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2026 Indiana Fever season

The 2026 Indiana Fever season will be the franchise's 27th season in the WNBA and their fourth under head coach, Stephanie White.

2026 Indiana Fever season
Head coachStephanie White
ArenaGainbridge Fieldhouse
Results
Record5–5 (.500)
Place0th (Eastern)

Draft

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Round Pick Player Position Nationality College/Club Outcome Ref.
1 10 Raven Johnson Guard United States USA South Carolina April 18, signed a Rookie Scale Contract. [1]
2 25 Justine Pissott Guard United States USA Vanderbilt April 18, signed a Player Development Contract. [2]
3 40 Jessica Timmons Guard United States USA Alabama
May 6, waived.

April 18, signed a Rookie Scale Contract.

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Transactions

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Front office and coaching

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Date Details Ref.

Free agency

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Core designation

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Player Date Notes Ref.
Kelsey Mitchell April 6 Signed one-year deal on April 11 [5][6]

Re-signed / extensions

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Player Date Notes Ref.
Lexie Hull April 11 Multi-year deal [7]
Kelsey Mitchell One-year deal [6]
Sophie Cunningham April 12 One-year deal [8]
Damiris Dantas Two-year deal [9]

Additions

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Player Date Notes Former Team Ref.
Monique Billings April 11 Multi-year deal Golden State Valkyries [10]
Tyasha Harris April 12 Details to be announced Dallas Wings [11]

Subtractions / unsigned

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Player Date Reason New Team Ref.
Chloe Bibby April 3 Expansion draft Portland Fire [12]
Kristy Wallace Toronto Tempo
Natasha Howard April 12 Free agency – unrestricted Minnesota Lynx

Roster

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Indiana Fever roster
PlayersCoaches
Pos.No.Nat.NameHeightWeightDOBFromYrs
F25United StatesBillings, Monique6' 4" (1.93m)192 lb (87kg)1996-05-02UCLA8
F/C7United StatesBoston, Aliyah6' 5" (1.96m)220 lb (100kg)2001-12-11South Carolina3
G22United StatesClark, Caitlin6' 0" (1.83m)157 lb (71kg)2002-01-22Iowa2
G/F8United StatesCunningham, Sophie6' 1" (1.85m)165 lb (75kg)1996-08-16Missouri7
F/C12BrazilDantas, Damiris6' 4" (1.93m)214 lb (97kg)1992-11-17Brazil10
G23United StatesHall, Bree6' 0" (1.83m)161 lb (73kg)2003-06-28South Carolina1
G52United StatesHarris, Tyasha5' 10" (1.78m)152 lb (69kg)1998-05-01South Carolina6
F2United StatesHines-Allen, Myisha6' 2" (1.88m)200 lb (91kg)1995-05-30Louisville7
G/F10United StatesHull, Lexie6' 2" (1.88m)155 lb (70kg)1999-09-13Stanford4
G3United StatesJohnson, Raven5' 8" (1.73m)167 lb (76kg)2003-03-04South CarolinaR
G0United StatesMitchell, Kelsey5' 8" (1.73m)155 lb (70kg)1995-11-12Ohio State8
G/F13United StatesPissott, Justine6' 4" (1.93m)175 lb (79kg)2004-02-04VanderbiltR
F/C21United StatesTimpson, Makayla6' 2" (1.88m)173 lb (78kg)2002-09-20Florida State1
F14United StatesVanSlooten, Grace6' 3" (1.91m)180 lb (82kg)2004-06-16Michigan StateR
Head coach
United States Stephanie White (Purdue)
Assistant coaches
United States Briann January (Arizona State)
United States Karima Christmas-Kelly (Duke)
United States Austin Kelly (Duke)
Player development
United States Rob Dosier (Southern Illinois University Carbondale)
United States Keith Porter (Connecticut Avery Point)
Athletic trainer
United States Todd Champlin (Daemen)
Assistant trainer
United States Alexis Gholston (Sacramento State)
Strength and conditioning coach
United States Sarah Kessler (Queensland)
Legend
  • (C) Team captain
  • (DP) Unsigned draft pick
  • (FA) Free agent
  • (S) Suspended
  • Injured Injured
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East
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CHI
CON
IND
NY
TOR
WAS
West
DAL
GS
LV
LA
MIN
PHO
POR
SEA

Depth

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Schedule

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Preseason

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Source:[13]

