THE Indiana fever have fired head coach Christie Sides after two seasons, the WNBA team announced Sunday.
The teams led Indiana to its first playoff appearance since 2016 with help from the 2024 Rookie of the Year. Caitlin Clarkwho had a historical season. The Fever was 20-20 in the regular season.
“We are incredibly grateful to Coach Sides for taking on the challenge of guiding us through a period of complete transition over the past two seasons, while positioning us well for future growth,” said Kelly Krauskopf, President of Operations. of Fever basketball, in a press release.
“While decisions like this are never easy, it is also imperative that we remain bold and assertive in pursuit of our goals, which include maximizing our talent and bringing another WNBA championship to Indiana.”
As for Clark, the 22-year-old became the first rookie in 16 years to be named to the All-WNBA first team while setting the league’s single-season assists record, a feat that included a record the WNBA of 19 assists in a game. . Her average of 8.4 assists per game is also a WNBA record.
She also became the first-ever rookie to record a triple-double and holds the record for most three-pointers made (122) by a rookie in league history.
“Coach Sides was an incredible representative of the Fever and our community, and we wish her nothing but success in the future,” Krauskopf added.
Sides was 33-47 in the regular season during his tenure. Indiana was swept in the first round of the 2024 playoffs by the Connecticut Sun.
In Sides’ first season on the bench, forward Aliyah Boston won the 2023 Rookie of the Year award.
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