The Indiana Fever have fired head coach Christie Sides after two seasons, the workforce introduced Sunday.
Sides led the Fever to a sixth-place end within the 2024 common season, incomes the workforce’s first playoff look in eight seasons, however the Fever had been swept by the Connecticut Solar within the first spherical.
In a assertion, Fever president of basketball operations Kelly Krauskopf known as Sides “an unimaginable consultant of the Fever and our group.”
“We’re extremely grateful to Coach Sides for embracing the problem of main us by an integral transition interval during the last two seasons, whereas additionally positioning us properly for future development,” Krauskopf stated within the assertion. “Whereas choices like these are by no means straightforward, it’s also crucial that we stay daring and assertive within the pursuit of our targets, which incorporates maximizing our expertise and bringing one other WNBA championship again to Indiana.”
Buoyed by the trio of Caitlin Clark, Aliyah Boston and Kelsey Mitchell, the Fever initially acquired off to a sluggish begin, however finally completed the season with a 20-20 document and the long-awaited postseason berth.
Indiana will now begin subsequent season with a completely new entrance workplace: Krauskopf was employed as president in September, whereas the workforce employed Amber Cox as chief working officer and basic supervisor earlier this month. The Fever will now must discover a new head coach as properly earlier than the beginning of the 2025 season.
Sides’ ouster marks the fifth head-coaching transfer this offseason. Most not too long ago, the Dallas Wings fired Latricia Trammell after the workforce completed second to final within the regular-season standings. The Los Angeles Sparks, Chicago Sky and Atlanta Dream even have teaching vacancies after parting methods with Curt Miller, Teresa Weatherspoon and Tanisha Wright, respectively.