2026 pre-season game log
Total: 2–1 (Home: 1–1; Road: 1–0)
April / May: 2–1 (Home: 1–1; Road: 1–0)
GameDateTeamScoreHigh pointsHigh reboundsHigh assistsLocation
Attendance		Record
1 April 25 @ New York W 109–91 Mitchell, Walker-Kimbrough (18) Monique Billings (7) Raven Johnson (8) Barclays Center
14,662		 1–0
2 April 30 Dallas L 80–95 Caitlin Clark (21) Myisha Hines-Allen (7) Raven Johnson (5) Gainbridge Fieldhouse
11,745		 1–1
3 May 2 Nigeria W 105–57 Kelsey Mitchell (17) Raven Johnson (7) Aliyah Boston (6) Gainbridge Fieldhouse
10.051		 2–1
2026 pre-season schedule

Regular season

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Sources:[13][14]

2026 game log
Total: 5–5 (Home: 4–2; Road: 1–3)
May: 4–4 (Home: 3–2; Road: 1–2)
GameDateTeamScoreHigh pointsHigh reboundsHigh assistsLocation
Attendance		Record
1 May 9 Dallas L 107–104 Kelsey Mitchell (30) Myisha Hines-Allen (6) Caitlin Clark (7) Gainbridge Fieldhouse
17,274		 0–1
2 May 13 @ Los Angeles W 87–78 Caitlin Clark (24) Monique Billings (8) Caitlin Clark (9) Crypto.com Arena
12,605		 1–1
3 May 15 Washington L 104–102 (OT) Caitlin Clark (32) Monique Billings (9) Caitlin Clark (10) Gainbridge Fieldhouse
15,673		 1–2
4 May 17 Seattle W 89–78 Caitlin Clark (21) Caitlin Clark (7) Caitlin Clark (10) Gainbridge Fieldhouse
14,505		 2–2
5 May 20 Portland W 90–73 Aliyah Boston (24) Boston, Hull (8) Tyasha Harris (7) Gainbridge Fieldhouse
14,010		 3–2
6 May 22 Golden State W 90–82 Caitlin Clark (22) Aliyah Boston (16) Caitlin Clark (9) Gainbridge Fieldhouse
16,742		 4–2
7 May 28 @ Golden State L 88–90 Clark, Johnson (16) Boston, Hull (6) Caitlin Clark (6) Chase Center
18,064		 4–3
8 May 30 @ Portland L 84–100 Aliyah Boston (24) Aliyah Boston (7) Caitlin Clark (6) Moda Center
19,347		 4–4
June: 1–1 (Home: 1–0; Road: 0–1)
GameDateTeamScoreHigh pointsHigh reboundsHigh assistsLocation
Attendance		Record
9 June 4 Atlanta W 83–71 Kelsey Mitchell (25) Boston, Clark, Hines-Allen (7) Caitlin Clark (8) Gainbridge Fieldhouse
17,002		 5–4
10 June 6 @ New York L 75–83 Kelsey Mitchell (21) Aliyah Boston (9) Caitlin Clark (9) Barclays Center
16,306		 5–5
11 June 8 @ Washington CareFirst Arena
12 June 11 Chicago Gainbridge Fieldhouse
13 June 13 @ Connecticut Mohegan Sun Arena
14 June 16 Toronto Gainbridge Fieldhouse
15 June 18 Atlanta Gainbridge Fieldhouse
16 June 20 @ Atlanta Gateway Center Arena
17 June 22 Phoenix Gainbridge Fieldhouse
18 June 24 Phoenix Gainbridge Fieldhouse
19 June 27 Los Angeles Gainbridge Fieldhouse
July : 0–0 (Home: 0–0; Road: 0–0)
GameDateTeamScoreHigh pointsHigh reboundsHigh assistsLocation
Attendance		Record
20 July 5 @ Las Vegas T-Mobile Arena
21 July 8 @ Los Angeles Crypto.com Arena
22 July 9 @ Phoenix Mortgage Matchup Center
23 July 12 @ Las Vegas Michelob Ultra Arena
24 July 15 Golden State Gainbridge Fieldhouse
25 July 17 Seattle Gainbridge Fieldhouse
26 July 18 New York Gainbridge Fieldhouse
27 July 22 Connecticut Gainbridge Fieldhouse
All-Star Game
28 July 28 @ Seattle Climate Pledge Arena
29 July 31 @ Portland Moda Center
August : 0–0 (Home: 0–0; Road: 0–0)
GameDateTeamScoreHigh pointsHigh reboundsHigh assistsLocation
Attendance		Record
30 August 2 @ Minnesota Target Center
31 August 6 Las Vegas Gainbridge Fieldhouse
32 August 8 @ Chicago United Center
33 August 11 New York Gainbridge Fieldhouse
34 August 14 Dallas Gainbridge Fieldhouse
35 August 16 @ Atlanta Gateway Center Arena
36 August 18 @ Toronto Scotiabank Arena
37 August 20 @ Dallas American Airlines Center
38 August 22 @ New York Barclays Center
39 August 23 @ Chicago Wintrust Arena
40 August 28 Connecticut Gainbridge Fieldhouse
September : 0–0 (Home: 0–0; Road: 0–0)
GameDateTeamScoreHigh pointsHigh reboundsHigh assistsLocation
Attendance		Record
41 September 18 @ Toronto Coca-Cola Coliseum
42 September 20 Washington Gainbridge Fieldhouse
43 September 22 Minnesota Gainbridge Fieldhouse
44 September 24 @ Minnesota Target Center
2026 season schedule

