Inside the Indiana Fever roster: A complete look at the 2024 WNBA Playoff team led by Caitlin Clark

Gilbert McGregor

Inside the Indiana Fever roster: A complete look at the 2024 WNBA Playoff team led by Caitlin Clark image

The Indiana Fever have snapped an eight-year drought to return to the WNBA playoffs with a roster led by the All-Star trio of Aliyah Boston, Caitlin Clark and Kelsey Mitchell.

Fans who tune in to see Clark are treated to a talented roster that has gelled throughout the regular season, allowing Indiana to complete a massive turnaround to make the postseason. The group will now look to make more noise and shock the basketball world with a first-round playoff upset.

With Clark, Boston and Mitchell leading the way, who else will Indiana rely upon to contribute during the postseason? Here is a look inside the Fever's roster and how they were built for success.

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Indiana Fever WNBA playoff roster 2024

Led by Clark and Boston, the league's most recent No. 1 picks, Indiana's roster features five lottery picks.

In 2022, the Fever used the No. 2 pick to select NaLyssa Smith from Baylor. Mitchell, the franchise's other homegrown All-Star, was selected second overall in the 2018 WNBA Draft.

Katie Lou Samuelson was selected fourth overall in the 2019 WNBA Draft by the Sky. After missing the 2023 season for maternity leave, Samuelson signed with the Fever ahead of the 2024 season.

NO.POS.NAMEHTEXPCOLLEGE/COUNTRY
0GKelsey Mitchell5-86Ohio State
1FNaLyssa Smith6-42Baylor
3GKristy Wallace5-112Baylor/Australia
5FVictaria Saxton6-21South Carolina
7F/CAliyah Boston6-51South Carolina
10GLexie Hull6-12Stanford
12FDamiris Dantas6-38Brazil
14CTemi Fagbenle6-43USC/United Kingdom
17GErica Wheeler5-78Rutgers
22GCaitlin Clark6-0RIowa
33FKatie Lou Samuelson6-34Connecticut
34GGrace Berger6-01Indiana

Indiana's roster is largely homegrown. In addition to the four lottery picks, the Fever acquired Berger, Hull and Saxton on draft night. 

WNBA rosters must consist of at least 11 players but are capped at 12 players.

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Indiana Fever basketball coaches

Christie Sides is in her second season as the Fever's head coach, the first head coaching job of a career that began in 2000.

Assistant coaches Karima Christmas-Kelly, Jessie Miller and Paul Miller round out Sides' staff.

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How Indiana Fever reached the WNBA playoffs

The Fever bounced back from a brutal 1-8 start to the 2024 season to qualify for a spot in the WNBA playoffs over two weeks before the final game of the regular season.

After losing eight of its first nine games, Indiana won 16 of the next 24 games to move above .500 and position themselves for a playoff berth. Narrow the lens to games played after the Olympic break, and the Fever have been one of the league's best teams.

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Indiana Fever WNBA playoff schedule

DateGameOpponentTime (ET)TV/Live stream
Sept. 22Game 1at Sun3 p.m.ABC, Fubo
Sept. 25Game 2at Sun7:30 p.m.ESPN, Sling
Sept. 27Game 3*vs. SunTBDESPN2, Sling

*If necessary

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History of Indiana Fever in the WNBA playoffs

Despite the lengthy postseason drought, the Fever have a rich history of playoff success.

Here is a look back at the team's history in the WNBA playoffs, including a streak of 12 consecutive playoff appearances from 2005-16:

YearRecordResult
202420-20TBD
201617-17Lost First Round
201520-14Lost Finals
201416-18Lost East Finals
201316-18Lost East Finals
201222-12Won Finals
201121-13Lost East Finals
201021-13Lost East Semifinals
200922-12Lost Finals
200817-17Lost East Semifinals
200721-13Lost East Finals
200621-13Lost East Semifinals
200521-13Lost East Finals
200216-16Lost East Semifinals

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Gilbert McGregor

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Gilbert McGregor first joined The Sporting News in 2018 as a content producer for Global editions of NBA.com. Before covering the game, McGregor played basketball collegiately at Wake Forest, graduating with a Communication degree in 2016. McGregor began covering the NBA during the 2017-18 season and has been on hand for a number of league events.