Indianapolis – Indiana fever announced on Wednesday that Briann January was appointed assistant coach, joining the staff of head coach Stephanie White before the WNBA 2025 season.
January, seven times winner of the All-Defensive team of the WNBA, returns to the franchise that she helped to lead to the 2012 WNBA championship and is currently classified in n ° 2 of all time in the games played and at the assists.
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“I am delighted to welcome Briann January to Indiana. She is part of the fabric of the Indiana Fever franchise of her impact as a player and will continue to be a coach,” said White. “The example of tenacity, resilience, work ethics, communication style and basketball IQ will be an excellent resource for our players, our staff and our community. She is a winner, a young spirit of brilliant coaches and an incredible human being. I am very excited to continue our trainer trip together. ”
A product from Arizona State University in January was selected by fever No. 6 in total in the WNBA 2009 draft and played nine of its 14 seasons with Indiana. To date, January remains in the top 10 in many records of all time of the franchise, seated n ° 2 in total in the games played (250) and assists (909), n ° 3 in interceptions (285) and percentage of franc launch (84.7) and n ° 4 in total points (2.244), goals on the field (721), three points (242) percentage of three points (36.9).
After his stay in Indiana, January also played for Phoenix Mercury and Connecticut Sun before ending his career with the Seattle storm. January led the WNBA in percentage beyond the arc during the 2015 and 2018 seasons, shooting 43.1% and 47.0% respectively.
“I am so excited about the opportunity to return to the city and the organization that wrote me. It is a place where I was able to play and win for a decade of my career. It’s my second house,” said January. “I am ready to go to work and I hope to bring another championship in Indiana with this team and this incredible team.”
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The native of Spokane, Washington, was also honored as WNBA All-Star during the 2014 season.
After his career as a decorated player, January joined the ASU coaches staff as an assistant for the 2017-18 season and then joined White at Connecticut Sun for the 2023 and 2024 campaigns. More recently, January was deputy coach of the Motor City cruise of the NBA G League for the 2024-25 season.
January joins the people previously announced as part of White’s support staff, including assistant coaches Karim-Christmas Kelly, Austin Kelly and the development coach Keith Porter.
