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Stephanie White Named WNBA Coach of the Month After Fever’s July Surge

Recognizing Indiana’s July scoring surge, the award tightens playoff and MVP conversations before the Fever host Las Vegas.

Overview

  • The WNBA announced Wednesday that Indiana Fever head coach Stephanie White won Coach of the Month after the team went 8-2 in July.
  • Indiana averaged a reported 101.0 points per game in July, a figure media coverage said was the highest single-month scoring average in league history.
  • The Fever closed July with five straight wins in which they scored at least 105 points and extended a run of six games with 100 or more points, a run described in coverage as a new WNBA record.
  • Kelsey Mitchell was named Eastern Conference Player of the Month and Caitlin Clark earned back-to-back Eastern Conference Player of the Week awards during the same stretch.
  • The selection drew public disagreement from some fans who argued other coaches merited the honor and it arrives with Indiana sitting 19-11 and set to host the Las Vegas Aces, a matchup that will affect seeding and award narratives.