Hull (8) Tyasha Harris (7) Gainbridge Fieldhouse
14,010		 3–2
6 May 22 Golden State W 90–82 Caitlin Clark (22) Aliyah Boston (16) Caitlin Clark (9) Gainbridge Fieldhouse
16,742		 4–2
7 May 28 @ Golden State L 88–90 Clark, Johnson (16) Boston, Hull (6) Caitlin Clark (6) Chase Center
18,064		 4–3
8 May 30 @ Portland L 84–100 Aliyah Boston (24) Aliyah Boston (7) Caitlin Clark (6) Moda Center
19,347		 4–4
June : 7–4 (Home: 5–2; Road: 2–2)
GameDateTeamScoreHigh pointsHigh reboundsHigh assistsLocation
Attendance		Record
9 June 4 Atlanta W 83–71 Kelsey Mitchell (25) Boston, Clark, Hines-Allen (7) Caitlin Clark (8) Gainbridge Fieldhouse
17,002		 5–4
10 June 6 @ New York L 75–83 Kelsey Mitchell (21) Aliyah Boston (9) Caitlin Clark (9) Barclays Center
16,306		 5–5
11 June 8 @ Washington W 78–76 Caitlin Clark (19) Aliyah Boston (10) Caitlin Clark (5) CareFirst Arena
4,200		 6–5
12 June 11 Chicago W 114–106 (OT) Aliyah Boston (34) Aliyah Boston (12) Caitlin Clark (10) Gainbridge Fieldhouse
15,578		 7–5
13 June 13 @ Connecticut W 85–75 Caitlin Clark (25) Aliyah Boston (11) Boston, Clark, Mitchell (5) Mohegan Sun Arena
8,910		 8–5
14 June 16 Toronto W 113–91 Kelsey Mitchell (27) Aliyah Boston (11) Caitlin Clark (14) Gainbridge Fieldhouse
15,017		 9–5
15 June 18 Atlanta L 101–108 Clark, Mitchell (26) Aliyah Boston (8) Caitlin Clark (7) Gainbridge Fieldhouse
17,274		 9–6
16 June 20 @ Atlanta L 96–113 Caitlin Clark (26) Aliyah Boston (9) Caitlin Clark (7) Gateway Center Arena
17,044		 9–7
17 June 22 Phoenix W 86–77 Caitlin Clark (24) Monique Billings (10) Caitlin Clark (9) Gainbridge Fieldhouse
15,198		 10–7
18 June 24 Phoenix L 109–111 Kelsey Mitchell (30) Aliyah Boston (9) Caitlin Clark (8) Gainbridge Fieldhouse
16,128		 10–8
19 June 27 Los Angeles W 111–87 Kelsey Mitchell (26) Boston, Hull (7) Raven Johnson (4) Gainbridge Fieldhouse
16,018		 11–8
July : 8–2 (Home: 3–1; Road: 5–1)
GameDateTeamScoreHigh pointsHigh reboundsHigh assistsLocation
Attendance		Record
20 July 5 @ Las Vegas W 84–68 Kelsey Mitchell (27) Aliyah Boston (10) Tyasha Harris (5) T-Mobile Arena
17,796		 12–8
21 July 8 @ Los Angeles L 92–106 Kelsey Mitchell (29) Monique Billings (12) Tyasha Harris (4) Crypto.com Arena
12,939		 12–9
22 July 9 @ Phoenix W 92–89 Kelsey Mitchell (29) Aliyah Boston (9) Kelsey Mitchell (8) Mortgage Matchup Center
17,071		 13–9
23 July 12 @ Las Vegas W 109–75 Kelsey Mitchell (27) Aliyah Boston (11) Caitlin Clark (6) Michelob Ultra Arena
10,513		 14–9
24 July 15 Golden State L 75–88 Kelsey Mitchell (20) Aliyah Boston (7) Caitlin Clark (6) Gainbridge Fieldhouse
17,014		 14–10
25 July 17 Seattle W 110–107 Caitlin Clark (45) Makayla Timpson (9) Caitlin Clark (10) Gainbridge Fieldhouse
17,274		 15–10
26 July 18 New York W 108–88 Kelsey Mitchell (33) Aliyah Boston (7) Caitlin Clark (7) Gainbridge Fieldhouse
17,274		 16–10
27 July 22 Connecticut W 123–88 Caitlin Clark (27) Makayla Timpson (8) Caitlin Clark (11) Gainbridge Fieldhouse
17,274		 17–10
All-Star Game
28 July 28 @ Seattle W 105–95 Caitlin Clark (32) Monique Billings (11) Caitlin Clark (7) Climate Pledge Arena
18,343		 18–10
29 July 31 @ Portland W 112–98 Clark, Mitchell (26) Caitlin Clark (10) Caitlin Clark (10) Moda Center
19,959		 19–10
August: 6–4 (Home: 2–1; Road: 4–3)
GameDateTeamScoreHigh pointsHigh reboundsHigh assistsLocation
Attendance		Record
30 August 2 @ Minnesota L 100–108 Kelsey Mitchell (37) Aliyah Boston (8) Caitlin Clark (10) Target Center
16,505		 19–11
31 August 6 Las Vegas L 84–86 (OT) Kelsey Mitchell (28) Aliyah Boston (12) Caitlin Clark (8) Gainbridge Fieldhouse
17,274		 19–12
32 August 8 @ Chicago W 90–86 Kelsey Mitchell (27) Aliyah Boston (11) Caitlin Clark (11) United Center
16,065		 20–12
33 August 11 New York W 106–92 Kelsey Mitchell (28) Boston, Timpson (7) Caitlin Clark (10) Gainbridge Fieldhouse
16,507		 21–12
34 August 14 Dallas W 98–87 Caitlin Clark (29) Aliyah Boston (10) Caitlin Clark (10) Gainbridge Fieldhouse
17,274		 22–12
35 August 16 @ Atlanta W 95–91 (OT) Caitlin Clark (26) Aliyah Boston (14) Caitlin Clark (9) State Farm Arena
17,044		 23–12
36 August 18 @ Toronto W 101–95 Kelsey Mitchell (29) Makayla Timpson (7) Caitlin Clark (7) Scotiabank Arena
19,300		 24–12
37 August 20 @ Dallas L 85–91 Kelsey Mitchell (37) Makayla Timpson (12) Caitlin Clark (9) American Airlines Center
20,297		 24–13
38 August 22 @ New York L 102–109 Kelsey Mitchell (25) Myisha Hines-Allen (7) Caitlin Clark (7) Barclays Center
17,581		 24–14
39 August 23 @ Chicago W 113–90 Caitlin Clark (37) Makayla Timpson (9) Caitlin Clark (10) Wintrust Arena
9,248		 25–14
40 August 28 Connecticut Gainbridge Fieldhouse
September : 0–0 (Home: 0–0; Road: 0–0)
GameDateTeamScoreHigh pointsHigh reboundsHigh assistsLocation
Attendance		Record
41 September 18 @ Toronto Coca-Cola Coliseum
42 September 20 Washington Gainbridge Fieldhouse
43 September 22 Minnesota Gainbridge Fieldhouse
44 September 24 @ Minnesota Target Center
2026 season schedule

