White, a native of West Lebanon, Ind., was a standout at Purdue who began her WNBA career with the Fever and previously coached the franchise from 2015 through 2016. After winning a WNBA title in Indiana as an assistant in 2012, White now looks to lead the team to the promised land as a head coach.

Caitlin Clark wasn’t born when Kelly Krauskopf began working for Indiana’s WNBA expansion franchise. In July 1999, Krauskopf became employee No. 1 for the state’s first major professional women’s sports team,