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Standings

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# Team W L PCT GB Conf. Home Road Cup
1 Minnesota Lynx92.818–5–04–25–03–0
2 Atlanta Dream73.7001.52–14–13–22–1
3 Las Vegas Aces73.7001.54–31–26–12–0
4 Dallas Wings73.7001.53–13–24–12–0
5 New York Liberty74.63624–05–32–12–0
6 Golden State Valkyries65.54533–34–22–31–2
7 Portland Fire66.5003.50–24–42–20–2
8 Indiana Fever55.5003.51–24–21–31–1
9 Toronto Tempo55.5003.51–22–23–30–1
10 Washington Mystics45.44443–21–23–31–1
11 Chicago Sky46.4004.51–21–43–21–1
12 Los Angeles Sparks46.40042–31–53–10–2
13 Phoenix Mercury48.3335.53–41–43–42–1
14 Seattle Storm39.2506.50–42–41–50–3
15 Connecticut Sun210.16770–31–31–70–2

Notes

(#) – League Standing
c – Commissioner's Cup winners
y – Regular Season Champion
x – Clinched playoff berth
e – Eliminated from playoff contention
Source: Overall standings and Commissioner's Cup Standings

Awards and honors

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Recipient Award Date awarded Ref.

References

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  1. ↑ "Raven Johnson signed a Rookie Scale Contract with the Indiana Fever". WNBA. WNBA. April 18, 2026. Retrieved May 26, 2026.
  2. ↑ "Justine Pissott signed a Player Development Contract with the Indiana Fever". WNBA. WNBA. April 18, 2026. Retrieved May 26, 2026.
  3. ↑ "Jessica Timmons signed a Rookie Scale Contract with the Indiana Fever". WNBA. WNBA. April 18, 2026. Retrieved May 26, 2026.
  4. ↑ "Jessica Timmons was waived by the Indiana Fever". WNBA. WNBA. May 6, 2026. Retrieved May 26, 2026.
  5. ↑ Philippou, Alexa (April 8, 2026). "Lynx's Collier, Liberty's Ionescu among stars receiving core offers". ESPN. Retrieved April 11, 2026.
  6. 1 2 "Indiana Fever Re-Sign Three-Time All-Star Mitchell". Indiana Fever. WNBA. April 11, 2026. Retrieved April 11, 2026.
  7. ↑ "Indiana Fever Re-Sign Guard Lexie Hull". Indiana Fever. WNBA. April 11, 2026. Retrieved April 11, 2026.
  8. ↑ "Indiana Fever Re-Sign Guard Sophie Cunningham". Indiana Fever. WNBA. April 12, 2026. Retrieved April 12, 2026.
  9. ↑ "Indiana Fever Re-Sign Brazilian Center Damiris Dantas". Indiana Fever. WNBA. April 12, 2026. Retrieved April 12, 2026.
  10. ↑ "Indiana Fever Bolster Roster with Addition of Forward Monique Billings". Indiana Fever. WNBA. April 11, 2026. Retrieved April 11, 2026.
  11. ↑ "Indianapolis Native Tyasha Harris to Join the Indiana Fever". Indiana Fever. WNBA. April 12, 2026. Retrieved April 12, 2026.
  12. ↑ "Portland Fire, Toronto Tempo Select 22 Players in WNBA Expansion Draft 2026". WNBA. April 3, 2026. Retrieved April 11, 2026.
  13. 1 2 "WNBA Schedule - Games, Scores & Events". WNBA. Retrieved February 6, 2026.
  14. ↑ Lewis, Will (December 12, 2025). "2026 Indiana Fever Schedule: Printable PDF, TV Channels, and Key Matchups - Sports Brackets". Sports Brackets. Retrieved April 8, 2026.
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