Notes:

  • Games highlighted in   represent Commissioner's Cup games.

Standings

# Team W L PCT GB Conf. Home Road Cup
1 x — Minnesota Lynx318.795–20–314–617–26–1
2 x — Golden State Valkyries2611.703411–715–511–65–2
3 x — Las Vegas Aces2613.667513–612–714–66–1
4 x — Atlanta Dream2513.6585.511–512–613–74–2
5 x — Indiana Fever2514.641612–513–612–85–1
6 cx – New York Liberty2315.6057.511–513–510–106–0
7 x — Washington Mystics2315.6057.511–513–710–83–3
8 x — Dallas Wings2316.590810–913–610–104–3
9 e — Portland Fire1523.39515.56–128–117–122–5
10 e — Chicago Sky1524.385163–1210–105–141–5
11 e — Los Angeles Sparks1325.34217.57–116–137–123–4
12 e — Phoenix Mercury1325.34217.58–115–138–122–5
13 e — Toronto Tempo1126.297195–117–134–132–4
14 e — Connecticut Sun1027.270203–137–123–150–6
15 e — Seattle Storm731.18423.51–175–132–180–7

Notes

(#) – League Standing
c – Commissioner's Cup winner
y – Regular season champion
x – Clinched playoff berth
e – Eliminated from playoff contention
Source: Overall standings and Commissioner's Cup Standings

Awards and honors

Recipient Award Date awarded Ref.
Aliyah Boston WNBA All-Star Starter July 2 [26]
Caitlin Clark Eastern Conference Player of the Week June 16 [27]
July 21 [28]
August 4 [29]
August 18 [30]
WNBA All-Star Starter July 2 [26]
Eastern Conference Player of the Month – June July 3 [31]
AP Player of the Week July 21 [32]
August 17 [33]
Kelsey Mitchell WNBA All-Star Starter July 2 [26]
Eastern Conference Player of the Week July 14 [34]
Eastern Conference Player of the Month – July August 3 [35]
Stephanie White Coach of the Month – July August 5 [36]

References

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  2. 1 2 "Indiana Fever Sign Justine Pissott to Player Development Contract". Indiana Fever. WNBA. April 17, 2026. Retrieved July 3, 2026.
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